Sports commentator Denny Matthews

Events in 1942 and 14-11

Events in US in the birth year of Denny Matthews

• More than 120,000 Japanese and persons of Japanese ancestry living in western U.S. moved to "relocation centers," some for the duration of the war (Executive Order 9066).
• Coconut Grove nightclub fire in Boston kills 491. Background: Fires and Explosions
• Women's military services established. Background: Female Military Personnel on Active Duty by Grade, September 1998. See Also: Women's History
• Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, first health maintenance organization (HMO), begins in Oakland, Calif.

Birthday Denny Matthews (14-11) in history

• Day 14-11 year 1851: Herman Melville's novel Moby Dick has been published.
• Day 14-11 year 1889: Nellie Bly set out to beat Jules Verne's fictional Phileas Fogg's time of 80 days to travel around the world. She did it in 72.
• Day 14-11 year 1922: The British Broadcasting Corporation began its domestic radio service.
• Day 14-11 year 1969: Apollo 12, the second manned lunar expedition, was launched.
• Day 14-11 year 1995: The U.S. federal government began a partial shut down of government services after the U.S. Congress could not pass a budget.
• Day 14-11 year 2002: Nancy Pelosi of California became the first woman to lead a party in Congress.
• Day 14-11 year 2003: The most distant object ever found in our solar system, named Sedna, was discovered by astronomers at the Mount Palomar Observatory.