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1992 Former silver Goodyear blimps are now painted yellow and blue
1991 Regis Toomey, actor (You're in the Army Now, Burke's Law), dies at 93 1988 Amnesty International's Human Rights Now! tour begins in Wembley 1987 WHN-AM in New York City changes call letters to WFAN (now WEVD) replacing WHN's country music, WYNY-FM adopts country music format 1986 WIS-AM in Columbia South Carolina changes call letters to WVOC (now WOMG) 1986 KRE-AM in Berkeley, California changes call letters to KBLX (now KBFN) 1985 KHQ-AM in Spokane WA changes call letters to KLSN (now KAQQ) 1984 Supreme Court weakens 70-year-old "exclusionary rule"-evidence seized with defective court warrants can now be used in criminal trials 1983 KMO-AM in Tacoma Washington changes call letters to KAMT (now KKMO) 1982 KGB-AM in San Diego, California changes call letters to KCNN (now KPOP) 1982 Gaby Hoffman, actress, Field of Dreams, Uncle Buck, Now and Then 1981 Deborah Baltzell, actress (Karen-I'm a Big Girl Now), dies at 25 1979 James Allen, born in Portland, Oregon, James Deshaune Allen, football player, linebacker, played for National Football League, attended Oregon State University, chosen 82nd overall in 2002 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints, now a free agent 1978 New York Yankees now 7 out of 1st, picked up 7 games in previous 2 weeks 1978 1st class postage now 15 cents (13 cents for 3 years) 1975 KTW-AM in Seattle Washington changes call letters to KYAC (now KKFX) 1973 Guy Middleton, actor (Fur Collar, Now and Forever), dies at 65 1972 WGVC (now WUCX) TV channel 35 in Grand Rapids, MI (PBS) 1st broadcast 1972 KAVT (now KSMQ) TV channel 15 in Austin, MN (PBS) begins broadcasting 1972 WRIP (now WDSI) TV channel 61 in Chattanooga, Tennessee (IND) 1st broadcast 1972 Former umpire, now housewife Bernice Gera wins her suit against baseball, initiated on March 15, 1971 to be allowed to umpire 1971 Hasj falls from now on under(neath) the Opiumwet 1971 KCBJ (now KMIZ) TV channel 17 in Columbia, MO (ABC) 1st broadcast 1971 WXLT (now WWSB) TV channel 40 in Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida (ABC) begins 1971 Tiffany [Renee Darwich], Norwalk Cal, singer, I Think We're Alone Now 1971 KVRL (now KRIV) TV ch 26 in Shreveport-Texarkana, LA (NBC) begins 1971 WHAE (now WGNX) TV channel 46 in Atlanta, Georgia (CBN) begins broadcasting 1971 WDXR (now WKPD) TV channel 29 in Paducah, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting 1971 1st class postage now costs 8 cents (was 6 cents) 1971 WSVN (now WSBN) TV channel 47 in Norton, Virginia (PBS) begins broadcasting 1970 WYEA (now WLTZ) TV channel 38 in Columbus, Georgia (NBC) 1st broadcast 1970 Tiffany, Renee Darwisch, rocker, I Think We're Alone Now 1970 KOAI (now KNAZ) TV channel 2 in Flagstaff, Arizona (NBC) 1st broadcast 1970 KIIN (now KUN) TV channel 12 in Iowa City, IA (PBS) 1st broadcast 1969 KXIX (now KVCT) TV channel 19 in Victoria, Texas (ABC) 1st broadcast 1969 WJJY (now WJPT) TV channel 14 in Jacksonville, IL (ABC) 1st broadcast 1969 WXPO (now WNDS) TV channel 50 in Manchester, New Hampshire (IND) 1st broadcast 1969 WHMA (now WJSU) TV channel 40 in Anniston, AL (CBS) 1st broadcast 1969 WKYH (now WYMT) TV channel 57 in Hazard, Kentucky (NBC) begins broadcasting 1969 KHOF (now KAGL) TV ch 30 in San Bernardino/Glenda, California (IND) begins 1969 WMUL (now WPBY) TV channel 33 in Huntington, WV (PBS) 1st broadcast 1969 WWVU (now WNPB) TV channel 24 in Morgantown, WV (PBS) 1st broadcast 1968 KVOF (KUDO, now KWBB) TV channel 38 in SF, California (IND) 1st broadcast 1968 WATU (now WAGT) TV channel 26 in