- 1789] Father Figure: George Washington
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Thursday, April 30, 2009
Thursday, April 30, 2009...
10 Timeline Memories:
1901] Start to finish: Pitching for the Boston Americans, Cy Young beats the A’s 8-6 in Philadelphia. Since the Americans will become the the Red Sox, this is the first Sox game in history…1939] The great Lou Gehrig plays his last game. In that game, Gehrig goes 0 for 4 against the Washington Senators in a game played at Yankee Stadium… 1939] That’s Fair: The New York World's Fair, billed as a look at ‘The World of Tomorrow’ opens in Flushing Meadow… 1961] Foursome: Using utility player Joey Amalfitano’s bat, Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants becomes the 9th player in history to hit 4 home runs in a game as the Giants pound Milwaukee 14-4 at Milwaukee County Stadium… 1991] Death by cyclone: An estimated 125,000 perish when a cyclone hits Bangladesh… 1993] Stabbed in the back: Top-ranked women’s tennis player Monica Seles is stabbed in the back during a match in Hamburg, Germany by a 38-year old Steffi Graf fan. Seles will never be the same player after the stabbing... 1997] I’m coming out: ABC-TV airs the “coming out” episode of “Ellen” in which the title character played by Ellen DeGeneres admits to being a lesbian. Five days earlier she comes out herself... 2001] Washington mystery: Washington intern Chandra Levy is seen for the last time at a health club near her apartment. Her remains are found more than a year later in a D.C. park. California Congressman Gary Condit was questioned in the case due to his relationship with Levy. He is not charged in her murder… 2004] This case is not over yet: Former New Jersey Net star Jayson Williams is acquitted of aggravated manslaughter in the shotgun slaying of his limo driver at his New Jersey mansion. This case will be re-tried. The date is pending. This past weekend, cops tazered Williams after a reported suicide attempt by the former player... 2007] ‘Happy Trails': Comedian Tom Poston passes away after a brief illness. Poston was 85...2007] Former original member of the Platters, Zola Taylor, 69, dies from pneumonia following a series of strokes. Taylor was once married to Frankie Lyman…For more on April 30th:
