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2005 Apple Computer announces they will switch to Intel processors in 2006
2005 Will Eisner, American Cartoonist 2003 Leni Riefenstahl, director, Triumph of the Will, dies at 101 1997 WNBA announces it will add Detroit and Washington D.C. franchises 1997 Oprah Winfrey announces she will continue her show through 2000 1997 Microsoft announces it will invest $150 million in Apple Computer Inc 1997 RJR Nabisco announces it will replace Joe Camel in new ads 1997 NHL announces it will add Nashville in 1998, Atlanta in 1999 and Minneapolis-St. Paul and Columbus, Ohio in 2000 1997 Rosie Will Monroe, WW II icon, Rosie the Riveter, dies at 76 1997 NFL announces it will give $3M to CFL and possible "World Classic Bowl" 1997 Fred Goldman says he will settle for a signed murder confession from O. J. Simpson in lieu of his $20.5 million judgement 1996 Howard Stern announces he will be making the film "Private Parts" 1995 Francis Joan Frances Will, actress, dies at 75 1994 Maggie Will wins Children's Medical Center LPGA Golf Classic 1994 President Clinton announces U.S. will no longer repatriate boat people 1994 Arsenio Hall announces he will end his show in May 1994 1994 36th Grammy Awards: I Will Always Love You, Toni Braxton wins 1994 Indians owner Richard Jacobs announces he will pay $10 million to name baseball field (Jacobs Field) at Gateway (becomes official 3/23) 1994 Ukraine says it will give up world's 3rd largest nuclear arsenal 1993 "Will Rogers Follies" closes at Palace Theater New York City after 983 performances 1993 Lily van Lugt Melsert, actress (Tomorrow will be better), dies at 91 1993 Will Rogers, Jr., (Rep-D)/actor (Boy from Okla), commits suicide at 81 1993 Prodigy announces it will offer Cox newspapers 1993 Richard Jacobs announces Chief Wahoo will go to Jacobs Field 1993 Will Weng, Sunday Times crossword puzzle editor (1968-78), dies at 86 1993 Bill Wyman announces he will leave Rolling Stones 1992 New Jersey Devils organization announces that it will change its colors to black, red, and white for the 1992-93 season 1992 NBC announces that "Cheers" will go off the air in May, 1993 1992 New York Giants announce they will quit WNEW Radio after 32 years for WOR 1992 Bradlees announces it will take over Alexander's department stores in New York City 1992 Maggie Will wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic 1992 Nelson Mandela announces he will seek divorce from Winnie 1991 MTV announces it will split into 3 channels in 1993 1991 NBC announces Jay Leno will replace Johnny Carson on May 25, 1992 1991 45th Tony Awards: Lost in Yonkers and Will Rogers Follies win 1991 "Will Rogers Follies" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 983 performances 1991 Johnny Carson announces he will retire next year from Tonight Show 1991 Musical "Will Rogers Follies," premieres in New York City 1990 Saddam says Israel will be Iraq's 1st target 1990 Iraq announces it will never give up Kuwait 1990 Iraq announces it will release all 3,300 Soviet hostages 1990 Iraq announces it will free all German hostages 1990 Will Kuluva, actor (To Trap a Spy, Go Naked in World), dies at 73 1990 Saddam Hussein warns that U.S. will repeat Vietnam experience 1990 Saddam says he will destroy Israel 1990 France announce it will send 4,000 troops to Persian Gulf 1990 Washington D.C. mayor Marion Barry announces he will not seek a 4th term, 1990 The ML umpires announce that they will boycott exhibition games 1990 Maggie Will wins Desert Inn LPGA Golf International 1990 On a BBC taped interview, rock star Stevie Nicks breaks down, saying that she will never have children and no man can stand her for long 1990 South Africa President de Klerk announces Nelson Mandela will be free Feb 11th 1990 Will Clark, NL's MVP signs a $15M 4-year contract with San Francisco Giants 1989 Giants Will Clark hits 1st NLCS grand slam since 1977 1989 Batting titles decided on final day