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1975 Gregory Maddalone, Schenectady, New York, dance skater, & Demkowski
1973 Barbara Rittner, born in Krefeld, West Germany, tennis star, 1992 Schenectady 1966 Judith Wiesner, born in Hallein, Austria, tennis star, 1994 Schenectady 1957 Jeff Blatnick, born in Schenectady, New York, wrestling, Gold Medal 1984 Olympics 1956 Mickey Rourke, born in Schenectady, New York, actor, 9 Weeks, Wild Orchid, Homeboy 1948 Schenectady Blue Jays Tom Lasorda strikes out 25 in 15-inning game 1947 Vince Martino, born in Schenectady, New York, WLAF offensive asst, Barcelona Dragons 1945 Pat Riley, born in Schenectady, New York, NBA coach, Lakers, Knicks, Heat 1943 1st telecast of a complete opera (Hansel and Gretel), Schenectady, New York 1939 WGY-TV (Schenectady, New York), 1st coml TV station, begins service 1935 1st radio tube made of metal announced, Schenectady, New York 1933 1st sodium vapor lamps installed, Schenectady, New York 1930 1st round-the-world radio broadcast Schenectady NY 1929 Kenneth DeWitt Schermerhorn, Schenectady, New York, conductor, Amer Ballet 1929 Medical diathermy machine 1st used, Schenectady, New York 1928 General Electric opens 1st TV-station (Schenectady, New York) 1928 WGY, Schenectady begins regular TV programming 1926 Ann B. Davis, Schenectady, New York, actress, Bob Cummings Show, Brady Bunch 1925 Charles Mackerras, Schenectady, New York, Australian conductor 1923 Harold Gould, Schenectady, New York, actor, He and She, Martin-Rhoda, Big Bus 1922 WGY-AM in Schenectady New York begins radio transmissions 1831 1st U.S. steam engine train run (Albany to Schenectady, New York) 1690 French and Indian troops set Schenectady settlement New York on fire |
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