Trevor WholohanA Day in History, Jokes and World Records March 6th
March 6th 2007 01:15
Click here to make Money!
1836 - The thirteen-day siege of the Alamo by Santa Anna and his army ended. The Mexican army of three thousand men defeated the 189 Texas volunteers.
1854 - Washington Monument, several men stole the Pope's Stone from the lapidarium.
1899 - "Aspirin" patented by Felix Hoffmann
1900 - In West Virginia, an explosion trapped 50 coal miners underground.
1921 - Police in PA require Women to wear skirts at least 4 inches below the knee
1922 - Babe Ruth signs 3 years at $52,000 a year New York Yankee contract
1935 - Frank Bartell (Czechoslovakia), cycles record 80.584 mph in Los Angeles
1943 - Battle at Medenine, North-Africa; Rommels assault attack
1944 - During World War II, U.S. heavy bombers began the first American raid on Berlin. Allied planes dropped 2000 tons of bombs.
1946 - France recognizes Vietnam statehood within Indo-Chinese federation
1947 - XB-45, 1st US 4-engine jet bomber, makes 1st test flight, Muroc CA
1948 - USS Newport News, the first air-conditioned naval ship.
1951 - The trial of Russian spies, Ethel and Julius Rosenberg begins.
1959 - 11th Emmy Awards: Playhouse 90, Jack Benny Show, Raymond Burr
1960 - Switzerland granted women the right to vote in municipal elections.
1960 - The United States announced that it would send 3,500 troops to Vietnam.
1964 - Elijah Muhammad renames Cassius Clay, Muhammad Ali "beloved of Allah".
1964 - Liz Taylor's 3rd divorce (Eddie Fisher)
1967 - U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson announced his plan to establish a draft lottery.
1967 - Muhammad Ali is ordered by selective service to be inducted
1967 - Stalin's daughter Svetlana Allilujeva asks for political asylum in US
1970 - Charles Manson released his album "Lies" to finance his defense against murder.
1973 - U.S. President Richard Nixon imposed price controls on oil and gas.
1974 - An Italian loses a record $1,920,000 at roulette in Monte Carlo
1976 - World Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Dorothy Hamill (USA)
1978 - Hustler publisher Larry Flynt shot & crippled by a sniper in Georgia
1981 - U.S. President Reagan announced a plan to cut 37,000 federal jobs.
1981 - After 19 years at CBS Evening News, Walter Cronkite signs off for the last time.
1983 - The United States Football League begins its first season.
1985 - Mike Tyson KOs Hector Mercedes in 1 round in his 1st pro fight
1985 - Yul Brynner appears in his 4,500th performance of "King & I"
1992 - The last episode of "The Cosby Show" aired. The show had been on since 1984.
1997 - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II launched the first official royal Web site.
1998 - Matt Beck, an angry lottery accountant kills 4 at Connecticut state lottery
2006 - South Dakota Governor Mike Rounds signs a bill into legislation that would ban most abortions in the state.
Famous Birthday’s
1906 - Lou Costello Paterson NJ, comedian/actor (Abbott & Costello)
1923 - Ed McMahon, TV host/WWII Korean war Veteran (Johnny Carson Show)
1937 - Merle Haggard country singer(Okie from Muskogee, Working Man Blues)
1959 - Tom Arnold, IA, comedian (Roseanne, True Lies, Best Damn Sports Show)
1972 - Shaquille O'Neal Newark NJ, NBA center (Magic, Lakers, Olympics-gold-96)
Famous Death’s
1836 - Davy Crockett US pioneer (Alamo), killed in battle at 49
1970 - William Hopper actor (Paul Drake-Perry Mason), dies at 55
2006 - Dana Reeve, American actress, wife of Christopher Reeve (b. 1961)
Joke of the Day
Computer Power
The businessman dragged himself home and barely made it to his chair before he dropped, exhausted. His sympathetic wife was right there with a tall cool drink and a comforting word. "My, you look tired," she said. "You must have had a hard day today. What happened to make you so exhausted?" "It was terrible," her husband said, "The computer broke down and all of us had to do our own thinking."
Three Rednecks were working up on a cell phone tower
Cooter, Pete and KC. As they start their descent Cooter slips, falls off the tower and is killed instantly.As the ambulance takes the body away, Pete says, "Well, Dang, someone should go and tell his wife." KC says, "OK, I'm pretty good at that sensitive stuff, I'll do it."Two hours later, he comes back carrying a case of Budweiser.Pete says, "Where did you get that beer, KC?" "Cooter's wife gave it to me," KC replies."That's unbelievable, you told the lady her husband was dead and she gave you beer?"Well, not exactly", KC says. "When she answered the door, I said to her, You must be Cooter's widow'."She said, "You must be mistaken, I'm not a widow."... then I said,
"I'll bet you a case of beer you are."
World Records
Greatest weight lifted by beard
The heaviest weight lifted with the human beard is 135 pounds when Antanas Kontrimas lifted Ruta Cekyte(both Lithuania) off the ground for 15 seconds on August 18, 2001.
Longest four finger hang
Daniel Dulac(France) was hoisted up to a bar, using just two fingers of each hand, he was suspended for 2 minutes 18 seconds in Paris, France on May 14, 2002.
Longest guitar marathon by an individual
Sanjeev Babu(India) played a guitar for 24 hours 30 minutes on August 14, 15, 2003.
