1931
Francis Scott Key’s The Star Spangled Banner became the official national anthem of the United States of America!
It is ranked as the most difficult national anthem on earth to sing
And, according to Roseanne, it’s easy to butcher!
1959
The new home of the San Francisco Giants baseball team was officially named Candlestick Park.
The name was chosen in a contest to name the newly-built stadium.
1985
Women Against Pornography awarded its ‘Pig Award’ to Huggies Diapers.
The activists claimed that the TV ads for diapers had “crossed the line between eye-catching and porn.”
Come on, MAN!!
and then lastly…
1991
Rodney King was severely beaten by Los Angeles police officers. The scene was captured on amateur video.
The four officers seen in the film beating him were eventually acquitted of assault, and that sparked the 1992 Los Angeles Riots
-Tyler Jackson
