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Fort Worth - Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1922-03-02 |
WBAP-AM, Fort Worth Texas, begins broadcasting |
1922-05-02 |
WBAP-AM begins broadcasting from Fort Worth, Texas |
1923-01-04 |
1st broadcast of "Barn Dance Show" (WBAP - Fort Worth Texas) |
1934-04-18 |
1st "Washateria" (laundromat) opens (Fort Worth, Tx) |
1941-06-07 |
45th US Golf Open: Craig Wood shoots a 284 at Colonial Club Fort Worth |
1948-09-28 |
WBAP-TV, (NBC affiliate) Fort Worth Texas, begins broadcasting |
1948-09-29 |
WBAP (now KXAS) TV channel 5 in Fort Worth-Dallas, TX (NBC) begins |
1949-03-02 |
Lucky Lady II (USAF B-50 Superfortress), completes 1st nonstop round- the-world flight at Fort Worth, Tx, covering 23,452-mis in 94 hrs |
1949-03-08 |
WBAP-FM, Fort Worth Texas, begins broadcasting |
1949-09-17 |
WFAA TV channel 8 in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting |
1949-12-03 |
KRLD (now KDFW) TV channel 4 in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX (CBS) begins |
1955-09-11 |
KTVT TV channel 11 in Fort Worth-Dallas, TX (IND) begins broadcasting |
1957-02-21 |
Dodgers (Fort Worth) & Cubs (LA) "trade" minor league franchises |
1959-12-22 |
Continental League awards its last franchise to Dallas-Fort Worth |
1962-09-18 |
Charlie Finley is denied permission to move As to Dallas-Fort Worth |
1967-10-01 |
KBFI (now KDAF) TV channel 33 in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX (IND) begins |
1968-02-05 |
KDTV TV channel 39 in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX (IND) begins broadcasting |
1983-06-14 |
5 killed in a fire at a Ramada Inn in Fort Worth, Tx |
1985-08-02 |
Delta Lockheed L-1011 crashes at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport, 137 die |
1988-04-10 |
Herschel Walker performs Fort Worth Ballet |
1992-12-06 |
81st Davis Cup: USA beats Switzerland in Fort Worth (3-1) |
1997-05-25 |
David Frost wins Golf's Colonial Final in Fort Worth Texas |
2003-05-22 |
In Fort Worth, Texas, Annika Sörenstam becomes the first woman to play the PGA Tour in 58 years. |
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Fort Worth - Notable Birthdays
Fort Worth - Birthdays
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1899-06-22 |
Dorothy Devore, Fort Worth TX, actress (Narrow Street, Senior Daredevil) |
1907-08-03 |
Adrienne Ames, Fort Worth TX, actress (Death Kiss, Panama Patrol) |
1910-06-18 |
Ray McKinley, Fort Worth Tx, orchestra leader/drummer (Glenn Miller Time) |
1912-02-04 |
Byron Nelson, Fort Worth Tx, PGA golfer (won 19 tournaments in 1945) |
1921-11-20 |
Phyllis Thaxter, Portland Maine, actress (Nora, Fort Worth), (d. 2012) |
1924-09-13 |
Norman Alden, Fort Worth Tx, actor (Pilaski-Hennesey, Al-Fay), (d. 2012) |
1925-08-16 |
Fess Parker, Fort Worth Texas, actor (Davy Crockett, Old Yeller) |
1930-03-09 |
Ornette Coleman, Fort Worth, Texas, American jazz composer (Downbeat Musician of Year 1966) |
1931-09-21 |
Larry Hagman, Fort Worth Tx, TV actor (I Dream of Jeannie, JR-Dallas), (d. 2012) |
1932-07-01 |
Bobby Day, [Robert Byrd], Fort Worth Tx, rock vocalist (Rockin' Robin) |
1934-02-27 |
Van Williams, Fort Worth, Texas, American actor (Green Hornet, Tycoon) |
1936-01-02 |
Roger Miller, Fort Worth Tx, country singer (King of the Road, Dang Me) |
1938-10-02 |
Rex Reed, Fort Worth Tx, movie critic/actor (Myra Breckinridge) |
1941-03-10 |
Sandra Palmer, Fort Worth TX, LPGA golfer (1986 Mayflower Classic) |
1943-02-06 |
Gayle Hunnicutt, Fort Worth Tx, actress (Legend of Hell House, Dallas) |
1943-06-04 |
Sandra Haynie, Fort Worth TX, LPGA golfer (1974 US Women's Open) |
1944-01-06 |
Robert Landers, Tarrant County TX, PGA golfer (Fort Worth-1976, 78, 80) |
1948-12-07 |
Gary Morris, Fort Worth Tx, country singer/actor (Colbys) |
1950-01-23 |
Richard Gilliland, Fort Worth Tx, actor (Jonesy-Waltons, Tom-Heartland) |
1953-11-03 |
Kate Capshaw [Nail], Fort Worth, Texas, American actress (Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom) |
1954-12-02 |
Danielle Alexander, Fort Worth Tx, country music pianist |
1961-03-25 |
Mark David Brooks, Fort Worth TX, PGA golfer (1994 Kemper Open) |
1962-09-16 |
Kimberly McArthur, Fort Worth Texas, playmate (January, 1982) |
1963-05-29 |
Lisa Whelchel, Fort Worth Texas, actress (Blair-Facts of Life) |
1965-01-02 |
Greg Swindell, Fort Worth TX, pitcher (Houston Astros, Cleve Indians) |
1967-03-01 |
George Eads, Fort Worth Texas, American actor (CSI) |
1968-04-15 |
Billy Brewer, Fort Worth Texas, pitcher (NY Yankees) |
1969-07-22 |
Kasey Dunn, 2003 PlainsCapital Fort Worth Bowl |
1982-04-24 |
Kelly Clarkson, Fort Worth, Texas, American singer and winner of the inaugural season of TV series American Idol |
Fort Worth - Deaths
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1987-03-02 |
Randolph Scott, actor (Fort Worth, Gung Ho, Jesse James), dies at 89 |
1993-07-15 |
David Brian, US actor (Damned Don't Cry, Fort Worth), dies at 78 |
