Thursday, February 16th, 2012...12:12 PM
On this day…..February 16th
A daily look on any special events that happened on this date in history!
2004 – Baseball commissioner Bud Selig approved the swap of Alex Rodriguez (Texas Rangers) and Alfonso Soriano (New York Yankees). The Rangers would also get a minor league player in the deal.
Clearly that one worked out well….
1972 – Los Angeles Laker Wilt Chamberlain topped the 30,000-point mark in his career during a game against the Phoenix Suns. He was the first NBA player to reach 30,000 points.
Wilt also passed the 300-womensleptwith mark in his career after a game against the Boston Celtics. He was the first NBA player to reach 300 women.
1991 – The 300th episode of “Saturday Night Live” aired on NBC
NBA assures the nation, “Don’t worry, we promise it will get funnier!” It doesn’t.