Puckett goes 2-for-5 edges Carney Lansford .339 to .336, Gwynn's 3-for-4 edges Will Clark .336 to .333 1989 AT&T announces New Jersey's 201 area code will split into 908 and 201 1989 NL announces Yankees' broadcaster Bill White will be 1st black president 1988 China confirms earthquake death toll will rise above current 938 1988 Royals announce that Dick Howser, who underwent surgery for a brain tumor in July, will return to manage the club in 1989 1988 LIRR says Penn station will get air conditioning in 1991 1988 Hertz car rental will pay out $23 million in consumer fraud case 1988 Stevie Wonder announces he will run for mayor of Detroit in 1992 1988 Baltimore Orioles set worst record to start a season 0-14 (will go 0-21) 1988 U.S.S.R. announces it will participate in Seoul Summer Olympics 1987 Will Sampson, actor (From Here to Eternity, Yellow Rose), dies at 54 1986 IOC announces baseball will become a medal sport in 1992 1986 Federal health officials announce AZT will be available to AIDS patients 1986 U.S. informs New Zealand it will not defend it against attack 1986 Will Stegers expedition reaches North Pole 1986 "Dallas" announces it will revive killed Bobby Ewing character 1985 Angels announce that they will not offer Rod Carew a new contract 1985 Coca-Cola Co announces it will resume selling old formula Coke 1985 South Africa will repeal sex and marriage laws against whites and non-whites 1984 U.S.S.R. announces it will not participate in LA Summer Olympics 1984 President Reagan formally announces he will seek a 2nd term 1984 NCAA announces that basketball tournament will have 64 teams 1983 U.S. say they will leave UNESCO on Dec 31, 1984 1983 Columbia beats Yale 21-18 in football, will lose next 44 games 1982 Shultz warns U.S. will withdraw from United Nations if they vote to exclude Israel 1982 BBC warns Britain will bomb Argentina 1982 New York Times reports that military will get 25% of NASA's budget 1982 New York City Mayor Koch announces he will run for New York governor (unsuccessful) 1981 Will Durant, U.S. author (story of civilization), dies at 96 1981 Richard Boone, actor (Paladin-Have Gun Will Travel), dies at 63 1980 Billy L Sullivan, LI, New York, actor, Will Pacino-Something So Right 1980 Shawn Weatherly, (South Carolina (will win Miss Universe), crowned 29th Miss USA 1980 Billy Wyman said he will leave Rolling Stones in 1983 1978 Will Estes, American Actor 1978 Will Champion, English Musician 1978 On Old Timer's Day, New York Yankees announce that Billy Martin will return as New York Yankee manager in 1980 and Bob Lemon will become General Manager 1978 At Old Timer's Game it's announced Martin will again manage Yankees 1978 Nevada jury rules Howard Hughes "Mormon Will" is a forgery 1978 Commerce Department says hurricane names will no longer be only female 1978 Will Geer, actor (Grandpa Walton-Waltons), dies at 75 1977 Tiger rookies Lou Whitaker and Allan Trammell debut together and will play together for 19 years 1977 President Carter announces U.S. foreign aid will consider human rights 1976 Will Friedle, Hartford, Connecticut, actor, Eric-Boy Meets World, Gift of Love 1976 18th Grammy Awards: Love Will Keep Us Together, Natalie Cole wins 1975 Apollo 18 launched (will rendezvous with Soyuz) 1975 Linda Ronstadt releases "When Will I Be Loved" 1974 President Nixon said he will release edited tapes made in White House 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers announce night games will start at 7:30 instead of 8 1973 Columbia Records fires president Clive Davis for misappropriating $100,000 in funds, Davis will start Arista records 1972 Ben Affleck, born in Berkeley, California, actor, director, screenwriter, Academy-award winner for Good Will Hunting, 1987, founded production company LivePlanet with actor Matt Damon 1971 Will Shields, NFL guard for the Kansas City Chiefs 1971 Minnie Driver, actress, Good Will Hunting 1970 Will Oldham, American Musician 1970 Will Moore, NFL