1836 - The thirteen-day siege of the Alamo by Santa Anna and his army ended. The Mexican army of three thousand men defeated the 189 Texas volunteers.
1854 - Washington Monument, several men stole the Pope's Stone from the lapidarium.
1899 - "Aspirin" patented by Felix Hoffmann
1900 - In West Virginia, an explosion trapped 50 coal miners underground.
1921 - Police in PA require Women to wear skirts at least 4 inches below the knee
1922 - Babe Ruth signs 3 years at $52,000 a year New York Yankee contract
1935 - Frank Bartell (Czechoslovakia), cycles record 80.584 mph in Los Angeles
1944 - During World War II, U.S. heavy bombers began the first American raid on Berlin. Allied planes dropped 2000 tons of bombs.
1946 - France recognizes Vietnam statehood within Indo-Chinese federation
1947 - XB-45, 1st US 4-engine jet bomber, makes 1st test flight, Muroc CA
1948 - USS Newport News, the first air-conditioned naval ship.
1951 - The trial of Russian spies, Ethel and Julius Rosenberg begins.
1959 - 11th Emmy Awards: Playhouse 90, Jack Benny Show, Raymond Burr
1960 - Switzerland granted women the right to vote in municipal elections.
1960 - The United States announced that it would send 3,500 troops to Vietnam.
1964 - Elijah Muhammad renames Cassius Clay, Muhammad Ali "beloved of Allah".
1964 - Liz Taylor's 3rd divorce (Eddie Fisher)
1967 - U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson announced his plan to establish a draft lottery.
1967 - Muhammad Ali is ordered by selective service to be inducted
1967 - Stalin's daughter Svetlana Allilujeva asks for political asylum in US
1970 - Charles Manson released his album "Lies" to finance his defense against murder.
1973 - U.S. President Richard Nixon imposed price controls on oil and gas.
1974 - An Italian loses a record $1,920,000 at roulette in Monte Carlo
1976 - World Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Dorothy Hamill (USA)
1978 - Hustler publisher Larry Flynt shot & crippled by a sniper in Georgia
1981 - U.S. President Reagan announced a plan to cut 37,000 federal jobs.
1981 - After 19 years at CBS Evening News, Walter Cronkite signs off for the last time.
1983 - The United States Football League begins its first season.
1985 - Mike Tyson KOs Hector Mercedes in 1 round in his 1st pro fight
1985 - Yul Brynner appears in his 4,500th performance of "King & I"
1992 - The last episode of "The Cosby Show" aired. The show had been on since 1984.
1997 - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II launched the first official royal Web site.
1998 - Matt Beck, an angry lottery accountant kills 4 at Connecticut state lottery
2006 - South Dakota Governor Mike Rounds signs a bill into legislation that would ban most abortions in the state.
Famous Birthday’s
1906 - Lou Costello Paterson NJ, comedian/actor (Abbott & Costello)
1923 - Ed McMahon, TV host/WWII Korean war Veteran (Johnny Carson Show)
1937 - Merle Haggard country singer(Okie from Muskogee, Working Man Blues)
1959 - Tom Arnold, IA, comedian (Roseanne, True Lies, Best Damn Sports Show)
1972 - Shaquille O'Neal Newark NJ, NBA center (Magic, Lakers, Olympics-gold-96)
Famous Death’s
1836 - Davy Crockett US pioneer (Alamo), killed in battle at 49
1970 - William Hopper actor (Paul Drake-Perry Mason), dies at 55
2006 - Dana Reeve, American actress, wife of Christopher Reeve (b. 1961)
Joke of the Day
Computer Power
The businessman dragged himself home and barely made it to his chair before he dropped, exhausted. His sympathetic wife was right there with a tall cool drink and a comforting word. "My, you look tired," she said. "You must have had a hard day today. What happened to make you so exhausted?" "It was terrible," her husband said, "The computer broke down and all of us had to do our own thinking."
Three Rednecks were working up on a cell phone tower
Cooter, Pete and KC. As they start their descent Cooter slips, falls off the tower and is killed instantly.As the ambulance takes the body away, Pete says, "Well, Dang, someone should go and tell his wife." KC says, "OK, I'm pretty good at that sensitive stuff, I'll do it."Two hours later, he comes back carrying a case of Budweiser.Pete says, "Where did you get that beer, KC?" "Cooter's wife gave it to me," KC replies."That's unbelievable, you told the lady her husband was dead and she gave you beer?"Well, not exactly", KC says. "When she answered the door, I said to her, You must be Cooter's widow'."She said, "You must be mistaken, I'm not a widow."... then I said,
"I'll bet you a case of beer you are."
World Records
Greatest weight lifted by beard
The heaviest weight lifted with the human beard is 135 pounds when Antanas Kontrimas lifted Ruta Cekyte(both Lithuania) off the ground for 15 seconds on August 18, 2001.
Longest four finger hang
Daniel Dulac(France) was hoisted up to a bar, using just two fingers of each hand, he was suspended for 2 minutes 18 seconds in Paris, France on May 14, 2002.
Longest guitar marathon by an individual
Sanjeev Babu(India) played a guitar for 24 hours 30 minutes on August 14, 15, 2003.
| 29 |
| Vote |
subscribe to this blog
