Moments in Time

• On Jan. 6, 1838, Samuel Morse's telegraph system is demonstrated for the first time at the Speedwell Iron Works in Morristown, N.J.. In May 1844, Morse sent the first official telegram over the first telegraph line, with the message: "What hath God wrought!"

• On Jan. 4, 1935, Billboard magazine publishes its first pop music chart. Asong called "Stop! Look! Listen!" by jazz violinist Joe Venuti topped the first chart.

• On Jan. 2, 1941, the Andrews Sisters record "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" on Decca Records. The song, which became a classic World War II hit, was heard in the Abbott and Costello film "Buck Privates." The Andrews Sisters were the most popular "girl group" of their time.

• On Jan 1, 1951, the Zenith Radio Corp. of Chicago demonstrates the first pay-per-view television system. The company sent movies over the airways via scrambled signals, and the 300 families who participated in the test could send telephone signals to decode the movies for $1 each.

• On Dec. 31, 1972, Roberto Clemente, future Hall of Fame baseball player, is killed when the cargo plane in which he is traveling crashes off the coast of Puerto Rico. Clemente was on his way to deliver relief supplies to Nicaragua following a devastating earthquake.

• On Jan. 3, 2000, the last daily "Peanuts" comic strip is published in 2,600 newspapers as Charles Schulz retires. "Peanuts" first appeared in Oct. 1950. Charles Schulz died on Saturday, Feb 12, 2000 - on the eve prior to the publication of his final Sunday "Peanuts" strip. He was 77.

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