Augusta, Georgia (CBS) begins broadcasting 1968 WCWB (now WMGT) TV channel 41 in Macon, Georgia (NBC) begins broadcasting 1968 KECC (now KECY) TV channel 9 in El Centro, California (CBS) 1st broadcast 1968 KSEL (now KAMC) TV channel 28 in Lubbock, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting 1968 WRDU (now WPTF) TV chan 28 in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina (NBC) 1st broadcast 1968 KPLM (now KESQ) TV channel 42 in Palm Springs, California (ABC) begins 1968 KMTC (now KDEB) TV channel 27 in Springfield, MO (IND) 1st broadcast 1968 KLNI (now KADN) TV channel 15 in Lafayette, LA (IND) begins 1968 WMCV (now WZTV) TV channel 17 in Nashville, Tennessee (IND) 1st broadcast 1968 "How Now, Dow Jones" closes at Lunt Fontanne New York City after 220 performances 1968 WHTV (now WTZH) TV channel 24 in Meridian, MS (NBC/CBS) 1st broadcast 1968 WBLG (now WTVQ) TV channel 62 in Lexington, Kentucky (ABC) 1st broadcast 1968 KEMO (now KOFY) TV channel 20 in San Francisco, California (IND) 1st broadcast 1967 KTSB (now KSNT) TV channel 27 in Topeka, KS (NBC) begins broadcasting 1967 "How Now, Dow Jones" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City for 220 performances 1967 KMXN (now KJTV) TV channel 34 in Lubbock, Texas (IND) begins broadcasting 1967 KGSC (now KICU) TV channel 36 in San Jose, California (IND) begins 1967 KBFI (now KDAF) TV channel 33 in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas (IND) begins 1967 KUHI (now KSNF) TV channel 16 in Joplin, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting 1967 "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," debuts on NET (now PBS) 1967 WOET (now WPTD) TV channel 16 in Dayton, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 WMET (now WHSW) TV channel 24 in Baltimore, MD (IND) 1st broadcast 1967 KLXA (now KTBN) TV channel 40 in Fontana-San Ana, California (IND) begins 1966 WAEO (now WJFW) TV channel 12 in Rhinelander, WI (NBC) begins 1966 KIFW (now KTNL) TV channel 13 in Sitka, AK (CBS) begins broadcasting 1966 KLOC (now KCSO) channel 42 in Charlotte, North Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting 1966 KBSC (now KVEA) TV channel 52 in Corona-Los Angeles, California begins 1966 KFDO (now KVIJ) TV channel 8 in Sayre, OK (ABC) begins broadcasting 1966 WDHO (now WNWO) TV channel 24 in Toledo, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting 1966 WRFT (now WVFT) TV channel 27 in Roanoke, Virginia (IND) begins broadcasting 1966 Freedom Williams, rock vocalist, C&C Music Factory-Everbody Dance Now 1966 WCMC (now WMGM) TV channel 40 in Wildwood, New Jersey (NBC) 1st broadcast 1966 Tracii Guns, rock guitarist, LA Guns-It's Over Now 1965 WEMT (now WVII) TV channel 7 in Bangor, ME (ABC) begins broadcasting 1965 WXXW (now WYCC) TV channel 20 in Chicago, IL (PBS) begins broadcasting 1965 WLCY (now WTSP) TV channel 10 in St. Petersburg-Tampa, Florida (ABC) begins 1965 KHFI (now KBVO) TV channel 42 in Austin, Texas (NBC) begins broadcasting 1964 KHQL (now KCAN) TV channel 8 in Albion, NB (ABC) begins broadcasting 1964 Tracy Chapman, U.S. singer and songwriter, Freedom Now, I Got a Fast Car 1963 Nyasaland (now Malawi) becomes self-governing under Hastings Banda 1963 George C. Wallace sworn in as governor of Alabama, his address states "segregation now; segregation tomorrow; segregation forever!" 