This Day In History

[MedicCook]

July 29th

1874
Major Walter Copton Winfield of England received U.S. patent for the lawn-tennis court.

1890
Artist Vincent van Gogh died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Auvers, France, at age 37.

1958
President Eisenhower signed the congressional act that created the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was authorized by Congress.

1966
Rock musician Bob Dylan was injured in a motorcycle accident near Woodstock, N.Y.

1981
Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, married Lady Diana Spencer.

2003
Red sox switch hitter Bill Mueller became the first baseball player to hit grand slam home runs from both sides of the plate in the same game.

2004
The first episode of "Blue Collar TV" aired.

Birthdays
85 Robert Horton Actor
84 Ted Lindsay Hockey Hall of Famer
75 Robert Fuller Actor
63 Neal Doughty Rock musician (REO Speedwagon)
56 Geddy Lee Rock singer, musician (Rush)
56 Patti Scialfa Rock singer, musician (The E Street Band)
50 John Sykes Rock guitarist (Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake, Tygers of Pan Tang)
47 Scott Steiner Professional wrestler
43 Martina McBride Country singer
36 Stephen Dorff Actor
35 Josh Radnor Actor ("How I Met Your Mother")
34 MSURifleman Cigar Asylum Inmate
27 Allison Mack Actress ("Smallville")
~ jcal Cigar Asylum Inmate

61 Benito Mussolini 7/29/1883 - 4/28/1945 Italian prime minister
60 Clara Bow 7/29/1905 - 9/27/1965 American film actress known as the "it girl"
67 Peter Jennings 7/29/1938 - 8/7/2005 Canadian-American journalist and news anchor

[icehog3]

July 29th

Birthdays
84 Ted Lindsay Hockey Hall of Famer

[marge796]

Originally Posted by icehog3

July 29th

Birthdays
84 Ted Lindsay Hockey Hall of Famer

Awesome picture.





Chris.....

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by marge796

Awesome picture.





Chris.....

I have a framed 16x20 of it hanging in my house, Chris.

[MedicCook]

July 30th

1619
The first legislative assembly in English North America convened in Jamestown, Va.

1729
The U.S. city of Baltimore was founded.

1945
The USS Indianapolis was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine and sank within 15 minutes. It was one of the greatest naval losses of World War II, resulting in the deaths of nearly 900 men.

1965
President Lyndon Johnson signed the Medicare Bill into law.

1975
Former Teamsters union president James Hoffa was reported missing. Many suspect he was murdered, though his remains have never been found.

2002
Lisa Leslie became the first woman to dunk in a professional basketball game.

2007
Hall of Fame football coach Bill Walsh died at age 75.

Birthdays
82 Richard Johnson Actor
76 Edd "Kookie" Byrnes Actor
75 Bud Selig Commissioner of Baseball
73 Buddy Guy Blues guitarist
70 Peter Bogdanovich Director
68 Paul Anka Singer
62 William Atherton Actor
62 Arnold Schwarzenegger Governor of California, actor
61 Otis Taylor Blues guitarist
59 Frank Stallone Actor
53 Delta Burke Actress ("Designing Women")
51 Richard Burgi Actor
51 Neal McCoy Country singer
48 Laurence Fishburne Actor ("C.S.I.")
46 Lisa Kudrow Actress ("Friends")
45 Vivica A. Fox Actress
45 Dwayne O'Brien Country musician (Little Texas)
40 Simon Baker Actor ("The Mentalist")
39 Christopher Nolan Director ("The Dark Night," "Batman Begins")
38 Tom Green Actor, comedian
38 Brad Hargreaves Rock musician (Third Eye Blind)
38 Christine Taylor Actress
36 Dean Edwards Actor, comedian
35 Hilary Swank Actress
32 Jaime Pressley Actress
27 Yvonne Strahovski Actress ("Chuck")
~ Bytor Cigar Asylum Inmate

83 Henry Ford 7/30/1863 - 4/7/1947 American industrialist who changed production with his assembly line methods
85 Casey Stengel 7/30/1890 - 9/29/1975 Baseball Hall of Famer

[Whee]

I'd like to argue that Tom Green is neither and actor OR a comedian.