FRANK SINATRA'S DEATH ON MAY 14, 1998, COINCIDED WITH THE 'SEINFELD' SERIES FINALE AND IT'S BELIEVED THAT SINATRA'S AMBULANCE GOT TO THE HOSPITAL SO QUICKLY BECAUSE OF THE LIGHT TRAFFIC, DUE TO EVERYONE STAYING AT HOME TO WATCH THAT SHOW.
Weather, 24 OCTOBER
FLASHBACK: ROBIE THE ROBOT FROM RADIO SHACK...(1986)
1986---ROBIE THE ROBOT FROM RADIO SHACK.
FLASHBACK: EXXON BUYS MOBIL, CREATING EXXON-MOBIL...(DECEMBER 01, 1998)
DECEMBER 01, 1998---EXXON ANNOUNCES A $73.7 BILLION DEAL TO BUY MOBIL, CREATING EXXON-MOBIL, THE WORLD'S LARGEST COMPANY.
FLASHBACK: BILLY JEAN KING LOSES HER COOL AND THE GAME...(JANUARY 22, 1969)
JANUARY 22, 1969--BILLY JEAN KING LOSES HER TEMPER AND HER TITLE AS MARGARET SMITH COURT OF AUSTRALIA WINS THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP. KING PLAYED WELL UNTIL SHE BECAME UPSET OVER THE UNSPORTSMAN LIKE BEHAVIOR OF SEVERAL SPECTATORS AT THE MILTON COURTS. THEN HER GAME FELL APART. KING WAS BEAT 6-4, 6-1.
FLASHBACK: "SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER" OPENS IN NEW YORK CITY...(DECEMBER 14, 1977)
DECEMBER 14, 1977---THE FILM: SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER OPENS IN NEW YORK CITY.
THE MARK SIMONE SHOW IS HEARD ON WOR 710, NEW YORK'S MOST-LISTENED-TO NEWS/TALK STATION
THE MARK SIMONE SHOW IS HEARD MONDAY THRU FRIDAY 10 AM TILL 12 NOON ON WOR 710, NEW YORK'S # 1 RATED NEWS/TALK STATION.
FLASHBACK: FRED GWYNNE IN TAKING THE LEAD ROLE ON "THE MUNSTERS"...(JUNE 1965)
JUNE 1965---FRED GWYNNE SAYS HE REALLY DIDN'T HESITATE ABOUT TAKING THE LEAD ROLE IN THE MUNSTERS. "I THINK THE MAIN REASON I WAS INTERESTED IN THE PART WHEN I READ THE SCRIPT IS THAT IT'S SO RARE FOR A PERSON ON TV TO COME OUT OF ONE SHOW AND DO SOMETHING QUITE DIFFERENT.
FLASHBACK: NY DAILY NEWS RUNS HEADLINE..."FORD TO CITY" DROP DEAD"...(OCTOBER 30, 1975)
OCTOBER 30, 1975---NY DAILY NEWS RUNS HEADLINE "FORD TO CITY: DROP DEAD."
FLASHBACK: "BRIGHT PROMISE" PREMIERES ON NBC-TV...(SEPTEMBER 29, 1969)
SEPTEMBER 29, 1969---"BRIGHT PROMISE" PREMIERES ON NBC-TV.
FLASHBACK: DAVID SOUL IS PAYING $16,000 TO KEEP SOME OLD RECORDINGS OFF THE MARKET...(FEBRUARY 01, 1978)
FEBRUARY 01, 1978---DAVID SOUL IS PAYING $16,000 TO KEEP SOME OF HIS OLD RECORDING OFF THE MARKET. APPARENTLY, SOUL MADE SOME RECORDINGS BACK IN 1969 THAT HE CONSIDERS AWFUL.
FLASHBACK: SONNY AND CHER GET MARRIED...(OCTOBER 27, 1964)
SONNY AND CHER GET MARRIED ON OCTOBER 27, 1964.
FLASHBACK: NEWSWEEK MAGAZINE...(JULY 30, 1973)
JULY 30, 1973---NEWSWEEK MAGAZINE.
FLASHBACK: PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER PROPOSES MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.'S BIRTHDAY BE A FEDERAL HOLIDAY...(JANUARY 14, 1979)
JANUARY 14, 1979---PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER PROPOSES MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.'S BIRTHDAY BE A FEDERAL HOLIDAY.
FLASHBACK: HUGH CAREY TUNNEL SIGN...(2012)
2012---HUGH CAREY TUNNEL SIGN.
FLASHBACK: THE NEW REDESIGNED U.S. $20 BILL MADE ITS DEBUT...(OCTOBER 09, 2003)
OCTOBER 09, 2003---THE NEW PEACH AND BLUE REDESIGNED U.S. $20 BILL MADE ITS DEBUT.
FLASHBACK: AMANDA DOWLER, A SCHOOL GIRL IS ABDUCTED IN ENGLAND...(MARCH 21, 2002)
MARCH 21, 2002---SCHOOL GIRL AMANDA DOWLER IS ABDUCTED IN BROAD DAYLIGHT ON HER WAY HOME FROM HEATHSIDE SCHOOL IN WALTON-ON-THAMES, ENGLAND. HER BODY WAS DISCOVERED ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2002. THE CAUSE OF DEATH WAS STRANGULATION.
FLASHBACK: MOTOWN RECORDS HAS 5 OF THE TOP 7 SINGLES ON BILLBOARD...(DECEMBER 29, 1969)
DECEMBER 29, 1969---A MAJOR MILESTONE FOR MOTOWN RECORDS TODAY HAS FIVE OF THE TOP SEVEN SINGLES ON BILLBOARD'S CHART ARE PRODUCTS OF THE LABEL AND ITS AFFILIATES.
FLASHBACK: DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY...(JULY 18, 2013)
JULY 18, 2013---DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY, BECOMING THE LARGEST U.S. MUNICIPAL BANKRUPTCY EVER AT $18.5 BILLION.
FLASHBACK: TICKET TO ELVIS PRESLEY ON NBC-TV...(JUNE 27, 1968)
JUNE 27, 1968--TICKET TO ELVIS PRESLEY ON NBC-TV.
THE ARTIST FILE: 01-19-21
JANUARY 19, 1992...THE SEVENTH ANNUAL ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONIES ARE HELD IN NEW YORK CITY. INDUCTEES INCLUDE BOBBY "BLUE" BLAND, BOOKER T. AND THE MGS, JOHNNY CASH, THE ISLEY BROTHERS, THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE, SAM AND DAVE, AND THE YARDBIRDS.
***DOLLY PARTON is 75
***JOHN WOZNIAK of MARCY PLAYGROUND is 50
Actress: KATEY SAGAL of MARRIED WITH CHILDREN is 67
Comedian: PAUL RODRIGUEZ is 66
Actress: SHELLEY FABARES is 77
Actor: DESI ARNAZ JR. is 68
Actress: DREA DE MATTEO of THE SOPRANOS is 49
Actor: DREW POWELL is 45
Actor: PAUL MCCRANE of ER is 60