Trevor WholohanA Day in History, Jokes, Sports and Wisconsin News January 2nd
January 2nd 2007 02:57
1788 - Georgia became the 4th state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
1872 - Brigham Young, the 71-year-old leader of the Mormon Church, was arrested on a charge of bigamy. He had 25 wives.
1890 - Record 19'2" alligator shot in Louisiana by E A McIlhenny
1923 - Ku Klux Klan surprise attack on black residential area Rosewood FL, 8 killed (compensation awarded in 1995)
1929 - Canada and the United States agree on a plan to preserve Niagara Falls.
1935 - Bruno Hauptmann goes on trial for the murder of Charles Lindbergh, Jr., infant.
1941 - World War II: The U.S. government announces its Liberty ship program with a stated goal of building 200 freighters. Over 2,700 ships will eventually be constructed by the end of the war.
1942 - World War II: Manila is captured by Japanese forces.
1942 - The United States Navy opens a blimp base at Lakehurst, New Jersey.
1944 - 1st use of helicopters during warfare (British Atlantic patrol)
1953 - "The Life of Riley" debuted on NBC-TV.
1960 - Senator John F Kennedy, announces his candidacy for President
1960 - John Reynolds sets age of solar system at 4,950,000,000 years
1965 - Joe Namath signed the richest rookie contract ($400,000) in the history of pro football
1968 - Dr. Christian Barnard performed the first successful heart transplant.
1969 - Operation Barrier Reef began in Mekong Delta, Vietnam
1971 - In U.S., a federally imposed ban on television cigarette advertisements went into effect.
1974 - Richard Nixon signs a bill lowering the maximum US speed limit to 55 MPH in order to conserve gasoline during an OPEC embargo. The speed limits were abolished in 1995
1979 - Sid Vicious' trial for murder of girlfriend Nancy Spingen begins
1983 - The final edition of Garry Trudeau's comic strip, "Doonesbury", appeared in 726 newspapers. "Doonesbury" began running again in September 1984.
1983 - The musical "Annie" closed on Broadway at the Uris Theatre after 2,377 perf’s.
1985 - The Rebels of UNLV beat Utah State in three overtime periods. The final score of 142-140 set a new NCAA record for total points in a basketball game (282). The game took over three hours to play.
1996 - AT&T announced that it would eliminate 40,000 jobs over three years.
1999 - A brutal snowstorm smashes into the Midwestern United States, causing 14 inches of snow at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and 19 inches at Chicago, where temperatures plunge to -13 F (-25 C); 68 deaths are reported.
2004 - Stardust successfully flies past Comet Wild 2, collecting samples that it will return to Earth two years later.
2006 - An explosion in a coal mine leads to the death of 12 of 13 miners in the 2006 Sago Mine disaster in West Virginia.
Famous Birthday’s
1936 - Roger Miller, country singer (King of the Road, Dang Me, Chug-a-Lug)D. 1992
1939 - Jim Bakker televangelist (PTL Club)/philanderer (Jessica Hahn)
1952 - Ricky Van Shelton Grit VA, country singer (Wild-Eyed Dream)
1965 - Diane Lane New York City, NY, actress (Streets of Fire, Lonesome Dove)
1966 - Tia Carrere [Althea Janairo], Honolulu, actress (Wayne's World 1&2, True Lies)
1968 - Cuba Gooding Jr actor (Jerry McGuire, A Few Good Men, Radio, Men of Honor)
1969 - Tommy Morrison, boxer/actor & John Wayne’s Grandnephew(Rocky V)
1983 - Kate Bosworth, actress(Remember the Titans, Blue Crush, Superman Returns)
Famous Death’s
1974 - Tex Ritter country singer/actor (5 Star Jubilee, The Devils Trail), dies at 67
1990 - Alan Hale Jr actor(Skipper(Jonas Grumby)-Gilligan's Island), dies of cancer at 71
Joke of the Day
Jogging Shoes
Deciding to take up jogging, the middle-aged man was astounded by the wide selection of jogging shoes available at the local sports shoe store. While trying on a basic pair of jogging shoe, he noticed a minor feature and asked the clerk about it. "What's this little pocket thing here on the side for?" "Oh, that's to carry spare change so you can call your wife to come pick you up when you've figured out joggings not for you"
Misbehaving Phone Call
Seven year old Johnny had finished his summer vacation and gone back to school. Two days later his teacher phoned his mother to tell her that John was misbehaving. "Wait a minute," she said. "I had Johnny here for two months and I never called you once when he misbehaved."
World Records
Largest Parade of Mopeds
A parade of 341 mopeds (motorcycles with an engine capacity of 50 cc or 3.05 cu in and below) travelled from Yerseke to Wemeldinge, The Netherlands, on June 23, 2003 at an event arranged by the Etten-Leurse Bromfietsvrienden.
Largest Parade of Yamaha Motorcycles
A total of 206 Yamaha motorcycles (all TDM models) took part in a parade organised by TDMitalia at Santamonica International racetrack at Misano Adriatico, Italy, on July 19, 2003, as part of the Yamaha Fest 2003.
