1998 Singers Bobby Brown found guiilty of DWI in Ft. Lauderdale Fla
1997 David Frost wins Golf's Colonial Final in Ft. Worth Texas
1997 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Ft. Myers Florida on WRXK 96.1 FM
1994 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Ft. Laud/Miami Fl (WBGG 105.9 FM)
1994 Largest omelet (1,383 ft) made with 160,000 eggs in Yokohama Japan
1987 Randolph Scott, actor (Ft. Worth, Gung Ho, Jesse James), dies at 89
1985 Lauri Hendler, born in Ft. Belvoir, Virginia, actress, Julie-Gimme a Break
1977 77,691 see New York Cosmos beat Ft. Lauderdale Strikers 8-3 at Giant Stad
1975 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Greater Ft. Myers Golf Classic
1975 Zach Conrad, Ft. Collins Colo, cyclist 1996 Olympics
1973 Johnny Damon, Ft. Riley, Kansas, outfielder for the Kansas City Royals
1973 Richard Matvichuk, Ft. Saskatchewan C, NHL defenseman for the Dallas Stars
1972 John Wasdin, Ft. Belvoir, Washington, pitcher for the Oakland A's
1972 Jill Savery, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, synchronized swimmer, 1996 Olympics gold
1972 Lloy Ball, Ft. Wayne, Indiana, volleyball setter 1996 Olympics
1970 Herbert Schmidtz makes highest parachute jump from a tower by leaping from a 1,984 ft TV mast in Tulsa, Oklahoma
1970 WSCV TV channel 51 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (IND) suspends broadcasting
1969 Michelle Morse, Ft. Rucker Ala, WPVA volleyballer, U.S. Open-13th-1995
1969 22-year-old man sneaks into wheel pod of a jet parked in Havana and survives 9-hr flight to Spain despite thin oxygen levels at 29,000 ft
1969 Rusty Greer, Ft. Rucker AL, outfielder for the Texas Rangers
1968 WKID (WSCV) TV channel 51 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (IND) 1st broadcast
1967 Mike James, born in Ft. Walton, Florida, pitcher for the California Angels
1967 Leslie M Marx, born in Ft. Belvoir, Virginia, fencer-epee 1996 Olympics
1966 Thomas Louis Tolles, Jr., Ft. Myers, Florida, PGA golfer, 1995 Bob Hope-3rd
1966 Helena Bonham Carter, London, actress, Ft. Worth, Howards End
1966 WTVX TV channel 34 in Ft. Pierce-Vero Beach, Florida (IND) 1st broadcast
1966 Samantha Phillips, Ft. Meade, Maryland, Penthouse Pet
1965 Mitch Richmond, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, NBA guard, Sac Kings, Oly-g-88, 96
1964 Guy Donald Boros, born in Ft. Laud, Florida, PGA golfer, 1994 Deposit Guaranty-3rd
1964 Mary-Louise Parker, Ft. Jackson, South Carolina, actress, Fried Green Tomatoes
1964 Joey Allen, born in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, rock guitarist, Warrant-Cherry Pie
1963 Lisa Bettio, Cleveland, WPVA volleyballer, Ft. Myers Beach-17th-1992
1963 Mike Stanley, born in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, catcher, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox
1963 Teresa Wentzel DeWitt, Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, double trap 1996 Olympics
1963 Felita Carr, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, dance skater, & Komarov-1995 Pac Champ
1962 Terry-Jo Myers, born in Ft. Myers, Florida, LPGA golfer, 1988 Mayflower Classic
1962 Robert White in X-15 sets altitude record of 108 km (354,300 ft)
