Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Wednesday, May 27, 2009...

10 Timeline Memories:
  1. 1668] New England justice: Three colonists are expelled from Massachusetts for being Baptists. Lighten up people!!!
  2. 1932] Debuted on this date: Massachusetts Governor Joseph Ely signs a bill making Sunday baseball possible at Fenway Park…1933] The Walt Disney Company releases the cartoon “The Three Little Pigs” which featured “Who's Afraid Of The Big Bad Wolf"1937] The Golden Gate Bridge connecting San Francisco and Marin County opens to “pedestrians only". On May 28th it opens to traffic…
  3. 1941] Sink The Bismarck: The British naval and air forces do! 2,300 are killed on the German battleship
  4. 1957] Top 40 eh?: CHUM (AM) becomes Canada's first top 40 station...
  5. 1960] Catch this!: The Baltimore Orioles debut a giant catcher’s mitt, the size of Rhode Island, to help Clint Courtney catch Hoyt Wilhelm's knuckleball…
  6. 1968] Papa Bear hangs up his paws: George Halas retires after 48 years as coach of the Chicago Bears…
  7. 1969] Disney discovers Florida: Construction of Walt Disney World begins in Orlando. The theme park will open in 1971...
  8. 1995] Superman upended: Christopher Reeve is paralyzed when thrown from his horse during a jumping competition in Charlottesville (VA)…
  9. 1997] The Supes Rule: The Supreme Court rules that Paula Jones can pursue her sexual harassment lawsuit against President Bill Clinton while he is in office...
  10. 1998] Guilty as charged: The government’s star witness in the Oklahoma City bombing case, Michael Fortier is sentenced to 12 years in prison for not apologizing for not warning anyone about the deadly plot…(For more on May 27th):

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