Trevor WholohanA Day in History
November 24th 2006 02:36
This Day in History Friday, November 24th
1859 - Charles Darwin, published "On the Origin of Species." It was the paper in which he explained his theory of evolution through the process of natural selection.
1871 - The National Rifle Association was incorporated in the U.S.
1896 - 1st U.S. absentee voting law enacted by Vermont
1922 - Italian parliament gives Mussolini dictatorial powers "for 1 year"
1930 - 1st woman pilot on a transcontinental air flight Miss Ruth Nichols (Mineola, NY to CA), in a Lockheed-Vega, took 7 days
1940 - Nazis closed off the Jewish ghetto in Warsaw, Poland. Over the next three years the population dropped from 350,000 to 70,000 due to starvation, disease and deportations to concentration camps.
1944 - During World War II, the first raid against the Japanese capital of Tokyo was made by land-based U.S. bombers.
1947 - The "Hollywood 10," were cited for contempt of Congress for refusing to answer questions about alleged Communist influence in their industry
1950 - U.N. troops begin an assault intending to end Korean War by Christmas
1950 - U.S. infantry division conquerors Chonju, Korea
1954 - Air Force One, 1st U.S. Presidential airplane, christened
1960 - Wilt Chamberlain pulls down 55 rebounds in a game (NBA record)
1963 - Dallas nightclub owner Jack Ruby shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald live on national television.
1966 - 400 die of respiratory failure and heart attack in killer New York City smog
1969 - Lt William L Calley, charged with massacre of over 100 civilians in My Lai Vietnam in March 1968, ordered to stand trial by court martial
1971 - Hijacker Dan Cooper, known as D.B. Cooper, parachuted from a 727 over Washington state with $200,000 in ransom.
1979 - U.S. admits troops in Vietnam were exposed to the toxic Agent Orange
1983 - PLO exchanges 6 Israeli prisoners for 4,500 Palestinians and Lebanese
1987 - The U.S. and the Soviet Union agreed to scrap short- and medium-range missiles. It was the first superpower treaty to eliminate an entire class of nuclear weapons.
1993 - Congress passes Brady bill establishing 5-day waiting period for handgun sales
1993 - In Liverpool, 11-year-olds Robert Thompson and Jon Venables are convicted of the murder of 2-year-old James Bulger.
1996 - Rusty Wallace wins the Suzuka NASCAR Thunder 100 racing event at Suzuka Circuitland in Suzuka City (it was the first NASCAR competition held in Japan)
1996 - Barry Sanders (Detroit Lions) set an NFL record when he recorded his eighth straight 1,000-yard season.
2002 - Space Shuttle Endeavour lifts off on mission STS-113, the final successful shuttle flight before the ill-fated STS-107 Columbia mission.
Famous Birthday’s November 24th
1784 - Zachary Taylor, 12th President (Mar 5,1849-July 9,1850)
1946 - Ted Bundy Burlington VT, serial murderer/rapist, killed between 30 - 100 girls
1947 - Dwight Schultz, Baltimore MD, actor (Murdock on the A-Team, Star Trek)
Famous Death’s
1963 - Lee Harvey Oswald JFK's assassinator shot dead by Jack Ruby
1991 - Freddie Mercury, Zanzibar-born singer (Queen) (born 1946)Died of AID’s
1991 - Eric Carr, American drummer (KISS) (born 1950)
2005 - Pat Morita, American actor(Happy Days, The Karate Kid) (b. 1932)
Joke of the Day - Twas the Night of Thanksgiving
'Twas the night of Thanksgiving, But I just couldn't sleep.
I tried counting backwards, I tried counting sheep
The leftovers beckoned --- The dark meat and white,
But I fought the temptation with all of my might.
Tossing and turning with anticipation
The thought of a snack became infatuation.
So I raced to the kitchen, Flung open the door,
And gazed at the fridge full of goodies galore.
I gobbled up turkey and buttered potatoes,
Pickles and carrots, beans and tomatoes.
I felt myself swelling so plump and so round,
Till all of a sudden, I rose off the ground !!
I crashed through the ceiling. Floating into the sky,
With a mouthful of pudding and a handful of pie,
But I managed to yell as I soared past the trees ...
Happy eating to all! (Pass the cranberries, please)
World Records
Highest jump by a Dog
The world record for the highest jump cleared by a dog is 66 in or 5ft 6in, achieved by Cinderella May a Holly Grey, a greyhound.
