10 Timeline Memories:
1.1960] I kid you not: Jack Paar walks off “The Tonight Show” over network censorship when they cut a joke about a ‘water closet’ claiming it was in poor taste. Paar storms off the set in tears and won’t return for a month. Many years later Paar reminisced about it…
2.1965] Wedding Bells: Ringo Starr and Maureen Cox rock down the aisle. The Beatle and Beatle-ette will divorce in 1975…
3.1968] Adding MSG: The new Madison Square Garden officially opens. The 4th Garden holds nearly 20,000 and celebrates its 42nd anniversary today…
4.1979] Ayatollyahso: Followers of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini seize power in Iran 9 days after the religious leader returns after 15 years of exile…
5.1982] It’s blowin’ in the Winds: ABC-TVs presentation of “The Winds of War” concludes. The 18-hour miniseries cost $40 million to produce but is the most watched TV program in history at the time…
6.1990] Free at last: South African activist Nelson Mandela is freed after 27 years in prison…
7.1990] Busted: James “Buster” Douglas beats the unbeatable Mike Tyson by a KO to win the heavyweight crown in a shocker in Tokyo…
8.2002] Not Nyet: Canadian pairs couple, David Pelletier and Jamie Sale are robbed of a gold medal when a French judge tries to fix the event in favor of the Russian team at the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics. The judge is overturned and gold is awarded to the now married Canadians…
9.2006] Did you forget to duck?: VP Dick Cheney accidentally shoots and wounds a companion during a weekend quail-hunting trip to Texas…
10.2007] Grammy Gold: The Dixie Chicks dominate the 2007 Grammy’s by winning 5 awards including ‘Record’ and ‘Song’ of the year. Mary J. Blige and Carrie Underwood are also winners…For more on February 11:
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