1899 - Gideon Society established to place bibles in bhotels/b 1899 - San Francisco City Hall turned over to city, after 29 years of building 1902 - Start of Sherlock Holmes "Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax" (BG) 1903 - First Tour de France bicycle race begins ... 1944 - Von bRundstedt/b against Keitel: "Signs peace, idiots!" 1945 - First of the superstars returns from the WW II, Hank Greenberg homers 1945 - 55th Postmaster General: Robert E Hannegan of Mo takes office ...
