1935
The game Monopoly was introduced by Parker Brothers Company
I think the first ever game is still being played!
1959
The American Football League was formed
The original eight teams were: The New York Titans (Jets), Boston Patriots, Buffalo Bills, Houston Oilers, Los Angeles Chargers, Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders, and the Dallas Texans – who would eventually become the Kansas City Chiefs!
The AFL merged with the NFL in 1966
1977
George W. Bush married the lovely Laura Welch
Today is their 37th Wedding Anniversary
1988
The Beach Boys had the #1 in country with Kokomo
They set two music-chart records with this event.
It was the longest span of #1 hits – 24 years, 4 months since I Get Around
It was the longest gap between #1 hits – 21 years, 10 months since Good Vibrations
1994
Former President Reagan announced that he had Alzheimer’s disease
He passed away June 5, 2004
Tim Rushlow, from Little Texas, wrote a song called She Misses Him. The song discusses Alzheimer’s disease as seen from the perspective of a woman married to an Alzheimer’s victim.
and then lastly…
2009
U.S. Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan killed 13 and wounded 43 at Fort Hood, Texas
It was the worst mass shooting ever at an U.S. military institution
This wasn’t “workplace violence” – this was Islamic terrorism. Rest In Peace to those soldiers who lost their lives
-Tyler Jackson
