Trevor WholohanA Day in History, Jokes and World Records January 30th
January 30th 2007 02:02
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1800 - US population 5,308,483; Black population 1,002,037 (18.9%)
1835 - Richard Lawrence pistols misfire at Andrew Jackson in the first assassination attempt of a President.
1847 - The town of Yerba Buena was renamed San Francisco.
1862 - The U.S. Navy's first ironclad warship, the "Monitor", was launched.
1911 - The destroyer USS Terry makes the first airplane rescue at sea.
1933 - "The Lone Ranger" was heard on radio for the first time. The program ran for 2,956 episodes and ended in 1955.
1933 - Adolf Hitler is sworn in as Chancellor of Germany.
1936 - Fans asked to pick a new name for Boston Braves; they choose "The Bees"?
1939 - Hitler calls for the extermination of Jews
1943 - Second day of the Battle of Rennell Island. U.S. cruiser Chicago is sunk.
1944 - United States troops invade Majuro, Marshall Islands.
1945 - The Wilhelm Gustloff, overfilled with refugees, sinks in the Baltic Sea after being torpedoed by a Soviet submarine, leading to the deadliest maritime disaster in known history, killing roughly 9,000 people.
1946 - 1st issue of Franklin Roosevelt dime
1956 - Martin Luther King Jr's home bombed
1956 - Elvis Presley records his version of "Blue Suede Shoes"
1960 - CIA oks Lockheed to produce a new U-2 aircraft (Oxcart)
1961 - JFK asks for an Alliance for Progress & Peace Corps
1965 - State funeral of Winston Churchill
1968 - Vietcong launch Tet-offensive on US embassy in Saigon
1969 - Beatles perform their last gig together, a 42-minute free concert on the roof of Apple Records in London. The impromptu concert is broken up by the police.
1973 - Jury finds Watergate defendants Liddy & McCord guilty on all counts
1973 - The Rock group KISS plays their 1st show (Coventry Club in Queens NY)
1977 - 8th (final) part of "Roots" is most-watched entertainment show ever
1981 - 8th American Music Award Kenny Rogers wins
1983 - The Washington Redskins defeat the Miami Dolphins 27-17 in Super Bowl XVII
1989 - The American embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan closes.
1994 - Péter Lékó becomes the youngest grand master in chess at age 14.
1995 - The National Institutes of Health announce the success of clinical trials testing the first preventive treatment for sickle-cell disease.
1996 - NBA superstar Magic Johnson plays the first game of his return to the Los Angeles Lakers. Magic retired in 1991 after contracting HIV.
2002 - In Los Angeles, 15 students and 3 adults were hurt when they were hit by a car
2005 - An Air Force C-130 Hercules is shot down over Iraq
Famous Birthday’s, January 30th
1882 - Franklin Delano Roosevelt New Hyde Park NY, 32nd President (D) (1933-1945)
1922 - Dick Martin, American comedian co-host of Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In .
1930 - Samuel J. Byck, American attempted assassin of Richard Nixon (d. 1974)
1931 - Gene Hackman California, actor (Bonnie & Clyde, Under Fire, Superman)
1941 - Dick Cheney(George Bush's secretary of defense 1989-93/Vice President 2001- )
1950 - Ralph Wilcox Milwaukee WI, actor (Big Eddie, Busting Loose)
1951 - Charles S Dutton Baltimore MD, actor (Alien 3, Crocodile Dundee 2, Roc)
1951 - Phil Collins England, singer/drummer (Genesis-Against All Odds)
1958 - Brett Butler Montgomery AL, comedienne (Grace-Grace Under Fire)
Famous Deaths
1948 - Mahatma Gandhi India spiritual and political leader, assassinated at age 78
1948 - Orville Wright US aviation pioneer, dies at 76
1991 - John McIntire actor (Virginian, Psycho), dies of emphysema at 83
Joke of the Day
Animal Sounds
A group of young children were sitting in a circle with their teacher. She was going around in turn asking them all questions.
"Davey, what sound does a cow make?" Davey replied, "It goes 'moo'."
"Alice, what sound does a cat make?" Alice said, "It goes 'meow'."
"Jamie, what sound does a lamb make?" Jamie said, "It goes 'baaa'."
"Jennifer, what sound does a mouse make?" Jennifer paused, and said, "Uhh... it goes... 'click'!"
Justice Triumphs
A lawyer had a jury trial in a very difficult business case. The client, who had attended the trial, was out of town when the jury came back with its decision, which was for the lawyer and his client.
The lawyer immediately sent a telegram to his client, reading, "Justice has triumphed!"
The client wired back, "Appeal at once!"
World Records
Youngest Published Author
The youngest commercially published author is Dorothy Straight(USA), who wrote How the World Began in 1962 at the age of four.
Youngest person to win at Wimbledon
The youngest person to win a match at Wimbledon is Jennifer Capriati(USA), who was 14 years old when she competed in her first Wimbledon tennis match on June 26, 1990
www.supermantag.org
1800 - US population 5,308,483; Black population 1,002,037 (18.9%)
1835 - Richard Lawrence pistols misfire at Andrew Jackson in the first assassination attempt of a President.
1847 - The town of Yerba Buena was renamed San Francisco.
1862 - The U.S. Navy's first ironclad warship, the "Monitor", was launched.
1911 - The destroyer USS Terry makes the first airplane rescue at sea.
1933 - "The Lone Ranger" was heard on radio for the first time. The program ran for 2,956 episodes and ended in 1955.
1933 - Adolf Hitler is sworn in as Chancellor of Germany.
1936 - Fans asked to pick a new name for Boston Braves; they choose "The Bees"?
1939 - Hitler calls for the extermination of Jews
1943 - Second day of the Battle of Rennell Island. U.S. cruiser Chicago is sunk.
1944 - United States troops invade Majuro, Marshall Islands.
1946 - 1st issue of Franklin Roosevelt dime
1956 - Martin Luther King Jr's home bombed
1956 - Elvis Presley records his version of "Blue Suede Shoes"
1960 - CIA oks Lockheed to produce a new U-2 aircraft (Oxcart)
1961 - JFK asks for an Alliance for Progress & Peace Corps
1965 - State funeral of Winston Churchill
1968 - Vietcong launch Tet-offensive on US embassy in Saigon
1969 - Beatles perform their last gig together, a 42-minute free concert on the roof of Apple Records in London. The impromptu concert is broken up by the police.
1973 - Jury finds Watergate defendants Liddy & McCord guilty on all counts
1973 - The Rock group KISS plays their 1st show (Coventry Club in Queens NY)
1977 - 8th (final) part of "Roots" is most-watched entertainment show ever
1981 - 8th American Music Award Kenny Rogers wins
1983 - The Washington Redskins defeat the Miami Dolphins 27-17 in Super Bowl XVII
1989 - The American embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan closes.
1994 - Péter Lékó becomes the youngest grand master in chess at age 14.
1995 - The National Institutes of Health announce the success of clinical trials testing the first preventive treatment for sickle-cell disease.
1996 - NBA superstar Magic Johnson plays the first game of his return to the Los Angeles Lakers. Magic retired in 1991 after contracting HIV.
2002 - In Los Angeles, 15 students and 3 adults were hurt when they were hit by a car
2005 - An Air Force C-130 Hercules is shot down over Iraq
Famous Birthday’s, January 30th
1882 - Franklin Delano Roosevelt New Hyde Park NY, 32nd President (D) (1933-1945)
1922 - Dick Martin, American comedian co-host of Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In .
1930 - Samuel J. Byck, American attempted assassin of Richard Nixon (d. 1974)
1931 - Gene Hackman California, actor (Bonnie & Clyde, Under Fire, Superman)
1941 - Dick Cheney(George Bush's secretary of defense 1989-93/Vice President 2001- )
1950 - Ralph Wilcox Milwaukee WI, actor (Big Eddie, Busting Loose)
1951 - Charles S Dutton Baltimore MD, actor (Alien 3, Crocodile Dundee 2, Roc)
1951 - Phil Collins England, singer/drummer (Genesis-Against All Odds)
1958 - Brett Butler Montgomery AL, comedienne (Grace-Grace Under Fire)
Famous Deaths
1948 - Mahatma Gandhi India spiritual and political leader, assassinated at age 78
1948 - Orville Wright US aviation pioneer, dies at 76
1991 - John McIntire actor (Virginian, Psycho), dies of emphysema at 83
Joke of the Day
Animal Sounds
A group of young children were sitting in a circle with their teacher. She was going around in turn asking them all questions.
"Davey, what sound does a cow make?" Davey replied, "It goes 'moo'."
"Alice, what sound does a cat make?" Alice said, "It goes 'meow'."
"Jamie, what sound does a lamb make?" Jamie said, "It goes 'baaa'."
"Jennifer, what sound does a mouse make?" Jennifer paused, and said, "Uhh... it goes... 'click'!"
Justice Triumphs
A lawyer had a jury trial in a very difficult business case. The client, who had attended the trial, was out of town when the jury came back with its decision, which was for the lawyer and his client.
The lawyer immediately sent a telegram to his client, reading, "Justice has triumphed!"
The client wired back, "Appeal at once!"
World Records
Youngest Published Author
The youngest commercially published author is Dorothy Straight(USA), who wrote How the World Began in 1962 at the age of four.
Youngest person to win at Wimbledon
The youngest person to win a match at Wimbledon is Jennifer Capriati(USA), who was 14 years old when she competed in her first Wimbledon tennis match on June 26, 1990
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