Trevor WholohanThis Day in History July 27th
July 26th 2007 23:27
1789 - The Department of Foreign Affairs was established by the U.S. Congress. The agency was later known as the Department of State.
1804 - The 12th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. With the amendment Electors were directed to vote for a President and for a Vice-President rather than for two choices for President.
1866 - Cyrus Field successfully completed the Atlantic Cable. It was an underwater telegraph from North America to Europe.
1909 - Orville Wright set a record for the longest airplane flight. He was testing the first Army airplane and kept it in the air for 1 hour 12 minutes and 40 seconds.
1940 - Bugs Bunny made his official debut in the Warner Bros. animated cartoon "A Wild Hare."
1944 - U.S. troops completed the liberation of Guam.
1953 - The armistice agreement that ended the Korean War was signed at Panmunjon, Korea.
1964 - U.S. President Lyndon Johnson sent an additional 5,000 advisers to South Vietnam.
1965 - In the U.S., the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act was signed into law. The law required health warnings on all cigarette packages.
1967 - U.S. President Johnson appointed the Kerner Commission to assess the causes of the violence in the wake of urban rioting.
1974 - The U.S. Congress asked for impeachment procedures against President Richard Nixon.
1984 - Pete Rose passed Ty Cobb’s record for most singles in a career when he got his 3,503rd base hit.
1995 - The Korean War Veterans Memorial was dedicated in Washington, DC, by U.S. President Clinton and South Korean President Kim Young-sam.
1996 - At the Atlanta Olympics a pipe bomb exploded at the public Centennial Olympic Park. One person was killed and more than 100 were injured.
1999 - The U.S. space shuttle Discovery completed a five-day mission commanded by Air Force Col. Eileen Collins. It was the first shuttle mission to be commanded by a woman.
2001 - The ribbon cutting ceremony was held for American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX. The event set two new world records, one for the 3 mile long ribbon and one for the 2,000 people that cut it.
2003 - It was reported by the BBC (British Broadcasting Corp.) that there was no monster in Loch Ness. The investigation used 600 separate sonar beams and satellite navigation technology to trawl the loch. Reports of sightings of the "Loch Ness Monster" began in the 6th century.
Famous Birthday’s
1931 - Jerry Van Dyke Danville Ill, actor (My Mother the Car, Coach)
1948 - Peggy Fleming Jenkins, San Jose, California, figure skater, Olympic-gold-1968
1969 - Triple H(Paul Michael Levesque) American professional wrestler
Famous Death’s
1993 - Reggie Lewis, NBA star (Boston Celtics), dies of heart failure at 27
2003 - Bob Hope, comedian, road movies, dies at 100
Joke of the Day
Money From God
A little boy who wanted $100 very badly prayed and prayed for two weeks, but nothing happened. Then he decided to write a letter to God requesting the $100.
When the postal authorities received the letter to "God, USA," they decided to send it to President Clinton. The president was so impressed, touched, and amused that he instructed his secretary to send the little boy a $5 bill. Mr. Clinton thought this would appear to be a lot of money to a little boy.
The little boy was delighted with the $5, and immediately sat down to write a thank you note to God which read "Dear God, Thank you for sending me the money. However, I noticed that for some reason you had to send it through Washington D.C., and as usual, those bastards deducted $95."
Blonde and Pizza
A blonde ordered a pizza and the clerk asked if he should cut it in six or twelve pieces. She responded, ''Six, please. I could never eat twelve pieces.''
World Records
Most Extensive Underground Railway
THE LONG AND WINDING UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
The New York City subway is not only famous for being the biggest underground system in the world, it's also famous for being…well…the New York City subway! Opened on October 27, 1904 with 28 stations, most of the existing network had been completed by 1940. In addition to the 277 stations situated underground, 153 rest on elevated structures, 29 are built on embankments, and nine lie in "open cuts" (trench-like depressions below street level).
You can catch a ride for a small cost of $1.50, 24 hours per day, seven days per week throughout Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, and the Bronx. Trains on the system cover around 1 million miles on an average weekday. The network serves an estimated 4.3 million passengers per day (around 1.3 billion per year).
CHECK THIS OUT At least 44 people lost their lives during the building of the New York City's subway, with thousands of other workers left injured.
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