Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Tuesday, June 30, 2009...

10 Timeline Memories:
  1. 1908] No - No - No: Cy Young pitches his 3rd no-hitter and at 41 becomes the oldest pitcher to do so. The Red Sox blank the Yankees 8-0…1962] The Dodgers’ Sandy Koufax no hits the Mets 5-0 in Los Angeles. The future Hall of Famer will pitch 4 no-hitters including a perfect game before he’s through…
  2. 1936] Debuted on this date: "Gone With The Wind", written by Margaret Mitchell is published…
  3. 1952] Lighting the way: "The Guiding Light" moves from radio to TV. It’s still on…
  4. 1953] America’s ‘Dream Car': The first Corvette rolls off the Chevrolet assembly line in Flint, Michigan. The 3rd ‘Vette‘ to roll off the line was sold in 2006 for a cool million…
  5. 1971] Old enough: The 26th Amendment to the Constitution lowers the minimum voting age to 18…
  6. 1975] Wedding Bells: Cher and Greg Allman rock down the aisle 4 days after she and Sonny are divorced. Cher and Greg will be divorced two years later…
  7. 1982] The Devil you say: New Jersey fans pick the name 'Devils' (by ballot) for their new NHL franchise. Runner-up names: Meadowlanders and Americans. The Devils it is…
  8. 1994] Tonya un-plugged: The U.S. Figure Skating Association strips Tonya Harding of the national championship and bans her from the organization for life for an attack on rival Nancy Kerrigan...
  9. 1997] Hong Gone: The Union Jack is lowered for the last time over Hong Kong's Government House as Britain prepares to hand the colony back to China July 1st after 156 years of British rule…
  10. 2001] “Happy Trails": Legendary Nashville musician Chet Atkins is a victim of cancer at 77…
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