2013 Event A near-Earth asteroid, 2012 DA14, comes within 17,200 miles of the Earth's surface, a record-close approach for an object estimated at 50 meters, or 160 ft in in diameter 1998 Event Singers Bobby Brown found guiilty of DWI in Ft. Lauderdale Fla 1997 Event David Frost wins Golf's Colonial Final in Ft. Worth Texas 1997 Event Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Ft. Myers, Florida on WRXK 96.1 FM 1994 Event Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Ft. Lauderdale / Miami, Florida on WBGG 105.9 FM 1994 Event Largest omelet (1,383 ft) made with 160,000 eggs in Yokohama Japan 1987 Death Randolph Scott, actor (Ft. Worth, Gung Ho, Jesse James), dies at 89 1985 Birthday Lauri Hendler, born in Ft. Belvoir, Virginia, actress, Julie-Gimme a Break 1977 Event 77,691 see New York Cosmos beat Ft. Lauderdale Strikers 8-3 at Giant Stad 1975 Event Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Greater Ft. Myers Golf Classic 1975 Birthday Zach Conrad, born in Ft. Collins, Colorado, cyclist 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Johnny Damon, Ft. Riley, Kansas, outfielder for the Kansas City Royals 1973 Birthday Richard Matvichuk, Ft. Saskatchewan C, NHL defenseman for the Dallas Stars 1972 Birthday John Wasdin, Ft. Belvoir, Washington, pitcher for the Oakland A's 1972 Birthday Jill Savery, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, synchronized swimmer, 1996 Olympics gold 1972 Birthday Lloy Ball, Ft. Wayne, Indiana, volleyball setter 1996 Olympics 1970 Event Herbert Schmidtz makes highest parachute jump from a tower by leaping from a 1,984 ft TV mast in Tulsa, Oklahoma 1970 Event WSCV TV channel 51 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (IND) suspends broadcasting 1969 Birthday Michelle Morse, Ft. Rucker Ala, WPVA volleyballer, U.S. Open-13th-1995 1969 Event 22-year-old man sneaks into wheel pod of a jet parked in Havana and survives 9-hour flight to Spain despite thin oxygen levels at 29,000 ft 1969 Birthday Rusty Greer, Ft. Rucker AL, outfielder for the Texas Rangers 1968 Event WKID (WSCV) TV channel 51 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (IND) 1st broadcast 1967 Birthday Mike James, born in Ft. Walton, Florida, pitcher for the California Angels 1967 Birthday Leslie M Marx, born in Ft. Belvoir, Virginia, fencer-epee 1996 Olympics 1966 Birthday Thomas Louis Tolles, Jr., Ft. Myers, Florida, PGA golfer, 1995 Bob Hope-3rd 1966 Birthday Helena Bonham Carter, London, actress, Ft. Worth, Howards End 1966 Event WTVX TV channel 34 in Ft. Pierce-Vero Beach, Florida (IND) 1st broadcast 1966 Birthday Samantha Phillips, Ft. Meade, Maryland, Penthouse Pet 1965 Birthday Mitch Richmond, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, NBA guard, Sac Kings, 1988, 1996 Olympics 1964 Birthday Guy Donald Boros, born in Ft. Laud, Florida, PGA golfer, 1994 Deposit Guaranty-3rd 1964 Birthday Mary-Louise Parker, Ft. Jackson, South Carolina, actress, Fried Green Tomatoes 1964 Birthday Joey Allen, born in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, rock guitarist, Warrant-Cherry Pie 1963 Birthday Lisa Bettio, Cleveland, WPVA volleyballer, Ft. Myers Beach-17th-1992 1963 Birthday Mike Stanley, born in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, catcher, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox 1963 Birthday Teresa Wentzel DeWitt, Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, double trap 1996 Olympics 1963 Birthday Felita Carr, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, dance skater, & Komarov-1995 Pac Champ 1962 Birthday