Trevor WholohanThis Day in History August 7th
August 6th 2007 23:00
1782 - George Washington created the Order of the Purple Heart.
1789 - The U.S. War Department was established by the U.S. Congress.
1882 - Hatfields of south WV & McCoys of east Ky feud, 100 wounded or die
1927 - Peace Bridge between US & Canada dedicated
1928 - The U.S. Treasure Department issued a new bill that was one third smaller than the previous U.S. bills.
1934 - US Court of Appeals upheld lower court ruling striking down govt's attempt to ban controversial James Joyce novel "Ulysses"
1942 - U.S. forces landed at Guadalcanal, marking the start of the first major allied offensive in the Pacific during World War II.
1959 - The U.S. launched Explorer 6, which sent back a picture of the Earth.
1960 - The Cuban Catholic Church condemned the rise of communism in Cuba. Fidel Castro then banned all religious TV and radio broadcasts.
1963 - Jacklyn Kennedy becomes 1st, 1st lady to give birth since Mrs Cleveland
1964 - The U.S. Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin resolution, which gave President Johnson broad powers with reported North Vietnamese attacks on U.S. forces.
1970 - 1st computer chess tournament
1974 - French stuntman Philippe Petit walked a tightrope strung between the twin towers of New York's World Trade Center.
1976 - Scientists in Pasadena, CA, announced that the Viking 1 spacecraft had found strong indications of possible life on Mars.
1978 - Thousands of mourners file past the body of Pope Paul VI
1983 - Some 675,000 employees strike AT&T
1986 - Daniel Buettner, Bret Anderson, Martin Engel & Anne Knabe begin cycling journey of 15,266 miles from Prudhoe Bay Alaska to Argentina
1990 - U.S. President Bush ordered U.S. troops and warplanes to Saudi Arabia to guard against a possible invasion by Iraq.
1990 - NY Yankee Kevin Mass sets record with 12th HR in 1st 92 at bats & becomes 21st to hit a ball into 3rd deck of Seattle's Kingdome
1991 - Court rules Manuel Noriega, may access some secret US documents
1991 - Manhattan Cable final day of amnesty to return illegal cable boxes
1998 - The U.S. embassies in Nairobi, Kenya and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania were bombed killing 224 people and injuring over 5,500. Osama bin Laden was later indicted by a U.S. federal grand jury in connection with the attacks.
1999 - Tony Gwynn of the San Diego Padres got his 3,000th hit of his major league career.
2003 - In California, Arnold Schwarzenegger announced that he would run for the office of governor.
2003 - Stephen Geppi bought a 1963 G.I. Joe prototype for $200,000.
Famous Birthday’s
1876 - Mata Hari dancer/courtesan/spy (WW I)
1885 - Billie Burke Washington DC, actress (Glinda-The Wizard of Oz)
1942 - B.J. Thomas singer (Raindrops, Growing Pains Theme)
1944 - John Glover Kingston NY, actor (52 Pick-Up, Something Special)
Famous Death’s
1957 - Oliver Hardy comedian of Laurel & Hardy, dies at 65, Born 1892
2005 - Peter Jennings, Canadian-born news anchor (b. 1938)
Joke of the Day
A little girl: was talking to her teacher about whales. The teacher: said it was physically impossible for a whale to swallow a human because even though it was a very large mammal its throat was very small.
The little girl: stated that Jonah was swallowed by a whale. Irritated, the teacher: reiterated that a whale could not swallow a human; it was physically impossible. The little girl: said, "When I get to heaven I will ask Jonah". The teacher: asked, "What if Jonah went to hell?" The little girl: replied, "Then you ask him".
A Sunday school teacher: was discussing the Ten Commandments with her five and six year olds. After explaining the commandment to "honor" thy Father and thy Mother, she asked, "Is there a commandment that teaches us how to treat our brothers and sisters?" Without missing a beat one little boy: (the oldest of a family) aswered, "Thou shall not kill."
The children had all been photographed, and the teacher was trying to persuade them each to buy a copy of the group picture.
"Just think how nice it will be to look at it when you are all grown up and say, 'There's Jennifer, she's a lawyer,' or 'That's Michael, He's a doctor.'
A small voice at the back of the room rang out, "And there's the teacher, she's dead."
World Records
Longest ramp jump - quadbike (ATV)
Jamie Barkla (Australia), a member of the Crusty Demons freestyle motocross team, jumped a record 148.9 ft on a Yamaha YFZ450 quad bike at the Queensland Raceway, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia on May 14, 2005. The attempt was filmed for Guinness World Records, Seven Network.
Longest Motorcycle Ride Through a Tunnel of Fire
Stephen Brown (UK) rode a motorcycle through a tunnel of fire 167.3 ft long at Knockhill Racing Circuit, near Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, on August 7, 2003.
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