10 Timeline Memories:
1.1876] Can you hear me now?: The first successful voice transmission over Alexander Graham Bell’s telephone takes place in Boston when his assistant hears, “Mr. Watson, come here. I want you.” Mr. Watson replies, “how exactly do you mean that?”…
2.1949] Guilty as charged: Nazi wartime broadcaster Mildred E. Gillars aka “Axis Sally” is convicted of treason and will serve 12 years in prison…1969] James Earl Ray pleads ‘guilty’ to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. but will later repudiate his plea and maintain his innocence until his death in 1998…2004] Teenage Washington (D.C.) sniper Lee Boyd Malvo is sentenced to life in prison in Virginia…
3.1965] The Odd Couple: The play opens on Broadway with Walter Matthau and Art Carney as Oscar and Felix. Jack Klugman will replace Matthau and Tony Randall replaces Carney when the TV series starts…
4.1966] ‘Happy Trails’: Five-time ‘Horse of the Year’, the mighty Kelso retires. The gelding lives a long life, passing away in October, 1983…1980] Scarsdale Diet guru, Dr. Hyman Tarnower is murdered by his lover, Jean Harris who will be pardoned in 1992 by Governor Mario Cuomo after serving time in a penitentiary…1988] Andy Gibb dies suddenly of heart inflammation at the age of 30…
5.1971] Vote for me: The Senate lowers the voting age to 18…
6.1980] Debuted on this date: Willard Scott debuts as weather man on “The Today Show”...
7.1983] Going to Hall: Walter Alston who began his career as manager of the Dodgers in Brooklyn is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame…
8.1993] Gunned down: Dr. David Gunn is shot to death outside a Pensacola (FL) abortion clinic…
9.2002] Yasser pinned: Israeli helicopters destroy Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat’s office in Gaza City, hours after 11 Israelis are killed in a suicide bombing in a cafe across the street from Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s residence in Jerusalem…
10.2005] Wacko Jacko: Wearing pajamas and twirling an umbrella, Michael Jackson shows up one hour late to his trial. A back injury is given as MJ’s excuse, however there’s no excuse offered for his bizarre behavior...For more on March 10:
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