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August 11th 1909 Arapahoe became the first American ship to use the S.O.S. distress signal. 1929 Babe Ruth hit his 500th career home run. 1934 The first inmates arrived at the federal prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay. 1951 The first major league baseball game to be televised in color was broadcast. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Boston Braves 8-1. 1956 Abstract artist Jackson Pollock died in an automobile accident in East Hampton, N.Y., at age 44. 1971 Harmon Killebrew of the Minnesota Twins got his 500th and 501st home runs of his major league baseball career. Birthdays 66 Jim Kale Rock musician (Guess Who) 56 Hulk Hogan Wrestler, actor 52 Richie Ramone Rock musician (Ramones) 42 Joe Rogan Actor, host ("Fear Factor") 41 Ashley Jensen Actress ("Ugly Betty," "Extras") 33 Will Friedle Actor 25 Melky Cabrera Baseball player (New York Yankees) 70 Alex Haley 8/11/1921 - 2/10/1992 American author |
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August 13th 1521 Spanish conqueror Hernando Cortez captured present-day Mexico City from the Aztecs. 1889 German Ferdinand von Zeppelin patents his "Navigable Balloon". 1942 Disney's Bambi opened at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. 1961 The border between East and West Berlin was closed and marked with a barbed wire fence. 1995 Baseball Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle died of liver cancer at age 63. 1997 Comedy Central aired the first episode of "South Park." 2004 American chef, author and television personality Julia Child died at age 91. 2007 Baseball Hall of Fame shortstop and broadcaster Phil Rizzuto died at age 89. Birthdays 83 Fidel Castro Former Cuban leader 60 Bobby Clarke Hockey Hall of Famer 50 Danny Bonaduce Actor ("The Partridge Family") 48 Dawnn Lewis Actress 47 John Slattery Actor 42 Quinn Cummings Actress ~ Stogeyfish Cigar Asylum Inmate ~ a2vr6 Cigar Asylum Inmate 66 Annie Oakley 8/13/1860 - 11/3/1926 American markswoman; starred in Buffalo Bill's Wild West show 80 Alfred Hitchcock 8/13/1899 - 4/29/1980 English-born motion-picture director 84 Ben Hogan 8/13/1912 - 7/25/1997 Professional golfer 76 Don Ho 8/13/1930 - 4/14/2007 Singer and entertainer |
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August 14th 1900 International forces entered Beijing, China, in an effort to suppress the antiforeign uprising known as the Boxer Rebellion. 1935 The Social Security Act became law. 1945 Japan surrendered to the United States, ending World War II. 1979 Lou Brock (St. Louis Cardinals) got his 3,000th hit. 1997 Timothy McVeigh was sentenced to death for the Oklahoma City bombing. 2002 Dave Williams lead singer of Drowning Pool died at age 30. 2003 The largest blackout in North American history hit the northeast. Birthdays 79 Earl Weaver Baseball Hall of Famer 68 David Crosby Rock singer, musician (Crosby, Stills and Nash) 66 Jimmy Johnson Football coach & commentator 64 Steve Martin Actor, comedian 63 Larry Graham Rock singer, musician (Sly and the Family Stone) 50 Marcia Gay Harden Actress 50 Magic Johnson Basketball Hall of Famer 48 Susan Olsen Actress ("The Brady Bunch") 43 Halle Berry Actress 26 Mila Kunis Actress ("That 70's Show") 22 Tim Tebow Football player 36 Doc Holliday 8/14/1851 - 11/8/1887 American dentist, gambler and gunfighter of the American Old West, who is usually remembered for his friendship with Wyatt Earp and the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral 77 Ernest Thayer 8/14/1863 - 8/21/1940 American writer; wrote "Casey at the Bat" 77 Max Klein 8/14/1915 - 5/20/1993 American painter; invented "paint by numbers" |
