- 1916] What's your name?: In Seattle, Pacific Aero Products is incorporated by William Boeing. He will later name the company? Boeing!!!
- 1952] Debuted on this date: Patti Page makes her TV debut in a summer replacement series for Perry Como...1968] The soap "One Life to Live" debuts...1996] MSNBC debuts. Originally a 50/50 partnership between NBC and Bill Gates, Gates sold 32% of his shares in 2005. NBC is now principal owner with 82%, Gates with 18%...
- 1964] Vote for me: Conservative Barry Goldwater is nominated for President at the Republican National Convention...
- 1965] Smile, you're on Candid Mariner: Mariner IV sends back the 1st closeup pictures of Mars but can't get the red eye out as hard as they try...
- 1968] Commack, home of the Amerinets: The New Jersey Americans move to Long Island and become the New York Nets. Then they move back to Jersey and they will soon move to Brooklyn. Have you been following along???
- 1973] Lending an ear: Paul Getty III (grandson of J.Paul), 16, is kidnapped. His parents receive a lock of hair and an ear in a box. Paul will be ransomed for $2 million with less hair and one ear...
- 1973] Oh no? Oh yes: Nolan Ryan becomes the 1st pitcher since Allie Reynolds in 1951 to pitch and win 2 no-hitters in one year. Ryan is the best pitcher I've ever seen in my lifetime...
- 1992] Taking care of T-C-B: Aretha Franklin sings the National Anthem as Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton is nominated for the presidency at the Democrats National Convention at Madison Square Garden...
- 1997] In cold blood: Designer Gianni Versace is shot to death by Andrew Philip Cunanan outside his home in Miami Beach. Cunanan was found dead 8 days later...
- 2002] Turncoat gets his due: John Walker Lindh pleads guilty to 2 felonies: supplying services to Afghanistan's former Taliban government and for carrying explosives during the commission of a felony. Lindh agrees to spend 10 years in prison on each charge...
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