pitol
#5950). It was #1 for four weeks in August and September.
1989:
The British pop group The Monkees received a star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1991: Millie
Bush, America's First Dog, became
a millionaire as royalties from her book about a dog's life in the White
House reached $1.1-million. Millie gave the money to First Lady Barbara Bush's family literacy
foundation. Millie died in May, 1997.
1993: A
37-year-old San Antonio man ran over himself when he tried to jump from his moving car
while fleeing from police. The suspect survived to face charges of stealing 13 bags of
potting soil from a builder's supply store.
1996: A
former employee of Orlando's Gatorland theme
park was sentenced to six months in jail for selling two of the park's 2,400 alligators
to an Indiana tourist for $75.00 each. The 3-foot gators were discovered in the tourists
motel room after he called the state game commission for suggestions on how to transport
them to Indiana.
1996: Tipper
the cat, choking on his flea collar in Tampa, was rescued after he called 9-1-1.
Fortunately, Tipper's owner had
programmed the speed-dial button on the phone to dial 9-1-1, so the cat only had to push
one button.
1998:
The Diocese of Dallas agreed to pay $23.4 million to nine former altar boys who
said they had been molested by a priest.
2002:
Peter Paul Rubens' painting "The Massacre of
the Innocents" sold at auction for $76.2 million.
2003:
A 32-year-old Israeli woman was recovering well from surgery after she tried to retrieve a
cockroach that had jumped into her mouth with a fork. She swallowed the fork.
2004:
In his weekly radio address, President
Bush said legalizing gay marriage would redefine the most fundamental
institution of civilization, and that a constitutional amendment was needed
to protect traditional marriage.
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