James Meredith
Today in History: September 30
Today in History:September 30: In 1947, the World Series was broadcast on television for the first time; In 1949, the Berlin Airlift came to an end; In 1955, actor James Dean was killed at age 24 in a two-car collision; In 1972, Pittsburgh Pirates star Roberto Clemente connected for his 3,000th and final hit; In 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed treaties to illegally annex more occupied Ukrainian territory.
Today in History: September 20
Today in History: September 20; In 1519 Magellan set sail to circumnavigate the globe; In 1967 Queen Elizabeth II christained a ship named after her; In 1962 the governor of Mississippi successfully blocked a black student from enrolling at the University of Mississippi; In 1973 Billie Jean King successfully defeated her male counterpart, Bobby Riggs, in a “Battle Of The Sexes” tennis match; and in 2017 Hurricane Maria made landfall on the island of Puerto Rico and caused massive, massive devastation.