1963 WTEV (now WLNE) TV channel 6 in Providence RI begins broadcasting 1962 WBJA (now WMGC) TV channel 34 in Binghamton, New York (ABC) 1st broadcast 1962 KOET (now KULC) TV channel 9 in Ogden, UT (PBS) begins broadcasting 1962 WNYS (now WIXT) TV channel 9 in Syracuse, New York (ABC) begins broadcasting 1962 KIKU (now KHNL) TV channel 13 in Honolulu, HI (IND) 1st broadcast 1962 WSEC (now WLRN) TV channel 17 in Miami, Florida (PBS) begins broadcasting 1962 Shirlie Hollman, rocker, Pepsi and Shirley-All Right Now 1962 Phil Lewis, born in London, England, rock vocalist, LA Guns-It's Over Now 1961 KMED (now KTVL) TV channel 10 in Medford, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting 1961 Trucial States (now UAE) issue their 1st postage stamps 1960 KWCS (now KOOG) TV channel 30 in Ogden, UT (IND) begins broadcasting 1960 KSOO (now KSFY) TV channel 13 in Sioux Falls, SD (NBC) 1st broadcast 1960 British Somaliland (now Somalia) gains independence from Britain 1960 KORN (now KDLT) TV channel 5 in Mitchell-Sioux Falls, SD (ABC) begins 1960 WKBM TV (now WLII) channel 11 in Caguas/San Juan, Puerto Rico 1st broadcast 1960 WSLA (now WAKA) TV channel 8 in Selma, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting 1959 KOMC (now KSNK) TV channel 8 in McCook - Oberlin, NB (NBC) begins 1959 KJTV (now KGET) TV channel 17 in Bakersfield, California (NBC) 1st broadcast 1959 WMUB (now WPTO) TV channel 14 in Oxford, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting 1959 KLX-AM in Oakland California changes call letters to KEWB (now KNEW) 1958 Upper Volta (now Bourkina Fasso) gains autonomy from France 1958 KCOO (now KABY) TV channel 9 in Aberdeen, SD (ABC) begins broadcasting 1958 KGLD (now KSNG) TV channel 11 in Garden City, KS (NBC) 1st broadcast 1958 WETV (now WPBA) TV channel 30 in Atlanta, Georgia (PBS) begins broadcasting 1958 WRIK (now WLUZ) TV channel 7 in Ponce, Puerto Rico (PTC) begins broadcasting 1958 KRSD (now KEVN) TV channel 7 in Rapid City, SD (ABC) 1st broadcast 1957 KWRB (now KFNE) TV channel 10 in Lander-Riverton, WY (ABC) begins 1957 WEEQ (now WWTO) TV channel 35 in La Salle, IL (IND) 1st broadcast 1957 WLWI (now WTHR) TV channel 13 in Indianapolis, IN (ABC) 1st broadcast 1957 WHC (now WPXI) TV channel 11 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (NBC) 1st broadcast 1957 Melanie Griffith, actress, Working Girl, Milk Money, Now and Then 1957 WTWV (now WTVA) TV channel 9 in Tupelo-Columbus, MS (NBC) begins 1956 KFSA (now KFSM) TV channel 5 in Ft. Smith, AR (CBS) 1st broadcast 1956 WSYE (now WETM) TV chan 18 in Elmira-Corning, New York (NBC) 1st broadcast 1956 KELP (now KCOS) TV channel 13 in El Paso, Texas (PBS) begins broadcasting 1956 WDIQ (now KMCT) TV channel 2 in Dozier, AL (PBS) begins 1956 WCKT (now WSVN) TV channel 7 in Miami, Florida (IND) begins broadcasting 1956 Helen Terry, rocker, Now You're Mine 1956 KYW-AM in Philadelphia Penn gives calls to WTAM (now WWWE) Cleveland 1956 KHPL (now KWNB) TV channel 6 in Hayes Center, NB (ABC) 1st broadcast 1956 WREC (now WREG) TV channel 3 in Memphis, Tennessee (CBS) begins broadcasting 1955 KMVI (now WMAU) TV channel 12 in Wailuku, HI (IND) begins broadcasting 1955 WHTN (now WOWK) TV ch 13 in Huntington-Charleston, WV (CBS) begins 1955 KARD (now KSNW) TV channel 3 in Wichita, KS (NBC) begins broadcasting 1955 KRNT (now KCCI) TV channel 8 in Des Moines, IA (CBS) 1st broadcast 1955 WHIS (now WVVA) TV channel 6 in Bluefield, WV (NBC) 1st broadcast 1955 KPUA (now KGMD) TV channel 9 in Hilo, HI (CBS) begins broadcasting 1955 KMAU (now KGMV) TV channel 3 in Wailuku, HI (CBS) begins broadcasting 1955 KFAR (now KATN) TV channel 2 in Fairbanks, AK (ABC/NBC) 1st broadcast 1955 WFLA (now WXFL) TV channel 8 in Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida (NBC) begins 1955 KORK (now KVBC) TV channel 3 in Las Vegas, NV (NBC) 1st broadcast 1955 WEAT (now WPEC) TV channel 12 in West Palm Beach, Florida (CBS) begins 1954 KTEW (now KJRH) TV channel 2 in