Superaggie79
01-25-2007, 10:17 AM
Here are a list of interesting things that happened on this date throughout history.
1915-Alexander Graham Bell (http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0806861.html) inaugurated transcontinental telephone service.
1924-The first Winter Olympic (http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0115111.html) games opened at Chamonix, France.
1942 - Thailand declared war on the United States and England. Japan had made an amphibious landing on the coast of Thailand on December 8, 1941.
1951- USA runner Steve Prefontaine was born.
1971-Charles Manson was found guilty of murdering Sharon Tate and six others.
1980 - Paul McCartney was released from a Tokyo jail where he had been imprisoned for nine days after trying to carry a half pound of marijuana through customs at the Tokyo airport.
1981 - The Oakland Raiders beat the Philadelphia Eagles 27-10 in Super Bowl XV. The Raiders to win the Super Bowl after entering the playoffs as a wildcard team.
1981- Famous Musician Alicia Keys was born.
1984 - Yoko One donated $375,000 to Liverpool's Strawberry Fields retirement home.
1987 - The New York Giants defeated the Denver Broncos, 39-20, in Super Bowl XXI on NBC. The game featured TV commercials costing $550,000 for 30 seconds.
1995 - The defense gave its opening statement in the O.J. Simpson trial.
1998 - The Denver Broncos beat the Green Bay Packers 31-24 in Super Bowl XXXII. The Broncos had lost 3 previous Super Bowl appearances with quarterback John Elway. The win also broke the 13 game winning streak of the NFC.
2002 - Ken Hitchcock was fired as head coach of the Dallas Stars. He had a record of 277-160-60-6, five straight division titles and two Stanley Cup finals appearances. His post season record was 47-33.
2003 - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers won Super Bowl XXXVIII in San Diego. Coach Jon Gruden, at age 39, was the youngest coach to ever win the title.
1915-Alexander Graham Bell (http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0806861.html) inaugurated transcontinental telephone service.
1924-The first Winter Olympic (http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0115111.html) games opened at Chamonix, France.
1942 - Thailand declared war on the United States and England. Japan had made an amphibious landing on the coast of Thailand on December 8, 1941.
1951- USA runner Steve Prefontaine was born.
1971-Charles Manson was found guilty of murdering Sharon Tate and six others.
1980 - Paul McCartney was released from a Tokyo jail where he had been imprisoned for nine days after trying to carry a half pound of marijuana through customs at the Tokyo airport.
1981 - The Oakland Raiders beat the Philadelphia Eagles 27-10 in Super Bowl XV. The Raiders to win the Super Bowl after entering the playoffs as a wildcard team.
1981- Famous Musician Alicia Keys was born.
1984 - Yoko One donated $375,000 to Liverpool's Strawberry Fields retirement home.
1987 - The New York Giants defeated the Denver Broncos, 39-20, in Super Bowl XXI on NBC. The game featured TV commercials costing $550,000 for 30 seconds.
1995 - The defense gave its opening statement in the O.J. Simpson trial.
1998 - The Denver Broncos beat the Green Bay Packers 31-24 in Super Bowl XXXII. The Broncos had lost 3 previous Super Bowl appearances with quarterback John Elway. The win also broke the 13 game winning streak of the NFC.
2002 - Ken Hitchcock was fired as head coach of the Dallas Stars. He had a record of 277-160-60-6, five straight division titles and two Stanley Cup finals appearances. His post season record was 47-33.
2003 - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers won Super Bowl XXXVIII in San Diego. Coach Jon Gruden, at age 39, was the youngest coach to ever win the title.