Wednesday, October 19, 2005

This Day in Baby Boomer History

1953- singer Julius LaRosa fired on daytime TV by its biggest star, Arthur Godfrey
1960-Martin Luther King, Jr. arrested in Atlanta sit-in.
1963- Beatles record "I Want To Hold Your Hand."
1967- Mariner 5 fly-by of Venus
1977- Concorde lands in NYC for first time.
1987- "Black Monday": Dow Jones drops 508 points, four times previous record.

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