Tulsa, OK (NBC) begins broadcasting 1954 KCKT (now KSNC) TV channel 2 in Great Bend, KS (NBC) 1st broadcast 1954 WGR TV (now WGRZ) TV channel 2 in Buffalo, New York (NBC) begins 1954 WLAC (now WTVF) TV channel 5 in Nashville (CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 KMOX (now KMOV) TV channel 4 in Saint Louis, MO (CBS) 1st broadcast 1954 WMSL (WYUR, now WAFF) TV channel 48 in Huntsville, AL (ABC) begins 1954 WDBO (now WCPX) TV channel 6 in Orlando, Florida (CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 Michael Anthony, born in Chicago, Illinois, Michael Anthony Sobolewski, bassist, founding member, Van Halen, hard rock, heavy metal genres, plays bass, vocals, has performed with Sammy Hagar, Chickenfoot, noted for custom bass guitars, now markets Mad Anthony hot sauce 1954 WGAN (now WGME) TV channel 13 in Portland, ME (CBS) 1st broadcast 1954 KGLO (now KIMT) TV channel 3 in Mason City, IA (CBS) 1st broadcast 1954 KDAL (now KDLH) TV channel 3 in Duluth-Superior, MN (CBS) begins 1954 Edward R. Murrow criticizes Senator Joseph McCarthy on 'See it Now' 1954 WAST (now WNYT) TV channel 13 in Albany-Troy, New York (NBC) 1st broadcast 1953 WFBC (now WYFF) TV channel 4 in G'ville-Spartanburg, South Carolina (NBC) begins 1953 KHOL (now KHGI) TV channel 13 in Kearney, NB (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 KOA (now KCNC) TV channel 4 in Denver, CO (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 KID (now KIDK) TV channel 3 in Idaho Falls, Idaho (CBS) 1st broadcasting 1953 WSTV (now WTOV) TV channel 9 in Steubenville-Wheeling, OH (CBS) begins 1953 WAIM (now WAXA) TV channel 40 in Anderson, South Carolina (IND) 1st broadcast 1953 KBOI (now KBCI) TV channel 2 in Boise, Idaho (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 KVFD (now KTIN) TV channel 21 in Ft. Dodge, IA (NBC) 1st broadcast 1953 Cambodia (now Kampuchea) gains independence within French Union 1953 KOOL (now KTSP) TV channel 10 in Phoenix, Arizona (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 WRAU (now WHOI) TV channel 19 in Peoria, IL (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 WJNL (now WFAT) TV channel 19 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania (IND) begins 1953 WMT (now KGAN) TV channel 2 in Cedar Rapids-Waterloo, IA (CBS) begins 1953 KCMO (now KCTV) TV channel 5 in Kansas City, Missouri (CBS) begins 1953 WATR (now WTXX) TV channel 20 in Waterbury, CT (NBC) begins 1953 WNOK (now WLTX) TV channel 19 in Columbia, South Carolina (CBS) 1st broadcast 1953 WTCN (now KARE) TV channel 11 in Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN (MET) begins 1953 WKBG (now WLVI) TV channel 56 in Cambridge-Boston, MA (IND) begins 1953 WAKR (now WAKC) TV channel 23 in Akron, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 KROC (now KTTC) TV channel 10 in Rochester, MN (NBC) 1st broadcast 1953 KTVH (now KWCH) TV channel 12 in Hutchinson-Wichita, KS (CBS) begins 1953 KCTV (now KLST) TV channel 8 in San Angelo, Texas (CBS) 1st broadcast 1953 KSWS (now KOBR) TV channel 8 in Roswell, New Mexico (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 WTPennsylvania (now WHTM) TV channel 27 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (ABC) 1st broadcast 1953 WDAU (now WYOU) TV chan 22 in Scranton Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (CBS) begins 1953 KMJ (now KSEE) TV channel 24 in Fresno, California (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 KTAR (now KPNX) TV channel 12 in Phoenix, Arizona (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 WHYN (now WGGB) TV channel 40 in Springfield-Holyoke, MA (ABC) begins 1953 KGNC (now KAMR) TV channel 4 in