Trevor WholohanA Day in History, Jokes, World Records, Wisconsin Weather and News January 4th
January 4th 2007 01:35
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1493 - Christopher Columbus leaves the New World, ending his first journey.
1847 - Samuel Colt sells his first revolver pistol to the United States government.
1885 - The first successful appendectomy is performed by Dr. William W. Grant.
1896 - Utah became the 45th U.S. state.
1932 - State of siege proclaimed in Honduras
1935 - Fort Jefferson National Monument, Florida established
1935 - Bob Hope 1st heard on network radio as part of "The Intimate Revue"
1936 - Billboard magazine publishes its 1st music hit parade
1942 - Rogers Hornsby is 14th player selected to the Hall of Fame
1944 - World War II: The Battle of Monte Cassino begins in Italy.
1945 - Germans execute resistance fighters in Amsterdam
1945 - US jeep-aircraft carrier Ommaney Bay sinks after kamikaze attack
1951 - Korean War: Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul.
1961 - Longest recorded strike ends-33 years-Danish barbers' assistants
1962 - 1st automated (unmanned) subway train (New York City NY)
1965 - LBJ's "Great Society" State of the Union Address
1968 - Leo Fender sells Fender Guitars for $13 million
1970 - Walter Cronkite ends hosting weekly documentary
1971 - Ohio agrees to pay $675,000 to relatives of Kent State victims
1971 - Philadelphia's Veteran Stadium dedicated
1974 - Nixon refuses to hand over tapes subpoenaed by Watergate Committee
1975 - Ice thickness measured at 15,669 feet (2.96 miles), Wilkes Land, Antarctica
1980 - President Carter announces US boycott of Moscow Olympics
1982 - Chris Wallace becomes co-anchor of the Today Show
1982 - Bryant Gumbel became co-host of NBC's "Today Show"
1984 - "Night Court" starring Harry Anderson premieres on NBC TV
1989 - Vice Pres. Bush is 1st since Vice Pres.Van Buren to declare himself President
1989 - US F-14s shoot down 2 Libyan jet fighters over Mediterranean
1990 - Deposed Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega was arraigned in U.S. federal district court in Miami on drug-trafficking charges.
1995 - Newt Gingrich (R) becomes speaker of the House
1999 - A drifting Nicaraguan fishing boat was found by the Norwegian oil tanker Joelm. The fisherman had been lost at sea for 35 days after the engine quit working.
1999 - Former professional wrestler Jesse Ventura is sworn in as governor of Minnesota.
2006 - Many American media outlets erroneously report that 12 miners have been found alive in the Sago Mine Disaster, but were later found to be dead.
Famous Birthday’s, January 4th
1838 - Charles Stratton [General Tom Thumb] (famous short person only 3 ft tall)
1917 - Jesse White Buffalo NY, actor (Maytag Repairman, Bedtime for Bonzo, Million)
1935 - Floyd Patterson heavyweight champ (1956-59, 1960-62) (Olympics-gold-1952)
1937 - Dyan Cannon Tacoma WA, Mrs Cary Grant, actress (Heaven Can Wait)
1947 - J Danforth Quayle (Senator-R-IN, 44th Vice President 1989-1993)
1957 - Patty Loveless [Ramey], Pikeville KY, singer (Blue Side of Town)
1963 - Dave Foley actor/comedian (Kids In The Hall, Dave Nelson-NewsRadio)
1966 - Deana Carter country singer (I’m Just a Girl, Strawberry Wine)
Joke of the Day
Sweatshirt or Windbreaker
A girl says to a salesman, "I'm not sure if I should buy a sweatshirt or a windbreaker." He says, "Well, that depends. Are you gonna sweat, or are you gonna break wind?"
Lost Cookies
After a long, bumpy flight, our passengers were glad to finally land. They disembarked, and the other attendants and I checked for items left behind. In a seat pocket, I found a bag of home-made cookies with a note saying, "Much love, Mom." Quickly, I gave the bag to our gate agent in hopes it would be reunited with its owner. A few minutes later, an announcement came over the public-address system in the concourse: "Would the passenger who lost his cookies on Flight 502, please return to the gate?"
