Trevor WholohanThis Day in History June 14th
June 13th 2007 23:12
1777 - The Continental Congress in Philadelphia adopted the "Stars and Stripes" as the national flag of the United States.
1789 - Captain William Bligh of the HMS Bounty arrived in Timor in a small boat.
1932 - U.S. Representative Edward Eslick died on the floor of the House of Representatives while pleading for the passage of the bonus bill.
1940 - The Nazis opened their concentration camp at Auschwitz German-occupied Poland.
1940 - German forces occupied Paris during WW II
1942 - Walt Disney's "Bambi" is released
1944 - Sixty U.S. B-29 Superfortress' attacked an iron and steel works factory on Honshu Island. It was the first U.S. raid against mainland Japan.
1951 - "Univac I" was unveiled. It was a computer designed for the U.S. Census Bureau and billed as the world's first commercial computer.
1952 - The Nautilus was dedicated. It was the first nuclear powered submarine.
1953 - Elvis Presley graduates from LC Humes High School in Memphis, Tenn
1954 - U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed an order adding the words "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance.
1961 - Patsy Cline sustained serious head injuries and a fractured hip in a car accident in Madison, TN.
1965 - Bob Dylan recorded "Like A Rolling Stone."
1983 - Pioneer 10 left the solar system. The probe was launched March 2, 1972 and sent back the first up-close images of the planet Jupiter.
1985 - The 17-day hijacking of TWA flight 847 began. The hijackers were Lebanese Shiite Muslim extremists.
1989 - Former U.S. President Reagan received an honorary knighthood from Britain's Queen Elizabeth II.
1989 - Zsa Zsa Gabor was arrested in Beverly Hills for slapping a motorcycle policeman.
1989 - Ground breaking begins in Minn on the world's largest mall
1989 - Nolan Ryan becomes 2nd pitcher to defeat all 26 teams
1994 - The New York Rangers won the Stanley Cup by defeating the Vancouver Canucks. It was the first time the Rangers had won the cup in 54 years.
1995 - Michael Jackson appeared on TV with his wife Lisa Marie Presley in a live interview with Diane Sawyer.
1996 - The FBI released that the White House had done bureau background reports on at least 408 people without justification.
2002 - Twelve people were killed and 50 were injured when a car bomb was used to attack the U.S. consulate in Karachi, Pakistan.
Famous Birthday’s
1909 - Burl Ives Hunt Ill, folk singer/actor (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof) Died 1995.
1931 - Marla Gibbs Chicago Ill, actress (Florence-Jeffersons, Mary-227)
1946 - Donald Trump master builder (Trump Towers/Plaza/Castle)
1952 - Eddie Mekka Worcester Mass, actor (Carmine-Laverne & Shirley) 1961 - Boy George British singer in Culture Club
Famous Death’s
1986 - Marlin Perkins, TV host (Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom), dies at 81
Joke of the Day
I pulled into the crowded parking lot at the Super Wal-Mart Shopping Center and rolled
down the car windows to make sure my Labrador Retriever Pup had fresh air.
She was stretched full-out on the back seat and I wanted to impress upon her that she must remain there. I walked to the curb backward, pointing my finger at the car and saying emphatically, Now you stay. Do you hear me?" "Stay! Stay!"
The driver of a nearby car, a pretty blonde young lady, gave me a strange look and said,
"Why don't you just put it in park?"
Italians & Greeks
A Greek and an Italian met one sunny afternoon in Greece and shared a glass of wine.
The Greek couldn't help bragging about his rich cultural heritage.
"We Greeks built the Parthenon," he said proudly.
The Italian answered, "We Italians built the Coliseum and the Sistine Chapel."
The Greek, unfazed, said, "We Greeks gave the world Socrates and Plato."
The Italian said, "We Italians gave the world Michelangelo, DaVinci and Galileo."
Somewhat frustrated, the Greek said, "Yes, but we Greeks gave the world sex."
To which the Italian calmly replied, "True, but we Italians introduced it to women."
World Records
Most expensive cat
A Californian Spangled Cat was bought for $24,000 in January 1987 and was the display cat from the Neiman Marcus Christmas Book of 1986.
Most Expensive Commercially Available Watch
In 1999, Gianni Vivé Sulman of London, UK, makers of the world's most expensive perfume, produced a watch costing more than $520,000 plus taxes. Only five are to be made every year.
| 35 |
| Vote |
subscribe to this blog
