Archive for the ‘This Week in History’ Category

Avro Arrow

March 23rd, 2008

March 25, 1958

The Avro Arrow takes its first flight.

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Hockey Broadcast

March 16th, 2008

March 22, 1923

Foster Hewitt announces the first radio broadcast of hockey.

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Barbie Doll

March 9th, 2008

March 9, 1959

The toymaker Mattel Inc. unveils its Barbie doll.

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Real Madrid

March 2nd, 2008

March 6, 1903

Real Madrid, the Spanish soccer organization, is founded.

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Yellowstone National Park

February 24th, 2008

March 1, 1872

The world’s first national park in Wyoming, Yellowstone National Park, is established.

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Daytona 500

February 17th, 2008

February 22, 1959

NASCAR holds its first race of the Daytona 500.

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