Wednesday, June 24, 2009...

10 Timeline Memories:

1. 1664] Are you from Jersey?: New Jersey, named after the Isle of Jersey, is founded. Get ready for the stench as soon as you approach Secaucus…
2. 1922] And they called it…the NFL: The American Professional Football Association has the good sense to change its name to the National Football League. Interesting footnote: Curly Lambeau paid $250 for the Green Bay Packers, founded by his employer, the Indian Packing Company. Today the entire community of Green Bay owns the team…
3. 1948] That wall won’t be for handball: Communists forces cut off all land and water routes between West and East Berlin. The U.S. organizes a massive airlift known as "The Berlin Airlift"…
4. 1949] Hoppy’s happy: "Hopalong Cassidy" becomes the 1st network (NBC) western on TV. The series will run 2 seasons…
5. 1953] With this ring: John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier announce their engagement…
6. 1956] Hi-Ho Steverino: "The Steve Allen Show" returns on NBC-TV for 5 years…
7. 1975] Tragedy at JFK: An Eastern Airlines Boeing 727 crashes while attempting to land during a thunderstorm at JFK, killing 113…
8. 1979] Diamond Dust: Rickey Henderson wastes no time in stealing his 1st base, doing it in his major league debut with Oakland…
9. 1987] “Happy Trails": Jackie Gleason dies from colon and liver cancer at 71…2006] Patsy Ramsey, mother of JonBenet, dies from ovarian cancer at 49…
10. 1992] Gotcha: “Crazy Eddie” Antar is captured and arrested in Israel on U.S. fraud charges. Remember the commercial done by Jerry Carroll?…1993] An Arab terror group planning the bombing of the Holland and Lincoln Tunnels gets caught - all are arrested…For more on June 24th:

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