- 1877] Talking Machine: Thomas A. Edison announces the invention of the phonograph or as he calls it, his “talking machine.” (11/21)…
- 1928] Debuted on this date: The Boston Bruins lose to Montreal 1-0 as the Boston Garden makes its debut (11/20)…
- 1960] Knocked into Monday: Frank Gifford is leveled by the Eagles Chuck Bednarik in a blind-sided hit that will wind up ending the career of the Giants star running back. The Eagles clinch the Eastern Conference title. As a reward Gifford will wind up with Kathie Lee (11/20)…
- 1962] MVP…MVP…MVP: Mickey Mantle wins his 3rd American League MVP award. The Mick and Roger Maris starred in the movie “Safe At Home” the same year (11/20)…
- 1963] A day we’d all like to forget but never will: John Fitzgerald Kennedy is gunned down in Dallas. A day we always remember what we were doing at the time. I was recording a Canada Dry spot at WMID, Atlantic City. LBJ is sworn in as our next president (11/22)...
- 1980] “Happy Trails“: Aging blonde bombshell Mae West suffers a fatal stroke at 87 (11/22)…1997] INXS lead singer Michael Hutchence, 37, is found hanging in his Sydney, Australia hotel suite (11/22)…
- 1982] Youngest SNL host: That would be 7-year old Drew Barrymore who also made an appearance that year on Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show…
- 1987] Wedding Bells: Demi Moore and Bruce Willis rock down the aisle. They divorce in 2000 when Demi discovers where Ashton Kutcher lives. She robs his cradle in 2005 (11/21)…
- 1994] Rock and Roll transplant: David Crosby receives a liver transplant (11/20)…
- 1998] Dr. Death: “60 Minutes” airs videotape of Dr. Jack Kevorkian unethically administering lethal drugs to a terminally ill patient (11/22)...For more on November 20 - 22:
Friday, November 20, 2009
(Weekend Edition) November 20 - 22, 2009...
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