1961 Cathy Gerring, born in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, LPGA golfer, 1990 Lady Keystone Open
1961 Mark David Brooks, born in Ft. Worth, Texas, PGA golfer, 1994 Kemper Open
1960 Julianna Young, Ft. Campbell, Kentucky, playmate, Nov, 1993
1959 Brian Fogt, born in Dayton, Ohio, Nike golfer, in 1992 Ft. Wayne Open-7th
1959 2,000 ft long by 1,300 foot wide section of ridge falls into Madis
1958 Blaine McCallister, Ft. Stockton, Texas, PGA golfer, 1989 Honda Classic
1958 Joseph Paul Sindelar, born in Ft. Knox, Kentucky, PGA golfer, BC Open-1985, 87
1957 Dodgers (Ft. Worth) and Cubs (LA) "trade" minor league franchises
1956 KFSA (now KFSM) TV channel 5 in Ft. Smith, AR (CBS) 1st broadcast
1956 10th NBA Championship: Ph Warriors beat Ft. Wayne Pistons, 4 games to 1
1956 Kathleen Beller, Queens, New York, actress, Ft. Apache the Bronx, Touched
1955 Priscilla Barnes, Ft. Dix, New Jersey, actress, License to Kill, 3s Company
1955 9th NBA Championship: Syrac Nats beat Ft. Wayne Pistons, 4 games to 3
1954 Danielle Alexander, Ft. Worth, Texas, country music pianist
1954 Catherine Hickland, Ft. Lauderdale, actress, Capitol, Star Trek IV
1953 KVFD (now KTIN) TV channel 21 in Ft. Dodge, IA (NBC) 1st broadcast
1953 WKJG TV channel 33 in Ft. Wayne, IN (NBC) begins broadcasting
1953 Billy Thomas, Ft. Meyers, Florida, singer, McBride and Ride-I Count on You
1953 Drake Hogestyn, Ft. Wayne Indiana, actor, 7 Brides for 7 Brothers
1952 Kate Capshaw, Ft. Worth, Texas, actress, Little Sex, Dreamscape
1951 John L. Phillips, born in Ft. Belvoir, Virginia, PhD/astronaut
1950 7,021 see lowest NBA score, Ft. Wayne Pistons 19, Minneapolis Lakers 18
1950 1st negro player in NBA, (Celtic's Charles Cooper) Ft. Wayne Ind
1950 Candice Earley, Ft. Hood, Texas, actress, Donna Tyler-All My Children
1950 Richard Gilliland, Ft. Worth, Texas, actor, Jonesy-Waltons, Tom-Heartland
1949 Sheralee, born in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, vocalist, Your Hit Parade
1949 Julia Barr, Ft. Wayne, Indiana, actress, Brooke-All My Children
1948 Gary Morris, Ft. Worth, Texas, country singer and actor, Colbys
1948 Ft. Funston's 16-inch coastal guns removed
1947 Larry Gene Nelson, Ft. Payne AL, PGA golfer, 1980 Atlanta Classic
1947 Eastern DC-4 crashes between Ft. Deposit and Perryville Md, kills 53
1947 Doug Henning, Ft. Garry Manitoba, magician, Broadway play-Magic
1944 Robert Landers, Tarrant County, Texas, PGA golfer, Ft. Worth-1976, 78, 80
1943 Sandra Haynie, Ft. Worth, Texas, LPGA golfer, 1974 U.S. Women's Open
1943 Gayle Hunnicutt, Ft. Worth, Texas, actress, Legend of Hell House, Dallas
1941 NZ troops conquer Ft. Capuzzo Libya
1941 45th U.S. Golf Open: Craig Wood shoots a 284 at Colonial Club Ft. Worth
1941 Sandra Palmer, born in Ft. Worth, Texas, LPGA golfer, 1986 Mayflower Classic
1940 Cornelious Warmerdam became 1st man to pole vault 15 ft
1938 Rex Reed, Ft. Worth, Texas, movie critic/actor, Myra Breckinridge
1936 Roger Miller, Ft. Worth, Texas, country singer, King of the Road, Dang Me
1934 Laurence Luckinbill, Ft. Smith, Arkansas, actor, Delphi Bureau, Ike
1934 1st "Washateria" (laundromat) opens (Ft. Worth, Texas)
1930 Charlie Jones, Ft. Smith, Arkansas, sportscaster, Almost Anything Goes
1928 WGL-AM in Ft. Wayne IN begins radio transmissions