Terry-Jo Myers, born in Ft. Myers, Florida, LPGA golfer, 1988 Mayflower Classic 1962 Event Robert White in X-15 sets altitude record of 108 km (354,300 ft) 1961 Birthday Cathy Gerring, born in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, LPGA golfer, 1990 Lady Keystone Open 1961 Birthday Mark David Brooks, born in Ft. Worth, Texas, PGA golfer, 1994 Kemper Open 1960 Birthday Julianna Young, Ft. Campbell, Kentucky, playmate, Nov, 1993 1959 Birthday Brian Fogt, born in Dayton, Ohio, Nike golfer, in 1992 Ft. Wayne Open-7th 1959 Event 2,000 ft long by 1,300 foot wide section of ridge falls into Madis 1958 Birthday Blaine McCallister, Ft. Stockton, Texas, PGA golfer, 1989 Honda Classic 1958 Birthday Joseph Paul Sindelar, born in Ft. Knox, Kentucky, PGA golfer, BC Open-1985, 87 1957 Event Dodgers (Ft. Worth) and Cubs (LA) "trade" minor league franchises 1956 Event KFSA (now KFSM) TV channel 5 in Ft. Smith, AR (CBS) 1st broadcast 1956 Event 10th NBA Championship: Ph Warriors beat Ft. Wayne Pistons, 4 games to 1 1956 Birthday Kathleen Beller, Queens, New York, actress, Ft. Apache the Bronx, Touched 1955 Birthday Priscilla Barnes, Ft. Dix, New Jersey, actress, License to Kill, 3s Company 1955 Event 9th NBA Championship: Syrac Nats beat Ft. Wayne Pistons, 4 games to 3 1954 Birthday Chris Evert, Ft. Lauderdale, tennis pro 1954 Birthday Danielle Alexander, Ft. Worth, Texas, country music pianist 1954 Birthday Catherine Hickland, Ft. Lauderdale, actress, Capitol, Star Trek IV 1953 Event KVFD (now KTIN) TV channel 21 in Ft. Dodge, IA (NBC) 1st broadcast 1953 Event WKJG TV channel 33 in Ft. Wayne, IN (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 Birthday Billy Thomas, Ft. Meyers, Florida, singer, McBride and Ride-I Count on You 1953 Birthday Drake Hogestyn, Ft. Wayne Indiana, actor, 7 Brides for 7 Brothers 1952 Birthday Kate Capshaw, Ft. Worth, Texas, actress, Little Sex, Dreamscape 1951 Birthday John L. Phillips, born in Ft. Belvoir, Virginia, PhD/astronaut 1950 Event 7,021 see lowest NBA score, Ft. Wayne Pistons 19, Minneapolis Lakers 18 1950 Birthday Candice Earley, Ft. Hood, Texas, actress, Donna Tyler-All My Children 1950 Birthday Richard Gilliland, Ft. Worth, Texas, actor, Jonesy-Waltons, Tom-Heartland 1949 Birthday Sheralee, born in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, vocalist, Your Hit Parade 1949 Birthday Julia Barr, Ft. Wayne, Indiana, actress, Brooke-All My Children 1948 Birthday Gary Morris, Ft. Worth, Texas, country singer and actor, Colbys 1948 Event Ft. Funston's 16-inch coastal guns removed 1947 Birthday Larry Gene Nelson, Ft. Payne AL, PGA golfer, 1980 Atlanta Classic 1947 Event Eastern DC-4 crashes between Ft. Deposit and Perryville Md, kills 53 1947 Birthday Doug Henning, Ft. Garry Manitoba, magician, Broadway play-Magic 1944 Birthday Robert Landers, Tarrant County, Texas, PGA golfer, Ft. Worth-1976, 78, 80 1943 Birthday Sandra Haynie, Ft. Worth, Texas, LPGA golfer, 1974 U.S. Women's Open 1943 Birthday Gayle Hunnicutt, Ft. Worth, Texas, actress, Legend of Hell House, Dallas 1941 Event New Zealand troops conquer Ft. Capuzzo Libya 1941 Event 45th U.S. Golf Open: Craig Wood shoots a 284 at Colonial Club Ft. Worth 1941 Birthday Sandra Palmer, born in Ft. Worth, Texas, LPGA golfer, 1986 Mayflower Classic 1940 Event Cornelious Warmerdam became 1st man to pole vault 15 ft 1938 Birthday Rex Reed, Ft. Worth, Texas, movie critic/actor, Myra Breckinridge 1936 Birthday Roger Miller, born in Ft. Worth, Texas, country singer, King of the Road, Dang Me 1934 Birthday Laurence Luckinbill, Ft. Smith, Arkansas, actor, Delphi