Thursday, July 2, 2009

(July 4th Edition) July 2 - 7, 2009...

10 Timeline Memories:
  1. 1776] The Birth of a nation: The Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence (7/4)…
  2. 1933] The first All-Star Game: It’s played in Chicago at Comiskey Park. The American League won that game too, 4-2 (7/6)…
  3. 1937] Poof: Aviator Amelia Earhart and her navigator disappear over the Pacific Ocean near the equator while attempting the 1st round-the world flight (7/2)…
  4. 1939] The luckiest man: Lou Gehrig gives his touching farewell speech in front of a packed (61,800) Yankee Stadium (7/4). Afflicted with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, the fatal disease that will bear his name, the Iron Man retires…
  5. 1947] Breaking the color barrier: Larry Doby becomes the American League’s first black player when he strikes out in a pinch-hitting role for the Cleveland Indians (7/5)…
  6. 1964] Civility rules: President Lyndon B. Johnson signs into law, a sweeping civil rights bill (7/2)…
  7. 1969] Rock and Roll tragedies: 27-year old Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones is found at the bottom of a swimming pool (7/3)…1971] Jim Morrison, 27, lead singer of The Doors is found dead in a bathtub in Paris (7/3). Morrison died of heart failure, likely caused by a drug overdose…
  8. 1978] “Seven dirty words": The Supreme Court rules 5-4 that the FCC has the right to reprimand WBAI New York for broadcasting George Carlin’s “filthy words” which would become known as “seven dirty words” (7/3)…
  9. 2002] Bye, bye, number nine: After a lengthy illness, Baseball Hall of Famer Ted Williams dies at 83 (7/5)…
  10. 2005] Terror in the Underground: Terrorist bombings in 3 Underground stations and a double-decker bus kills 52 victims and 4 suicide bombers in the worst attack on London since WWII (7/7)…For more on July 2 -7:

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