Wisconsin Weather
Tuesday: Mainly sunny. High 42F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: A mostly clear sky. Low 28F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday: A few clouds early, otherwise mostly sunny. High 44F. Winds SW at 10 to 15 mph.
Thursday: Considerable cloudiness. Highs in the low 40s and lows in the low 30s.
Friday: Few showers. Highs in the upper 30s and lows in the low 30s.
Sports
Green Bay Packers 26, Chicago Bears 7
CHICAGO -- If, indeed, this was his last game, Brett Favre went out in style.
The rocket-like passes that defined his career were on full display, zooming between helpless defenders and into receivers' hands. And when it was over, his voice cracked. Tears flowed. Is this really it, though? "If this is the last game, I couldn't be more pleased with the outcome," Favre said after the Green Bay Packers closed out the season with a 26-7 victory over the Chicago Bears on Sunday night. Favre had his way, Rex Grossman looked lost, and the Bears bore little resemblance to a No. 1 playoff seed. Favre showed he still has some plenty left in that powerful right arm, passing for 285 yards to lead the Packers (8-8).
But he tearfully hinted that he's seriously considering retirement, as he did in the last offseason. "I couldn't ask for a better way to get out." Favre said he would discuss retirement with his family and make his announcement soon -- "probably within the next couple of weeks." For now, the only certainty is he's scheduled for ankle surgery Monday in Green Bay.
Wisconsin Badgers 17, Arkansas Razerbacks 14
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Darren McFadden broke free on his first carry and raced into the Wisconsin secondary. Defensive back Jack Ikegwuonu did what few players have -- he ran down the Arkansas star at the 9.With its running game stifled and its quarterback under constant pressure, the sixth-ranked Badgers did just enough to hold off No. 12 Arkansas 17-14 Monday. John Stocco threw two first-half touchdown passes, and Wisconsin (12-1) survived despite being held to minus-5 yards rushing.
The biggest play might have been Ikegwuonu's tackle. McFadden's 45-yard run gave the Razorbacks the ball inside the Wisconsin 10, but Arkansas (10-4) came away with no points when Jeremy Davis missed a 30-yard field goal.
Wisconsin won nine straight to finish the season and can now boast of a second straight Capital One Bowl win over the Southeastern Conference. The Badgers beat Auburn 24-10 last year. "We didn't need to beat this team to validate that we're a great team," Stocco said. Taylor Mehlhaff opened the scoring for the Badgers with a 52-yard field goal, a career long and a Capital One Bowl record. Felix Jones answered quickly for Arkansas with a 76-yard touchdown run.
Stocco threw touchdown passes of 22 yards to Paul Hubbard and 13 yards to Travis Beckum, giving the Badgers a 17-7 halftime lead. Jones, who quietly surpassed 1,000 yards this season alongside McFadden, made it 17-14 on a 12-yard run in the fourth.
Wisconsin News
Contract settled, hard feelings left at Goodyear
AKRON, Ohio The contract has been approved, the picket lines and fire barrels taken down, but some hard feelings remain among Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company workers. They returning to work tomorrow after a three-month strike that at times got ugly. Dan Levin has worked at the Sun Prairie, Wisconsin plant for 12 years. He says quote -- there's going to be a division, like the China wall -- end quote.
Workers at 12 plants in ten states, including Wisconsin, ended their strike Friday by approving a three-year agreement covering 14-thousand employees. It includes plans to close a Texas tire factory and creates a one (b) billion health care fund for retirees.
Levin says before the strike, relations between workers and management at the plant were good. He says it will take a while to mend the wounds.
The Local 904 in Sun Prairie has about 250 members that makes belts and hoses.
Girl killed in snowmobile accident identified
HAZELHURST, Wis. A nine-year-old Minnesota girl killed after the snowmobile she was a passenger on fell through the ice has been identified.
The Oneida County sheriff's department says Olivia Clark -- of Rochester, Minnesota -- died Friday night after the incident on Lake Tomahawk.
Sheriff's officials says Clark was riding with an adult in a twin-track type snowmobile -- where the driver and passenger sit side by side -- when the snowmobile went down in about 50 feet of water. Clark was wearing a seat belt. The driver is not injured.
Two men narrowly escape fatal fall into icy watersSHAWANO, Wis. There was a close call for two men ice fishing in Shawano County last night.
In a news release, sheriff's Sergeant Ty Raddant says 24-year-old Mark Laubenstein, 35-year-old Eric Radke and three others were on Shawano Lake yesterday afternoon but decided to quit fishing at about seven last night. One of the men decided to keep fishing and stayed in the ice shack.
Raddant says as the two men and their two friends were leaving they noticed the bad ice conditions. So Laubenstein and Radke decided to go back and pick up the friend who stayed behind. But while returning, both of their snowmobile fell through the ice.
Radke was in the water for about five minutes but was able to pull himself onto the ice. A nearby fisherman helped Laubenstein, who was in the water for more than ten minutes.
Sheriff's officials say neither was injured and they were released after they warmed up.
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