Trevor WholohanThis Day in History August 2nd
August 1st 2007 23:10
This Day in History
1375 - 1st roller skating rink opens (London)
1776 - Members of the Continental Congress began adding their signatures to the Declaration of Independence.
1782 - George Washington invented the Honorary Badge of Distinction.
1819 - 1st parachute jump in US
1861 - The United States Congress passed the first income tax. The revenues were intended for the war effort against the South. The tax was never enacted.
1876 - "Wild Bill" Hickok was killed (shot from behind) while playing poker in Deadwood, SD. Jack McCall was later hanged for the shooting.
1909 - Army Air Corps formed as Army takes 1st delivery from Wright Brothers
1921 - Eight White Sox players were acquitted of throwing the 1919 World Series.
1938 - Bright yellow baseballs were used in a major league baseball game between the Dodgers and the Cardinals. It was hoped that the balls would be easier to see.
1939 - Albert Einstein signed a letter to President Roosevelt urging the U.S. to have an atomic weapons research program.
1939 - U.S. President Roosevelt signed the Hatch Act. The act prohibited civil service employees from taking an active part in political campaigns.
1943 - The U.S. Navy patrol torpedo boat, PT-109, sank after being attacked by a Japanese destroyer. The boat was under the command of Lt. John F. Kennedy.
1945 - The Allied conference at Potsdam was concluded.
1964 - The Pentagon reported the first of two North Vietnamese attacks on U.S. destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin.
1974 - John Dean was sentenced to 1-4 years in prison for his involvement in the Watergate cover-up.
1975 - Billy Martin named manager of NY Yankees (1st time)
1980 - US swimmers set 3 world records at National championships
1983 - It was designated that the third Monday of January would be a federal holiday in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
1987 - Kevin Seitzer (KC Royals), gets 6 hits in one baseball game
1987 - Michael Andretti runs fastest Indy car race in history (171.49 MPH)
1988 - U.S. military investigators concluded that "crew errors" were the cause of the shooting down of an Iranian passenger jet on July 3, 1988.
1990 - Iraq invaded the oil-rich country of Kuwait. Iraq claimed that Kuwait had driven down oil prices by exceeding production quotas set by OPEC.
1995 - China ordered the expulsion of two U.S. Air Force officers. The two were said to have been caught spying on military sights.
2005 - Air France Flight 358 skids off the runway at Toronto Pearson International Airport outside Toronto, Canada, destroying the plane but resulting in no loss of life.
Famous Birthday’s
1922 - Carroll O'Connor NYC, actor (All in the Family, Heat of the Night)
1932 - Peter O'Toole Ireland, actor (Lord Jim, Beckett, Lawrence of Arabia)
1939 - Wes Craven, born in Cleveland, Ohio, director, Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream
1950 - Lance Ito, judge, O. J. Simpson trial
1953 - Butch Patrick, actor, Eddie Munster-Munster
1977 - Edward Furlong Pasedina Calif, actor (John Connor-Terminator 2)
1993 - Cassidy Gifford, daughter of Frank and Kathy Lee
Famous Death’s
1876 - Wild Bill Hickok, shot dead (from behind) by Jack McCall while playing poker. He held a pair of Aces and a pair of 8's
1903 - Martha Jane Cannary, [Calamity Jane], U.S. desperado, dies
1922 - Alexander Graham Bell, Scottish/US physicist (telephone), dies
1923 - Warren Harding, 29th President (1921-23), dies at Palace Hotel San Francisco at 57
1934 - German President Paul von Hindenburg died. His successor was Adolf Hitler.
Joke of the Day
Moron of the Year?
Last summer, down on Lake Isabella, located in the high desert an hour east of Bakersfield, CA, some folks new to boating were having a problem. No matter how hard they tried, they couldn't get their
brand new 22 foot boat going. It was very sluggish in almost every maneuver no matter how much power they applied. After about an hour of trying to make it go, they putted into a nearby marina, thinking someone there may be able to tell them what was wrong. A thorough topside check revealed everything in perfect working condition. The engine ran fine, the out-drive went up and down, and the propeller was the correct size and pitch. So one of the marina guys jumped in the water to check underneath. He came up choking on water, he was laughing so hard. (NOW REMEMBER..THIS IS TRUE.) Under the boat, still strapped securely in place ... was the trailer!
What's for Dinner?
I have my changed my system for labeling homemade freezer meals. I used to carefully note in large clear letters, "Meatloaf" or "Pot Roast" or "Steak and Vegetables or "Chicken and Dumplings" or "Beef Pot Pie."
However, I used to get frustrated when I asked my husband what he wanted for dinner because he never asked for any of those things. So, I decided to stock the freezer with what he really likes.
If you look in my freezer now you'll see a whole new set of labels. You'll find dinners with neat little tags that say: "Whatever," "Anything," "I Don't Know," "I Don't Care," "Something Good," or "Food." My frustration is now reduced because no matter what my husband replies when I ask him what he wants for dinner, I know that it is there waiting.
World Records
Fastest motorcycle handlebar wheelie
Robbie Bolger (Ireland) reached a speed of 105.12 mph while performing a handlebar wheelie on the set of Guinness World Records at Temora Aerodrome, New South Wales, Australia, on 29 March 2005. He was riding a Suzuki GSX-R1000.
Greatest Distance, Le Mans 24-Hours
The greatest distance covered during the Le Mans 24-hour race is 3313.150 miles. (av. speed 138.047 m.p.h., by Jan Lammers (Holland), Johnny Dumfries, and Andy Wallace (both UK) in a Jaguar XJR-9LM on June 11-12, 1988.
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