Tuesday, September 08, 2009

TODAY IN HISTORY

1974: President Gerald Ford pardons former President Richard Nixon for his role in the Watergate scandal.

1921: Washington, D.C.’s Margaret Gorman is crowned the first Miss America, winning $100 and the Golden Mermaid trophy at the pageant in Atlantic City, N.J.

1966: “These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise...” NBC joins other networks on the sci-fi bandwagon, premiering its own TV series, Star Trek.

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