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Sept 6, 1997Farewell to a PrincessThe world bids farewell to Princess Dianaat a funeral service at Westminster Abbey.Ove...
06/09/2025

Sept 6, 1997
Farewell to a Princess
The world bids farewell to Princess Diana
at a funeral service at Westminster Abbey.
Over a million attend the funeral and 2.5 million
watch on TV (This story was contained in "Timeline Memories'
which is available at Amazon Books)

The new Iron ManSept 6, 1995Cal Ripken Jr. passes Lou Gehrig's 56 year recordrecord of consecutive games played. Ripken ...
06/09/2025

The new Iron Man
Sept 6, 1995
Cal Ripken Jr. passes Lou Gehrig's 56 year record
record of consecutive games played. Ripken would
end his career in 1998 with 2,632 consecutive games
played. (Story ran in "Timeline Memories" and is available
at Amazon Books)

Toronto is the only team of the 3 that moved up last night with their win over NYY. Both Sox and NYY stay where they are...
06/09/2025

Toronto is the only team of the 3 that moved up last night with their win over NYY. Both Sox and NYY stay where they are - in a virtual tie for the Wild Card lead. NYY & Toronto have a day game today and Sox play tonight in Arizona...

Sept 5, 1997Everyone's MotherNobel Peace Prize winner,Mother Teresa dies inCalcutta and the world mourns.The Mother was ...
05/09/2025

Sept 5, 1997
Everyone's Mother
Nobel Peace Prize winner,
Mother Teresa dies in
Calcutta and the world mourns.
The Mother was 87. This headline story
originally ran in "Timeline Memories" and is availble at Amazon Books.

Sept 5, 1975Ford ducksPresident Gerald R. Ford escapes anattempt on his life in Sacramento, CA.(This story was contained...
05/09/2025

Sept 5, 1975
Ford ducks
President Gerald R. Ford escapes an
attempt on his life in Sacramento, CA.
(This story was contained in "Timeline Memories" and is available at Amazon Books)

Sept 5, 1972Bloody OlympicsTwo die on Sept 5 & 9 die the following daywhen a Palestinian terrorist group takes 11 Israel...
05/09/2025

Sept 5, 1972
Bloody Olympics
Two die on Sept 5 & 9 die the following day
when a Palestinian terrorist group takes 11 Israeli
athletes hostage at the Munich Olympic games...
(This story was contained in "Timeline Memories" and is available at Amazon Books)

Toronto (81-59) and in 1st place in the American League East take on NYY (78-62) in a 3-game series while the Sox (78-63...
05/09/2025

Toronto (81-59) and in 1st place in the American League East take on NYY (78-62) in a 3-game series while the Sox (78-63) and in a virtual tie for first place (with NYY) in the Wild Card standings play Arizona in a 3-game series as MLB goes down to the wire...

Loss of one funny lady who was loved by many.Sept 4, 2014Joan Rivers, while undergoing a minor throatprocedure in late A...
04/09/2025

Loss of one funny lady who was loved by many.
Sept 4, 2014
Joan Rivers, while undergoing a minor throat
procedure in late August 2014, suffered serious
complications. She would die a few days later from
brain damage, caused by lack of oxygen. Rivers was
81 at the time of her death. (Story originally ran in
Timeline Memories, published by and available at
Timeline Books).

Olympic Record-BreakerSept 4, 1972Swimmer Mark Spitz becomes the first athlete towin 7 gold medals at a single Olympic g...
04/09/2025

Olympic Record-Breaker
Sept 4, 1972
Swimmer Mark Spitz becomes the first athlete to
win 7 gold medals at a single Olympic games when
U.S. wins the 400 meter relay in Munich. (Story ran in
Timeline Memories, published by and available at
Amazon Books)

First & FinestSept 4, 2002Kelly Clarkson is voted the 1stAmerican Idol. Kelly remains theIdol with the most prolific car...
04/09/2025

First & Finest
Sept 4, 2002
Kelly Clarkson is voted the 1st
American Idol. Kelly remains the
Idol with the most prolific career of
all other AI contestants...(Story ran in
"Timeline Memories", published by and
available at Amazon Books)

Sox and NYY both lose and stay in a virtual tie for 1st place in the Wild Card Standings as Sox travel to Arizona for 3 ...
04/09/2025

Sox and NYY both lose and stay in a virtual tie for 1st place in the Wild Card Standings as Sox travel to Arizona for 3 games starting Friday night...

Cumulus Media's Pierre Bouvard outlined common myths and contrasted them with audience data. One of the largest disconne...
03/09/2025

Cumulus Media's Pierre Bouvard outlined common myths and contrasted them with audience data. One of the largest disconnects: advertisers believe only 40% of American's listen to AM/FM radio weekly, when Nielsen data shows actual reach is 87%. Similarly, many assume younger audiences have moved on, but 18-34 remains radio's largest demographic. Many thanks for the info from Pierre Bouvard...

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