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Chazzy
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Re: This Day In History
It was a big day in history!
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| August 9, 2008, 09:59 |
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ticaD
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Re: This Day In History
This Day In History: August 10
1821
Missouri becomes the 24th state.
1825
Osage Indians cede their land in Kansas the U.S.
1846
Smithsonian Institution: Congressional Act establishing the "nation's attic" is signed into law by Pres. James Polk as per the will of James Smithson. Smithson never visited the U.S.
1927
Mt. Rushmore: The memorial is dedicated. It was completed in 1941.
1948
Candid Camera debuts on ABC.
1960
First object successfully recovered from orbit: The U.S. Earth satellite Discoverer XIII is launched. The following day its 350-pound payload was ejected and recovered.
1966
2 bill: The U.S. Treasury Department discontinues printing the bill due to lack of demand.
1966
First U.S. moon satellite: Lunar Orbiter I is launched. It successfully orbited the moon 526 times before intentionally striking the moon's surface.
1977
Son of Sam: David Berkowitz is arrested in New York. He had killed at least six people and wounded seven others, claiming he was acting under orders of his neighbor's dog.
1981
Pete Rose Gets Hit Number 3,631, breaking Stan Musial's NL record.
1985
A Soviet nuclear-powered submarine's reactor explodes in a Russian shipyard. Ten crewmen were killed and radioactive material was spewed over several square miles.
1994
First woman president of the American Bar Association: Roberta Cooper Ramo is elected to the 375,000-member male-dominated organization.
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| August 10, 2008, 00:00 |
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This Day In History: August 11
1877
First discovery of a Mars' moon, by Asaph Hall.
1892
Lizzie Borden is arrested for the murder of her parents, who were axed to death a week earlier. She was tried and acquitted of the crime.
1960
First object successfully recovered from orbit: A 350-pound payload is ejected and recovered from the U.S. Earth satellite Discoverer XIII.
1965
Watts Riots: Six day of rioting begins in Los Angeles after the arrest of Marquette Frye. 34 people were killed with $200,000,000 in damage.
1966
The Beatles: John Lennon apologizes for earlier statements claiming the Beatles were more popular than Jesus and that Christianity would vanish.
1978
First transatlantic balloon crossing: Three Americans take off from Maine. They arrived in France six days later.
1981
Personal Computer: IBM introduces the IBM Personal Computer (PC).
1984
Pres. Reagan jokingly announces "My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to tell you today that I've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes."
1989
Dan Quayle: "Mars is essentially in the same orbit. Mars is somewhat the same distance from the sun, which is very important. We have seen pictures where there are canals, we believe, and water. If there is water, that means there is oxygen, that means we can breathe."
1993
Nazi's son nominated to nation's top military post: Pres. Clinton nominates Army general John Shalikashvili to chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. His father, Dimitri Shalikashvili, had been an officer in an elite Nazi military unit during World War II.
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| August 11, 2008, 00:40 |
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Chazzy
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Re: This Day In History
OH yeah, I cheer for the PC!!
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| August 11, 2008, 07:56 |
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Re: This Day In History
This Day In History: August 12
1676
King Philip's War: The first and bloodiest war between the New England settlers and the Indians ends when Wampanoag Indian leader King Philip is shot and killed by a member of his own tribe.
1852
Sewing Machine: Isaac M. Singer receives a patent for his continuous-stitch sewing machine.
1877
First voice recording: Thomas Edison records his recitation of Mary Had a Little Lamb.
1883
Last quagga: The last of this species of zebra (distinguished by striping that is confined to the head) dies in Amsterdam Zoo.
1896
Klondike gold discovery: The second great gold rush in U.S. history is started.
1898
Hawaii: The island territory is annexed by the U.S.
1898
Spanish-American War: The war ends when Spain signs the U.S. peace protocol. The U.S. acquired the Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico, and Spain gave up all claims to Cuba.
1901
Indianapolis Motor Speedway: The famous race track opens.
1912
First feature-length film shown in the U.S.: Queen Elizabeth, made in France and starring Sarah Bernhardt, is released in Chicago.
1953
First woman to sail solo across the Atlantic: Ann Davidson arrives in Miami, Florida aboard her 23-foot sailboat. She had started from Plymouth, England in May of 1952.
1960
First communications satellite: NASA launches the 26½-inch sphere-shaped Echo I.
1960
The Beatles: Drummer Tommy Moore quits the group because their bookings interfered with his job as forklift driver. Drums would later be taken over by Ringo Starr.
1964
First black secret service agent to guard the life of the president, Abraham Bolden, is sentenced to prison for soliciting a $50,000 bribe from a counterfeiter.
1966
The Beatles: The Fab Four begin their last U.S. tour.
1970
U.S. Postal Service becomes independent of the government. Also, the Postal Rate Commission is established to make recommendations for postal rates, fees, and services.
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| August 12, 2008, 04:55 |
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Chazzy
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Re: This Day In History
Pffftttt Tommy Moore...idiot!!!!
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| August 12, 2008, 20:52 |
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ticaD
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Re: This Day In History
This Day In History: August 13
1587
First American Indian converted to Protestantism is baptized into the Church of England.
1782
First Welsh immigrants to America arrive in Pennsylvania. They were Quakers and settled near Philadelphia.
1898
Spanish-American War: Fighting ends when the Philippines surrender to Admiral George Dewey.
1930
National Beet Grower's Association is incorporated.
1961
Berlin Wall: East German Communists begin building a wall through the city to prevent the flow of people seeking the freedoms of the West.
1965
Jefferson Airplane makes their first professional appearance, at the Matrix Club in San Francisco.
1966
The Beatles: Unhappy with John Lennon's comments comparing the Beatles to Jesus, radio station KLUE in Longview, Texas organizes a Beatles Bonfire. Later that night, the station was struck by lightning. The station manager was knocked unconscious and the station had to temporarily shut down due to damaged equipment.
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| August 13, 2008, 00:15 |
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ticaD
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This Day in History: August 14
1816
World's remotest inhabited island: Great Britain annexes Tristan da Cunha. It is 1,320 miles from the nearest inhabited land.
1843
The Second Seminole War: After eight years of fighting the war is declared ended. The Seminole Indians - led by Osceola - were fighting their forced removal from Florida.
1866
First Queen to visit the US: Queen Emma of the Sandwich Islands is received by Pres. Andrew Johnson. She had arrived in New York six days earlier.
1880
The Cologne Cathedral is completed: It is the largest Gothic Cathedral in Northern Europe. Its reconstruction had begun August 14, 1248.
1901
First Flight: Gustave Whitehead makes the first publicized account of a powered-heavier-than-air flight. Reports were published in the New York Herald, and the Bridgeport Herald and was witnessed by several people, including a reporter for the Bridgeport Herald. Children and youngsters who were present signed affidavits about 30 years later about what they saw. Reports said he started on the wheels from a flat surface, flew 800 meters at 15 meter height, and landed softly on the wheels. This was two years before the Wright Brothers.
1901
First manned heavier-than-air flight: Gustave A. Whitehead claims to have made a ½-mile flight in a his aircraft on this date - two years before the Wright brothers' first flight.
