Friday, July 31, 2009

(Weekend Edition) July 31 - August 2, 2009...

10 Timeline Memories:
  1. 1921] Not guilty: A jury in Chicago acquits several former members of the Chicago White Sox aka "Black Socks" and two others of conspiring to defraud the public by throwing the 1919 World Series (8/2)...
  2. 1943] PT-109: The PT-109 commanded by Lt. John Fitzgerald Kennedy sinks after being sheared in two by a Japanese destroyer off the Soloman Islands. JFK is credited with saving members of his crew (8/2)...
  3. 1964] "Happy Trails": Country singer Jim Reeves dies when the single-engine Beechcraft he was piloting goes down during a violent thunderstorm near his home in Nashville. His business partner and manager Dean Manuel is also killed. "Gentleman Jim" was just 40 (7/31)...2005] The rock journalist who introduced Bob Dylan to the Beatles, Al Aronowitz passes away from cancer at 77 (8/1)...
  4. 1966] Tower Horror: Charles Joseph Whitman, 25, climbs the University of Texas tower in Austin and starts shooting. Before he's through, 15 lay dead, 31 wounded. Whitman was gunned down by Austin police (8/1)...
  5. 1973] Where were you in 62?: Better yet, where were you on August 1st when "American Graffiti" premiered? The movie makes stars of Harrison Ford and Richard Dreyfuss, enhances the careers of Ron Howard, Cindy Williams and Wolfman Jack. Suzanne Somers debuts as the blond in the T-Bird (8/1)...
  6. 1976] Real Golden Gloves: The U.S. picks up 5 gold medals in boxing at the Montreal Olympics. Sugar Ray Leonard, Michael Spinks, Leon Spinks, Howard Davis and Leo Randolph are the winners of the gold awards. Sugar Ray and Leon Spinks will become pro-boxing champions (7/31)...
  7. 1979] Oh Captain, my captain: Yankees captain, 31-year old catcher Thurman Munson dies when his private jet crashes near the Canton (OH) airport. The baseball world is stunned by his death (8/2)...
  8. 1986] Wedding Bells: John McEnroe and Tatum O'Neal touch gloves and go to a neutral corner after saying "I do". Divorced in 1992, the couple will have 3 children together (8/1)...1994] Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley announce (8/1) they were married 11 weeks earlier in the Dominican Republic. They divorce in January, 1996...
  9. 1992] Going to Hall: 'The Franchise' aka George Thomas Seaver of the Mets enters the MLB Hall of Fame (8/2) with the highest percentage (98.84%) of votes in HOF history...
  10. 1995] Sprouting mouse ears: The Walt Disney Co. agrees to buy Capital Cities - ABC Inc. for $15 billion (7/31)...For more on July 31 - August 2:

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Thursday, July 30, 2009

Thursday, July 30, 2009...

10 Timeline Memories:
  1. 1956] Our motto is born: By order of Congress and approved by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, "In God We Trust" becomes our national motto...
  2. 1960] Pats win...Pats win...Pats win: In the 1st American Football League pre-season game, the Boston Patriots beat the Buffalo Bills 28-7...
  3. 1965] Medicaring: President Lyndon B. Johnson signs into law, the Social Security Act, establishing Medicare and Medicaid...
  4. 1970] De-Kleining: The Rolling Stones fire Allen Klein as their business manager...
  5. 1975] Poof: Former Teamster Union president Jimmy Hoffa disappears in suburban Detroit. Although presumed dead, his remains have never been found...
  6. 1990] The Boss is banished: Yankees principal owner George Steinbrenner is ordered by the Baseball Commissioner to resign for hiring a private detective (Howie Spira) to spy on outfielder Dave Winfield. Although banned for life, he is reinstated in 1993...
  7. 1998] "Happy Trails": Buffalo Bob Smith, Howdy Doody's daddy, dies of lung cancer at 80. I had a picture taken with Smith and Howdy when they visited CBS-FM shortly before his death and he looked like the picture of health...2003] Sun Records founder Sam Phillips who discovered Elvis Presley, dies of respiratory failure in Memphis at 80...
  8. 2000] Wedding Bells: Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt walk down the aisle. They will divorce in 2005...
  9. 2003] The last Beetle: In Mexico the last 'old style' Volkswagen Beetle rolls off the assembly line...
  10. 2006] The "Top" stops spinning: The world's oldest and longest running music show "Top of the Pops" is broadcast for the last time on BBC Two. The show had run for 42 years...For more on July 30th:

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Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Wednesday, July 29, 2009...

10 Timeline Memories:
  1. 1957] Paar for the course: Jack Paar becomes the new host of the "Tonight Show". Paar will host until 1962 and the arrival of Johnny Carson...
  2. 1966] Rock and Roll Wreck: Bob Dylan crashes his motorcycle near his home in Woodstock, breaking his neck. He remains in critical condition for a week. When he recovers he becomes a recluse for months...
  3. 1974] "Happy Trails": Mama Cass Elliot dies from heart failure in London at the age of 32 (reports that circulated for years about her choking on a ham sandwich were bogus according to the coroner)...
  4. 1981] Royal Wedding Bells: England's Prince Charles, 32 and Lady Diana Spencer, 20, tie the royal knot at St. Paul's Cathedral in London (the royals will divorce in 1996)...
  5. 1987] Life is just a bowl of cherries: Ben & Jerry introduce a new flavor in honor of the Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia: "Cherry Garcia", still their #1 best-selling flavor. Many assume that they created the flavor after Garcia died...not true...
  6. 1989] "Worst Trade": Texas Rangers' owner George W. Bush makes what he describes as his "worst trade": Sammy Sosa and 2 lesser players for Harold Baines (a pretty good hitter) and the immortal Fred Manrique. Sosa will only hit about 400 home runs after the trade...
  7. 1993] Ivan the Free: The Israeli Supreme Court acquits retired Ohio autoworker John ("Ivan the terrible") Demjanjuk as a Nazi death camp guard...
  8. 1998] Right you are: Miramax buys the rights to the Beatles film, "A Hard Day's Night"...
  9. 1999] Blood Bath: A day trader opens fire in 2 Atlanta brokerage offices, killing 9 and wounding 13. He then turns the gun on himself. Earlier in the day he had killed his wife and 2 children...
  10. 2003] Two Salami's, no waiting: Bill Mueller of the Red Sox becomes the 1st player in major league history to hit grand slams from both sides of the plate in a single game which the Sawx win 14-7 over Texas...For more on July 29th:

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Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Tuesday, July 28, 2009...

10 Timeline Memories:
  1. 1945] Empire is hit: A U.S. bomber crashes into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building, killing 14 and injuring 26. The building only sustained minor damage...
  2. 1973] Wedding Bells: Lee Majors and Farrah Fawcett tie the knot. The couple separates in 1979 in an "on-again, off-again" relationship...
  3. 1978] Heeeeeeee's back: At Old Timer's Day at Yankee Stadium it's announced that Billy Martin will return as Yankee manager in 1979 (I remember being at this game. My jaw didn't shut for a week after this bizarre announcement)...
  4. 1987] So Sue me: The remaining members of the Beatles and Yoko Ono sue Nike from using "Revolution" in one of its sneaker ads without permission or paying for it. An out-of-court settlement is made at an undisclosed amount...1995] A settlement returns the rights to Jimi Hendrix's estate to his father. The ruling includes all unmastered tapes, concert recordings, photographs and other personal possessions...
  5. 1991] A pair of perfectos: Texas pitcher Kenny Rogers pitches a perfect game against California, 4-0...1994] Three years to the date in 1994, the next perfect game is pitched by Montreal's Dennis Martinez against the Dodgers...
  6. 1995] A life sentence: A jury in Union (SC) rejects the death penalty for Susan Smith, sentencing her instead to life in prison for drowning her 2 young sons...
  7. 1998] Blanket immunity: Monica Lewinsky is given blanket immunity from prosecution in exchange for grand jury testimony in the investigation of her, er, relationship with President Bill Clinton...
  8. 1999] Curtains: Detroit running back Barry Sanders, in the prime of his career, retires after 10 years at the age of 31 (a lot of teams would sign him today if they could)...2000] Kathie Lee Gifford makes her final appearance as co-host of "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" (Sheeeeeee's back but this time Reeg lucked out)...
  9. 2002] Tour de Lance: Lance Armstrong wins his 4th consecutive Tour de France...
  10. 2004] Kerry's the one: The Democratic National Convention in Boston nominates Massachusetts Senator John Kerry for president (Vietnam veterans drop what they're doing and call information for the number of the White House)...For more on July 28th:

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Monday, July 27, 2009

Monday, July 27, 2009...

