- 1935] Alcoholic Anonymous is founded by William G. Wilson and Dr. Robert Smith...
- 1944] Cincinnatti pitcher Joe Nuxhall becomes the youngest major leaguer at 15...
- 1959] Cleveland slugger Rocky Colavito becomes just the 3rd American Leaguer to hit 4 home runs in one game, against Baltimore...
- 1978] Affirmed with jockey phenom Steve Cauthen wraps up the Triple Crown with a win over rival Alydar in the Belmont Stakes. Affirmed is our last TC winner...
- 1984] The Boston Celtics do it again, beating the Lakers to take another NBA title...
- 1985] Socialite Claus von Bulow is acquitted by a jury in Providence (RI) on charges of attempted murder of his heiress wife Martha "Sunny" von Bulow...
- 1991] Desert Storm troups get a hero's welcome home with a ticker tape parade down the 'canyon of the hero's' - Broadway...
- 1991] Michael Jackson pays for the funeral while Stevie Wonder and Aretha Franklin sing at the burial of Temptations lead singer David Ruffin...
- 2002] John Gotti dies in prison at 61 from throat cancer...2004] The Great Ray Charles passes away from liver disease at home in Beverly Hills. Ray was 73...
- 2005] Babe Ruth's original contract is auctioned off at Sotheby's in Manhattan. Yankee fan Pete Siegel wins the contract. All proceeds go to America's Second Harvest, a hunger-relief organization...
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
10 Timeline Memories:
