Wednesday, May 20, 2009...

10 Timeline Memories:

1. 1873] Truly riveting: Levi Strauss receives a patent for using rivets to strengthen the pockets of the jeans he manufactures…
2. 1899] Pedal to the metal: Jacob Erman of New York City becomes the first U.S. driver to be arrested for speeding. He exceeded the 12 MPH speed limit…
3. 1916] Solid as a Rockwell: Norman Rockwell's artwork, “Mother’s Day Off” appears on the first cover of “The Saturday Evening Post”…
4. 1927] Lucky Lindy: Charles Lindbergh takes off from Long Island’s Roosevelt Field to cross the Atlantic en route to Paris aboard “The Spirit of St. Louis“…
5. 1932] Also winging it: Amerlia Earhart takes off to fly solo across the Atlantic becoming the first woman to achieve the feat…1939] Pan Am begins regular service from New York when a “Yankee Clipper” takes off from the harbor in Port Washington (LI)…
6. 1961] Freedom Riders: Federal marshals are sent into Montgomery (AL) when a white mob attacks a busload of “Freedom Riders"…
7. 1976] Red Sox-Yankees duke it out: Carl Yastrzemski hits 2 home runs, giving him 5 in 2 games, an ML record in an 8-2 Red Sox win over the Yankees as a melee breaks out resulting in Bill Lee injuring his pitching arm. The fight starts when Lou Piniella barrels into catcher Carlton Fisk. Lee, “The Spaceman” will never fully recover…
8. 1977] Beatlemania breaks out: The musical “Beatlemania” opens at the Winter Garden Theater in Manhattan…
9. 1989] ‘Happy Trails’: SNL comedian Gilda Radner dies from cervical cancer at 42…
10. 1993] Curtains: “Cheers” closes its doors for the final time with 40% of the population or nearly 100 million watching at home...For more on May 20th:

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