Trevor WholohanA Day in History
December 6th 2006 01:51
This Day in History Wednesday, December 6th
1768 - 1st edition of "Encyclopedia Brittanica" published
1790 - The U.S. Congress moved from New York to Philadelphia.
1820 - US President James Monroe re-elected, Daniel D Tompkins Vice-President
1862 - President Lincoln orders hanging of 39 Santee Sioux Indians
1865 - 13th Amendment is ratified, abolishing slavery
1877 - Washington Post publishes 1st edition
1877 - 1st sound recording made (Thomas Edison)
1884 - Aluminum capstone set atop of the Washington Monument and was completed by Army engineers. The project took 34 years.
1923 - 1st presidential address broadcast on radio (President Calvin Coolidge)
1925 - Record 73,000 pay to watch Chicago Bears beat New York Giants 19-7
1926 - In Italy, Benito Mussolini introduced a tax on bachelors.
1940 - Gestapo arrest German resistance fighter/poster artist Helen Ernst
1941 - NYC Council agrees to build Idlewild (Kennedy) Airport in Queens
1955 - NY psychologist Joyce Brothers won "$64,000 Question" on boxing
1957 - 1st U.S. attempt to launch a satellite fails - Vanguard rocket blows up on pad
1960 - Gene Autry and Bob Reynolds were granted the Los Angeles Angels baseball franchise by the American League.
1969 - Meredith Hunter is killed by Hell's Angels during The Rolling Stones's concert at the Altamont Speedway in California.
1973 - Gerald Ford sworn-in as 1st unelected Vice-President, succeeds Spiro T Agnew
1973 - National League votes to move San Diego Padres to Washington DC
1976 - Nazi War criminal Pieter Menten arrested in Zurich
1980 - Jim Bakker rapes Jessica Hahn
1982 - Senator Ted & Joan Kennedy divorce
1988 - Milwaukee Bucks win their 1,000th NBA game (2nd fastest)
1988 - Nelson Mandela is transferred to Victor Vester Prison, Capetown
1989 - Worst Canadian mass murder: Marc Lepine kills 14 women at University of Montréal and then himself.
1990 - Saddam anounces release of all 2,000 foreign hostages
1992 - San Francisco 49er Jerry Rice catches NFL record 101st touchdown
1993 - Former priest James R. Porter was sentenced to 18 to 20 years in prison. Porter had admitted molesting 28 children in the 1960s.
1994 - Maltese Falcon auctioned for $398,590
1998 - Astronauts aboard the space shuttle Endeavour connected the first two building blocks of the international space station in the shuttle cargo bay.
2002 - Winona Ryder was sentenced to 36 months of probation and 480 hours of community service stemming from her conviction for shoplifting from Saks Fifth Avenue. She was also ordered to pay $10,000 in fines and restitution.
2002 - Officials released the detailed plans for a $4.7 million memorial commemorating Princess Diana. The large oval fountain will be constructed in London's Hyde Park.
Famous Birthday’s December 6th
1932 - Don King, boxing promoter (Muhammud Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, Mike Tyson)
1948 - JoBeth Williams Houston TX, actress (Kramer vs Kramer, Poltergeist)
1956 - Randy Rhoads Santa Monica CA, rocker (Ozzy Osbourne-Flying High Again)
1976 - Lindsay Price Arcadia CA, actress (Bold & Beautiful, All My Children)
Famous Death’s
1889 - Jefferson Davis President of Confederate States of America (1861-5), dies at 81
1988 - Roy Orbison US Rock singer (Pretty Woman, Only the Lonely), dies of a massive heart attack at 52
1989 - Frances Bavier actress (Aunt Bee-Andy Griffith Show) dies at 86
Joke of the Day Cat and Comma
What is the difference between a cat and a comma?
One has the paws before the claws and the other has the clause before the pause.
A Feat of Strength
The strong young man at the construction site was bragging that he could outdo anyone in a feat of strength. He made a special case of making fun of one of the older workmen. After several minutes, the older worker had had enough. "Why don't you put your money where your mouth is?" he said. "I will bet a week's wages that I can haul something in a wheelbarrow over to that building that you won't be able to wheel back."
"You're on, old man," the young guy replied.
The old man reached out and grabbed the wheelbarrow by the handles. Then he turned to the young man and said, "Alright. Get in."
World Records
Fastest Rap MC
Ricky Brown (USA) rapped 723 syllables in 51.27 seconds on his track "No Clue" at B&G Studios, Seattle, Washington, USA, on January 15, 2005.
Largest Accordion
The largest playable accordion in the world is 253-cm (99.6-in) tall, 190-cm (74.8-in) wide, and 85-cm (33.4-in) deep, and weighs approximately 200 kg (440 lb). The instrument, built by Giancarlo Francenella (Italy), bears the name "Castelfidardo" after the town in Ancona, Italy, in which it was constructed.
