Yelberton Abraham Tittle Jr.(October 24, 1926 – October 8, 2017)
(AP) – New York Giants and Louisiana State University star quarterback Y.A. Tittle, a two-time NFL MVP who was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, died Sunday night, October 8th.
Tittle died at Stanford Hospital. The cause of death was not immediately known.
Tittle played for the Baltimore Colts, San Francisco 49ers and New York Giants in a 17-season career from 1948 to 1964 during which he played in seven Pro Bowls. He tossed 242 touchdowns, leading the league three times, in 1955, 1962 and 1963.
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (January 3, 1892 – September 2,1973)
On this day in 1970, "NFL Monday Night Football" made its debut on ABC-TV. The game was between the Cleveland Browns and the New York Jets. The Browns won 31-21.
The booth team: Howard Cosell, Keith Jackson and Don Meredith.
Sandra Day O’Connor was confirmed as the first woman to serve as a Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court on this day in 1981. President Ronald (above) made the appointment.
Sandra Day O’Connor turned 87 in March.
Stephen Edwin King is 70 years old today.
Author Stephen King‘s bestselling horror, science fiction, and suspense novels include Carrie, The Shining, Misery, and The Dark Tower series. His numerous literary honors include a Bram Stoker Award, an O. Henry Award, and a National Book Foundation Medal.
William (Bill) James Murray is 67 years old today.
Comedian and actor Bill Murray was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his starring role in the 2003 film Lost in Translation. Murray’s best known films include Caddyshack, Ghostbusters, and Groundhog Day. Prior to his film career, he was a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1977 to 1980. In his youth, he worked as a golf caddy to fund his high school education. Bill began taking pre-med courses at Regis University in Denver, Colorado, but dropped out.
London received its initial rain of bombs from Nazi Germany during World War II on this day in 1940.
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, OHon this day in 1963.
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)."
British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, in a radio broadcast, announced that Britain and France had declared war on Nazi Germany. Germany had invaded Poland on September 1.
The Revolutionary War between the U.S. and Great Britain ended with the Treaty of Paris on this day in 1783.
Treaty of Paris original document.
End of the hostage crisis on this day in 2004.
The NASA spacecraft Viking 2 landed on Mars on this day in 1976. The unmanned spacecraft took the first close-up, color photos of the planet’s surface.
Vincent Thomas Lombardi (June 11, 1913 – September 3, 1970)
Vince Lombardi died in Washington, D.C. of cancer on Thursday morning, September 3, 1970. He was 57.
Dallas Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith retired with an NFL record 18,355 rushing yards. He was selected to eight Pro Bowls, led the NFL in rushing four seasons, and won three Super Bowl Championships. After retirement, he won the third season of Dancing with the Stars with Cheryl Burke. He rushed for over 100 yards in 45 of the 49 games that he started in for his high school football team. Emmitt Smith spent his last two NFL seasons with the Arizona Cardinals and he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2010.
