1889
The Eiffel Tower officially opened.
It was named after architect Alexandre Gustave Eiffel
1906
The Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States was founded to set rules in amateur sports.
The organization became the National Collegiate Athletic Association in 1910
1918
For the first time in the U.S., Daylight Saving Time went into effect.
1923
The first U.S. dance marathon was held in New York City
Alma Cummings set a new world record of 27 hours.
1932
The Ford Motor Company debuted its V-8 engine.
1940
LaGuardia Airport in New York officially opened to the public.
1993
Brandon Lee was killed accidentally while filming a movie.
He died while filming The Crow
1999
Fabio was hit in the face by a bird during a promotional ride of a new roller coaster at the Busch Gardens theme park in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Fabio received a one-inch cut across his nose.
2004
Google announced that it would be introducing a free e-mail service called Gmail
and then lastly…
10 years ago today
2005
Terri Schiavo, the center of the most charged right-to-die dispute in US history, passed away.
She passed away 13 days after her feeding tube was removed
So tragic.
-Tyler Jackson