1914
First airplane battle: A French pilot fires at a German pilot, who escapes.
1933
First successful national radio soap opera: Oxydol's Own Ma Perkins debuts on Cincinnati's WLW. It began airing coast-to-coast on NBC the following December.
1935
Social Security Act is signed into law by Pres. Roosevelt.
1936
First Olympic basketball championship: The U.S. defeats Canada 19-8 to win the gold in Berlin.
1941
Atlantic Charter: Pres. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill sign an agreement outlining their hopes for a better future for the world.
1945
World War II - V-J Day: Japan surrenders ending the war.
1950
First Korean War hero buried in Arlington National Cemetery: 2nd Lt. Howell Garrone Thomas, Jr. is buried.
1956
Royal Air Force UFO sighting: A RAF fighter is followed by a UFO traveling at speeds of 600 m.p.h. The object was tracked by three separate ground radars. 1959
First photograph of Earth taken from space: The U.S. satellite Explorer VI takes its historic photo, showing a sun-lighted area of the Central Pacific ocean and its cloud cover.
1962
Record robbery: A mail truck in Massachusetts is robbed of $1,551,227 in cash.
1965
First black page for the U.S. House of Representatives: 15-year-old Frank Mitchell is appointed by Republican Representative Paul Findley of Illinois.
1974
U.S. ban on private possession of gold is lifted when Pres. Ford signs a bill to take effect December 31. The 41-year-old ban had allowed only industrial and numismatic purchases.
1975
Rocky Horror Picture Show: The cult classic, starring Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick, Tim Curry, and Meat Loaf, premiers in the UK.
1984
IBM introduces the Personal Computer AT (Advanced Technologies). It is approximately three to five times faster than the IBM XT.
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| August 14, 2008, 00:31 |
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This Day In History: August 15
1790
First American bishop: Father Carroll is ordained. He was placed in charge of the Diocese of Baltimore.
1870
First continuous chain of rails connecting Pacific and Atlantic ports is completed, Comanche (Strasburg), Colorado.
1914
Panama Canal is declared open to world commerce.
1915
Papers revealing Germany's plans to create disorder among the American people are published by the New York World. They were signed by the German Ambassador and the German Embassy financial advisor, who had lost the papers.
1918
First full-length feature cartoon: The Sinking of the Lusitania is released.
1945
World War II: Japanese Emperor Hirohito, upon announcing the Japanese surrender, tells his people to "bear the unbearable and endure the unendurable."
1948
Network TV News: CBS begins the first network TV news broadcast.
1969
Woodstock festival begins, near Bethel, New York.
1970
First woman to play professional football: Pat Palinkas holds the ball for her place kicker husband, Steve, of the Orlando Panthers (Atlantic Coast football league).
1973
Vietnam War: U.S. ceases bombing Cambodia.
1985
Michael Jackson pays $47.5 for the publishing rights to the Beatles's song catalogue.
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| August 15, 2008, 00:10 |
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Chazzy
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Re: This Day In History
Woodstock!!! Far out, man..
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| August 15, 2008, 08:36 |
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ticaD
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Re: This Day In History
This Day In History: August 16
1619
Slavery: First slaves arrive in Virginia.
1812
General Hull surrenders Detroit to the British without firing a shot, during the War of 1812.
1858
First transatlantic telegraph message: Pres. Buchanan to Queen Victoria of England - "Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace and good will towards men."
1920
First major-league baseball player mortally wounded during a game, Ray Chapman (short stop, Cleveland Indians) is hit by a pitch and dies the next day.
1861
Civil War: Pres. Lincoln declares the inhabitants of 11 southern states in insurrection.
1954
First issue of Sports Illustrated magazine.
1962
The Beatles: Drummer Pete Best is dropped from the group. He would be replaced by Ringo Starr.
1984
Auto manufacturer John DeLorean is acquitted of charges of possession of 59 pounds of cocaine with intent to distribute.
1985
Madonna marries Sean Penn.
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| August 16, 2008, 00:34 |
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ticaD
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This Day In History: August 17
1590
Lost colony of Roanoke: Sir John White returns to the colony to find all of the colonists missing. The only clue to their fate was the word "CROATOAN" carved on a tree, the meaning of which or the fate of the settlers has never been determined.
1807
Robert Fulton makes his first trip from New York to Albany in his steamboat Clermont.
1908
First animated film: Fantasmagorie, by Émile Cohl, is shown at the Théâtre de Gymnase in Paris.
1938
Henry Armstrong wins the world lightweight boxing championship. He was currently the world featherweight and welterweight champion.
1962
The Beatles: Ringo Starr joins the Beatles, replacing Pete Best on drums.
1969
Hurricane Camile: striking Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana killing 300 and leaving 70,000 homeless.
1978
First transatlantic balloon crossing: Three Americans arrive in France after having departed from Maine six days earlier.
1981
A 65,000,000-year-old Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton is discovered in South Dakota.
1988
Rogaine becomes the first hair growth drug approved for marketing by the FDA.
1998
Pres. Clinton: The President admits that he had had an "inappropriate" relationship with Monica Lewinsky. He denied having committed perjury because oral sex was not a sexual relation.
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| August 16, 2008, 23:39 |
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Re: This Day In History
This Day In History: August 18
1872
First mail-order catalog: A. Montgomery Ward issues his first catalog. It included a money-back guarantee.
1873
First recorded climb of Mt. Whitney: The second highest peak in the U.S. is reached by John Lucas, Charles Begole, and A.H. Johnson.
1920
19th Amendment: Constitutional Amendment granting American women the right to vote is approved by Tennessee, providing the necessary two-thirds majority needed for ratification.
1939
The Wizard of Oz is released, starring Judy Garland as Dorothy.
1963
First black to graduate from the University of Mississippi: 3,000 troops had been used to put down riots when James Meredith entered 115-year-old university in 1962.
1973
Texas Chain Saw Massacre: According to the 1974 movie.
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| August 18, 2008, 01:00 |
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Re: This Day In History
This Day In History: August 19
1692
Salem Witch Trials: George Burroughs (Harvard graduate and former minister of Salem), John Proctor, John Willard, George Jacobs, and Martha Carrier are hanged for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts.
1812
USS Constitution, called Old Ironsides, defeats the British ship Guerriere off Nova Scotia during the War of 1812.
1856
Gail Borden receives a patent for his process of making evaporated milk.
1929
Amos 'n' Andy debut on NBC radio.
1934
World War II: German Chancellor Adolf Hitler is voted president, giving him full command of the country.
1951
3-foot 7-inch tall Eddie Gaedel pinch hits for the St. Louis Browns and is walked. It was his only time at bat in the major leagues.
1960
First living organisms to return from space: The Soviet Sputnik 5 is launched. Its payload included two dogs, two mice, 40 rats, and various insects and plants which were recovered the following day.
1981
U.S. Navy F-14 fighters shoot down two Libyan jets off the coast of Libya after being fired upon by them.
1991
Soviet coup attempt: Hard-line communists, including the Soviet vice-president, Soviet Defense Minister, and head of the KGB, attempt to remove Soviet Pres. Gorbachev from power. They failed, largely due to the efforts of Russian Pres. Boris Yeltsin.
