Trevor WholohanA Day in History, Jokes and World Records March 19th
March 19th 2007 00:51
1628 - The Massachusetts colony was founded by Englishmen.
1831 - 1st US bank robbery (City Bank, New York/$245,000)
1906 - Berlin estimated the cost of the German war in S.W. Africa at $150 million.
1915 - Pluto is photographed for the first time but was not recognized as a planet.
1916 - Eight American planes take off in pursuit of Pancho Villa, the first United States air-combat mission in history.
1918 - The U.S. Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time.
1920 - The U.S. Senate rejected the Versailles Treaty for the second time maintaining an isolation policy.
1925 - Angelo G Roncalli (Pope John XXIII) becomes a bishop
1927 - Bloody battles between communists & Nazis in Berlin
1928 - "Amos & Andy" debuts on radio (NBC Blue Network-WMAQ Chicago)
1931 - Nevada legalizes gambling
1941 - World War II: The 99th Pursuit Squadron also known as the Tuskegee Airmen, the first all-black unit of the Army Air Corp, is activated.
1942 - FDR orders men between 45 & 64 to register for non military duty
1945 - Adolf Hitler issues Nero Decree: destruction of German facilities while retreating
1953 - The Academy Awards aired on television for the first time.
1954 - 1st color telecast of a prize fight, Giardello vs Troy at Madison Square Garden
1956 - Biggest NBA margin of victory: Minnesota Lakers-133, St Louis Hawks-75
1962 - Bob Dylan releases his first, self-titled album.
1963 - John F. Kennedy and six Latin American presidents pledged to fight Communism
1964 - Sean Connery's 1st day of shooting on "Goldfinger"
1965 - Rembrandt's "Titus" painting sold for $7,770,000.
1971 - Philadelphia 76ers outscore Cincinnati Royals 90-8 in 1 half
1973 - Dean tells Nixon, "There is a cancer growing on the Presidency"
1977 - The last episode of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" aired.
1979 - The United States House of Representatives begins broadcasting its day-to-day business via the cable television network C-SPAN.
1981 - Three are killed and five injured during a test of the Space Shuttle Columbia.
1984 - Mobil oil tanker spills 200,000 gallons into Columbia River
1987 - PTL leader Jim Bakker resigns after sex scandal with Jessica Hahn
1991 - NFL owners strip Phoenix of 1993 Super Bowl game due to Arizona not recognizing Martin Luther King Day
1994 - Largest omelet (1,383² ft) made with 160,000 eggs in Yokohama Japan
2002 - U.S. invasion of Afghanistan: Operation Anaconda ends (started on March 2) after killing 500 Taliban and al Qaeda fighters with 11 allied troop fatalities
2002 - Actor Ben Kingsley was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace.
2004 - A Swedish DC-3 shot down by a Russian Mig-15 in the 1950s is finally recovered after years of work.
Famous Birthday’s
1813 - David Livingstone Scotland, explorer (found by Stanley in Africa)
1848 - Wyatt Earp Monmouth IL, marshall-fought in Gunfight at the OK Corral B. 1929
1906 - Adolf Eichmann Ruhr Germany, Nazi Gestapo officer
1935 - Burt Metcalfe Saskatchewan Canada, actor/director (Father of the Bride)
1947 - Glenn Close, actress (The Big Chill, Fatal Attraction, The Stepford Wives)
1955 - [Walter] Bruce Willis, actor (Moonlighting, Die Hard, Armageddon, Hostage)
Famous Death’s
1982 - Randy Rhoads heavy metal guitarist (Ozzy Osbourne), dies in plane crash at 25
2005 - John De Lorean, automobile engineer(He designed the GTO & DeLorean)b 1925
Joke of the Day
Swerving Car
A car was driving down the street when all of a sudden it started swerving. The car was going back and forth till someone with a cell phone called the police. A police officer pulled the car over.
A blonde rolls down the window and says, " Officer, I'm so glad you are here. I saw a tree in the road, then I saw another. So I had to swerve to keep from hitting it!"
The officer looks at her, then says, "Ma'am, that's your air freshener."
New Checking Account
The teenage son was having trouble mastering the fine points of balancing his new checking account.
"The bank returned the check you wrote to the sporting goods store," his mother said.
"Oh good," he replied, "Now I can use it to buy some stereo equipment!"
World Records
Highest dry air temperature endured
During US Air Force experiments held in 1960, the highest dry air temperature endured by heavily clothed volunteers was measured at 500̊F(260̊C). During this same tests, the highest dry air temperature endured by naked volunteers was measured at 400̊F (205̊C). Temperatures of 284̊F (140̊C) in saunas have been found quite bearable.
Longest time to remain standing motionless
Om Prakash Singh(India) stood motionless, except for an involuntary blinking, for 20 hours 10 minutes on August 13-14, 1997.
Longest time spent balancing on a tight rope
Jorge Ojeda-Guzman(USA) spent 205 days, from January 1 to July 25, 1993, on a wire 36 feet long and 35 feet above ground. During his time on a tight rope, he entertained crowds by walking, dancing, and balancing on a chair.
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