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Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 5:30 am
by Jason Spoor
August 24th, 1932 - Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the U.S. non-stop. The trip from Los Angeles, CA to Newark, NJ, took about 19 hours.
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 5:31 am
by Jason Spoor
August 28th, 1963 - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., gave his "I Have a Dream" speech at a civil rights rally in Washington, DC. More than 200,000 people attended.
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 5:46 am
by Jason Spoor
September 5th, 1958 - Boris Pasternak's "Doctor Zhivago" was published for the first time in the U.S.
Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 5:43 am
by Jason Spoor
September 6th, 1959 - The first Barbie Doll was sold by Mattel Toy Corporation.
Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 5:48 am
by Jason Spoor
September 7th, 1930 - The cartoon "Blondie" made its first appearance in the comic strips.
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 5:42 am
by Jason Spoor
September 10th, 1963 - Twenty black students entered public schools in Alabama at the end of a standoff between federal authorities and Alabama governor George C. Wallace.
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 5:36 am
by Jason Spoor
September 11th, 1974 - "Little House On The Prairie" made its television debut.
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 5:33 am
by Jason Spoor
September 12th, 1954 - "Lassie" made its television debut on CBS. The last show aired on September 12, 1971.
Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 5:27 am
by Jason Spoor
September 13th, 1993 - "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" premiered on NBC.
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 5:42 am
by Jason Spoor
September 14th, 1982 - Princess Grace of Monaco died at the age of 52 because of injuries she suffered the day before in a car crash. She was formerly actress Grace Kelly.
Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 5:43 am
by Jason Spoor
September 19th, 1983 - The final episode of "M*A*S*H" was aired on CBS-TV.
Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 5:37 am
by Jason Spoor
September 20th, 1984 - "The Cosby Show" premiered on NBC-TV.
who hasn't seen at least one episode of The Cosby Show.
Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2007 5:30 am
by Jason Spoor
September 21st, 1981 - The U.S. Senate confirmed Sandra Day O'Connor to be the first female justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 5:24 am
by Jason Spoor
October 1st, 1971 - Walt Disney World opened in Orlando, FL.
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 5:43 am
by Jason Spoor
October 2nd, 1967 - Thurgood Marshall was sworn in. He was the first African-American member of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 8:08 am
by Jason Spoor
October 3rd, 1955 - "The Mickey Mouse Club" premiered on ABC-TV.
Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 9:48 am
by Jason Spoor
October 4th, 1957 - "Leave it to Beaver" debuted on CBS-TV.
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 5:10 am
by Jason Spoor
October 18th, 1997 - A monument honoring U.S. servicewomen, past and present, was dedicated at Arlington National Cemetery.
Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 5:15 am
by Jason Spoor
October 24th, 1940 - In the U.S., the 40-hour workweek went into effect under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.
Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 5:11 pm
by Mike Nordin
And currently the Scandinavians have a 30 hr work week.