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August 15th 1057 Macbeth, king of Scotland, was killed by Malcolm Canmore. 1911 Proctor & Gamble Company introduced Crisco vegetable shortening. 1935 Aviator Wiley Post and actor Will Rogers were killed in a plane crash. 1939 The Wizard of Oz premiered in Hollywood. 1969 Woodstock Music and Art Fair opened at Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York. 1993 Nolan Ryan got his 324th and final victory. The Texas Rangers beat the Indians 4-1. 2001 Astronomers announced the discovery of the first solar system outside our own. Birthdays 86 Rose Marie Actress ("The Dick Van Dyke Show") 45 Debi Mazar Actress ("Entourage," "L.A. Law") 43 Scott Brosius Baseball player (New York Yankees) 41 Debra Messing Actress 39 Anthony Anderson Actor ("Law & Order") 37 Ben Affleck Actor 30 Carl Edwards Racecar driver 20 Joe Jonas Rock singer (The Jonas Brothers) ~ NullSmurf Cigar Asylum Inmate ~ RailRunner Cigar Asylum Inmate 51 Napoleon 8/15/1769 - 5/5/1821 French general, First Consul and Emperor 91 Julia Child 8/15/1912 - 8/13/2004 American chef, author and television personality |
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August 16th 1777 The Revolutionary War battle of Bennington, Vt., won by American forces. 1829 Chang and Eng, a pair of conjoined twins from Siam, arrived in Boston to be exhibited to the Western world. (The term Siamese twins became a common phrase for conjoined twins.) 1948 Baseball legend Babe Ruth died in New York City at age 53. 1954 Sports Illustrated was first published by Time Inc. 1977 Elvis Presley died at Graceland, his Memphis,Tenn., home, from heart failure at age 42. 1981 Cal Ripken Jr. got his first major league hit. 1999 The first episode of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" aired on ABC. Birthdays 79 Frank Gifford Football Hall of Famer 79 Tony Trabert Tennis Hall of Famer 76 Julie Newmar Actress ("Batman") 56 Kathie Lee Gifford TV host 55 James Cameron Director ("Titanic") 52 Tim Farriss Rock musician (INXS) 51 Angela Bassett Actress 51 Madonna Singer, actress 46 Steve Carell Actor ("The Office") 29 Vanessa Carlton Singer |
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August 17 1807 Robert Fulton's steamboat, the Clermont, began its trip up the Hudson River to Albany. 1863 Fort Sumter, S.C. was bombarded by Union ships during the Civil War. 1896 Prospectors found gold in Alaska, a discovery that set off the Klondike gold rush. 1964 The Kinks "You Really Got Me" was released. 1969 After three days, the Woodstock Music and Art Fair in New York came to an end. 1978 The first successful trans-Atlantic balloon flight landed outside of Paris. Birthdays 89 Maureen O'Hara Actress 66 Robert De Niro Actor 60 Sib Hashian Rock musician (Boston) 57 Guillermo Vilas Tennis Hall of Famer 52 Schlep Cigar Asylum Inmate 51 Belinda Carlisle Singer (The Go-Gos) 49 Sean Penn Actor and director 47 Gilby Clarke Rock musician (ex-GNR) 46 Jon Gruden Football coach, sportscaster 40 Donnie Wahlberg Actor, singer 39 Jim Courier Tennis Hall of Famer 38 Jorge Posada Baseball player (New York Yankees) 37 Don Fernando Cigar Asylum Inmate 26 Dustin Pedroia Baseball player (Boston Red Sox) 25 RX2010 Cigar Asylum Inmate 49 Davy Crockett 8/17/1786 - 3/6/1836 American frontiersman and politician 88 Mae West 8/17/1893 - 11/22/1980 American stage and screen actress |
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August 18th 1227 Mongol conqueror Genghis Khan died in China. 1587 Virginia Dare became the first child of English parents born in North America. 1894 Congress established the Bureau of Immigration, forerunner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. 1920 When Tennessee ratified the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, the three-quarters of the states necessary was achieved and American women got the right to vote. 1962 Peter, Paul & Mary's "If I Had A Hammer" was released. 1986 Bon Jovi released their "Slippery When Wet" album. Birthdays 82 Rosalynn Carter Former first lady 76 Roman Polanski Director 72 Robert Redford Actor 66 Martin Mull Actor 57 Patrick Swayze Actor 52 Denis Leary Actor, comedian ('Rescue Me') 51 Madeleine Stowe Actress 40 Edward Norton Actor 40 Christian Slater Actor 39 Malcolm-Jamal Warner Actor ("The Cosby Show") 29 Jeremy Shockey Football player 38 Roberto Clemente 8/18/1934 - 12/31/1972 Baseball Hall of Famer |
