- 1936] Wedding Bells: Britain's King Edward VIII abdicates the throne in order to marry American divorcee Wallis Warfield Simpson. Now, that's love...1957] Jerry Lee Lewis secretly marries his 13-year old, third-cousin Myra Gale Brown. It's 'The Killer's' third marriage, the first for Myra Gale...1985] GE agrees to buy RCA for $6.3 billion. Included in the deal is NBC Radio & TV, some old RCA mics, transmitter tubes and Don Pardo's first contract, written on parchment...
- 1946] A useful UN organization: UNICEF (UN International Children's Fund) is established to provide relief to children in countries devastated by war...
- 1951] Yankee Clipper docks: Joe DiMaggio retires after a 13-year career with the Yankees. DiMag is inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955. His last year marked the career start of another HOFer, Mickey Mantle (who played right field and wore #6 before switching to #7)...
- 1964] "Happy Trails": Sam Cooke is fatally shot at the Hacienda Motel in LA under mysterious circumstances. The legendary singer would have been 34 in one month...2006] The oldest (authenticated) woman in the world, Elizabeth Borden, dies at 116. No reason was given for her death but without her vices she would have lived a longer life...
- 1975] A steal of a deal: In two separate trades the Yankees pick up: Willie Randolph, Mickey Rivers and Ed Fiqueroa in exchange for bupkes...
- 1981] Curtains: Muhammad Ali fights his last fight, losing to Trevor Berbick. Ali retires with a 56-5 record with 37 KO's...
- 1982] Battle of the Behemoths: Ralph Sampson and Patrick Ewing put on a show as Sampson leads Virginia to a 68-63 victory over Georgetown. Sampson knocks down 23 with 16 rebounds and 7 blocked shots. Ewing's stats: 16, 8 and 5. Sampson is drafted #1 by Houston in 1983, Ewing #1 with that famous and controversial lottery pick by the Knicks in 1985...
- 1990] 'You're Fired': That's what Ivana tells Donald Trump. The marriage lasted 12 years...
- 1991] Questionable Acquittal: A West Palm Beach jury acquits William Kennedy Smith of sexual assault and battery, rejecting the allegations of Patricia Bowman...
- 2000] Pay-Rod: Alex Rodriguez agrees (who wouldn't) to a $252 million deal with Texas (still paying a chunk of that money). It's the most lucrative sports contract in history. About a year ago, he signed a 10-year deal for about $315 million with the Yankees. He still hasn't been on a team that wins the World Series...For more on December 11th: C L I C K:
Thursday, December 11, 2008
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