2010 Event Political pressure and cyber-attacks directed against WikiLeaks are condemned by Reporters Without Borders 1979 Event Bowie Kuhn orders baseball to give equal access to female reporters 1953 Event 1st White House Press Conference (President Eisenhower and 161 reporters) 1943 Event NL Ford Frick demonstrates revised balata ball to reporters by bouncing it on his office carpet ball proves to be 50% livelier 1936 Event H. R. Ekins of "NY World-Telegram" beats 2 other reporters in a race around the world on commercial flights, by 18 days 1932 Birthday John Jakes, born in Chicago, writer, Sir Scoundrel, Great Women Reporters