Begun in 2000 and finished in 2001, the giant accordion required over 1,000 hours of labor, and features 45 treble piano keys, 120 bass buttons, and 240 reeds.
1768 - 1st edition of "Encyclopedia Brittanica" published
1790 - The U.S. Congress moved from New York to Philadelphia.
1820 - US President James Monroe re-elected, Daniel D Tompkins Vice-President
1862 - President Lincoln orders hanging of 39 Santee Sioux Indians
1865 - 13th Amendment is ratified, abolishing slavery
1877 - Washington Post publishes 1st edition
1877 - 1st sound recording made (Thomas Edison)
1884 - Aluminum capstone set atop of the Washington Monument and was completed by Army engineers. The project took 34 years.
1925 - Record 73,000 pay to watch Chicago Bears beat New York Giants 19-7
1926 - In Italy, Benito Mussolini introduced a tax on bachelors.
1940 - Gestapo arrest German resistance fighter/poster artist Helen Ernst
1941 - NYC Council agrees to build Idlewild (Kennedy) Airport in Queens
1955 - NY psychologist Joyce Brothers won "$64,000 Question" on boxing
1957 - 1st U.S. attempt to launch a satellite fails - Vanguard rocket blows up on pad
1960 - Gene Autry and Bob Reynolds were granted the Los Angeles Angels baseball franchise by the American League.
1969 - Meredith Hunter is killed by Hell's Angels during The Rolling Stones's concert at the Altamont Speedway in California.
1973 - Gerald Ford sworn-in as 1st unelected Vice-President, succeeds Spiro T Agnew
1973 - National League votes to move San Diego Padres to Washington DC
1976 - Nazi War criminal Pieter Menten arrested in Zurich
1980 - Jim Bakker rapes Jessica Hahn
1982 - Senator Ted & Joan Kennedy divorce
1988 - Milwaukee Bucks win their 1,000th NBA game (2nd fastest)
1989 - Worst Canadian mass murder: Marc Lepine kills 14 women at University of Montréal and then himself.
1990 - Saddam anounces release of all 2,000 foreign hostages
1992 - San Francisco 49er Jerry Rice catches NFL record 101st touchdown
1993 - Former priest James R. Porter was sentenced to 18 to 20 years in prison. Porter had admitted molesting 28 children in the 1960s.
1994 - Maltese Falcon auctioned for $398,590
1998 - Astronauts aboard the space shuttle Endeavour connected the first two building blocks of the international space station in the shuttle cargo bay.
2002 - Winona Ryder was sentenced to 36 months of probation and 480 hours of community service stemming from her conviction for shoplifting from Saks Fifth Avenue. She was also ordered to pay $10,000 in fines and restitution.
2002 - Officials released the detailed plans for a $4.7 million memorial commemorating Princess Diana. The large oval fountain will be constructed in London's Hyde Park.
Famous Birthday’s December 6th
1932 - Don King, boxing promoter (Muhammud Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, Mike Tyson)
1948 - JoBeth Williams Houston TX, actress (Kramer vs Kramer, Poltergeist)
1956 - Randy Rhoads Santa Monica CA, rocker (Ozzy Osbourne-Flying High Again)
1976 - Lindsay Price Arcadia CA, actress (Bold & Beautiful, All My Children)
Famous Death’s
1889 - Jefferson Davis President of Confederate States of America (1861-5), dies at 81
1988 - Roy Orbison US Rock singer (Pretty Woman, Only the Lonely), dies of a massive heart attack at 52
1989 - Frances Bavier actress (Aunt Bee-Andy Griffith Show) dies at 86
Joke of the Day Cat and Comma
What is the difference between a cat and a comma?
One has the paws before the claws and the other has the clause before the pause.
A Feat of Strength
The strong young man at the construction site was bragging that he could outdo anyone in a feat of strength. He made a special case of making fun of one of the older workmen. After several minutes, the older worker had had enough. "Why don't you put your money where your mouth is?" he said. "I will bet a week's wages that I can haul something in a wheelbarrow over to that building that you won't be able to wheel back."
"You're on, old man," the young guy replied.
The old man reached out and grabbed the wheelbarrow by the handles. Then he turned to the young man and said, "Alright. Get in."
World Records
Fastest Rap MC
Ricky Brown (USA) rapped 723 syllables in 51.27 seconds on his track "No Clue" at B&G Studios, Seattle, Washington, USA, on January 15, 2005.
Largest Accordion
The largest playable accordion in the world is 253-cm (99.6-in) tall, 190-cm (74.8-in) wide, and 85-cm (33.4-in) deep, and weighs approximately 200 kg (440 lb). The instrument, built by Giancarlo Francenella (Italy), bears the name "Castelfidardo" after the town in Ancona, Italy, in which it was constructed.
Begun in 2000 and finished in 2001, the giant accordion required over 1,000 hours of labor, and features 45 treble piano keys, 120 bass buttons, and 240 reeds.
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