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August 19th 1812 The U.S. frigate Constitution, Old Ironsides, defeated the British ship Guerriere during the War of 1812. 1921 Ty Cobb (Detroit Tigers) recorded his 3,000 career hit. 1934 Germans voted to make Adolf Hitler Fuhrer. 1977 Comedian Groucho Marx died in Los Angeles at age 86. 1981 The final episode of "Charlie's Angels was aired on ABC-TV. 1993 "Cheers" ended an 11-year run on NBC-TV. The show debuted on September 30, 1982. Birthdays 82 L.Q. Jones Actor 70 Ginger Baker Rock musician (Cream, Blind Faith) 67 Fred Thompson Actor, former U.S. senator 64 Ian Gillan Rock singer (Deep Purple) 63 Bill Clinton 42nd President of the United States 61 Gerald McRaney Actor ("Major Dad") 58 John Deacon Rock musician (Queen) 54 Peter Gallagher Actor ("The O.C.") 47 Eric Lutes Actor 46 John Stamos Actor ("Full House," "ER") 44 Kevin Dillon Actor ("Entourage") 44 Kyra Sedgwick Actress 43 Lee Ann Womack Country singer 43 Lilian Garcia Wrestling announcer 40 Matthew Perry Actor ("Friends") 27 VirtualSmitty Cigar Asylum Inmate 23 Sanitariumite Cigar Asylum Inmate ~ kfish Cigar Asylum Inmate 76 Orville Wright 8/19/1871 - 1/30/1948 credited along with his brother with inventing and building the world's first successful airplane and making the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight, on December 17, 1903 |
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August 19th 1977 Comedian Groucho Marx died in Los Angeles at age 86. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...oucho-marx.jpg Birthdays 67 Fred Thompson Actor, former U.S. senator http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...3/thompson.jpg 63 Bill Clinton 42nd President of the United States http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a.../clinton-1.jpg 61 Gerald McRaney Actor ("Major Dad") http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...g3/McRaney.jpg |
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August 20th 1882 Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture debuts in Moscow. 1938 Lou Gehrig hits his 23rd career grand slam – a record that still stands. 1977 The space probe Voyager 2 was launched. It continues to explore to this day, and is now more than 7 billion miles from Earth. 1980 Italian Reinhold Messner made the first successful solo ascent of Mount Everest and without oxygen. 1989 The first episode of "Saved By The Bell" aired on NBC. 2006 Former Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal, who had taken the iconic Iwo Jima flag-raising picture during World War II, died at age 94. Birthdays 78 Don King Boxing promoter 65 Graig Nettles Baseball player (New York Yankees) 63 Connie Chung Broadcast journalist 61 Robert Plant Rock singer (Led Zeppelin) 55 Al Roker TV weatherman 47 James Marsters Actor ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Angel") 41 Mikey202 Cigar Asylum Inmate 39 Fred Durst Rock singer (Limp Bizkit) 33 Chris Drury Hockey player 67 Benjamin Harrison 8/20/1833 - 3/13/1901 23rd president of the United States 97 Al Lopez 8/20/1908 - 1/30/2005 Baseball Hall of Famer 65 Isaac Hayes 8/20/1942 - 8/10/2008 Singer-songwriter, actor and musician 38 Dimebag Darrell 8/20/1966 - 12/8/2004 Guitarist, best known as a founding member of the heavy metal bands Pantera and Damageplan |
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August 20th Birthdays 78 Don King Boxing promoter http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...ehog3/king.jpg 55 Al Roker TV weatherman http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...hog3/roker.jpg |
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August 21st 1878 The American Bar Association was founded in Saratoga, N.Y. 1911 The Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre museum in France by an Italian waiter, Vicenzo Perruggia. 1959 Hawaii became the 50th state in the United States. Birthdays 77 Melvin Van Peebles Actor, director 71 Kenny Rogers Country singer 70 Clarence Williams III Actor ("The Mod Squad") 60 Loretta Devine Actress 57 Glenn Hughes Rock singer (Black Sabbath) 53 Kim Cattrall Actresss ("Sex and the City") 52 Pitmaster Cigar Asylum Inmate 42 Serj Tankian Rock singer (System of a Down) 38 Liam Howlett Rock musician (Prodigy) 20 Hayden Panettiere Actress ~ Jimbo14 Cigar Asylum Inmate ~ SchizoFilly Cigar Asylum Inmate ~ D. Generate Cigar Asylum Inmate ~ chippewastud79 Cigar Asylum Inmate 82 Toe Blake 8/21/1912 - 5/17/1995 Hockey Hall of Famer 63 Wilt Chamberlain 8/21/1936 - 10/12/1999 Basketball Hall of Famer |
