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| Today In History By: MetroSoruce News On this day: In 1587, Mary, Queen of Scots, was beheaded in England after she was implicated in a plot to kill her cousin, Queen Elizabeth the First. In 1910, the Boy Scouts of America organization was incorporated. In 1915, D.W. Griffith's silent Civil War movie "The Birth Of A Nation" premiered in Los Angeles. In 1918, "The Stars and Stripes" weekly newspaper of the American Expeditionary Forces was published for the first time. In 1924, Nevada State Prison inmate Jon Gee became the first person in the United States to be executed in the gas chamber. In 1926, Walt Disney Studios were formed. In 1956, Baseball Hall-of-Famer Connie Mack died at the age of 93. In 1956, Buddy Holly signed a contract with Decca Records. In 1960, congressional investigators began exploring the influence of payola in radio and record industries. In 1960, Mark Dinning topped the pop singles chart with "Teen Angel." In 1963, Lamar Hunt moved his American Football League franchise from Dallas to Kansas City. The new team in Kansas City was named the Chiefs. Dallas soon received a new team which became known as the Cowboys. In 1964, Dick Clark and his popular show, "American Bandstand," relocated from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Los Angeles, California. In 1969, the last issue of the "Saturday Evening Post" was published. In 1969, Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Ginger Baker and Ric Grech formed the group Blind Faith. In 1976, "Taxi Driver" opened in theaters across the U.S. In 1984, the Winter Olympics opened in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. In 1985, "The Dukes of Hazzard" ended its six-year run on CBS television. In 1986, five-foot, seven-inch Spud Webb of the Atlanta Hawks won the NBA Slam Dunk competition. In 1987, the National Basketball Association West All-Stars beat the East All-Stars 154-to-149 in overtime. The game set a record for most points scored in an All-Star game. In 1990, Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famer Del Shannon died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 50-years-old. In 1992, Right Said Fred topped the pop singles chart with "I'm Too Sexy." In 1993, Julius Erving, Bill Walton, Calvin Murphy, Walt Bellamy, Dan Issel, Dick McGuire, Ann Meyers, and Ulyana Semyonova were elected to the Basketball Hall-of-Fame. In 1997, the Detroit Red Wings beat the Pittsburgh Penguins six-to-five, giving head coach Scotty Bowman career victory number one-thousand. In 1998, Finland beat Sweden six-to-nothing in the first female hockey game in Olympic history. In 1999, Van Halen's "1984" album, Green Day's "Dookie" album, and Journey's "Greatest Hits" album were all given "diamond" status after each being certified ten times platinum for selling more than ten million copies each. In 2004, in an interview with NBC's "Meet The Press," President Bush blamed the U.S. failure to locate weapons of mass destruction in Iraq on faulty intelligence. Bush denied misleading the American people. He said his decision to attack Iraq was based on the intelligence he received. In 2004, with five Grammy wins, Beyonce Knowles was the big winner at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards, tying past Grammy darlings, Norah Jones, Alicia Keys and Lauryn Hill, for the most number of Grammys received in one night by a female artist. Other winners included Luther Vandross who won four awards, rap duo Outkast who took three Grammys including Album Of The Year for "Speakerboxx/The Love Below" and Justin Timberlake who picked up two trophies. In 2007, former "Playboy" Playmate Anna Nicole Smith died after collapsing at the Seminole Hard Rock Cafe Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. She was 39. In 2009, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss were big winners at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards, winning five awards including Album Of The Year for "Raising Sand." Rapper Lil' Wayne picked up four awards and British rockers Coldplay took home three honors. Other winners included Kanye West, Jennifer Hudson, Al Green, Daft Punk, John Mayer and Brad Paisley. In 2009, pop stars Chris Brown and Rihanna made headlines for a violent altercation that left Rihanna bloodied and bruised. The incident forced both singers to cancel their scheduled performances at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards. Brown later pleaded guilty for beating Rihanna. Story Posted: Mon Feb 8 07:32:24 CST 2010 Created: Mon Feb 8 07:33:14 CST 2010 BACK TO HOME/NEWS |
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