10 Timeline Memories:
  1. 1940] Bugged: Bugs Bunny makes his debut in the Warner Brothers animated cartoon "A Wild Hare"...
  2. 1953] This war is over: The Korean War armistice is signed at Punmunjom, ending three years of fighting...
  3. 1960] Nixon's the one: VP Richard Nixon is nominated for president at the Republican national convention in Chicago. The funniest sign at the convention was the pregnant delegate with a "Nixon's The One" sign on her belly...
  4. 1980] The Shah checks out: The deposed Shah of Iran dies in Eqypt at age 60...
  5. 1992] Another Celtic tragedy: Boston Celtics star Reggie Lewis, 27, dies after collapsing during practice...
  6. 1995] This is dedicated to the ones we love: The Korean War Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C...
  7. 1996] Dropping a bomb: A home-made bomb explodes in Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta (GA) killing one person and injuring more than 100. The games continue and a suspect (Richard Jewell) is charged in the case in 2003...
  8. 2003] Sir Lancelot: Lance Armstrong wins a record-tying fifth straight Tour de France title...
  9. 2003] "Happy Trails": Legendary comedian Bob Hope dies at the age of 100...
  10. 2005] Foam fly-over: NASA grounds future shuttle flights after a sizable chunk of foam insulation comes flying off the shuttle Discovery's fuel bank during liftoff...For more on July 27th:

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Friday, July 24, 2009

(Weekend Edition) July 24 - 26, 2009...

10 Timeline Memories:
  1. 1948] Final Bambino Sighting: Babe Ruth is seen publicly for the last time attending the premiere of "The Babe Ruth Story" in Manhattan (7/26)...
  2. 1956] Tragedy at sea: The Stockholm collides with the Andrea Doria off the coast of Nantucket. Survivors number 1,660 but 51, including the crew, goes down with the ship (7/25). The Andrea Doria lies in 200 feet of water, 45 miles south of Nantucket. Divers continue to brave the depth and sharks in order to salvage valuables that still remain...
  3. 1965] Curtains: At the age of 75 and nursing a broken hip, Casey Stengel calls it quits as manager of the New York Mets (7/24)...1978] A tearful Billy Martin gives his famous "One is a born liar, the other a convict" speech. The liar was Reggie Jackson, the convict - George Steinbrenner. With that statement made, Billy Martin "retired" as Yankee manager (7/24)...
  4. 1969] Splashdown: The Apollo 11 astronauts (Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins) splash down safely in the Pacific Ocean after their historic walk on the moon (7/24)...
  5. 1978] Tubular belle: Louise Joy Brown, the first test-tube baby is born. Louise is a happily married postal employee with a 3-year old son, born naturally. Louise will be celebrating her 31st birthday (7/25)...
  6. 1981] I started to choke: New York Mayor Ed Koch is given the Heimlich maneuver when he chokes on chinese food. It saves his life (7/26)...
  7. 1983] The Pine Tar game: A George Brett home run is taken away from him for using too much pine tar on his bat. The score reverts back to 4-3 Yankees (7/24). Mel and Rob Phillips see Brett go berserk at Yankee Stadium. AL President Lee MacPhail overrules the umpires and the home run counts. The game is resumed on August 18th with KC winning the game 5-4 after the Yankees fail to score in the 9th inning...
  8. 1990] Rosanne Boo: Rosanne Barr gets booed in San Diego for her disgraceful singing of the "Star Spangled Banner". Following her mangling of the song, she grabs her crotch and spits on the ground (7/25)...
  9. 1992] "Happy Trails": Mary Wells, Motown's first Diva, dies from larynx cancer, first diagnosed in 1990. Mary was just 49 (7/26)...
  10. 1997] Going to Hall: Giants owner Wellington Mara and Dolphins coach Don Shula gain entrance into the NFL Hall of Fame (7/26)...For more on July 24 - 26:

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Thursday, July 23, 2009

Thursday, July 23, 2009...

