Friday, February 26, 2010

(Weekend Edition) February 26 - 28, 2010...

10 Timeline Memories:

1.1854] Having a grand old time: The Republican Party is organized in Ripon (WI) when fifty opponents of slavery start the new political party (2/28)…
2.1930] Go at the green - not in between: New York City installs traffic lights. Prior to that New Yorkers start what’s commonly known as ‘flipping the bird’ (2/26)…
3.1955] The ‘45′ rules: Billboard Magazine reports that the 45 rpm single is outselling 78’s for the first time (2/26)…
4.1962] What should we call it?: WMGM in New York changes calls to WHN (2/28)…
5.1982] Guilty as charged: Wayne B. Williams is found guilty of murdering 2 of the 28 bodies found in the Atlanta area in a two-year period (2/27)…1990] The Exxon Corp. and Exxon Shipping are indicted on 5 criminal counts in reference to the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill (2/27)…
6.1983] M*A*S*Hing the competition: The final episode of “M*A*S*H” draws a household rating of 60.2% (2/28). Seen in over 50 million homes it was the highest rated show of all-time for nearly 27 years until Super Bowl XLIV drew a TV audience of 106.5 million on February 7, 2010. ”M*A*S*H” started in September, 1972…
7.1991] Saddam backs down: Iraq’s President Saddam Hussein orders his troops to withdraw from Kuwait (2/26)…
8.1993] The first WTC bombing: Six are killed and more than one thousand injured when a van explodes in the World Trade Center parking garage. An act of terrorism by Islamic extremists and a precursor to something far worse in 2001 (2/26)…
9.1993] Wacko in Waco: U.S. Federal agents raid the compound of the Branch Davidians, lead by David Koresh in Waco (TX). The fifty-one day standoff will result in the killing of 4 agents and 6 Davidians, including Koresh (2/28)…
10. 2008] “Happy Trails“: Mike Smith, lead singer of the Dave Clark Five dies at 64 from pneumonia (2/28), a complication from an earlier fall…2008] “Voice of the Pittsburgh Steelers” Myron Cope passes away from respiratory failure at 79 (2/27)…2008] Conservative author and commentator William F. Buckley Jr. is found slumped at his desk. His death at 82 is attributed to the results of emphysema and diabetes (2/27)…2009] Paul Harvey, one of the greatest communicators and commentators in radio history, passed away at 90 of natural causes (2/28)…For more on February 26 - 28:






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Thursday, February 25, 2010

Thursday, February 25, 2010...

10 Timeline Memories:

1.1836] Run and gun: Inventor Samuel Colt receives a patent for the Colt .45 - the gun not the malt liquor…
2.1940] Dropping the puck: The Rangers and Montreal play the first televised NHL game on W2XBS in New York, using just one camera in a fixed position. The Rangers beat the Canadiens 6-2 at Madison Square Garden…
3.1950] Debuted on this date: “Your Show of Shows” debuts on NBC-TV. Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner and Howard Morris become household names. Woody Allen, Mel Brooks and Neil Simon were writers on the show…
4.1964] Eat your words: That’s what Cassius Clay told Sonny Liston after upsetting Liston to win the heavyweight crown. Liston couldn’t answer the bell for round 7…
5.1983] ‘Happy Trails’: Playwright Tennessee Williams is found in his New York hotel suite after choking on a bottle cap. Williams was 71…
6.1989] This Cowboy gets roped: After 29 seasons and 2 Super Bowl Championships as Dallas coach, Tom Landry is dumped by new Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. Jimmy Johnson replaces Landry…
7.1994] Holy Cow: That was the reaction by Phil Rizzuto when told he was finally elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame at age 76…
8.1994] Lucy faced: Bad girl Tonya Harding puts the ‘Peanuts’ Lucy face on when a last-minute loose skate lace turns her from lutzing contender to klutzy pretender in the Olympics…
9.1997] Guilty as charged: A jury in Media (PA) convicts multimillionaire John E. DuPont of third-degree murder but decides he was mentally ill when killing world-class wrestler and neighbor, David Schultz2005] Municipal employee and church leader Dennis Rader is arrested for the BTK serial killings that terrorized Wichita, Kansas. Rader is now serving 10 years to life…
10.2000] Acquitted: A jury in Albany (NY) acquits four NYPD officers of second-degree murder and lesser charges in the February, 1999 shooting death of Amadou DialloFor more on February 25:






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Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Wednesday, February 24, 2010...

