10 Timeline Memories:
1.1900] The Bronx is up and the Battery’s down: New York City Mayor Robert Van Wyck breaks ground for the New York subway tunnel that will link Manhattan and Brooklyn…
2.1955] Who’s your Big Daddy?: Tennessee Williams’ “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” opens on Broadway. The play stars Ben Gazzara and Barbara Bel Geddes…
3.1956] Don Russell: Senior Bill Russell leads the University of San Francisco to its second straight NCAA title with a 83-71 win over Iowa as the Dons win their 55th straight game - a record at the time…
4.1958] Elvis has left the draft board: Elvis Presley is inducted into the Army. Although he was drafted the previous December, the Army allowed Elvis to finish filming “King Creole“…
5.1962] Death visits the ring: Emile Griffith beats Benny “The Kid” Paret senseless in a welterweight title fight at Madison Square Garden. Ten days later Paret dies from his injuries…
6.1964] JFK in silver: The Kennedy half-dollar is issued by the Treasury…
7.1980] Debuted on this date: “Nightline” debuts with Ted Koppel. In 1979 the news show debuted with coverage of the Iran crisis. Koppel left the show in November of 2005 but the show continues to air with new hosts…
8.1988] Guilty as charged: Former national security aides Oliver L. North and John M. Poindexter plead innocent to Iran-Contra charges…
9.1989] Oil slick for the ages: The Exxon Valdez spills 11 million gallons of oil into Alaska’s Prince William Sound after running aground…
10.2002] Oscar gold: Halle Berry becomes the first black performer to win a best actress Oscar for her work in “Monster’s Ball“…For more on March 24:
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