Tuesday, January 5, 2010

a long time ago on this day

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1836 Davy Crockett arrives in Texas, just in time for the Alamo

1914 Ford Motor Co wages jump from $2.40/9-hr day to $5.00/8-hr day

1919 National Socialist Party (Nazi) forms as German Farmers Party

1925 Nellie Taylor Ross became governor of Wyoming, 1st woman gov in USA

1933, construction begins on the Golden Gate Bridge

1956 Elvis Presley records "Heartbreak Hotel"

1959 Buddy Holly releases his last record "It Doesn't Matter"

1998 Sonny Bono, the pop singer-turned-politician, was killed when he struck a tree while skiing in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., at age 62.

2004 After 14 years of denials, Pete Rose publicly admitted that he'd bet on baseball while manager of the Cincinnati Reds.

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