| Vol 8, No 209 | July 28, 1994 | Thursday Evening |
On this date in 1959, NFL Commissionere Bert Bell, with the blessing of Lamar Hunt, mentions the efforts to organize a new football league, the AFL, before a Congressional Committee. At the time Bell appeared before the Congressional hearing, not a single dime had been committed to the new AFL, and Hunt was struggled to get Los Angeles and New York interested in starting new franchises.
(1994)
On this date in 1994, left-handed pitcher Kenny Rogers of the Texas Rangers became the first left-hander in Americn League history to pitch a perfect game, that is 27 batters up, 27 batters down, no hits, no runs, no walks, no men on base.
(1845)
On this date in 1845, General Zachary Taylor arrived in Texas and immediately hoisted the American Flag. Congress voted just six weeks before to accept Texas into the Union, and the news had just reached Texas.
(1973)
On this date in 1973, young actress and native Texan, Farrah Fawcett, married the star of "The Big Valley", and "The Six Million Dollar Man", Lee Majors. Fawcett has appeared in several television series, including "Harry-O".
