1998 Jerome Bixby, screenwriter/writer, Twilight Zone, dies at 75
1994 Nick Cravat, midget (Gremlin-Twilight Zone), dies of lung cancer at 81
1993 12 member European Economic Community set up vast free trade zone
1989 Mike Tyson is ticketed for driving 71 MPH in 30 mile zone in Albany
1988 William Cagney, actor (Torrid Zone), dies of a heart attack at 82
1987 "Twilight Zone" director John Landis found innocent in death of actor
1984 "Welcome To Fun Zone" hosted by Dr. Demento airs on NBC-TV
1982 Vic Morrow, actor (Cimmaron), killed during "Twilight Zone" at 53
1982 U.S. formally transfers Canal Zone to Panama
1979 Panama assumes sovereignty over Canal Area (ie Canal Zone)
1979 U.S. returns Canal Zone to Panama after 75 years
1978 Lucius D Clay, gen/gov U.S. zone W-Germany (airlift), dies at 80
1977 U.S. and Panamana sign Panama Canal Zone accord
1977 Ireland sets fishing zone at 50 mile
1975 Rod Serling, writer/host (Twilight Zone, Night Gallery), dies at 50
1968 Pitcher's mound drops from 15" to 10" and strike zone reduced from knees to shoulders to top of knees to armpits, to help hitters
1967 Latin American nuclear free zone proposal drawn up
1966 U.S. airplanes bombs demilitarized zone in Vietnam
1964 Victoria Sellers, born in London, England, actress, Crime Zone, Warlords
1964 Anti-US rioting broke out in Panama Canal Zone
1963 U.S. postal service institutes zip code system, Zone Improvement Plan
1963 Major League Rules Committee votes to expand strike zone
1959 Rod Serling's "Twilight Zone" premieres on CBS-TV
1956 International zone of Tangier returns to Morocco
1952 Hanif Mohammad scores twin 100s vs. N Zone (Ind) his 1st fc cricket tons
1952 British army occupies Ismailiya, Suez Canal Zone
1951 Cease-fire and demarcation zone accord signed in Panmunjon Korea
1949 German Dem Rep formed from Russian occupation zone (National Day)
1946 Joe Dante, director, Matinee, Twilight Zone, Police Squad, Gremlins
1943 Postmaster General Frank C Walker invents Postal Zone System
1942 Jews in Free Zone of France ordered to wear yellow star of David
1937 Gary Lockwood, born in Van Nuys, California, actor, 2001, Survival Zone, Lieutenant
1931 Vic Morrow, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Combat, Roots, Twilight Zone the Movie
1929 Jerry Goldsmith, pianist/composer, Twilight Zone
1927 Interstate Commerce Commission transfers Ohio to Eastern time zone
1925 Charles Aidman, Frankfort, Indiana, narrator, New Twilight Zone
1924 Rod Serling, born in Syracuse, New York, writer/host, Twilight Zone, Night Gallery
1923 International zone of Tangier set up in Morocco
1923 Linda Christian, Tampico, Mexico, actress, Athena, VIPs, Battle Zone
1917 Eugene O'Neill's "In the Zone," premieres in New York City
1914 U.S. declares Panama Canal Zone neutral
1914 Kenneth B Clark, Canal Zone, civil rights activist, Dark Ghetto
1914 U.S. and Colombia sign a treaty concerning Panama Canal Zone
1904 U.S. acquired control of the Panama Canal Zone for $10 million
1863 Free city delivery replaces zone postage; 449 letter carriers hired
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