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1993 Richard Branda, actor (2 Minute Warning), dies of colon cancer at 57

1992 CBS TV premieres overnight news program "Up To The Minute"

1991 NHL adopts instant-replay and tenth of second clock in final minute

1990 Iraq televises an 8 minute uncensored speech from George Bush

1988 South Korean coaches attack NZ referee after disputing his decision, Olympic Korean boxer stages a 67 minute sit-in

1988 John Moschitta set record for fast talking: 586 words per minute

1983 John K M McCaffery, TV host (One Minute Please), dies at 69

1983 NHL institutes a 5 minute sudden death overtime period

1982 President Reagan begins 5 minute weekly radio broadcasts

1980 Marc Connelly, playwright (One Minute Please), dies at 90

1977 90 minute pilot of "Logan's Run" premieres on TV

1973 President Nixon's attorney, J Fred Buzhardt, reveals presence of 18 minute gap in a White House tape recording related to Watergate

1971 Don McLean's 8+ minute version of "American Pie" released

1968 Allyn Edwards, host (One Minute Please, Mr. Citizen), dies at 53

1957 Don Bowden becomes 1st American to break 4 minute mile (3m58s7)

1957 1st U.S. runner breaks 4 minute mile (Don Bowden)

1956 U.S. most intense rain fall (1.23" in 1 minute) at Unionville, Maryland

1954 Roger Bannister of Britain breaks 4 minute mile (3:59:4)

1954 Elvis Presley records a 10 minute demo in Nashville

1952 Cornelius Bumpus, keyboardist, Doobie Bros-Minute by Minute

1950 Patrick Simmons, guitarist/vocal, Doobie Brothers-Minute by Minute

1947 Jim Ryun, U.S., 1500m runner/broke 4 minute mile, 1968 Olympics silver

1939 NY's La Guardia Airport began operations as an airliner from Chicago lands, 1 minute after midnight

1934 Jim Beatty, track runner, 1st sub 4 minute indoor mile

1930 NHL drops 20 minute slashing-about-the-head penalty

1929 Roger Bannister, born in England, 1st to run a 4 minute mile, May 6, 1954

1922 Johnny Weissmuller swims 1st 100 m free style under 1 minute

1920 Harold Samuel Shapero, born in Lynn, Massachusetts, composer, 9 Minute Opera

1913 John K M McCaffery, Moscow Idaho, TV host, One Minute Please

1890 Marc Connelly, McKeesport, Pennsylvania, playwright, One Minute Please

1850 Daniel Chester, French/American sculptor, Minute Man

1806 1st trotter to break 3 minute mile, Yankee

1774 Minute Men organized in colonies



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