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1995 Worst snowstorm in Buffalo history, 37.9" in 24 hours, Starting December 9th at 7 PM, breaks previous record of 25.3" in 1982

1993 New York Yankee Mark Hutton is 1st Australian to be a starting pitcher, He beats Angels 5-2; Yankees, Red Sox, Blue Jays 3 way tie for 1st

1990 Esther Canseco calls Oakland A's manager Tony La Russa a "punk" for not starting husband Jose in the World Series

1982 International Whaling Comn votes for total ban on coml whaling (starting 1985)

1980 John Lennon releases "(Just Like) Starting Over" in the United Kingdom

1972 NCAA announces freshman can play on teams starting in fall

1958 Starting this season, AL batters are required to wear batting helmets

1950 Burt Hooton, born in Greenville, Texas, Burt Carlton Hooton, baseball player, nicknamed 'Happy', right-handed starting pitcher for Major League Baseball teams Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers

1949 Steve Busby, born in Burbank, California, baseball player, sportscaster, starting pitcher, played for Major League Baseball team Kansas City Royals

1947 Yankees beat Senators 3-1 starting a 19 game win streak

1945 Boo Ferriss loses to Yankees 3-2 after starting his career with 8 wins

1936 Hitler announce building of Volkswagens (starting slug-bug game)

1935 1st Penguin book is published, starting the paperback revolution

1930 Frances Sternhagen, Washington D.C., actress, Outland, Starting Over

1894 J L Johnstone of England invents horse racing starting gate

1861 Fort Sumter, South Carolina is shelled by Confederacy, starting Civil War

1792 France declares war on Austria, starting French Revolutionary Wars


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