- 1906] Passing the pigskin: Bradbury Robinson of St. Louis University throws a "projectile pass" to teammate Jack Schneider. It's the first forward pass used in a game as St. Louis beats Carroll 22-0 (9/5)...
- 1918] 1st National Anthem at ballparks: The national anthem is sung at a ballpark for the 1st time at Comiskey Park in Chicago at the World Series, moved up because of WWI. This has been disputed by those that believe our anthem was sung as early as 1897 in Philadelphia and the following year at the Polo Grounds. The New York Times goes with this date in 1918 (9/5)...
- 1927] Must-see TV: Philo T. Farnsworth succeeds in transmitting an image through purely electronic means by using an image dissector (9/7). I always used a coat hanger. No wonder I couldn't get a picture...
- 1959] Barbie is born: The first Barbie Doll is sold by Matel. Ruth Handler, co-founder of Matel invented the doll that was named after her daughter. Ken was named after her son (9/6)...
- 1966] Curtains: "The Dick Van Dyke Show" airs for the final time on CBS-TV after a 6-year run (9/7)...1971] "The Beverly Hillbillies" is seen for the last time (9/7). It debuted in the fall of 1961...
- 1972] A bloody Olympics: Arab terrorists kill 11 members of the Israeli Olympic team. Five guerrillas and a police officer are also killed in Munich in the darkest day in Olympic history (9/5)...
- 1975] Dodging a bullet: President Gerald Ford escapes an attempt on his life in Sacramento (CA) by Charles Manson follower, Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme (9/5)...
- 1978] "Happy Trails": Keith Moon, drummer for The Who, suffers a fatal overdose at 31 (9/7)...2003] Warren Zevon dies from inoperable mesothelioma at 56 (9/7)...2007] Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti, 71, passes away from pancreative cancer (9/6)...
- 1979] Sports-TV: ESPN begins when Lee Leonard introduces George Grande who describes the format concept of the first all-sports cable network (9/7)...
- 1995] The new Iron Man: Cal Ripken Jr. breaks Lou Gehrig's record of 2,130 consecutive games (9/6). Cal was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007...
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