Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Wednesday, September 30, 2009...

10 Timeline Memories:
  1. 1946] Justice received: An international military tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany, finds 22 top Nazi leaders guilty of war crimes...
  2. 1947] Brought to you by: The World Series is televised for the 1st time with sponsors playing a "hefty" $65,000 for the entire Yankee-Dodger series...
  3. 1949] Airlift lands: The Berlin airlift, which delivered 2.3 million tons of food and fuel to West Berliners despite a Soviet blockade, ends...
  4. 1950] Premiered on this date: Radio's 'Grand Old Opry' is televised for the first time...1951] "The Red Skelton Show" debuts for a 20-season run...1960] "The Flintstones" becomes the first primetime animated series on its way to 6 years in first run and forever in syndication...1982] "Cheers" kicks off an 11-year run...
  5. 1955] Hollywood tragedy: 24-year old Hollywood star James Dean is killed in a two-car collision while racing near Cholame (CA)...
  6. 1960] Howdy goes back in the box: "The Howdy Doody Show" bows out with the silent Clarabelle (played by Bob Keeshan, future "Captain Kangaroo" speaking for the 1st time. Clarabelle simply says: "Goodbye kids"...
  7. 1962] With more to come: The 1st-year New York Mets lose a record 120th game and they hit into a triple-play to boot...
  8. 1972] A hero to the end: Future Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente picks up his 3,000th and final hit as he'll go down in a tragic plane crash on New Year's Eve...
  9. 1985] Howard exits: Howard Stern is fired by WNBC after 3 years but he will quickly resurface at WXRK (K-Rock)...
  10. 2004] Pulling the plug on Vioxx: Merck & Co. pulls Vioxx, its heavily promoted arthritis drug after a study finds it doubles the risk of heart attacks and strokes...For more on September 30:

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