10 Timeline Memories:
  1. 1715] Gotta Light?: The 1st lighthouse in America is authorized for construction at Little Brewster Island (MA). Boston Light will open in 1716...
  2. 1827] Do the swim: The 1st swimming school in the U.S. opens in Boston...
  3. 1886] Brodie does it: Saloonkeeper/Bookmaker Steve Brodie must have been sampling the schnapps. Brodie jumps from the Brooklyn Bridge and survives...
  4. 1904] One scoop or two?: The ice cream cone is invented by Ernest Hamwi during the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis...
  5. 1986] Wedding Bells: Britain's Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson walk down the aisle at Westminster Abbey in London. They will divorce 10 years later...
  6. 1997] Lost and found: Police find the body of Andrew Cunanan, the suspected killer of designer Gianni Versace, on a houseboat in Miami Beach. Cunanan was believed to be a suicide...
  7. 2000] Baby Tiger: Tiger Woods becomes the youngest pro to complete a career Grand Slam when he wins the British Open at 24...
  8. 2000] Vive le Lance: Lance Armstrong wins his second Tour de France...
  9. 2003] Clergy bust: The Massachusetts Attorney General issues a report citing that members of the clergy and others in the Boston Archdiocese probably sexually abused more than 1,000 people over a period of 6 decades...
  10. 2007] The Price was right: Drew Carey is announced as the replacement for the retiring Bob Barker as host of "The Price Is Right"...


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Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Wednesday, July 22, 2009...

10 Timeline Memories:
  1. 1916] They forgot the “un": During a Preparedness Day parade in San Francisco, a bomb goes off killing 10…
  2. 1931] O Solo Mio: American aviator Wiley Post completes the first solo flight around the world in 7 days, 18 1/2 hours…
  3. 1934] Dillinger down: A man identified as bank robber John Dillinger is shot to death by federal agents in Chicago…
  4. 1963] A Sonny day: Sonny Liston defends his heavyweight crown with a KO of Floyd Patterson (for the second time) in one round. The fight in Las Vegas was a rematch of a 1962 fight…
  5. 1981] Justice served: Turkish extremist Mehmet Ali Agca is sentenced in Rome to life in prison for shooting Pope John Paul II
  6. 1991] He’s busted - we’re disgusted: Milwaukee police arrest Jeffrey Dahmer after finding the remains of 11 victims in his apartment. Dahmer confesses to 17 murders and is sentenced to life in prison…
  7. 1994] Guilty as charged: O.J. Simpson pleads innocent to the murders of his wife Nicole and her friend Ronald Goldman1995] Susan Smith is convicted by a jury in Union (SC) of 1st-degree murder for drowning her 2 sons…
  8. 2003] Welcome back: Months after her P.O.W. ordeal, Pvt. 1st Class Jessica Lynch returns home to a hero’s welcome in Elizabeth (WV)…
  9. 2003] Saddam’s sons: Saddam Hussein’s sons Odai and Qusai are killed by U.S. forces when they storm their villa in Mosul, Iraq…
  10. 2004] Grave report: The Sept. 11 commission issues a report saying America’s leaders failed to grasp the gravity of terrorist threats before 911…For more on July 22nd:

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Friday, July 17, 2009

(Extended Weekend Edition) July 17 - 21, 2009...

10 Timeline Memories:
  1. 1931] A radio first: CBS airs the first radio/TV simulcast. The show features Kate Smith, George Gershwin and New York City Mayor Jimmy Walker (7/18)…
  2. 1941] Boogety, boogety. This streak ends: The longest hitting streak in baseball ends in Cleveland for the “Yankee Clipper”, Joe DiMaggio. After hitting in 56 games, Indian pitchers stop DiMag. 68 years later, no one has come close to equalling or breaking his record (7/17)…
  3. 1966] Wedding Bells: 50-year old Frank Sinatra and 21-year old Mia Farrow tie the knot (7/19). Old Blue Eyes had pants that were older than his new wife…1986] Caroline Kennedy, 28-year old daughter of JFK walks down the aisle with Edwin A. Schlossberg in Centerville (MA), not far from the Kennedy compound in Hyannis Port (7/19)…
  4. 1969] Chappaquiddick tragedy: This was the day that Mary Jo Kopechne died when Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy lost control of the car he was driving. Mary Jo was just 27 (7/18)…
  5. 1969] Moonwalking: “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” — the words of Neil Armstrong who becomes the first man to set foot on the moon (7/20)…
  6. 1976] Olympic: Tiny 14-year old Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci scores a perfect 10 on the parallel bars. ‘Comaneech’ becomes an overnight sensation for her Olympic feat (7/19)…1996] The most recognizable person in the world, Muhammad Ali lights the Olympic torch in Atlanta (7/19)…
  7. 1996] Tragedy in the air: TWA Flight 800, a Boeing 747 bound for Paris, explodes and crashes off Long Island, shortly after take-off from JFK killing all 230 aboard (7/17)…
  8. 1998] “Happy Trails“: 74-year old astronaut Alan Shepard passes away, a victim of leukemia (7/21)…2003] Barry White dies of renal failure at 58 (7/18)…
  9. 1999] Another sad day for the Kennedy’s: Navy divers find the bodies of John F. Kennedy Jr., wife Carolyn and sister-in-law Lauren (Bessette) in the wreckage of Kennedy’s plane in the Atlantic Ocean off the shore of Martha’s Vineyard (7/21)…
  10. 1999] Perfecto: Yankee pitcher David Cone pitches a perfect game at Yankee Stadium against the Montreal Expos (7/18)…For more on July 17 -21:

