Trevor WholohanThis Day in History March 23rd
March 23rd 2007 00:28
1775 - Patrick Henry declared, "give me liberty, or give me death!"
1806 - Lewis and Clark, reach the Pacific coast, and began their return journey east.
1840 - The first successful photo of the Moon was taken.
1857 - Elisha Otis installed the first passenger elevator in a public building in NY.
1889 - U.S. President Harrison opened Oklahoma for white colonization.
1903 - The Wright brothers obtained an airplane patent.
1903 - U.S. troops were sent to Honduras to protect the American consulate.
1909 - Theodore Roosevelt leaves New York for a post-presidency safari in Africa.
1925 - Tennessee becomes 1st state to outlaw teaching theory of evolution
1929 - 1st telephone installed in White House
1942 - 2,500 Jews of Lublin massacred or deported
1942 - Japanese forces occupy Andaman Islands in Indian Ocean
1942 - US move native-born of Japanese ancestry into detention centers
1943 - German counter attack on US lines in Tunisia
1944 - Nicholas Alkemade falls 3.4 miles(18,055 feet) without a parachute & lives
1950 - "Beat the Clock" premiered on CBS-TV.
1951 - U.S. paratroopers descended from flying boxcars in a surprise attack in Korea.
1957 - US army sells last homing pigeons
1962 - JFK visits San Francisco
1966 - 1st official meeting after 400 years of Catholic & Anglican Church
1967 - Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. called the Vietnam War the biggest obstacle to the civil rights movement.
1970 - Mafia "Boss" Carlo Gambino was arrested for plotting to steal $3 million.
1972 - The U.S. called a halt to the peace talks on Vietnam being held in Paris.
1972 - Evel Knievel broke 93 bones after successfully jumping 35 cars.
1981 - U.S. Supreme Court upheld statutory rape a crime for men but not women.
1983 - US President Ronald Reagan introduces "Star Wars"-plan (SDI)
1985 - Billy Joel weds supermodel Christie Brinkley
1987 - Soap opera "Bold & Beautiful" premieres
1990 - Former Exxon Valdez Captain Joseph Hazelwood ordered to help clean up Prince William Sound & pay $50,000 in restitution for 1989 oil spill
1994 - Howard Stern formally announces his Libertarian run for New York Governor
2001 - The Russian Mir space station is disposed of, breaking up in the atmosphere before falling into the southern Pacific Ocean near Fiji.
2003 - In Nasiriyah, Iraq, 11 soldiers of the 507th Maintenance Company as well as 18 U.S. Marines are killed during the first major conflict of Operation Iraqi Freedom
2005 - Court of Appeals, refuses to order the reinsertion of Terri Schiavo's feeding tube.
Famous Birthday’s
1908 - Joan Crawford, actress (What Ever Happened To Baby Jane?)Died 1977
1952 - Patricia Richardson Bethesda MD, actress (Jill-Home Improvement)
1953 - Louie Anderson Minneapolis MN, comedian (Ratboy, Wrong Guys)
Joke of the Day
The Lone Ranger and Tonto
The Lone Ranger and Tonto went camping in the desert. After they got their tent all set up, both men fell sound asleep. Some hours later, Tonto wakes the Lone Ranger and says, "Kemo Sabe, look towards sky, what do you see?" The Lone Ranger replies, "I see a million stars. "What that tell you?" asked Tonto The Lone Ranger ponders for a minute then says, "Astronomically speaking, it tells me there are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets. Astrologically, it tells me that Saturn is in Leo. Time wise, it appears to be approximately a quarter past three in the morning. Theologically, the Lord is all powerful and we are small and insignificant. Meteorologically, it seems we will have a beautiful day tomorrow. What's it tell you, Tonto?"
"It tell me, You dumber than buffalo turd. Someone stole tent."
Delivery
Due to a power outage, only one paramedic responded to the call. The house was very dark so the paramedic asked Kathleen, a little 3 year old girl, to hold the flashlight high above her mommy so he could see while he helped deliver the baby.Very diligently, Kathleen did as she was asked.Heide pushed and pushed and after a while, Connor was born. The paramedic lifted him by his little feet and spanked him on his bottom. Connor began to cry. The paramedic thanked Kathleen for her help and asked the wide-eyed 3 year old what she thought about what she had just witnessed.Kathleen quickly responded, " Smack his butt again, He shouldn't have crawled up there in the first place!"
World Records
Greatest altitude reached by helium filled toy balloons
Ian Ashpole(UK) achieved the highest flight powered by toy helium balloons, reaching 11,000 feet on October 28, 2001. Some of the 600 balloons with a diameter of 3 feet burst, forcing him to parachute to safety.
Longest time spent balancing on 1 foot
Arulanantham Joachim(Sri Lanka) balanced on 1 foot or 76 hours 40 minutes on May 22-25 1997.
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