Thursday, November 6, 2008

Thursday, November 6, 2008

10 Timeline Memories:
  1. 1869] Tee for two: Rutgers beats Princeton 6-4 at New Brunswick (NJ) in the first college football game. There were 25 players on each side, touchdowns were worth one point and the game resembled soccer more than football...
  2. 1923] A patented shave: Colonel Jacob Schick patents the first electric shaver...
  3. 1935] The birth of FM: Edwin H. Armstrong announces the development of FM broadcasting. Bless you Edwin H. Armstrong...
  4. 1956] Election Day results: President Dwight David Eisenhower is re-elected with a victory over Adlai E. Stevenson...2001] Michael Bloomberg defeats Mark Green in the New York City mayoral election...2005] Bloomberg is re-elected, beating Fernando Ferrer and because of his arrogance, Bloomberg will be eligible for a third term in 2009...
  5. 1967] Premiered on this date: Phil Donahue begins his TV talk show in Dayton (OH) and stays on the air for over 25 years with it...
  6. 1973] Body snatcher: Singer Gram Parsons' manager Phil Kaufman is fined $300 for stealing Parsons' body from LAX. Kaufman claims it was Parsons wish to be cremated...
  7. 1995] Banned in Cleveland: Browns' owner Art Modell announces a plan to move the team to Baltimore. It gets worse when the Baltimore Ravens win the Super Bowl...
  8. 1995] Leaving his Mark in New York: The Rangers' Mark Messier scores his 500th NHL goal against Calgary...
  9. 1995] Michael leaves his mark: Michael Jordan scores 50 points for the 29th time in his NBA career...
  10. 2002] Gotcha: A jury in Beverly Hills convicts Winona Ryder of stealing $5,500 worth of merchandise from Saks Fifth Avenue. Winona is placed on probation for 3 years...

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