10 Timeline Memories:
1.1882] Doctor my eyes: The Myopia Hunt Club in Winchester (MA) becomes the first country club. The founders were actually near-sighted or myopic. The club eventually moves to Hamilton (MA)…
2.1952] Debuted on this date: “The Today Show” on NBC-TV with Dave Garroway and Jack Lescoulie...1972] “Sanford and Son” starring Redd Foxx on NBC-TV. The show runs until September 2, 1977 before going into syndication…
3.1954] Wedding Bells: Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe marry at San Francisco City Hall. Marilyn will charge ‘mental cruelty’ in October and the couple will divorce…2004] J.P. Morgan Chase strikes a deal to buy Bank One for $58 billion. The deal becomes official on July 1, 2004…
4.1963] Color blind: George C. Wallace vows “segregation forever” as he’s sworn in as Governor of Alabama. Eventually Wallace drops his racial discrimination stance…
5.1970] I am I said: The first “Human Be-in” is held, where else? San Francisco. Golden Gate Park is the scene. Far-out, man…
6.1993] Musical networks: David Letterman announces that he’s leaving NBC for CBS-TV. Before he leaves he interrupts the Today Show…
7.1998] Circular filed: Whitewater prosecutors begin questioning Hillary Rodham Clinton about the gathering of FBI files on past Republican political appointees…
8.1998] Band aid money: NBC agrees to pay Warner Brothers a record $13 million per episode to retain the top-rated TV show, “ER”...
9.2001] Super Sunday here we come: The Giants gain their third trip to a Super Bowl by beating Minnesota for the NFC crown but they lose the SB to Baltimore...
10.2004] To the moon, Alice: George W. Bush unveils a plan to send astronauts to the moon, Mars and beyond to a galaxy billions and billions of light years away…For more on January 14:
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