Trevor WholohanThis Day in History June 11th
June 10th 2007 22:30
1776 - Continental Congress appoints Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston to a committee to draft a declaration of independence.
1859 - Comstock silver load discovered near Virginia City, Nevada
1898 - Spanish-American War: U.S. war ships start to sail for Cuba
1905 - Penns Railroad debuts fastest train in world (NY-Chicago in 18 hrs)
1927 - Charles A. Lindberg was presented the first Distinguished Flying Cross.
1936 - Presbyterian Church of America founded at Philadelphia
1939 - King & Queen of England taste 1st "hot dogs" at FDR's party
1942 - World War II: The United States agrees to send Lend-Lease aid to the Soviet Union.
1947 - The U.S. government announced an end sugar rationing.
1951 - Elements of the 3rd Infantry Division captured Chorwon.
1955 - Eighty-three are killed and at least 100 are injured after three cars collide at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The cars had ploughed into the spectator's grandstand.
1962 - Frank Morris, John Anglin and Clarence Anglin become the only prisoners to successfully escape from the prison on Alcatraz Island.
1963 - Gov Wallace tries to prevent blacks registering at U of Alabama
1963 - JFK says segregation is morally wrong & that it is "time to act"
1964 - Buddhist monk Quang Duc burns himself alive with gasoline on a Saigon street to protest the government of South Vietnam
1970 - Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth Hoisington become the first female US Army Generals.
1972 - Eltham Well Hall rail crash, caused by an intoxicated train driver, kills six people and injures 126
1981 - The first major league baseball player's strike began. It would last for two months.
1982 - Steven Spielberg's Movie "ET The Extra-Terrestrial" released (highest grossing film)
1985 - Karen Ann Quinlan died at age 31. Quinlan was a comatose patient whose case prompted a historic right-to-die court decision.
1985 - A Fabergé Egg was sold for $1,838,237 in New York.
1987 - Margaret Thatcher is 1st British PM in 160 years to win 3rd consecutive term
1993 - US Special Operations AC-130 Spectre gunships attack six targets in capital city of Mogadishu.
1993 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled religious groups had a constitutional right to sacrifice animals during worship services.
1998 - Mitsubishi of America agreed to pay $34 million to end the largest sexual harassment case filed by the U.S. gov. The federal lawsuit claimed that hundreds of women at a plant in Normal, IL, had endured groping and crude jokes from male workers.
1998 - Compaq Computer pays $9 billion for Digital Equipment Corp in largest high tech deal
2001 - Timothy McVeigh is executed for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.
2002 - Antonio Meucci is acknowledged as the first inventor of the telephone by the United States Congress.
2004 - Ronald Reagan's funeral held at Washington National Cathedral.
Famous Birthday’s
1913 - Vince Lombardi NFL coach (Green Bay Packers 1959-67, 2 Superbowls & 5 Championships)Died in 1970 of cancer
1918 - Nelson Mandela civil right activist in South Africa
1935 - Gene Wilder, Milwaukee Wis, actor (Young Frankenstein, Silver Streak)
1939 - Jackie Stewart Scotland, driver/sports announcer (27 Grand Prix)
1956 - Joe Montana NFL quarterback (SF 49ers & KC Chiefs, 35,124 passing yards)
Famous Death’s
1970 - Frank Silvera actor (High Chaparral), dies at 55
1979 - John Wayne (born Marion Morrison), actor, he played lead in 142 films (b. 1907)
2001 - Timothy McVeigh, American terrorist (executed) (b. 1968)
2003 - David Brinkley, American television reporter (b. 1920)
Joke of the Day
No Novacaine
A woman and her husband interrupted their vacation to go to the dentist. "I want a tooth pulled, and I don't want Novacaine because I'm in a big hurry," the woman said. "Just extract the tooth as quickly as possible, and we'll be on our way."
The dentist was quite impressed. "You're certainly a courageous woman," he said. "Which tooth is it?"
The woman turned to her husband and said, "Show him your tooth, dear."
Fair Settlement
After a lengthy conference with the estranged husband, the lawyer reported to his client.
"Mrs. LaMay, I have succeeded in making a settlement with your husband that is eminently fair to both of you."
"Fair to both?!?" exploded Mrs. LaMay. "I could have done that myself. What do you hired a lawyer for?"
World Records
Fastest Car Window Opened by a Dog
The fastest time a dog has unwound a non-electric car window is 11.34 seconds and was achieved by Striker, a border collie owned and trained by Francis V. Gadassi (Hungary). The record was set on September 1, 2004 in Quebéc City, Canada.
Tallest Dog
The tallest dog living is Gibson, a harlequin great Dane, who measured 107 cm (42.2 in) tall on August 31, 2004 and is owned by Sandy Hall of Grass Valley, California, USA.
Longest Goldfish
The world's longest goldfish is owned by Joris Gijsbers and measured 47.4 cm (18.7 in) from snout to tail-fin end on March 24, 2003 in Hapert, The Netherlands.
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