Trevor WholohanThis Day in History April 10th
April 10th 2007 00:28
This Day in History
1790 - The U.S. patent system was established.
1790 - Robert Gray is 1st American to circumnavigate the Earth
1845 - More than 1,000 buildings damaged by fire in Pittsburgh PA
1849 - Walter Hunt patented the safety pin. He sold the rights for $100.
1872 - Arbor day 1st celebrated in Nebraska, later changed to April 22
1912 - The RMS Titanic leaves Southampton, England for her first and last voyage
1916 - The Professional Golfers Association of America (PGA) is created in NY City
1925 - F. Scott Fitzgerald published "The Great Gatsby" for the first time.
1932 - Paul von Hindenburg was elected president of Germany with 19 million votes. Adolf Hitler came in second with 13 million votes.
1938 - 99.75 percent of Austrians had voted to merge with Germany.
1941 - In World War II, U.S. troops occupied Greenland to prevent Nazi infiltration.
1942 - Cigarettes & candy rationed in Holland
1945 - US troops land on Tsugen Shima Okinawa
1947 - Jackie Robinson became the 1st black in major league baseball (Dodgers)
1953 - Actress Hedy Lamarr became a U.S. citizen.
1957 - The Suez Canal is reopened for all shipping after being closed for three months.
1961 - Adolf Eichmann tried as a war criminal in Israel
1963 - USS Thresher, 1st US atomic-powered submarine, sinks off Cape Cod(129 died)
1968 - Pres. Johnson replaced General Westmoreland with General Abrams in Vietnam
1970 - Paul McCartney announces that The Beatles have broken up.
1971 - Cold War: In an attempt to thaw relations with the United States, the People's Republic of China hosts the U.S. table tennis team for a weeklong visit.
1972 - For the first time since Nov. 1967 B-52 bombers begin bombing North Vietnam.
1978 - Volkswagen becomes the first non-American automobile manufacturer to build cars in the United States, opening a plant in Pennsylvania.
1984 - Damaged Solar Max satellite snared by Challenger shuttle and brought back.
1989 - H J Heinz, Van Camp Seafood & Bumble Bee Seafood say they will not buy tuna caught in nets that also trap dolphins
1992 - NHL strike ends after 10 days
1996 - U.S. President Clinton vetoed a bill that would have outlawed a technique used to end pregnancies in their late stages.
2000 - Ken Griffey Jr. became the youngest player in baseball history to reach 400 home runs. He was 30 years, 141 days old.
2001 - The Netherlands legalized mercy killings and assisted suicide for patients with unbearable, terminal illness.
2006 - Hundreds of thousands protest an immigration bill in cities across the US
Famous Birthday’s
1915 - Harry Morgan Detroit MI, actor (December Bride, MASH, Dragnet)
1921 - Chuck Connors Brooklyn NY, actor (Rifleman, Branded, Cowboy in Africa)
1932 - Omar Sharif [Michael Shalhoub] Alexandria Egypt, actor (Dr Zhivago)
1936 - John Madden NFL coach (Oakland Raiders)/sports commentator (CBS, FOX)
1938 - Don Meredith, TX, NFL quarterback (Cowboys)/Mon Night Football
1950 - Ken Griffey, Sr., baseball player 2097 games(Reds, Yankees, Braves, Marniners)
1951 - Steven Seagal Detroit MI, actor, director (Above the Law, Hard to Kill)
1980 - Kasey Kahne, Nascar race-car driver(#9 Dodge with 7 wins & 42 Top Tens)
1984 - Mandy Moore, singer/actress(The Princess Diaries, Saved)
Famous Death’s
1992 - Sam Kinison loud mouth comedian/actor, dies in a car crash at 38
1996 - Jessica Dubroff attempting to be youngest pilot, dies in crash at 7
Joke of the Day
Bicycle Repairman
Bush and Cheney were sitting in a bar. A guy walked in and asked the bartender, "Isn't that Bush and Cheney?" "Yes, it is" replied the bartender. The guy walked over and said, "Hey guys. What are you doing here?""We're planning WW3!"The guy said, "Really? What's going to happen?" and Bush replied, "Well...we're going to kill 10 million Iraqi and one bicycle repairman". "WHY ARE YOU GONNA KILL A BICYCLE REPAIRMAN?" asked the guy very anxiously. Bush turned to Cheney and said, "SEE...I TOLD YOU NO ONE WOULD WORRY ABOUT THE 10 MILLION IRAQIS"!!!
Birthday Study
It is proven that the celebration of birthdays is healthy. Statistics show that those people who celebrate the most birthdays become the oldest. -- S. den Hartog, Ph D. Thesis Universtity of Groningen.
World Records
Highest mountain in the solar system
The peak of Olympus Mons on Mars rises 15 miles above its base-nearly 3 times the height of Mount Everest. Despite its great height, Olympus Mons has a very gentle slope and is over 20 times wider than it is high.
Most volcanically active body
Jupiter’s moon lo, has enormous volcanic eruption plume’s reaching hundreds of miles into space, in fact it is so active that the moon has turned itself inside out and its lifetime.
Most Calves born in a Single Birth
The most calves born in a single birth is five, all of whom were born on March 18, 2005 at the Santa Clara Ranch, Congregacion Garza, Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico. The owners are Mr Guadalupe Olivares Garza & Sons.
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