Trevor WholohanThis Day in History September 6th
September 5th 2007 23:37
This Day in History
1620 - The Pilgrims left on the Mayflower from Plymouth, England to settle in the New World.
1901 - U.S. President William McKinley was shot and mortally wounded (he died 8 days later) by Leon Czolgosz. Czolgosz, an American anarchist, was executed the following Oct.
1939 - South Africa declared war on Germany.
1941 - Jews in German-occupied areas were ordered to wear the Star of David with the word "Jew" inscribed. The order only applied to Jews over the age of 6.
1943 - The youngest player to appear in an American League baseball game was pitcher Carl Scheib of the Philadelphia Athletics. Scheib was 16 years, eight months and five days old
1949 - Howard Unruh kills 13 neighbors in 12 minutes
1954 - Yankees use a record 10 pinch hitters
1959 - The first Barbie Doll was sold by Mattel Toy Corporation.
1963 - Major league baseballs 100,000th game
1966 - "Star Trek" premiers on NBC TV
1966 - Race riot in Atlanta Georgia
1970 - Jimi Hendrix plays what turns out to be his last ever performance, at the badly controlled and rained out Love and Peace Festival, on the Isle Of Fehmarn, Germany.
1972 - Rick DeMont lost the gold medal he received in a 400-meter swimming event because a banned drug was found in his system during routine drug testing.
1976 - Cold War: Soviet air force pilot Lt. Viktor Belenko lands a MiG-25 jet fighter at Hakodate on the island of Hokkaido in Japan and requests political asylum in the U.S.
1983 - The Soviet Union admitted to the shooting down of Korean Air Lines flight 007. They said the pilots were not aware that their target was a civilian aircraft.
1985 - 31 people were killed when a Midwest Express Airlines DC-9 crashed just after takeoff in Milwaukee.
1990 - Iraq warned that anyone trying to flee the country without permission would be put in prison for life.
1991 - The name St. Petersburg was restored to Russia's second largest city. The city was
Founded in 1703 by Peter the Great. The name has been changed to Petrograd (1914) and to Leningrad (1924).
1992 - A 35-year old man died ten weeks after receiving a transplanted baboon liver.
1995 - Los Angeles police detective Mark Fuhrman invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination at the O.J. Simpson trial.
1995 - Cal Ripken played his 2,131st consecutive game setting a new record. Lou Gehrig previously held the record.
1997 - More than 2 million people watched the funeral service of Princess Diana that was held at Westminster Abbey.
2002 - In New York, the U.S. Congress convened at Federal Hall for a rare special session. The session was held in New York to express the nation's mourning for the loss on September 11, 2001 and unity in the war against terrorism.
2005 - The California Legislature becomes the first legislative body in the United States to legalize same-sex marriage without a pre-emptive judicial order to do so.
Famous Birthday’s
1888 - Joseph P Kennedy financier/diplomat, father of JFK, RFK & Teddy
1939 - David Allan Coe country musician (You Never Call Me by My Name)
1944 - Linda Kaye Henning Cal, actress (Betty Joe-Petticoat Junction)
1958 - Jeff Foxworthy, American comedian, actor, and author
1964 - Rosie Perez, American actress(White Men can’t Jump, Untamed Heart)
Famous Death’s
1901 - Pres William McKinley assassinated by Leon Czologosz in Buffalo, NY
1984 - Ernest Tubb singer (Grand Ole Opry), dies at 70
1990 - Tom Fogerty, singer, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Bad Mon Rising,(b. 1941)
Joke of the Day
Towels Heads
Recently I have received a warning about the use of this politically incorrect term, so please note: We all need to be more sensitive in our choice of words. I have been informed that the Islamic terrorists, who hate our guts and want to kill us, do not like being called “Towel Heads” since the items they wear on their heads is not actually a towel, but in fact, small folded sheet. Therefore, from this point forward, please refer to them as “Little Sheet Heads.” Thank you for your support and compliance on this delicate matter.
NEVER SAY TO A COP
1. Do you smell Bacon?
2. Sorry, Officer, I didn't realize my radar detector wasn't plugged in.
3. Hey aren’t you the guy from the Village people
4. Man, you must have been flying to catch up to me!
5. Which one are you, Andy or Barney?
6. Do you think Miss Piggy is cute?
7. I thought you had to be in relatively good physical condition to be a police officer.
8.Gee, Officer! That's terrific. The last officer only gave me a warning, too!
World Records
Fastest Electric Car
The highest speed achieved by an electric vehicle is 245.523 mph by the White Lightning Electric Streamliner, driven by Patrick Rummerfield (USA), at the Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, USA, on October 22, 1999. Propelled by two 200 hp alternating current motors, this 2,450-lb vehicle can reach 100 mph in 8 seconds and has a theoretical top speed of over 300 mph, according to its makers.
Fastest Furniture
The Casual Lofa, a motorized sofa built by Edd China and David Davenport, has a top speed of 87 mph. Powered by a Mini 1300 cc engine, it is licensed for use on UK roads and is steered by turning a medium pizza pan.
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