Bureau, Ike 1934 Event 1st "Washateria" (laundromat) opens (Ft. Worth, Texas) 1930 Birthday Charlie Jones, Ft. Smith, Arkansas, sportscaster, Almost Anything Goes 1928 Event WGL-AM in Ft. Wayne IN begins radio transmissions 1925 Event WOWO-AM, Ft. Wayne Indiana begins radio transmission (500 watts) 1923 Event 1st broadcast of "Barn Dance Show" (WBAP - Ft. Worth Texas) 1922 Birthday Bill Blass, born in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, fashion designer, Nancy Reagan 1922 Event WBAP-AM begins broadcasting from Ft. Worth Texas 1921 Birthday Phyllis Thaxter, Portland Maine, actress, Nora, Ft. Worth 1918 Event Army chaplain school organizes at Ft. Monroe Va 1917 Birthday Byron R. Whizzer White, born in Ft. Collins, NFLer/Supreme Court Just, 1962-93 1916 Event Ft. Vaux, Verdun, reconquered by France 1916 Event Moroccan troops capture Ft. Douaumont 1912 Birthday Gordon Parks, Ft. Scott, Kansas, film director/author, Learning Tree 1911 Event Garros sets world altitude record of 4,250 m (13,944 ft) 1910 Birthday Ray McKinley, born in Ft. Worth, Texas, orchestra leader/drummer, Glenn Miller Time 1909 Birthday Carol Lombard, Ft. Wayne, Indiana, actress, My Man Godfrey, In Name Only 1900 Event Veteran's Hospital at Ft. Miley forms 1899 Birthday Dorothy Devore, Ft. Worth, Texas, actress, Narrow Street, Senior Daredevil 1890 Event Cecil Rhodes' colonies reach Mashonaland (Ft. Salisbury) 1890 Birthday Judith Lowry, born in Ft. Sill, Oklahoma, actress, Effect of Gamma Rays ... 1890 Birthday Virginia Eames, Ft. Davis, Texas, entertainer 1885 Event 1st gasoline pump is delivered to a gasoline dealer (Ft. Wayne, Ind) 1883 Event 1st night baseball under lights, Ft. Wayne Indiana 1876 Event 7th U.S. Cavalry under Custer leaves Ft. Lincoln 1875 Event Kiowa Indians under Lone Wolf (Guipago) surrender at Ft. Sill 1871 Event 1st baseball league game (National Association of Baseball Players), (Ft. Wayne 2, Cleveland 0) Deacon Jim White gets 1st hit, a double 1866 Event Renegade Irish Fenians invade Ft. Erie, Ontario from U.S. 1865 Event At Ft. Towson, General Stand Watie surrenders last sizeable Confederate army 1865 Event Battle of Ft. Tobacco, Virginia 1865 Event Battle of Columbus and West Point, Georgia (Ft. Tyler) 1865 Event Federals capture Ft. Blakely, Alabama 1865 Event Battle of Petersburg, Virginia (Ft. Gregg, Sutherland's Station) 1865 Event Battle of Ft. Blakely AL and Selma AL 1865 Event Battle of Ft. Moultrie, South Carolina occupied by Federals 1865 Event Union troops force Confederates to abandon Ft. Anderson, North Carolina 1865 Event Battle of Ft. Moultrie, SC 1865 Event Drunken sailor attacks munitions at Ft. Fisher NC, 40 die 1865 Event Ft. Fisher, North Carolina falls to Union troops 1864 Event Battle of Ft. McAllister, GA 1864 Event Battle of New Creek, WV (Rosser's Raid, Ft. Kelly) 1864 Event Battle at Pilot Knob (Ft. Davidson), Missouri: 1700 killed/injured 1864 Event Battle of Ft. Morgan AL 1864 Event Rebels evacuate Ft. Powell, Mobile Bayd 1864 Event Battle of Drewry's Bluff, Virginia (Ft. Darling) 1864 Event Battle of Cloyd's Mt, and Swift Creek, Virginia (Drewery's Bluff, Ft. Darling) 1863 Event Battle of Ft. Sanders, Tennessee (Ft. Loudon), 8-900 casualities 1863 Event After 59 day siege, confederates evacuate Ft. Wagner, SC 1863 Event Battle of Irish Bend, Louisiana (Ft. Bisland) 1863 Event Union forces capture Arkansas Post, or Ft. Hindman, Arkansas 1862 Event Confederates evacuate Ft. Pillow, Tennessee 1862 Event Valley Campaign-Stonewall Jackson takes Ft. Royal, Virginia 1862 Event Battle of