Trevor WholohanThis Day in History September 10th
September 9th 2007 23:33
This Day in History
1608 - John Smith elected president of Jamestown colony council, Va
1776 - George Washington asks for a spy volunteer, Nathan Hale volunteers
1813 - The U.S. defeats the British Fleet at the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812.
1897 - British police arrest George Smith for drunken driving. It was the first DWI.
1913 - The Lincoln Highway opened. It was the first paved coast-to-coast highway in the U.S.
1919 - New York City welcomed home 25,000 soldiers and General John J. Pershing who had served in the First Division during World War I.
1921 - The Autobahn in Germany opened near Berlin. The road is known for its nonexistent speed limit.
1937 - 2nd American Football League plays 1st game (LA 21, Pittsburgh 0) Cleveland (Los Angeles) Rams plays their 1st NFL game, lose 28-0
1939 - The government of Canada declares war on Germany
1942 - Following the example of several European nations, President Franklin D. Roosevelt mandated gasoline rationing in the U.S. as part of the country's wartime efforts.
1943 - German forces began their occupation of Rome during World War II.
1953 - Swanson began selling its first "TV dinner."
1955 - "Gunsmoke" premiered on CBS.
1960 - NY Yankee Mickey Mantle hits 643' HR over right field roof in Detroit
1960 - Running barefoot, Ethiopian Abebe Bikila wins Rome Olympic marathon
1961 - At the Italian Grand Prix in Monza, a horrific crash on the 2nd lap of the race causes the death of German driver Wolfgang von Trips and 13 spectators hit by his Ferrari.
1963 - Twenty black students entered public schools in Alabama at the end of a standoff between federal authorities and Alabama governor George C. Wallace.
1972 - The United States loses its first international basketball game against the Soviet Unio.
1972 - At 21, Emerson Fittipaldi is youngest to win an auto race World Championship
1974 - Teuvo Louhivouri sets cycling distance record of 515.8 mi in 24 hrs
1977 - Hamida Djandoubi, convicted of murder, became the last person to be executed by guillotine in France.
1984 - Sean O'Keefe (11) is youngest to cycle across US (24 days)
1987 - At his residence in Afghanistan, Osama bin Laden launches al Qaeda(training base).
1989 - Hungary gave permission to thousands of East German refugees and visitors to immigrate to West Germany.
1990 - Iraq's Saddam Hussein offered free oil to developing nations in an attempt to win their support during the Gulf War Crisis.
1997 - The $250 million Mars Global Surveyor successfully went into orbit around Mars for its 2 year mapping mission.
2001 - Iraq said it shot down a US spy plane. The US reported an unmanned plane missing
2002 - The Bush administration raised the nationwide terror alert to yellow, its second-highest level, closed nine U.S. embassies overseas and heightened security at federal buildings and landmarks in America on the eve of the Sept. 11 anniversary
2006 - Michael Schumacher announced his retirement as a race car driver.
Famous Birthday’s
1929 - Arnold Palmer (PGA Golfer of the Year 1960, 1962, in World Golf Hall of Fame)
1934 - Charles Kuralt Wilmington NC, newscaster (On the Road)
1934 - Roger Maris Yankee, HR champ (61 in 1961, AL MVP 1960, 1961)
1950 - Joe Perry Boston, rocker (Aerosmith-Walking the Dog)
Joke of the Day
A Good Exercise For The Elderly
You know how important exercise is, as we grow older. Here are a few suggestions. I start by standing outside behind the house and, with a five pound potato sack in each hand, extend my arms straight out to my sides and hold them there as long as I can. After a few weeks I moved up to 10 pound potato sacks, then 20 pound potato sacks and finally I got to where I could lift a 50 pound potato sack in each hand and hold my arms straight out for more than a full minute! Next, I started putting a few potatoes in the sacks, but I would caution you not to overdo it at this level.
Streakin' at the Nursing Home
A couple of old ladies are sitting on the patio in a nursing home. Both are bored. "Mabel, nothing happens here, all the men are half-dead and no fun!" "Doris, I agree. Let's do something that will jerk them into action!" So Mabel agrees to streak down the corridor and attract the attention of the old men that are sitting there sunning themselves. She does this and the following conversation insues between Harold and Humphrey... "Humphrey, old boy, was that Mabel that I saw running past?..." "Hmm, I think so. Couldn't say for sure. My eyes aren't too good these days." "What was she wearing?" "Hmm, couldn't say for sure, but whatever it was it was in need of ironing!"
Doctor's orders
An elderly woman went to the doctor for a check up. After examining her and checking her cardiovascular activity, the doctor recommended that she engage in sexual activity three times a week. Embarrassed, the woman asked the doctor to tell her husband. The doctor went out into the waiting room and told the husband that his wife needed sex three times a week. The elderly husband replied, "OK, Doc. Which days? "Monday, Wednesday and Friday would be ideal," replied the doctor. "Well, I can bring her on Monday and Wednesday," the husband said, "but on Fridays, she'll have to take a taxi."
World Records
Smallest Living Dog
The smallest living dog in terms of length is Tiny Pinocchio, who measured 8in(20.3cm) long on May 23, 2003. The smallest dog in terms of height is Whitney a Yorkshire terrier who measured 3 inches(7.6cm) to the shoulder on November 26, 2002.
Tallest and Longest Dog
Harvey, a great Dane owned by Charles Dodmon(UK) stands at 41inches or 3ft 5.5in (105.41cm) tall and measures 91in or 7ft 5in(231.14cm) from nose to tip. Average height for a great Dane is 29.5in(75cm)
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