This Day In History

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by MedicCook

January 19th

52 Katey Sagal Actress ("Married ... With Children")

Vrooom, Vrooom!

Originally Posted by MedicCook

63 Robert E. Lee 1/19/1807 - 10/12/1870 American Civil War general

One of the historical figures I would have loved to have herfed with.

Originally Posted by MedicCook

27 Janis Joplin 1/19/1943 – 10/4/1970 American singer, songwriter
54 Robert Palmer 1/19/1949 – 9/26/2003 English singer, songwriter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7JVxE2SYxo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0U5JfGYx4c

[MedicCook]

January 21st

1793
King Louis XVI was guillotined for treason.

1911
The first Monte Carlo motor rally took place.

1915
The first Kiwanis Club was founded in Detroit.

1924
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin died in Moscow.

1950
George Orwell died in London.

1954
USS Nautilus, the first nuclear-powered submarine was launched.

1977
President Carter pardoned most Vietnam War draft evaders.

1990
MTV's "Unplugged" made its debut with Squeeze as the first performers.

1994
A jury in Manassas, Va., acquitted Lorena Bobbitt by reason of temporary insanity of maliciously wounding her husband, John, whom she'd accused of sexually assaulting her.

1997
Don Mattingly (New York Yankees) officially announced his retirement.

1998
Pope John Paul II began his first visit to Cuba.

2003
The U.S. Census Bureau reported that Hispanics had surpassed Blacks as the largest minority group.

2004
The recording industry sued 532 computer users it said were illegally distributing songs over the Internet.

Birthdays
69 Jack Nicklaus Golfer
69 Richie Havens Folk singer, musician
68 Placido Domingo Opera singer
59 Billy Ocean R&B singer
53 Geena Davis Actress
46 Hakeem Olajuwon Basketball player
38 Dinosaur Jr Cigar Asylum Inmate
33 Emma Bunton Singer (Spice Girls)

51 Ethan Allen 1/21/1738 - 2/12/1789 American soldier - frontiersman
55 John Fitch 1/21/1743 - 7/2/1798 American steamboat builder
77 John Fremont 1/21/1813 - 7/13/1890 Americium mapmaker/explorer
39 Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson 1/21/1824 - 5/10/1863 American Civil War general
71 John Browning 1/21/1855 - 11/26/1926 American weapons designer
72 Telly Savalas 1/21/1922 – 1/22/1994 Greek-American film and television actor and singer

[M1903A1]

Originally Posted by MedicCook

71 John Browning 1/21/1855 - 11/26/1926 American weapons designer

I'll be! Never knew I shared a birthday with the genius himself!

[Genetic Defect]

Originally Posted by M1903A1

I'll be! Never knew I shared a birthday with the genius himself!

you were born in December?

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by M1903A1

I'll be! Never knew I shared a birthday with the genius himself!

Originally Posted by Big Vito

you were born in December?

Being that John Browning's birthday shows 1/21/1855, I could assume Scott was also born in January.

[Genetic Defect]

Originally Posted by icepick

Being that John Browning's birthday shows 1/21/1855, I could assume Scott was also born in January.

obviously you weren't

[MedicCook]

February 2nd

1536
The city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, was founded by Spanish conquistador Pedro de Mendoza.

1653
New Amsterdam - now New York City - was incorporated.

1709
Scottish sailor Alexander Selkirk, the inspiration for Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe, was rescued after four years alone on an island off the coast of Chile.

1848
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ending the Mexican War, was signed. In the treaty, Mexico ceded to the United States a huge portion of what is today the American West and Southwest, including California and New Mexico.

1876
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs was formed.

1887
The first gathering at Gobbler's Knob in Punxsatawney, Pa. to wait for the groundhog's shadow occurred.

1922
James Joyce's Ulysses was published.

1943
Nazi troops surrendered in the World War II Battle of Stalingrad.

1950
"What's My Line" debuted on CBS television.

1979
Punk rock musician Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols died of a drug overdose at age 21.

1980
The Abscam scandal was revealed.

1990
South African President F. W. de Klerk lifted a ban on the African National Congress and promised to free Nelson Mandela.

