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1997 NHL approves franchises in Nash, Atlanta, Columbus, and Minn-St. Paul
1997 NHL announces it will add Nashville in 1998, Atlanta in 1999 and Minneapolis-St. Paul and Columbus, Ohio in 2000 1997 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Columbus, Ohio on WBZX 99.7 FM 1978 General Austin, born in Columbus, Georgia, rapper, Another Bad Creation 1976 Rachel White, Columbus Nebraska, Miss America-Nebraska 1997 1974 Blaine Wilson, born in Columbus, Ohio, gymnast, Olympics-5th-96 1972 Jean Foster, Columbus Georgia, 3x20 rifle 1996 Olympics 1971 Rhonda Adams, Columbus Georgia, playmate, Jun, 1995 1971 Mayor declares state of emergency in Columbus Ga, racial disturbance 1971 Jeff Stavroff, Columbus, Ohio, Canadian Tour golfer, 1994 Space Coast-4 1971 Heidi Mark, Columbus, Ohio, playmate, Jul, 1995 1970 Lorissa McComas, Columbus Ohio, actress, Lap Dancing, Vamp 1970 WYEA (now WLTZ) TV channel 38 in Columbus, Georgia (NBC) 1st broadcast 1970 Mike Matheny, Columbus, Ohio, catcher for the Milwaukee Brewers 1969 Catherine Zeta Jones, Swansea Wales, actress, Christopher Columbus 1968 15.68" (39.83 cm) of rainfall, Columbus, Miss (state 24-hour record) 1965 Mike Gebhardt, Columbus Ohio, mistral yachter, Olympics-6th-1996 1965 Lisa Bonder, Columbus Ohio, tennis star 1965 A. J. Sager, born in Columbus Ohio, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers 1965 Kristal Parker-Gregory, Columbus, Ohio, LPGA golfer, 1995 Hawaiian-20th 1964 WJSP TV channel 28 in Columbus, Georgia (PBS) begins broadcasting 1964 46th PGA Championship: Bobby Nichols shoots a 271 at Columbus CC Ohio 1963 Pat Borders, Columbus, Ohio, catcher for the California Angels 1962 Andy Hampsten, born in Columbus, Ohio, cyclist 1996 Olympics 1962 Brian Green, born in Columbus Indiana, actor, Sam Fowler-Another World 1961 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Columbus Golf Open 1960 Kelli McMullen-Temple, Columbus, Ohio, Canadian equestrian 1996 Olympics 1960 Richard Biggs, born in Columbus Ohio, actor, Marcus-Days of Our Lives 1959 Jermaine Stewart, born in Columbus, Ohio, singer, soul, pop, funk-rock genres, known for Billboard hit 'The Word is Out' 1958 Chris Columbus, writer and director, Mrs Doubtfire, Nine Months 1956 Curt Robert of Columbus (International League) hits 4 home runs in 7 inning game 1956 WCBI TV channel 4 in Columbus, MS (CBS) begins broadcasting 1956 WOSU TV channel 34 in Columbus, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting 1955 Debra Winger, Columbus, Ohio, actress, Officer and Gentleman 1955 John Williams Cox buys Yankee Stadium, sells grounds to Knights of Columbus, later leaves structure to Rice University (1962) 1954 Beverly D'Angelo, Columbus Ohio, actress, Vacation, European Vacation 1953 WRBL TV channel 3 in Columbus, Georgia (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 WTVM TV channel 9 in Columbus, Georgia (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 Gates McFadden, Columbus Ohio, actress, Star Trek Next Generation 1953 Robert Cray, Columbus, Georgia, blues singer and songwriter, 1987 Grammy 1950 32nd PGA Championship: Chandler Harper at Scioto CC Columbus Ohio 1949 WBNS TV channel 10 in Columbus, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting 1949 WTVN (now WSYX) TV channel 6 in Columbus, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting 1949 Philip Michael Thomas, Columbus Ohio, actor, Miami Vice 1949 WLWS (now WCMH) TV channel 4 in Columbus, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting 1947 1st 4 engine jet propelled fighter plane tested, Columbus, Oh 1944 David M. Walker, Columbus, Georgia, Captain USN/astron, STS-51-A 30, 53, 69 1943 Frank Dixon wins Knights of Columbus mile (4:09.6) 1940 3rd American Football League plays 1st game (Milw 14, Columbus 2) 1940 Jack Nicklaus, Columbus Ohio, golfer, Player of Yr 1967,72,73,75,76 1939 Ali MacGraw, born in Pound Ridge, New York, actress, Love Story, Goodbye Columbus 1939 Majel Barrett, Columbus Ohio, actress, Christine Chapel-Star Trek 1938 Hal Williams, Columbus Ohio, actor, Pvt Benjamin, 227, Sanford and Son 1938 Richard Benjamin, New York City, director/actor, Goodbye Columbus, He and She 1937 Rob Houwer, Dutch director/producer/actor, OK, Professor Columbus 1936 Everett Marshall beats Ali Baba in Columbus, to become wrestling champ 1934 Dick Rhyan, Columbus, Ohio, PGA golfer, 1994 GTE-5th 1933 Philip Roth, born in Newark, novelist, Goodbye Columbus, Portnoy's Complaint 1932 Vito Pardo, Italian sculptor (Columbus monument Argentina), dies 1930 Donn Fulton Eisele, born in Columbus, Ohio, Col USAF/astronaut, Apollo 7 1928 Ross Barbour, Columbus, Indiana, singer, 4 Freshmen 1922 Jack Klugman, born in Philadelphia, Oscar-Odd Couple, Quincy, Goodbye Columbus 1922 Helen Parrish, born in Columbus Georgia, actress, Hour Glass, Show Business 1921 Tom Poston, Columbus Ohio, actor, Steve Allen Show, Newhart 1919 Eileen Heckart, born in Columbus, Ohio, actress, Doll's House, Trauma Center 1918 