World Records
Smallest Jet Aircraft
The home-built Bede BD-5J Microjet owned by Juan Jimenez of San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA, weighs 162 kg (358 lb), is 3.7 m (12 ft) long, has a 5.7 m (17 ft) wingspan, and can fly at 483 km/h (300 mph).
Smallest Motorcycle
Tom Wiberg (Sweden) built a motorcycle with a front wheel diameter of 16 mm (0.62 in) and a rear wheel diameter of 22 mm (0.86 in), and rode it for more than 10 m (32.8 ft) in Hökerum, Sweden in 2003. The micro machine has a wheelbase of 80 mm (3.14 in), a seat height of 65 mm (2.55 in), weighs 1.1 kg (2.4 lb) and is powered to a top speed of 2 km/h (1.24 mph) by its 0.22 kW (0.3 hp) engine.
Longest Parade of BMW Cars
A total of 107 BMW coupé cars took part in a parade organised by the BMW Coupé Club Nederland (BCCN) at The Hague, Netherlands, on April 25, 2004.
Wisconsin News, January 4th
Thursday: Mostly cloudy. High 42F. Winds SSW at 10 to 15 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy skies. Low 33F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: Cloudy. High around 40F. Winds light and variable.
Saturday: Snow showers at times. Highs in the mid 30s and lows in the upper 20s.
Sunday: Windy with a mix of sun and clouds. Highs in the upper 30s and lows in the low 20s.
Sports
550 rounds of ammunition seized from Johnson's house
GURNEE, Ill. -- Police seized about 550 rounds of ammunition from the home of Chicago Bears defensive tackle Tank Johnson during a raid last month, according to new court documents.
The ammunition was discovered in Johnson's kitchen, basement, garage and bedroom.
Police also found six guns, marijuana and unlabeled pills believed to be the prescription painkiller hydrocodone, the (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald reported, citing search warrant documents filed Friday in Lake County Circuit Court. Johnson was charged with six counts of possession of a firearm without a gun-owner identification card. Authorities said they found a semiautomatic rifle with 19 live rounds in the master bedroom, four unloaded weapons -- two rifles and two handguns -- and a loaded .45-caliber handgun under a leather chair in the basement.
Johnson's bodyguard, Willie B. Posey, was arrested on felony drug charges after the raid; Posey was shot and killed two days later during an early morning fight at a nightclub in Chicago. Johnson lived with his girlfriend, Posey and two young children.
It was the third arrest in 18 months for Johnson, who must stay at home except to go to work and needs permission to leave Illinois until a court decides whether he violated his probation on a 2005 gun charge.
Johnson publicly apologized and received a one-game suspension.
Police in Gurnee, about 40 miles northwest of Chicago, began an investigation six weeks before the raid after neighbors complained about three caged pit bulls on the property and said they heard gunshots from Johnson's back yard.
During the raid, police said they discovered a "business-type card" inside a gym bag that listed the telephone numbers of Bears coach Lovie Smith and team security chief Tom Dillon.
"On the reverse side of the card is listed warnings about the legal limit for DUI and possessing a firearm without a valid (identification)," according to court documents.
Bears spokesman Scott Hagel said all team players received the card.
"It's all part of the training our players receive at the beginning of the year," he said.
Johnson's next court appearance is scheduled for Tuesday.
Wisconsin News, January 4th
State urges taxpayers to watch for identity theft in wake of misprint
MILWAUKEE The state Department of Revenue today is urging taxpayers to contact credit bureaus to guard against identity theft after acknowledging late last week that Social Security numbers for 171-thousand taxpayers inadvertently ended up on mailing labels. The department first notified people and post offices of the misprint on Friday night, after it heard from people who had received the mailings earlier in the day.
Department spokeswoman Meredith Helgerson says by this afternoon, some 54-thousand-500 undelivered booklets had been retrieved from post offices in Portage, Madison and Oshkosh.
