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2006 Eileen Caddy, new age author, spiritual teacher, founded Findhorn Foundation commune, an international New Age community, dubbed 'Vatican of the New Age', today home to 400 residents from more than 40 countries, dies at age 89 in Findhorn, Scotland

2002 Pat Weaver, TV innovator, created the Today Show, dies at 93

1999 Cathy Hainer, journalist, USA Today, dies at 38

1998 John Hopkins, writer for film, television, edited screenplay 'Thunderball', television show 'Play for Today', dies in Woodland Hills, California

1997 Nancy Woodhull, news editor for USA Today, dies of cancer at 52

1997 Bryant Gumbel co-hosted his final Today show on NBC-TV

1992 Lee Jang Rim predicts that today would be the end of the world!

1992 Bruce Vorhauer, inventor (Today contraceptive sponge), suicide at 50

1992 NBC's "Saturday Today" premieres

1989 Jane Pauley says goodbye to NBC's "Today" show

1989 Deborah Norville becomes news anchor of Today Show

1989 Only 17 hole-in-ones recorded since U.S. open began, today 4 more are made all on 6th hole (Weaver, Wiebe, Pate and Price)

1989 Massachusetts declares today "New Kids on the Block Day"

1989 Memo by Brian Gumbel criticizing Today Show co-workers becomes public

1986 "Today" tabloid launched (Britain's 1st national color newspaper)

1985 John Williams introduces new Today Show theme

1984 Today Show begins live remote telecasts from Moscow

1982 John Palmer becomes news anchor of Today Show

1982 1st issue of "USA Today" published by Gannett Co Inc

1982 Dave Garroway, TV host (Today Show), dies at 69

1982 Bryant Gumbel became co-host of NBC's "Today Show"

1982 Chris Wallace becomes co-anchor of the Today Show

1980 Willard Scott becomes the weather forcaster on the Today Show

1979 "But Never Jam Today" closes at Longacre Theater New York City after 7 performances

1979 "But Never Jam Today" opens at Longacre Theater New York City for 7 performances

1979 Today Show gets a new theme song

1976 Jane Pauley becomes news co-anchor of Today Show

1976 Tom Brokaw becomes news anchor of Today Show

1975 1st televised kidney transplant on the Today Show

1975 Jason Marsden, actor, General Hospital, Eddie-Munsters Today

1974 Barbara Walters becomes news co-anchor of Today Show

1974 Frank McGee, Today show host, dies of cancer at 52

1973 Gene Shalit joins Today Show panel

1971 Frank McGee becomes news anchor of Today Show

1967 Joe Garagiola joins Today Show panel

1966 Beatles' "Yesterday... and Today," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 5 weeks

1966 Beatles pose with mutilated dolls and butchered meat for the cover of the "Yesterday and Today" album, It is later pulled

1965 Benjamin Britten's "Voices for Today," premieres

1965 Today Show's 1st totally color broadcast

1965 1st use of satellite TV, Today Show on Early Bird Satellite

1961 Edwin Newman becomes news anchor of Today Show

1961 John Chancellor becomes news anchor of Today Show

1961 Dave Garroway is fired as Today Show host

1960 Record 4 grand slams hit today

1959 Florence Henderson joins Today Show panel

1959 "Today" show goes abroard 1st time (Paris France)

1958 Betsy Palmer joins Today Show panel

1958 Deborah Norville, news anchor, Today Show, Inside Edition

1957 Matt Lauer, TV host, Today Show

1957 Kokomo the Chimp becomes Today Show animal editor

1957 Katie Couric, born in Arlington, Virginia, TV news host, Today

1956 Helen O'Connell joins Today Show panel

1955 Maria Shriver, newscaster, Sunday Today

1955 Lee Merriwether joins Today Show panel

1954 Al Roker, Queens, New York, weatherman, NBC, Today

1954 Michael W. Butler, computer programmer, created TODAY program

1954 Martin Dunn, British editor, Today

1953 Frank Blair becomes news anchor of Today Show

1953 J. Fred Muggs, a chimp, becomes a regular on NBC's Today Show

1953 J. Fred Muggs (the chimp) joins NBC's "Today Show"

1952 J. Fred Muggs, chimp, Today show

1952 "Today Show" premieres with Dave Garroway and Jack Lescoulie on NBC-TV

1950 Jane Pauley, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, newscaster, Today, NBC Weekend

1948 Carol Potter, New York City, actress, Beverly Hills 90210, Today's FBI

1948 Bryant Gumbel, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, sportscaster/TV host, Today Show

1946 Graham Gouldman, Manchester, England, bassist, 10cc-No Milk Today

1944 Brian Keenan, New York City, rock drummer, Chamber Bros-Time Has Come Today

1944 Eddie Shah, English publisher, Today, Post

1940 Lester Chambers, vocalist, Chamber Brothers-Time Has Come Today

1934 Willard Scott, weatherman, Today

1934 Willard Scott, weather forecaster, Today Show

1931 Barbara Walters, born in Boston, Massachusetts, newscaster, Today, 20/20, ABC-TV

1931 John Hopkins, born in London, England, writer for film, television, edited screenplay 'Thunderball', television show 'Play for Today'

1926 Joe Garagiola, born in St. Louis, Missouri, sportscaster/host, Today Show

1924 Al Neuharth, newspaper founder, USA Today

1917 Eileen Caddy, born in Alexandria, Egypt, new age author, spiritual teacher, founded Findhorn Foundation commune, an international New Age community, dubbed 'Vatican of the New Age', today home to 400 residents from more than 40 countries

1913 Dave Garroway, born in Schnectady, New York, TV host, Today Show

1908 Pat Weaver, born in Los Angeles, California, TV Executive, started Today show

1847 Envelope bearing 1st U.S. 10 cents stamps, still exists today

1843 Preacher William Miller of Mass predicts the world will end today


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