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Believe It or DON’T

By WJBD Staff Jun 27, 2024 | 6:14 AM

Believe It or DON’T

On this day in 1972, Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney founded Atari, Inc. The pioneering video game and home computer company produced arcade classics like the two-dimensional tennis simulator Pong.

Believe It or DON’T

On this day in 1988, Mike Tyson dropped the undefeated Michael Spinks in 91 Seconds to defend his heavyweight title. That night’s National Anthem took two seconds longer, at 93 seconds.

Believe It or DON’T

On this day in 1994, 26-year-old Anna Nicole Smith married 90-Year-Old Billionaire J. Howard Marshall. They met in 1991 . . . when she was a topless dancer in Houston. They were grossly-married for 14 months . . . until his death in August 1995.