Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

10 Timeline Memories:

  1. 1863] Not so civil: The Civil War 'Battle of Gettysburg' begins...
  2. 1963] Zip It!: The U.S. Post Office introduces 5-digit ZIP codes...
  3. 1969] Britain's Prince Charles is invested as the prince of Wales...
  4. 1979] The 70s version of the iPhone, the Walkman is introduced by SONY. Does anyone still have one???
  5. 1979] The Susan B. Anthony Dollar coin is introduced. Whose brilliant idea was this???
  6. 1980] "O Canada" is proclaimed the national anthem of Canada on "Canada Day"...
  7. 1987] All sports, all the time: WFAN becomes the 1st All-Sports station in the nation. The Country format moves to WYNY...
  8. 1995] "Happy Trails": Wolfman Jack dies from a heart attack at 57...1996] 42 year-old Margaux Hemingway takes a fatal overdose one day before the anniversary of her grandfather's suicide in 1961...1997] Actor Robert Mitchum is a victim of lung cancer at 79...2000] Walter Matthau dies from cardiac arrest at 79...2004] Marlon Brando dies from respiratory failure at 80...2005] Singer Luther Vandross passes away in New York, two years after suffering a stroke. He was 54...
  9. 2004] Deter takes a dive: Derek Jeter dives headfirst into the Yankee Stadium stands to catch a foul ball and inspires the Yankees to a 5-4 victory over the Red Sox. Derek's father, an avid hockey fan, gave Derek the middle name "Sanderson" after Derek Sanderson (who was at my going-away party at one of the restaurants he owned in Boston)...
  10. 2005] Sandra's day is done: Justice Sandra Day O'Connor unexpectedly announces her retirement from the Supreme Court...

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