Amarillo, Texas (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 Jules Shear, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, musician, singer, performed with The Funky Kings, Raisins in the Sun, created, hosted, first 13 episodes of MTV series, Unplugged, song, All Through the Night, recorded by Cyndi Lauper, ranked number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, co-wrote title track for Everything's Different Now album, with Matthew Sweet 1953 KTNT (now KSTW) TV channel 11 in Tacoma-Seattle, WA (IND) begins 1953 WLVirginia (now WSET) TV channel 13 in Lynchburg-Roanoke, Virginia (ABC) begins 1953 NFL Dallas Texans become Baltimore Colts (now Indianapolis Colts) 1952 WSBA (now WPMT) TV channel 43 in York, Pennsylvania (IND) begins broadcasting 1952 KROD (now KDBC) TV channel 4 in El Paso, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting 1952 KBTV (now KUSA) TV channel 9 in Denver, CO (ABC) begins broadcasting 1952 New York Yankees Johnny Mize's pinch-hit grand slam gives Yankees a 5-1 win at Washington He has now home runs in all 15 major league parks 1952 Andy Fraser, born in Paddington, West London, pianist, guitarist, songwriter, played bass for Free, composed "All Right Now", wrote hits for Robert Palmer, Rod Stewart, Joe Cocker 1951 "See it Now" premieres on TV 1950 WKZO (now WWMT) TV channel 3 in Kalamazoo, MI (CBS) 1st broadcast 1950 WJIM (now WLNS) TV channel 6 in Lansing, MI (CBS) begins broadcasting 1950 WTAR (now WTKR) TV channel 3 in Norfolk, Virginia (CBS) begins broadcasting 1950 WSYR (now WSTM) TV channel 3 in Syracuse, New York (NBC) begins broadcasting 1949 WOAI (now KMOL) TV channel 4 in San Antonio, Texas (NBC) 1st broadcast 1949 KRLD (now KDFW) TV channel 4 in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas (CBS) begins 1949 WOC (now KWQC) TV channel 6 in Davenport, IA (NBC) 1st broadcast 1949 WOR (now WWOR) TV channel 9 in NY-Secaucus, New York (IND) begins 1949 WTVN (now WSYX) TV channel 6 in Columbus, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting 1949 WKY (now KTVY) TV channel 4 in Oklahoma City, OK (NBC) 1st broadcast 1949 WLWS (now WCMH) TV channel 4 in Columbus, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting 1949 WLWD (now WDTN) TV channel 2 in Dayton, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting 1949 Ross Valory, SF, rock bassist, Journey-Who's Crying Now, Open Arms 1949 KNBH (now KNBC) TV channel 4 in Los Angeles, California (NBC) 1st broadcast 1949 WTOP (now WUSA) TV channel 9 in Washington, D.C. (CBS) 1st broadcast 1948 WHEN (now WTVH) TV channel 5 in Syracuse, New York (CBS) begins broadcasting 1948 WBAP (now KXAS) TV channel 5 in Fort Worth-Dallas, Texas (NBC) begins 1948 Daniel Seraphine, Chicago, rock drummer, Chicago-If You Leave Me Now 1948 WNAC (now KNEV) TV channel 7 in Boston, MA (CBS) begins broadcasting 1948 WBEN (now WIVB) TV channel 4 in Buffalo, New York (CBS) begins broadcasting 1948 KCPX (now KTVX) TV channel 4 in Salt Lake City, UT (ABC) 1st broadcast 1948 KNXT (now KCBS) TV channel 2 in Los Angeles, California (CBS) 1st broadcast 1948 WNDT (now WNET) TV channel 13 in New York-Newark, New York (PBS) begins 1947 KPO-AM in San Francisco, California changes call letters to KNBC (now KNBR) 1947 WMAL (now WJLA) TV channel 7 in Washington, D.C. (ABC) begins 1947 WWJ (now WDIV) TV channel 4 in Detroit, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting 1947 KSD (now KSDK) TV channel 5 in St. Louis, Missouri (NBC) begins broadcasting 1946 U.N. set up temporary HQ at Hunter (now Lehman) College (Bronx) 1946 Terry Kath, rocker, Chicago-If You Leave Me Now 1945 KLS-AM in Oakland California changes call