Trevor WholohanThis Day in History August 29th
August 28th 2007 22:17
1885 - Gottlieb Daimler patents the world's first motorcycle
1886 - In New York City, Chinese Ambassador Li Hung-chang's chef invented chop suey.
1898 - The Goodyear tire company is founded.
1943 - German-occupied Denmark scuttles most of its navy; Germany dissolves Danish government.
1944 - During the continuing celebration of the liberation of France from the Nazis, 15,000 American troops marched down the Champs Elysees in Paris.
1945 - U.S. General Douglas MacArthur left for Japan to officially accept the surrender of the Japanese
1957 - Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina set a filibuster record in the U.S. when he spoke for 24 hours and 18 minutes.
1964 - Walt Disney's "Mary Poppins" released
1965 - Gemini 5, carrying astronauts Gordon Cooper and Charles ("Pete") Conrad, splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean after eight days in space.
1966 - Last Beatles concert, in San Francisco, California.
1967 - The final episode of "The Fugitive" aired.
1971 - Hank Aaron became the first baseball player in the National League to hit 100 or more runs in each of 11 seasons.
1973 - U.S. President Nixon was ordered by Judge John Sirica to turn over the Watergate tapes. Nixon refused and appealed the order.
1977 - Lou Brock brought his total of stolen bases to 893. The record he beat was held by Ty Cobb for 49 years.
1983 - Two U.S. marines were killed in Lebanon by the militia group Amal when they fired mortar shells at the Beirut airport.
1990 - Seattle Mariners become 1st team to have father-son teammates, signing Ken Griffey to play with son Ken Griffey Jr
1990 - Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, in a television interview, declared that America could not defeat Iraq.
1992 - The U.N. Security Council agreed to send troops to Somalia to guard the shipments of food.
1995 - At the O.J. Simpson trial, tapes of Mark Fuhrman were played. The recordings were of Fuhrman making racial comments.
2001 - In Dallas, TX, George Rivas was sentenced to death for the murder of a police office during a robbery. Rivas was the leader of a group of prison escapees referred to as the Texas 7.
2005 - Hurricane Katrina devastates much of the U.S. Gulf Coast from Louisiana (especially the Mississippi Gulf Coast) to the Florida Panhandle, killing more than 1,836 and costing over 115 billion dollars in damage.
Famous Birthday’s
1915 - Ingrid Bergman Sweden, actress (Casablanca, Cactus Flower)
1916 - George Montgomery Brady Mont, actor (Battle of Bulge, Hallucination)
1938 - Elliott Gould Queens NY, actor (M*A*S*H, Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice)
1938 - Peter Jennings Canada, news anchor (ABC TV)
1941 - Robin Leach TV host (Life Styles of Rich & Famous)
1958 - Michael Jackson Gary Indiana, singer (Thriller, Bad)
Famous Death’s
1769 - Edmond Hoyle games expert, Hoyle Cards dies (birth date unknown)
1877 - Brigham Young 2nd president of Mormon Church, dies
1982 - Ingrid Bergman academy award winning actress, dies on 67th birthday
1987 - Lee Marvin Tucson, Ariz at 63, actor(Big Red 1, Donovan’s Reef, Dirty Dozen)
Joke of the Day
American Holiday
Osama bin Laden goes to a psychic who says "You will die on an American holiday" Needless to say bin Laden is shocked. "Which one?" he asks.
"Doesn't matter", says the psychic. "Whatever day you die will become an American holiday."
Ole and Lena Go Flying
Ole and Lena went to a fair. Ole was fascinated by the airplanes and asked a pilot how much a ride would cost.
"$10 for 3 minutes, " replied the pilot. "That's too much, " said Ole.
The pilot thought for a second and then said, "I'll make you a deal. If you and your wife ride for 3 minutes without uttering a sound, the ride will be free. But if you make a sound, you'll have to pay $10."
Ole and Lena agreed and went for a wild ride. After they landed, the pilot said to Ole, "I want to congratulate you for not making a sound. You are a brave man."
"Maybe so, " said Ole, "but I gotta tell ya, I almost screamed when my wife fell out."
World Records
Longest Paper Airplane Flight
The level flight duration record for a hand-launched paper airplane is 27.6 sec., by Ken Blackburn of the USA, at the Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, on October 8, 1998.
Most Air Miles Flown By A Passenger
The record for the most air miles flown by an individual is held by Britain's Frederick Finn, who by June 2003 had flown a total distance of 13,900,000 miles. Mr Finn commutes regularly between London and New Jersey, USA, and holds the record for most number of flights as a supersonic passenger, having made 718 Atlantic crossings on Concorde.
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