Trevor WholohanThis Day in History, November 8th
November 8th 2007 00:31
This Day in History
1864 - Abraham Lincoln (R) elected to his 2nd term as president
1889 - Montana became the 41st U.S. state.
1895 - Wilhelm Roentgen while experimenting with electricity discovered the scientific principle involved and took the first X-ray pictures.
1904 - President Theodore Roosevelt (R) defeats Alton B Parker (D)
1923 - Adolf Hitler made his first attempt at seizing power in Germany with a failed coup in Munich that came to be known as the "Beer-Hall Putsch."
1933 - The Civil Works Administration was created by executive order by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The organization was designed to create jobs for more than 4 million unemployed people in the U.S.
1939 - Failed assassination attempt on Hitler in Burgerbraukeller, Munich
1942 - The U.S. invaded Morocco and Algeria.
1942 - Operation Torch began as U.S. and British forces landed in French North Africa.
1950 - During the Korean conflict, the first jet-plane battle took place as U.S. Air Force Lt. Russell J. Brown shot down a North Korean MiG-15.
1956 - After turning down 18,000 names, the Ford Motor Company decided to name their new car the "Edsel," after Henry Ford's only son that was killed in WWII.
1959 - The 'Big E', Elgin Baylor of the Minneapolis Lakers, scored 64 points and set a National Basketball Association scoring record.
1960 - John F. Kennedy is elected, becoming the youngest man elected to that office.
1965 - The soap opera "Days of Our Lives" debuted on NBC-TV.
1966 - Ronald Reagan was elected governor of California.
1973 - The right ear of John Paul Getty III is delivered to a newspaper together with a ransom note, convincing his father to pay 2.9 million.
1979 - The program, "The Iran Crisis: America Held Hostage", premiered on ABC-TV. The show was planned to be temporary, but it evolved into "Nightline".
1984 - Anna Fisher becomes 1st "mom" to go into orbit
1988 - George Bush (R) beats Mike Dukakis (D) for Presidency
1990 - 150,000 additional US troops are sent to the Persian gulf
1992 - Volunteers began reading aloud the 58,183 names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., as part of a tribute marking the 10th anniversary of the monument.
1993 - Five Picasso paintings and other artwork were stolen from the Museum of Modern Art in Stockholm, Sweden. The works were valued at $52 million.
2000 - In Florida, a statewide recount began to decide the winner of the 2000 U.S. presidential election.
2002 - The United Nations Security Council unanimously approves a resolution on Iraq, forcing Saddam Hussein to disarm or face "serious consequences".
2004 - War in Iraq: More than 10,000 U.S. troops and a small number of Iraqi army units participate in a siege on the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah.
2006 - Microsoft releases Windows Vista
Famous Birthday’s
1836 - Milton Bradley, American game manufacturer like The Game of Life(d. 1911)
1922 - Esther Rolle Pompano Beach FL, actress (Florida-Good Times, Maude)D. 1998
1924 - Joe Flynn Youngstown Ohio, actor (McHale's Navy)Died 1974
1927 - Patti Page Claremont Oklahoma, singer (Tennessee Waltz, Hello, Were Lonely)
1949 - Bonnie Raitt LA, singer/guitarist (Green Light, The Glow, Thing Called Love)
1951 - Mary Hart Sioux Falls SD, TV hostess (Entertainment Tonight)
1961 - Leif Garrett Hollywood Cal, singer/actor (Devil x 5, 3 for the Road)
1985 - Jack Osbourne, American TV-star, son of Ozzy Osbourne
Famous Death’s
1887 - Doc Holliday, American gambler, dentist and gunfighter (b. 1851)
1978 - Norman Rockwell, American illustrator (b. 1894)
Joke of the Day
Camping Trips
- Get even with a bear who raided your food bag by kicking his favorite stump apart and eating all the ants.
- A hot rock placed in your sleeping bag will keep your feet warm. A hot enchilada works almost as well, but the cheese sticks between your toes.
- The best backpacks are named for national parks or mountain ranges. Steer clear of those named for landfills.
- When camping, always wear a long-sleeved shirt. It gives you something to wipe your nose on.
- Take this simple test to see if you qualify for solo camping. Shine a flashlight into one ear. If the beam shines out the other ear, do not go into the woods alone.
- A two-man pup tent does not include two men or a pup.
- A potato baked in the coals for one hour makes an excellent side dish. A potato baked in the coals for three hours makes an excellent hockey puck.
- In emergency situations, you can survive in the wilderness by shooting small game with a slingshot made from the elastic waistband of your underwear.
Newlyweds
A young couple were married, and celebrated their first night together, doing what newlyweds do, time and time again, all night long. Morning comes and the groom goes into the bathroom but finds no towel when he emerges from the shower. He asks the bride to please bring one from the bedroom.
When she gets to the bathroom door, he opened the door, exposing his body for the first time to his bride where she sees all of him well.
Her eyes went up and down and at about midway, they stopped and stared, and she asked shyly, "What's THAT?", pointing to a small part of his anatomy.
He, also being shy, thought for a minute and then said, "Well, that's what we had so much fun with last night."
And she, in amazement asked, "Is that all we have left?"
World Records
Longest Duration Balancing on One Foot
The longest recorded duration for balancing on one foot is 76 hr 40 min by Arulanantham Suresh Joachim (Sri Lanka) at Vihara Maha Devi Park Open Air Stadium, Sri Lanka, from May 22-25, 1997.
Longest Lawnmower Ride
The longest journey on a lawnmower is 14,594.5 miles in 260 consecutive days by America's Gary Hatter. Hatter started his drive through Portland, Maine, on May 31, 2000 and passed through all 48 continuous US states as well as Canada and Mexico before arriving in Daytona Beach, Florida, on February 14, 2001.
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