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1998 Jerry Lewis' 33rd Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises
1998 AOL raises monthly flat rate internet access from $19.95 to $21.95 1998 18th United Negro College Fund raises (rebroadcasted Jan 17th) 1997 Jerry Lewis' 32nd Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $50,500,000 1997 10th Children's Miracle Network Telethon raises $5,400,186 1997 27th Easter Seal Telethon raises $47,392,682 1996 Jerry Lewis' 31st Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $49,200,000 1996 Metropolitan Transportation Authority raises New York City bridge tolls to $3.50 each way 1996 16th United Negro College Fund raises $12,600,000 1995 New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority raises subway and bus fares from $1.25 to $1.50 1995 Jerry Lewis' 30th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $47,800,000 1995 8th Children's Miracle Network Telethon raises $1,331,000 1995 Sunday New York Times raises price from $2.00 to $2.50 1995 15th United Negro College Fund raises $12,200,000 1994 Jerry Lewis' 29th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $47,100,000 1994 14th United Negro College Fund raises $11,000,000 1993 Jerry Lewis' 28th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $46,014,922 1993 23rd Easter Seal Telethon raises 1992 13th United Negro College Fund raises $11,000,000 1992 Lucy in Peanuts comics raises her Pyschiatric Help from 5 cents to 47 cents 1992 Jerry Lewis' 27th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $45,759,368 1992 5th Children's Miracle Network Telethon raises $1,060,000 1992 Constitutional amendment barring mid-term congressional raises passes 1992 Cerebral Palsy telethon raises 23,500,000 1991 Jerry Lewis' 26th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $45,071,657 1991 George Washington Bridge raises toll from $3.00 to $4.00 1991 New Jersey raises turnpike tolls 70% 1990 11th United Negro College Fund raises $10,000,000 1990 Jerry Lewis' 25th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $44,172,186 1990 3rd Children's Miracle Network Telethon raises $894,560 1990 Comic Relief '90 (4th one) raises $4.7 million 1989 10th United Negro College Fund raises $12,000,000 1989 Jerry Lewis' 24th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $42,737,219 1989 2nd Children's Miracle Network Telethon raises $770,000 1989 19th Easter Seal Telethon raises $37,002,000 1989 Cerberal Palsy telethon raises $22,600,000 1988 Jerry Lewis' 23rd Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $41,132,113 1988 1st Children's Miracle Network Telethon raises $590,000 1988 18th Easter Seal Telethon raises $35,200,000 1987 Jerry Lewis' 22nd Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $39,021,723 1987 17th Easter Seal Telethon raises $35,184,425 1986 Tim Kides of West New York, New Jersey performs 25,000 leg raises in 11:57:15 1986 Jerry Lewis' 21st Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $34,096,733 1986 16th Easter Seal Telethon raises $30,100,000 1985 Jerry Lewis' 20th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $33,100,000 1985 "Live Aid" concert raises over $70 million for African famine relief 1985 15th Easter Seal Telethon raises $27,400,000 1985 Cerberal Palsy telethon raises $17,1000,000 1984 Jerry Lewis' 19th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $32,074,566 1984 14th Easter Seal Telethon raises $24,600,000 1983 Jerry Lewis' 18th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $30,691,627 1983 Cerebral Palsy telethon raises $14,700,000 1982 Jerry Lewis' 17th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $28,400,000 1982 12th Easter Seal Telethon raises $19,500,000 1982 New York Times raises it's price from 25 cents to 30 cents 1981 Warner-Elektra-Atlantic raises price of 45 records from $1.68 to $1.98 1981 Jerry Lewis' 16th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $31,500,000 1980 Jerry Lewis' 15th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $31,103,787 1979 Jerry Lewis' 14th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $30,000,000 1979 OPEC raises oil prices 24 percent 1978 OPEC raises oil prices 18% 1978 CBS raises LP prices to $8.98 1978 Jerry Lewis' 13th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $29,074,405 1977 President Carter raises minimum wages of $2.30 to $3.35 for Jan 1 1981 1971 Jerry Lewis' 6th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises 1966 Jerry Lewis' 1st Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $15,000 1960 Pope John raises the 1st Japanese, 1st African and 1st Filipino cardinal 1956 France raises tobacco tax 20% due to war in Algeria 1955 U.S. raises import duty on bicycles 50% 1955 President Eisenhower raises minimum wage from 75 cents to $1 an hour 1948 U.S. president Truman raises taxes for Marshall-plan 1942 Walter Johnson pitches to Babe Ruth in pregame attraction that draws 69,000 for New York - Washington game, raises $80,000 for Army-Navy relief 1941 Ted Williams raises his batting avg over .400 for 1st time in 1941 1937 U.S. Steel raises workers' wages to $5 a day 1927 Hermann Gorner of Germany raises 24 men weighing 4,123 lbs on a plank with soles of his feet 1862 Confederate government raises premium for volunteers from $10 to $20 |
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