2011 Event The world's potentially oldest fossils, thought to be 3.4 billion years old, are found in the Strelley Pool rock formation in Western Australia's outback 1996 Event Copeland swimming pool re-opened by Gladiator 1995 Death Richard Pool, naval Officer, dies at 75 1994 Event Zhong Weiju swims world record 25m pool (26.44) 1994 Event Zhong Weiju swims world record 25m pool record (58.71) 1986 Event David Goch finishes swimming 55,682 miles in a 25-yd pool 1985 Event Alayson Gibbons sets 24 hour women swim record of 42.05 miles in 25 meter pool 1985 Event Vic Elliot pocketed 15,780 pool balls in 24 hours in London 1967 Event Gold pool nations pledge support of $35 per ounce gold price 1966 Event Last British concert by Beatles (Empire Pool in Wembley) 1960 Event Michale Eufemia sinks 625 balls in pool match without a miss 1957 Event Mrs Nellie McGrail wins $574,658 on a 2 cents soccer pool ticket 1957 Birthday Steve Davis, born in Plumstead, London, snooker player, nine-ball pool player, won six World Championships in the 1980's, performed well in Mosconi Cup, World Pool Championships 1943 Death A[braham] [P] Merritt, author (Moon Pool, Creep Shadow!), dies at 58 1933 Event Franklin D. Roosevelt authorizes 1st swimming pool built inside the White House 1922 Event New York City law requires all "pool" rooms to change name to "billiards" 1919 Birthday Richard Pool, naval Officer 1913 Birthday Willie Mosconi, world champion pool player, 1941-57 1884 Birthday A[braham P] Merritt, U.S., sci-fi author, Moon Pool, Creep Shadow! 1875 Event "Snooker" (variation of pool) invented by Sir Neville Chamberlain 1829 Event 1st U.K. municipal swimming pool outside of London, opens in Liverpool 1742 Event 1st indoor swimming pool opens (Goodman's Fields, London)