10 Timeline Memories:

1.1868] Phat Tuesday: The first parade to use floats? The New Orleans Mardi Gras on this date…
2.1903] Guantanamo-ra: An area in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba is leased to the U.S. for use as a naval base. The clock is ticking on GB under the Obama administration…
3.1980] Winter Gold: The U.S. hockey team wins a gold medal after beating Finland 4-2 at the Lake Placid Winter Games…1994] Figure skater Oksana Baiul of the Ukraine injures her back in practice but two days later beats Nancy Kerrigan to win a gold medal at Lillehammer, Norway
4.1981] Murder she wrote: Jean Harris is convicted of murdering Scarsdale Diet Doctor (Tarnower). HBO makes a movie out of it in 2006…
5.1987] The King and I: Larry King suffers a heart attack requiring quintuple bypass surgery...
6.1989] Is that plant moving?: Stalker Margaret Ray is found in David Letterman’s home in Connecticut claiming to be his wife. Letterman is not amused…
7.1992] Wayne’s World: The movie starring Mike Myers and Dana Carvey opens in U.S. theaters. Schhhwiiiing!!!
8.1994] Saturday Night Alive: Garrett Morris is shot during a robbery but eventually recovers from his wounds. Here’s Garrett being interviewed about SNL…
9.1998] “Happy Trails“: Legendary comedian Henny Youngman dies from pneumonia at 91. In 1991 Henny was interviewed about a movie he was shooting…
10.2009] Joint Session of Congress: President Barack Obama discusses the recently passed American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the Troubled Assets Relief Program, the state of the economy and the future of the country…For more on February 24:






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Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Tuesday, February 23, 2010,,,

10 Timeline Memories:

1.1822] Please come to Boston: The city of Boston is incorporated…
2.1836] Remember the Alamo: The siege of the Alamo begins in San Antonio (TX)…
3.1896] Rockin’ the Tootsie Roll: The Tootsie Roll is introduced by transplanted European Leo Hirshfield. The Tootsie Pop came along in 1931. Tell me there’s anything better than cherry TPs…
4.1927] Let the fun begin: President Calvin Coolidge signs a bill creating the Federal Radio Commission. On July 1, 1934 the name will be changed to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)…
5.1945] Raising the flag: U.S. Marines on Iwo Jima capture Mount Suribachi and raise the American Flag…
6.1954] Salkin’ it to ya: The first mass inoculation of children against polio using the Salk vaccine begins in Pittsburgh…
7.1965] “Happy Trails“: Stan Laurel (Laurel & Hardy) dies in his sleep following a heart attack at 74…1995] Melvin Franklin, bass singer of the Temptations dies from heart failure at 52…
8.1983] Big Bucks for a Bulldog: Junior running back Herschel Walker of Georgia becomes the highest paid player in football history when he signs a $1.5 million a year contract with Donald Trump’s New Jersey Generals of the USFL…
9.1997] Madman goes berserk: A Palestinian madman opens fire on the observation deck of the Empire State Building, killing one person and wounding six before taking his own life. A classmate of my son Robert, Matt Gross was shot in the head and suffered permanent brain damage. Matt’s brother Daniel started a successful anti-violence group…
10.1999] Guilty as charged: A jury in Jasper (TX) convicts white supremacist John William King of murder in the dragging death of a black man - James Byrd JrFor more on February 23:






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Monday, February 22, 2010

Monday, February 22, 2010...

