Tuesday, October 25, 2005

Today in history

1928 - Marion Ross was born. Happy birthday, Mrs. C!

1955 - The microwave oven was introduced in Mansfield, Ohio at the corporate headquarters of the Tappan Company. The manufacturer put a $1,200 price tag on the new stove that could cook eggs in 22 seconds, bacon in 90 seconds.

1986 - New Jersey-based rock band Bon Jovi's Slippery When Wet hit #1 in the U.S., where it stayed for 8 weeks.


1 COMMENTS:

Bsoholic said...

"I'm a cowboy, on a steel hoarse I ride, I'm wanted dead or alive" - oh man what would we ever of done with out that 'classic'?