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1997 42 million watch "Ellen" admit she is gay
1997 NBC TV shows "Schindler's List," completely uncensored, 65 million watch 1995 Ted Hawkins, U.S. blues singer (Watch Your Step), dies at 58 1993 Red Tom Browning decides to watch his team play at Wrigley Field from the roof of a building across Sheffield Ave, he is fined $500 1993 "Someone Who'll Watch Over Me" closes at Booth New York City after 232 performances 1992 Frederick W. Franz, CEO (Watch Tower), dies at 99 1992 "Someone Who'll Watch Over Me" opens at Booth New York City for 232 performances 1992 Tipper Gore (wife of future Vice President) admits to covering clock on her VCR with black tape so she wouldn't have to watch it blink 1991 Only 1,695 fans watch Boston Red Sox play Cleveland 1991 Largest crowd to watch Atlantic Coast Womens Basketball game (11,520) 1988 4 Billion tv-viewers watch Mandela's 70th Birthday Tribute 1987 Wrestlemania III-93,173 watch Hulk Hogan beat Andre the Giant 1987 38,873 NBA crowd watch Chicago at Detroit 1986 30,000,000 watch "Live Aid," a massive benefit concert 1983 100 million watch ABC-TV movie "Day After," about nuclear war 1981 Luke marries Laura on General Hospital (16 million watch) 1980 73,096 in Cleveland watch Indians beat Yankees 7-0 1979 43 million watch "Elvis!" on ABC 1967 400 million watch Beatles "Our World" TV special 1960 1st electronic wrist watch placed on sale, New York City 1957 1st electric watch introduced, Lancaster Pa 1954 Lorraine Bracco, Brooklyn, actress, Someone to Watch Over Me, Dream Team 1950 Tom Berenger, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Big Chill, Someone to Watch Over Me 1949 78,382 watch White Sox play Indians at Cleveland 1947 Albert JM Bakker, Dutch actor (Teun the night watch), dies at 82 1945 British 7th Black Watch crosses the Rhine 1944 Browns last in AL attendance,only 6,172 watch them sweep New York Yankees in DH 1944 Torben Jensen, Denmark, actor, Taxa, Hayfever, Watch Me Fly, Guldregn 1942 Charlie Rose, Henderson, North Carolina, newscaster, CBS Night Watch 1941 Bulova Watch Co pays $9 for 1st ever network TV commercial 1941 Lillian Hellman's "Watch on the Rhine," premieres in New York City 1938 Romy Schneider, Vienna Austria, actress, Bloodline, Death Watch 1936 10,000 watch the 200" mirror blank passing through Indianapolis 1934 Robert Lang, actor, Night Watch, director 1926 110,000 watch Army and Navy play a 21-all tie 1925 Record 73,000 pay to watch Chicago Bears beat New York Giants 19-7 1924 57,000 watch a High School football game (LA and Polytechnic tie 7-7) 1923 John Harwood patents self-winding watch (Switzerland) 1917 Don Herbert, born in Waconia, Minnesota, scientist/TV host, Watch Mr. Wizard 1914 Irving Berlin's musical "Watch your Step," premieres in New York City 1898 Herman Shumlin, actor, Watch on the Rhine 1895 Paul Lukas, Budapest Hungary, actor, Watch on the Rhine, Sphynx 1892 Ludwig Strauss, German/Israeli writer, Night Watch 1879 Lucile Watson, actress, Great Lie, Watch on the Rhine, Let's Dance 1864 Albert J M Bakker, Dutch actor, Teun the night watch 1862 40,000 watch Union army men play baseball at Hilton Head, SC 1675 Christian Huygens patents pocket watch 1606 Rembrandt van Rijn, born in Leiden, Netherlands, painter, Night Watch |
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