Longest Goldfish
The world's longest goldfish (Carassius auratus) is owned by Joris Gijsbers and measured 47.4 cm (18.7 in) from snout to tail-fin end on March 24, 2003.
1859 - Charles Darwin, published "On the Origin of Species." It was the paper in which he explained his theory of evolution through the process of natural selection.
1871 - The National Rifle Association was incorporated in the U.S.
1896 - 1st U.S. absentee voting law enacted by Vermont
1922 - Italian parliament gives Mussolini dictatorial powers "for 1 year"
1930 - 1st woman pilot on a transcontinental air flight Miss Ruth Nichols (Mineola, NY to CA), in a Lockheed-Vega, took 7 days
1940 - Nazis closed off the Jewish ghetto in Warsaw, Poland. Over the next three years the population dropped from 350,000 to 70,000 due to starvation, disease and deportations to concentration camps.
1947 - The "Hollywood 10," were cited for contempt of Congress for refusing to answer questions about alleged Communist influence in their industry
1950 - U.N. troops begin an assault intending to end Korean War by Christmas
1950 - U.S. infantry division conquerors Chonju, Korea
1954 - Air Force One, 1st U.S. Presidential airplane, christened
1960 - Wilt Chamberlain pulls down 55 rebounds in a game (NBA record)
1963 - Dallas nightclub owner Jack Ruby shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald live on national television.
1966 - 400 die of respiratory failure and heart attack in killer New York City smog
1969 - Lt William L Calley, charged with massacre of over 100 civilians in My Lai Vietnam in March 1968, ordered to stand trial by court martial
1979 - U.S. admits troops in Vietnam were exposed to the toxic Agent Orange
1983 - PLO exchanges 6 Israeli prisoners for 4,500 Palestinians and Lebanese
1987 - The U.S. and the Soviet Union agreed to scrap short- and medium-range missiles. It was the first superpower treaty to eliminate an entire class of nuclear weapons.
1993 - Congress passes Brady bill establishing 5-day waiting period for handgun sales
1993 - In Liverpool, 11-year-olds Robert Thompson and Jon Venables are convicted of the murder of 2-year-old James Bulger.
1996 - Rusty Wallace wins the Suzuka NASCAR Thunder 100 racing event at Suzuka Circuitland in Suzuka City (it was the first NASCAR competition held in Japan)
1996 - Barry Sanders (Detroit Lions) set an NFL record when he recorded his eighth straight 1,000-yard season.
2002 - Space Shuttle Endeavour lifts off on mission STS-113, the final successful shuttle flight before the ill-fated STS-107 Columbia mission.
Famous Birthday’s November 24th
1784 - Zachary Taylor, 12th President (Mar 5,1849-July 9,1850)
1946 - Ted Bundy Burlington VT, serial murderer/rapist, killed between 30 - 100 girls
1947 - Dwight Schultz, Baltimore MD, actor (Murdock on the A-Team, Star Trek)
Famous Death’s
1963 - Lee Harvey Oswald JFK's assassinator shot dead by Jack Ruby
1991 - Freddie Mercury, Zanzibar-born singer (Queen) (born 1946)Died of AID’s
1991 - Eric Carr, American drummer (KISS) (born 1950)
2005 - Pat Morita, American actor(Happy Days, The Karate Kid) (b. 1932)
Joke of the Day - Twas the Night of Thanksgiving
'Twas the night of Thanksgiving, But I just couldn't sleep.
I tried counting backwards, I tried counting sheep
The leftovers beckoned --- The dark meat and white,
But I fought the temptation with all of my might.
Tossing and turning with anticipation
The thought of a snack became infatuation.
So I raced to the kitchen, Flung open the door,
And gazed at the fridge full of goodies galore.
I gobbled up turkey and buttered potatoes,
Pickles and carrots, beans and tomatoes.
I felt myself swelling so plump and so round,
Till all of a sudden, I rose off the ground !!
I crashed through the ceiling. Floating into the sky,
With a mouthful of pudding and a handful of pie,
But I managed to yell as I soared past the trees ...
Happy eating to all! (Pass the cranberries, please)
World Records
Highest jump by a Dog
The world record for the highest jump cleared by a dog is 66 in or 5ft 6in, achieved by Cinderella May a Holly Grey, a greyhound.
Longest Goldfish
The world's longest goldfish (Carassius auratus) is owned by Joris Gijsbers and measured 47.4 cm (18.7 in) from snout to tail-fin end on March 24, 2003.
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