Trevor WholohanThis Day in History April 23rd
April 22nd 2007 23:42
1789 - U.S. President George Washington moved into Franklin House, New York. It was the first executive mansion.
1851 - Canada issues its 1st postage stamps
1860 - Democratic convention in Charleston SC divided over slavery
1864 - Battle of Cane River LA (Red River Expedition, Monett's Ferry)
1896 - Vitascope system of movie projection 1st demonstrated (K&B Music Hall, NYC)
1903 - NY Highlanders(Yankees) win their 1st game beating Washington Senators 7-2
1908 - U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt signed an act creating the U.S. Army Reserve
1914 - The 3rd Marine Regiment joined in a show of force at Vera Cruz, Mexico, after an insult to the American flag.
1918 - USS Stewart destroys German submarine off France.
1924 - The U.S. Senate passes Soldiers Bonus Bill(Bonus’s for WWI, Payable in 1945)
1939 - Boston Red Sox Ted Williams hits his 1st homerun
1942 - German bombers hit Exeter, Bath and York for the British raid on Lübeck.
1945 - The Soviet Army fought its way into Berlin.
1945 - US troops in Italy cross river Po
1954 - Hammerin' Hank Aaron of the Milwaukee Braves hits 1st of his 755 homers
1962 - Ranger 4, 1st US satellite to reach Moon launched from Cape Canaveral
1968 - United Methodist Church forms
1968 - The United Kingdom produces its first decimalised coins, a 5p and a 10p coin.
1968 - Vietnam War: Student protesters at Columbia University in New York City take over administration buildings and shut down the university.
1969 - Sirhan Sirhan sentenced to death for killing Bobby Kennedy
1971 - Columbia University operations virtually end, by another student strike
1972 - Apollo 16 astronauts explore Moon surface
1977 - Dr Allen Bussey completes 20,302 yo-yo loops
1980 - Soviet sub catches fire off Japan, 9 die
1984 - AIDS-virus identified (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
1985 - The Coca-Cola Company announced that it was changing its 99-year-old secret formula. New Coke was not successful.
1988 - A federal law took effect that banned smoking on flights that were under 2 hours.
1989 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played his last regular season game in the NBA.
1992 - McDonald's opens its 1st fast-food restaurant in China
1996 - An auction of the late Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis' possessions began at Sotheby's in New York City for charity.
1997 - An infertility doctor in California announced that a 63-year-old woman had given birth The child was from a donor egg. The woman is the oldest known woman to give birth.
2003 - U.S. President Bush signed legislation that authorized the design change of the 5-cent coin (nickel) for release in 2004. It was the first change to the coin in 65 years.
Famous Birthday’s
1564 - William Shakespeare Stratford Avon England, (Hamlet, MacBeth, Julius Cæsar)
1791 - James Buchanan, (Federalist/Democrat), 15th US President (1857-61)
1928 - Shirley Temple Black Santa Monica CA, child actress (Heidi)/ambassador (UN)
1936 - Estelle Harris actress (Estelle Castanza-Seinfeld)
1936 - Roy Orbison Vernon TX, rocker (Oh Pretty Woman, Only The Lonely)D. 1988
1939 - Lee Majors, Wyandotte MI, TV actor (Big Valley, $6,000,000 Man, Fall Guy)
1944 - Sandra Dee, actress (Gidget, A Summer Place, Tammy and the Doctor) D. 2005
1961 - George Lopez, American actor and comedian(Freddie, Ski Patrol)
1968 - Timothy McVeigh, American terrorist, Oklahoma City bomber(d. 2001)
Famous Death’s
1616 - William Shakespeare, Author ( Romeo and Juliet), dies on his 52nd birthday
1995 - Howard Cosell sportscaster (Monday Night Football), dies at 77
1998 - James Earl Ray died, at age 70, assassinated Martin Luther King Jr.
Joke of the Day
Late for Work
Hugh came into the office an hour late for the third time in one week and found the boss waiting for him.
"What's the story this time. Hugh?" he asked sarcastically. "Let's hear a good excuse for a change."
Hugh sighed and said, "Everything went wrong this morning. The wife decided to drive me to the harbour. She got ready in ten minutes, but then the ferry didn't turn up. Rather than let you down, I swam across the river, ran over the mountain, borrowed a bicycle and cycled the 20 miles through the glen to this office."
"You'll have to do better than that. Hugh," replied the boss, disappointed. "No woman can be ready in ten minutes."
Temperence Lecture
Jock once attended a Temperance lecture given by Scotland's top medical man, a noted anti-drink campaigner. The speaker began by placing a live, wriggling worm in a glass of whisky. After a moment or two it died and sank to the bottom. The speaker said quietly to the audience, "Now my friends, what does this tell us?" Jock piped up, "If you drink whisky you'll never have worms!"
Little League
Conference Coach Jones called the young lad in from center field during a Little League game for a conference. "See here Larry," said the coach, "you know the principles of good sportsmanship that the Little League practices. You also know we don't tolerate temper tantrums, shouting at the umpire, or abusive language. Do I make myself clear?" "Yes, sir," replied Larry. "Well, then Larry," sighed Coach Jones, "would you please try to explain it to your mother?"
World Records
Deepest point in the ocean
The deepest part of the ocean is "Challenger deep" which lies at a depth of 35,797 feet or 6.77 miles(10,911m) in the Marianna’s trench in the Pacific Ocean. It was discovered in 1951, and it was first reached in 1960 by the US Navy.
Highest ocean temperature
The highest temperature recorded in the ocean is 759F(404C) for a hydrothermal vent measured by an American research submarine some 300 miles off for the American west coast in 1985.
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