- 1886] Things go better with coke: Atlanta pharmacist John Pemberton invents the flavored syrup for Coca Cola. The drink originally contained a dash of cocaine used in the 1880s for stomach distress (5/8)…
- 1908] Put them all together they spell Mother: The first Mother's Day observance is held during church services in Grafton (WV) and Philadelphia (5/10)...
- 1961] TV wasteland: FCC Chairman Newton N. Minnow condemns TV as a "Vast Wasteland" in a speech to the National Association of Broadcasters (5/9)...
- 1961] Meet the Mets: The New York Metropolitan Baseball Club, Inc. announces its new team nickname: The Mets (5/8)…
- 1970] Limping to victory: Willis Reed limps out on the court and inspires the Knicks to join the Mets and Jets as world champions of their sport (in the same season) with a 113-99 win over the Lakers to wrap up the NBA title. This was voted the NBA’s Number One Top 10 Heroic Playoff Moment (5/8)…
- 1970] Faster than a speeding bullet: In one of the greatest sports moments captured on video and in print, Boston Bruins superstar Bobby (#4) Orr flies through the air after taking a pass from Derek Sanderson and putting the puck in the St. Louis net for the winning OT goal that produces an NHL championship for the Bruins (5/10)...
- 1978] Guilty as charged: David R. Berkowitz aka Son of Sam pleads guilty to 6 murder charges in Brooklyn. He continues to serve a lifetime term (5/8)...
- 1982] The day that Musicradio died: At exactly 12 noon, Musicradio 77 WABC becomes Talkradio 77. After Dan Ingram joined Ron Lundy for the final Musicradio show, the WABC chime was used for the last time at 11:59:55 a.m. (5/10). WABC switched to a top 40 format in December, 1960 and for 22 years dominated ratings in New York. The final jock lineup was: 5-9 a.m. Ross and Wilson, 9-Noon Ron Lundy and Dan Ingram. Jay Clark was Operations Manager when the end came...
- 1982] ‘Happy Trails’: Record executive Neil Bogart dies from cancer and lymphoma at 39 (5/8). Neil was ahead of his time in the development of the disco, glam-rock eras and played a key role in the careers of Donna Summer, Kiss, T-Rex and others…
- 1987] No more Monkey Business: Gary Hart, hounded by questions about the Donna Rice boat cruise aboard ‘Monkey Business’, withdraws his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination (5/8)…For more on May 8 -10:
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