Trevor WholohanA Day in History, Jokes and World Records January 24th
January 24th 2007 01:53
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1848 - James W. Marshall discovered a gold nugget at Sutter's Mill in northern California. The discovery led to the gold rush of '49.
1901 - 1st games played in baseball's American League
1902 - Denmark sells Virgin Islands to USA for $25,000,000
1908 - General Baden-Powell starts the Boy-Scouts
1922 - -54ºF (-48ºC), Danbury WI (state record)
1922 - Eskimo Pie patented by Christian K Nelson of Iowa (not an Eskimo)
1924 - Russian city of St Petersburg renamed Leningrad(switched back later)
1927 - Director Alfred Hitchcock releases his first film,The Pleasure Garden, in England
1935 - 1st canned beer, "Krueger Cream Ale", is sold by Kruger Brewing Co in VA
1936 - Benny Goodman & orchestra record "Stompin' at the Savoy" on Victor Records
1943 - Hitler orders nazi troops at Stalingrad to fight to death
1947 - NFL adds 5th official (back judge) & allows sudden death in playoffs
1950 - Jackie Robinson signs highest contract ($35,000) in Dodger history
1952 - 1st NFL team in Texas, Dallas Texans formerly New York Yankees
1955 - The rules committee of MLB made the rule that required a pitcher to release the ball within 20 seconds after taking his position on the mound.
1958 - After warming to 100,000,000º, 2 light atoms are bashed together to create a heavier atom, resulting in 1st man-made nuclear fusion
1962 - Jackie Robinson is 1st Black elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
1964 - CBS buys NFL TV rights for $14.2 million a year and keeps them for 30 years.
1972 - Japanese Sgt. Shoichi Yokoi is found hiding in a Guam jungle, where he had been since 1944, when U.S. forces liberated the island during World War II.
1976 - Cleveland Cavaliers biggest margin victory-43 points (beat Milwaukee 132-89)
1978 - A nuclear-powered Soviet satellite plunged through Earth's atmosphere and disintegrated. The radioactive debris was scattered over parts of Canada's.
1983 - Hulk Hogan pins the Iron Sheik for World Wrestling Federation title
1984 - Apple Inc unveils its Macintosh personal computer (first one with a mouse)
1986 - Voyager 2 makes 1st fly-by of Uranus (81,593 km), finds new moons
1987 - In Lebanon, gunmen kidnapped educators Alann Steen, Jesse Turner, Robert Polhill and Mitheleshwar Singh. They were all later released.
1989 - 1st reported case of AIDS transmitted by heterosexual oral sex
1990 - Japan launched the first probe to be sent to the Moon since 1976.
1994 - Dow Jones closes above 3,900 for 1st time (3,914.48)
1995 - The prosecution gave its opening statement at the O.J. Simpson murder trial.
2002 - The U.S. Congress began a hearing on the collapse of Enron Corp.
2002 - John Walker Lindh appeared in court for the first time concerning the charges that he conspired to kill Americans abroad and aided terrorist groups.
Famous Birthday’s, January 24th
1915 - Ernest Borgnine Hamden CT, actor (Ice Station Zebra, McHale’s Navy, Marty)
1939 - Ray Stevens Clarksdale GA, singer (Ahab the Arab, The Streak)
1941 - Neil Diamond, Brooklyn NY, singer/actor (Jazz Singer)
1941 - Aaron Neville US singer/keyboardist (Neville Brothers)
1943 - Sharon Tate, Dallas TX, actress (Valley of the Dolls)Died 1969(Manson murder)
1949 - John Belushi, comedian/actor (SNL, Animal House, Blues Brothers)Died 1982
1968 - Mary Lou Retton, Fairmont WV, gymnast (Olympics-gold/2 silver/2 bronze-84)
Famous Death’s
1965 - Winston Churchill PM of Britain (C) (1940-45, 51-55), dies at 90
1989 - Ted Bundy serial killer of up to 100 women, executed in Florida at 42
2006 - Chris Penn, Sean’s brother, actor(Footloose, Pale Rider, Rush Hour) (b. 1965)
Joke of the Day
Hearing Problems
An elderly gentleman had serious hearing problems for a number of years. He went to the doctor and the doctor was able to have him fitted for a set of hearing aids that allowed the gentleman to hear 100%. The elderly gentleman went back in a month to the doctor and the doctor said, "Your hearing is perfect. Your family must be really pleased that you can hear again." The gentleman replied, "Oh, I haven't told my family yet. I just sit around and listen to the conversations. I've changed my will three times!"
What's Your Secret?
A gushy reporter told Jack Nicklaus, "You are spectacular, your name is synonymous with the game of golf. You really know your way around the course. What's your secret?" Nicklaus replied, "The holes are numbered".
World Records
Oldest Woman ever
The greatest fully authenticated age to which any human has ever lived is 122 years 164 days by Jeanne Calment(France). Born on February 21, 1875, she died at a nursing home in southern France on August 4, 1997.
Oldest Man ever
Born on June 29, 1865, the oldest man ever recorded Was Shigechiyo Izumi , who was listed as a six year old in Japan’s first census of 1871. He died on February 21, 1986 aged 120 years 237 days.
For more info go to www.supermantag.org
Check out my other Blog at ahistoryblog.blogspot.com
1848 - James W. Marshall discovered a gold nugget at Sutter's Mill in northern California. The discovery led to the gold rush of '49.
1901 - 1st games played in baseball's American League
1902 - Denmark sells Virgin Islands to USA for $25,000,000
1908 - General Baden-Powell starts the Boy-Scouts
1922 - -54ºF (-48ºC), Danbury WI (state record)
1922 - Eskimo Pie patented by Christian K Nelson of Iowa (not an Eskimo)
1924 - Russian city of St Petersburg renamed Leningrad(switched back later)
1927 - Director Alfred Hitchcock releases his first film,The Pleasure Garden, in England
1935 - 1st canned beer, "Krueger Cream Ale", is sold by Kruger Brewing Co in VA
1943 - Hitler orders nazi troops at Stalingrad to fight to death
1947 - NFL adds 5th official (back judge) & allows sudden death in playoffs
1950 - Jackie Robinson signs highest contract ($35,000) in Dodger history
1952 - 1st NFL team in Texas, Dallas Texans formerly New York Yankees
1955 - The rules committee of MLB made the rule that required a pitcher to release the ball within 20 seconds after taking his position on the mound.
1958 - After warming to 100,000,000º, 2 light atoms are bashed together to create a heavier atom, resulting in 1st man-made nuclear fusion
1962 - Jackie Robinson is 1st Black elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
1964 - CBS buys NFL TV rights for $14.2 million a year and keeps them for 30 years.
1972 - Japanese Sgt. Shoichi Yokoi is found hiding in a Guam jungle, where he had been since 1944, when U.S. forces liberated the island during World War II.
1976 - Cleveland Cavaliers biggest margin victory-43 points (beat Milwaukee 132-89)
1978 - A nuclear-powered Soviet satellite plunged through Earth's atmosphere and disintegrated. The radioactive debris was scattered over parts of Canada's.
1983 - Hulk Hogan pins the Iron Sheik for World Wrestling Federation title
1984 - Apple Inc unveils its Macintosh personal computer (first one with a mouse)
1986 - Voyager 2 makes 1st fly-by of Uranus (81,593 km), finds new moons
1987 - In Lebanon, gunmen kidnapped educators Alann Steen, Jesse Turner, Robert Polhill and Mitheleshwar Singh. They were all later released.
1989 - 1st reported case of AIDS transmitted by heterosexual oral sex
1990 - Japan launched the first probe to be sent to the Moon since 1976.
1994 - Dow Jones closes above 3,900 for 1st time (3,914.48)
1995 - The prosecution gave its opening statement at the O.J. Simpson murder trial.
2002 - The U.S. Congress began a hearing on the collapse of Enron Corp.
2002 - John Walker Lindh appeared in court for the first time concerning the charges that he conspired to kill Americans abroad and aided terrorist groups.
Famous Birthday’s, January 24th
1915 - Ernest Borgnine Hamden CT, actor (Ice Station Zebra, McHale’s Navy, Marty)
1939 - Ray Stevens Clarksdale GA, singer (Ahab the Arab, The Streak)
1941 - Neil Diamond, Brooklyn NY, singer/actor (Jazz Singer)
1941 - Aaron Neville US singer/keyboardist (Neville Brothers)
1943 - Sharon Tate, Dallas TX, actress (Valley of the Dolls)Died 1969(Manson murder)
1949 - John Belushi, comedian/actor (SNL, Animal House, Blues Brothers)Died 1982
1968 - Mary Lou Retton, Fairmont WV, gymnast (Olympics-gold/2 silver/2 bronze-84)
Famous Death’s
1965 - Winston Churchill PM of Britain (C) (1940-45, 51-55), dies at 90
1989 - Ted Bundy serial killer of up to 100 women, executed in Florida at 42
2006 - Chris Penn, Sean’s brother, actor(Footloose, Pale Rider, Rush Hour) (b. 1965)
Joke of the Day
Hearing Problems
An elderly gentleman had serious hearing problems for a number of years. He went to the doctor and the doctor was able to have him fitted for a set of hearing aids that allowed the gentleman to hear 100%. The elderly gentleman went back in a month to the doctor and the doctor said, "Your hearing is perfect. Your family must be really pleased that you can hear again." The gentleman replied, "Oh, I haven't told my family yet. I just sit around and listen to the conversations. I've changed my will three times!"
What's Your Secret?
A gushy reporter told Jack Nicklaus, "You are spectacular, your name is synonymous with the game of golf. You really know your way around the course. What's your secret?" Nicklaus replied, "The holes are numbered".
World Records
Oldest Woman ever
The greatest fully authenticated age to which any human has ever lived is 122 years 164 days by Jeanne Calment(France). Born on February 21, 1875, she died at a nursing home in southern France on August 4, 1997.
Oldest Man ever
Born on June 29, 1865, the oldest man ever recorded Was Shigechiyo Izumi , who was listed as a six year old in Japan’s first census of 1871. He died on February 21, 1986 aged 120 years 237 days.
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