11/06/2024
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This Day In History archive

1901 – 11 baseball games cancelled due to the funeral of President William McKinley.

1910 – George M. Cohan’s musical “Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford” premieres in New York City.

1931 – Philadelphia Athletics pitcher Lefty Grove wins his 30th game of the baseball season over the Chicago White Sox 2-1. He finishes with a 31-4 record and 2.06 earned run average.

1943 – Liberator bombers sink U-341.

1947 – Jackie Robeson is named Major League Baseball’s “Rookie of the Year.”

1951 – First broadcast of “Search for Tomorrow” on CBS-TV.

1952 – “Adventures of Superman” TV series starring George Reeves premieres in syndication.

1955 – Hurricane Hilda kills 200 people in Mexico.

1960 – Chubby Checker’s “The Twist” hits #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

1968 – Detroit Tigers pitcher Denny McLain’s 31st win of the season, despite Mickey Mantle’s 535th career home run, at Tiger Stadium in Detroit.

1970 – “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” premieres on CBS.

1976 – New York concert promoter Sid Bernstein offers $230 million to charity for a Beatles reunion. The group politely declines.

1982 – 34th Emmy Awards: “Hill Street Blues,” “Barney Miller,” Alan Alda and Carol Kane win.

1986 – 3-D short film “Captain EO” with Michael Jackson premieres at Disney theme parks.

1993 – San Diego Chargers kicker John Carney boots 6 field goals in an 18-17 win over Houston to set a NFL record with 29 consecutive field goals made.

1995 – The Washington Post and The New York Times publish the Unabomber’s manifesto.

2004 – Oakland Raiders wide receiver Jerry Rice ends NFL streak of 274 consecutive games with a reception in a 13-10 victory over Buffalo Bills.

2008 – Greg Maddux pitches his 5,000th career inning against the San Francisco Giants.

2016 – 58th Emmy Awards hosted by Jimmy Kimmel: “Game of Thrones,” Julia Dreyfus and Rami Malek win.

2022 – British monarch Queen Elizabeth II interred at Windsor Castle after a state funeral at Westminster Abbey in London with an unprecedented 500 world leaders in attendance.

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