- 1783] Say goodnight Gracie: General George Washington bids farewell to his officers by raising a tankard or two at Fraunces Tavern in lower Manhattan. The tavern is still there and open for business...
- 1978] Her Mayoress: Diane Feinstein becomes San Francisco's first woman mayor when she's named to replace George Moscone who was murdered...
- 1980] Guardsmen from hell: The bodies of four American nuns slain in El Salvador just days before, are found. Five national guardsmen are later convicted of murder...
- 1987] D-I-V-O-R-C-E eventually: Madonna files for divorce from Sean Penn but changes her mind. She files for good in January, 1988, ending their love-hate marriage. These two sat in front of me at a movie. They were ushered in when the theater went dark. Madonna was wearing Sean all night. I was tempted to whisper "get a room"...
- 1990] We are here to pump...you up: Due to the Persian Gulf crisis, gas prices sky-rocket to: $1.60 a gallon in New York City. Outrageous!!!
- 1991] Please release me: AP correspondent Terry Anderson is released as a hostage in Lebanon after nearly 7 years in captivity...
- 1993] "Happy Trails": Frank Zappa dies at 52 from prostate cancer. Frank was a nice guy who would often ask for imports from my office at CBS International. He was very knowledgeable and loved all kinds of music...
- 1995] Dumb and dumber: Michael Jackson appears with legendary mime Marcel Marceau at a NYC press conference promoting Jackson's special on HBO...
- 1997] I started to choke: The NBA suspends Latrell Sprewell of the Golden State Warriors for one year for choking and threatening to kill his coach, P.J. Carlesimo. What, you can't do that?...
- 2001] FREEZE: The U.S. freezes the financial assets of organizations allegedly linked to the terrorist group Hamas...
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