TIM MAGUIRE
London received its initial rain of bombs from Nazi Germany during World War II on this day in 1940.
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The military dictator and President of the Democratic
Republic of the Congo died on this day in 1997.
The Panama Canal treaties were signed by U.S. President Carter
(left) and General Omar Torrijos Herrera on this day in 1977. The
treaties called for the U.S. to turn over control of the canal’s
waterway to Panama in the year 2000.
ESPN, the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network,
made its debut on cable TV on this day in 1979.
The National Professional Football Hall of Fame was dedicated
in Canton, OH on this day in 1963.
Buddy Holly (Charles Hardin Holley)
(September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959)
Buddy Holly was a singer, songwriter, and guitarist
who along The Crickets pioneered rock with "That’ll
Be the Day," which topped the Billboard Best Sellers.
Buddy won a talent contest when he was five years old
for singing "Have You Ever Gone Sailing (Down the River
of Memories)."