10 Timeline Memories:

1.1856] Cue the elephant: The Republican Party opens its first national meeting in Pittsburgh…
2.1879] Five and dime: Frank W. Woolworth opens his first ‘5 and 10 cent’ store in Utica (NY)…
3.1959] Start your engines: The inaugural Daytona 500 race is won by Lee Petty, father of Richard Petty
4.1976] “Happy Trails“: Original Supreme, Florence Ballard is the victim of a fatal heart attack. At 32, she was living on welfare after being fired from the Supremes 9 years earlier. Ballard leaves 3 children…1987] Pop Art guru Andy Warhol dies from a heart attack in his sleep following gall bladder surgery. Warhol was 58…
5.1980] Olympic Gold: Al Michaels makes the call: “Do you believe in miracles?” as the U.S. Hockey team beats the Russians in a semi-final game. Two nights later they beat Finland for the gold…
6.1994] Gotcha: The Justice Department charges 31-year CIA veteran Aldrich Ames and his wife, Rosario, with selling national security secrets to the Soviet Union…
7.1997] Hello Dolly: Scottish scientists announce that an adult sheep named Dolly had been successfully cloned…
8.2005] Plotted: A Virginia man was charged with plotting with al-Qaeda to kill President George W. Bush. Ahmed Omar Abu Ali is later convicted and sentenced to 30 years in prison…
9.2006] Record heist: Thieves steal $96 million from a Bank of England cash depot near London in Britain’s largest cash robbery…
10.2009] Slumdog gold: Slumdog Millionaire wins 8 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Director (Danny Boyle). Sean Penn wins Best Actor for Milk and Kate Winslet wins Best Actress for The ReaderFor more on February 22:



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Friday, February 19, 2010

(Weekend Edition) Feb. 19 - 21, 2010...

10 Timeline Memories:

1.1878] Something to play your records on: Thomas Alva Edison patents a music player - the phonograph is born (2/19)…
2.1931] Debuted on this date: Alka Seltzer is introduced with a “plop, plop, fizz, fizz” (2/21)…1947] Edwin Land demonstrates the Polaroid Land Camera to the Optical Society of America in New York City (2/21). It’s the first camera to take, develop and print a black and white print in 60 seconds. The camera will go on sale in 1948...
3.1953] Splendid indeed: Ted Williams, a Marine pilot since 1951, escapes after crash-landing his F-9 Panther after being hit in Korea. He climbs down from the cockpit just before the plane explodes (2/19)…
4.1958] Peace and love, man: The Peace symbol is designed by Gerald Holtom in protest against the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment (2/21)…
5.1962] Going in circles: John Glenn makes space history, orbiting the earth 3 times to become the first American to orbit the earth aboard ‘Friendship 7′ (2/20)…
6.1965] In cold blood: Malcolm X is assassinated at the Audobon Ballroom in Manhattan at the age of 39 (2/21). Three Black Muslims are charged and jailed for the murder…2002] The State Department declares Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl dead, one month after he had been abducted by Islamic extremists in Pakistan (2/21)…
7.1985] This is a new drink?: Cherry Coke is introduced by Coca-Cola. This is a drink that was discovered a lot earlier than that in every neighborhood of New York City along with the Egg-Cream - apparently not in Atlanta (2/19)…
8.1987] The smoking light goes out: A controversial anti-smoking psa airs for the first time on network TV. It features Yul Brynner who would soon die from lung cancer resulting from his heavy smoking (2/19)…
9.2002] Olympic Gold: 16-year old Great Neck North student Sarah Hughes shocks the world by winning the women’s figure skating gold medal at the Salt Lake City games (2/21)…
10.2008] Adios Fidel: Fidel Castro announces that he will resign as President of Cuba. Brother Raul succeeds him (2/19)...For more on February 19 - 21:






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Thursday, February 18, 2010

Thursday, February 18, 2010...

