1992 Event Rene Lachemann hired as Florida Marlins 1st manager 1984 Event Howard Goodall/Melvyn Bragg's musical "Hired Man," premieres in London 1981 Event 1st female soccer official is hired by NASL 1979 Death John Carroll, actor (Hired Wife, Fiesta, Geraldine), dies at 72 1977 Event Mary Shane hired by Chicago White Sox as 1st woman TV play-by-play 1976 Death John Roselli, hired by CIA to kill Castro, found murdered 1967 Event Joe DiMaggio is hired as executive Vice President of A's by Charlie Finley 1960 Event Mickey Vernon is hired as 1st manager of new Washington team 1924 Birthday James Kirkwood, born in Los Angeles, California, actor and writer, Hired Wife 1921 Event 1st ranger for Cleveland Metroparks hired 1878 Event George W. Coy hired as 1st full-time telephone operator 1863 Event Free city delivery replaces zone postage; 449 letter carriers hired 1833 Event 1st newsboy hired (Barney Flaherty, 10 years old-NY Sun) 1732 Event 1st U.S. professional librarian, Louis Timothee, hired in Philadelphia