2002 Pat Weaver, TV innovator, created the Today Show, dies at 93
1999 Cathy Hainer, journalist, USA Today, dies at 38
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
1926 Joe Garagiola, born in St. Louis, Missouri, sportscaster/host, Today Show
1924 Al Neuharth, newspaper founder, USA Today
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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