Trevor WholohanA Day in History
November 14th 2006 01:55
This Day in History Tuesday November 14th
1851 - Herman Melville's novel "Moby Dick" was first published in the U.S.
1881 - Charles J. Guiteau's trial began for the assassination of U.S. President Garfield. Guiteau was convicted and hanged the following year.
1896 - Power plant at Niagara Falls begins operation
1906 - Roosevelt becomes 1st US President to visit a foreign country (Panama)
1910 - 1st airplane flight from deck of a ship, Norfolk, Va
1922 - The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) began domestic radio service.
1935 - Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaims Philippine Islands a free commonwealth
1940 - During WW II, 500 German planes destroy most of Coventry, England
1941 - World War II: The aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal sinks due to torpedo damage from U 81 sustained on November 13.
1957 - Henry Aaron wins NL MVP
1960 - Ray Charles' "Georgia On My Mind" reaches #1
1960 - OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries), forms
1965 - U.S. government sends 90,000 soldiers to Vietnam
1965 - Vietnam War: Battle of the Ia Drang begins - the first major engagement between regular American and North Vietnamese forces.
1969 - Apollo 12 blasted off for the moon from Cape Kennedy, FL.
1969 - During the Vietnam War, Major General Bruno Arthur Hochmuth, commander of the Third Marine Division, became the first general to be killed in Vietnam by enemy fire.
1972 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above the 1,000 level for the first time.
1973 - Reggie Jackson wins AL MVP Award unanimously
1976 - Nazi War criminal Pieter Menten captured 1 day after fleeing
1979 - U.S. President Carter froze all Iranian assets in the United States in response to the taking of 63 American hostages at the U.S. embassy in Tehran, Iran.
1985 - Brewers release 39-year-old pitcher Rollie Fingers
1986 - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission imposed a record $100 million penalty against Ivan F. Boesky for insider-trading and barred him from working again in the securities industry.
1987 - In the lobby of Beirut's American University Hospital a bomb hidden in a box of chocolates exploded. 7 people were killed including the woman carrying the box.
1991 - Thomas McIlvane fatally shot four workers at the Royal Oak, MI, Post Office before killing himself. He had been fired from the location.
1993 - Puerto Rico votes against becoming the 51st U.S. state
1998 - Carmen Electra and Dennis Rodman were married (and divorced 9 days later)
2001 - Afghanistan: Afghan Northern Alliance fighters takeover the capital Kabul.
2002 - Argentina defaults on an $805 million World Bank payment.
Famous Birthday’s November 14th
1896 - Mamie Eisenhower, First Lady of the United States (d. 1979)
1920 - Johnny Desmond Detroit MI, singer (Your Hit Parade, Glenn Miller Time)
1929 - McLean Stevenson, Normal IL, actor ( Lt. Col. Henry Blake on M*A*S*H)
1948 - Prince Charles Britain, Prince of Wales
1956 - Kenneth D Bowersox Portsmouth VA, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut (sk: STS-50)
Joke of the Day
Airliner in Violent Thunderstorm An airliner flew into a violent thunderstorm and was soon swaying and bumping around the sky.
One very nervous lady happened to be sitting next to a clergyman and turned to him. "Can't you do something?" she demanded angrily.
"I'm sorry ma'am," the reverend said gently, "I'm in sales, not management."
Dangling Participles (Culled from newspapers)
- The burglar was about 30 years old, white, 5' 10", with wavy hair weighing about 150 pounds.
- The family lawyer will read the will tomorrow at the residence of Mr. Hannon, who died June 19 to accommodate his relatives.
- Mrs. Shirley Baxter, who went deer hunting with her husband, is very proud that she was able to shoot a fine buck as well as her husband.
- Organ donations from the living reached a record high last year, outnumbering donors who are dead for the first time.
- The dog was hungry and made the mistake of nipping a 2-year-old that was trying to force feed it in his ear.
- We spent most of our time sitting on the back porch watching the cows playing Scrabble and reading.
- Hunting can also be dangerous, as in the case of pygmies hunting elephants armed only with spears.
World Records
Oldest Performing Ballerina
Charin Yuthasastrkosol (USA) (b. Thailand, December 30, 1930) began ballet lessons at the age of 47. She now performs regularly at galas, her most recent being a performance for Sakthip Krairikish, Thailand's Ambassador to the USA at Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA on July 21, 2002 at the age of 71 years 203 days.
