Wednesday, September 9, 2009...

10 Timeline Memories:

1. 1926] Cue the peacock: The Radio Corporation of America (RCA) creates NBC...
2. 1960] AFL kickoff: The Boston Patriots lose the 1st AFL game ever played, 13-10 to Denver (a great trivia question for you)...
3. 1965] Perfecto: Future Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax of the Dodgers pitches his 4th no-hitter, a perfecto ! He shuts out the Cubs 1-0. It's the 8th perfect game in major league history...
4. 1971] ATT-I-CA...ATT-I-CA: Prisoners seize control of maximum security Attica prison in upstate New York. Tragically, 43 perish...
5. 1974] Another opening, another show: 22-year old Jimmy Connors wins his 1st U.S. Open Mens title...1979] At age 16, Tracy Austin becomes the youngest player to win the U.S. Open Womens title...
6. 1976] 'Happy Trails': Communist Chinese leader Mao-Tse-tung dies of natural causes at 82...2003] Nuclear scientist Edward Teller passes away from natural causes at 95...
7. 1984] Record breaking: The Bears' Walter Payton breaks Jim Brown's combined yardage record when he reaches 15,517...
8. 1995] Wedding Bells: Chynna Phillips and William Baldwin tie the knot. They're still married...
9. 1998] Rotten justice: Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols appears on "Judge Judy" as the defendant in a case involving a drummer who sued Rotten for allegedly head-butting. The credibility factor of the show is questioned...
10. 2003] Financial justice: The Boston Roman Catholic Archdiocese agrees to pay $85 million to 552 people to settle clergy sex abuse cases...For more on September 9: http://melphillipsnowandthen.com