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| August 19, 2008, 00:13 |
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Re: This Day In History
This Day In History: August 20
1844
First U.S. President not to run for a second term: Pres. Tyler withdraws from the presidential race.
1866
Civil War: Pres. Johnson declares the war ended, including Texas.
1920
First commercial radio station: WWJ of Detroit begins operating.
1960
First living organisms to return from space: Soviet Sputnik 5 - which had been launched the previous day - is recovered. Its payload included two dogs, two mice, 40 rats, and various insects and plants.
1975
Viking I launched towards Mars.
1977
Voyager II is launched.
1988
End of war between Iran and Iraq.
1998
Al-Qaeda: The U.S. fires 66 missiles at six Al-Qaeda training camps in Afghanistan and 13 missiles at a pharmaceutical factory in Khartoum, Sudan, in retaliation for the US embassy bombings. About 30 people are killed in the Afghanistan attacks, but no important al-Qaeda figures are killed.
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| August 20, 2008, 00:18 |
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Re: This Day In History
This Day In History: August 21
1841 - Venetian blinds were patented by John Hampton of New Orleans, Louisiana.
1878 - The American Bar Association was formed by a group of lawyers in Saratoga Springs, New York.
1881 - In an early example of Jim Crow laws in the sport of baseball, African-American catcher Moses Fleetwood Walker of the Cleveland Whites was barred from a minor league game against the Louisville Eclipses in Kentucky. Already present in baseball's National League, racial segregation soon became the rule in every league from the majors on down.
1888 - The adding machine was patented by William Burroughs of St. Louis, Missouri. The invention bore the Burrough’s office machine company name for years.
1911 - Leonardo da Vinci's most famous painting "Mona Lisa" was stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris by Italian waiter Vicenzo Perruggia. The painting was recovered two years later. Painted at the beginning of the 16th century, Mona Lisa is believed to be the portrait of Lisa di Noldo Gherardini, wife of Florentine nobleman Francesco del Giocondo. Today the Mona Lisa is behind bullet-proof glass in the Louvre Museum.
1912 - The first boy to reach the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest Boy Scouts of America rank, did so today. His name was Arthur R. Eldred, a resident of Oceanside, New York.
1929 - When the they started practice in Coldwater, Michigan, the Chicago Cardinals became the first professional football team to go out of town for training camp.
1931 - Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees hit his 600th home run.
1938 - Fats Waller recorded "Ain’t Misbehavin".
1944 - Representatives of the United States, Britain, Russia and China met at Dumbarton Oaks near Washington to plan for the formation of the United Nations.
1950 - The United Nations moved to a new permanent location at buildings in New York City , on land donated by the Rockefeller family.
1956 - Twentieth Century-Fox's film, Bus Stop, starring Marilyn Monroe and Don Murray, premiered in New York. Murray received a Best Actor nomination for his portrayal of the naive cowboy.
1959 - President Dwight Eisenhower signed a proclamation admitting Hawaii as the 50th state of the United States. Two months earlier the Hawaiian electorate had approved a referendum in favor of statehood. The name "Hawaii" is believed to derive from Hawaiki, the former name of Raiatea, an island in French Polynesia.
1965 - The United States spacecraft Gemini 5 was launched from Cape Kennedy, with Gordon Cooper and Charles Conrad on board.
1971 - Laura Baugh, just 16-years old, became the youngest winner of the United States Women’s Amateur Golf tournament.'
1972 - Cheech and Chong's comedy album, Big Bambu, was on the U.S. record charts for 100 weeks and was awarded the Gold Disc Award on this date. It ultimately sold 2.1 million copies.
1976 - It was announced by RCA Victor Records that sales of Elvis Presley records passed the 400 million mark.
1980 - On Broadway, Linda Ronstadt debuted in Gilbert and Sullivan’s, "The Pirates of Penzance".
1984 - The Little League World Series had its first female competitor, Victoria Roche. A reserve outfielder from Belgium, Roche played in the annual event held in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, with her brother, starting outfielder Jeremy Roche.
1984 - In front of Mann's Chinese Theatre, Clint Eastwood contributed a hand print and the words, "You made my day," to the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1986 - The Boston Red Sox made history in a game against the Cleveland Indians. In what was the Indians' wort loss in its 85 year history, the Red Sox defeated them 24-5. Making his major league pitching debut for the Indians was Greg Swindell. Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd earned a 17-run lead for Boston.
1990 - The first pictures from Venus by the space probe Magellan showed features similar to volcanoes and valleys on Earth.
1991 - Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev declared he was back in full control after a 60-hour coup by Communist hardliners crumbled under popular resistance.
1992 - Randall Weaver, a neo-Nazi leader, opened fire on U.S. Marshals from his home in Idaho.
1994 - A portion of the famed Hollywood Boulevard started to sink as a result of construction beneath the street for a new Los Angeles subway system. The area was closed to traffic and tourists while crews used jackhammers to remove 27 threatened stars from the Hollywood Walk of Fame. They included the immortalizing stars of John Forsythe, which had buckled the day before, as well as those of Carol Burnett, Jim Nabors, Fred MacMurray, and Melissa Gilbert.
1997 - A plastic artificial leg was fitted to a pink flamingo in Lincoln Park Zoo, Illinois. The flamingo, know only as B9720, was believed to be the world's first with an artificial leg.
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| August 20, 2008, 23:57 |
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Re: This Day In History
This Day In History: August 22
565
Loch Ness Monster: According to the Life of St. Columba by St. Adamnan, Columba has an encounter with Nessie.
1654
First Jew to settle in North America: Jacob Barsimson arrives at New Netherlands.
1670
First American Indian Christian preacher: Hiacoomes is ordained by John Eliot and John Cotton. He held services in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.
1762
First American woman newspaper editor: Ann Franklin - Ben Franklin's sister-in-law - takes over the Newport Rhode Island Mercury after the death of her son, who had started the paper four years earlier.
1787
First manned American steamboat: John Fitch rides his craft down the Delaware River at a speed of 3 mph.
1826
First white man to cross the Mohave Desert: American explorer Jedediah Smith and his crew set out from the Great Salt Lake, Utah. They arrived in San Diego the following November.
1851
First America's Cup Yacht race: The America defeats 14 British entries. The U.S. would remain undefeated in this event until 1983.
1865
Liquid soap: William Sheppard of New York is granted the first patent for making liquid soap.
1902
Cadillac: The Cadillac Automobile Company is formed by Henry Ford. It would later be acquired by General Motors.
1902
First U.S. president to ride in an automobile: Pres. Teddy Roosevelt tours Hartford, Connecticut in a Columbia Electric Victoria.
1911
Mona Lisa stolen: Leonard da Vinci's famous painting is stolen from the Louvre in Paris. It was recovered unharmed two years later.
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| August 22, 2008, 00:26 |
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Re: This Day In History
This Day In History: August 23
1784
The State of Franklin: East Tennessee declares itself an independent state, choosing the name Franklin in honor of Benjamin Franklin. It ceased to exist in 1788.