10 Timeline Memories:

1.1885] Never the Twain until today: Mark Twain’s “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” is published in the U.S. for the first time…
2.1930] The dwarf planet: Clyde Tombaugh was spinning in his grave when Pluto was designated a “dwarf” planet. Clyde discovered the former planet on this date…
3.1951] Close shave: The biggest point-shaving scandal in college basketball history begins when three players from defending-champion CCNY, are charged with accepting bribes to throw games. They eventually admit their crimes along with 29 others from 6 schools, including powerhouse Kentucky…
4.1953] Get those 3-D glasses out: “Bwana Devil“, the first 3-D movie opens in New York City…
5.1953] Signed, sealed, delivered: Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz sign a contract worth $8 million to continue “I Love Lucy” through 1955…
6.1970] Guilty as charged: Five of the “Chicago 7″ are found guilty of intent to incite a riot at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. The convictions are later overturned. Abbie Hoffman was the poster child for the Chicago 7…
7.1979] Not petty at all: Richard Petty wins his 6th Daytona 500…
8.1998] “Happy Trails“: Cubs play-by-play man Harry Carey dies of a heart attack at 83...2001] Dale Earnhardt dies from injuries suffered in a crash at the Daytona 500. Earnhardt was 49…
9.1999] Trading places: The Yankees and Toronto make a blockbuster deal: 5-time Cy Young winner Roger Clemens goes from the Blue Jays to the Yankees for David Wells
10.2004] Not going quietly: Former Vermont Governor Howard Dean abandons his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination after going bonkers at that infamous press conference…For more on February 18:






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Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Wednesday, February 17, 2010...

10 Timeline Memories:

1.1801] Heads it’s Jefferson, tails, it’s Burr: The U.S. House of Representatives breaks an electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr by picking Jefferson as President and Burr as his VP…
2.1913] Art replaces war: The Armory Show opens at the 69th Regiment Armory in Manhattan with paintings and sculpture on display. This show continues to be held yearly at the same Armory…
3.1933] TIME is not on their side: Newsweek is published for the 1st time…
4.1933] Wedding Bells: Blondie and Dagwood walk down the cartoon aisle, 3 years after they met in the papers. They celebrate their 77th wedding anniversary today…
5.1947] VOA is born: The Voice of America begins its broadcasts to the Soviet Union…
6.1965] Facelift #1: Joan Rivers makes her first guest appearance substituting for Johnny Carson...
7.1968] Hooping it up: The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame opens to the public for the first time in Springfield (MA)…
8.1986] Oh Howard: Howard Stern takes over the morning show on K-Rock in New York…
9.1992] Murder Inc: In Milwaukee, mass murderer Jeffrey Dahmer is sentenced to life in prison. In November of 1994 he is beaten to death in prison…1995] LIRR killer Colin Ferguson is convicted on six counts of murder in the December, 1993 shootings. Ferguson will later be sentenced to a minimum of 200 years in prison. No tears are shed over either of these two sentences…
10.1996] Deeply blue: World chess champion Garry Kasparov beats Deep Blue, the IBM supercomputer in Philadelphia on what would have been IBM founder Thomas Watson’s 122nd birthday. Deep Blue gets revenge when it beats Kasparov in 1997…For more on February 17:






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Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Tuesday, February 16, 2010...

10 Timeline Memories:

1.1868] Benevolent and Protective: ‘The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks’ is formed in New York City (what the devil does the BPOE do besides being benevolent and protective???)…
2.1883] Ladies Day: The Ladies Home Journal begins publication. Their first issue is a shocker: ‘Are hems on bathing suits being raised to above the ankles?’ Say it isn’t so…
3.1946] Whirlybird heaven: The first commercially designed helicopter is unveiled and tested in Bridgeport (CT)…
4.1948] A new career for Ed Herlihy: NBC-TV begins airing its first nightly newscast featuring Fox and Movietone newsreels…
5.1959] Have a cigar: Fidel Castro seizes power in Cuba after the overthrow of President Fulgencio Batista
6.1968] My old stomping grounds gets famous: The first 911 emergency telephone system is inaugurated in Haleyville (AL) where I started my radio career at WJBB at 18…
7.1970] The winner and new champ: Joe Frazier begins his reign as undefeated heavyweight champ by knocking out Jimmy Ellis in 5 rounds. Frazier keeps his title until losing it to George Foreman in January, 1973. It will be Frazier’s first professional defeat…
8.1982] “D-I-V-O-R-C-E“: Lee Majors and Farrah Fawcett say “I don’t”, divorcing after separating in 1979. The marriage lasted almost 9 years…1989] Jane Fonda and Tom Hayden split up after 16 years of marriage…
9.1984] Winter gold: 23-year old Bill Johnson becomes the first American to win Olympic downhill skiing gold at Sarajevo…
10.1990] Busted: Ike Turner is sentenced to 4 years in prison on cocaine charges…For more on February 16:






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Friday, February 12, 2010

(Presidents' Day Weekend Edition) Feb 12 - 15, 2010)...

10 Timeline Memories:

1.1903] Oh won’t you be my teddy bear: Russian immigrants Morris and Rose Michtom introduce the first teddy bear to America (2/15)…
2.1914] Hello - Royalties: The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers aka ASCAP is formed in New York City (2/13)…
3.1924] First in the nation: Calvin Coolidge makes his first presidential political speech on radio (2/12)...
4.1929] Happy Valentine’s Day: The ‘St. Valentine’s Day Massacre’ in Chicago takes 7 lives. All of the mobsters killed were rivals of Al Capone (2/14)…
5.1965] “Happy Trails“: Nat “King” Cole passes away from lung cancer at 46 (2/15). Cole was a heavy smoker…2008] Legendary Boston radio and television personality Jess Cain dies from prostate cancer at 81(2/14)…2008] American businessman, aviator and adventurer Steve Fossett is declared legally dead after missing since September 3, 2007. Fossett was 63 (2/15)…
6.1976] Murder in Hollywood: 37-year old actor Sal Mineo is found murdered in his driveway, the victim of a botched robbery attempt(2/12)…
7.1976] Gold Standard: Dorothy Hamill wins a gold medal at the Winter Olympics and captures the hearts of Americans with her youthful innocence, good looks and flawless style (2/13)…
8.2005] YouTube sees the light: YouTube is launched in the U.S. (2/15)…
9.2006] Nor’easter: A powerful Nor’easter blankets the Northeast dumping 1 to 2 feet of snow from Washington, D.C. to New England. We got an exaggerated 26.9″ of snow, an all-time record in New York (2/12)…
10.2009] Plane goes down: Cogan Air Flight 3407 crashes in Clarence Center, New York, killing 50 (2/12)...For More on February 12 - 15:



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Thursday, February 11, 2010

Thursday, February 11, 2010...

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
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Wednesday, February 10, 2010...

10 Timeline Memories:


1.1870] Not celebrated in song: The YWCA is founded in New York City. I always thought there should’ve been an answer hit to the Village People’s “YMCA” by a group called the Village Girls and titled “YWCA“…
2.1897] The Gray Lady: The New York Times begins printing the slogan, “All the News That’s Fit to Print”, upper-left, front page. 112-years later it’s still there…
3.1933] Hmmmmmm: The singing telegram is introduced by the Postal Telegram Company of New York City. Roughly 53 trillion butcherings of “Happy Birthday” follow…
4.1942] That sinking feeling: The Normandie, the former French liner capsizes in New York Harbor after catching fire while being fitted for the U.S. Navy the day before…
5.1968] Ice queens: Peggy Fleming wins a gold medal in women’s figure skating at the Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France…1992] Bonnie Blair wins gold in 500-meter speed skating at Albertville, France becoming the first woman to win gold medals in consecutive Winter Olympics…
6.1981] Death in the casino: Fire breaks out at the Las Vegas Hilton hotel-casino, killing 8 and injuring 198…
7.1992] “Happy Trails“: “Roots” author Alex Haley dies of a heart attack at 70…2005] Playwright Arthur Miller succumbs to heart failure at 89…2008] Veteran actor Roy (”Jaws”) Scheider dies from a staph infection at 75. Scheider had previously been treated for multiple myeloma…
8.1992] Guilty as charged: Mike Tyson is convicted in Indianapolis of raping a Miss Black America contestant...
9.2005] The arms race: North Korea publicly announces for the first time that it has nuclear arms…
10.2007] Vote for me: Senator Barack Obama (D-Ill) announces his bid for president…For more on February 10:



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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Tuesday, February 9, 2010...