1996
Dancer, actor and choreographer Gene Kelly died at age 83.

Birthdays
72 Tom Smothers Comedian
67 Graham Nash Rock singer, musician (Crosby, Stills and Nash)
62 Farrah Fawcett Actress ("Charlie's Angels")
61 Al McKay Musician and songwriter (Earth, Wind & Fire)
60 Ross Valory Rock musician (Journey)
55 Christie Brinkley Model
54 Michael Talbott Actor ("Miami Vice")
44 heavyd Cigar Asylum Inmate
43 Robert DeLeo Rock musician (Stone Temple Pilots)
41 Thaplumbr Cigar Asylum Inmate
38 Ben Mize Rock musician (Counting Crows)
34 Todd Bertuzzi Hockey player
32 Shakira Singer
20 smokeyandthebandit05 Cigar Asylum Inmate


58 James Joyce 2/2/1882 - 1/13/1941 Irish novelist
88 George Stanley Halas 2/2/1895 - 10/31/1983 American founder/owner of Chicago Bears
76 Howard Johnson 2/2/1897 - 6/20/1972 American hotelier
73 James Dickey 2/2/1923 - 1/19/1997 American author

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by Big Vito

you were born in December?

Originally Posted by icehog3

Being that John Browning's birthday shows 1/21/1855, I could assume Scott was also born in January.

Originally Posted by Big Vito

obviously you weren't

[MedicCook]

February 3rd

1468
Johann Gutenberg, German printer and inventor, died.

1690
The first paper money in America was issued by the colony of Massachusetts.

1809
The territory of Illinois was created.

1834
Wake Forest University is established.

1870
The 15th Amendment (black suffrage) passed.

1876
Albert Spalding and his brother started a sporting goods store. They manufactured the first official baseball, tennis ball, basketball, golf ball and football.

1913
The 16th Amendment, establishing federal income tax, was ratified.

1917
The U.S. broke off diplomatic relations with Germany.

1924
Woodrow Wilson, the 28th president of the United States, died in Washington, D.C., at age 67.

1959
Rock singers, Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and Big Bopper died in a plane crash.

1995
Col. Eileen Collins became the first woman to pilot the space shuttle when the Discovery blasted off.

1998
Texas executed Karla Faye Tucker, the first woman to be executed in the United States since 1984.

2001
The XFL debuted. The Las Vegas Outlaws beat the New York/New Jersey Hitman 19-0 and the Orlando Rage beat the Chicago Enforcers 33-29.

Birthdays
69 Fran Tarkenton Football Hall of Famer
67 Dory Funk, Jr. Professinal wrestler
66 Blythe Danner Actress
64 Bob Griese Football Hall of Famer
59 Morgan Fairchild Actress
56 Fred Lynn Baseball player
53 Nathan Lane Actor ("The Producers")
48 Marty Jannetty Professional wrestler
47 Demented Cigar Asylum Inmate
41 Vlade Divac Basketball player
39 Retief Goosen Professional golfer
33 Isla Fisher Actress
? TripleF Cigar Asylum Inmate

70 Gertrude Stein 2/3/1874 - 7/27/1946 American writer
84 Norman Rockwell 2/3/1894 - 11/8/1978 American illustrator
33 Kerry Von Erich (The Texas Tornado) 2/3/1960 - 2/18/1993 Professional wrestler

[icehog3]

February 3rd

Birthdays
53 Nathan Lane Actor ("The Producers")



84 Norman Rockwell 2/3/1894 - 11/8/1978 American illustrator

[MedicCook]

January 22nd

1901
Queen Victoria of England died after reigning for 63 years (the 4th longest among longest-reigning monarchs and the longest for queens).

1905
500 workers were killed by the Czar's troops in "Bloody Sunday" in St. Petersburg.

1922
Pope Benedict XV died.

1938
Thornton Wilder's play Our Town first performed publicly in Princeton, N.J.

1951
Fidel Castro was ejected from a Winter League baseball game after hitting a batter. He later gave up baseball for politics.

1968
"Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In", debuted on NBC TV.

1973
Former President Lyndon B. Johnson died at age 64.

1973
The Supreme Court legalized some abortions in Roe v. Wade.

1990
Guns 'N' Roses guitarist Slash used profanity numerous times on live television while accepting an American Music Award.

1994
Greek-American film and television actor and singer died at age 72.

1995
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, the mother of President John F. Kennedy, died in Hyannis Port, Mass., at age 104.