1833
Slavery Abolition Act: The act is passed abolishing slavery in the British colonies. It went into effect August 1, 1834. However, slaves had to continue to work without pay for four years to receive full emancipation.
1838
First U.S. women's college: Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, South Hadley, Massachusetts, graduates its first class.
1859
First hotel passenger elevator: Installation is completed in the Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York.
1913
Little Mermaid: The mermaid statue in the harbor of Denmark, Copenhagen is dedicated. This tribute to the 1834 story by Hans Christian Andersen is visited by 500,000 tourists annually.
1937
Legless Swimmer: 46-year-old Charles Zimmy (also known as the human fish) takes off from a pier in Albany, NY. He would swim to the125th Street Ferry dock in New York City, a distance of 150 miles, taking six days. His legless body provided enough buoyancy to allow him to float while sleeping. He had lost his legs at the age of nine.
1940
World War II: German bombers begin flying night raids on London.
1965
The Sound of Music is released, starring Julie Andrews.
1977
First successful man-powered flight: Bryan Allen flies Paul MacCready's Gossamer Condor three miles.
1984
Pres. Reagan: The President on liberals: "You know, we could say they spend money like drunken sailors, but that would be unfair to drunken sailors." However, his economic policies were built upon deficit spending, pushing the national debt from approximately $900 billion to over $2 trillion. His administration transformed the United States from the world's leading creditor (as late as 1983) to the number-one debtor by 1986.
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| August 23, 2008, 00:17 |
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Re: This Day In History
This Day In History: August 24
79 A.D.
Mt. Vesuvius erupts in Italy, burying Pompeii and Herculaneum.
1869
Waffle Iron is patented.
1875
First person to swim the English Channel without a life preserver: Navy Captain Matthew Webb begins his swim. He finished the following day after a 21-hour and 45-minute swim.
1891
Thomas Edison applies for a patent for his motion picture camera.
1897
Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it: Charles Dudley Warner makes his famous quote in a Hartford Courant editorial.
1939
First turbojet airplane flight: A German plane with an engine designed by Dr. Hans von Ohain.
1949
North Atlantic Treaty is signed by Pres. Truman.
1978
Titan II missile explodes: Two people are killed and 29 are injured in the accident near Rock, Kansas.
1989
Voyager II flies past Neptune.
1989
Pete Rose: The baseball legend is banned for life from baseball.
1992
Hurricane Andrew hits Miami.
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| August 23, 2008, 23:38 |
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Re: This Day In History
Today day In History: August 25
1718
City of New Orleans is founded.
1916
National Park Service is established.
1940
World War II: The British fly a bombing raid over Berlin, surprising Hitler. Marshall Hermann Goering had assured him no such thing was possible.
1992
Hurricane Andrew hits Louisiana.
1992
Nobody votes in the Dutton, Alabama election for mayor and city council. And why should they; nobody ran for office.
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| August 24, 2008, 22:55 |
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This Day In History: August 25
1791
John Fitch is awarded the U.S. patent for the steamboat. He was also awarded the French patent later that year.
1862
Civil War - Second Battle of Bull Run: Jackson and Lee lead Confederate troops against Gen. John Pope. Although outnumbered 2 to 1, the Confederate troops forced the Union troops to retreat.
1883
The Indonesian volcanic island Krakatoa explodes with a force equivalent to 26 H-bombs, discharging 5 cubic miles of volcanic matter.
1895
First large scale power from Niagara Falls: Three 5,000 h.p. generators begin supplying commercial power.
1919
First black signed to a long-term Hollywood contract: Ernie Morrison (age 7) signs a two-year contract with Hal Roach. He went on to star as Sunshine Sammy and Booker T. in the Our Gang films.
1920
19th Amendment: Constitutional Amendment granting American women the right to vote is enacted.
1939
First televised major-league baseball game, a doubleheader between the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers, shown by NBC's W2XBS of New York City.
1947
First black to pitch in a major-league baseball game: Dan Bankhead for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
1968
The 1968 National Democratic Convention begins in Chicago. Thousands came to protest the Vietnam War and the Democratic administration, resulting in massive demonstrations and police-civilian conflicts.
1978
Pope John Paul I is elected. He died 34 days later (Sept. 28).
1993
Army's top civilian official is caught shoplifting: The Acting Army Secretary John Shannon is caught stealing a woman's blouse from an Army PX.
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| August 25, 2008, 23:11 |
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Re: This Day In History
This Day In History: August 27
1665
First play in America: The Bare and Ye Cubb is performed by three local residents of Virginia. They were fined for performing in public.
1783
First hydrogen-balloon flight (unmanned) by Jacques C. Charles.
1832
Indian chief Black Hawk surrenders ending the Black Hawk War.
1859
First successful oil well is drilled, near Titusville, Pennsylvania.
1889
First celluloid roll film is produced, by the Eastman Dry Plate Co. of New York.
1955
First copy of the Guinness Book of Records is bound.
1958
First animals in space which were returned safely to Earth: Two Soviet dogs.
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(Excuse me, I had a typo error for (This Day In History: August 26th), it should have been August 26, not August 25th, my apologies).
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QUOTE (Goody @ August 27, 2008, 22:13)Glad I am not the only one that does that...
Goody aren't we human, don't we all slip at one time or another? 
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Re: This Day In History
This Day In History: August 28
1565
Oldest European settlement still in existence in America: Spanish settlers arrive at St. Augustine, Florida establishing a settlement there the following month.
1789
Enceladus discovered: Sir William Herschel discovers one of Saturn's moons.
1830
First passenger trip on a US-built steam locomotive: Peter Cooper's Tom Thumb takes 26 passengers on a ride along the B&O Railroad.
1850
Lohengrin: The first performance of Wagner's famous opera is given by Franz Liszt.
1867
First U.S. territory outside of the continental U.S.: The Midway Islands in the Pacific ocean are annexed.
1897
First horse to run a 2-minute mile: Star Pointer, a Tennessee-bred light-harness stallion, runs a mile in 1:59.25 minutes on a Maryland track.
1922
First U.S. radio commercial: AT&T station WEAF of New York City broadcasts a 10-minute spot for an apartment complex.
1938
Dummy Degree: Charlie McCarthy, Edgar Bergen's ventriloquist dummy, is awarded the degree of Master of Innuendo and Snappy Comeback by the School of Speech of Northwestern University, Illinois.
1963
Martin Luther King, Jr.: During his famous march on Washington, the civil-rights leader proclaims "I have a dream."
1968
First major political party to propose a black presidential candidate: The Rev. Channing Emery Phillips is proposed for the position by the Democratic convention.
1972
First US Air Force ace in Vietnam: Capt. Richard Stephen Ritchie earns the distinction by downing his fifth enemy aircraft in North Vietnam.
1972
Mark Spitz wins the first two of his seven 1972 Olympic gold medals.
1987
Halcion murders: Nila Wacaser kills her two sons; she claimed the sleeping drug Halcion made her do it. In 1992 she was convicted of first-degree murder and committed suicide.
1992
A St. Louis man recovers his '62 Corvette, which was stolen in 1971. The car, which he paid $1,300 for in 1969, is now worth $25,000.
2005
Hurricane Katrina: Katrina is upgraded to a Category 5 storm and New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin orders the first ever mandatory evacuation of the city.
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This Day In History: August 29
1831
The principle of magnetic induction is proved by English scientist Michael Faraday.
1893
The shoe clasp lock is patented, the forerunner to the modern zipper. Patent #504,038
1896
Chop Suey is invented by Chinese Ambassador Li Hung-Chang's chef. He wanted to serve a meal that would appeal to both American and Chinese tastes.
1935
Railroad Retirement Board is established.
1937
Legless Swimmer: 46-year-old Charles Zimmy (also known as the human fish) arrives in New York City. He had swam from Albany, NY, a distance of 150 miles, taking six days. His legless body provided enough buoyancy to allow him to float while sleeping. He had lost his legs at the age of nine.
1949
Atomic Bomb: The USSR makes their first atomic bomb test. The development was aided by blue prints of the original American Trinity bomb design given to the Russians by the spy Klaus Fuchs, a Los Alamos physicist.
1966
The Beatles: The Fab Four give their last U.S. public performance. It was held in San Francisco's Candlestick Park.
1967
The Fugitive: The "one-armed man" is killed by Lt. Gerard on the final episode of the TV series.
1972
Mark Spitz wins the third of his seven 1972 Olympic gold medals.
2005
Hurricane Katrina: One of the strongest hurricanes ever recorded strikes the U.S. Gulf Coast. The cities of Mobile, Alabama, Waveland and Biloxi, Mississippi, and Slidell, Louisiana were devastated by the storm. Levees separating Lake Pontchartrain from New Orleans were breached by the surge, flooding 80% of the city. At least 1,836 people were killed. With the damage estimated at $81.2 billion, it was the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history.
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| August 28, 2008, 23:10 |
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This Day In History: August 30
1800
Slave Revolt: Virginian slave Gabriel Prosser organizes an army of a 1,000 slaves and almost succeeded in taking Richmond. Afterwards, 35 slaves, including Prosser, were executed.
1856
The second school of higher education for blacks in the U.S.: Wilberforce College in Ohio is founded. Ashmun Institute of Pennsylvania, founded in 1854, was the first.
1861
Civil War: General Fremont frees the slaves of Missouri; against the orders of Pres. Lincoln.
1935
Revenue Act is passed by Congress, raising inheritance and gift taxes.
1954
Atomic Energy Bill: Pres. Eisenhower signs the bill allowing private ownership of nuclear reactors for the production of electricity.
1963
Washington-Moscow Hot Line opens, providing emergency communication in the event of a crisis.
1983
First African-American in space: Lt. Col. Guion S. Bluford, Jr. aboard the space shuttle Challenger.
1984
First launch of the third space shuttle, Discovery.
1993
Late Show with David Letterman debuts on CBS.
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This Day In History: August 31
1895
First professional football game: Latrobe, Pennsylvania YMCA beats the Jeannette Athletic Club 12-0.
1897
Thomas Edison receives patent for his motion picture camera.
1903
First automobile to cross the U.S. under its own power: A Packard arrives in New York City, after departing from San Francisco July 10.
1919
The American Communist Labor Party is formed, in Chicago. Their motto: "Workers of the world unite!"
1980
Solidarity: The Polish trade union, led by Lech Walesa, is formed.
1985
AIDS: U.S. Department of Defense announces it will not accept recruits carrying the AIDS virus.
1993
Barney's Favorites Volume 1: The album, featuring 27 songs by the purple dinosaur, is released.
1993
Russia ends its occupation of Lithuania: For the first time ever, Russian forces pulled out completely from one of the Soviet republics that had split from Moscow in the 1990s. They had been in Lithuania since 1940.
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| August 30, 2008, 23:13 |
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This Day In History: September 1
1651
Robinson Crusoe: The fictional character embarks on his first sea voyage, from Hull to London.
1804
Third discovery of an asteroid: Juno is discovered by K.L. Harding.
1807
First arrest of a U.S. Vice-President: Former Vice-Pres. Aaron Burr is acquitted of treason against the U.S. He had organized an armed militia of about 60 men; the exact purpose of which has never been determined.
1836
First white women to cross the American continent: Narcissa Prentiss Whitman and Eliza Hart Spalding, accompanied by their husbands, reach their destination - Fort Walla Walla, Washington.
1854
First railroad bridge across the Mississippi River: The cornerstone is laid for a bridge between Rock Island, Illinois and Davenport, Iowa.
1859
First Pullman sleeping car: George Mortimer Pullman introduces his sleeper on a train ride from Bloomington Illinois to Chicago.
1872
America's First trained nurse: Linda Ann Judson Richards begins her education at the Training School of the New England Hospital for Women and Children. She graduated September 1, 1873.
1873
First cable streetcar: Andrew Hallidie's invention begins regular service on Clay Street Hill, San Francisco.
1878
First woman telephone operator: Emma M. Nutt of Boston is hired.
1897
First U.S. municipal subway: Boston's Tremont Street Subway opens to traffic. Construction had begun in 1895.
1923
Earthquake destroys Tokyo and Yokohama, killing 140,000 people.
1939
World War II: Germany invades Poland, starting the war.
1946
First U.S. Women's Open golf championship: It was won by Patty Berg.
1968
Clown College: The first U.S. school committed exclusively to training circus clowns is established in Venice, Florida by Irvin Feld of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.
1969
The Libyan Arab Republic is proclaimed, after Muammar el-Qaddafi led a successful revolution against King Idris.
1972
First American to win the world chess championship: Bobby Fischer defeats Boris Spassky of the USSR. He was the first American to compete in the tournament.
1972
Mark Spitz wins the fourth and fifth of his seven 1972 Olympic gold medals.
1979
Pioneer 2 flies past Saturn discovering an eleventh moon and two new rings.
1983
A Soviet fighter shoots down a South Korean airliner after it strayed off course, killing all 269 aboard.
1985
The Titanic: The remains of the four-story "unsinkable" ship are located by ocean researchers. She sank in 1912 after striking an iceberg in the North Atlantic during her maiden voyage.
1992
Bobby Fischer spits on a Treasury Department letter informing him that his planned Yugoslavian chess match with Boris Spassky would be in violation of U.S. law.
1992
Office of Public Health in Jonesboro, Louisiana is closed due to rats.
2005
Hurricane Katrina: FEMA director, Michael Brown states that he was unaware of people trapped in the New Orleans Convention Center. Apparently he didn't have access to a TV set. The following day Pres. Bush would commend him on his performance, "Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job."
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| August 31, 2008, 23:33 |
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This Day In History: September 2
1666
Great Fire of London: More than 13,000 homes were destroyed along with St. Paul's Church.
1752
Gregorian calendar is adopted by Great Britain: This included the American colonies. The following day became September 14. Also, New Year's Day was moved from March 25th to January 1st.
1789
U.S. Department of Treasury is established.
1837
Telegraph: Samuel F.B. Morse exhibits his telegraph apparatus.
1864
Civil War: Gen. Sherman (Union) takes Atlanta, after four weeks of fighting.
1901
Speak softly and carry a big stick: Expressing his desire for a strong foreign policy, Theodore Roosevelt makes his famous proclamation.
1945
World War II: Japan signs the surrender terms aboard the battleship Missouri.
1957
World's shortest professional boxing match: Teddy Barker of England TKO's Nigeria's Bob Roberts seven seconds into their welterweight match.
1974
Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation is established.
1991
The U.S. recognizes the independence of the Baltic states Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
1992
Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky begin their controversial $5,000,000 chess rematch. Fischer won a month later, 10 games to 5.
1993
5½-year horseback ride: Two men complete their horseback journey from the southern tip of South America to the Arctic Circle. They had started out in February of 1988.
1993
Robocop: A five-hour standoff between Maryland police and a man who had killed his girlfriend is ended when a 3-foot tall remote-controlled robot enters the armed man's home and disables him with a water blast, allowing the police to enter.
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| September 1, 2008, 21:37 |
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This Day In History: September 3
1783
The American Revolutionary War ends with the signing of the Treaty of Paris.
1813
Uncle Sam: The first known use of the term in print referring to the U.S. government is used in a Troy, New York newspaper.
1833
New York Sun: The first issue of New York's first penny paper is published.
1939
World War II: England declares war on Germany after the German invasion of Poland two days earlier.
1950
Beetle Bailey: The comic strip debuts on creator Mort Walker's 26th birthday.
1951
Search For Tomorrow debuts on TV.
1964
Youngest person to swim the English Channel, 14-year-old Lenore Modell from the U.S.
1967
Right-Hand Drive: At 6:00 a.m., Swedish drivers stop driving on the left-hand side of the road and begin driving on the right.
1972
Mark Spitz wins his sixth 1972 Olympic gold medal, the record for any one Olympiad. He went on to win a seventh.
1976
Viking II lands on the surface of Mars.
1992
Australia's Naughtiest Home Videos debuts featuring people and animals having sex. It was cancelled after 34 minutes.
1993
Chimp beats brokers: After a month long contest in which a Swedish newspaper pitted a chimpanzee against five stock analysts to see who could earn the most on a $1,250 investment, the chimp had earned $190, as compared the stockbrokers best of $130. The chimp picked his stocks by throwing darts.
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| September 2, 2008, 22:51 |
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This Day In History: September 4
1639
Massachusetts makes it illegal to drink toasts, claiming it was a useless ceremony, the law was repealed in 1645.
1781
City of Los Angeles is founded.
1833
First U.S. newsboy: 10-year-old Barney Flaherty is hired by the New York Sun.
1886
Apache Indian chief Geronimo surrenders to General Nelson A. Miles in Arizona. The Chiricahua Apaches were then forced to resettle in Florida.
1893
Peter Rabbit created: The fictional foe of Mr. McGregor is created when Beatrix Potter writes a letter to a friend about four little rabbits named Flopsy, Mopsy, Cottontail, and Peter.
1900
First known case of typhoid attributed to Typhoid Mary (Mary Mallon).
1951
First transcontinental U.S. TV broadcast: Pres. Truman's address at the signing of the Japanese Peace Treaty is broadcast.
1954
Captain Midnight debuts on CBS.
1957
Civil Rights: Under orders from the governor, the Arkansas National Guard prevents nine blacks from entering all-white Central High School in Little Rock.
1957
Edsel: E-Day, the official release of the automobile that would come to symbolize a flop in popular culture.
1972
Mark Spitz wins his seventh gold medal in the 1972 Olympics, the record for any one Olympiad.
1993
Baseball: Despite being born missing his right hand, Jim Abbott pitches a no-hitter for the New York Yankees against Cleveland (4-0).
2002
American Idol: Kelly Clarkson becomes the first winner of the hit American TV show.
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| September 3, 2008, 22:43 |
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This Day In History: September 5
1774
First assembly of the Continental Congress: Peyton Randolph is elected president.
1906
First legal forward pass in a football game: The St. Louis University throw one against Carroll College.
1916
Rudolph Valentino is arrested by the New York City vice squad for luring a man into a whorehouse with the intent to blackmail him later.
1949
The discovery of radiocarbon dating is announced by American chemist Willard Frank Libby.
1975
Presidential assassination attempt: Charles Manson follower "Squeaky" Fromme is apprehended while attempting to shoot Pres. Ford.
1977
Voyager I is launched, flying past Jupiter in 1979 and Saturn in 1980.
1983
Thicke of the Night debuts starring Alan Thicke.
1991
The Soviet Union is restructured into individual republics having the right to secede and determine their involvement with the central government.
2005
Hurricane Katrina: Former first lady Barbara Bush comments on the Katrina evacuees staying in the Houston Astrodome, "And so many of the people in the arena here, you know, were underprivileged anyway so this, (laughing) this is working very well for them."
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This Day In History: September 6
1522
First circumnavigation of the globe: 31 survivors of the Magellan expedition reach San Lucar, completing the three-year voyage. Magellan was killed during the voyage.
1687
Sir Isaac Newton completes the Principa Mathematica.
1837
First co-ed college: Oberlin Collegiate Institute, Ohio grants women equal status, although it had allowed them to attend since its opening in 1833.
1901
Pres. McKinley is shot and mortally wounded by Leon Czolgosz. He died eight days later.
1938
Boys Town is released, starring Spencer Tracy as Father Flanagan.
1969
H.R. Pufnstuf with puppets by Sid and Marty Krofft debuts on NBC. They sued McDonald's because of Mayor McCheese's resemblance to Pufnstuf and won $50,000.
1979
National Grandparents Day is proclaimed by the president. To be celebrated on the Sunday following Labor Day.
1991
The Soviet Union recognizes the independence of the Baltic states Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
1991
The Soviet city Leningrad's name is restored to St. Petersburg.
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| September 5, 2008, 22:56 |
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This Day In History: September 7
1776
First submarine warfare: The American Turtle attacks HMS Eagle during the American Revolution.
1876 Jesse James: The notorious outlaw and his brother Frank barely escape an unsuccessful Minnesota bank robbery attempt. All of their gang members were either captured or killed.
1881
Jesse James: The outlaw commits his last robbery. It was at Blue Cut, Missouri netting $3000 in cash and jewelry taken from the passengers.
1896
First U.S. automobile track race: It was held in Cranston, Rhode Island and won by A.H. Whiting.
1916
Workmen's Compensation Act: The act providing compensation for injured federal employees is passed by Congress.
1921
First Miss America Pageant: It was won the following day by 15-year-old Margaret Gorman, still the youngest person to ever win. Her measurements were 30-25-32.
1956
The Adventures of Jim Bowie debuts on ABC.
1968
The Banana Splits Adventure Hour debuts on NBC, starring Bingo, Drooper, Fleegle, and Snorky.
1970
Willie Shoemaker: The horse jockey legend becomes the all-time victory leader by winning his 6,033th race.
1974
Baseball:The tip of Graig Nettles's bat comes off during a Yankee baseball game, exposing its illegal cork center.
1978
Umbrella Assassination: Bulgarian dissident, Georgi Markov, while waiting at a bus stop is stabbed with an umbrella that inserted a ricin-filled pellet. He died several days later. It is believed that the KGB was behind the plot.
1981
The People's Court debuts with Judge Joseph Wapner presiding.
1991
Tailhook: Navy officers at a Las Vegas Hilton force women down a gauntlet where they grabbed at them and ripped their clothes.
1993
The Chevy Chase Show: The ex-Saturday Night Live comic makes his late-night host debut on Fox. It was cancelled after six weeks - Fox executives said it was so bad it was "embarrassing to watch."
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| September 6, 2008, 19:46 |
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This Day In History: September 8
1565
Oldest European settlement still in existence in America: Spanish explorer Pedro Menéndes de Avilés founds St. Augustine, Florida.
1892
Pledge of Allegiance: It is published for the first time, by the Youth's Companion. Authorship is attributed to Francis Bellamy.
1916
U.S. International Trade Commission is established.
1935
U.S. Senator Huey P. Long is shot at the Louisiana state capitol by Dr. Carl Austin Weiss, Jr. He died two days later.
1951
Japanese Peace Treaty: Japan, the U.S., and 47 other countries sign the treaty.
1954
Southeast Asian Treaty Organization: SATO is established with the signing of a treaty between the U.S. and seven other countries.
1966
Star Trek debuts on NBC, with the episode The Man Trap.
1966
Tarzan debuts on NBC, starring Ron Ely. It was filmed in Brazil and Mexico.
1968
First U.S. Open women's singles division: The tennis championship is won by Virginia Wade of England.
1974
Evel Knievel: The American daredevil jumps Twin Falls, Idaho's Snake River Canyon on his rocket motorcycle.
1974
Watergate: Pres. Gerald Ford gives a full pardon to former President Richard Nixon for any crimes he may have committed while President.
1990
America's Funniest People debuts on ABC.
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| September 7, 2008, 21:20 |
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This Day In History: September 9
1502
Columbus sets sail on his fourth voyage to the "New World."
1776
The name "United States" is adopted by the Continental Congress.
1789
Bill of Rights: House of Representatives recommends the adoption by the states of 12 amendments to the Constitution. Ten were adopted, becoming the Bill of Rights.
1850
California becomes the 31st state.
1895
The American Bowling Congress is formed. Its purpose was to promote the sport.
1919
1500 Boston policeman go on strike, leading to riots.
1943
World War II: The Allies land in Italy, starting the first Allied invasion of the European mainland.
1956
Elvis Presley makes his first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show, singing Don't Be Cruel and Hound Dog. He was filmed from the waist up only.
1965
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is established.
1967
George of the Jungle cartoon debuts on ABC. "Watch out for that tree!"
1968
First black male to win a major tennis title: Arthur Ashe wins the men's singles division of the first U.S. Open championship.
1971
Attica Prison Riot: Prisoners revolt at a New York state prison killing a guard. Forty-two people (including nine hostages) were killed four days later when 1,000 police were sent in to end the riot.
1975
Viking II launched towards Mars.
1993
Suicide Doctor - Death #19: Jack Kevorkian assists in the death of 73-year-old bone cancer patient, Donald O'Keefe.
2005
Hurricane Katrina: "Now tell me the truth boys, is this kind of fun?" - House Majority Leader Tom Delay (R-TX), to three young hurricane evacuees at the Houston Astrodome.
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| September 8, 2008, 22:29 |
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This Day In History: September 10
1813
War of 1812 - Battle of Lake Erie: Oliver Hazard Perry defeats the British and makes his famous quote "We have met the enemy and they are ours."
1846
Elias Howe receives a patent for his sewing machine.
1875
American Forestry Association is established, in Chicago.
1897
First drunk driving offense: London taxi-driver George Smith is arrested and convicted the same day. He had driven his electric cab onto the pavement after having "a few" beers.
1913
First coast-to-coast paved U.S. highway: The Lincoln Highway opens.
1939
World War II: Canada declares war on Germany.
1955
Gunsmoke debuts on CBS-TV. John Wayne had turned down the role of Marshall Matt Dillon.
1980
Marijuana: The U.S. approves the use of drug marijuana for medical purposes such as to ease nausea and vomiting in chemotherapy patients.
1989
Hungary lifts restrictions on its border to the West: East Germans flooded through Hungary seeking the freedoms of the West.
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| September 9, 2008, 21:07 |
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This Day In History: September 11
1811
First steamboat on the Ohio River: The New Orleans leaves Pittsburgh headed for New Orleans. It also became the first on the Mississippi.
1841
Tyler's cabinet resigns: The president's entire cabinet, except the Secretary of State, resigns in protest of his vetoing the Banking Bill.
1847
Oh! Susanna: First professional performance of Stephen Foster's song.
1903
Milwaukee Mile: The Wisconsin track holds its first race. William Jones of Chicago wins a five lap speed contest This is oldest operating motor speedway in the world.
1912
First airplane pilot captured during warfare: An Italian pilot is captured when his plane was forced down.
1928
First U.S. transcontinental bus service: The Yellow Bus Line between New York and Los Angeles begins service.
1928
First televised play: The Queen's Messenger is broadcast by WGY of Schenectady, New York.
1950
Dick Tracy debuts on ABC.
1959
Food stamps are authorized by Congress.
1962
The Beatles record their first single Love Me Do.
1974
Longest major-league baseball game: The San Francisco Giants beat the New York Mets (8-6) after a 23-inning game lasting 7 hours and 23 minutes.
1979
National Hunting and Fishing Day is declared by Presidential proclamation. To be celebrated yearly on the 4th Saturday in September.
1998
Pres. Clinton: The Ken Starr report is released by Congress, detailing the President's relationship with Monica Lewinsky..
2001 9-11: Hijackers crash two planes into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. Shortly after, both towers collapsed. A third aircraft was crashed into the Pentagon. A fourth plane crashed into a rural field in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. The official count was 2,986 deaths in the attacks including the hijackers.
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| September 10, 2008, 23:01 |
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This Day In History: September 12
1866
First long-running Broadway musical: The Black Crook opens. It also marked the start of girlie shows in the U.S.
1873
First practical typewriter is built, it typed only capital letters. It was patented in 1868.
1910
First U.S. policewoman is hired, Alice Stebbins Wells of Los Angeles.
1922
The word "obey" is removed from the marriage vows of the U.S. Protestant Episcopal Church.
1959
Bonanza debuts on NBC. It was the first western series televised in color.
1959
First manmade object to strike the Moon: The Soviet Lunik 2 is launched striking the Moon two days later.
1964
First legal horse racing sweepstakes in the U.S., the New Hampshire sweepstakes at Rockingham Park.
1970
Dr. Timothy Leary, former educator and LSD advocate, escapes from a California prison and flees to Algeria.
1970
First unmanned spacecraft to land on the moon and return: Soviet Luna 16 is launched.
1983
A Wells Fargo depot is robbed of $7.1 million dollars by a militant Puerto Rican independence group.
1988
USA Today: The Television Show debuts.
