Trevor WholohanThis Day in History September 21st
September 20th 2007 22:58
This Day in History
1776 - Great fire in NY
1780 - Benedict Arnold gives British Major Andr, plans to West Point
1784 - 1st daily newspaper in America (Penns Packet & General Advertiser)
1895 - 1st auto manufacturer opens-Duryea Motor Wagon Company
1938 - A hurricane struck parts of New York and New England killing more than 800 people.
1942 - The B-29 Superfortress makes its debut.
1948 - Milton Berle debuted as the host of "The Texaco Star Theater" on NBC-TV. The show later became "The Milton Berle Show." Berle was the regular host until 1967.
1953 - North Korean pilot Lieutenant Ro Kim Suk landed his Mig-15 aircraft outside Seoul for a $50,000 reward and political asylum. The US forces wanted the Mig-15 to study.
1954 - Nuclear submarine "Nautilus" is commissioned
1957 - "Perry Mason", the TV series, made its debut on CBS-TV. The show aired for 9 years.
1961- Antonio Abertondo swims the English Channel round trip(44 miles)24 Hours 25min
1964 -The North American XB-70 Valkyrie, the world's first air-breathing aircraft to achieve a speed of Mach 3(2,056 mph), made its maiden flight from Palmdale, California.
1966 - The Soviet probe Zond 5 returned to Earth. The spacecraft completed the first unmanned round-trp flight to the moon.
1970 - "NFL Monday Night Football" made its debut, Cleveland Browns 31 beat NY Jets 21.
1973 - Henry Kissinger was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to become 56th Secretary of State. He was the first naturalized citizen to hold the office of Secretary of State.
1975 - Sara Jane Moore attempted to kill President Gerald Ford as he walked from a San Francisco hotel. A bullet she fired slightly wounded a man in the crowd.
1980 - Richard Todd of the Jets completes 42 passes in a game (NFL record)
1981 - Sandra Day O'Connor becomes 1st female Supreme Court Justice
1981 - Steve Carlton strikes out NL record 3,118th (Andre Dawson)
1982 - 2,251 turn out to see the Expos play the NY Mets at Shea Stadium(capacity 60,000)
1985 - North and South Korea opened their borders for their family reunion program.
1986 - New York Jets beat Miami Dolphins 51-45 in OT; record 884 passing yards
1989 - Hurricane Hugo makes landfall in Charleston, SC, causing $8 billion in damage.
1991 - Richard L. Worthington finally freed his nine hostages at the end of 18 hours in Sandy, UT. Worthington had killed a nurse before seizing control of a hospital maternity ward.
1991 - Former defense secretaries Melvin Laird and James R. Schlesinger told a congressional committee that the Pentagon had known American airmen were alive in Laos at the end of the Vietnam War and were not returned.
1996 - John F. Kennedy Jr. married Carolyn Bessette on Cumberland Island, GA.
1997 - Mike Piazza is 2nd to hit a HR out of Dodger Stadium
2001 - A US unmanned reconnaissance plane was downed in Afghanistan.
2001 - Terrorist suspects were arrested in Britain (4), France (7), Germany (2 warrants), Peru (3 detained) and Yemen (20 detained).
2004 - A posting on an Islamic Web site claimed that the al-Qaida-linked group led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has slain US hostage Jack Hensley.
Famous Birthday’s
1866 - H(erbert) G(eorge) Wells Bromley, England (War of the Worlds)
1886 - Teiichi Igarashi Japan, climbed Mt Fuji at age 99
1912 - Chuck Jones animator (Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck)Died 2002
1931 - Larry Hagman Fort Worth Tx, actor (I Dream of Jeannie, JR-Dallas)
1945 - Richard Childress, NASCAR Team Owner of #07 - Clint Bowyer, #29 - Kevin Harvick, #31 - Jeff Burton
1947 - Stephen King suspense writer (Shining, Kujo)
1950 - Bill Murray, Evanston Ill, comedian (SNL, What About Bob, Stripes)
1967 - Faith Hill, Country Western & Pop singer, married to Tim McGraw
1968 - Ricki Lake actress (Hairspray, Ricki Lake Talk Show)
1971 - Luke Wilson, American actor(Charlie’s Angels 1 2, Old School, Legally Blonde)
1981 - Nicole Richie, actress(A Simple Life), Lionel Richie’s Daughter
Famous Death’s
1776 - Nathan Hale spied on British for American rebels, remembered for his"I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country" speech before he was hung.
1974 - Walter Brennan, actor, My Darling Clementine, Come and Get it(b. 1894)
Joke of the Day
Science Lesson
Miss Jones had been giving her second-grade students a lesson on science. She had explained about magnets and showed how they would pick up nails and other bits of iron.
Now it was question time, and she asked, "My name begins with the letter 'M' and I pick up things. What am I?"
A little boy on the front row proudly said, "You're a mother!"
Why did George Washington chop down the cherry tree? I Don’t know, I'm stumped!
How do you make werewolf stew? Keep him waiting for two hours!
Joining the Army
As the family gathered for a big dinner together, the youngest son announced that he had just signed up at an army recruiter's office.
There were audible gasps around the table, then some laughter, as his older brothers shared their disbelief that he could handle this new situation. "Oh, come on, quit joking," snickered one. "You didn't really do that, did you?"
"You would never get through basic training," scoffed another.
The new recruit looked to his mother for help, but she was just gazing at him. When she finally spoke, she simply asked, "Do you really plan to make your own bed every morning?"
Spring Fever
Four high school boys afflicted with spring fever skipped morning classes. After lunch they reported to the teacher that they had a flat tire.
Much to their relief she smiled and said, "Well, you missed a test today so take seats apart from one another and take out a piece of paper."
Still smiling, she waited for them to sit down. Then she said: "First Question: Which tire was flat?"
World Records
First Person To Walk Around The World
The first person reputed to have walked around the world is George Schilling (USA), in 1904. The first verified walker was David Kunst who, from June 20, 1970, to October 5, 1974, walked 14,450 miles over four continents. Since completing the first verified walk around the earth Dave has been telling his World Walk Adventure Story at schools and clubs across the USA and Australia.
First To Walk To Both Poles
The first man to walk to both the North and South Poles was Robert Swan (UK). He led the three-man "In The Footsteps Of Scott" South Pole expedition in 1986, and three years later headed the eight-man "Icewalk" North Pole trek.
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