January 17...many things happened on this date
Well, let's see what occured on this date, shall we?
Many famous people were born on this date. Among them are Benjamin Franklin (among the many fathers of this great country), Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay), Jim Carrey, Susanna Hoffs (how do you do!), Kid Rock (ugh), James Earl Jones (the voice of Darth Vader), Maury Povitch, and last but not least... yours truly, Robert Donahoo.
How old I am? Well, I am 25 plus 13. Hope that helps. :)
Another moment that is identified with January 17th took place in Los Angeles 11 years ago.
At around 4:31 AM, on the morning of January 17 (9 minutes after the start of my 28th year of existence), a 6.6 Magnitude Earthquake struck Southern California, centered in Northridge. It was the strongest Earthquake to hit Southern California in more than two decades, and resulted in the deaths of some 60 people, and 9,000+ injuries, as well as extensive damage all over Southern California estimated at some $44 billion. Some 27,000 buildings and homes were severely damaged; 2,000 of which were red-tagged, including City Hall in Downtown Los Angeles, which suffered extensive damage; and had the quake been stronger, this famous building may have to been demolished. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum also suffered extensive damage during the quake, as well as Cal-State Northridge and several buildings in and around Hollywood. Anaheim Stadium and Dodger Stadium also suffered damage, but were not severe enough to cause any delays in the start of the baseball season.
KNX morning anchor Beach Rogers was doing the news headlines at 4:31 when the tremor occurred, knocking the station off the air for a short while. Rogers did manage to return to the air and calmly inform the listeners that an Earthquake had taken place. Extensive Earthquake coverage on KNX took place throughout the day, with Tom Haule and Tom Sirmons anchoring, with Jill Angel (?) on traffic. This, incidently, began the 6-minute traffic reports, which stuck with KNX until 2004. Barry Rhode, Dave Zorn, Jack Salvatore, Dona Dower, Jim Thornton, Deborah Simons, Pete Arbogast, and many numerous KNX reporters covered the most expensive natural disaster in U.S. history. The quake was felt all over the west, including Las Vegas.
Another date that will live in Los Angeles infamy took place a year later, when the Los Angeles Rams announced on this date ten years ago that the franchise is moving to St. Louis from Anaheim. Soon thereafter, the Raiders left Los Angeles and returned to Oakland, leaving Los Angeles without an NFL football team, which has been the case now for some 10 years. To this day I still find it strange to see navy blue and gold in St. Louis, a city best known for Cardinal Red.
Enjoy the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, all. More from me in a bit.
Many famous people were born on this date. Among them are Benjamin Franklin (among the many fathers of this great country), Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay), Jim Carrey, Susanna Hoffs (how do you do!), Kid Rock (ugh), James Earl Jones (the voice of Darth Vader), Maury Povitch, and last but not least... yours truly, Robert Donahoo.
How old I am? Well, I am 25 plus 13. Hope that helps. :)
Another moment that is identified with January 17th took place in Los Angeles 11 years ago.
At around 4:31 AM, on the morning of January 17 (9 minutes after the start of my 28th year of existence), a 6.6 Magnitude Earthquake struck Southern California, centered in Northridge. It was the strongest Earthquake to hit Southern California in more than two decades, and resulted in the deaths of some 60 people, and 9,000+ injuries, as well as extensive damage all over Southern California estimated at some $44 billion. Some 27,000 buildings and homes were severely damaged; 2,000 of which were red-tagged, including City Hall in Downtown Los Angeles, which suffered extensive damage; and had the quake been stronger, this famous building may have to been demolished. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum also suffered extensive damage during the quake, as well as Cal-State Northridge and several buildings in and around Hollywood. Anaheim Stadium and Dodger Stadium also suffered damage, but were not severe enough to cause any delays in the start of the baseball season.
KNX morning anchor Beach Rogers was doing the news headlines at 4:31 when the tremor occurred, knocking the station off the air for a short while. Rogers did manage to return to the air and calmly inform the listeners that an Earthquake had taken place. Extensive Earthquake coverage on KNX took place throughout the day, with Tom Haule and Tom Sirmons anchoring, with Jill Angel (?) on traffic. This, incidently, began the 6-minute traffic reports, which stuck with KNX until 2004. Barry Rhode, Dave Zorn, Jack Salvatore, Dona Dower, Jim Thornton, Deborah Simons, Pete Arbogast, and many numerous KNX reporters covered the most expensive natural disaster in U.S. history. The quake was felt all over the west, including Las Vegas.
Another date that will live in Los Angeles infamy took place a year later, when the Los Angeles Rams announced on this date ten years ago that the franchise is moving to St. Louis from Anaheim. Soon thereafter, the Raiders left Los Angeles and returned to Oakland, leaving Los Angeles without an NFL football team, which has been the case now for some 10 years. To this day I still find it strange to see navy blue and gold in St. Louis, a city best known for Cardinal Red.
Enjoy the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, all. More from me in a bit.
posted by Robert @ 10:10 AM
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