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Thursday, July 16, 2009

Thursday, July 16, 2009...

10 Timeline Memories:
  1. 1935] Time’s up: The first parking meters are installed in Oklahoma City. Lovely Rita, meter maid, is hired…
  2. 1945] A-Bomb era begins: The U.S. explodes its first experimental atomic bomb in the desert near Alamogordo, NM…
  3. 1951] Debuted on this date: The J.D. Salinger novel “Catcher In The Rye” is published…
  4. 1957] Record setting John Glenn: Marine Major John Glenn sets a transcontinental speed record, flying a jet from California to New York in 3 hours, 23 minutes and 8 seconds…
  5. 1969] To the Moon Alice: Apollo 11 blasts off from Cape Kennedy to begin its journey to the moon and the 1st landing made by man on that surface…
  6. 1973] There goes the secret: Former White House aide Alexander P. Butterfield publicly reveals the existence of President Richard Nixon’s secret taping system during the Senate Watergate hearings…
  7. 1979] Are we having fun yet?: Saddam Hussein becomes president of Iraq after forcing Hasan al-Bakr to resign…
  8. 1981] LIE tragedy: Harry Chapin is killed on the Long Island Expressway on his way to a benefit concert. Chapin was 38…
  9. 1999] Vineyard tragedy: Another day ends in tragedy for the Kennedy’s as John F. Kennedy Jr.’s plane crashes off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard. Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, John’s wife and Carolyn’s sister Lauren Bessette was also aboard. All the bodies are found on July 21…
  10. 2004] Not a good thing: Martha Stewart is sentenced to 5 months in prison for lying about a stock sale…For more on July 16th:

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Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Wednesday, July 15, 2009...

10 Timeline Memories:
  1. 1916] What’s your name?: In Seattle, Pacific Aero Products is incorporated by William Boeing. He will later name the company? Boeing!!!
  2. 1952] Debuted on this date: Patti Page makes her TV debut in a summer replacement series for Perry Como1968] The soap "One Life To Live" debuts1996] MSNBC debuts. Originally a 50/50 partnership between NBC and Bill Gates, Gates sold 32% of his shares in 2005. NBC is now principal owner with 82%, Gates with 18%…
  3. 1964] Vote for me: Conservative Barry Goldwater is nominated for President at the Republican National Convention…
  4. 1965] Smile, you’re on Candid Mariner: Mariner IV sends back the 1st closeup pictures of Mars but can’t get the red eye out as hard as they try…
  5. 1968] Commack, home of the Amerinets: The New Jersey Americans move to Long Island and become the New York Nets. Then they move back to Jersey and will someday move to Brooklyn. Have you been following along???
  6. 1973] Lending an ear: Paul Getty III (grandson of J.Paul), 16, is kidnapped. His parents receive a lock of hair and an ear in a box. Paul will be ransomed for $2 million with less hair and one ear…
  7. 1973] Oh no? Oh yes: Nolan Ryan becomes the 1st pitcher since Allie Reynolds in 1951 to pitch and win 2 no-hitters in one year. Ryan is the best pitcher I’ve ever seen in my lifetime…
  8. 1992] Taking care of T-C-B: Aretha Franklin sings the National Anthem as Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton is nominated for the presidency at the Democrats National Convention at Madison Square Garden…
  9. 1997] In cold blood: Designer Gianni Versace is shot to death by Andrew Philip Cunanan outside his home in Miami Beach. Cunanan was found dead 8 days later…
  10. 2002] Turncoat gets his due: John Walker Lindh pleads guilty to 2 felonies: supplying services to Afghanistan’s former Taliban government and for carrying explosives during the commission of a felony. Lindh agrees to spend 10 years in prison on each charge…For more on July 15th:

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Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Tuesday, July 14, 2009...

