1851: First YMCA opens (Boston); inaugural members include a cowboy, a policeman, a construction worker and an indian.
1852: Emma Snodgrass arrested in Boston for wearing pants; it is believed she intended to sneak into the YMCA.
1862: Bowling ball invented; that's right, somebody invented it.
1934: First college basketball game: Notre Dame v. NYU at Madison Square Garden; both teams are made up of pasty white guys of average height who actually have to attend class the next day.
1957: Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme wed (in Las Vegas, naturally)
1967: Star Trek's "The Trouble With Tribbles" first airs.
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