Sat:: 1929: The first in-flight meal was served aboard an airliner 1968: The first manned Apollo mission was launched with astronauts Wally Schirra, Donn Fulton Eisele and R. Walter Cunningham 1975: Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham got married in Fayetteville, Arkansas. 1975: Saturday Night Live, then known as NBC Saturday Night, made its debut with guest host George Carlin and musical guests Janis Ian and Billy Preston 1976: Jane Pauley replaced Barbara Walters on the Today Show. 1983: The last hand-cranked telephones in the U.S. were retired from service in Bryant Pond, Maine 1983: The first Hooters restaurant opened in Clearwater, Florida 1984: Astronaut Kathy Sullivan became the first American woman to walk in space 1984: Mario Lemieux made his NHL debut, scoring a goal on his first shot on his first shift. 2002: Former President Jimmy Carter won the Nobel Peace Prize. 2006: Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle died when his private airplane crashed into a New York City high-rise.
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