- 1862] Cinco de Mayo: The Mexican militia defeats the French army in the Battle of Puebla, in Mexico. Sounds like a good reason to celebrate Cinco de Mayo
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Tuesday, May 5, 2009
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10 Timeline Memories:
1891] Practice man, practice: The Music Hall opens in Manhattan. It will later be renamed Carnegie Hall… 1900] Bullets to follow: ‘The Billboard’ which will later be changed to Billboard Magazine starts publishing weekly after debuting as a monthly in 1894… 1904] That’s why the award was named for him: Pitching for the Boston Pilgrims, 37-year old pitcher Cy Young completes the first perfect game in the modern era (when the pitching rubber was moved to 60′, 6″). Young beats the Philadelphia A’s… 1925] What’s the Scope?: Dayton, Tennessee biology teacher John T. Scopes is arrested for teaching Darwin’s theory of evolution. 84 years later it’s still being debated… 1955] Rolling 5’s: On 5/5/55, Boston and Detroit combine for 5 runs with the Tigers winning 3-2. It is the only game scheduled in the American League… 1961] Reporting from the back window: Alan Shepard makes a 15-minute sub-orbital flight from Cape Canaveral which I reported on when I worked at WKKO in Brevard County, Florida. I did the report looking out of the studio window, a few miles from the launch for News Associates in Washington, D.C., which I probably helped put out of business with my report… 1973] The greatest horse of our generation: The great Secretariat wins the Kentucky Derby in record time (1:59:02). The record still exists. Of course Big Red would go on to win the Triple Crown in ‘73... 1978] Joining the 3,000 hit club: Pete Rose picks up his 3,000th hit as a member of the Reds… 1986] R&RHOF approved: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is approved for Cleveland. Although he doesn’t get any credit for it, the world of music can thank Norm N. Nite for that approval. No one worked harder to get the Hall built in Cleveland than Norm…For more on Cinco de Mayo:
