- 1630] What's Your Name?: The original Native American name of Shawmut is changed to Boston...
- 1949] Premiered on this date: The "Road Runner" "beep-beeps" for the 1st time in the WB cartoon "Fast and Furry-ous" (Mel Blanc does the sfx)...1953] "The Robe" premieres at The Roxy Theater in Manhattan. It's the 1st movie filmed in wide-screen CinemaScope...1965] "The Dean Martin Show" debuts and runs through 1974...1966] The Metropolitan Opera opens its new opera house in Lincoln Center...1972] "The Bob Newhart Show" debuts with Bob playing a shrink. It runs until 1978...1984] "Miami Vice" changes the way men dress and runs for 5 seasons...
- 1968] Curtains: One of the best comedy series of all-time, "The Andy Griffith Show" bows out after 8 seasons (but will continue in reruns forever)...
- 1968] Sock it to me: Richard Nixon makes his famous "sock it to me" walk-on appearance on "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In"...
- 1973] Record-breaking: Buffalo running back O.J. Simpson becomes the first NFL player to gain 250 yards in a game with his slashing ground game against the Patriots...
- 1974] A grant from the Prez: President Gerald Ford grants a conditional amnesty program for draft evaders and deserters during the Vietnam War...
- 1977] "Happy Trails": Marc Bolan a.k.a. T. Rex dies in a car accident at 29...
- 1981] Just like sugar: Sugar Ray Leonard rallies to beat Thomas "Hitman" Hearns, winning by a TKO to win the welterweight title. It's Hearns first professional loss...
- 1988] Perfecto: Tom Browning of the Cincinnati Reds pitches a perfect game in a 1-0 shutout of the Dodgers...
- 2004] Ivan the terrible: Hurricane Ivan plows into the Gulf Coast with 130 mph winds and is blamed for at least 115 deaths, 43 in the U.S...
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