Trevor WholohanThis Day in History August 1st
July 31st 2007 23:29
This Day in History
1619 - The first black Americans (20) land at Jamestown, VA.
1790 - The first U.S. census was completed. The population of the 17 states was 3,929,214.
1876 - Colorado became the 38th united state.
1907 - The U.S. Army established an aeronautical division that later became the U.S. Air Force.
1914 - Germany declared war on Russia at the beginning of World War I.
1936 - Adolf Hitler presided over the Olympic games as they opened in Berlin.
1946 - Pres Truman establishes Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
1957 - The North American Air Defense Command (NORAD) was created by the United States and Canada.
1958 - 1st class postage up to $0.04 (had been $0.03 for 26 years)
1960 - Aretha Franklins 1st recording session
1963 - Beatles Book is sold out on its 1st day of sale
1964 - Beatles' "Hard Day's Night, A," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 2 weeks
1966 - Fifteen people were shot and killed and 31 others were injured by Charles Joseph Whitman from a tower at the University of Texas at Austin. Whitman was killed in the tower.
1969 - Mariner 6 sends close-up photo's of Mars
1970 - EAA Convention moves from Rockford Illinois to Oshkosh, Wi
1973 - The movie "American Graffiti" opened.
1975 - The Helsinki accords pledged the signatory nations to respect human rights.
1976 - Liz Taylor's 6th divorce (re-divorces Richard Burton)
1976 - The Seattle Seahawks played their first (preseason) game. The Seahawks lost 27-20 to San Francisco.
1978 - Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds ended his streak of hitting in 44 consecutive games.
1981 - MTV premieres at 12:01 AM
1986 - Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia release from hospital after 3 week coma
1991 - Actress Hedy Lamar, 77, was arrested for shoplifting in Florida.
1993 - Reggie Jackson was admitted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY.
1994 - Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley confirm rumors that they had married eleven weeks earlier.
1995 - Westinghouse Electric Corporation announced a deal to buy CBS for $5.4 billion.
1996 - M2, MTV's second TV channel is launched
2001 - Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore has a 2-1/2 ton Ten Commandments monument installed in the rotunda of the judiciary building, leading to a lawsuit to have it removed and his own removal from office.
Famous Birthday’s
1770 - William Clark Charlottsville VA, 2nd lt of Lewis & Clark Expedition
1779 - Francis Scott Key was born. He was an American composer, attorney, poet, and social worker. He was the composer of the "Star-Spangled Banner."
1933 - Dom DeLuise Bkln NY, comedian, actor (End, Cannonball Run, Fatso)
1942 - Jerry Garcia SF, rocker (Grateful Dead-Uncle Joe's Band)
Famous Death’s
1966 - Charles Whitman, former marine, kills 13 at University of Texas, shot by cops
1977 - Francis Gary Powers, U.S. U-2 pilot, dies at 47
2004 - Alexandra Scott, young philanthropist, ", raised over $700,000 for cancer research in 4 years by selling lemonade, ", dies at 8 of Cancer.
Joke of the Day
Carol and Donna were doing some carpentry work on a Habitat for Humanity house. Carol, who was nailing down house siding, would reach into her nail pouch, pull out a nail and either toss it over her shoulder or nail it in.
Donna, figuring this was worth looking into, asked, "Why are you throwing those nails away?"
Carol explained, "When I pull a nail out of my pouch, about half of them have the head on the wrong end and I throw them away."
Donna got completely upset and yelled, "You moron! Those nails aren't defective! They're for the other side of the house!"
Join the Army of the Lord
A friend was in front of me coming out of church one day, and the preacher was standing at the door, as he always is, to shake hands. He grabbed my friend by the hand and pulled him aside. The Pastor said to him, "You need to join the Army of the Lord!"
My friend replied, "I'm already in the Army of the Lord, Pastor."
Pastor questioned, "How come I don't see you except at Christmas and Easter?"
He whispered back, "I'm in the secret service."
World Records
Blindfold Motorcycle Speed Record
Britain's Billy Baxter reached a speed of 164.87 mph while riding a 1200 cc Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle unsighted at RAF Boscombe Down, Wiltshire, UK, on August 2, 2003. Baxter lost his sight after an eye infection he picked up while serving as a Staff Sergeant with the army in Bosnia in 1997.
Fastest Bicycle Speed
The highest speed ever achieved on a bicycle is 167.043 mph, by Fred Rompelberg (The Netherlands) at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, USA, on October 3, 1995. His record attempt was greatly assisted by the slipstream from his lead vehicle. Fred has been cycling professionally for nearly 30 years and during that time has held 11 world records.
Fastest Le Mans 24-Hour Race Lap
The fastest lap in the Le Mans 24-hour race is 3 minutes 21.27 seconds, with an average speed of 150.4 mph, by Alain Ferté of France, in a Jaguar XJR-9LM on June 10, 1989. In the course of his career, Ferté has driven for Toyota, Peugeot, Porsche, Ferrari, and BMW.
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