On This Day

[Redondo]

 

On this day in history, 'Star Wars' snubbed for Best Picture Oscar in favor of 'Annie Hall'

[Tank]

snubbed!!

[Redondo]

 

On this day in history, April 8, 1974, Hank Aaron breaks Babe Ruth's home run record

[Brandon]

On this day a man went from millions in the NFL to dying in combat for or country….unfortunately left to friendly fire.

 

 

[Vegas Halo Fan]

• 1956 - First modern container ship, the Ideal X, leaves Port Newark, New Jersey for Houston, Texas
• 1986 - World's worst nuclear disaster: 4th reactor at Chernobyl nuclear power station in USSR explodes, 31 die, radioactive contamination reaches much of Western Europe
• 2005 - Under international pressure, Syria withdraws the last of its 14,000 troop military garrison in Lebanon, ending its 29-year military domination of that country.

[Redondo]

 

On this day in history, May 5, 1904, Cy Young pitches first perfect game in World Series Era

[Redondo]

 

On this day in history, May 25, 1935, Babe Ruth hits his 714th home run

[Tank]

10 hours ago, Redondo said:

 

On this day in history, May 25, 1935, Babe Ruth hits his 714th home run

from the article:

"Between 1915 and 1919, he won 87 games, yielded an earned run average of only 2.16 and won three World Series games (one in 1916 and two in 1918). During a streak for scoreless World Series innings, he set a record by pitching 292 in three consecutive shutout innings."

can anyone make sense of the last part?

from the same article:

"These last career home runs set a Major League Baseball record that would stand until 1974, when Hank Aaron surpassed it on his way to 755, according to multiple sources."

whoever wrote this story should never write a sports story ever again in their life.

[Redondo]

 

On this day in history, June 17, 1885, the Statue of Liberty arrives in New York

[Redondo]

On this day in history, July 13, 1937, Krispy Kreme is founded: 'Delicious scents of doughnuts'

 

 

[Redondo]

 

 

On this day in history Dec. 24, 1972, Bob Hope delivers last live Christmas show in Vietnam

As Hope’s time in Vietnam came to an end, he reflected on the last two decades of spreading joy to America’s troops.

"I hope I can be excused a little sentimentality as I look back over 22 of these Christmas trips [and remember] the millions of servicemen and women who responded to our efforts with warmth, enthusiasm and affection," he said, according to USO.