1997
The U.S. Senate confirmed Madeleine Albright as the first female secretary of state.

2008
Actor Heath Ledger, 28, was found dead of an accidental prescription drug overdose in New York City.

Birthdays
77 Piper Laurie Actress
60 Steve Perry Rock singer (Journey)
57 Teddy Gentry Country singer, musician (Alabama)
52 Mike Bossy Hockey Hall of Famer
50 Linda Blair Actress ("The Excorcist")
44 Jazzy Jeff Actor, rapper ("The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air")
44 Diane Lane Actress
44 Steven Adler Musician ("ex-Guns n' Roses")
28 Willa Ford Singer
21 Greg Oden American basketball player
? SmokingJoey Cigar Asylum Inmate
? adampc22 Cigar Asylum Inmate
? dstaccone Cigar Asylum Inmate

94 Marcel Dassault 1/22/1892 - 4/18/1986 French aircraft designer
65 Howard Moss 1/22/1922 - 9/16/1987 American poet/editor of The New Yorker

[MedicCook]

January 23rd

1556
The deadliest earthquake on record killed 830,000 in Shansi, China.

1789
Georgetown University established in what is now Washington, DC.

1849
Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman physician in the U.S.

1879
The National Archery Association was organized in Crawfordsville, IN.

1964
The 24th Amendment to the Constitution, barring poll taxes, was ratified.

1968
North Korea seized the U.S. Navy ship Pueblo (the crew was released 11 months later.)

1973
President Nixon announced that an accord had been reached to end the Vietnam War.

1975
"Barney Miller" made its debut on ABC-TV.

1977
The TV mini-series "Roots," began airing on ABC. The show was based on the Alex Haley novel.

1983
"The A-Team" debuted on TV.

1989
Salvador Dali died in Spain at age 84.

2004
Bob Keeshan, "Captain Kangaroo," died at age 76.

2005
Former "Tonight Show" host Johnny Carson died at age 79.

Birthdays
61 Anita Pointer Singer (The Pointer Sisters)
56 Robin Zander Rock singer (Cheap Trick)
45 Mariska Hargitay Actress ("Law & Order: Special Victims Unit")
35 Tiffani Thiessen Actress ("Beverly Hills, 90210")
35 Jason Cook Brother of Ryan (MedicCook)
34 Tito Ortiz American UFC fighter
29 mjbuchanan80 Cigar Asylum Inmate
? SteveDMatt Cigar Asylum Inmate

56 John Hancock 1/23/1737 (N.S.) - 10/8/1793 American Revolutionary statesman

[MedicCook]

January 24th

41
Roman emperor, Gaius Caesar, better known as Caligula (meaning Little Boot—he used to wear military boots as a child), was murdered.

1848
Gold was first discovered in California, in Sutter's mill. When President Polk announced the news in December, the gold rush began.

1908
Robert Baden-Powell organized the first Boy Scout troop in England.

1962
Jackie Robinson became the first black player to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. He was also the first black player in major league history.

1965
Winston Churchill died in London at age 90.

1971
Bill W. (William Griffith Wilson ), American co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous died at 75.

1972
Japanese soldier Shoichi Yokoi was discovered in Guam, having spent 28 years hiding in the jungle thinking World War II was still going on.

1986
Voyager Two space probe passes within 51,000 miles of Uranus.

1986
L. Ron Hubbard, American writer and founder of Scientology died at 74.

1989
Confessed serial killer Ted Bundy was put to death in Florida's electric chair for the 1978 kidnap-murder of 12-year-old Kimberly Leach.

1993
The first African-American to sit on the Supreme Court, Thurgood Marshall, died.

1995
The prosecution gave its opening statement at the O.J. Simpson murder trial.

Birthdays
92 Ernest Borgnine Actor
91 Oral Roberts Evangelist
90 Jerry Maren Actor ("Wizard of Oz")
70 Ray Stevens Country singer
68 Aaron Neville Singer
68 Neil Diamond Singer-songwriter
58 Yakov Smirnoff Comedian
41 Mary Lou Retton Olympic gold-medal gymnast
35 Ed Helms Actor ("The Office," "The Daily Show")
30 Tatyana Ali Actress, singer
23 Mischa Barton Actress ("The O.C.")
? rwhit37 Cigar Asylum Inmate

77 Mark Goodson 1/24/1915 - 12/18/1992 American radio/TV producer
26 Sharon Tate 1/24/1943 - 8/9/1969 American actress murdered by the Manson Cult
56 Warren Zevon 1/24/1947 - 9/7/2003 American rock singer-songwriter and musician
33 John Belushi 1/24/1949 - 3/5/1982 American comedian, actor and musician
42 Mike Awesome (Michael Lee Alfonso ) 1/24/1965 - 2/17/2007 American professional wrestler

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by MedicCook

January 24th

Voyager Two space probe passes within 51,000 miles of Uranus.

How did it handle the smell?

[Whee]

Originally Posted by icehog3

How did it handle the smell?

Well, there's your problem, Tom. Your butt itches because you've got Voyagers flying by your Uranus. I hope there aren't any Klingons.

And thus endeth the 5th grade humor for today...