Trevor WholohanA Day in History
November 17th 2006 02:26
This Day in History Friday November 17th
1800 - The U.S. Congress held its first session in Washington, DC.
1800 - John Adams is 1st President to move into the White House
1869 - The Suez Canal opened in Egypt, linking the Mediterranean and the Red seas.
1913 - The steamship Louise became the first ship to travel through the Panama Canal.
1913 - In Germany, Kaiser Wilhelm banned the armed forces from dancing the tango.
1914 - U.S. declares Panama Canal Zone neutral
1926 - NHL's Chicago Black Hawks play their 1st game, beat Tor St. Pats 4-1
1928 - Notre Dame finally lost a football game after nearly 25 years
1934 - Lyndon B. Johnson marries Claudia Alta Taylor
1939 - German U-boat torpedoes passenger ship
1940 - Green Bay Packers become 1st NFL team to travel by plane
1941 - World War II: Joseph Grew, the United States ambassador to Japan, cables the State Department that Japan has plans to launch an attack against Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (his cable is ignored).
1956 - Syracuse fullback Jim Brown, scores NCAA record of 43 pts (vs Colgate)
1962 President Kennedy dedicates Dulles International Airport outside Washington D.C
1967 - Vietnam War: Acting on optimistic reports he was given on November 13, US Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson tells his nation that, while much remained to be done, "We are inflicting greater losses than we're taking...We are making progress."
1968 - NBC cut away from the final minutes of a New York Jets-Oakland Raiders game to begin a TV special, "Heidi," on schedule. The Raiders came from behind to beat the Jets 43-32.
1973 - U.S. President Nixon told an Associated Press managing editors meeting in Orlando, FL, "people have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook."
1979 - Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini ordered the release of 13 female and black American hostages being held at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.
1985 - NY Jets best offensive production beating Tampa Bay 62-28
1989 - Bret Saberhagen signs record $2,966,667 per year Kansas City Royal contract
1990 - A mass grave was discovered by the bridge over the River Kwai in Thailand. The bodies were believed to be those of World War II prisoners of war.
1991 - Detroit Lion Mike Utley is paralized in a game vs Los Angeles Rams
1991 - 1st TV condom ad aired (FOX- TV)
1992 - Dateline NBC airs a demonstration show General Motors trucks, blowing up on impact because of the position of gastanks, later revealed NBC rigged test
2003 - Arnold Schwarzenegger is inaugurated Governor of California.
2004 - Kmart Corp. announces it is buying Sears, Roebuck and Co. for $11 billion and naming the newly merged company Sears Holdings Corporation.
Famous Birthday’s November 17th
1887 - Bernard L Montgomery British general (WW II-African campaign)Died 1976
1925 - Rock Hudson Winnetka IL, actor (Pillow Talk, A Farewell to Arms)Died 1985
1938 - Gordon Lightfoot Canada, folksinger ("The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald")
1942 - Martin Scorsese Queens, dir (Goodfellas, Gangs of New York, The Aviator)
1944 - Danny De Vito Neptune NJ, actor (Taxi, Ruthless People, Twins, Be Cool)
1960 - RuPaul, American actor/Drag Queen
1964 - Daisy Fuentes Havana Cuba, VJ (Baywatch, MTV International)
Joke of the Day
Stained Glass A minister tells of his first Sunday in a new parish and of presenting the children's message. It seems the sanctuary in the new church had some magnificent stained glass windows, so his message centered on how each of us is called to help make up the whole picture of life (the life of the community of the faithful). Like the pictures in the windows, it takes many little panels of glass to make the whole picture.
And then he said, "You see each one of you is a little pane." And then pointing to each child, "You're a little pane. And you're a little pane. And you're a little pane. And..."
It took a few moments before he realized why everyone was laughing so hard.
Sports Car Dreams A man went into his shrink's office and says, "Doc, you have got to help me! Every night I keep dreaming that I'm a sports car. The other night, I dreamed I was a Trans Am. Another night, I dreamed I was an Alpha Romeo. Last night I dreamed I was a Porsche. What does this mean?"
"Relax," says the shrink, "You're just having an auto-body experience."
World Records Smallest Commercially Available Stitched Teddy Bear The smallest commercially available stitched teddy bear measures 0.29 in and was made by Cheryl Moss (South Africa). Cheryl has been making and selling 'Microbears' for 6 years in specialist teddy bear stores.
Smallest Handmade Cess Set The smallest complete handmade chess set was made by Jaspal Singh Kalsi (India) in Putlighar, Amritsar, India.
