1972:FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover dies at age 77, having managed the nation’s crime-fighting agency for nearly five decades, including carrying out campaigns against organized crime in the 1930s and against perceived communist threats in the 1950s.
1932: Comedian Jack Benny’s first radio show, The Canada Dry Program, premieres on the NBC Blue Network; it is the first version ofThe Jack Benny Program, a comedy series that will run for over three decades on various radio and television stations.
1939: New York Yankees player Lou Gehrig ends his Major League Baseball streak of 2,130 consecutive games, benching himself before a game against the Detroit Tigers. Two months later, suffering from the debilitating disease ALS (now commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease), Gehrig will deliver his farewell speech to fans and teammates at Yankee Stadium. His consecutive games record will stand for 56 years.
1932: Comedian Jack Benny’s first radio show, The Canada Dry Program, premieres on the NBC Blue Network; it is the first version ofThe Jack Benny Program, a comedy series that will run for over three decades on various radio and television stations.
1939: New York Yankees player Lou Gehrig ends his Major League Baseball streak of 2,130 consecutive games, benching himself before a game against the Detroit Tigers. Two months later, suffering from the debilitating disease ALS (now commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease), Gehrig will deliver his farewell speech to fans and teammates at Yankee Stadium. His consecutive games record will stand for 56 years.
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