1997 Event Tommy Lasorda, Nellie Fox and Willie Wells for Hall of Fame 1986 Event Kenneth and Nellie Pike challenge Alabama Dem runoff win by AG C Graddick 1977 Death Nellie Tayloe Ross, 1st woman governor, dies at 101 1959 Event White Sox 2B Nellie Fox wins AL's MVP 1958 Event Nellie Fox sets record for consecutive games without striking out (98) 1957 Event Mrs Nellie McGrail wins $574,658 on a 2 cents soccer pool ticket 1955 Event After playing 274 straight games at 2nd base, Nellie Fox is given a day off he comes back next 798 consecutive games 1949 Event White Sox trade Joe Tipton to A's for Nellie Fox 1949 Event A's trade 2nd baseman Nellie Fox to White Sox for Joe Tipton 1946 Event "Nellie Bly" closes at Adelphi Theater New York City after 16 performances 1946 Event "Nellie Bly" opens at Adelphi Theater New York City for 16 performances 1939 Birthday Novella Nelson, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, Nellie Cole-Chiefs 1933 Event 1st female director (Nellie T Ross) of U.S. Mint takes office 1931 Death Nellie Melba, Helen Mitchell, Australian soprano, dies 1927 Birthday Nellie Fox, White Sox infielder, AL MVP 1959 1925 Event Nellie Taylor Ross became governor of Wyoming, 1st woman Governor in USA 1924 Event Nellie Tayloe Ross elected 1st U.S. female Governor (Wyoming) 1924 Event 50th Preakness: John Merimee aboard Nellie Morse wins in 1:57.2 1922 Event George Cohan's musical "Little Nellie Kelly," premieres in New York City 1901 Event Dame Nellie Melba, reveals secret of her now famous toast 1890 Event Nellie Bly beats Phileas Fogg's time around world by 8 days (72 days) 1889 Event New York World's Nellie Bly (Liz Cochrane) begins 72 day world trip 1889 Event New York World reporter Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Cochrane) began her attempt to surpass fictitious journey of Jules Verne's Phileas Fogg by traveling around world in less than 80 days She succeeded, by finishing trip following January in 72 days, 6 1876 Birthday Nellie Taylor Ross, 1st woman to serve as a Governor, Wyoming, 1925-27 1874 Event U.S. Grant's daughter Nellie marries in the White House 1873 Birthday Sul-To-Wan, Nellie Conley, U.S. actress, Uncle Tom's Cabin 1867 Birthday Nellie Bly, Elizabeth Cochran Seaman, journalist 1859 Birthday Nellie Melba, Heal Mitchell, Australian soprano, Peach Melba
