1945

George H.W. Bush and the saucy Barbara Pierce were married in Rye, New York

Today is their 71st Wedding Anniversary

1975

The first episode of Wheel of Fortune aired on NBC

also in 1975

Ted Turner bought the Atlanta Braves for $11 million

Today the Braves are worth $1.15 billion

and then lastly…

1994

An assailant used a blunt object to strike Nancy Kerrigan’s right knee after she finished a practice session for the women’s U.S. Figure Skating Championship in Detroit

Four men, including Jeff Gillooly, the ex-husband of Kerrigan’s rival, Tonya Harding, were later sentenced to prison for their roles in the attack

Harding, who denied advance knowledge of the attack, received probation after pleading guilty to conspiracy to hinder prosecution

Seven weeks after the attack, Kerrigan won the silver medal in the 1994 Olympics 

-Tyler Jackson

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