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August 22nd 1775 King George III proclaimed the American colonies to be in open rebellion. 1846 The United States annexed New Mexico. 1851 The U.S. yacht America outraced the British Aurora off the English coast to win a trophy that became known as the America's Cup. 1901 Cadillac Motor Company is founded. 1902 Theodore Roosevelt became the first United States president to ride in an automobile. 1979 Led Zeppelin released their last album together, "In Through The Out Door." 1989 Nolan Ryan strikes out Rickey Henderson to become the first Major League Baseball pitcher to record 5,000 strikeouts. Birthdays 75 H. Norman Schwarzkopf Retired general :salute: :usa 70 Carl Yastrzemski Baseball Hall of Famer 69 Valerie Harper Actress ("The Mary Tyler Moore Show," "Rhoda") 68 Bill Parcells Football executive, coach 62 Cindy Williams Actress ("Laverne and Shirley") 53 Paul Molitor Baseball Hall of Famer 51 Vernon Reid Rock musician (Living Colour) 48 Roland Orzabal Rock singer (Tears For Fears) 48 Debbi Peterson Rock musician (The Bangles) 46 Tori Amos Rock singer 42 kelmac07 Cigar Asylum Inmate :usa 34 Dean Back Rock musician (Theory of a Deadman) :banger 34 Layne Staley 8/22/1967 - 4/5/2002 Musician who served as the lead singer and co-lyricist of the rock group Alice in Chains |
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August 23rd 1305 William Wallace, Scottish patriot, is executed for high treason by Edward I of England. 1591 Luis Ponce de León a Spanish lyric poet and an Augustinian canon, of the Spanish Golden Age died. 1904 The automobile tire chain is patented. 1914 Japan declared war on Germany in World War I. 1926 Silent film star Rudolph Valentino died in New York at age 31. 1989 Pete Rose, the manager of the Cincinnati Reds, agreed to a lifetime ban from baseball after being accused of gambling on baseball. Birthdays 75 Barbara Eden Actress ("I Dream of Jeannie") 75 Sonny Jurgensen Football Hall of Famer 69 Richard Sanders Actor ("WKRP in Cincinnati") 60 Shelley Long Actress ("Cheers") 60 Rick Springfield Actor, singer 48 Dean DeLeo Rock musician (Stone Temple Pilots) 39 Jay Mohr Actor 31 Kobe Bryant Basketball player (LA Lakers) 28 Kommatose Cigar Asylum Inmate 38 Louis XVI 8/23/1754 - 1/21/1793 French king; guillotined in French Revolution 83 Gene Kelly 8/23/1912 - 2/2/1996 American dancer, actor, choreographer and director 86 George Kell 8/23/1922 - 3/24/2009 Baseball Hall of Famer 32 Keith Moon 8/23/1946 - 9/7/1978 Drummer of the rock group The Who 23 River Phoenix 8/23/1970 - 10/31/1993 American film actor |
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August 28th 1609 Henry Hudson discovered Delaware Bay. 1850 Richard Wagner's opera, Lohengrin, premiered at Weimar, Germany. 1922 The first commercial to be broadcast on radio aired on station WEAF in New York City. The ten minute advertisement for the Queensboro Realty Company cost $100. 1963 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial to civil rights demonstrators. Birthdays 69 Ken Jenkins Actor ("Scrubs") 66 Lou Piniella Chicago Cubs manager 66 David Soul Actor ("Starsky and Hutch") 52 Daniel Stern Actor 44 Shania Twain Country singer 41 Billy Boyd Actor ("Lord of the Rings" films) 40 Jason Priestley Actor ("Beverly Hills 90210) 40 Jack Black Actor, musician 30 earnold25 Cigar Asylum Inmate 27 LeAnn Rimes Country singer ~ opus Cigar Asylum Inmate ~ Dunkel Cigar Asylum Inmate |
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August 29th 1533 Atahualpa, the last ruler of the Incas, was murdered as Francisco Pizarro completed his conquest of Peru. 1786 Shays's rebellion, an insurrection of Massachusetts farmers against the state government, began. 1842 The Treaty of Nanking was signed, ending the Opium Wars and ceding the island of Hong Kong to Britain. 1877 Brigham Young died in Salt Lake City, Utah at age 76. 1892 Pop (Billy) Shriver (Chicago Cubs) caught a ball that was dropped from the top of the Washington Monument in Washington, DC. 1898 The Goodyear tire company is founded. 1949 The U.S.S.R. tested their first atomic bomb. 1957 Strom Thurmond ended the longest filibuster in U.S. Senate history. He spoke for more than 24 hours, 18 minutes against a civil rights bill; the bill passed. 