letters to KWBR (now KDIA) 1945 Linda Scott, singer, Hey Look at Me Now 1944 Max Halbe, born in Guttland, now Kozliny, Germany, writer, dramatist, Naturalist movement literary style, works include 'Jugend', dies in Neuotting, Bavaria, at age 79 1944 Robert Lamm, New York City, rocker, Chicago-If You Leave Me Now 1944 Jackie DeShannon, Hazel Kentucky, singer, What the World Needs Now 1944 WABD (WNEW, now WNYW) TV channel 5 in New York City (DUM/MET/FOX) 1st broadcast 1944 Peter Eotvos, born in Odorheiu Secuiesc, Hungary, now Romania, composer, conductor, works include 'Love and Other Demons' 1942 Derek Quinn, guitarist, Freddie and Dreamers-I'm Telling You Now 1942 Eduard Visser, Dutch writer, Fyffes are now called Chiquita 1941 WCBW (now WCBS) TV channel 2 in NY, New York (CBS) begins broadcasting 1941 WNBT TV (W2XBS, Now WNBC) channel 4 in New York City (NBC) begins broadcasting 1941 Buffy Sainte-Marie, Maine, folksinger, Now That the Buffalo Are Gone 1941 Ground breaking for NACA (now NASA) Lewis Research Center 1940 Clem Curtis, born in Trinidad, singer, lead vocalist for The Foundations, a British soul group, including hits, 'Baby Now That I've Found You', 'Back On My Feet Again', 'Any Old Time' 1940 Freddie Garrity, rocker, Freddie and the Dreamers-I'm Telling You Now 1940 4 teens, following their dog down a hole near Lascaux France discover 17,000-year-old drawings now known as Lascaux Cave Paintings 1940 Johnny Nash, born in Houston, Texas, rocker, I Can See Clearly Now 1939 Francis Ford Coppola, born in Detroit, director, Godfather, Apocalypse Now 1939 Eleanor Smeal, feminist/president, NOW 1937 Chuck Jackson, born in Latta, South Carolina, singer, Any Day Now, I Don't Want to Cry 1937 Ken Palmer, cricketer, 1-190 in only Test for England, now Test ump 1937 Cleveland (now Los Angeles) Rams granted an NFL franchise 1936 KVL-AM in Seattle Washington changes call letters to KEEN (now KING) 1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates Boulder Dam, now known as Hoover Dam 1936 Boulder Dam, now Hoover Dam, begins operation 1935 Omar Bongo, born in Lewai, French Equatorial Africa, now Bongoville, Gabon, El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba, Albert-Bernard Bongo, statesman, Gabonese Democratic Party, President of Gabon at age 31 1935 KTM-AM in Los Angeles California changes call letters to KEHE (now KABC) 1935 James Graham, born in Southern Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, Africa, 8th Duke of Montrose, the only Duke with a seat in the House of Lords as a hereditary peer 1935 WFI-AM in Philadelphia Penn merges with WLIT as WFIL (now WEAZ) 1934 Shah of Persia declares Persia now Iran 1934 Albert W. Hall, actor, Apocalypse Now 1932 Aharon Appelfeld, born near Czernowitz, Romania, now Ukraine, Israeli novelist, Holocaust survivor, Hebrew-language author with modernistic, metaphorical writing style 1931 Hockey's Hershey Bears (now with AHL) 1st game 1930 Baseball changes rule, ball bounces into stands not a home run, now a double 1930 WIS-AM (now WOMG) in Columbia South Carolina begins radio transmissions 1928 Veijo Meri, born in Viipuri, now Vyborg, Russia, writer, novelist, poet, focuses on absurdity of war, published biography of Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim 1928 Yeshiva College (now University) chartered (New York City) 1927 Jane Withers, Georgia, actress, All Together Now, Josephine the plumber 1926 Charles Denner, Tarnow Poland, actor, And Now My Love 1926 Richard DeVos, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, World War II veteran, businessman, author, billionaire, co-founder Amway - now Alticor, owner Orlando Magic, wrote 