Trevor WholohanThis Day in History March 26th
March 25th 2007 23:55
1804 - Congress orders removal of Indians east of Mississippi to Louisiana
1804 - Territory of Orleans & Territory of Louisiana organized in Louisiana Purchase
1872 - Thomas J Martin patents fire extinguisher
1878 - Sabi Game Reserve, world's 1st official designated game reserve, opens
1910 - US forbid immigration to criminals, anarchists, paupers & the sick
1917 - World War I - British troops are halted after 17,000 Turks block their advance.
1918 - The Western Front, the Germans take the French towns Noyon, Roye and Lihons.
1933 - Ground is broken for the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.
1937 - Spinach growers in Crystal City, TX, erected a statue of Popeye.
1938 - Herman Goering warned all Jews to leave Austria.
1942 - The Germans began sending Jews to Auschwitz in Poland.
1943 - U.S. Flying Fortresses and Liberators pound German docks and U-boat lairs.
1945 - World War II: the third and final Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima.
1945 - In the Alaskan, Aleutians, the battle of Komandorski began when the Japanese attempted to reinforce a garrison and were intercepted by a U.S. naval force.
1954 - US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island
1955 - "Ballad of Davy Crockett" becomes the #1 record in US
1958 - The U.S. Army launched America's third successful satellite, Explorer III.
1962 - Supreme Court backs 1-man-1-vote apportionment of seats in state legislature
1969 - The movie "Marcus Welby" was seen on ABC. It was later turned into a series.
1970 - 500th nuclear explosion announced by the US since 1945
1971 - "Benny Hill Show" tops TV ratings
1971 - "Cannon" with William Conrad premieres on CBS-TV
1973 - Soap opera "The Young and the Restless" premieres
1979 - Camp David treaty was signed by Israel and Egypt that ended the 31 year war
1982 - Ground-breaking in Washington DC for Vietnam Veterans Memorial
1986 - Geffen records signs Guns & Roses
1989 - The first free elections took place in the Soviet Union. Boris Yeltsin was elected.
1992 - Mike Tyson sentenced to 10 years in rape of Desiree Washington, he served 3
1997 - The 39 bodies of Heaven's Gate members are found.The group had committed suicide thinking that they would be picked up by a spaceship following behind the comet Hale-Bopp.
1999 - In Michigan, Dr. Jack Kevorkian was convicted of second-degree murder for giving a terminally ill man a lethal injection and putting it all on videotape on September 17, 1998 for "60 Minutes."
2000 - The Seattle Kingdome was imploded to make room for a new football arena.
2000 - In Russia, acting President Vladimir Putin was elected president outright. He won a sufficient number of votes to avoid a runoff election.
2001 - World Championship Wrestlings final broadcast on TNT after the World Wrestling Federation bought the rival company.
2006 - In Scotland the prohibition of smoking in all substantially enclosed public places comes into force.
Famous Birthday’s
1863 - Henry Royce founder (Rolls-Royce Limited in 1884)
1911 - Tennessee Williams Columbus MS, dramatist (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof)D. 1983
1916 - Sterling Hayden, actor (Dr Strangelove, Asphalt Jungle, Cobra)Died 1986
1931 - Leonard Nimoy Boston MA, actor (Spock-Star Trek, Mission Impossible)
1939 - James Caan Bronx NY, actor (Killer Elite, Godfather, Dick Tracy, Misery)
1944 - Diana Ross [Earle] Detroit MI, (Supremes, Lady Sings the Blues, Mahogany)
1946 - Johnny Crawford Los Angeles CA, actor (Mark-The Rifleman)
1948 - Steven Tyler, rock vocalist (Aerosmith-Dream On, Walk This Way)
1950 - Martin Short Hamilton Ontario, comedian (Saturday Night Live, 3 Amigos)
1968 - Kenny Chesney, Country singer(How Forever Feels, There goes my Life)
1986 - Jessica McClure baby trapped in Texas well in 1988
Joke of the Day
Quiz
You are driving in a car at a constant speed. On your left side is a 'drop off' (The ground is 18-20 inches below the level you are traveling on), and on your right side is a fire engine traveling at the same speed as you. In front of you is a galloping horse which is the same size as your car and you cannot overtake it. Behind you is a galloping zebra. Both the horse and zebra are also traveling at the same speed as you . What must youdo to safely get out of this highly dangerous situation?Answer: * Get your drunk ass off the merry-go-round. *
BLONDE LOGIC
Two blondes living in Oklahoma were sitting on a bench talking, and one blonde says to the other, "Which do you think is farther away... Florida or the moon?" The other blonde turns and says "Helloooooooooo, can you see Florida?????"
World Records
Most deaths on Mount Everest in one day
On May 10, 1996, a blizzard with winds of up to 90 miles an hour in temperatures of -40̊F claimed the lives of 8 climbers on Mount Everest. Dr. Seaborn Weathers(USA) was trapped on Mount Everest for 16 hours. He lost his right hand, part of his left hand, and his nose to frostbite
Longest fall survived in an elevator
Betty Lou Oliver(USA) survived a plunge of 75 stories(over 1000 feet) in an elevator in the Empire State building on July 28, 1945 after an American B-25 bomber crashed into the building in thick fog, severing all the elevators cables.
| 22 |
| Vote |
Subscribe to this blog
