- 1928] Debuted on this date: The Boston Bruins lose to Montreal 1-0 as the Boston Garden makes its debut...
- 1947] Wedding Bells: Britain's future queen, Princess Elizabeth marries Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh in Westminster Abbey. Celebrating their 61st anniversary, the Duke in addition to being known as the current queen's husband is officially known as her "consort" or as the Duke puts it, "I felt like I'd been turned into an amoeba."...
- 1960] Knocked into Monday: Frank Gifford is leveled by the Eagles Chuck Bednarik in a blind-sided hit that will wind up ending the career of the Giants star running back. The Eagles clinch the Eastern Conference title. As a reward Gifford will wind up with Kathie Lee...
- 1962] MVP...MVP...MVP: Mickey Mantle wins his 3rd American League MVP award...
- 1977] Record-breaking running backs: Walter Payton runs for 275 yards in a 10-7 Bears win over Minnesota, breaking the single-game rushing record held by O.J. Simpson (273 in 1976). In 2000, Emmitt Smith of Dallas breaks Payton's record...
- 1982] Youngest SNL host: That would be 7-year old Drew Barrymore...
- 1982] Adding insult to injury: In the most bizarre ending of any football game, California beats Stanford 25-20 on a 5-lateral, 55-yard kickoff return that goes into the Cardinal band, standing in the end zone...
- 1983] The night of "The Day After": An estimated 100 million viewers watch the controversial ABC-TV movie, "The Day After" depicting a nuclear holocaust...
- 1994] Rock and Roll transplant: David Crosby receives a liver transplant...
- 2003] Book 'em Dano: Michael Jackson is booked on suspicion of child molestation in Santa Barbara (CA). He will be acquitted of the charges...For more on November 20th: C L I C K:
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Thursday, November 20, 2008
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