1964 Roy Orbison's single "Oh, Pretty Woman" was released. 1966 The Beatles played their last major live concert at Candlestick Park, California. 1967 The final episode of "The Fugitive" aired. 1970 The Kinks' single "Lola" was released. 1991 The Supreme Soviet, the parliament of the U.S.S.R., suspended all activities of the Communist Party, bringing an end to the institution. 2005 Hurricane Katrina slammed into the U.S. Gulf Coast, destroying beachfront towns in Mississippi and Louisiana, displacing a million people, and killing more than 1,000. Birthdays 73 John McCain Former prisoner of war, politician :usa 71 Elliott Gould Actor 68 Robin Leach TV host ("Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous") 59 Tim D. Cigar Asylum Inmate :usa 50 Rebecca DeMornay Actress 49 piperman Cigar Asylum Inmate 27 Darrell Cigar Asylum Inmate :usa 76 Henry Bergh 8/29/1811 - 3/12/1888 Founded the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) 67 Ingrid Bergman 8/29/1915 - 8/29/1982 Swedish motion-picture and stage actress 50 Michael Jackson 8/29/1958 - 06/25/2009 American pop singer |
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August 29th Birthdays 71 Elliott Gould Actor http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...hog3/gould.jpg 68 Robin Leach TV host ("Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous") http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...hog3/Leach.jpg |
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1977 - Ronnie Van Zant and Steve Gaines of the band Lynyrd Skynyrd were killed in a plane crash RIP Ronnie! |
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I miss this thread!!!:(
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It was never updated when Blake bought his cigars.
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On this day in 1959, rising American rock stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson are killed when their chartered Beechcraft Bonanza plane crashes in Iowa a few minutes after takeoff from Mason City
In response to the Cuban alignment with the Soviet Union during the Cold War, President John F. Kennedy extended measures by Executive Order, first widening the scope of the trade restrictions on February 7 (announced on February 3 and again on March 23, 1962). |
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1995 Population of People's Republic of China hits 1.2 billion 1989 Soviet military occupation of Afghanistan ends 1939 German battleship Bismarck was launched 1933 President-elect Franklin Roosevelt survives assassination attempt 1898 USS Maine sinks in Havana harbor, cause unknown, 258 sailors die |
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Let's see if we can keep this one awake for a while.
June 1, 1779 - Court-martial trial of Benedict Arnold begins in Philadelphia, though it is soon delayed by battle to resume only on Dec. 23 in Morristown, NJ. June 1, 1967 - The Beatles release Sgt. Peppers album. |
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Hellen Keller died on this date.
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On June 2 in 1935, Babe Ruth retired, and in 1953 Elizabeth II was crowned. Thus a Sultan stepped down and a Queen ascended on the same day.
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On June 3 in 1956 the city of Santa Cruz CA bans rock and roll music, and in 1989 Chinese troops clear protesters out of Tiananmen Square in Beijing. Different lyrics, same tune.
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Today in 1942 the Battle of Midway began, and in 1919 the passage of the 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote.
Well, you can't win 'em all. |
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On this day in 1896, Henry Ford first tests his "Quadricycle".
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On this day in 1933, the US went off the Gold Standard, and in 1956 Elvis appeared on The Milton Berle Show.
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Aside from the well-known D-Day anniversary, on June 6 1933 the first drive-in movie theater opened in Camden NJ, and in 1971 the last Ed Sullivan Show aired . . . which was also about the same time TV started killing of the drive-in.
