Monday, May 16, 2011

Back in the day, today...


1800: King George III survives a 2nd assassination attempt 
1933: 1st voice amplification system to be used in US Senate
1942: Gasoline 1st rationed in US (17 Eastern States)
1951: AT&T becomes 1st corporation to have one million stockholders
1968: 1st American League game played in Milwaukee, is a 4-2 California win against Chicago
1970: Elizabeth Hoisington & Anna Mae Mays named 1st female US generals
1974: Walter Scheel succeeds Heinemann as president
1975: Emmy 2nd Daytime Award & Emmy News & Documentaries Award presentation
1989: US Basketball League cancels its summer schedule
1991: Edith Cresson becomes France's 1st female premier
1991: Nepal premier Bhattarai resigns
1991: President Bush takes Queen Elizabeth to Oakland A's-Baltimore Oriole game

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