Memory Lane: Windmill Road Harwinton, CT 485-0178

March Madness: Historic events

1. 3/10/1862 The first United States paper money was issued. The denominations were $5, $10, and $20. 

2. 3/17/1845 The first rubber band was patented by Stephen Perry of London.

3. 3/191994 The largest omelet (1,383² ft) in the world was made with 160,000 eggs in Yokohama, Japan.

4. 3/27/1790 The first shoelaces were invented

5. 3/5/1963 Arthur K. Melin received U.S. Patent for a Hoop Toy aka the hula-hoop.

6. 3/2/1969 Concorde, the Anglo-French supersonic airline, roared into the skies on its maiden flight. The aircraft will travel at twice the speed of sound.

7. 3/7/1876 The Scottish-born inventor, Alexander Graham Bell, patented the telephone.

8.  3/15/44 B.C.Julius Caesar was assassinated by a group of nobles that included Brutus and Cassius,

9.3/3/1931Star Spangled Banner adopted as National Anthem of the United States, 

10. 3/13/1781 The planet Uranus was discovered by Sir William Herschel.

Flashback: M.U.S.C.L.E.

1985-1988

2012 Jerk of the Year: Sean "Diddy" Combs.

The families of the 112 workers killed in a Bangladesh garment factory fire received just $1,200 each from a company that manufactures Sean Combs’ clothing line.

 The same man who bought his son a Maybach Zeppelin automobile at a cost $360,000 values these workers lives at $1,200.

JERK!

 

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/rapper-pay-fire-victims-article-1.1209472#ixzz2GYUMXHox

Hypnotism: 1963

Jessie Spano: I'm so excited!

If I Can Dream: Elvis

Aviation: Gustave Whitehead

The aviation event for which Gustave Whitehead is now best-known reportedly took place in Fairfield, Connecticut on 14 August 1901. An unsigned article written as an eyewitness report in the Bridgeport Herald newspaper said Whitehead piloted his Number 21 aircraft in a controlled powered flight for about half a mile up to 50 feet (15 m) high and landed safely.^{[10][note 4]} The feat, if true, preceded the Wright brothers by more than two years and exceeded their best 1903 Kitty Hawk flight, which covered 852 feet (260 m) at a height of about 10 feet (3.0 m).

Flashback: Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka

Snuka feuded with "Magnificent" Don Muraco in 1983, which began after Snuka entered the ring for a preliminary match while Muraco, the Intercontinental Champion, was being interviewed. Muraco, enraged at the perceived lack of respect, confronted Snuka at ringside, triggering a wild brawl. This feud led to a defining moment of Snuka's career on October 17, 1983, in a steel cage match at Madison Square Garden. The match ended in a loss for the Superfly, but afterward he dragged Muraco back into the ring and connected with the most famous Superfly Splash of his career, off the top of the 15-foot (4.6 m) high steel cage. Future wrestling stars The Sandman, Mick Foley, Tommy Dreamer, and Bubba Ray Dudley were all in attendance at the event and cite this match as the reason they decided to aggressively pursue professional wrestling

In June 1984, Snuka became embroiled in an intense feud with one of the WWF's top villains, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper. In a segment of Piper's Pit, Piper brought bananas, pineapples, and coconuts to the interview to make Snuka "feel more at home" but said he did not get a tree for Snuka to "climb up and down like a monkey." Piper then proceeded to smash a coconut on his head when he turned his back momentarily. The attack led to a series of grudge matches between the two that were played out over venues across the US throughout the summer of 1984. The remainder of Snuka's initial WWF stint would see him frequently tangling with Piper one way or another, often via tag matches or wrestling Piper's closest ally, Bob Orton, Jr. Snuka defeated Orton at The War to Settle the Score and put Orton's left arm in a cast for over a year. The feud played a small part in the first ever WrestleMania in March 1985, when Snuka acted as a cornerman for Hulk Hogan and Mr. T when they faced Piper and Paul Orndorff (with Orton in their corner). The Superfly vanished from the WWF in August 1985, though he still appeared in cartoon form when Hulk Hogan's Rock'n' Wrestling premiered the following month.

Memory Lane: Get Along Gang

Teamwork and friendship are awesome!

Super TV: Hardcastle and McCormick

Brian Keith and Daniel Hugh Kelly

Milton C. Hardcastle was Judge in Los Angeles. Mark McCormick, a racing motorist, convicted for robbery, was Hardcastles last case. McCormick was set under supervision of Hardcastle and they start to inspect two hundred cases that were never closed totally during Miltons judgeship.

TV Flashback!

Erin Gray

"Wilma Deering" Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

1st Female Colonel on television.

Memory Lane: Candy

Thirsty Thursday: Clear Cola

Strange Name