1925 WOWO-AM, Ft. Wayne Indiana begins radio transmission (500 watts)
1923 1st broadcast of "Barn Dance Show" (WBAP - Ft. Worth Texas)
1922 Bill Blass, born in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, fashion designer, Nancy Reagan
1922 WBAP-AM begins broadcasting from Ft. Worth Texas
1921 Phyllis Thaxter, Portland Maine, actress, Nora, Ft. Worth
1918 Army chaplain school organizes at Ft. Monroe Va
1917 Byron R. Whizzer White, born in Ft. Collins, NFLer/Supreme Court Just, 1962-93
1916 Ft. Vaux, Verdun, reconquered by France
1916 Moroccan troops capture Ft. Douaumont
1912 Gordon Parks, Ft. Scott, Kansas, film director/author, Learning Tree
1911 Garros sets world altitude record of 4,250 m (13,944 ft)
1910 Ray McKinley, born in Ft. Worth, Texas, orch leader/drummer, Glenn Miller Time
1909 Carol Lombard, Ft. Wayne, Indiana, actress, My Man Godfrey, In Name Only
1900 Veteran's Hospital at Ft. Miley forms
1899 Dorothy Devore, Ft. Worth, Texas, actress, Narrow Street, Senior Daredevil
1890 Cecil Rhodes' colonies reach Mashonaland (Ft. Salisbury)
1890 Judith Lowry, born in Ft. Sill, Oklahoma, actress, Effect of Gamma Rays ...
1890 Virginia Eames, Ft. Davis, Texas, entertainer
1885 1st gasoline pump is delivered to a gasoline dealer (Ft. Wayne, Ind)
1883 1st night baseball under lights, Ft. Wayne Indiana
1876 7th U.S. Cavalry under Custer leaves Ft. Lincoln
1875 Kiowa Indians under Lone Wolf (Guipago) surrender at Ft. Sill
1871 1st baseball league game (National Association of Baseball Players), (Ft. Wayne 2, Cleveland 0) Deacon Jim White gets 1st hit, a double
1866 Renegade Irish Fenians invade Ft. Erie, Ontario from U.S.
1865 At Ft. Towson, Gen Stand Watie surrenders last sizeable confed army
1865 Battle of Ft. Tobacco, Virginia
1865 Battle of Columbus and West Point, Georgia (Ft. Tyler)
1865 Federals capture Ft. Blakely, Alabama
1865 Battle of Petersburg, Virginia (Ft. Gregg, Sutherland's Station)
1865 Battle of Ft. Blakely AL and Selma AL
1865 Battle of Ft. Moultrie, South Carolina occupied by Federals
1865 Union troops force Confederates to abandon Ft. Anderson, North Carolina
1865 Battle of Ft. Moultrie, SC
1865 Drunken sailor attacks munitions at Ft. Fisher NC, 40 die
1865 Ft. Fisher, North Carolina falls to Union troops
1864 Battle of Ft. McAllister, GA
1864 Battle of New Creek, WV (Rosser's Raid, Ft. Kelly)
1864 Battle at Pilot Knob (Ft. Davidson), Missouri: 1700 killed/injured
1864 Battle of Ft. Morgan AL
1864 Rebels evacuate Ft. Powell, Mobile Bayd
1864 Battle of Drewry's Bluff, Virginia (Ft. Darling)
1864 Battle of Cloyd's Mt, and Swift Creek, Virginia (Drewery's Bluff, Ft. Darling)
1863 Battle of Ft. Sanders, Tennessee (Ft. Loudon), 8-900 casualities
1863 After 59 day siege, confederates evacuate Ft. Wagner, SC
1863 Battle of Irish Bend, Louisiana (Ft. Bisland)
1863 Union forces capture Arkansas Post, or Ft. Hindman, Arkansas
1862 Confederates evacuate Ft. Pillow, Tennessee
1862 Valley Campaign-Stonewall Jackson takes Ft. Royal, Virginia
1862 Battle of Drewry's Bluff (Ft. Darling), Virginia
1862 Battle of Ft. Pickens, Florida (Pensacola), evacuated by CS
1862 Battle of Ft. Jackson, Ft. St. Philip and New Orlean's, Louisiana
1862 Battle of Ft. Pillow Tennessee
1862 Rebels surrender Ft. Pulaski, Georgia-Rebels surrender
