- 1863] Four Score, for sure: President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address as he dedicates a national cemetery at the Civil War battlefield in Pennsylvania…
- 1954] What a wreck: Sammy Davis, Jr. losses an eye in a serious auto crash in San Bernardino (CA)...
- 1954] Two tolls, no waiting: Two automatic toll machines are installed on the Garden State Parkway. Now there’s just one big toll when you get off the Parkway…
- 1959] Rama Lama Ding Dong: The Ford Motor Company halts production of the Edsel…
- 1966] Hanging them up: Future Hall of Fame pitcher, Sandy Koufax announces his retirement from baseball, one month shy of his 32nd birthday, due to arm problems. Koufax simply dominated his era…
- 1969] Fly me to the Moon: Apollo XII astronauts Charles Conrad and Alan Bean make man’s second lunar landing…
- 1985] A Geneva treat: Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev meet for the first time as they begin their summit in Geneva…
- 1998] A Starr is born: Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr lays out his evidence against President Bill Clinton during a daylong appearance before the House Judiciary Committee…
- 2001] MVP…MVP…MVP…MVP: Barry Bonds wins his 4th MVP award (he’ll win 3 more). Wasn’t this the year they said Bonds started using the ‘clear cream’???
- 2004] Fight Night: In one of sports ugliest scenes, a fight breaks out on the floor, Ron Artest and Stephen Jackson of the Pacers charge into the stands and fight with fans during an NBA game in Detroit. Officials end the Pacers’ 97-82 win with 45.9 ticks left. Fines and suspensions follow. Fan John Green who tossed his drink at Artest, was banned for life in Detroit and hefty fines are levied at Artest, Jackson and others…For more on November 19:
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