Wednesday’s Nostalgic News – May 17

“OTHER IMPORTANT EVENTS…”

• 1792 – The New York Stock Exchange was founded at 70 Wall Street by 24 brokers.
• 1932 – The U.S. Congress changed the name “Porto Rico” to “Puerto Rico.”
• 1939 – The first fashion to be shown on television was broadcast in New York from the Ritz-Carleton Hotel.
• 1973 – The U.S. Senate Watergate Committee began its hearings.
• 1987 – A fire destroyed Tom Petty’s house in Los Angeles, the cost was estimated at $800,000.
• 1990 – Kelsey Grammer was sentenced to 30 days in jail for DWI.
• 1996 – US blues guitarist Johnny Guitar Watson died of a heart attack while on tour in Yokohama, Japan. According to eyewitness reports, he collapsed mid guitar solo. His last words were “ain’t that a bitch.”
• 1997 – Sylvester Stallone and Jennifer Flavin were married in London.
• 1999 – Alex Trebek received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
• 2001 – The U.S. Postal Service issued a stamp based on Charles M. Schulz’s “Peanuts” comic strip.

“NATIONAL DAY”

• National Hot Buttered Rum Day
• National Bootlegger’s Day*