'Hope from My Heart: Ten Lessons For Life' 1925 Peter Sellers, born in England, actor, not now, Kato, Bobo, Pink Panther 1925 Czarina re-christened Stalingrad (now Volgograd) 1925 Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region established (now in Tadzhik SSR) 1921 Dobrica Cosic, born in Velika Drenova, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, now Serbia, writer, political, national theorist, first president of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1992 - 1993, called 'Father of the Nation' 1918 Katherine Grant, born in Scotland, Countess of Dysart, Lady Katherine Grant of Rothiemurchus, now 12th Countess of Dysart, a Scottish peeress, referenced as Baroness Huntingtower 1917 1st class mail now costs 3 cents per ounce 1916 Baseballers who are injured now get full pay for duration of contract 1915 Exposition (now Civic) Auditorium dedicated, SF 1913 Opening of China's 1st parliament takes place in Peking (now Beijing) 1912 Mascha Kaleko, born in Chrzanow, Austria, now Poland, writer, German language poet, first book 'Lyrisches Stenogrammheft' was burned in Nazi book burnings, wrote advertising copy while living in New York 1912 William Douglas-Home, playwright, Now .. Barabbas 1910 Carmine Coppola, composer and conductor, Godfather II, Apocalypse Now 1907 Leon Edel, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, biographer, literary critic, wrote biography of Henry James, won Pulitzer Prize, wrote on James Joyce, taught literature at Sir George Williams University, now Concordia University 1904 Herero people of South West Africa, now Namibia, begin uprising 1901 Dame Nellie Melba, reveals secret of her now famous toast 1900 Baltimore Orioles (now New York Yankees) enter baseball's American League 1897 Automobile Club of Great Britain established (now: Royal Auto Club) 1891 British Central African Protectorate (now Malawi) forms 1865 Max Halbe, born in Guttland, now Kozliny, Germany, writer, dramatist, Naturalist movement literary style, works include 'Jugend' 1863 Boise, Idaho founded (now capital of Idaho) 1858 Confederacion Granadina (now Colombia) forms 1853 Gadsden Purchase 45,000 mi (120,000 km) by Gila River from Mexico for $10 million, area is now southern Arizona and New Mexico 1848 Slaves freed in Danish West Indies (now U.S. Virgin Islands) 1845 Naval School (now called U.S. Naval Academy) opens at Annapolis 1835 1st building constructed at Yerba Buena (now SF) 1834 Congress creates Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) 1791 Jose Maria Narvaez discovers Point Grey (now Vancouver BC) 1788 Losantville, OH (now Cincinnati) founded 1788 Johann Georg Hamann, born in Konigsberg, now Kaliningrad, Russia, writer, philosopher, supported the Sturm und Drang movement, dies 1778 Captain Cook discovers Maui in the Sandwich Islands, now Hawaii 1773 Jeanne Baptiste Pointe de Sable found settlement now known as Chicago 1730 Johann Georg Hamann, born in Konigsberg, now Kaliningrad, Russia, writer, philosopher, supported the Sturm und Drang movement 1691 New royal charter for Massachusetts, now including Maine, Plymouth 1682 William Penn lands at what is now Chester, Pennsylvania 1674 Father Marquette builds 1st dwelling in what is now Chicago 1652 New Amsterdam (now New York City) passes 1st speed limit law in US 1644 England grants patent for Providence Plantations (now Rhode Island) 1628 1st deportation from what is now U.S., Thomas Morton from Mass 1207 Rumi, born in Balkh, Khorasan, now Afghanistan, Mawlana, Mawlawi, poet, theologian, wrote, the six books of the Masnavi, influenced Persian literature |
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