Drewry's Bluff (Ft. Darling), Virginia 1862 Event Battle of Ft. Jackson, Ft. St. Philip and New Orlean's, Louisiana 1862 Event Battle of Ft. Pillow Tennessee 1862 Event Rebels surrender Ft. Pulaski, Georgia-Rebels surrender 1862 Event Ft. Donelson captured by General Grant (1,400 confederates surrender) 1862 Event Grant's major assault on Ft. Donelson, Tennessee 1862 Event BBT Ft. Henry, Tennessee by USS Lexington 1862 Event Battle of Ft. McRee, Florida Battle of Port Royal, South Carolina (Port Royal Ferry) 1861 Event Battle of Ft. McRee, FL 1861 Event Battle of Port Royal Bay, South Carolina (Ft. Walker, Ft. Beauregard) 1861 Event Battle of Cape Hatteras SC-Union troops take Ft. Clark 1861 Event Arkansas troops seize Ft. Smith 1861 Event Formal Union surrender of Ft. Sumter 1861 Event After 34 hours of bombardment, Ft. Sumter surrenders to Confederates 1861 Event Federals abandon Ft. Quitman, Texas 1861 Event Ft. Point completed and garrisoned (but has never fired cannon in anger) 1861 Event MS troops take Ft. Massachusetts an Ship Island 1861 Event Ft. Jackson and Ft. Philip are taken over by LA state troops 1861 Event Florida troops takeover Ft. Marion at St. Augustine 1861 Event 250 Federal troops are sent from New York to Ft. Sumter 1861 Event U.S. Ft. Morgan, Mobile, seized by Alabama 1861 Event U.S. Ft. Pulaski and Ft. Jackson, Savannah, seized by Georgia 1861 Event South Carolina seizes inactive Ft. Johnson in Charleston Harbor 1860 Event Major Robert Anderson, under cover of darkness, concentrated his small force at Ft. Sumter 1860 Event Temperature hits 115 degrees F in Ft. Scott and 112 degrees F in Topeka Kansas 1854 Event Marine Telegraph from Ft. Point to San Francisco completed 1823 Event 1st steamboat to navigate the Mississippi River arrives at Ft. Snelling 1816 Event U.S. troops destroy Ft. Apalachicola, a Seminole fort, to punish Indians for harboring runaway slaves 1814 Event British attack Ft. Ontario, Oswego, New York 1813 Event British take Ft. Niagara in War of 1812 1813 Event Americans capture Ft. George, Canada 1811 Event Russian settlers establish Ft. Ross trading post, north of SF 1779 Event U.S. troops under General A Wayne conquer Ft. Stony Point, New York 1776 Event Hessians capture Ft. Lee, New Jersey 1776 Event 1st gun salute - for U.S. Andrea Doria at Ft. St. Eustatius 1775 Event Green Mountain Boys capture Ft. Ticonderoga NY-American Revolution 1774 Event Mass militiamen successfully attacked arsenal of Ft. William and Mary 1774 Event 1st incident of Revolution-400 attack Ft. William and Mary, New Hampshire 1760 Event Ft. Loudon, Tennessee surrenders to Cherokee Indians 1760 Event Native American hostages killed in Ft. Prince George 1758 Event Britain capture Ft. Duquesne (Pittsburgh) from French 1757 Event English Ft. William Henry, New York, surrenders to French and Indians troops 1755 Event Ft. Ticonderoga, New York opens 1754 Event George Washington gives Ft. Necessity to France 1754 Event George Washington surrenders to French, Ft. Necessity (7 Years' War) 1754 Event George Washington defeats French and indians at Ft. Duquesne near Pittsburgh 1701 Event Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac found trading post at Ft. Pontchartrain, which later becomes the city of Detroit 1655 Event Peter Stuyvesant recaptures Dutch Ft. Casimir from Swedish in Delaware 1642 Death Willem earl of Nassau-Siegen, Governor of Ft. Emmerik/Heusden, dies 1566 Birthday Philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, Governor of Ft. Gorinchem/Nijmegen 1347 Event English troops conquer Ft. Calais
