Trevor WholohanThis Day in History, October 9th
October 8th 2007 23:56
This Day in History
1871 - The Great Chicago Fire is brought under control.
1872 - Aaron Montgomery started his mail order business with the delivery of the first mail order catalog. The firm later became Montgomery Wards.
1888 - The public was admitted to the Washington Monument for the first time.
1914 - During World War I, German forces captured Antwerp, Belgium.
1915 - Woodrow Wilson becomes 1st pres to attend a world series game (Series #12)
1916 - Babe Ruth pitches & wins longest WS game (14 innings) 2-1
1921 - Babe Ruth's 1st WS homer; only Sunday game ever pitched by Carl Mays
1936 - Generators at Boulder Dam (later renamed to Hoover Dam) begin to transmit electricity from the Colorado River 266 miles to Los Angeles, California.
1942 - First three schools for enlisted WAVES open at Stillwater, OK (Yeoman), Bloomington, IN (Storekeepers), and Madison, WI (Radiomen).
1945 - Parade in New York City honors FADM Chester W. Nimitz and 13 other Navy and Marine Corps Medal of Honor winners.
1946 - 1st electric blanket manufactured; sold for $39.50
1947 - 1st telephone conversation between a moving car & a plane
1950 - Major Eighth Army units assembled along the 38th parallel.
1960 - Cowboy QB Eddie LeBaron throws shortest touchdown pass (2")
1969 - In Chicago, the United States National Guard is called in for crowd control as demonstrations continue
1973 - Elvis & Priscilla Presley divorce after 6 years
1974 - Oskar Schindler died in Frankfurt, Germany. Schindler is credited with saving the lives of about 1,200 Jews during the Holocaust.
1975 - Emperor Hirohito of Japan visits San Francisco
1983 - Helen Moss joined the Brownies at the age of 83. She became the oldest person to become a member.
1985 - The hijackers of the Achille Lauro cruise liner surrendered after the ship arrived in Port Said, Egypt.
1986 - The FOX Network begins broadcasting.
1992 - To protect the US food airlift, the first American forces arrived in Somalia.
1992 - A 28.66 pound meteorite lands in the driveway of the Knapp residence in Peekskill, New York, destroying the family's 1980 Chevrolet Malibu.
1994 - The U.S. sent troops and warships to the Persian Gulf in response to Saddam Hussein sending thousands of troops and hundreds of tanks toward the Kuwaiti border.
1995 - An Amtrak Sunset Limited train is derailed by saboteurs near Palo Verde, AZ.
2001 - The US declared air supremacy over Afghanistan. In the first daylight raids of U.S. -led attacks on Afghanistan, jets bombed the Taliban stronghold of Kandahar.
2001 - The 2 anthrax cases in Florida were reported to probably have been caused by an intentional release of the deadly bacteria.
2004 - Democratic elections held for the first time in Afghanistan.
Famous Birthday’s
1888 - Hank Patterson Alabama, actor (Gunsmoke, Fred Ziffel-Green Acres)
1927 - Robert Shaw actor (From Russia with Love, Man for All Seasons)
1940 - John Lennon rocker/Beatle (Imagine)Died 1980
1951 - Robert Wuhl Union NJ, actor (Bull Durham, Good Morning Vietnam)
1952 - Sharon Osbourne, English music manager and wife of Ozzy Osbourne
1954 - Scott Bakula actor (Quantum Leap, Gung Ho, Star Trek Enterprise)
1975 - Sean Ono Lennon John's son
1981 - Zachery Ty Bryan, actor(Brad on Home Improvement)
Joke of the Day
Sick Leave
I urgently needed a few days off work, but I knew the Boss would not allow me to take a leave. I thought that maybe if I acted "CRAZY" then he would tell me to take a few days off. So I hung upside down from the ceiling and made funny noises.
My co-worker (who's blonde) asked me what I was doing? I told her that I was pretending to be a light bulb so that the Boss would think I was "CRAZY" and give me a few days off. A few minutes later the Boss came into the office and asked "What are you doing?" I told him I was a light bulb.
He said "You are clearly stressed out. Go home and recuperate for a couple of days." I jumped down and walked out of the office. When my co-worker (the blonde) followed me, the Boss said to her, "And where do you think you're going?"
(You're gonna love this..... )
She said, "I'm obviously going home too, I can't work in the dark!"
Grumpy, Not Mad
Q: What do you call a grumpy cow? A: Moo-dy
Indian Chief
Q: Why did the Indian chief wear so many feathers? A: To keep his wigwam
Old Photos
Curious when I found two black-and-white negatives in a drawer, I had them made into prints. I was pleasantly surprised to see that they were of a younger, slimmer me, taken of one of my first dates with my husband, sitting on the hood of his car.
When I showed him the photos, his face lit up. "Wow, look at that!" he said with appreciation. "It's my old Plymouth!"
World Records
Highest Motorable Road
The highest motorable road in the world is in the Khardungla Pass, Kashmir, India. At its highest point it climbs to an altitude of 5,682 m (18,640 ft). It was completed in 1976 by the Border Roads Organization, New Delhi, and has been open to motor vehicles since 1988. The Khardungla pass is one of the three passes on the mountainous Leh to Manali road route.
Largest Ancient Castle
The largest ancient castle in the world is Prague Castle in Prague, Czech Republic, built in the 9th century. It is an oblong irregular polygon with an average diameter of 420 ft, giving a total surface area of 18 acres.
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Comment by Michaelie
Flick Wit
Those pics are frightening! Jennifer Aniston is in (sudden) serious need of a facelift.
Fun post, Dennis.
Michaelie