- 1881] Clara cares: Clara Barton
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Thursday, May 21, 2009
Thursday, May 21, 2009...
10 Timeline Memories:
1891] Pulling no punches: Peter Jackson and Jim Corbett fight to a 61-round draw. Both fighters complain about fatigue after the first 50 rounds… 1927] Touchdown: Charles A. Lindbergh lands his “Spirit of St. Louis” near Paris completing the first solo flight across the Atlantic… 1945] Wedding Bells: 46-year old Humphrey Bogart marries Lauren Bacall, less than half his age. They met while co-starring in “To Have And Have Not” and stay married until Bogey’s death in 1957… 1968] Buried at sea: The nuclear powered submarine USS Scorpion with 99 men aboard is heard from for the last time. The remains of the sub are later found on the ocean floor 400 miles southwest of the Azores… 1977] Rounding second and heading for third: Seattle Slew wins The Preakness Stakes and will become the first of two consecutive Triple Crown winners (Affirmed, the last Triple Crown winner, wins in 1978) when he wins the Belmont Stakes in June... 1979] Lord Stanley’s Cup overfloweth: Montreal wins their second straight Stanley Cup when they beat the Rangers in 5 games…1981] Thanks to Butch Goring’s two goals, the Islanders win their second straight Stanley Cup by beating Minnesota… 1979] Guilty as charged: Former San Francisco City Supervisor Dan White is convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the shooting deaths of mayor George Moscone and supervisor Harvey Milk. Believe it or not, White uses the “Twinkie” defense, claiming that junk food fueled his rampage… 1990] Just a dream, just a dream: Bob Newhart closes out his “Newhart” series by waking up Emily (his TV wife played by Suzanne Pleshette) and realizing that his new series about his life as an innkeeper was a dream. It’s the final first-run episode of the series that ran 8 seasons… 2008] Idolized: David Cook wins on 'American Idol' with 12 million votes...For more on May 21st:
