- 1903] The Wright Stuff: Orville and Wilbur Wright make the first successful flight in history at 10:35 a.m. at Kitty Hawk (NC). The biplane stays airborne for 12 seconds and covers 120 feet on its maiden flight…
- 1959] Blasted beach: “On The Beach” which shows life after a nuclear holocaust, premieres in New York City and becomes the first movie to debut simultaneously in major cities worldwide, 18 cities in all, including Moscow…
- 1964] How about that?: Just six weeks after CBS buys controlling interest in the New York Yankees, the ‘Voice of the Yankees’, Mel Allen is fired. Allen was play-by-play man since 1940...
- 1969] UF what?: The U.S. Air Force closes its ‘Project: Blue Book’ by concluding there’s no evidence of UFOs, as a mysterious flying disc hovers overhead...
- 1969] TV History: Tiny Tim and Miss Vicki (Budinger) are married on “The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson”. An estimated 50 million viewers see the couple tip toe through the tulips...
- 1975] Beware of people named ‘Squeaky’: Lynette ‘Squeaky’ Fromme is sentenced to life in prison for her attempt on the life of President Gerald R. Ford. She was released this past summer after serving 34 years...
- 1976] Super!: WTCG-TV in Atlanta becomes WTBS, uplinking with a satellite to become the first TV Super Station, blanketing the United States…
- 1989] “D’oh!” Debut: “The Simpsons” debuts in its own time slot on Sunday nights (Fox). The animated classic was first introduced on “The Tracey Ullman Show” on April 19, 1987…
- 1994] Wedding Bells: Richie Sambora and Heather Locklear rock down the aisle (to Bon Jovi music, of course). Heather files for divorce in February of 2006…
- 2006] ‘Happy Trails’: Former major league pitcher (Los Angeles Dodgers, Detroit Tigers) Larry Sherry, dies after a long battle with cancer, at 71…For more on December 17:
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