The board measures 1.25 x 1.25 inches, the largest piece (the King) measures ½ inch in height and the smallest (the pawn) measures 1/4 inch in height. All the pieces have a base of .11 of an inch in diameter.
1800 - The U.S. Congress held its first session in Washington, DC.
1800 - John Adams is 1st President to move into the White House
1869 - The Suez Canal opened in Egypt, linking the Mediterranean and the Red seas.
1913 - The steamship Louise became the first ship to travel through the Panama Canal.
1913 - In Germany, Kaiser Wilhelm banned the armed forces from dancing the tango.
1914 - U.S. declares Panama Canal Zone neutral
1926 - NHL's Chicago Black Hawks play their 1st game, beat Tor St. Pats 4-1
1934 - Lyndon B. Johnson marries Claudia Alta Taylor
1939 - German U-boat torpedoes passenger ship
1940 - Green Bay Packers become 1st NFL team to travel by plane
1941 - World War II: Joseph Grew, the United States ambassador to Japan, cables the State Department that Japan has plans to launch an attack against Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (his cable is ignored).
1956 - Syracuse fullback Jim Brown, scores NCAA record of 43 pts (vs Colgate)
1962 President Kennedy dedicates Dulles International Airport outside Washington D.C
1967 - Vietnam War: Acting on optimistic reports he was given on November 13, US Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson tells his nation that, while much remained to be done, "We are inflicting greater losses than we're taking...We are making progress."
1968 - NBC cut away from the final minutes of a New York Jets-Oakland Raiders game to begin a TV special, "Heidi," on schedule. The Raiders came from behind to beat the Jets 43-32.
1973 - U.S. President Nixon told an Associated Press managing editors meeting in Orlando, FL, "people have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook."
1985 - NY Jets best offensive production beating Tampa Bay 62-28
1989 - Bret Saberhagen signs record $2,966,667 per year Kansas City Royal contract
1990 - A mass grave was discovered by the bridge over the River Kwai in Thailand. The bodies were believed to be those of World War II prisoners of war.
1991 - Detroit Lion Mike Utley is paralized in a game vs Los Angeles Rams
1991 - 1st TV condom ad aired (FOX- TV)
1992 - Dateline NBC airs a demonstration show General Motors trucks, blowing up on impact because of the position of gastanks, later revealed NBC rigged test
2003 - Arnold Schwarzenegger is inaugurated Governor of California.
2004 - Kmart Corp. announces it is buying Sears, Roebuck and Co. for $11 billion and naming the newly merged company Sears Holdings Corporation.
Famous Birthday’s November 17th
1887 - Bernard L Montgomery British general (WW II-African campaign)Died 1976
1925 - Rock Hudson Winnetka IL, actor (Pillow Talk, A Farewell to Arms)Died 1985
1938 - Gordon Lightfoot Canada, folksinger ("The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald")
1942 - Martin Scorsese Queens, dir (Goodfellas, Gangs of New York, The Aviator)
1944 - Danny De Vito Neptune NJ, actor (Taxi, Ruthless People, Twins, Be Cool)
1960 - RuPaul, American actor/Drag Queen
1964 - Daisy Fuentes Havana Cuba, VJ (Baywatch, MTV International)
Joke of the Day
Stained Glass A minister tells of his first Sunday in a new parish and of presenting the children's message. It seems the sanctuary in the new church had some magnificent stained glass windows, so his message centered on how each of us is called to help make up the whole picture of life (the life of the community of the faithful). Like the pictures in the windows, it takes many little panels of glass to make the whole picture.
And then he said, "You see each one of you is a little pane." And then pointing to each child, "You're a little pane. And you're a little pane. And you're a little pane. And..."
It took a few moments before he realized why everyone was laughing so hard.
Sports Car Dreams A man went into his shrink's office and says, "Doc, you have got to help me! Every night I keep dreaming that I'm a sports car. The other night, I dreamed I was a Trans Am. Another night, I dreamed I was an Alpha Romeo. Last night I dreamed I was a Porsche. What does this mean?"
"Relax," says the shrink, "You're just having an auto-body experience."
World Records Smallest Commercially Available Stitched Teddy Bear The smallest commercially available stitched teddy bear measures 0.29 in and was made by Cheryl Moss (South Africa). Cheryl has been making and selling 'Microbears' for 6 years in specialist teddy bear stores.
Smallest Handmade Cess Set The smallest complete handmade chess set was made by Jaspal Singh Kalsi (India) in Putlighar, Amritsar, India.
The board measures 1.25 x 1.25 inches, the largest piece (the King) measures ½ inch in height and the smallest (the pawn) measures 1/4 inch in height. All the pieces have a base of .11 of an inch in diameter.
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