2012 Event Footballer Fabrice Muamba is critically ill and in a London hospital intensive care unit after undergoing cardiac arrest on live television during the 41st minute of the FA cup quarter final 1993 Death Richard Branda, actor (2 Minute Warning), dies of colon cancer at 57 1992 Event CBS TV premieres overnight news program "Up To The Minute" 1991 Event NHL adopts instant-replay and tenth of second clock in final minute 1990 Event Iraq televises an 8 minute uncensored speech from George Bush 1988 Event South Korean coaches attack New Zealand referee after disputing his decision, Olympic Korean boxer stages a 67 minute sit-in 1988 Event John Moschitta set record for fast talking: 586 words per minute 1983 Death John K M McCaffery, TV host (One Minute Please), dies at 69 1983 Event NHL institutes a 5 minute sudden death overtime period 1982 Event President Reagan begins 5 minute weekly radio broadcasts 1981 Event Barbara Sonntag, Colorado, crochets record 147 stitches/minute for 1/2 hour 1980 Death Marc Connelly, playwright (One Minute Please), dies at 90 1977 Event 90 minute pilot of "Logan's Run" premieres on TV 1973 Event President Nixon's attorney, J Fred Buzhardt, reveals presence of 18 minute gap in a White House tape recording related to Watergate 1973 Event Tap dancer Ray Castle measured at 1440 taps/minute on BBC TV 1971 Event Don McLean's 8+ minute version of "American Pie" released 1968 Death Allyn Edwards, host (One Minute Please, Mr. Citizen), dies at 53 1957 Event Don Bowden becomes 1st American to break 4 minute mile (3m58s7) 1957 Event 1st U.S. runner breaks 4 minute mile (Don Bowden) 1956 Event U.S. most intense rain fall (1.23" in 1 minute) at Unionville, Maryland 1954 Event Roger Bannister of Britain breaks 4 minute mile (3:59:4) 1954 Event Elvis Presley records a 10 minute demo in Nashville 1952 Birthday Cornelius Bumpus, keyboardist, Doobie Bros-Minute by Minute 1950 Birthday Patrick Simmons, guitarist/vocal, Doobie Brothers-Minute by Minute 1947 Birthday Jim Ryun, U.S., 1500m runner/broke 4 minute mile, Silver Medal 1968 Olympics 1939 Event NY's La Guardia Airport began operations as an airliner from Chicago lands, 1 minute after midnight 1939 Birthday Ken Blanchard, born in Orange, New Jersey, author, professional speaker, management expert, co-wrote, 'The One Minute Manager' with Spencer Johnson, sold over 13 million copies in 37 languages, wrote more than 30 successful books 1936 Birthday Don Bowden, U.S., 1st American to run a sub 4 minute mile 1934 Birthday Jim Beatty, track runner, 1st sub 4 minute indoor mile 1930 Event NHL drops 20 minute slashing-about-the-head penalty 1929 Birthday Roger Bannister, born in England, 1st to run a 4 minute mile, May 6, 1954 1922 Event Johnny Weissmuller swims 1st 100 m free style under 1 minute 1920 Birthday Harold Samuel Shapero, born in Lynn, Massachusetts, composer, 9 Minute Opera 1913 Birthday John K M McCaffery, Moscow Idaho, TV host, One Minute Please 1890 Birthday Marc Connelly, McKeesport, Pennsylvania, playwright, One Minute Please 1850 Birthday Daniel Chester, French/American sculptor, Minute Man 1806 Event 1st trotter to break 3 minute mile, Yankee 1774 Event Minute Men organized in colonies
