Sunday, May 15, 2011

On This Day In History

1834 - 30" of snow falls near Newbury, VT

1862 - U.S. Congress creates the U.S. Department of Agriculture

1918 - Regular airmail service between New York City, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C. begins under the direction of the Post Office Department, which later became the U.S. Postal Service

1930 - Ellen Church becomes the first airline stewardess

1941 - Joe DiMaggio begins his historic 56-game Major League Baseball hitting streak

1969 - Emmit Smith, Pro football running back, is born

1979 - The final episode of 'Starsky and Hutch' airs on ABC

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