- 1883] Ladies Day: The New York Giants admit all ladies to the game free, creating the 1st "Ladies Day"...
- 1893] 'Buy me some peanuts and...": Fritz Rueckheim invents Cracker Jack which if dropped on the floor can be picked up and eaten within a century...
- 1932] Debuted on this date: It's a Forrrrrd: The Ford Motor Company is incorporated...1947] The 1st network newscast, "News From Washington" is broadcast on the Dumont Television Network...1952] "Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl" is published in the U.S...1952] "My Little Margie" starring Gale Storm debuts on CBS-TV for a 3-year run...1960] Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" premieres in New York City...
- 1967] 1st Pop Music festival: The First Annual Monterey International Pop Music Festival draws a quarter of a million fans, watching the debut of Jimi Hendrix and 32 other acts including the The Who, Mamas & Papas, Simon & Garfunkel, Janis Joplin & Buffalo Springfield...
- 1978] Tom Seaver, now a member of the Cincinnati Reds, no-hits the Cardinals 4-0. Sure, now he does it...1978] The Yankees' Ron Guidry strikes out 18 California Angels. This game marked the beginning of fans applauding when a pitcher has 2 strikes on a batter...1981] The Chicago Tribune buys the Chicago Cubs from the P.K. Wrigley Chewing Gum Company for $20.5 million. Wrigley throws in a lifetime supply of gum for every employee of the Chicago Tribune but doesn't guarantee to double the pleasure of Cub fans...
- 1987] A jury in New York acquits Bernhard Goetz of attempted murder in the subway shooting of 4 youths who he said were about to rob him. He is convicted of illegal possession of a weapon. Goetz ran for public office in Manhattan a couple of years ago...
- 1992] Former Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger is indicted on felony charges in the Iran-Contra affair. He will be pardoned by President George H.W. Bush...
- 1996] "Happy Trails": The legendary 'Voice of the Yankees', Mel Allen, dies at age 83. Mel had open heart surgery several years earlier and had been in poor health...
- 2000] Wedding Bells: Federal regulators approve the merger of Bell Atlantic and GTE Corp., creating the nation's largest local phone company: Verizon on June 30...
- 2004] The Independent commission investigating the Sept. 11 attacks finds that no evidence existed that al-Qaida had strong ties to Saddam Hussein...
Monday, June 16, 2008
Monday, June 16, 2008
10 Timeline Memories:
