Today in History - Oct 3
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Today in history.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Welcome to our day in history, the third day of October.
There are eighty three days until Christmas Day of Thought,
opening with a great track from the band The Cars.
They lost their bass player and one of their key
vocalists today in two thousand. Benjamin Or died of cancer
at home in Atlanta at the age of fifty three.
Sang lead vocals on this song along with Let's Go
(00:36):
and Drive This day in two thousand. If you just
happen to be cruising through a town in Texas today,
well you might notice a lot of motorcycles. It is
Stevie ray Vaughn Day, which is an annual motorcycle ride
and concert in central Texas that benefits well the Stevie
(00:59):
ray Vaughn Foundation to remember the legendary Texan. Texas Governor
Ann Richards proclaimed the day October third and nineteen ninety
one for the annual motorcycle ride. Staying in the United States,
Sander was a very historic day today. In nineteen ninety five,
(01:19):
it was known as the trial of the Century and
history's most watched trial. O. J. Simpson was found not
guilty of the murder of his ex wife and her
friend Ronald Goldman, and this is what happened on that morning.
Speaker 1 (01:33):
Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, in a
matter of the people of State of California versus Orenthal
James Simpson, Case number BA zero ninety seven two one one,
with the jury and the above in title action, find
the defendant or Orenthal James Simpson, not guilty of the
crime of murder in violation of penal cult Section one
eighty seven A a felony upon Nicole Brown Simpson, a
(01:56):
human being, as charged in count one of the information.
Speaker 2 (01:59):
Yes, that drew a record TV audience at the time
of ninety one percent, watched by something like one hundred
and seven point seven million people today in nineteen ninety five.
All right to the famous people having birthdays today, and
he's still alive. Chubby Check A happy birthday to the
rock and roll pioneer. He's eighty three today instead former
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a guitarist and vocalist with Fleetwood Mac. They had a
nasty falling out. Lindsey Buckingham had a great voice, wonderful
guitar player. He's seventy five today. British actor Alan Ropkins,
he's eighty two. It's pp Arnold's birthday and American singer.
She is seventy eight today. Kep Moe turned seventy three.
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Former New Zealand cricketer Gary Trup. Happy birthday to Gary Troop.
He is seventy seventy two today. Craig Bellamy he'll be
lining up for the Grand Final in a rugby league.
Happy birthday to Craig Bellamy. He's sixty five today. And
Gwen Stefani birthdays as well. She turns fifty five today.
(03:09):
Then we go just some of the people and some
of the things that happened on this day in history,
the third day of October. Here on Gold Sport. It's
the Country Sport Breakfast. Good morning,
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