Today in Fort Worth History
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Historical Events
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1922-03-02 - WBAP-AM, Fort Worth Texas, begins broadcasting
1922-05-02 - WBAP-AM begins broadcasting from Ft Worth Texas
1923-01-04 - 1st broadcast of "Barn Dance Show" (WBAP - Ft Worth Texas)
1934-04-18 - 1st "Washateria" (laundromat) opens (Ft Worth, Tx)
1941-06-07 - 45th US Golf Open: Craig Wood shoots a 284 at Colonial Club Ft 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 (Ft Worth) & Cubs (LA) "trade" minor league franchises
1959-12-22 - Continental League awards its last franchise to Dallas-Ft Worth
1962-09-18 - Charlie Finley is denied permission to move A's to Dallas-Ft 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-Ft 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 Ft Worth Texas
2003-05-22 - In Fort Worth, Texas, Annika Sörenstam becomes the first woman to play the PGA Tour in 58 years.
Famous Birthdays
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1899-06-22 - Dorothy Devore, Ft 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, Ft Worth Tx, orch 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, Ft Worth)
1924-09-13 - Norman Alden, Fort Worth Tx, actor (Pilaski-Hennesey, Al-Fay)
1925-08-16 - Fess Parker, Fort Worth Texas, actor (Davy Crockett, Old Yeller)
1931-09-21 - Larry Hagman, Fort Worth Tx, actor (I Dream of Jeannie, JR-Dallas)
1932-07-01 - Bobby Day, [Robert Byrd], Fort Worth Tx, rock vocalist (Rockin' Robin)
1934-02-27 - Van Williams, Fort Worth Tx, actor (Green Hornet, Tycoon)
1936-01-02 - Roger Miller, Ft Worth Tx, country singer (King of the Road, Dang Me)
1938-10-02 - Rex Reed, Ft Worth Tx, movie critic/actor (Myra Breckinridge)
1941-03-10 - Sandra Palmer, Ft Worth TX, LPGA golfer (1986 Mayflower Classic)
1943-02-06 - Gayle Hunnicutt, Ft Worth Tx, actress (Legend of Hell House, Dallas)
1943-06-04 - Sandra Haynie, Ft Worth TX, LPGA golfer (1974 US Women's Open)
1944-01-06 - Robert Landers, Tarrant County TX, PGA golfer (Ft Worth-1976, 78, 80)
1948-12-07 - Gary Morris, Ft Worth Tx, country singer/actor (Colbys)
1950-01-23 - Richard Gilliland, Ft Worth Tx, actor (Jonesy-Waltons, Tom-Heartland)
1952-11-03 - Kate Capshaw, [Nail], Ft Worth Tx, actress (Little Sex, Dreamscape)
1954-12-02 - Danielle Alexander, Ft Worth Tx, country music pianist
1961-03-25 - Mark David Brooks, Ft 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)
1966-05-23 - Helena Bonham Carter, London, actress (Ft Worth, Howards End)
1968-04-15 - Billy Brewer, Fort Worth Texas, pitcher (NY Yankees)
Famous Deaths
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1987-03-02 - Randolph Scott, actor (Ft Worth, Gung Ho, Jesse James), dies at 89
1993-07-15 - David Brian, US actor (Damned Don't Cry, Fort Worth), dies at 78