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Today in 1692 the pirate haven Port Royal in Jamaica was destroyed in an earthquake. Meanwhile, today in 2015, half a world away in Australia, Johnny Depp continues in the destruction of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.
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Guten morgan. On this date in 1948, a hand-built aluminum prototype vehicle was finished in Austria by Ferdinand Porsche, the first automobile to bear his name. And in 1986 former UN Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim was elected president of Austria, despite charges that he had also formerly been a Nazi staff officer.
On a personal note, I met Herr Waldheim once, in Nashville back in 1976. Odd story that, which also includes me getting a wink from Dolly Parton. ;) |
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I'd rather have the wink from Dolly Parton! ;-)
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It gave a whole new meaning to Dollywood. :D
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Today in 1954, one Joseph effectively ended the career of another when Joseph Welch, special counsel for the US Army, famously and publicly chided Sen. Joseph McCarthy with the phrase "Have you no sense of dignity, sir, at long last?"
A cloak of many colors, even one of flag-drapery, can shelter a scoundrel only so long. |
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On another day in history, understandably forgotten by most, as it was barely reported by the press: July 11, 1995, the U.S. Government, under President Clinton, released a cache of Soviet cables that had been decoded during WWII and the Cold War under Project Verona. The cables indicated that everyone charged by Sen. McCarthy was indeed a Soviet agent. Sen. McCarthy has been viciously slandered by history for doing his job, under mandate, as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Government Operations which included the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. It was Congressman Richard Nixon, not Senator McCarthy who headed the HUAC. It is that confusion that has condemned his memory. It's a horrendous shame that Sen. McCarthy's rightful vindication has been withheld from him.
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One can find books which praise Adolf Hitler as a champion against Communism.
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Today in 1692, Bridget Bishop was hanged as a witch in Salem MA, and in 1752 Benjamin Franklin went a flew a kite.
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On this date in 1955, towards the end of the 24 Hour race at Le Mans France, the Mercedes Benz 300SLR driven by Pierre Levegh was propelled into the air following a wreck and flew in flaming pieces into the crowd, killing the driver and 81 spectators. That race was completed despite this tragedy, though later ones in Germany and Switzerland were cancelled, and bans against racing were temporarily imposed in Spain and Mexico. A ban remains in Switzerland to this day, whereas Spain and Mexico still remain bullish on corridas.
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Today in 1987, President Ronald Reagan famously challenged General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev to "tear down this wall" in a speech from Berlin. Speaking of walls, in 1994 Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman were stabbed to death outside her Brentwood home. O.J. Simpson, her ex-husband, continues to search for her killer from behind the walls of the Lovelock Correctional Center in Nevada.
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On this day in 323 BC Alexander the Great died in Babylon at the age of 33. One wonders how the flow of Western history might differ today had he been content with an empire that stretched from the Danube to the Nile and the Tigris and Euphrates, and had he not attempted a bridge too far by forging on to the Oxus and the Indus.
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On this Flag Day in 1951, the first commercially-produced computer, UNIVAC, was delivered to the US Census Bureau. Within 6 months, upon my own delivery, it counted me. And in 1954 the US held a national Civil Defense alert, urging millions of Americans to duck, cover, and kiss their @$$ goodbye.
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Today in 1215 King John was forced to put his seal on the Magna Carta, guaranteeing feudal rights to his barons. The common people? Eh, not so much. And in 1986 King Richard made his 1,000th start in a NASCAR race.
On a cultural note, in 1300 Dante Alighieri was named a prior of Florence, two years before he was banished from his native city. And speaking of immortal poets, in 1963 Kyu Sakamoto hit #1 on the US pop charts with his song "Sukiyaki" . . . the only time this has happened with a song sung entirely in Japanese. |
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If yesterday was on skates for some, today is decidedly on wheels. On June 16 1884 the first roller coaster in America opened at Coney Island NY. It roared along at a blistering 6 MPH for 600 feet, and cost a nickel . . . which, by my rough estimation, would equal in today's money about $328,614. And today in 1903, in Detroit MI the Ford Motor Company was incorporated. It is still in business today, even if Detroit is closed. Finally, at Columbia Record's Studio A in Manhattan, folk icon Bob Dylan flipped the switch back in 1965 and recorded what Rolling Stone magazine named the greatest song of all time.
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