Monday, April 17, 2006

Today in Baby Boomer History

1945: Allied bombing of Dresden ( central event in Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut)
1947: Jackie Robinson's first major league hit.
1961: first day of the Bay of Pigs aborted invasion of Cuba.
1964: Ford Mustang is introduced.
1967: Surveyor 3 launched; will land on the moon in 3 days.
1969: Sirhan Sirhan convicted of the murder of Robert Kennedy.
1970: Apollo 13 limps back to Earth.
1970: The first solo album by one of the Beatles is released: "McCartney."
1976: Mike Schmidt hits four consecutive homers in the N.L.'s greatest comeback victory: down 12-1, the Phillies win 18-16 in 10 innings.
1978: Carl Sagan wins Pulitzer Prize for Dragons of Eden.

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