Trevor WholohanThis Day in History July 9th
July 8th 2007 23:29
This Day in History
1776 - The Declaration of Independence was read aloud to Gen. George Washington's troops.
1846 - By an Act of Congress, the Washington, DC area south of the Potomac River is returned to Virginia.
1850 - Pres Zachary Taylor dies and Millard Fillmore becomes the 13th President of the U.S.
1868 - The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution ratified guaranteeing African Americans full citizenship and all persons in the United States due process of law.
1893 - Daniel H Williams performs "world's 1st successful heart coperation"
1918 - Great train wreck of 1918: In Nashville, Tennessee, an inbound local train collides with an outbound express killing 101 and injuring 171 people, making it the deadliest.
1918 - US Army's Distinguished Service Cross authorized
1943 - WW II: Operation Husky - Allied forces perform an amphibious invasion of Sicily.
1944 - World War II: Battle of Normandy - British and Canadian forces capture Caen, France.
1944 - WW II: Battle of Saipan - Americans take Saipan, 27,000 Japanese & 3400 U.S. killed
1951 - Truman asked Congress to formally end the state of war between the US and Germany.
1955 - 1st black executive on White House staff (E Frederic Morrow)
1955 - Bill Haley & Comets' "Rock Around the Clock" tops billboards chart
1956 - Dick Clark's 1st appearance as host of American Bandstand
1968 - The first All-Star baseball game played indoors took place at the Astrodome in Texas.
1971 - The United States turned over complete responsibility of the Demilitarized Zone to South Vietnamese units.
1972 - 1st tour of Paul McCartney & Wings (France)
1978 - Nearly 100,000 demonstrators march on Wash DC for ERA
1980 - Walt Disney's "The Fox & The Hound" released
1981 - The Jacksons begin a 36-city tour
1982 - Margaret Thatcher begins her 2nd term as British prime minster
1985 - Joe Namath, signed a five-year pact with ABC-TV to provide commentary for "Monday Night Football".
1987 - In his third day of testimony on Capitol Hill, Lt. Col. Oliver North said he had shredded evidence as part of a planned cover-up of his role in the Iran-Contra affair.
1991 - South Africa is reintroduced into the Olympic movement after 30 years of exclusion.
1995 - Musical group The Grateful Dead perform the last concert of their 30-year career at Soldier Field, Chicago.
1997 - Mike Tyson was banned from the boxing ring and fined $3 million for biting the ear of opponent Evander Holyfield.
2002 - Major League Baseball All-Star Game ends in a controversial tie at Miller Park, home of the Milwaukee Brewers, when both teams have exhausted all their pitchers.
2004 - In Baghdad, Iraq, 2 insurgent mortar shells targeting a hotel housing foreigners in the capital hit a house instead, killing a child and wounding three others.
2005 - Danny Way, a daredevil skateboarder, rolled down a large ramp and jumped across the Great Wall of China. He was the first person to clear the wall without motorized aid.
Famous Birthday’s
1928 - Vince Edwards Bkln NY, actor (Ben Casey, Matt Lincoln)
1932 - Donald Rumsfeld 13th & 21st U.S Secretary of Defense (involved in Watergate)
1938 - Brian Dennehy Ct, actor (Check is in the Mail, F/X, Cocoon, Ants, Tommy Boy)
1939 - Richard Roundtree New Rochelle NY, actor (Shaft, Roots)
1946 - Bon Scott, Australian singer (AC/DC) (d. 1980)
1947 - O.J. Simpson, football player and actor(Buffalo Bills & 49ers, Naked Gun)
1956 - Tom Hanks Concord, Calif, actor (Bossom Buddies, Big, Forrest Gump)
1964 - Courtney Love, American musician
1976 - Fred Aaron Savage Ill, actor (Kevin-Wonder Years, Vice Versa)
Famous Death’s
1755 - British Gen. E Braddock mortally wounded during French & Indian War
1850 - Zachary Taylor 12th president of US, dies in White House served 16 months.
Joke of the Day
Expensive Doctors
A young woman wasn't feeling well, and asked one her co-workers to recommend a physician.
"I know a great one in the city, but he is very expensive. Five hundred dollars for the first visit, and one hundred dollars for each one after that."
The woman went to the doctor's office and, trying to save a little money, cheerily announced.
"I'm back!"
Not fooled for a second, the doctor quickly examined her and said, "Very good, just continue the treatment I prescribed on your last visit."
Three Little Pigs
Q. Why did the three little pigs decide to leave home?
A. They thought their father was an awful boar.
World Records
Longest Softball Marathon
The longest game of softball played was 95 hr 23 min at Ed Janiszewski Park, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec, Canada on 29 June - 3 July 2005.
Roman Rings Hanging Duration
Aratak Grigoyan held a technically correct azaryas cross position for 22.9 sec on the roman rings. The attempt was held at the Yerevan State Physical Culture University, Armenia on April 25, 2003.
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