Trevor WholohanThis Day in History July 6th
July 5th 2007 23:48
1699 - Captain William Kidd, the pirate, was captured in Boston, MA, and deported back to England.
1777 - British forces captured Fort Ticonderoga during the American Revolution.
1885 - Louis Pasteur successfully tested his anti-rabies vaccine. The child used in the test later became the director of the Pasteur Institute.
1919 - A British dirigible landed in New York at Roosevelt Field. It completed the first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by an airship.
1928 - Worlds largest hailstone 1 1/2 lbs (17') falls in Potter Nebraska
1942 - Diarist Anne Frank and her family took refuge from the Nazis in Amsterdam.
1944 - A fire broke out in the main tent of the Ringling Brother, Barnum and Bailey Circus. 169 people died.
1945 - U.S. President Truman signed an order creating the Medal of Freedom.
1967 - The Biafran War erupted. The war lasted two-and-a-half years. About 600,000 people died.
1981 - The Dupont Company announced an agreement to purchase Conoco, Inc. (Continental Oil Co.) for $7 billion. At the time it was the largest merger in corporate history.
1983 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that retirement plans could not pay women smaller monthly payments solely because of their gender.
1983 - Fred Lynn of the California Angels hit the first grand slam in an All-Star game. The American League defeated the National League 13-3.
1988 - Several popular beaches were closed in New York City due to medical waste and other debris began washing up on the seashores.
1989 - The U.S. Army destroyed its last Pershing 1-A missiles at an ammunition plant in Karnack, TX. The dismantling was under the terms of the 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty.
1994 - On Storm King Mountain, in Colorado, 14 firefighters were killed while fighting a several-day-old fire.
1995 - In Los Angeles, the prosecution rested at the O.J. Simpson murder trial.
1997 - The Mars Pathfinder released Sojourner, a robot rover on the surface of Mars. The spacecraft landed on the red planet on July 4th.
2000 - In Orlando, FL, the body of Cory Erving was found in his vehicle in a pond near his families home. Julius "Dr. J" Erving had reported his son missing on June 4, 2000.
2000 - A jury awarded former NHL player Tony Twist $24 million for the unauthorized use of his name in the comic book Spawn and the HBO cartoon series. Co-defendant HBO settled with Twist out of court for an undisclosed amount.
2005 - International Olympic Committee announces that London wins bid to host the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.
Famous Birthday’s
1747 - John Paul Jones naval hero ("I have not yet begun to fight"), Died 1792
1918 - Sebastian Cabot London, actor (Mr French-Family Affair), Died 1977
1923 - Nancy Davis Reagan NY, 1st Lady (1981-89)
1925 - Bill Haley Mich, (& the Comets-Rock Around the Clock), Died 1981
1925 - Merv Griffin San Mateo Calif, TV host (Merv Griffin Show)
1946 - Fred Dryer Hawthone Calif, NFLer (NY Giants, LA Rams)/actor (Hunter)
1946 - Sylvester Stallone NYC, actor/director (Rocky, Rambo, Cobra, Demolition Man)
1975 - 50 cent(Curtis James Jackson III), Rapper/Actor, Get Rich or Die Trying
Famous Death’s
1975 - Louis Armstrong, American musician (b. 1901)
1998 - Roy Rogers, cowboy actor, dies at 86, Born 1911
2003 - Buddy Ebsen, actor/dancer, TV's The Beverly Hillbillies, dies at 95, Born 1903
Joke of the Day
Honeymoon
Q: What is the difference between your first honeymoon and your second?
A: The first, Niagara; the second, Viagra!
Redneck Vacation
Billy Bob and Luther were talking one afternoon when Billy Bob tells Luther, "Ya know, I reckon I'm 'bout ready for a vacation. Only this year I'm gonna do it a little different. The last few years, I took your advice about where to go.
Three years ago you said to go to Hawaii. I went to Hawaii and Earline got pregnant.
Then two years ago, you told me to go to the Bahamas, and Earline got pregnant again.
Last year you suggested Tahiti and darned if Earline didn't get pregnant again."
Luther asks Billy Bob, "So, what you gonna do this year that's different?"
Billy Bob says, "This year I'm taking Earline with me."
World Records
Country With Most Miss World Winners
The Miss World Pageant, held under the auspices of Miss World (Jersey) Ltd, Golden Square, London, England, has been won by a Miss Venezuela on five occasions. The UK has won Miss World four times. Miss India has also won four times, and Miss Sweden three.
Highest Earning Fashion Designer
According to the 2000 Forbes Celebrity 100 List, Giorgio Armani (Italy) earned an estimated $135 million in 1999.
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