Bobby Byrne, Columbus Ohio, orchestra leader, Club Seven 1916 Pancho Villa leads Mexican band raid on Columbus NM, killing 12 1916 Robert Parrish, Columbus, Georgia, director, Casino Royale 1915 Dody Goodman, Columbus Ohio, comedienne, Mary Hartman!, Max Duggan 1911 Tennessee Williams, born in Columbus, Mississippi, playwright, 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof' 1906 Curtis Lemay, born in Columbus, Ohio, nicknamed Old Iron Pants, General, United States Air Force, running mate for George Wallace, 1968, designed World War II strategic bombing campaign, led Berlin airlift, led firebombing of Tokyo, 22 medals and decorations 1903 Cleveland Indians beat New York Highlanders 9-2 in Columbus Ohio 1903 International Theater (Majestic, Park) opens at 5 Columbus Circle New York City 1894 Columbus World's fair in Chicago destroyed by fire 1893 Grace Cunard, born in Columbus, Ohio, silent screen actress, Resurrection 1889 Warner Baxter, born in Columbus, Ohio, actor, In Old Arizona, Cisco Kid 1882 Knights of Columbus chartered for Catholic men 1882 Knights of Columbus forms in New Haven, Conn 1874 Grant Mitchell, Columbus, Ohio, actor, Man Who Came to Dinner 1872 Vito Pardo, Italian sculptor, Columbus monument in Argentina 1872 1st national convention of Prohibition Party (Columbus Ohio) 1868 Memorial Day 1st observed when 2 women in Columbus Mississippi placed flowers on both Confederate and Union graves 1865 Battle of Columbus and West Point, Georgia (Ft. Tyler) 1829 Christopher Columbus Andres, Major General Union volunteers 1828 Jefferson Columbus Davis, Major General Union Army 1821 Christopher Columbus Augur, Major General Union volunteers 1792 Columbus Day is 1st celebrated 1679 Samuel J Columbus, Swedish poet (Odae Sveticae), dies 1506 Christopher Columbus, explorer, dies in poverty, in Spain at 55 1506 Columbus selects his son Diego as sole heir 1504 Columbus uses a lunar eclipse to frighten hostile Jamaican Indians 1503 Columbus discovers Cayman Islands 1502 Christopher Columbus lands at Costa Rica on his 4th and last voyage 1502 Columbus begins 4th and last trip to "Indies" 1502 Columbus left Spain on his 4th and final trip to New World 1500 Governor De Bobadilla of Santo Domingo captures Columbus 1498 Columbus landed at the mouth of the Orinoco River in Venezuela 1498 Columbus arrives in Caribbean 1498 Christopher Columbus lands on "Isla Santa" near Venezuela 1498 Christopher Columbus discovers island of Trinidad 1498 Columbus departs with 6 ships for 3rd trip to America 1494 On 2nd voyage to New World, Christopher Columbus sights Jamaica 1494 Christopher Columbus lands in Jamaica 1494 Columbus discovers Jamaica 1494 Jamaica discovered by Columbus; he names it "St. Iago" 1493 Christopher Columbus discovers Puerto Rico, on his 2nd voyage 1493 Columbus discovers Saba 1493 Christopher Columbus discovers island of Dominica 1493 Christopher Columbus discovers island of Dominica 1493 Columbus sails with 17 ships on 2nd voyage to America 1493 Columbus' 2nd expedition to New World 1493 Christopher Columbus returns to Spain after 1st new world voyage 1493 Columbus returns to Spain on his 1st trip 1493 1st sight of manatees by Christopher Columbus 1493 Columbus left new world on return from 1st voyage 1492 1st Spanish settlement in New World founded, by Columbus 1492 Columbus' ship Santa Maria docks at Dominican Republic 1492 Haiti discovered by Columbus, at Mole Saint Nicolas 1492 Columbus discovers Hispaniola (El Espanola/Haiti) 1492 Pinta under Martin A Pinzon separates from Columbus' fleet 1492 Christopher Columbus notes 1st recorded reference to tobacco 1492 Christopher Columbus learns of maize (corn) from Indians of Cuba 1492 Christopher Columbus discovers Cuba and claims it for Spain 1492 Columbus' fleet anchors on Ragged Island Range, Bahamas 1492 Christopher Columbus and ship Santa Maria land in Dominican Republic 1492 Columbus' fleet sites "Zandislands" (Ragged Island Range, Bahamas) 1492 Columbus' ship Santa Maria lands at Dominican Republic 1492 Columbus lands on San Salvador Island 1492 Columbus' discovers America (Oct 12, 1492 Julian calender) 1492 Columbus sites "Isabela" (Fortune Island, Bahamas) 1492 Columbus sights isle of San Salvador (Watling Island, Bahamas) 1492 Columbus' fleet anchors at "Fernandina" (Long Island, Bahamas) 1492 Columbus leaves San Salvador; arrives in Santa Maria of Concepcion 1492 Columbus arrives in Bahamas 1492 Columbus' ships sites land on the horizon (Bahamas) 1492 Columbus' fleet about 400 sea miles from Puerto Rico 1492 Columbus misses Florida when he changed course 1492 Columbus' fleet sets sail west 1492 Columbus' fleet leaves Gomera, Canary islands 1492 Columbus sets sail from Palos, Spain for "Indies" 1492 Columbus is given royal commission to equip his fleet 1492 Christopher Columbus signs contract with Spain to find Indies 1492 Alonzo Pietro, pilot, sailed with Columbus 1451 Isabella I, of Castile, Queen of Spain, 1479-1504, patron of Columbus |
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