10 Timeline Memories:

1.1825] Flip a coin: The U.S. House of Representatives elects John Quincy Adams president after no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes…
2.1870] Undulating patterns and circular swirls arrive: The U.S. Weather Bureau is authorized by Congress. It’s officially known as the National Weather Service…
3.1895] Bikinis to follow: The game of volley ball is invented by W.G. Morgan in Holyoke (MA)…
4.1942] Time has come today: Daylight-savings ‘War Time’ goes into effect. This year DST begins Sunday, March 14, 2010 when we turn clocks ahead one hour…
5.1950] Better dead than red: Senator Joseph McCarthy charges that the State Department is filled with Communists as we usher in that fun era - McCarthyism…
6.1971] Third time is the charm: Apollo 14 returns to earth after man’s 3rd landing on the moon...
7.1971] Don’t look back, someone might be gaining on you: Satchel Paige becomes the first Negro League player elected to Baseball’s Hall of Fame…
8.1973] “Happy Trails“: Max Yasgur who owned the farm where the original Woodstock took place, dies of a heart attack at 53…1981] Bill Haley suffers a fatal heart attack at his home in Harlingen, Texas. Haley was 56…2002] Britain’s Princess Margaret suffers a fatal massive stroke at 71…
9.1997] Homer the Hero: “The Simpsons” passes “The Flintstones” as the longest running prime-time animated series. This clip shows the evolution of Homer Simpson
10.2006] Kidnap video: Kidnapped-American journalist Jill Carroll appears in a video aired on a Kuwaiti TV station, appealing for her supporters to do whatever it took to win her release “as quickly as possible.” Jill is freed the following month…For more on February 9:






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Monday, February 8, 2010

Monday, February 8, 2010...

10 Timeline Memories:

1.1910] On my honor: The Boy Scouts of America is incorporated…
2.1915] Giving birth: Director D.W. Griffith’s civil war epic, “Birth Of A Nation” premieres at Clune’s Auditorium in Los Angeles. The three-hour silent movie cost $100,000, a fortune in 1915…

3.1922] On the radio: Warren G. Harding becomes the first president to have a radio installed in the White House. We like Harding...

4.1968] Death on the highway: Three college students die in a confrontation with highway patrolmen in Orangeburg (SC) during a civil rights protest...
5.1980] Charlie Rangel is pleased: President Jimmy Carter unveils a plan to re-introduce draft registration. Fortunately this movement never materializes...
6.1990] “Happy Trails“: Singer Del Shannon dies from a self-inflicted gun shot wound at 50…2005] Former Epic Records head of promotion, Al Gurewitz passes away from bladder cancer at 73…2007] Legendary singer Frankie Laine dies of heart failure at 93…2007] Anna Nicole Smith dies from ‘combined drug intoxication’ at 39…
7.1993] So sue me: General Motors sues NBC, alleging that 'Dateline NBC' had rigged two crashes to show the GM pickups were prone to fires. NBC settles the lawsuit the following day...
8.1996] Cyberspace: The largest one day online event to-date brings together the world's top photographers, editors, programmers and interactive designers to create a digital time capsule of online life. It's called "24 Hours in Cyberspace"...
9.1999] Clinton's trials and tribulations: The Senate hears closing arguments in President Bill Clinton's impeachment trial...
10.2005] A temporary peace: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas announce a cease-fire at a summit in Egypt...


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Friday, February 5, 2010

(Weekend Edition) February 5 - 7, 2010...

