Trevor WholohanThis Day in History, November 12th
November 12th 2007 01:04
This Day in History
1847 - Sir James Simpson, British physician, is the first to use chloroform as an anaesthetic.
1892 - Pudge Heffelfinger receives $500, becomes 1st pro football player
1910 - 1st Movie stunt: man jumps into Hudson river from a burning balloon
1912 - The frozen bodies of Robert Scott and his men are found in Antarctica.
1920 - Judge Kennesaw Mountain Landis elected 1st baseball commissioner
1927 - Notre Dame's Fighting Irish changes blue jerseys for green
1933 - 1st known photo of Loch Ness monster (or whatever) is taken
1933 - 1st Sunday football game in Philadelphia (previously illegal)
1936 - 1st TV Gardening show
1936 - Oakland Bay Bridge opens
1939 - Jews of Lodz Poland are ordered to wear yellow armbands
1940 - Blizzard strikes midwest, 154 die (69 on boat on Great Lakes)
1941 - Germany's drive to take Moscow halted
1944 - German battleship "Tirpitz" sunk off Norway
1946 - 1st driv-up bank window established (Chicago)
1948 - Japanese premier Hideki Tojo sentenced to death by war crimes tribunal
1953 - US district Judge Grim, rules NFL can black out TV home games
1954 - Ellis Island, immigration station in NY Harbor, closed
1956 - Largest observed iceberg, 208 by 60 miles, 1st sighted
1964 - Paula Murphy sets female land speed record 226.37 MPH
1966 - High schooler Robert Smith kills 7 for fame
1979 - Tony Franklin of Philadelphia Eagles kicks 59-yard field goal
1979 - US halts Iranian oil imports & freezes Iranian assets
1980 - NYC Mayor Ed Koch admits to trying marijuana
1981 - 1st balloon crossing of the Pacific is completed (Double Eagle V)
1981 - 2nd shuttle mission-1st time spacecraft launched twice (Columbia 2)
1981 - Billy Martin named AL Manager of the Year (Oakland A's)
1984 - Space shuttle astronauts snared a satellite 1st space salvage
1988 - Japan beats MLB All-Star team 5-4 in Tokyo (Game 6 of 7)
1989 - Brazil holds 1st free presidential election in 29 years
1991 - “Full House" 100th episode-The twins are born
1992 - New York Yankee pitcher Steve Howe is reinstated for 8th time
1993 - The first Ultimate Fighting Championship is held in Denver, Colorado.
1995 - Marino breaks Tarkenton's NFL all-time passing yardage mark of 47,003
2000 - In Florida Palm Beach election officials decided to recount all county votes, some 425,000, by hand.
2002 - An Arab TV station broadcast an audiotape of Osama bin Laden, a voice that U.S. counter terrorism officials said is probably authentic.
2004 - Scott Peterson is found guilty of first degree murder of his wife Laci Peterson and their unborn son Conner after a five-and-a-half month long trial.
Famous Birthday’s
1922 - Kim Hunter, actress(A Streetcar Named Desire, Planet off the Apes) died 2002.
1929 - Grace Kelly/Princess Grace of Monaco /actress (Philadelphia Story, Rear Window)
1934 - Charles Manson, Cincinnati OH, criminal/cult leader/mass murderer
1935 - Jerry Douglas actor (John-Young & Restless)
1945 - Neil Young Canada, singer/songwriter (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young)
1968 - Sammy Sosa, Dominican MLB player, #21 with the Texas Rangers, 609 home runs.
1970 - Tonya Harding, figure skater(Nancy Kerrigan’s Foe)
Joke of the Day
Some System
Each Friday night I drove my wife to the train station so she could go visit her sister who was ill. Ten minutes later, MY sister arrived by train so that she could help with the house and kids over the weekend while my wife was gone. On Sundays this procedure worked in reverse with my sister departing by train 10 minutes before my wife arrived.
One evening after my sister left and while I awaited my wife's arrival, a porter sauntered over. "Mister," he said, "you sure have some system going! But one of these days you're goin' to get caught!"
1935
A little boy asked his grandmother what year she was born.
She told him she was born in 1935.
"Wow!" the boy exclaimed. "If you were a baseball card, you'd be worth lots of money.
Finding Her Place
On her way back from the concession stand, Julie asked a man at the end of the row, "Pardon me, but did I step on your foot a few minutes ago?" Expecting an apology, the man said, "Indeed you did."
Julie nodded, and noted, "Oh good. Then this is my row."
World Records
Smallest Dog Living(Length)
The smallest dog in terms of length is Heaven Sent Brandy, a female chihuahua who measured 6 in from the nose to the tip of the tail on January 31, 2005. Brandy lives with her owner, Paulette Keller in Largo, Florida, USA.
Smallest Bottle of Wine(Retail)
Steve Klein of Klein's Designs, Encino, California, USA, produces hand-blown miniature wine bottles standing 3.2 cm (1.2 in) tall and with a volume of 0.75ml (0.026 fl oz). Each bottle is corked, sealed, and labeled. Limited to 1,000 bottles per type of wine, each issue is accompanied by a formal certificate. Prices currently range from $20 to $90 for a bottle of Gros Frere et Soeur 'Richebourg' which has a 24 carat Gold Seal.
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