Trevor WholohanThis Day in History August 28th
August 27th 2007 23:44
This Day in History
1565 - St. Augustine, Florida, established. It is the oldest surviving European settlement in the United States.
1898 - Caleb Bradham renames his carbonated soft drink "Pepsi-Cola".
1907 - UPS is founded by James E. Casey in Seattle, Washington.
1916 - Germany declares war on Romania.
1916 - Italy declares war on Germany.
1939 - The first successful flight of a jet-propelled airplane took place. The plane was a German Heinkel He 178.
1955 - 1st NFL preseason sudden death football, Rams beats Giants 23-17
1955 - Emmett Till was abducted from his uncle's home in Mississippi. Two white men had brutally murdered the black teen-ager after he whistled at a white woman.
1963 - During a 200,000-person civil rights rally in at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., Martin Luther King, Jr. gives his famous I have a dream speech.
1964 - The Philadelphia race riot began.
1968 - Riots in Chicago, Illinois, during the Democratic National Convention
1972 - During the Olympic Games in Munich, Mark Spitz gets his first of seven gold medals in swimming events.
1978 - Donald Vesco rode 21'-long Kawasaki motorcycle at 318.598 mph
1981 - John Hinckley, Jr. pled innocent to the charge of attempting to kill U.S. President Ronald Reagan. Hinckley was later acquitted by reason of insanity.
1986 - Jerry Whitworth, a retired Navy warrant officer, was convicted for his role in a Soviet spy ring. He was sentenced to 365 years in prison and fined $410,000.
1988 - At an air show in Ramstein, West Germany, an Italian Air Force jet collided with 2 other jets and then plunged into a crowd. 70 people were killed.
1989 - Jim Bakker's fraud and conspiracy trial opened.
1990 - Iraq declared Kuwait to be its 19th province and renamed Kuwait City al-Kadhima.
1991 - A drunk motorman speeds into the Union Square station on the No. 4 line in New York City. The train derails on the curve, killing six passengers and injuring dozens
1995 - The biggest bank in the U.S. was created when Chase Manhattan and Chemical Bank announced their $10 billion Dollar deal.
1996 - A divorce decree was issued for Britain's Charles and Princess Diana. This was the official end to the 15-year marriage.
2004 - George Brunstad, at age 70, became the oldest person to swim the English Channel. The swim from Dover, England, to Sangatte, France, took 15 hours and 59 minutes.
2005 - A mandatory evacuation is ordered by New Orleans, Louisiana mayor Ray Nagin and Louisiana governor Kathleen Blanco as Hurricane Katrina moved nearer to Louisiana.
Famous Birthday’s
1921 - Nancy Kulp Penn, actress (Jane Hathaway-Beverly Hillbillies)
1940 - Richard Sanders actor (Les Nessman-WKRP, Berrengers, Spencer)
1943 - David Soul Chicago, actor (Hutch on Starsky & Hutch, Here Comes the Bride)
1957 - Daniel Stern Stamford Ct, actor (Home Alone, City Slickers, Wonder Years)
1958 - Scott Hamilton Toledo, figure skating champion (Olympic-gold-1984)
1965 - Shania Twain, Canadian, Country Western singer
1969 - Jason Priestley Vancouver BC, actor (Brandon-Beverly Hills 90210)
1969 - Mary McCartney daughter of Beatle Paul McCartney
1969 - Jack Black, actor, comedian & musician(School of Rock, Shallow Hal, King Kong)
1982 - LeAnn Rimes, Country Western singer
Famous Death’s
1955 - Emmett Till kidnapped & lynched at 14, in Money Mississippi
1964 - Gracie Allen Mrs George Burns/comedian (Burns & Allen), dies at 62
Joke of the Day
A Texas Millionaire
A Texas millionaire had fallen ill. The doctors consulted did not seem to understand what ailed him. The millionaire let it be known that any doctor who could heal him could have whatever he desired. A country doctor was finally able to cure him, and as the doctor was leaving after a week's stay, the Texan said, "Doc! I am a man of my word. You name it, and if it is humanly possible I'll get it for you." "Well," said the doctor, "I love to play golf, so if I could have a matching set of golf clubs, that would be fine." With that the physician left. The doctor didn't hear from the Texan millionaire for some months. Then, one day, he got a phone call from the millionaire.
"Doc, I bet you thought that I had gone back on my word. I have your matching set of golf clubs. The reason it took so long is that two of them didn't have swimming pools, and I didn't think they were good enough for ya. So I had pools installed and they're all ready for you now!"
Jets Fan
A guy walks into a bar with a dachshund under his arm. The dog is wearing a Jets jersey helmet and is holding Jets pom poms.
The bartender says,"Hey! No pets allowed in here! You'll have to leave!"
The man begs, "Look I'm desperate. We're both big fans, my TV is broken, and this is the only place we can see the game!"
After securing a promise that the dog will behave and warning him that if there is any trouble they will be thrown out, the bartender relents and allows them to stay in the bar and watch the game.
The game begins with the Jets receiving a kickoff. They march down field stop at the 30,and kick a field goal. With that the dog jumps up on the bar and begins walking up and down the bar giving everyone a high-five.
The bartender says,"Wow that is the most amazing thing I've ever seen! What does the dog do if they score a touchdown?"
"I don't know," replies the owner, "I've only had him for four years."
World Records
Fastest Jet
This two-seat high-speed aircraft flew top-secret missions for nearly 25 years. To make it go fast the Blackbird is painted with a black paint that consists of tiny metallic balls. These dissipate electro-magnetically-generated energy and effectively lower the chances of the plane being picked up by radar. The special black finish also wards off heat caused by high speeds and actually radiates significantly more friction-generated heat than it absorbs at cruising speeds of Mach 3.
Largest Currently Produced Helicopter
The largest helicopter currently produced is the five-man Russian Mil Mi-26, which has a maximum takeoff weight of 123,458 lb. Unladen, it weighs 62,170 lb, and its overall length is 131 ft.
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