wide receiver, New England Patriots, Jacksonville Jaguars 1969 New York Times reports Curt Flood will sue baseball and challenge the reserve clause 1969 Kam Tong, actor (Have Gun Will Travel, Mr. Garlund), dies at 62 1969 U.S. president Nixon proclaims he will end Vietnam war in 1970 1968 Will Smith, actor/rapper, Men In Black, Indepedence Day, Fresh Prince 1968 Private Eye magazine reports a John Lennon and Yoko Ono album will have a picture of them nude on cover 1968 Patrick Stuart, Hollywood Cal, actor, Will Cortlandt-All My Children 1968 Gary Puckett and Union Gap release "Lady Will Power" 1968 Canada announces it will replace silver with nickel in coins 1968 Will Furrer, WLAF quarterback for the Amsterdam Admirals 1968 Lyndon Baines Johnson announces he will not seek re-election 1968 NBC's unprecedented on-air announcement, Star Trek will return 1968 Will Furrer, NFL quarterback, Houston Oilers, St. Louis Rams 1968 NBA announces it will expand to Milwaukee and Phoenix 1967 Arthur Allyn says White Sox will play 9 games in Milwaukee in 1968 1967 Will Ferrell, American Comedian 1967 Herr Karl Tausch writes shortest will "Vse Zene" (All to wife) 1966 U.S. Treasury announces it will buy mutilated silver coins at silver bullion price at Philadelphia and Denver mints 1965 Will Carling, English Athlete 1965 Fresh Prince, Will Smith, rapper, Parents Just Don't Understand 1965 Will Perdue, NBA center for the San Antonio Spurs 1965 U.S. Ranger 8 launched, will transmit 7,137 lunar pictures 1965 France announces it will convert $150 million of its currency to gold 1964 Will Johnson, CFL defensive end for the Saskatchewan Roughriders 1964 Maggie Will, Whiteville, North Carolina, LPGA golfer, 1992 Sara Lee Classic 1964 Ford Frick says he will not run for another term as commissioner 1964 Will Wolford, NFL tackle, Indianapolis Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers 1964 Will Clark, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, infielder for the Texas Rangers 1964 Marc Blitzstein, U.S. composer (Cradle Will Rock), dies at 58 1963 Marla Maples, Trump, Dalton, Georgia, actress, Will Rogers Follies 1963 Stan Musial announces he will retire at end of year 1963 Lonnie Quinn, Cheshire Conn, actor, Will Cooley-All My Children 1962 John F. Kennedy warns Russia U.S. will not allow Soviet missiles to remain in Cuba 1962 Will Vesper, German author (Tristan und Isolde), dies at 79 1962 John F. Kennedy announces U.S. will resume above ground nuclear testing 1961 Fidel Castro announces Cuba will release 1,113 prisoners from failed 1961 Bay of Pigs Invasion for $62M worth of food and medical supplies 1961 Fidel Castro declares he's a Marxist, and will lead Cuba to Communism 1961 Larry Mullen, Jr., Dublin Ireland, rock drummer, U2-I Will Follow 1961 U.S.S.R. says it will resume nuclear testing 1961 The Edge, Dave Evans, London, rock guitarist, U2-I Will Follow 1961 Soviet premier Khrushchev predicts U.S.S.R. economy will surpass U.S. 1961 Expansion Washington Senators are 30-30, latest date an expansion team will be at .500, Washington will lose their next 10 games 1961 Fidel Castro announces there will be no more elections in Cuba 1960 CBS radio cancels "Have Gun Will Travel" 1960 Adam Clayton, born in Oxfordshire, rock bassist, U2-I Will Follow 1959 Lee Harvey Oswald announces in Moscow he will never return to US 1959 Clark Griffith of Senators says team will not move the franchise 1959 Bob Rosenberg, rocker, Will To Power 1958 1st radio broadcast from space (President Eisenhower voice "To all mankind, America's wish for Peace on Earth and Good Will to Men Everywhere") 1958 AL announces Opening Day in 1959 will be earliest ever, April 9 1958 AL announces Kansas City will play AL record 52 night games in 1959 1958 AL announces that Kansas City will play AL record 52 night games in 1959 1958 Calvin Griffith says Senators will prob accept offer to move to Minn 1958 Premier Charles de Gaulle says Algeria will