- 1922] Spot Radio is born: The 1st radio commercial airs on WEAF (which becomes WNnnnnBC) in New York City and no it was not a commercial for Carvel or Castro Convertibles, it was a 10-minute ad for the Queensboro Realty Co. which cost $100 to air (8/28)...
- 1963] "I have a dream": A quarter of a million people participate in a peaceful civil rights rally in Washington where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. eloquently delivers his "I have a dream" speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial (8/28)...
- 1963] Hotline: The hotline communications line between Washington and Moscow goes into operation. This was the second most important hotline after the Drake batphone (8/29)...
- 1965] Case closed: 75-year old Mets manager Casey Stengel retires after a 56-year baseball career (8/29)...
- 1967] Curtains: Dr. Richard Kimble stops running: The last episode of "The Fugitive" draws 72% of the TV audience as Kimble is freed in a wild water tower chase where Lt. Philip Gerard kills the one-armed guy who was about to kill the good doctor. A witness agrees to testify that the one-armed dude killed Kimble's wife (8/29)...
- 1968] Democracy at work?: Police and anti-war demonstrators clash in the streets of Chicago as the Democrats nominate Hubert H. Humphrey for president (8/28)...
- 1972] Gold Standard: Swimmer Mark Spitz captures the first of 7 gold medals at the Munich Olympics. Michael Phelps is yet to be born (8/28)...
- 1996] "D-I-V-O-R-C-E": Prince Charles and Princess Diana end their 15-year marriage (8/28)...
- 2005] Katrina the killer: Hurricane Katrina makes landfall along the Louisiana coast, overwhelming the levees protecting New Orleans. The massive flooding takes more than 1,500 lives (8/29)...
- 2006] 'Happy Trails': Following a series of strokes, veteran actor Glenn Ford passes away at 90 (8/30)...For more on August 28 - 30: http://melphillipsnowandthen.com
Friday, August 28, 2009
(Weekend Edition) August 28 - 30, 2009...
10 Timeline Memories:
