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1995 Sen Bob Packwoord (R-Ore) resigns rather than face expulsion 1993 Connie Chung joins Dan Rather as anchors of CBS Evening News 1988 VP Bush and Dan Rather clash on "CBS Evening News" as Rather attempts to question Bush about his role in Iran-Contra affair 1982 Harrison Williams (Sen-D-NJ) resigned rather than face expulsion 1981 Dan Rather becomes primary anchorman of CBS-TV News 1974 Cowhide, rather than just horsehide, can be used to make baseballs 1958 Baseball announces players and coaches rather than fans pick all stars 1957 Dodgers' Jackie Robinson retires rather than be traded to New York Giants 1953 Charley Dressen resigns rather than take 1 year contract as Dodger mgr 1946 Pirates players vote 20-16 to walkout rather than play the Giants 1945 Hideki Tojo, Japanese PM during most of WW II, attempts suicide rather than face war crimes tribunal attempt fails, later he is hanged 1937 Rather than accept any trade offers, the Yanks release Tony Lazzeri 1936 Joe McCarthy is named to manage AL All-Stars, rather than high-strung Mickey Cochrane, who is very close to a nervous breakdown 1931 Dan Rather, born in Wharton, Texas, news anchor, CBS Evening News, 60 Minutes 1892 U.S. Patent Office says J. W. Swan, rather than Thomas Edison, invented the electric light carbon for the incandescent lamp 1839 Henry Clay declares in Senate "I had rather be right than president"

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