10 Timeline Memories:
  1. 1881] A legend dies: Outlaw William H. Bonney Jr., alias Billy the Kid is shot and killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett...
  2. 1921] Showing who's boss: Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti are convicted in Dedham (MA) of killing a shoe company paymaster and his guard. They will be executed in 1927...
  3. 1946] Dr. Spock makes a house call: "The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care" is published. To date, the book has sold over 50 million copies with no end in sight...
  4. 1958] The fun begins in Iraq: The army of Iraq overthrows the monarchy...
  5. 1965] No need to get the red eye out: American space probe Mariner 4 makes a fly-by of Mars and sends back photos...
  6. 1966] Killing Spree: 25-year old Richard Speck goes on a rampage in a Chicago dormitory killing 8 student nurses. Speck will die of a heart attack in prison in 1991. No one claims his body which is cremated...
  7. 1970] All-Star highlight: In one of the most famous of all All-Star game plays, Pete Rose bowls over catcher Ray Fosse to score...
  8. 1976] Mr. Peanut: Jimmy Carter wins the Democratic presidential nomination at the party's convention in New York...
  9. 1999] School busing busted: Race-based school busing in Boston ends after 25 years...
  10. 2004] Not that there's anything wrong with that: The Senate votes 50-48 against a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage...For more on July 14th:

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Monday, July 13, 2009

Monday, July 13, 2009...

Timeline Memories:
  1. 1960] Vote for me: John F. Kennedy wins the Democratic presidential nomination at the party’s convention in Los Angeles…
  2. 1967] Race riot: Race-related rioting breaks out in Newark (NJ) with 27 killed in four days of violence…
  3. 1972] Trading Teams: The owners of the Baltimore Colts (Robert Irsay) and Los Angeles Rams (Carroll Rosenbloom) swap teams. It’s the first and last trade of its kind…
  4. 1977] Lights Out: A 25-hour blackout hits the New York City area…
  5. 1978] Canned Iacocca: Lee Iacocca is fired as president of Ford Motor Company by chairman Henry Ford II
  6. 1985] Temporary prez: The Constitution’s presidential disability clause is invoked for the first time as President Ronald Reagan transfers power temporarily to VP George H.W. Bush before undergoing surgery for colon cancer…
  7. 1994] Guilty as charged: Tonya Harding’s ex-husband, Jeff Gillooly, is sentenced to two years in prison for his role in the attack on Harding’s skating rival, Nancy Kerrigan
  8. 1998] Tawana bet?: A jury in Poughkeepsie (NY) rules that the Rev. Al Sharpton and two others had defamed a former prosecutor by accusing him of raping Tawana Brawley
  9. 2005] Gotcha: Former WorldCom Inc. boss Bernard Ebbers, is sentenced to 25 years in prison for leading the largest corporate fraud in U.S. history…
  10. 2007] Convicted: Former media mogul Conrad Black is convicted of swindling the Hollinger International newspaper empire he once ran out of millions of dollars. Black is serving a 6-year sentence at a federal prison…