Youngest Composer of a Musical
Adám Lörincz (Hungary, b. 1 June 1988) was aged 14 years 76 days when his 92-minute musical, Star of the King was performed on August 16, 2002 in Hungary.
1851 - Herman Melville's novel "Moby Dick" was first published in the U.S.
1881 - Charles J. Guiteau's trial began for the assassination of U.S. President Garfield. Guiteau was convicted and hanged the following year.
1896 - Power plant at Niagara Falls begins operation
1906 - Roosevelt becomes 1st US President to visit a foreign country (Panama)
1910 - 1st airplane flight from deck of a ship, Norfolk, Va
1922 - The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) began domestic radio service.
1940 - During WW II, 500 German planes destroy most of Coventry, England
1941 - World War II: The aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal sinks due to torpedo damage from U 81 sustained on November 13.
1957 - Henry Aaron wins NL MVP
1960 - Ray Charles' "Georgia On My Mind" reaches #1
1960 - OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries), forms
1965 - U.S. government sends 90,000 soldiers to Vietnam
1965 - Vietnam War: Battle of the Ia Drang begins - the first major engagement between regular American and North Vietnamese forces.
1969 - Apollo 12 blasted off for the moon from Cape Kennedy, FL.
1969 - During the Vietnam War, Major General Bruno Arthur Hochmuth, commander of the Third Marine Division, became the first general to be killed in Vietnam by enemy fire.
1972 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above the 1,000 level for the first time.
1973 - Reggie Jackson wins AL MVP Award unanimously
1979 - U.S. President Carter froze all Iranian assets in the United States in response to the taking of 63 American hostages at the U.S. embassy in Tehran, Iran.
1985 - Brewers release 39-year-old pitcher Rollie Fingers
1986 - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission imposed a record $100 million penalty against Ivan F. Boesky for insider-trading and barred him from working again in the securities industry.
1987 - In the lobby of Beirut's American University Hospital a bomb hidden in a box of chocolates exploded. 7 people were killed including the woman carrying the box.
1991 - Thomas McIlvane fatally shot four workers at the Royal Oak, MI, Post Office before killing himself. He had been fired from the location.
1993 - Puerto Rico votes against becoming the 51st U.S. state
1998 - Carmen Electra and Dennis Rodman were married (and divorced 9 days later)
2001 - Afghanistan: Afghan Northern Alliance fighters takeover the capital Kabul.
2002 - Argentina defaults on an $805 million World Bank payment.
Famous Birthday’s November 14th
1896 - Mamie Eisenhower, First Lady of the United States (d. 1979)
1920 - Johnny Desmond Detroit MI, singer (Your Hit Parade, Glenn Miller Time)
1929 - McLean Stevenson, Normal IL, actor ( Lt. Col. Henry Blake on M*A*S*H)
1948 - Prince Charles Britain, Prince of Wales
1956 - Kenneth D Bowersox Portsmouth VA, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut (sk: STS-50)
Joke of the Day
Airliner in Violent Thunderstorm An airliner flew into a violent thunderstorm and was soon swaying and bumping around the sky.
One very nervous lady happened to be sitting next to a clergyman and turned to him. "Can't you do something?" she demanded angrily.
"I'm sorry ma'am," the reverend said gently, "I'm in sales, not management."
Dangling Participles (Culled from newspapers)
- The burglar was about 30 years old, white, 5' 10", with wavy hair weighing about 150 pounds.
- The family lawyer will read the will tomorrow at the residence of Mr. Hannon, who died June 19 to accommodate his relatives.
- Mrs. Shirley Baxter, who went deer hunting with her husband, is very proud that she was able to shoot a fine buck as well as her husband.
- Organ donations from the living reached a record high last year, outnumbering donors who are dead for the first time.
- The dog was hungry and made the mistake of nipping a 2-year-old that was trying to force feed it in his ear.
- We spent most of our time sitting on the back porch watching the cows playing Scrabble and reading.
- Hunting can also be dangerous, as in the case of pygmies hunting elephants armed only with spears.
World Records
Oldest Performing Ballerina
Charin Yuthasastrkosol (USA) (b. Thailand, December 30, 1930) began ballet lessons at the age of 47. She now performs regularly at galas, her most recent being a performance for Sakthip Krairikish, Thailand's Ambassador to the USA at Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA on July 21, 2002 at the age of 71 years 203 days.
Youngest Composer of a Musical
Adám Lörincz (Hungary, b. 1 June 1988) was aged 14 years 76 days when his 92-minute musical, Star of the King was performed on August 16, 2002 in Hungary.
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