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1975 John Wooden's final game, UCLA, wins 10th NCAA championship in 12 yrs
1973 Shawn Wooden, free safety for the Miami Dolphins 1969 Last wooden passenger subway cars retired at Brooklyn Myrtle Beach el 1967 Terry Wooden, NFL linebacker, Seattle Seahawks, Kansas City Chiefs 1947 Howard Hughes flies "Spruce Goose," a large wooden airplane 1934 John Dillinger breaks out of jail using a wooden pistol 1920 Anthony Steel, London, actor, Malta Story, Wooden Horse 1910 John Wooden, basketball coach, UCLA-10 national championships 1899 George F Bryant of Boston patents the wooden golf tee 1873 Dutch socialist Samuel van Wooden demands law against child labor 1828 Casparus van Wooden patents chocolate milk powder (Amsterdam) 1827 English chemist John Walker invents wooden matches 1809 1st practical U.S. railroad track (wooden, for horse-drawn cars), Philadelphia 1703 Pieter van Wooden, Amersfoorts rebel leader, beheaded 1664 Adriaen Pieck/Gerrit de Ferry patent wooden firespout in Amsterdam 1521 Emperor Charles V bans wooden buildings in Amsterdam |
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