10 Timeline Memories:
1.1915] Can you hear me now?: In New York, Alexander Graham Bell speaks to an assistant in San Francisco inaugurating the first transcontinental phone service. Long distance is born…
2.1947] “Happy Trails”: Public enemy number one, Al Capone, dies at 48 of cardiac arrest possibly associated with third-stage syphilis…1997] Astrologer Jeane Dixon passes away from cardiopulmonary arrest at 93…
3.1959] The Jet Age takes off: American Airlines opens the jet age in the U.S. with the first scheduled transcontinental flight of a Boeing 707…
4.1961] Live from the White House: President John F. Kennedy holds the first presidential news conference carried live on radio and TV…
5.1971] Gotcha: Charles Manson and three female followers are convicted of murder and conspiracy in the 1969 slayings of seven people, including actress Sharon Tate…
6.1988] And in this corner: VP George Bush and Dan Rather face off on “The CBS Evening News” as the anchorman attempts to question the Republican presidential candidate about his role in the Iran-Contra affair…
7.1993] CIA shooting: A gunman shoots and kills two CIA employees outside agency headquarters in Virginia. Aimal Khan Kasi, a Pakistani man is later convicted and executed in 2002…
8.1994] Settlement: Michael Jackson settles a child molestation lawsuit against him…
9.1995] Marcia, Marcia, Marcia: The defense gives its opening statement in the O.J. Simpson trial, saying Simpson was the victim of a “rush to judgment” by authorities…
10.2007] Edsel channeling: The Ford Motor Company says its lost a staggering $12.7 billion in 2006, the worst loss in the company’s 103-year history - even worse than the Edsel…For more on January 25:
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