10 Timeline Memories:

1.1921] It’s read all over: Reader’s Digest hits the newsstands for the first time (2/5)…
1.1921] The house that Ruth built: The Yankees purchase 20 acres in the Bronx to build Yankee Stadium. The stadium goes up 2 years later in 1923. Eighty-six years later (2009), the new stadium opens (2/5)…
2.1935] Pass ‘Go’ and collect $200: The board game of ‘Monopoly‘ goes on sale for the first time (2/6)…
3.1974] Premiered on this date: “Blazing Saddles” debuts in movie theaters (2/7)…
4.1985] Swimsuit edition: Sports Illustrated releases its annual ‘Swimsuit Edition’ which somehow manages to be not only the largest regular edition but the ‘most read’ edition (2/7)…
5.1993] “Happy Trails“: Tennis Hall of Famer and human rights advocate Arthur Ashe dies of complications of AIDS, contracted during a blood transfusion. I used to live across the street from Arthur who was just 49 at the time of his death (2/6)…1998] 51-year old Carl Wilson one of the founding members of the Beach Boys dies from complications of lung cancer with his family at his side (2/6)…
6.2001] Regis gets ripped: Kelly Ripa is named as Regis Philbin’s new co-host. Ripa replaces Kathie Lee Gifford and the show is renamed “Live! with Regis and Kelly (2/5)…
7.2002] Guilty as charged: A federal grand jury indicts John Walker Lindh on 10 charges, alleging that he was trained by Osama bin Laden’s network and conspired with the Taliban to kill American’s (2/5)…
8.2003] WMD alert: Secretary of State Colin Powell urges the U.N. Security Council to move against Iraq, saying that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction and was harboring terrorists, claims that later turned out to be false (2/5)…
9.2005] Super Bowl Sunday: The New England Patriots win their second consecutive SB and 3rd in 4 years with a 24-21 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles in SBXXXIX. The good old days for Patriots fans (2/6)…For more on February 5 - 7:



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Thursday, February 4, 2010

Thursday, February 4, 2010...

10 Timeline Memories:

1.1789] And the winner is: Electors unanimously choose George Washington as the first President of the United States, making his election official…
2.1932] Let the games begin: The first Winter Olympics takes place at Lake Placid (NY)…
3.1941] Bob Hope books a flight: The United Service Organization (USO) is created…
4.1957] The Right Type: Smith-Corona rolls out the first electric typewriter weighing a hefty 19 pounds…
5.1969] Meet the new Commish: Bowie Kuhn replaces the fired William Eckert as Baseball Commissioner…
6.1983] ‘Happy Trails’: Karen Carpenter passes away from heart failure probably caused by years of suffering from anorexia nervosa. Karen was just 32...1987] Liberace falls victim to AIDS related complications at 67…
7.1997] Guilty as charged: A civil jury in California finds O.J. Simpson liable in the deaths of ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. Goldman’s parents are awarded $8.5 million in damages…
8.1999] Amadou disaster: An unarmed Amadou Diallo is cut down in a hail of bullets when four New York City plainclothes police officers thought he was armed. He wasn’t…

9.1999] Signed, Sealed, Delivered?: Having failed to get Bill Parcells from New England as coach, the Jets hire Bill Belichick as H.C. How'd that work out Jets fans???
10.2007] Super win: The Indianapolis Colts beat the Chicago Bears 29-17 to win Super Bowl XLI. Peyton Manning will be gunning for his second SB win this Sunday against the New Orleans Saints…(For more on February 4):






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Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Wednesday, February 3, 2010...

