1920 The New York Yankees acquired Babe Ruth and so began the "curse of the Bambino" that haunted the Boston Red Sox until 2004.
1959, President Eisenhower signed a proclamation admitting Alaska to the Union as the 49th state.
1987Aretha Franklin became the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
2000 The last new daily "Peanuts" comic strip by Charles Schulz ran in 2,600 newspapers.
2004 NASA's Mars rover, Spirit, touched down on the red planet.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment