- 1851] Who has more fun than Maine?: Ans: Everyone. Maine
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Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Tuesday, June 2, 2009...
10 Timeline Memories:
1886] White House wedding bells: President Grover Cleveland becomes the first president to marry at the White House. His bride is Frances Folsom… 1896] Patent no longer pending: Guglielmo Marconi's radio is patented… 1897] Keeps on ticking: Responding to rumors of his death, 61-year old Mark Twain is quoted in the New York Journal as saying, “The report of my death was an exaggeration.”… 1928] What is that stuff?: Kraft creates the spam of the cheese world: Velveeta… 1935] Bye-bye Bambino: 40-year old Babe Ruth, batting just .181 is released by the Boston Braves. Ruth retires with a .342 lifetime batting average and 714 home runs. His pitching record is a phenomenal 94-46. He also had a run of 29.2 scoreless innings in world series play, a record that stood for 43 years… 1941] A disease of his own: Lou Gehrig dies in New York of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which will be renamed “Lou Gehrig Disease“. His death falls on the 16th anniversary of his replacement of Wally Pipp as Yankees first baseman… 1966] Moon shot: Surveyor I, a U.S. space probe lands on the moon and sends photos back to earth. It’s the first soft-landing on the moon… 1997] Guilty as charged: Timothy McVeigh is convicted of murder and conspiracy in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing that took 168 lives… 2003] Deregulation: Federal regulators vote to allow companies to buy more television/radio stations and newspaper combinations in the same city…For more on June 2nd:
