On this Day

[texan]

On this day, 29 March 1962, Jack Paar left his highly successful late night TV talk show after five years. He left behind a salary
of $250,000 and an estimated audience of eight-million people. Fill-in hosts were used, including one who would
ultimately win the coveted position of host of The Tonight Show. He was Johnny Carson.

 

[texan]

On this day, 29 March 1987, Hulk Hogan took 11 minutes, 43 seconds to pin Andre the Giant before 93,136
Wrestlemania III fans at the Silverdome in Pontiac, MI. The event was the biggest indoor
sports/entertainment promotion ever. 2.5 million people watched on Pay-Per-View TV, as well.

 

[texan]

On this day, 30 March 1842, From this day on, surgery would no longer painful -- at least, while it was being performed.
Dr. Crawford W. Long performed the first operation while a patient was anesthetized by ether on this day in 1842
as he removed a tumor from the neck of a boy.

Crawford had been observing several party-goers under the influence of nitrous oxide and sulfuric ether.
Those folks were feeling no pain. And Crawford’s patient literally felt no pain as the good doctor removed a
tumor from the man’s neck using the party concoction.

This event has been celebrated as since this day in 1933. The idea of setting aside a day to honor physicians was
conceived by Eudora Brown Almond, wife of Dr. Charles B. Almond. Doctors throughout the United States celebrate in
Dr. Crawford W. Long’s honor and, in honor of ether as an anesthetic.


Give a doctor a red carnation today. It’s the official, designated flower of Doctors’ Day.

 

[texan]

On this day, 30 March 1858, Hyman L. Lipman of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania patented the writing device we call the pencil.

 

[texan]

On this day, 30 March 1867, Alaska was purchased from Russia for two-cents an acre!

 

[texan]

On this day, 30 March 1964, This ... is ... ‘Jeopardy’!” One of television’s best known game shows, Jeopardy, developed by
Merv Griffin, aired on NBC-TV for the first time on this day

 

[texan]

On this day, 30 March 1981, U.S. President Ronald Reagan was shot in the chest by a would-be assassin as the President
walked to his limousine in Washington DC.

Press Secretary James Brady and two police officers were also wounded in the attack. John W. Hinkley, Jr.
was convicted of the crime.

 

[texan]

On this day, 30 March 1983, Basketball player Larry Bird of the Boston Celtics set a regular season Celtic scoring record as he
pumped in 53 points. The record stayed intact until 1985 when Bird broke his own record with a 60-point performance on March 12.

 

[moreluck]

On this day, 30 March 1983, Basketball player Larry Bird of the Boston Celtics set a regular season Celtic scoring record as he
pumped in 53 points. The record stayed intact until 1985 when Bird broke his own record with a 60-point performance on March 12.

The Trashmen - Surfin' Bird - YouTube

 

[texan]

On this day, 31 March 1975, Legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden wins 10th national title.

To date, no other coach has won as many NCAA titles. Wooden retired following that game, and the Bruins did not win
another national championship until 1995. The recipient of numerous awards, Wooden was the first person named to
the Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player and coach. After retiring, he continued to attend UCLA games and was
in demand as a public speaker. The legendary coach died at age 99 of natural causes in Los Angeles on June 4, 2010.

 

[texan]

On this day, 31 March 1917, The U.S. purchased and took possession of the Virgin Islands from Denmark for $25 million.

 

[texan]

On this day, 31 March 1932, The Ford Motor Co. debuted its V-8 engine.

 

[dilligaf]

Mar 31, 1931:
Knute Rockne, Studebaker namesake, dies

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/knute-rockne-studebaker-namesake-dies

 

[dilligaf]

Mar 31, 1776:[h=2]Abigail Adams urges husband to "remember the ladies"[/h]

Abigail Adams urges husband to "remember the ladies" — History.com This Day in History — 3/31/1776

 

[texan]

On this day, April 1st Or is it All Fools’ Day? One of the first reportings of All Fools’ Day was in Poor Robin’s Almanack
(no, not Poor Richard; but Poor Robin) in 1760. Poor Robin said, “The first of April, some do
say, is set apart for All Fools’ Day, but why the people call it so, nor I nor they themselves do know.”

 

[texan]

On this day, 2 April 1978, The first episode of "Dallas" aired on CBS.

 

[texan]

On this day, 3 April 1860, Pony Express mail service began this day in St. Joseph, Missouri. The year was 1860 and
the first Pony Express rider was heading for California. The next day, another rider left Sacramento, California
heading east for Missouri.

Each rider had a 75 to 100 mile run before a switch was made with another rider. The switch was made at one of 190
way stations along the route; each way station being about ten to fifteen miles apart.

 

[texan]

On this day, 3 April 1953 TV Guide was published for the first time -- from Radnor, Pennsylvania (near Philadelphia).
The publication reached a circulation of 1,500,000 readers in its first year.

 

[rod]

The Trashmen - Surfin' Bird - YouTube

Boy that brings back memories. The Trashmen played my hometown lots of times. They were a Minneapolis "garage band" that made it to the big time. Heres another Minneapolis garage band you may have heard of:

The Castaways - Liar, Liar (lyrics) - YouTube

 

[old levi's]

I haven't heard Liar, Liar for decades.........