always be French 1958 Will Sergeant, rock guitarist, Echo and Bunnymen-Killing Moon 1958 Dodgers announces mascot/clown Emmett Kelly will not perform in 1958 1958 Chicago Cardinals announce they will play their 1958 opener in Buffalo 1956 Lyle Lovett, born in Klein, Texas, country singer, God Will, Joshua Judges Ruth 1956 AL President Will Harridge bars Washington Senators move to West Coast, unless unanimously approved by the other AL owners 1956 Indonesia says it will not pay debts to the Netherlands 1956 Lisa Niemi, born in Houston, Texas, actress, Dirty Dancing, Will Rodgers Follies 1956 Will Rigby, rock percussionist, Amy Rigby Diary of a Mad Housewife 1955 WINS radio, announces it will not play "copy" white cover versions of R&B (DJs must play Fats Domino's "Ain't It A Shame," not Pat Boone's) 1955 WILL TV channel 12 in Urbana-Champaign, Illinois (PBS) begins broadcasting 1954 A's defeats Yankees 8-6 in last game franchise will play in Philadelphia 1954 Will Patton, born in Charleston, South Carolina, actor, No Way Out, Ballzaire the Cajun 1954 Will Rossiter, composer, dies at 87 1954 Billy Mumy, California, actor, Will Robinson-Lost in Space, Dear Brigitte 1953 General Electric announces all Communist employees will be fired 1953 Mark Will McNulty, Bindwa Zimbabwe, PGA golfer, 1982 Danny Thomas-4th 1953 Bill Veeck says he will sell his 80% of St. Louis Browns for $2,475M 1952 Marines give notice that they will recall Ted Williams to active duty 1951 Dodgers sweep the Giants and lead by 7 games (Giants will win pennant) 1951 New York Times reports the New York City subway will auction off things found 1950 Livingston Taylor, Boston, rocker, I Will be in Love With You 1950 Will Lee, rock guitarist, Late Show with David Letterman 1949 Will Cuppy, American Writer 1949 Gloria Gaynor, Newark, New Jersey, disco singer, I Will Survive 1948 Little Peggy March, Margaret Battavio, vocalist, I Will Follow Him 1948 "Cradle Will Rock" closes at Mansfield Theater New York City after 34 performances 1947 "Cradle Will Ruck" opens at Mansfield Theater New York City for 34 performances 1947 John C. Maxwell, born in Garden City, Michigan, evangelical Christian, author, pastor, speaker, leadership expert, wrote over 50 books on leadership, sold over 13 million copies including 'Becoming the Person Others Will Want to Follow' 1944 Will Marion Cook, composer, dies at 75 1944 Dodgers score 8 unearned runs against Braves to win 8-5 and break their 16-game losing streak, they will lose another 5 in a row 1943 Texas League announces it will quit for the duration of WW II 1941 Japanese attack Pearl Harbor, a date that will live in infamy 1941 Dack Rambo, Delano California, actor, Guns of Will Sonnett, Dallas 1941 Chicago Daily Tribune editorialize there will not be war with Japan 1941 Miriam Margolyes, actress, Will Be 1941 George Will, born in Champaign, Illinois, journalist, author, wrote, editor, National Review magazine 1972 - 1978, awarded Pulitzer Prize for Commentary 1941 Billy Fury, Liverpool, singer/guitarist, When Will You Say I Love You 1941 Lee MacPhail, Dodger General Manager predicts all players will wear batting helmets 1939 Ruby Nash Curtis, U.S. singer, Romantics-Our Day Will Come 1939 Chaim Weizmann informs England that Palestine Jews will fight in WW II 1939 Beer Barrel Polka hits #1 on the pop singles chart by Will Glahe 1938 George Cukor announces Vivien Leigh will play Scarlett O'Hara 1938 Will Harridge is elected to a 10-year-term as AL president 1938 DuPont announces its new synthetic fiber will be called "nylon" 1935 Will Rogers, humoprist, killed in plane crash in Alaska at 55 1933 1st major league All-Star Game announced for July 6 at Comiskey Park It will be played as part of the Chicago World's Fair 1933 Franklin D. Roosevelt announces U.S. will leave gold standard 1933 Joan Hackett, born in New York, actress, Will Penny, One Stone Pony 1932 Clark Griffith announces Walter Johnson will be manager of Senators 1932 Will Hutchins, Atwater, California, actor, Sugarfoot, Hey Landlord 1931 John McGraw says night baseball will not catch on 1930 Babe Ruth signs 2-year contract for $160,000 with New York Yankee General Manager Ed Barrow, wrongly predicts "No one will ever be paid more than Ruth" 1929 AL announces it will discontinue MVP award 1929 Will Eisma, composer 1929 Red Sox announce they will play Sunday games at Braves Field 1928 Will Gaines, jazz dancer 1927 Rumour starts that Yankee Lou Gehrig will be traded to Tigers 1925 Will Gay Bottje, composer 1923 Cards announce their players will wear numbers on their uniforms 1921 Will Ogdon, composer 1920 Giants inform Yankees that the lease allowing them to play in the Polo Grounds will not be renewed at end of 1920 season 1920 Joan Frances Will, actress 1919 Red Sox owner Harry Frazee announces they will deal any player except Harry Hooper, Hooper is sent to the White Sox after 1920 season 1917 Richard Boone, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Paladin-Have Gun Will Travel 1917 Nicholas II, last Russian tsar, says he will abdicate 1917 Will Eisner, American Cartoonist 1917 AP reports Mexico and Japan will allie with Germany if U.S. enters WW I 1917 Germany notifies U.S. that U-boats will attack neutral merchant ship 1913 President Wilson says U.S. will never attack another country 1913 Franz Kafka stops working on "Amerika"; it will never be finished 1912 AL President Ban Johnson tells Tigers if they continue protest of Ty Cobb's suspension, they will be banned from baseball 1911 Will Rogers, Jr., New York, actor, Down to Earth 1911 Philadelphia Athletics are 12 games back in AL, and will win World Series 1909 Jim Thorpe makes his pro baseball pitching debut for Rocky Mount (ECL) with 4-2 win, this will cause him to forfeit his Olympic medals 1909 Rollo May, U.S., psychologist, Love and Will 1906 Will Keith Kellogg found Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flake Co. 1905 Marc Blitzstein, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, composer, Cradle Will Rock 1902 Will Greer, born in Frankfort, Indiana, actor, Grandpa Walton-The Waltons 1900 Giacobini discovers a comet (will be 1st comet visited by spacecraft) 1898 Will Kieth Kellogg invents Corn Flakes 1894 Will Wright, born in San Francisco, California, actor, Living Christ Story 1885 Will Durant, U.S., author/historian, Story of Civilization 1885 Jules Romains, France, novelist/playwright/poet, Men of Good Will 1884 Sporting Life announces that both pennant winners will meet in 3 game series Oct 23-25 at Polo Grounds New York City to determine baseball champion 1884 Will Cuppy, American Writer 1884 William Sherman refuses Republican presidential nomination saying "I will not accept if nominated and will not serve if elected" 1882 Will Vesper, German author, Vom grossen Krieg 1879 Will Rogers, Oologah Indian Territory, Okla, humorist 1878 Fever epidemic in New Orleans begin, it will kill 4,500 1869 Will Marion Cook, composer 1867 Will Rossiter, composer 1865 Martinus Ballings, Flemish jesuit/author, Will Power 1862 President Lincoln, says he will free slaves in all states on Jan 1 1861 Lincoln writes to Kentucky's militia and says Union troops will not enter that state 1861 Lincoln's cabinet declares Union government will pay for expenses once states have mobilized volunteers 1860 Will Keith Kellogg, born in America, vegetarian, founder of Kellogg Company, pioneered process of making flaked cereal, promoted corn flakes as a healthy breakfast cereal 1843 Preacher William Miller of Mass predicts the world will end today 1829 James Smithson, dies, his will establishes Smithsonian Institute 1811 Johannes H Scholten, Dutch theologist, Free Will 1789 Congress proposes Bill of Rights (10 of 12 will ratify) 1492 Spain announces it will expels all Jews 1350 Orvieto city says it will behead and burn Jewish-Christian couples |
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