Friday, July 10, 2009

(Weekend Edition) July 10 - 12, 2009

10 Timeline Memories:

  1. 1900] Nipper arrives: RCA Victor registers “His Master’s Voice” a.k.a. “Nipper“. The dog looking into the horn of the gramophone machine becomes the symbol of the label (7/10)…
  2. 1915] Debuted on this date: 19-year old Babe Ruth makes his major league debut as a pitcher for the Red Sox and picks up his first win…(7/11). In 1918 Ruth moves to the outfield…1936] The Triborough Bridge linking Manhattan, the Bronx and Queens, opens to traffic (7/11)…1960] The first Etch-A-Sketch goes on sale. What were those black metallic specks anyway? (7/12)…1990] “Northern Exposure” starts a 5-year run (7/12)…
  3. 1971] Curtains: Red Sox slugger Tony Conigliaro, the victim of a horrible beaning in August, 1967 announces his retirement at 25 (7/10). Tony C will try to come back in 1975 but he was never the same. Tony’s starstruck life will end way too soon when he suffers a fatal heart attack in 1990 at 45…
  4. 1979] “Happy Trails“: Boston Pops conductor Arthur Fiedler, who led the orchestra for half a century, passes away from natural causes at 84 (7/10)…1979] Minnie Riperton (”Lovin’ You“) dies from breast cancer at 31 (7/12). Minnie’s daughter Maya (SNL) Rudolph was just 5 years old at the time…1989] Mel Blanc who provided the voices of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and countless other WB characters, dies from heart disease at 81 (7/10)…1989] Sir Laurence Olivier dies from cancer at 82 (7/11)…2007] Former first lady Lady Bird Johnson passes away from natural causes at 94 (7/11)…2008] Yankee broadcaster and former player Bobby Murcer, 62, dies from complications related to brain cancer (7/12)...
  5. 1984] Fritz picks a woman: Walter Mondale chooses U.S. Rep. Geraldine Ferraro as a running mate for his Democratic Presidential run. Ferraro from New York is the first woman to run for VP on a major ticket (7/12)…
  6. 1985] Out with the new, in with the old: Coca Cola, bowing to pressure from irate customers after the introduction of New Coke, says it will resume selling old-formula Coke…
  7. 1999] World Cup runneth over: The U.S. women’s soccer team wins the World Cup at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena (CA) (7/10)…
  8. 2001] Blood money: Abner Louima, tortured in a New York City police station, agrees to an $8.7 million settlement (7/12)…
  9. 2005] Sitting on the throne: Prince Albert II of Monaco accedes to the throne (7/12)…
  10. 2006] The Dig kills: A section of ceiling in Boston’s Big Dig tunnel collapses, killing a car passenger (7/10)…For more on July 10 - 12:

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Thursday, July 9, 2009

Thursday, July 9, 2009...

10 Timeline Memories:
  1. 1847] Uh-working in the coal mine: A 10-hour day is established for workers in New Hampshire...
  2. 1872] Dunkin’ Donuts best friend: The doughnut cutter cutter is patented by John F. Blondel
  3. 1953] Whirlybirding it: New York Airways begins the 1st commuter passenger service by helicopter…
  4. 1976] “Happy Trails": Red Sox owner Tom Yawkey dies at 73 from an undisclosed illness. Widow Jean Yawkey succeeds her husband as president and sole owner of the team…
  5. 1982] Tragedy in the air: A Pam Am Boeing 727 crashes in Kenner (LA) killing all 146 on board and 8 on the ground…
  6. 1992] Running mate: Democratic presidential candidate Bill Clinton picks Sen. Al Gore (Tennessee) to be his running mate. Gore accepts the nomination on the 10th…
  7. 1997] Banned for biting: Mike Tyson is banned from the ring and fined $3 million for biting opponent Evander Holyfield’s ear…
  8. 2000] Lucky #7: Pete Sampras wins his 7th Wimbledon singles title, tying the record for men...
  9. 2002] Kiss your sister: Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig stops play during a rain delay at the All-Star game in Milwaukee ending the 11-inning game in a 2-2 tie, a 1st in All-Star game history. Selig gets booed by the crowd…
  10. 2006] Butt-out: Zinedine Zidane in his final match, headbutts Marco Materazzi and gets sent off in the final of the FIFA World CupFor more on July 9th:

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Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Wednesday, July 8, 2009...

10 Timeline Memories:



  1. 1629] Pass the cranberry: The Massachusetts Bay Colony celebrates what’s recognized as the 1st Thanksgiving. White meat or dark???
  2. 1776] Declaring our independence: Militia officer John Nixon gives the 1st public reading of the Declaration of Independence to a crowd gathered at Independence Square in Philadelphia…
  3. 1889] WSJ sighting: The Wall Street Journal is published for the 1st time…
  4. 1947] Ground breaking begins: For the building of the U.N. in Manhattan…
  5. 1981] Confirmation Day: The Senate confirms Sandra Day O'Connor as Supreme Court Justice…
  6. 1985] Madonna Unplugged: Madonna poses nude in Playboy and Penthouse. Soon to be 10-year old A-Rod hides his under his bed…
  7. 1986] This is not kosher: Kurt Waldheim is inaugurated as president of Austria despite controversy over his alleged ties to Nazi war crimes…
  8. 1997] Fen-Phen, ‘Feh’: The Mayo Clinic and the government warn that the diet-drug "fen-phen" could cause serious heart and lung damage…
  9. 2000] Beaned by a ‘Rocket’: Yankee pitcher Roger Clemens beans Met catcher Mike Piazza which is a warm up for throwing a bat chard at Piazza in a 2000 World Series game…
  10. 2006] “Happy Trails": To June Allyson who passes away from pulmonary respiratory failure at the age of 88…For more on July 8th:

