10 Timeline Memories:
- 1843] Scrooge sighting: Charles Dickens publishes the classic, “A Christmas Carol” (12/13)…
- 1896] The roots of Radio: Guglielmo Marconi gives the public the first demonstration of radio at London’s Toynbee Hall. The following year he establishes the Wireless Telegraph and Signal Company Ltd. in Chelmsford, England (12/12)…
- 1957] Wedding Bells: Jerry Lee Lewis secretly marries his 13-year old, third-cousin Myra Gale Brown. It’s ‘The Killer’s’ third marriage, the first for Myra Gale (12/11)…
- 1964] “Happy Trails“: Sam Cooke is fatally shot at the Hacienda Motel in LA under mysterious circumstances. The legendary singer would have been 34 in one month (12/11)…
- 1981] Curtains: Muhammad Ali fights his last fight, losing to Trevor Berbick. Ali retires with a 56-5 record with 37 KO’s (12/11)…
- 1982] Battle of the Behemoths: Ralph Sampson and Patrick Ewing put on a show as Sampson leads Virginia to a 68-63 victory over Georgetown. Sampson knocks down 23 with 16 rebounds and 7 blocked shots. Ewing’s stats: 16, 8 and 5. Sampson is drafted #1 by Houston in 1983, Ewing #1 with that famous and controversial lottery pick by the Knicks in 1985 (12/11)…
- 1982] John Deere to the rescue: Mark Henderson uses a John Deere tractor to clear a spot in the snow for John Smith’s 33-yard field goal, giving the Patriots a 3-0 win over the Miami Dolphins at Schaefer Stadium in Foxborough. This game became known as the “Snow Plow Game” (12/12)…
- 2000] Dubya wins: George W. Bush claims the presidency 36 days after Election Day when Al Gore concedes defeat (12/13)…
- 2003] Gotcha: Saddam Hussein is found hiding in a hole (12/13)…
- 2008] Bernie Busted: Billionaire shyster Bernard ‘Bernie’ Madoff is arrested and charged with all kinds of fraud regarding investments made by others (12/11). In June, 2009 he is sentenced. Let’s see, with good behavior behind bars, Bernie should be getting out in, oh, about 150 years…For more on December 11 - 13:
