Trevor WholohanA Day in History
December 2nd 2006 01:19
This Day in History Saturday, December 2nd
1812 - James Madison re-elected president of U.S.
1816 - 1st savings bank in U.S. opens (Philadelphia Savings Fund Society)
1840 - William H Harrison elected president of US
1859 - John Brown, was hanged for his raid on Harper's Ferry the previous October.
1901 - Gillette patented the first disposable razor.
1917 - During World War I, hostilities were suspended on the eastern front.
1927 - The Ford Motor Company unveiled the Model A automobile. It was sold fo $385
1933 - Fred Astaire's 1st film, "Dancing Lady" is released
1939 - New York's La Guardia Airport began operations as an airliner from Chicago lands, 1 minute after midnight
1941 - Yamamoto sends his fleet to Pearl Harbor
1942 - Manhattan Project: A team led by Enrico Fermi initiate the first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction.
1954 - Frank Selvy of Milwaukee sets then NBA record of 24 of 26 free throws
1957 - 1st U.S. large scale nuclear power plant opens (Shippingport Penn)
1961 - Fidel Castro declares he's a Marxist, and will lead Cuba to Communism
1964 - Ringo Starr's tonsils are removed
1968 - President Nixon names Henry Kissinger security advisor
1969 - Boeing 747 jumbo jet 1st public preview (Seattle to New York City)
1971 - Soviet Mars 3 is 1st to soft land on Mars
1972 - In 1 of their worst trades Yanks get Rich McKinney for Stan Bahnsen
1978 - Neil Diamond and Barbra Striesand's "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" hits #1
1979 - Crowds attack U.S. embassy at Tripoli Libya
1988 - 5 gunmen who hijacked Soviet Aeroflot jet, surrender in Israel
1988 - "Naked Gun" premieres, a movie based on TV's "Police Squad"
1990 - The Midwest section of the U.S. prepared for a massive earthquake predicted by Iben Browning. Nothing happened, Go Figure!
1991 - American hostage Joseph Cicippio was released by his kidnappers. He had been held captive in Lebanon for over five years.
1993 - Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar was shot to death by security forces in Medellin. A Day after his Birthday.
1993 - The space shuttle Endeavor blasted off on a mission to fix the Hubble Telescope.
1994 - Jury finds Heidi Fleiss guilty of running a call girl ring
2001 - Enron Corp. filed for Chapter 11 reorganization. The filing came five days after Dynegy walked away from a $8.4 billion buyout. It was the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history.
2005 - Kenneth Boyd becomes the 1,000th person to be executed in the United States since capital punishment was reinstated in 1976.
Famous Birthday’s December 2nd
1915 - Randolph Hearst newspaper publisher
1944 - Cathy Lee Crosby Los Angeles CA, actress (Coach, That's Incredible)
1954 - Dan Butler actor (Bob "Bulldog" Briscoe-Frasier)
1954 - Stone Phillips news host (NBC Dateline)
1968 - Lucy Liu, actress(Payback, Charlies Angels 1&2, Kill Bill 1&2, Domino)
1981 - Britney Spears, singer (Baby One More Time, Oops I Did It Again)
1978 - Nelly Furtado, Canadian singer and songwriter
Famous Death’s
1859 - John Brown, American abolitionist (hanged) (b. 1800)
1936 - John Ringling, American circus owner (b. 1866)
1986 - Desi Arnaz, Cuban-born actor, musician, band leader, and composer (b. 1917)
2005 - Kenneth Lee Boyd, murderer (1000th Customer to be executed) (b. 1948)
Joke of the Day
The Bathroom
While carpenters were working outside the old house I had just bought, I busied myself with indoor cleaning. I had just finished washing the floor when one of the workmen asked to use the bathroom.
With dismay I looked from his muddy boots to my newly scrubbed floors. "Just a minute," I said, thinking of a quick solution. "I'll put down newspapers."
"That's all right, lady," he responded. "I'm already trained."
A Dollar Per Point A professor was giving a big test one day to his students. He handed out all of the tests and went back to his desk to wait.
Once the test was over the students all handed the tests back in. The professor noticed that one of the students had attached a $100 bill to his test with a note saying "A dollar per point."
The next class the professor handed the graded tests back out. This student got back his test, his test grade, and $64 change.
Life's Observations
1. Marriage changes passion; suddenly you're in bed with a relative.
2. Sign in a Chinese Pet Store: "Buy one dog, get one flea."
3. I have my own little world. But it's OK, they know me here.
4. Money can't buy happiness, but it sure makes misery easier to live with.
5. If flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the terminal?
6. I don't approve of political jokes. I've seen too many of them get elected.
7. The most precious thing we have is life. Yet it has absolutely no trade-in value.
8. I love being married. It's so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life.
9. Shopping tip: You can get shoes for a couple of bucks at the bowling alley.
10. I am a nobody, and nobody is perfect; therefore I am perfect.
11. How come we choose from just two people to run for president and 50 for Miss America?
12. Isn't having a smoking section in a restaurant like having a peeing section in a swimming pool?
World Records - Worlds Largest Ruby
The largest Ruby weighs 8184 g and measures 130 x 138 x 145 mm (5.11 x 5.43 x 5.70 in). It is owned by Beijing Fugui Tianshi Jewelry Co. Ltd. of Beijing, China.
Largest Dome Igloo
The largest traditional self-supporting domed igloo had an internal diameter of 7.36 m (24 ft 2 in) and an internal height of 3.81 m (12 ft 6 in) and was constructed by 29 employees of the Hydro-Quebec LG-3 power station. It took 18 days to build.
1812 - James Madison re-elected president of U.S.
1816 - 1st savings bank in U.S. opens (Philadelphia Savings Fund Society)
1840 - William H Harrison elected president of US
1859 - John Brown, was hanged for his raid on Harper's Ferry the previous October.
1901 - Gillette patented the first disposable razor.
1917 - During World War I, hostilities were suspended on the eastern front.
1927 - The Ford Motor Company unveiled the Model A automobile. It was sold fo $385
1933 - Fred Astaire's 1st film, "Dancing Lady" is released
1941 - Yamamoto sends his fleet to Pearl Harbor
1942 - Manhattan Project: A team led by Enrico Fermi initiate the first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction.
1954 - Frank Selvy of Milwaukee sets then NBA record of 24 of 26 free throws
1957 - 1st U.S. large scale nuclear power plant opens (Shippingport Penn)
1961 - Fidel Castro declares he's a Marxist, and will lead Cuba to Communism
1964 - Ringo Starr's tonsils are removed
1968 - President Nixon names Henry Kissinger security advisor
1969 - Boeing 747 jumbo jet 1st public preview (Seattle to New York City)
1971 - Soviet Mars 3 is 1st to soft land on Mars
1972 - In 1 of their worst trades Yanks get Rich McKinney for Stan Bahnsen
1978 - Neil Diamond and Barbra Striesand's "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" hits #1
1979 - Crowds attack U.S. embassy at Tripoli Libya
1988 - 5 gunmen who hijacked Soviet Aeroflot jet, surrender in Israel
1988 - "Naked Gun" premieres, a movie based on TV's "Police Squad"
1991 - American hostage Joseph Cicippio was released by his kidnappers. He had been held captive in Lebanon for over five years.
1993 - Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar was shot to death by security forces in Medellin. A Day after his Birthday.
1993 - The space shuttle Endeavor blasted off on a mission to fix the Hubble Telescope.
1994 - Jury finds Heidi Fleiss guilty of running a call girl ring
2001 - Enron Corp. filed for Chapter 11 reorganization. The filing came five days after Dynegy walked away from a $8.4 billion buyout. It was the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history.
2005 - Kenneth Boyd becomes the 1,000th person to be executed in the United States since capital punishment was reinstated in 1976.
Famous Birthday’s December 2nd
1915 - Randolph Hearst newspaper publisher
1944 - Cathy Lee Crosby Los Angeles CA, actress (Coach, That's Incredible)
1954 - Dan Butler actor (Bob "Bulldog" Briscoe-Frasier)
1954 - Stone Phillips news host (NBC Dateline)
1968 - Lucy Liu, actress(Payback, Charlies Angels 1&2, Kill Bill 1&2, Domino)
1981 - Britney Spears, singer (Baby One More Time, Oops I Did It Again)
1978 - Nelly Furtado, Canadian singer and songwriter
Famous Death’s
1859 - John Brown, American abolitionist (hanged) (b. 1800)
1936 - John Ringling, American circus owner (b. 1866)
1986 - Desi Arnaz, Cuban-born actor, musician, band leader, and composer (b. 1917)
2005 - Kenneth Lee Boyd, murderer (1000th Customer to be executed) (b. 1948)
Joke of the Day
The Bathroom
While carpenters were working outside the old house I had just bought, I busied myself with indoor cleaning. I had just finished washing the floor when one of the workmen asked to use the bathroom.
With dismay I looked from his muddy boots to my newly scrubbed floors. "Just a minute," I said, thinking of a quick solution. "I'll put down newspapers."
"That's all right, lady," he responded. "I'm already trained."
A Dollar Per Point A professor was giving a big test one day to his students. He handed out all of the tests and went back to his desk to wait.
Once the test was over the students all handed the tests back in. The professor noticed that one of the students had attached a $100 bill to his test with a note saying "A dollar per point."
The next class the professor handed the graded tests back out. This student got back his test, his test grade, and $64 change.
Life's Observations
1. Marriage changes passion; suddenly you're in bed with a relative.
2. Sign in a Chinese Pet Store: "Buy one dog, get one flea."
3. I have my own little world. But it's OK, they know me here.
4. Money can't buy happiness, but it sure makes misery easier to live with.
5. If flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the terminal?
6. I don't approve of political jokes. I've seen too many of them get elected.
7. The most precious thing we have is life. Yet it has absolutely no trade-in value.
8. I love being married. It's so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life.
9. Shopping tip: You can get shoes for a couple of bucks at the bowling alley.
10. I am a nobody, and nobody is perfect; therefore I am perfect.
11. How come we choose from just two people to run for president and 50 for Miss America?
12. Isn't having a smoking section in a restaurant like having a peeing section in a swimming pool?
World Records - Worlds Largest Ruby
The largest Ruby weighs 8184 g and measures 130 x 138 x 145 mm (5.11 x 5.43 x 5.70 in). It is owned by Beijing Fugui Tianshi Jewelry Co. Ltd. of Beijing, China.
Largest Dome Igloo
The largest traditional self-supporting domed igloo had an internal diameter of 7.36 m (24 ft 2 in) and an internal height of 3.81 m (12 ft 6 in) and was constructed by 29 employees of the Hydro-Quebec LG-3 power station. It took 18 days to build.
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