Trevor WholohanA Day in History
December 4th 2006 01:17
This Day in History Monday, December 4th
1619 - America's 1st Thanksgiving Day (Va)
1783 - Gen Washington bids officers farewell at Fraunce's Tavern, New York City
1816 - James Monroe (VA), elected 5th pres, defeating Federalist Rufus King
1844 - James K Polk elected 11th president of US
1918 - President Wilson sails for Versailles Peace Conference in France, 1st chief executive to travel outside U.S. while in office
1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt creates Federal Alcohol Control Administration
1941 - Nazi ordinances places Jews of Poland outside protection of courts
1942 - U.S. bombers struck Italian mainland for 1st time in WW II
1943 - 2nd conference of Cairo: FDR, Churchill and Turkish President Inonu
1944 - Germans destroy Rhine dikes, Betuwe flooded
1948 - SS Kiangya hits mine in Whangpoo River China, sinks killing 2,750 die
1952 - Killer fogs begin in London England killing 12,000, "Smog" becomes a word
1961 - Smallest New York Knick, Basketball MSG crowd-1,300 (snowstorm)
1967 - US and South Vietnamese forces engage Viet Cong troops in the Mekong Delta.
1969 - Black Panther members Fred Hampton and Mark Clark are shot and killed in their sleep during a raid by 14 Chicago police officers.
1969 - Surfer Greg Noll rides a 65-foot wave on the North Shore of Oahu, still the highest ever recorded. Surfs Up!
1976 - Liz Taylor's 7th marriage to John Warner
1977 - NFL's 5,000th game, Cincinnati beats Kansas City 27-7
1978 - Dianne Feinstein is named San Francisco 1st female mayor.
1979 - Liza Minnelli's 3rd marriage (Mark Gero)
1980 - 2 months after death of drummer John Bonham, Led Zeppelin breaks up
1980 - The bodies of four American nuns slain in El Salvador two days earlier were unearthed. Five national guardsmen were later convicted of the murders.
1983 - U.S. jet fighters struck Syrian anti-aircraft positions in Lebanon in retaliation for attacks directed at American reconnaissance planes.
1990 - Iraq announces it will release all 3,300 Soviet hostages
1990 - Due to Persian Gulf crisis gas hits $1.60 per gallon.
1991 - Muslim Shites release last U.S. hostage Terry Anderson (held 6 years)
1991 - US airline Pan Am ends operations.
1992 - Somali Civil War: Pres. George H. W. Bush orders 28,000 US troops to Somalia.
1997 - The NBA suspended Latrell Sprewell of the Golden State Warriors for one year for choking and threatening to kill his coach, P.J. Carlesimo.
2001 - O.J. Simpson's home in Florida was raided by the FBI in an ongoing two year international investigation into drug trafficking, satellite service pilfering and money laundering. Some satellite equipment was taken and no drugs were found.
Famous Birthday’s December 4th
1849 - Crazy Horse, Oglala Sioux chief (d. 1877)
1912 - Pappy Boyington, American Fighter Ace, was awarded Navy Cross and Medal of Honor and flew with the Black Sheep Squadron and was a P.O.W. (d. 1988)
1934 - Victor French, American actor(Little House on the Prairie) (d. 1989)
1934 - Wink Martindale Jackson TN, TV host (Tic-Tac-Dough, Can You Top This)
1937 - Max Baer Jr Oakland CA, actor (Jethro-Beverly Hillbillies)
1944 - Dennis Wilson, drummer/vocalist (Beach Boys-California Dreaming)
1949 - Jeff Bridges Los Angeles CA, actor (The Big Lebowski, Sea Biscuit)
1961 - Frank Reich NFL quarterback (Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers)
1973 - Tyra Banks model/actress ( Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Tyra Banks Talk Show)
Famous Death’s
1993 - Frank Sturgis watergate burglar, dies at 68
1993 - Frank V Zappa US music/composer (Mothers of Invention), dies at 52
Joke of the Day
Old Friends
Two elderly ladies had been friends for many decades. Over the years they had shared all kinds of activities and adventures. Lately, their activities had been limited to meeting a few times a week to play cards.
One day they were playing cards when one looked at the other and said, "Now don't get mad at me... I know we've been friends for a long time, but I just can't remember your name. I've thought and thought, but I can't recall it. Please tell me what your name is."
Her friend glared at her. For at least three minutes she just looked at her. Finally she said, "How soon do you need to know?"
The Dog
A man walked into a bar and sat down for a drink. He noted a dog intently watching a Packers - Bears game.
Whenever the Packers scored, the dog would jump onto the bar and do an animated dance. This happened over and over as the Packers scored again and again. At the end of the game the dog let out a loud howl and ran out of the bar.
The man thought this was pretty unusual and asked the bartender, "Gee that's amazing. What happens when the Bears win?"
The bartender replied "I don't know, the dog's only 4 years old."
World Records
Highest Library
The library on the 60th floor of the JW Marriott Hotel at Tomorrow Square in Shanghai, China, is situated at 230.9 m (757 ft 6 in) above street level. Membership is available to members of the public and the 103 shelves in the library contains an ever-expanding collection of Chinese and English books. The library measures 57 m² (614 ft²). To walk to the library from the lobby would entail climbing around 1,435 steps.
Largest Film Studio
The largest film studio complex in the world is Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad, India, which opened in 1996 and measures 1,666 acres. Comprising of 47 sound stages, it has permanent sets ranging from railway stations to temples.
1619 - America's 1st Thanksgiving Day (Va)
1783 - Gen Washington bids officers farewell at Fraunce's Tavern, New York City
1816 - James Monroe (VA), elected 5th pres, defeating Federalist Rufus King
1844 - James K Polk elected 11th president of US
1918 - President Wilson sails for Versailles Peace Conference in France, 1st chief executive to travel outside U.S. while in office
1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt creates Federal Alcohol Control Administration
1941 - Nazi ordinances places Jews of Poland outside protection of courts
1943 - 2nd conference of Cairo: FDR, Churchill and Turkish President Inonu
1944 - Germans destroy Rhine dikes, Betuwe flooded
1948 - SS Kiangya hits mine in Whangpoo River China, sinks killing 2,750 die
1952 - Killer fogs begin in London England killing 12,000, "Smog" becomes a word
1961 - Smallest New York Knick, Basketball MSG crowd-1,300 (snowstorm)
1967 - US and South Vietnamese forces engage Viet Cong troops in the Mekong Delta.
1969 - Black Panther members Fred Hampton and Mark Clark are shot and killed in their sleep during a raid by 14 Chicago police officers.
1969 - Surfer Greg Noll rides a 65-foot wave on the North Shore of Oahu, still the highest ever recorded. Surfs Up!
1976 - Liz Taylor's 7th marriage to John Warner
1977 - NFL's 5,000th game, Cincinnati beats Kansas City 27-7
1978 - Dianne Feinstein is named San Francisco 1st female mayor.
1979 - Liza Minnelli's 3rd marriage (Mark Gero)
1980 - 2 months after death of drummer John Bonham, Led Zeppelin breaks up
1980 - The bodies of four American nuns slain in El Salvador two days earlier were unearthed. Five national guardsmen were later convicted of the murders.
1990 - Iraq announces it will release all 3,300 Soviet hostages
1990 - Due to Persian Gulf crisis gas hits $1.60 per gallon.
1991 - Muslim Shites release last U.S. hostage Terry Anderson (held 6 years)
1991 - US airline Pan Am ends operations.
1992 - Somali Civil War: Pres. George H. W. Bush orders 28,000 US troops to Somalia.
1997 - The NBA suspended Latrell Sprewell of the Golden State Warriors for one year for choking and threatening to kill his coach, P.J. Carlesimo.
2001 - O.J. Simpson's home in Florida was raided by the FBI in an ongoing two year international investigation into drug trafficking, satellite service pilfering and money laundering. Some satellite equipment was taken and no drugs were found.
Famous Birthday’s December 4th
1849 - Crazy Horse, Oglala Sioux chief (d. 1877)
1912 - Pappy Boyington, American Fighter Ace, was awarded Navy Cross and Medal of Honor and flew with the Black Sheep Squadron and was a P.O.W. (d. 1988)
1934 - Victor French, American actor(Little House on the Prairie) (d. 1989)
1934 - Wink Martindale Jackson TN, TV host (Tic-Tac-Dough, Can You Top This)
1937 - Max Baer Jr Oakland CA, actor (Jethro-Beverly Hillbillies)
1944 - Dennis Wilson, drummer/vocalist (Beach Boys-California Dreaming)
1949 - Jeff Bridges Los Angeles CA, actor (The Big Lebowski, Sea Biscuit)
1961 - Frank Reich NFL quarterback (Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers)
1973 - Tyra Banks model/actress ( Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Tyra Banks Talk Show)
Famous Death’s
1993 - Frank Sturgis watergate burglar, dies at 68
1993 - Frank V Zappa US music/composer (Mothers of Invention), dies at 52
Joke of the Day
Old Friends
Two elderly ladies had been friends for many decades. Over the years they had shared all kinds of activities and adventures. Lately, their activities had been limited to meeting a few times a week to play cards.
One day they were playing cards when one looked at the other and said, "Now don't get mad at me... I know we've been friends for a long time, but I just can't remember your name. I've thought and thought, but I can't recall it. Please tell me what your name is."
Her friend glared at her. For at least three minutes she just looked at her. Finally she said, "How soon do you need to know?"
The Dog
A man walked into a bar and sat down for a drink. He noted a dog intently watching a Packers - Bears game.
Whenever the Packers scored, the dog would jump onto the bar and do an animated dance. This happened over and over as the Packers scored again and again. At the end of the game the dog let out a loud howl and ran out of the bar.
The man thought this was pretty unusual and asked the bartender, "Gee that's amazing. What happens when the Bears win?"
The bartender replied "I don't know, the dog's only 4 years old."
World Records
Highest Library
The library on the 60th floor of the JW Marriott Hotel at Tomorrow Square in Shanghai, China, is situated at 230.9 m (757 ft 6 in) above street level. Membership is available to members of the public and the 103 shelves in the library contains an ever-expanding collection of Chinese and English books. The library measures 57 m² (614 ft²). To walk to the library from the lobby would entail climbing around 1,435 steps.
Largest Film Studio
The largest film studio complex in the world is Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad, India, which opened in 1996 and measures 1,666 acres. Comprising of 47 sound stages, it has permanent sets ranging from railway stations to temples.
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