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Stanley Cup Day, 22 March 1894
In 1894, play-off competition for the coveted hockey award known as Lord Stanley’s Cup began. Montreal and Ottawa played
for the first championship honors on this day. Montreal took home the trophy.
The original trophy cost $48.67 and was purchased the previous year by Sir Frederick Arthur Stanley, Lord Stanley of Preston.
He then donated it to the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association. The inaugural champion was the Montreal
Amateur Athletic Association.
From 1894 on, the winner of the Stanley Cup has had to win a series of playoff games first. In 1926, the playoff format took
the order that remains in place today. The National Hockey League has been the permanent forum.
The teams with the most Stanley Cup titles since 1927 include the Detroit Red Wings (9) and Toronto Maple Leafs (11), with
the Montreal Canadiens outdistancing the rest of the NHL (24 championship trophies).
The Stanley Cup competition remains the oldest in professional sports in North America.
In 1894, play-off competition for the coveted hockey award known as Lord Stanley’s Cup began. Montreal and Ottawa played
for the first championship honors on this day. Montreal took home the trophy.
The original trophy cost $48.67 and was purchased the previous year by Sir Frederick Arthur Stanley, Lord Stanley of Preston.
He then donated it to the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association. The inaugural champion was the Montreal
Amateur Athletic Association.
From 1894 on, the winner of the Stanley Cup has had to win a series of playoff games first. In 1926, the playoff format took
the order that remains in place today. The National Hockey League has been the permanent forum.
The teams with the most Stanley Cup titles since 1927 include the Detroit Red Wings (9) and Toronto Maple Leafs (11), with
the Montreal Canadiens outdistancing the rest of the NHL (24 championship trophies).
The Stanley Cup competition remains the oldest in professional sports in North America.
texan
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On this day, 22 March 1985, Clara Peller, the lady who said, “Where’s the Beef?” in those Wendy’s hamburger ads, said,
“Where’s my final paycheck?” She ended her relationship with Dave Thomas and company when she found the beef for a
spaghetti sauce company. The hamburger chain said it made her “lose credibility.”
“Where’s my final paycheck?” She ended her relationship with Dave Thomas and company when she found the beef for a
spaghetti sauce company. The hamburger chain said it made her “lose credibility.”
texan
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On this day, March 23rd 1743, It was the first London performance of Handel’s Messiah, and King George II
was in the audience.
In the middle of the Hallelujah Chorus, the King rose to his feet in appreciation of the great piece!
The entire audience followed suit out of respect for the King.
And so began the custom of standing during the singing of the Hallelujah Chorus.
For those not familiar with this chorus, I know you have heard it many times on TV, and might not known
where it came from:
[video=youtube;Abcgpn2UTV8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Abcgpn2UTV8[/video]
was in the audience.
In the middle of the Hallelujah Chorus, the King rose to his feet in appreciation of the great piece!
The entire audience followed suit out of respect for the King.
And so began the custom of standing during the singing of the Hallelujah Chorus.
For those not familiar with this chorus, I know you have heard it many times on TV, and might not known
where it came from:
[video=youtube;Abcgpn2UTV8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Abcgpn2UTV8[/video]
texan
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On this day, 24 March 1958, Elvis Presley is inducted into the U.S. Army.
When Elvis Presley turned 18 on January 8, 1953, he fulfilled his patriotic duty and legal obligation to register his name
with the Selective Service System, thereby making himself eligible for the draft. The Korean War was still underway at
the time, but as a student in good standing at L.C. Humes High School in Memphis, Elvis received a student deferment
that kept him from facing conscription during that conflict's final months. Elvis would receive another deferment four
years later when his draft number finally came up, but this time for a very different reason: to complete the filming of
his third Hollywood movie, King Creole.
With that obligation fulfilled, Uncle Sam would wait no longer. On March 24, 1958, Elvis Presley was finally
inducted, starting his day as the King of Rock and Roll, but ending it as a lowly buck private in the United States Army.
When Elvis Presley turned 18 on January 8, 1953, he fulfilled his patriotic duty and legal obligation to register his name
with the Selective Service System, thereby making himself eligible for the draft. The Korean War was still underway at
the time, but as a student in good standing at L.C. Humes High School in Memphis, Elvis received a student deferment
that kept him from facing conscription during that conflict's final months. Elvis would receive another deferment four
years later when his draft number finally came up, but this time for a very different reason: to complete the filming of
his third Hollywood movie, King Creole.
With that obligation fulfilled, Uncle Sam would wait no longer. On March 24, 1958, Elvis Presley was finally
inducted, starting his day as the King of Rock and Roll, but ending it as a lowly buck private in the United States Army.
texan
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On this day, 25 March 1918, Howard Cosell (Cohen) was born on this day in 1918. Cosell came to be the most liked
-- and the most disliked -- sports journalist across America.
Howard Cosell died in 1995. Roon Arledge said, “Howard Cosell was one of the most original people ever to appear
on American TV. He became a giant by telling the truth in an industry that was not used to hearing it and considered it
revolutionary.”
-- and the most disliked -- sports journalist across America.
Howard Cosell died in 1995. Roon Arledge said, “Howard Cosell was one of the most original people ever to appear
on American TV. He became a giant by telling the truth in an industry that was not used to hearing it and considered it
revolutionary.”
texan
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On this day, 26 March 1936 The first telescope with a 200-inch-diameter, reflecting mirror was
shipped -- very, very carefully -- from Corning, New York to Mt. Palomar Observatory in California.
The lens of the Hale telescopee weighed 20 tons. It was dedicated at Mt. Palomar in 1948.
The Hale telescope at Mt. Palomar remains one of the most widely-used scientific telescopes on the planet -- as it looks at
other planets and beyond.
shipped -- very, very carefully -- from Corning, New York to Mt. Palomar Observatory in California.
The lens of the Hale telescopee weighed 20 tons. It was dedicated at Mt. Palomar in 1948.
The Hale telescope at Mt. Palomar remains one of the most widely-used scientific telescopes on the planet -- as it looks at
other planets and beyond.
texan
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On this day, March 27th 1912, First Lady Helen (Nellie) Taft, wife of U.S. President William Howard Taft, and the
Viscountess Chinda, wife of the Japanese Ambassador, planted the first two cherry trees in Washington DC.
The trees are Yoshino cherries, and are still standing several hundred yards west of the John Paul Jones statue at the south end of 17th Street.
Viscountess Chinda, wife of the Japanese Ambassador, planted the first two cherry trees in Washington DC.
The trees are Yoshino cherries, and are still standing several hundred yards west of the John Paul Jones statue at the south end of 17th Street.
texan
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On this day, 28 March 1964 Radio Carolinee debuted as the first pirate radio stationn to broadcast off the coast of England.
On this day in 1964, the combination of rock music and lively disk jockey patter played to a huge audience in
Great Britain; but well out of reach of British authorities.
However, that didn’t stop them from trying, albeit unsuccessfully, to shut down the radio station ship. Radio Carolinee
had become competition to the staid and usually dull British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
On this day in 1964, the combination of rock music and lively disk jockey patter played to a huge audience in
Great Britain; but well out of reach of British authorities.
However, that didn’t stop them from trying, albeit unsuccessfully, to shut down the radio station ship. Radio Carolinee
had become competition to the staid and usually dull British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
texan
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On this day, 28 March 1967 Raymond Burr starred in a TV movie titled Ironside.
The show, about a wheelchair-bound detective, became very popular as a weekly series in the fall of 1967.
Burr, known to millions as determined lawyer, Perry Mason (a past TV hit), played the part of Robert Ironside in the new show.
The show, about a wheelchair-bound detective, became very popular as a weekly series in the fall of 1967.
Burr, known to millions as determined lawyer, Perry Mason (a past TV hit), played the part of Robert Ironside in the new show.
texan
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On this day, 28 March 1979 Nuclear accident at Three Mile Island.
At 4 a.m. on March 28, 1979, the worst accident in the history of the U.S. nuclear power industry begins when
a pressure valve in the Unit-2 reactor at Three Mile Island fails to close. Cooling water, contaminated with
radiation, drained from the open valve into adjoining buildings, and the core began to dangerously overheat.
The Three Mile Island nuclear power plant was built in 1974 on a sandbar on Pennsylvania's Susquehanna River, just
10 miles downstream from the state capitol in Harrisburg. In 1978, a second state-of-the-art reactor began
operating on Three Mile Island, which was lauded for generating affordable and reliable energy in a time of energy crises.
After the cooling water began to drain out of the broken pressure valve on the morning of March 28, 1979, emergency
cooling pumps automatically went into operation. Left alone, these safety devices would have prevented the development
of a larger crisis. However, human operators in the control room misread confusing and contradictory readings and shut
off the emergency water system. The reactor was also shut down, but residual heat from the fission process was still
being released. By early morning, the core had heated to over 4,000 degrees, just 1,000 degrees short of meltdown.
At 4 a.m. on March 28, 1979, the worst accident in the history of the U.S. nuclear power industry begins when
a pressure valve in the Unit-2 reactor at Three Mile Island fails to close. Cooling water, contaminated with
radiation, drained from the open valve into adjoining buildings, and the core began to dangerously overheat.
The Three Mile Island nuclear power plant was built in 1974 on a sandbar on Pennsylvania's Susquehanna River, just
10 miles downstream from the state capitol in Harrisburg. In 1978, a second state-of-the-art reactor began
operating on Three Mile Island, which was lauded for generating affordable and reliable energy in a time of energy crises.
After the cooling water began to drain out of the broken pressure valve on the morning of March 28, 1979, emergency
cooling pumps automatically went into operation. Left alone, these safety devices would have prevented the development
of a larger crisis. However, human operators in the control room misread confusing and contradictory readings and shut
off the emergency water system. The reactor was also shut down, but residual heat from the fission process was still
being released. By early morning, the core had heated to over 4,000 degrees, just 1,000 degrees short of meltdown.
texan
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On this day, 29 March 1951, The wonderful Rodgers and Hammerstein musical based on Margaret Langdon’s novel, Anna
and the King of Siam, opened this night in 1951 on Broadway. The King and I starred Yul Brynner in the role of the
King of Siam. The king who, along with his subjects, valued tradition above all else. From this day forward, the role
of the King of Siam belonged to Yul Brynner and no other.
Brynner appeared in this part in more than 4,000 performances on both stage and screen (the Broadway show was
adapted for Hollywood in 1956).
and the King of Siam, opened this night in 1951 on Broadway. The King and I starred Yul Brynner in the role of the
King of Siam. The king who, along with his subjects, valued tradition above all else. From this day forward, the role
of the King of Siam belonged to Yul Brynner and no other.
Brynner appeared in this part in more than 4,000 performances on both stage and screen (the Broadway show was
adapted for Hollywood in 1956).
texan
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On this day, 29 March 1932, Comedian Jack Benny appeared on radio for the first time. He agreed to join then newspaper
columnist, Ed Sullivan, on his radio interview show. Benny got a real taste of radio two months later when he got his own show
on the NBC radio network.
columnist, Ed Sullivan, on his radio interview show. Benny got a real taste of radio two months later when he got his own show
on the NBC radio network.
