- 1920] Suffer no more ladies: The 19th Amendment fo the Constitution, which guarantees the right of women to vote, is ratified when Tennessee becomes the 36th state to approve it...
- 1937] FM CP: The 1st FM construction permit is issued in Boston. W1XOJ in Paxton goes on the air 2 years later. That station is now WAAF in Westborough (MA)...
- 1961] That wall is not for handball: Construction of the Berlin Wall separating the western and eastern sectors of Berlin is completed...
- 1963] Breaking the color barrier: James Meredith becomes the first black to graduate from the University of Mississippi...
- 1967] All news all the time: WCBS in New York goes all-news as they decide to compete with WINS. Both stations are now owned by CBS Radio...
- 1967] Brutal beaning: Red Sox star outfielder Tony Conigliaro is beaned by the Angels' Jack Hamilton at Fenway Park. A promising future is cut short although Tony C. will recover from the beaning but never be the same player again...
- 1988] Bagging a Quayle: Indiana Sen. Dan Quayle is nominated as George H.W. Bush's running mate at the Republican National Convention in New Orleans...
- 1992] Curtains: One of the greatest players to wear Celtics green or any NBA uniform, Larry Bird announces his retirement after 13 years...
- 1996] Tapped out: A record 6,654 (or 13,308 feet if my math is correct) tap their brains out at Macy's "Tap-o-mania" in front of Macy's on 34th Street. They set a new world's record. They should be damn proud of it too...
- 2005] BTK packs his bags: A judge in Wichita, Kansas sentences BTK serial killer Dennis Rader to 10 consecutive life terms...
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