Richard Alan Enberg(January 9, 1935 – December 21, 2017)
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Dick Enberg, the longtime sportscaster who got his big break with UCLA basketball and went on to call Super Bowls, Olympics, Final Fours and Angels and Padres baseball games, died Thursday.
Engberg’s daughter, Nicole, confirmed the death to The Associated Press. She said the family became concerned when he didn’t arrive on his flight to Boston on Thursday, and that he was found dead at his home in La Jolla, a San Diego neighborhood, with his bags packed.
The Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower went ashore for the first time at what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts on this day in 1620.
The Lockerbie, Scotland terrorist attack bombing of Pan Am flight 103 occurred on this day in 1988. A total of 259 people on board the plane were killed along with 16 on the ground when large sections of the aircraft crashed onto residential areas of Lockerbie.
Apollo 8 was launched on a mission to orbit the moon on this day in 1968. The craft landed safely in the Pacific Ocean on December 27.
Apollo 8 climbs after liftoff.
Jane Fonda 1955 senior yearbook photo.
Jayne Seymour Fonda is 80 years old today.
Longtime actress Jane Fonda became known for her Oscar-winning performance in the 1971 film Klute and for vocalizing her opposition to the Vietnam war. She dropped out of Vassar College to become a fashion model. Her father is legendary actor Henry Fonda.
The United States Senate ratified a treaty that included the Louisiana Territories from France for $15 million on this day in 1803. The transfer was completed with formal ceremonies in New Orleans.
Hoisting of American Colors over Louisiana. Painting depicting first raising of the USA flag with the Louisiana Purchase, in main plaza (now Jackson Square), New Orleans.
South Carolina became the first state to secede from the American Union on this day in 1860.
Members of the South Carolina Secession Convention unanimously vote to secede from the American Union..
On this day in 1989, General Noriega, Panama’s former dictator, was overthrown by a United States invasion force invited by the new civilian government. The project was known as Operation Just Cause.
US soldiers secure a position outside the embassy in Panama City.
On this day in 1999, the Vermont Supreme Court ruled homosexual couples were entitled to the same benefits and protections as wedded couples of the opposite sex.
The Frank Capra film "It’s A Wonderful Life" had a preview showing for charity at New York City’s Globe Theatre on this day in 1946, a day before its "official" world premiere. James Stewart and Donna Reed star in the film.
