Thursday, August 27, 2009...

10 Timeline Memories:

1. 1859] Oil, black gold, Pennsylvania tea?: The 1st oil well is drilled successfully in the U.S. by Colonel Edwin L. Drake near Titusville, Pennsylvania...
2. 1892] It must have been the high 'C': Fire seriously damages New York City's original Metropolitan Opera House at Broadway and 39th...
3. 1961] Are you talking to me?: Francis the Talking Mule is mystery guest on "What's My Line"...
4. 1966] The King meets the Beatles: Elvis Presley invites the Beatles over to his Bel Aire house to jam. It's the 1st and last meeting of the pop icons. On the same date one year later (1967) Beatles manager Brian Epstein dies from an overdose of sleeping pills...
5. 1976] Not that there's anything wrong with that: Sex-change tennis player Renee Richards is denied admission to the U.S. Open in Forest Hills. They couldn't figure out whether Renee would be in the men's or women's competition...
6. 1982] Legal larceny: 23-year old Rickey Henderson steals his 119th base, breaking Lou Brock's season record. Rickey still holds the career record of 1,406 SB's...
7. 1984] Teacher in Space: President Ronald Reagan announces his "Teacher in Space" project, 11,000 teachers apply and Christa McAuliffe of New Hampshire is selected but will tragically lose her life aboard Challenger. Barbara Morgan, a former teacher and part of the program returned safely from her mission two years ago...
8. 1990] "Happy Trails": 35-year old Texas rocker Stevie Ray Vaughan (who took his brother Jimmie's seat) and 3 members of Eric Clapton's crew are killed in a helicopter crash in Wisconsin in bad flying weather...
9. 1992] Sold to the highest bidder: John Lennon's handwritten lyrics to "A Day In The Life" are sold for $87,000 at auction...
10. 2007] Vick goes to the dogs: Former Atlanta quarterback Michael Vick pleads guilty to federal dog fighting charges and then issues a public opology. He is sentenced to a 23-month jail term in December, 2007. He will serve 18 months before being released...For more on August 27th: http://melphillipsnowandthen.com