Trevor WholohanA Day in History
December 15th 2006 01:36
A Day in History
1791 - In the U.S., the first ten amendments to the Constitution, known as the Bill of Rights, went into effect following ratification by the state of Virginia.
1854 - In Philadelphia, the first street cleaning machine was put into use.
1877 - Thomas Edison patented the phonograph.
1891 - James Naismith introduces the first version of basketball, with thirteen rules, a peach basket nailed to either end of his school's gymnasium, and two teams of nine players.
1916 - During World War I, the French defeated the Germans in the Battle of Verdun. Over 700,000 German and Allied soldiers were killed in the battle.
1925 - The third Madison Square Gardens opened.
1938 - U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt presided over the ground-breaking ceremonies for the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, DC.
1939 - "Gone With the Wind," produced by David O. Selznick premiered at Loew's Grand Theater in Atlanta. The movie starred Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable.
1941 - U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt singed into practice Bill of Rights Day.
1941 - USS Swordfish becomes 1st US sub to sink a Japanese ship
1944 - A single-engine plane carrying U.S. Army Major Glenn Miller disappeared in thick fog over the English Channel while en route to Paris.
1944 - American forces invaded Mindoro Island in the Philippines.
1960 - Richard Paul Pavlick is arrested for attempting to blow up and assassinate the 35th U.S. President, John F. Kennedy only four days earlier.
1961 - In Jerusalem, Adolph Eichmann is sentenced to death after being found guilty of 18 criminal charges against humanity.
1970 - The Soviet probe Venera 7 became the first spacecraft to land softly on the surface of Venus. The probe only survived the extreme heat and pressure for about 23 minutes and transmitted the first date received on Earth from the surface of another planet.
1973 - J. Paul Getty III was found in southern Italy after being held captive for five months,
during which his right ear was cut off and sent to a newspaper in Rome.
1979 - World Court in Hague rules Iran should release all US hostages
1983 - Last 80 US combat soldiers in Grenada were withdrew
1985 - Sylvester Stallone & Brigitte Nielson wed
1996 - Boeing Co. announced plans to pay $13.3 billion to acquire rival aircraft manufacturer
McDonnell Douglas
1997 - The San Francisco 49ers retired Joe Montana's number 16 jersey.
2000 - The Chernobyl atomic power plant in Kiev, Ukraine, was shut down.
2000 - N.Y. Senator-elect Hillary Rodham Clinton agreed to accept an $8 mil book deal
2006 - The Jewish holiday Hannukah begins
Famous Birthday’s
1933 - Tim Conway Willoughby OH, comic (McHale's Navy, Carol Burnett Show)
1949 - Don Johnson Flatt Creek MO, actor (Miami Vice, Nash Bridges)
Famous Death’s
1890 - American Sioux Indian Chief Sitting Bull and 11 other tribe members were killed in Grand River, SD, during an incident with Indian police working for the U.S.
1944 - Glenn Miller US band leader/jazz composer, dies at 40
1966 - Walter Elias "Walt" Disney died in Los Angeles at the age of 65.
1997 - Lillian Disney widow of Walt Disney, dies at 98
Joke of the Day
Josh Who
My daughter called me at work to say I had received a call from "Josh" at the bank regarding my account.
Returning the call to my bank, the operator asked what Josh's last name was. I explained that he hadn't left his last name.
Then she asked for his department, and I said that I didn't know that either.
"There are 1500 employees in this building, ma'am," she told me rather sharply.
So I asked her for her name. "Danielle," she said.
"And your last name?" I asked.
"Sorry," she replied, "we're not allowed to give last names."
Gardening Rule:
When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it. If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant.
World Records
Largest Rocking Horse
The largest rocking horse measured 4.8 m x 4.8 m x 2.7 m (15.7 ft x 15.7 ft x 8.8 ft). The horse was made by citizens of Hanno, Saitama, Japan and completed on July 19, 2004.
Largest Twister Board
The largest single Twister sheet measured 27.1 m x 8.43 m (88.9 ft x 27.6 ft) and was made by members of the Scouting Kardinaal Mindszenty Groep, Limburg, Netherlands. A giant game of Twister was then played using the sheet on April 24, 2005.