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This Day In History: September 13
1501
Michelangelo: The Italian Renaissance artist begins work on his marble sculpture of David. It was completed in 1504.
1788
New York City is established as the capitol of the U.S. by Congress.
1861
First Civil War naval engagement: A Union frigate burns a Confederate privateer in a Pensacola, Florida shipyard.
1922
Hottest recorded day: El Azizia, Libya hits 136º F (58º C).
1970
First New York City Marathon: Won by Gary Muhrcke.
1971
Attica Prison Riot: Forty-two people (including nine hostages) are killed when 1,000 police are sent in to end the four-day-old riot.
1977
First U.S. made diesel automobile: General Motors introduces the Oldsmobile 88 and 98 models.
1979
Benson debuts on ABC.
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This Day In History: September 14
1752
Gregorian calendar is adopted by Great Britain: This included the American colonies. The previous day had been September 2. Also, New Year's Day was moved from March 25th to January 1st.
1901
First Bodybuilding Contest: It was organized by Eugene Sandow and held in the Royal Albert Hall, London. The judges included Sandow and and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
1901
Youngest U.S. president: 42-year-old Theodore Roosevelt is sworn in. (Kennedy, at age 43, was the youngest elected president.)
1959
First manmade object to strike the Moon: Soviet Lunik 2, launched two days earlier, strikes the Moon.
1981
Entertainment Tonight debuts.
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| September 13, 2008, 21:29 |
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This Day In History: September 15
1853
First woman minister in the U.S., Antoinette Brown Blackwell is ordained at the Congregational Church in New York.
1857
Mormon leader Brigham Young forbids U.S. troops from entering the Utah Territory. The president had sent them to establish a new governor.
1949
The Lone Ranger debuts on ABC, starring Clayton Moore.
1959
Soviet Premier Khrushchev arrives in the U.S. for an unprecedented visit.
1965
Lost in Space debuts on CBS with the episode The Reluctant Stowaway.
1965
The Big Valley debuts on ABC.
1965
First black major-league baseball umpire: Emmett Littleton Ashford is hired by the American League.
1971
Columbo debuts on NBC.
1972
Watergate: The five Watergate burglars, G. Gordon Liddy, and Howard Hunt, Jr. are indicted on federal charges.
1980
Shogun miniseries, starring Richard Chamberlain, begins airing on NBC.
1982
First issue of USA Today. They were sold from TV shaped vending
2005
President Bush: Veteran's Administration (VA) nurse Laura Berg's letter to the editor criticizing the Bush administration is published in an Albuquerque newspaper. She was subsequently accused of sedition by the VA and her computer seized in response to the letter.
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| September 14, 2008, 21:22 |
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Re: This Day In History
This Day In History: September 16
1620
The Mayflower: The ship sets sail from Plymouth, England with 102 Pilgrims.
1692
Salem Witch Trials: An 80-year-old man is pressed to death for refusing to plead guilty to witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts.
1782
Great Seal: The seal bearing a spread eagle with the motto "E Pluribus Unum" (Out of many, one) is first used. It was used on an authorization for George Washington to negotiate a prisoner-of-war agreement with the British.
1893
World's largest scramble for free land: More than 100,000 homesteaders descend on the 7,000,000-acre 226-mile wide Cherokee Strip in Oklahoma to stake their claim on land that had originally been set aside for the Cherokee Indians.
1908
General Motors: The automobile company is incorporated. It was formed by the merger of Buick and Oldsmobile.
1915
Haiti: Treaty signed with Haiti making it a protectorate of the U.S. for 10 years.
1919
The American Legion: This patriotic organization is incorporated by an act of Congress.
1953
First CinemaScope feature: 20th Century-Fox releases The Robe using its new wide-screen stereophonic film process.
1972
The Bob Newhart Show debuts on CBS.
1976
Episcopal Church: The Church officially approves the ordination of women, thus allowing the recognition of 15 women previously ordained in Philadelphia and Washington.
1983
Webster debuts on ABC.
1984
Miami Vice debuts on NBC.
1987
Ozone protection: 24 countries sign an agreement in Montreal to reduce the use of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). The gases, which are used in aerosols and refrigerants, are blamed for creating a hole in the Earth's ozone layer.
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| September 15, 2008, 22:19 |
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Re: This Day In History
This Day In History: September 17
1630
Boston: The settlement established by John Winthrop receives its name.
1787
U.S. Congress is established.
1787
U.S. Constitution: It is signed and adopted. It was ratified by the necessary nine states in June of 1788.
1789
A seventh moon of Saturn, Mimas, is discovered by Sir William Herschel.
1796
George Washington gives his farewell address as president, warning against a large public dept, a large military, and minority interests controlling the government.
1895
First U.S. battleship: The USS Maine is commissioned.
1908
First airplane fatality: Orville Wright crashes his plane after the propeller breaks, killing his passenger Lt. Thomas E. Selfridge and seriously injuring himself.
1911
First airplane flight across the U.S.: Calbraith P. Rodgers departs from Sheepshead Bay, New York arriving in Pasadena, California on November 5th.
1937
Mt. Rushmore: Lincoln's face is dedicated. The memorial was completed in 1941.
1960
U.S. Embassy in Panama is attacked by mobs over dispute of flying U.S. and Panamanian flags.
1961
Car 54, Where Are You? debuts on NBC.
1964
Bewitched debuts on ABC.
1966
Mission: Impossible: The CBS series debuts. "Your mission, should you decide to accept it..."
1968
Julia debuts on NBC making Diahann Carroll the first black woman to star in a TV series since Beulah (1950-53).
1972
M*A*S*H: The TV show premiers.
1978
Battlestar Galactica debuts on ABC.
1983
First black Miss America: Vanessa Williams (Miss New York) is crowned. She was forced to relinquish her crown in 1984 when Penthouse magazine published nude photos of her with another woman.
1985
Steven Jobs resigns as chairman of Apple Computers.
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Re: This Day In History
This Day In History: September 18
1793
U.S. Capitol: George Washington lays the cornerstone for the Capitol building in Washington D.C.
1810
Chile: Chile separates from Spain, achieving its full independence in 1818.
1830
Horse versus machine: Tom Thumb, the first steam locomotive built in American, loses this celebrated race against a horse. Mechanical difficulties preventing it from finishing.
1851
New York Daily Times is founded, by Henry J. Raymond and George Jones, becoming the New York Times in 1857.
1891
First white woman Indian chief: Harriet Maxwell Converse becomes chief of the Six Nations Tribe. She had been adopted by the Seneca's in 1884.
1915
First paved U.S. automobile racetrack: The asphalt-covered Narragansett Speedway, Cranston, Rhode Island opens. Two world records were then broken on it.
1947
U.S. Department of Defense is established.
1964
The Addams Family debuts on ABC.
1973
Presidential UFO: Future U.S. President, Jimmy Carter files a report stating he sighted a UFO in 1969. According to Carter, "It was the darndest thing I've ever seen. It was big, it was very bright, it changed colors and it was about the size of the moon.. We watched it for ten minutes, but none of us could figure out what it was. ¼If I become President, I'll make every piece of information this country has about UFO sightings available to the public and the scientists."
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