ON December 10, 1993...

-Dow Jones hits record 3740.67-

Just December 10th....

Events...

-1817 Mississippi admitted as 20th state.

-1869 Women's suffrage (right to vote) granted in Wyoming Territory (U.S. 1st)

-1896 First intercollegiate basketball game (Wesleyan beats Yale 4-3)

-1898 Spanish-American War ends; U.S. acquires Philippines, Puerto Rico and Guam

-1899 British "Black Week" due to nederlagen in South Africa

-1918 John A Heyder becomes president of baseball's National League

-1927 Grand Ole Opry makes its 1st radio broadcast, in Nashville, TN

-1939 Green Bay Packers win NFL championship, beat New York Giants 27-0

-1942 Hitler names Mussert "leader of Netherland people"

-1973 1st time since 1885, tennis has 2 top males (S Smith and J Connors

-1983 Last NFL game at Shea Stadium; Steelers beat New York Jets 34-7

-1986 Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel accepts 1986 Nobel Peace Prize

-1993 ME:)

-1995 Worst snowstorm in Buffalo history, 37.9" in 24 hours, Starting December 9th at 7 PM, breaks previous record of 25.3" in 1982 -1995 1st meeting of NBA expansion teams, Raptors beat Grizzlies 93-81 Births... -1830 Emily Dickinson, born in Amherst, Massachusetts, poet, Collected Poems -1941 Tommy Kirk, actor, Old Yeller -1947 Sinaida Woronin, U.S.S.R., gymnast, Olympic-gold/silver/2 bronze-1968 -1956 Michael VerMeulen, born in Chicago, Illinois, writer, journalist, magazine editor, broke story on U.S. AIDS epidemic, published in Vanity Fair, Parade, GQ founding features editor -1961 Mark McKoy, Canadian track star, world record 50m indoor -1970 Bryant Stith, NBA guard for the Denver Nuggets -1973 Rusty LaRue, NBA guard, Chicago Bulls Deaths... 1967- Carl Cunningham, rocker (Bar-kays), killed in a plan crash. 1967- Jimmy King, rocker (Bar-kays), dies in a plane crash 1967- Otis Redding, singer (Dock of Bay), dies in plane crash at 26 1967- Phalin Jones, rocker (Bar-kays), dies in plane crash 1967- Ron Caldwell, rocker (Bar-kays), dies in a plane crash Holiday.... Human Rights Day!!!!! Just 1993... Events... January 8th- Chicago Bull Michael Jordan scores his 20,000th career point February 10th- "Michael Jackson Talks To Oprah Winfrey" airs on ABC and drew an astounding 39.3 rating/56 share, 90 million people March 12th- 317 killed by bomb attacks in Bombay May 7th- South Africa agrees to multi-racial elections June 26th- "Late Night with David Letterman" airs for last time on NBC-TV July 3rd- 100th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Steffi Graf beats J Novotna (76 16 64) July 4th- Pizza Hut blimp deflates and lands safely on W 56th street in New York City October 16th- IRA bomb attack on fish and chips restaurant in Belfast, 10 killed November 18th-Pearl Jam lead singer Eddie Vedder arrested for public drunkiness (sorry if this is inappropriate, I just really like Pearl Jam! haha...) December 26th- Antonov-26 crashes at Gyumri, Armenia, 36 killed Music... Top Ten!! 1. I will always love you, Whitney Houston. 2. Bring it on, Tag Team 3. (I Can't Help) Falling in Love With You, UB40 4. That's the Way Love Goes, Janet Jackson 5. Freak Me, Silk 6. Weak, SVU 7. If I Ever Fall In Love, Shai 8. Dreamlover, Mariah Carey 9. Rump Shaker, Wreckx-N-Effect 10. Informer, Snow (I KNOW ALL OF THESE SONGS!!!..haha!) T.V. Shows... Walker, Texas Ranger Beavis and Butt-head Mighty Morphin Power Rangers The X-Files Living Single The Late Show with David Letterman Saved by The Bell The Nanny Movies... Jurassic Park Mrs. Doubtfire The Fugitive The Firm Sleepless in Seattle