1860 – The first Pony Express riders left St. Joseph, MO and Sacramento, CA. The trip across country took about 10 days. The Pony Express only lasted about a year and a half.
1933 – First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt informed newspaper reporters that beer would be served at the White House. This followed the March 22 legislation that legalized “3.2” beer.
1949 – Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis debuted on radio on the “Martin and Lewis Show”. The NBC program ran until 1952.
1969 – Jim Morrison was arrested by the FBI for interstate flight, which stemmed from obscenity charges after a Miami concert.
1986 – The U.S. national debt hit $2 trillion.
1996 – Unabomber suspect Theodore Kaczynski was arrested. He pled guilty in January 1998 to five Unabomber attacks in exchange for a life sentence without chance for parole.
1991 – Dweezil Zappa and Donny Osmond performed the BeeGees song “Stayin’ Alive.”
2010 – The Wi-Fi version of the Apple iPad went on sale.
Birthdays:
Marlon Brando 1924 – Actor, “The Godfather”, “Apocalypse Now”
Wayne Newton 1942 – Singer
Alec Baldwin (Alexander Rae Baldwin III) 1958 – Actor
Jennie Garth 1972 – Actress, “Beverly Hills 90210”
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