Friday, March 6, 2015

Friday the 13th News of Note-- Part 4: Disco Demolition

SEPTEMBER 13, 1963:  A fire at Mercy Hospital forces a surgical team to terminate brain surgery and close up a patient as firefighters battle a blaze 50 feet away and smoke enters the room.  The patient survived.

JULY 13, 1979:  The American League informs White Sox owner Bill Veeck that the game that was called off because of the previous night's Disco Demolition disturbance would be considered a forfeit.  Thanks a lot Steve Dahl.

AUGUST 13, 1982:  Two drivers celebrating their birthdays--both born Aug. 13, 1938 (a Saturday)--  collide in Des Plaines, Illinois, just after 6:13 a.m. Friday the 13th.  One of them has a 13 in his address, and he gets away without a ticket, unlike the other driver whose address has no "13."

Talk About Your Bad Operating Conditions.  --Cooter

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