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1931: 17-year-old Jackie Mitchell struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig back-to-back.
1968: Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey premiered!
1977: Fleetwood Mac’s "Rumours" hit #1!
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Time to calibrate the time portal! It’s #ThrowbackThursday, so let's see what happened #onthisday in...
1964: "Funny Girl" opens on Broadway!
1972: The Lakers achieve the best single-season record!
1996: Shania Twain's "The Woman in Me" is #1!
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1953: The Oscars, hosted by Bob Hope, were televised for the first time!
1990: Canada won the first IIHF Women’s World Championship!
2008: A record-breaking gamma-ray burst was seen with the naked eye!
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1971
The ultimate stay inside movie: The Andromeda Strain opened!
1986
Power in the frozen wild: Susan Butcher wins The Iditarod!
2001
Claiming the crown: "Over the Rainbow" voted the greatest song of the 20th century!
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It's #ThrowbackThursday & March 5th in history had range...
🎞️1954: Creature from the Black Lagoon opens!
🎤1983: Wham! debuts on American Bandstand!
💻1995: Yahoo! launches, mapping the early web!
See you next week for more deep cuts from the vault!
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It's #ThrowbackThursday & #onthisday in...
🏁 1967: #MarioAndretti won The Daytona 500!
🎶 1983: #MichaelJackson's Thriller album hit number 1!
🌐 1991: The #WorldWideWeb was introduced!
Until the next look back, keep moving forward!
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It's #ThrowbackThursday! Let's look back #onthisday in...
1990: #Adobe releases #Photoshop 1.0 for the Macintosh!
1991: #REM releases "Losing My Religion!"
1994: Speedskater #BonnieBlair wins gold in Lillehammer!
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It's #ThrowbackThursday & history was made #onthisday in...
☄️2001: NASA lands on asteroid 433 Eros!
🎸2007: The Police announce a reunion tour!
🎿 2014: First-ever Olympic gold tie!
Keep pushing... you never know when today’s grind is tomorrow’s legend!
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#ThrowbackThursday rocks! #Onthisday in...
🎬 1919: Chaplin & icons break the mold and form United Artists.
💻 1944: Colossus, the 1st programmable digital computer, goes live.
🏀 1989: Kareem hits 38k pts, a record once thought unbeatable.
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It's #ThrowbackThursday! #Onthisday in...
1959: Sleeping Beauty premieres. Fun fact: Aurora only has 18 lines!
1996: Garth Brooks refuses an AMA. Fun fact: He felt Hootie & the Blowfish should've won.
2012: Shaun White hits a perfect 100. Fun fact: He’d already won the gold!
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It's #ThrowbackThursday and, wow, January 22 in the 80s? Total mood:
🖥️1984: Apple airs the "1984" ad during the Super Bowl.
🏒1987: 334 fans brave a blizzard for a Devils game.
🎸1989: Metallica drops its first music video for "One."
Which 80s moment wins? (Other than all of 'em!)
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🎵1965: #TheByrds' "Turn! Turn! Turn!" hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
🎄2015: The Christmas horror-comedy #Krampus hit theaters.
🏀2022: Iowa’s #CaitlinClark smashed the Big Ten career triple-double record.
#IgniteThePast #music #sports #movies
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🏒 1960: Gordie Howe is the 1st NHL player to hit 1,000 points.
🎵 1982: Lionel Richie gets his first solo #1 with "Truly."
🎞️ 2013: Disney’s #Frozen releases & becomes a global phenom.
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It's #ThrowbackThursday! #OnThisDay in:
1941: Walt #Disney's animated classic, #Dumbo, had its world premiere in NYC.
1976: #Chicago hit No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 with the power ballad "If You Leave Me Now."
1994: #DaleEarnhardt secures his record-tying seventh #WinstonCup.
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It's #ThrowbackThursday & #OnThisDay in:
1923: The #Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio was founded, starting what would become The Walt Disney Company.
1961: #PatsyCline released her iconic single, "Crazy."
1962: The NY #Yankees win the #WorldSeries & their 20th championship.
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It's #ThrowbackThursday! #OnThisDay in:
🎤 1961: Ray Charles' iconic "Hit The Road Jack" hits No. 1.
⚾️ 1966: The @orioles.com win their first World Series in a 4-game sweep over the Dodgers.
🎭 1986: The Phantom of the Opera premiered in London.
That’s a wrap on this rewind!
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It's #ThrowbackThursday! #OnThisDay in:
1977: the first #ChicagoMarathon set a new pace for the running world. 👟
1982: Queen delivered their one and only legendary performance on #SaturdayNightLive. 🎤
1987: "As you wish!" The classic film #ThePrincessBride released.🎬
It's fun to #ignitethepast!
It's #ThrowbackThursday! Let's check out #OnThisDay in...
🎞️1963: "The Haunting" released, a classic that still gives us chills.
⚾️1965: Baseball legend Mickey Mantle was honored for his 2,000th game.
🎸1983: KISS appeared without their famous makeup for the 1st time on MTV.
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1909: 1st motorized races at The Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Seats? ⁓$1!
1965: Sonny & Cher’s “I got you Babe” hit #1. 45 rpm cost? ⁓89 cents!
1987: The Monster Squad debuted, pitting horror-loving kids against famous monsters. Tix? ⁓$3.91!
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#OnThisDay in...
1888: Thomas Edison patents the phonograph. Record cost? Not invented!
1946: Norma Jean Dougherty (Marilyn Monroe) signs her 1st movie contract. Cost of a flick? $.42!
2012: Michael Phelps becomes the most decorated Olympian of all time. Ticket? £100 or under!
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#ThrowbackThursday! #OnThisDay in...
1955: Disneyland opened its gates! Ticket price: $1.
1974: St. Louis Cardinals legend Bob Gibson recorded 3,000 career strikeouts! Ticket to the game: about $4.
2009: Paul McCartney played Citi Field in New York! Avg. ticket price: $195.
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