This means the remainder of the mailings _ now estimated at 171-thousand, up from 170-thousand _ were delivered in the past few days.
She says the department provided a file to the printer with confidential information such as names, addresses and Social Security numbers, which has been done in years past, but this time the numbers ended up on the labels.
The department said the name of the company was Ripon Community Printers and they've were paid 22-thousand dollars for the service this year.
Company president Andy Lyke says they're trying to figure out how the numbers ended up on the labels and they regret the error.
Fond du Lac woman pleads in Katrina fraud case
FOND DU LAC, Wis. A Fond du Lac woman faces up to 18 years in prison for cashing an insurance check meant for a victim of Hurricane Katrina.
Forty-year-old Ronnette Hayes pleaded no contest to criminal charges in Fond du Lac County Circuit Court yesterday. The 23-hundred dollar check was meant for Hayes' cousin who was living in New Orleans when Katrina hit in 2005.
Mother sentenced for leaving two-year-old home alone
APPLETON, Wis. A Seymour mother who left her two-year-old daughter home alone is given six months in jail. Forty-three-year-old Teresa Patriquin was also ordered to serve three years probation on charges of child neglect and obstructing an officer.
Seymour police found the toddler at home asleep on a bed last September. A loaded handgun was found on the nightstand. The mother was found at a Seymour tavern and scuffled with police when she was arrested.
Outagamie County Circuit Judge Harold Froehlich yesterday also ordered that Patriquin maintain absolute sobriety.
Wisconsin News
Robbery at McDonalds
The Menomonie police department needs your help finding the man who allegedly robbed a McDonald's in Menomonie Tuesday night. Police say around 10 p.m. an Asian man wearing a ski mask entered the restaurant on Broadway Street with a handgun and demanded money. He then forced the workers into the back of the store while he instructed an associate manager to hand over an undetermined amount of cash. Officers say there were no customers in the store at the time.
Hall of Famer owes state $1.4 million
Hall of Fame pitcher Rollie Fingers is the biggest income tax delinquent in Wisconsin, owing the state more than $1.4 million in taxes.
The state Department of Revenue lists Roland G. Fingers as No. 7 on its list of Top 100 delinquent taxpayers. Among those owing only income taxes, Fingers tops the list.
He owes the state $1,433,609 in back taxes, interest, penalties, fees and costs.
Fingers, known for his handlebar mustache, would not do an interview Wednesday, said his agent, John Boggs. But Boggs said Fingers' tax attorneys were working on the case, which he said came from Fingers' time as a closer for the Milwaukee Brewers. That was in 1981-82 and 1984-85. Boggs wouldn't say exactly when the taxes were due.
Elderly man beats intruder with shoehorn
TOWN OF LEBANON - A man accused of breaking into and tormenting an elderly town of Lebanon couple early Monday morning has been arrested.
A man forced himself into the couple's home about 1 a.m. and demanded money, according to a Dodge County Sheriff's Department press release. The man threatened to shoot the couple, but the husband, in his 80s, beat the man with a shoehorn and the intruder fled. A 46-year-old Clintonville man has been arrested and is being held in the Dodge County Jail. Another man believed to be connected to the crime was arrested in Waukesha County, according to the release. Both men are on probation for previous crimes. According to police reports, the woman, in her 80s, noticed someone outside their home and quickly woke her husband. The intruder kicked in their door and entered the bedroom and confronted the husband, demanding money. The husband, also in his 80s, told the man to leave or he would shoot the intruder. The intruder said he was armed and would "blow his head off." The husband armed himself with a long shoehorn and began beating the intruder about the head forcing him from the residence, according to the release. The two men then committed another home invasion in the Oconomowoc area and were arrested in Waukesha County, according to the release.
While being interviewed by a Dodge County detective one of the subjects admitted to committing a burglary in the town of Oak Grove prior to the Dodge County home invasion. A safe and other property were removed from the residence and have since been recovered.
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