10 Timeline Memories:

1.1690] “Money, money, money, monnnnney“: The 1st paper money in the U.S. is issued by the Massachusetts colony. The currency is used to pay soldiers fighting in the war against Quebec (was this over hockey, eh?)…
2.1815] Cheesy: The world’s 1st commercial cheese factory is established in Switzerland (no mention of who was used to cut the cheese)…
3.1913] The Taxman is coming: The 16th amendment to the Constitution is ratified authorizing the power to impose and collect income tax (how about a vote to repeal it?)…
4.1959] The day the music died: Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson aka ‘The Big Bopper’ perish when their small plane goes down in Iowa…
5.1961] Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow: Over 17″ of snow blankets New York City. It’s the 6th largest snowfall in the city...
6.1998] Lights out: Texas executes Karla Faye Tucker who becomes the first woman executed since 1984. All Karla did was hack two people to death with a pickax…
7.1998] Plunging to death: A U.S. Marine jet slices a cable in Italy causing the death of 20 skiers on a lift. They will fall 370 feet to their deaths…
8.2002] I get a kick out of you: Britney Spears sings the national anthem and then Adam Vinatieri kicks a 48-yard field goal and the underdog Patriots win their first Super Bowl over the St. Louis Rams 20-17 in Super Bowl XXXVI. Tom Brady wins the first of two SB MVPs…2008] Super Bowl XLII goes to the Giants who upset the Patriots 17-14…
9.2003] Murder at the mansion: Record producer Phil Spector is arrested in the shooting death of actress Lana Clarkson at his mansion in California…
10.2007] Baghdad bomber: A suicide truck bomber strikes a Baghdad market, killing more than 130…For more on February 3:






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Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Tuesday, February 2, 2010...

10 Timeline Memories:

1.1653] Start spreading the news: New Amsterdam, now known as New York City is incorporated…
2.1790] Supes on: The U.S. Supreme Court convenes for the first time…
3.1876] Senior circuit: Baseball’s National League is formed in New York with these original franchises: New York, Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Hartford, Louisville, Philadelphia and St. Louis…
4.1887] They say we’re young and we don’t know: The first ‘Groundhog Day’ is celebrated in Punxsutawney (PA). The 1993 movie starring Bill Murray immortalizes the day and Sonny & Cher’s “I Got You Babe” wakes Murray up 33 times…
5.1946] Debuted on this date: Mutual Broadcasting airs “Twenty Questions” for the first time on radio. The show moves to TV three years later…
6.1967] Jump it up: The American Basketball Association is formed…
7.1972] Bloody Sunday aftermath: The British embassy in Dublin is destroyed in protest over Bloody Sunday…
8.1979] “Happy Trails”: Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols dies from a drug overdose at 21, less than 4 months after fatally stabbing girlfriend Nancy Spungen at the Chelsea Hotel…1996] The legendary Gene Kelly passes away after suffering two strokes…
9.1990] Free Mandela: F.W. de Klerk, allows the African National Congress to legally function and promises to release Nelson Mandela
10.2007] And somewhere Al Gore smiles: The world’s leading climate scientists and government officials say that global warming is so severe, it would “continue for centuries” and humans were to blame…For more on February 2:






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Monday, February 1, 2010

Monday, February 1, 2010...

10 Timeline Memories:

1.1865] Free at last: Slavery is abolished with the ratification of the 13th amendment which will go into effect on February 1, 1865…
2.1913] All aboard: Grand Central Station opens in New York City. The largest train station in the world is still beautiful…
3.1960] Sitting in: Four black college students begin a sit-in protest at a lunch counter where they’d been refused service…
4.1968] The shot seen round the world: Saigon’s police chief executes a Viet Cong officer with a pistol shot to the head…
5.1979] Patty departs: Newspaper heiress Patty Hearst leaves a federal prison near San Francisco after her sentence was commuted by Jimmy Carter
6.1982] Debuted on this date: David Letterman debuts on NBC-TV with his own show. His first guest is Bill Murray. Letterman may have made his network debut in 1971 covering the Indy 500…
7.1999] A little bit of Monica: Monica Lewinsky gives a videotaped despostion to senators weighing impeachment charges against President Bill Clinton
8.2003] Space tragedy: The space shuttle Columbia explodes during re-entry, killing all 7 astronauts on board…
9.2004] Nipplegate: Janet Jackson’s breast is briefly exposed during a duet with Justin Timberlake at the Super Bowl halftime show. If like I, you were at the game, no one even noticed. All I cared about was that my Patriots won…2009] No “wardrobe malfunctions” last year when the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Arizona Cardinals 27-23 to become the only NFL team to win 6 Super Bowls…
10.2008] Terrorists take out 100: Remote-controlled explosives strapped to two women kill nearly 100 people in Baghdad…For more on February 1:






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