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Friday, May 1, 2009
(Weekend Edition) May 1 - 3, 2009...
10 Timeline Memories:
1952] Debuting on this date: Mama Potato Head gives birth to the son who will become Mr. Potato Head (5/1)…1957] Larry King broadcasts his first radio show (5/1)… 1952] Derby Doings: Eddie Arcaro becomes the first jockey to win The Kentucky Derby 5 times, aboard Hill Gail (5/3)...1986] At the age of 54, Bill Shoemaker becomes the oldest jockey to win the big race riding Ferdinand (5/3)...2008] Big Brown wins the 2008 Kentucky Derby. Eight Belles, the only filly in the race, breaks down after finishing second and is euthanized at Churchill Downs (5/3). My pick for this year's Derby is in today's Timeline Countdown at the bottom... 1960] Where's Bono?: The Soviet Union shoots down an American U-2 spy plane and captures pilot Frances Gary Powers who will later stand trial in Russia. He will be imprisoned and eventually be swapped for an imprisoned Russian (5/1)… 1967] Wedding Bells: Elvis Presley and Priscilla Beaulieu rock down the aisle (5/1). They will divorce in 1973… 1971] NPR goes on the air: National Public Radio makes its debut (5/3)... 1974] Cue the shark: The filming of "Jaws" begins on Martha's Vineyard (5/2). Next time you visit the Vineyard, ask someone to point out the spot near a small bridge where filming took place. They say the water temperature was so cold (in the fifties), the extras in the water were freezing... 1991] Curtains: "Dallas" airs its final episode (5/3). The show that started in April, 1978, breaks viewing records in 1980 when 8.6 million watch the "Who Shot J.R." episode... 1991] Seven zeros: 44-year old Texas pitcher Nolan Ryan pitches his 7th no-hitter vs. Toronto (5/1). No other pitcher in baseball history is even close to reaching that mark. No one ever will be either… 2003] It's over: President George W. Bush lands by jet on the aircraft carrier USS Lincoln off the California coast and in a speech to the nation declares that major combat in Iraq is over (5/1)…For more on May 1 -3:
