Have You Heard, today (11/9) marks 50 since the Great Northeast Blackout.
More than 30 million people in New York, New Jersey, New England (except for Maine) and Ontario were out of power for up to 13 hours.
Amazingly, the NYPD said the night of November 9, 1965, saw the fewest crime calls in the city’s history to that point.
Two years after that, “Rolling Stone” magazine first hit the news stands.
The pop culture bi-weekly cost 35 cents. That’s about $2.50 in today’s money.
John Lennon was on the first cover.
Czech-born keyboardist and composer Jan Hammer hit number-one with the “‘Miami Vice’ theme” 30 years ago today.
It took 27 years for another instrumental (Baauer’s “Harlem Shake”) to hit number one in the U.S.
Bob Gibson was one of the greatest, and most intimidating pitchers, in major league history.
Gibson played his entire career with the St. Louis Cardinals, which retired his #45.
He won two Cy Youngs, two World Series, one MVP and was elected to the Hall of Fame on the first ballot.
He’s 80 today.
Sargent Shriver, father of Maria, and one-time brother-in-law to President John F. Kennedy, was born 100 years ago today.
Among other things, Shriver was the first director of the Peace Corps.
He died at the age of 95.
Today is World Orphans Day.
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