Monday, May 17, 2010
On this day in...
On this day in...
1792 – The New York Stock Exchange is formed.
1849 – A fire threatens to burn St. Louis, Missouri to the ground.
1873 – El Paso, Texas is established by charter from the Texas Legislature.
1875 – Aristides wins the first Kentucky Derby.
1939 – The Columbia Lions and the Princeton Tigers play in the first-ever televised sporting event, a collegiate baseball game in New York City.
1954 – The United States Supreme Court hands down a unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas.
1973 – Watergate scandal: Televised hearings begin in the United States Senate.
1974 – Police in Los Angeles, California, raid the Symbionese Liberation Army's headquarters, killing six members, including Camilla Hall.
2004 – Massachusetts becomes the first U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage.
Births
1936 – Dennis Hopper, American actor and director
1955 – Bill Paxton, American actor and film director
1956 – Sugar Ray Leonard, American boxer
1956 – Bob Saget, American actor
1959 – Jim Nantz, American broadcaster
1962 – Craig Ferguson, Scottish actor and comedian
1965 – Trent Reznor, American musician (Nine Inch Nails)
1966 – Danny Manning, American basketball player
1970 – Jordan Knight, American singer (New Kids on the Block)
1982 – Tony Parker, French-American basketball player
1982 – Matt Cassel, American football player
1983 – Channing Frye, American basketball player
1983 – Chris Henry, American football player (d. 2009)
1985 – Matt Ryan, American football player
Pretty good list of birthdays today with an easy rider, a man who plays a polygamist, an old boxer, the voice of The Masters, a late nite host, a rocker, some ballers and a couple young QBs. But today we're honoring comedian Bob Saget with some bloopers from 'Full House.'
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