At Florida State, Deion Sanders was a three-sport star, playing football, baseball and running track. Under coach Bobby Bowden, Sanders was a two-time All-American cornerback in 1986 and 1987, and a third team All-American in 1988. The Seminoles retired his No. 2 jersey in 1995.
Hayes has first phone installed in White House. On this day in 1877, President Rutherford B. Hayes has the White Houseâs first telephone installed in the mansion s telegraph room. President Hayes embraced the new technology, though he rarely received phone calls.
The first telephone book was released soon after the worldâs first telephone line was invented. That first telephone book, released in 1878 by the New Haven District Telephone Company, was just one page long and held 50 names.