Tallest Sandcastle
The world's tallest sandcastle measures 29.25 ft (8.91m) high and was completed on June 30, 2003 by the Parkfest Sandcastle Committee, Falmouth, Maine, USA.
1791 - In the U.S., the first ten amendments to the Constitution, known as the Bill of Rights, went into effect following ratification by the state of Virginia.
1854 - In Philadelphia, the first street cleaning machine was put into use.
1877 - Thomas Edison patented the phonograph.
1891 - James Naismith introduces the first version of basketball, with thirteen rules, a peach basket nailed to either end of his school's gymnasium, and two teams of nine players.
1916 - During World War I, the French defeated the Germans in the Battle of Verdun. Over 700,000 German and Allied soldiers were killed in the battle.
1938 - U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt presided over the ground-breaking ceremonies for the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, DC.
1939 - "Gone With the Wind," produced by David O. Selznick premiered at Loew's Grand Theater in Atlanta. The movie starred Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable.
1941 - U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt singed into practice Bill of Rights Day.
1941 - USS Swordfish becomes 1st US sub to sink a Japanese ship
1944 - A single-engine plane carrying U.S. Army Major Glenn Miller disappeared in thick fog over the English Channel while en route to Paris.
1944 - American forces invaded Mindoro Island in the Philippines.
1960 - Richard Paul Pavlick is arrested for attempting to blow up and assassinate the 35th U.S. President, John F. Kennedy only four days earlier.
1961 - In Jerusalem, Adolph Eichmann is sentenced to death after being found guilty of 18 criminal charges against humanity.
1970 - The Soviet probe Venera 7 became the first spacecraft to land softly on the surface of Venus. The probe only survived the extreme heat and pressure for about 23 minutes and transmitted the first date received on Earth from the surface of another planet.
during which his right ear was cut off and sent to a newspaper in Rome.
1979 - World Court in Hague rules Iran should release all US hostages
1983 - Last 80 US combat soldiers in Grenada were withdrew
1985 - Sylvester Stallone & Brigitte Nielson wed
1996 - Boeing Co. announced plans to pay $13.3 billion to acquire rival aircraft manufacturer
McDonnell Douglas
1997 - The San Francisco 49ers retired Joe Montana's number 16 jersey.
2000 - The Chernobyl atomic power plant in Kiev, Ukraine, was shut down.
2000 - N.Y. Senator-elect Hillary Rodham Clinton agreed to accept an $8 mil book deal
2006 - The Jewish holiday Hannukah begins
Famous Birthday’s
1933 - Tim Conway Willoughby OH, comic (McHale's Navy, Carol Burnett Show)
1949 - Don Johnson Flatt Creek MO, actor (Miami Vice, Nash Bridges)
Famous Death’s
1890 - American Sioux Indian Chief Sitting Bull and 11 other tribe members were killed in Grand River, SD, during an incident with Indian police working for the U.S.
1944 - Glenn Miller US band leader/jazz composer, dies at 40
1966 - Walter Elias "Walt" Disney died in Los Angeles at the age of 65.
1997 - Lillian Disney widow of Walt Disney, dies at 98
Joke of the Day
Josh Who
My daughter called me at work to say I had received a call from "Josh" at the bank regarding my account.
Returning the call to my bank, the operator asked what Josh's last name was. I explained that he hadn't left his last name.
Then she asked for his department, and I said that I didn't know that either.
"There are 1500 employees in this building, ma'am," she told me rather sharply.
So I asked her for her name. "Danielle," she said.
"And your last name?" I asked.
"Sorry," she replied, "we're not allowed to give last names."
Gardening Rule:
When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it. If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant.
World Records
Largest Rocking Horse
The largest rocking horse measured 4.8 m x 4.8 m x 2.7 m (15.7 ft x 15.7 ft x 8.8 ft). The horse was made by citizens of Hanno, Saitama, Japan and completed on July 19, 2004.
Largest Twister Board
The largest single Twister sheet measured 27.1 m x 8.43 m (88.9 ft x 27.6 ft) and was made by members of the Scouting Kardinaal Mindszenty Groep, Limburg, Netherlands. A giant game of Twister was then played using the sheet on April 24, 2005.
Tallest Sandcastle
The world's tallest sandcastle measures 29.25 ft (8.91m) high and was completed on June 30, 2003 by the Parkfest Sandcastle Committee, Falmouth, Maine, USA.
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