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1977 New York's famed disco Studio 54 opens
1967 Final run of "20th Century Limited," famed N.Y. - Chicago luxury train 1962 Juan Belmonte, famed bullfighter, dies at 70 1960 Comiskey Park's famed "exploding" scoreboard begins operating 1959 Jack Benny (violin) and Richard Nixon (piano) play their famed duet 1949 Luther "Bill" Robinson, "Bojangles" famed tap dancer, dies at 71 1921 Rosalyn Yalow, famed award winning medical physicist 1912 1st running of San Francisco's famed "Bay to Breakers" race, 7.63 miles / 12.3 km 1897 Grant's Tomb (famed of song and legend) dedicated 1887 Alvin York, famed U.S. soldier with 25 kills in WW I 1875 Francis Preston Blair, Jr., famed St. Louis lawyer, dies at 54 1867 Ira Aldridge, famed Shakespearean actor (Othello, Shylock), dies 1867 |
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