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BOHANNON
On this day in 1984 ~
Democratic presidential candidate Walter F. Mondale (right) named U.S. Rep.
Geraldine A. Ferraro of New York (left) to be his running mate. Ferraro was
the first woman to run for vice president on a major party ticket.
Walter Frederick "Fritz" Mondale turned 91 in January.
Geraldine Anne "Gerry" Ferraro (August 26, 1935 – March 26, 2011)
TIM MAGUIRE
On this day in 1973, Secretariat won the 105th Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths and ran the fastest 1 1/2 miles on dirt at 2:24. The horse
became the first since Citation in 1948 to win America’s coveted
Triple Crown–the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness, and the Belmont Stakes.
Secretariat Statue located at Belmont Park.
TIM MAGUIRE
It was on this day in 1998.
John King executed for the dragging death of James Byrd Jr.
SANDY KOZEL
On his nationwide CBS-TV program, "See It Now," Edward R.
Murrow, on this day in 1954, used the Wisconsin Republican’s
own filmed and tape-recorded voice to portray him as a man
employing the half-truth as a "staple" and "repeatedly stepping
over the line between investigating and persecuting.
Lawyer Joseph Welch at the Army-McCarthy hearings.
MIKE GRACIA
On this day in 1770, a deadly riot called "The Boston Massacre" took place on King Street in Boston. It began as a street brawl between
American colonists and a lone British soldier, but quickly escalated
to a chaotic, bloody slaughter killing five people. Two British troops
were later convicted of manslaughter. The conflict energized anti-
Britain sentiment and paved the way for the American Revolution.
Boston Massacre Site Memorial, on the Freedom Trail behind the Old State House.
Patsy Cline (Virginia Patterson Hensley)
(September 8, 1932 – March 5, 1963)
On this day in 1963, country music performers Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins died in the crash of their plane, a
Piper Comanche, near Camden, Tennessee, along with pilot Randy Hughes (Cline’s manager). The investigation determined that Hughes,
a non-instrument-rated pilot, attempted visual flight in adverse
weather conditions, resulting in disorientation and subsequent loss
of control.
A Piper Comanche PA-24-180, similar to the one that crashed.
Patsy Cline aircraft crash site, Camden, Tennessee.