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Thursday, July 2, 2009

(July 4th Edition) July 2 - 7, 2009...

10 Timeline Memories:
  1. 1776] The Birth of a nation: The Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence (7/4)…
  2. 1933] The first All-Star Game: It’s played in Chicago at Comiskey Park. The American League won that game too, 4-2 (7/6)…
  3. 1937] Poof: Aviator Amelia Earhart and her navigator disappear over the Pacific Ocean near the equator while attempting the 1st round-the world flight (7/2)…
  4. 1939] The luckiest man: Lou Gehrig gives his touching farewell speech in front of a packed (61,800) Yankee Stadium (7/4). Afflicted with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, the fatal disease that will bear his name, the Iron Man retires…
  5. 1947] Breaking the color barrier: Larry Doby becomes the American League’s first black player when he strikes out in a pinch-hitting role for the Cleveland Indians (7/5)…
  6. 1964] Civility rules: President Lyndon B. Johnson signs into law, a sweeping civil rights bill (7/2)…
  7. 1969] Rock and Roll tragedies: 27-year old Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones is found at the bottom of a swimming pool (7/3)…1971] Jim Morrison, 27, lead singer of The Doors is found dead in a bathtub in Paris (7/3). Morrison died of heart failure, likely caused by a drug overdose…
  8. 1978] “Seven dirty words": The Supreme Court rules 5-4 that the FCC has the right to reprimand WBAI New York for broadcasting George Carlin’s “filthy words” which would become known as “seven dirty words” (7/3)…
  9. 2002] Bye, bye, number nine: After a lengthy illness, Baseball Hall of Famer Ted Williams dies at 83 (7/5)…
  10. 2005] Terror in the Underground: Terrorist bombings in 3 Underground stations and a double-decker bus kills 52 victims and 4 suicide bombers in the worst attack on London since WWII (7/7)…For more on July 2 -7:

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Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Wednesday, July 1, 2009...

10 Timeline Memories:
  1. 1863] Not so civil: The Civil War’s Battle of Gettysburg begins…
  2. 1963] Zip It!: The U.S. Post Office introduces 5-digit ZIP codes...
  3. 1969] A princely investment: Britain’s Prince Charles is invested as the prince of Wales…
  4. 1979] Walking the Walk: The 70s version of the iPhone, the Walkman is introduced by SONY. Does anyone still have one???
  5. 1979] The Susan B. Anthony Dollar coin is introduced: Whose brilliant idea was this???
  6. 1980] Mapleleaf pride: "O Canada" is proclaimed the national anthem of Canada on “Canada Day“…
  7. 1987] All sports, all the time: WFAN becomes the 1st All-Sports station in the nation. The Country format moves to WYNY...
  8. 1995] “Happy Trails": Wolfman Jack dies from a heart attack at 57…1996] 42 year-old Margaux Hemingway takes a fatal overdose one day before the anniversary of her grandfather’s suicide in 1961…1997] Actor Robert Mitchum is a victim of lung cancer at 79…2000] Walter Matthau dies from cardiac arrest at 79…2004] Marlon Brando dies from respiratory failure at 80...2005] Singer Luther Vandross passes away in New York, two years after suffering a stroke. He was 54...
  9. 2004] Deter takes a dive: Derek Jeter dives headfirst into the Yankee Stadium stands to catch a foul ball and inspires the Yankees to a 5-4 victory over the Red Sox. Derek’s father, an avid hockey fan, gave Derek the middle name “Sanderson” after Derek Sanderson (who was at my going-away party at one of the restaurants he owned in Boston)…
  10. 2005] Sandra’s day is done: Justice Sandra Day O'Connor unexpectedly announces her retirement from the Supreme Court…For more on July 1st:

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