1862 Ft. Donelson captured by General Grant (1,400 confederates surrender)
1862 Grant's major assault on Ft. Donelson, Tennessee
1862 BBT Ft. Henry, Tennessee by USS Lexington
1862 Battle of Ft. McRee, Florida Battle of Port Royal, South Carolina (Port Royal Ferry)
1861 Battle of Ft. McRee, FL
1861 Battle of Port Royal Bay, South Carolina (Ft. Walker, Ft. Beauregard)
1861 Battle of Cape Hatteras SC-Union troops take Ft. Clark
1861 Arkansas troops seize Ft. Smith
1861 Formal Union surrender of Ft. Sumter
1861 After 34 hours of bombardment, Ft. Sumter surrenders to Confederates
1861 Federals abandon Ft. Quitman, Texas
1861 Ft. Point completed and garrisoned (but has never fired cannon in anger)
1861 Federal troops from Ft. Monroe are sent to Ft. Pikens
1861 MS troops take Ft. Massachusetts an Ship Island
1861 Ft. Pikens, Florida falls into state hands
1861 FL state troops demand surrender of Ft. Pickens
1861 Ft. Jackson and Ft. Philip are taken over by LA state troops
1861 Florida troops takeover Ft. Marion at St. Augustine
1861 250 Federal troops are sent from New York to Ft. Sumter
1861 US Ft. Morgan, Mobile, seized by Alabama
1861 US Ft. Pulaski and Ft. Jackson, Savannah, seized by Georgia
1861 South Carolina seizes inactive Ft. Johnson in Charleston Harbor
1860 Major Robert Anderson, under cover of darkness, concentrated his small force at Ft. Sumter
1860 Temperature hits 115 degrees F in Ft. Scott and 112 degrees F in Topeka Kansas
1854 Marine Telegraph from Ft. Point to San Francisco completed
1823 1st steamboat to navigate the Mississippi River arrives at Ft. Snelling
1816 U.S. troops destroy Ft. Apalachicola, a Seminole fort, to punish Indians for harboring runaway slaves
1814 British attack Ft. Ontario, Oswego, New York
1813 British take Ft. Niagara in War of 1812
1813 Americans capture Ft. George, Canada
1811 Russian settlers establish Ft. Ross trading post, north of SF
1779 U.S. troops under Gen A Wayne conquer Ft. Stony Point, New York
1776 Hessians capture Ft. Lee, NJ
1776 1st gun salute - for U.S. Andrea Doria at Ft. St. Eustatius
1775 Green Mountain Boys capture Ft. Ticonderoga NY-American Revolution
1774 Mass militiamen successfully attacked arsenal of Ft. William and Mary
1774 1st incident of Revolution-400 attack Ft. William and Mary, NH
1760 Ft. Loudon, Tennessee surrenders to Cherokee Indians
1760 Native American hostages killed in Ft. Prince George
1758 Britain capture Ft. Duquesne (Pittsburgh) from French
1757 English Ft. William Henry, New York, surrenders to French and Indians troops
1755 Ft. Ticonderoga, New York opens
1754 George Washington gives Ft. Necessity to France
1754 George Washington surrenders to French, Ft. Necessity (7 Years' War)
1754 George Washington defeats French and indians at Ft. Duquesne (Pitts)
1701 Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac found trading post at Ft. Pontchartrain, which later becomes the city of Detroit
1655 Peter Stuyvesant recaptures Dutch Ft. Casimir from Swedish in Delaware
1642 Willem earl of Nassau-Siegen, Governor of Ft. Emmerik/Heusden, dies
1566 Philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, Governor of Ft. Gorinchem/Nijmegen
1347 English troops conquer Ft. Calais
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