>>Today In History On this day: In 1888, the typewriter ribbon was patented by Jacob L. Wortman. In 1899, Humphrey OSullivan patented the rubber heel. In 1908, the first Boy Scout troop was organized in England by Robert Baden-Powell. In 1922, the Eskimo Pie was patented. In 1935, the canned beer was put on sale by the Krueger Brewing Company. In 1936, Benny Goodman and his orchestra recorded the hit Stompin at the Savoy. In 1940, Ronald Reagan married actress Jane Wyman. The two later divorced. In 1964, CBS acquired the rights to broadcast National Football League games. In 1965, former British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill died at the age of 90. In 1971, the National Football Conference defeated the American Football Conference 27-to-six in the first Pro Bowl. In 1973, Little Donny Osmond received a gold record for his album Too Young. In 1975, legendary Three Stooges member Larry Fine died at the age of 72. In 1984, Apple Computer Incorporated unveiled it new Macintosh personal computer. In 1985, Penny Harrington became the first woman police chief of a major city. She took over as head of the Portland, Oregon, Police Department. In 1987, Billy Vera and The Beaters topped the pop singles chart with At This Moment. The song was recorded in 1981, but gained popularity after being heard on the sitcom Family Ties. In 1989, serial killer Ted Bundy was put to death in Floridas electric chair. In 1993, retired Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall died at the age of 84. Marshall was the first black justice to sit on the Supreme Court bench. In 1995, the prosecution gave its opening arguments at O.J. Simpsons murder trial. In 1997, Publix Super Markets, accused of relegating women to dead-end, low-paying jobs, agreed to pay $81.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit. In 1998, game show host and Name That Tune co-creator Bob Russell died at the age of 90. In 1999, the International Olympic Committee voted to expel six IOC members in the wake of charges that committee members had accepted money and other compensation from officials whose cities were bidding to host the Olympic games. In 2004, Primer, a film that cost $7 thousand to make, was awarded the Grand Jury Dramatic Prize at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. The Grand Jury prize for Documentary went to Dig, a film chronicling various rock bands including The Dandy Warhols. In 2006, Fayard Nicholas, the elder half of the legendary Nicholas Brothers tap dancing duo, died at the age of 91. His brother Harold died in 2000. In 2006, actor Chris Penn, the younger brother of Oscar winner Sean Penn, was found dead at an apartment in Santa Monica, California. He was 40. Penns acting credits included Rumble Fish, Footloose, Reservoir Dogs, Mulholland Falls and At Close Range, which also starred his brother Sean. In 2010, actor Pernell Roberts, best known for his work on TVs Bonanza and Trapper John, M.D. died on this date at the age of 81.
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