CAMILLE BOHANNON
On this day in 1968, "60 Minutes" premiered on CBS-TV.
Harry Reasoner (left) and Mike Wallace co-host the first broadcast.
On this day in 1956, The Brooklyn Dodgers played their last game at Ebbets Field (above).
Ebbets Field – last game between Brooklyn Dodgers & Giants – Willie Mays is shown coming to bat. The Dodgers won.
CAMILLE BOHANNON
On this day in 1952, Richard Nixon gave his "Checkers Speech". At
the time he was a candidate for U.S. vice-president.
The expedition of Meriwether Lewis (Left) and William Clark
(Right) ended their trek to the Pacific Northwest on this day
in 1806.
A replica of Fort Clatsop in the National Memorial at the mouth of the
Columbia River in Oregon.
1970
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen is 69 years old today.
Known simply as The Boss, rock legend Bruce Springsteen struck
fame in 1975 with his critically acclaimed album Born to Run and
again in 1984 with his rock anthem "Born in the U.S.A." He won his
20th career Grammy Award in 2009 when his song "Working on a
Dream" took Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance.
CAMILLE BOHANNON
Statue of Nathan Hale in City Hall Park,
New York.
It was on this day in 1975.
President Gerald Ford (center) is pushed into his limousine after
Sara Jane Moore (below) took a shot at him as he was leaving the
Post Street entrance of the St. Francis hotel in San Francisco.
,
Sara Jane Moore was a political radical, a follower of Marxism.
Sara Jane Moore (Kahn) became 88 in February.
SANDY KOZEL
President Clinton taking the oath before giving his testimony.
It was on this day in 1998, President Bill Clinton’s testimony in the
Monica Lewinsky scandal aired on television.
Clinton greets Lewinsky at a fundraiser before the scandal broke.
On this day in 1981, the U.S. Senate confirmed Sandra Day O’Connor
to be the first female justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Supreme Court Justice-nominee Sandra Day O’Connor talks with President Ronald Reagan outside the White House, July 15, 1981.
Sandra Day O’Connor turned 88 in March.
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.
From left to right: Howard Cosell, Keith Jackson and Don Meredith,
the original sportscasters for “Monday Night Football” at the first
game between the Jets and Browns.
Stephen Edwin King is 71 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.
From The shining (1980) starring Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall.
ED DONAHUE
On this day in 1777, the Battle of Saratoga was won by American
soldiers during the Revolutionary War.
It was on this day in 1881. A picture from the Police Gazette,
showing a dying President Garfield being comforted by his
wife.
A 1954 Topps trading card depicting Garfield’s assassination
by Charles Guiteau. He was assassinated after only a few
months in office as the 20th president of the United States.
James Abram Garfield
(November 19, 1831 – September 19, 1881)
The sitcom was created by James L. Brooks and Allan Burns that
aired on CBS on this day in 1970 and ran until 1977. The show
received high praise from critics during its run with 29 Primetime
Emmy Awards, including the Primetime Emmy for Outstanding
Comedy Series three years in a row (1975–1977) and earned
Moore the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress
in a Comedy Series three times (1973, 1974, 1976) and continues
to be honored long after the final episode aired. In 2013, the Writers
Guild of America ranked The Mary Tyler Moore Show No. 6 in its
list of the 101 Best Written TV Series of All Time.
The set within a set of The Marry Tyler Moore Show.
