Trevor WholohanThis Day in History, November 14th
November 14th 2007 00:15
This Day in History
1881 - Charles J. Guiteau's trial began for the assassination of U.S. President Garfield. Guiteau was convicted and hanged the following year.
1896 - Power plant at Niagara Falls begins operation
1906 - Roosevelt becomes 1st US President to visit a foreign country (Panama)
1910 - 1st airplane flight from deck of a ship, Norfolk, Va
1922 - The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) began domestic radio service.
1935 - Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaims Philippine Islands a free commonwealth
1940 - During WW II, 500 German planes destroy most of Coventry, England
1941 - World War II: The aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal sinks due to torpedo damage.
1943 - An American torpedo was mistakenly fired at the U.S. battleship Iowa, which was carrying President Roosevelt and his joint chiefs to the Tehran conference; the torpedo exploded harmlessly in the Iowa's wake.
1957 - Henry Aaron wins NL MVP
1960 - Ray Charles' "Georgia On My Mind" reaches #1
1960 - OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries), forms
1965 - U.S. government sends 90,000 soldiers to Vietnam
1965 - Vietnam War: Battle of the Ia Drang begins - the first major engagement between regular American and North Vietnamese forces.
1969 - Apollo 12 blasted off for the moon from Cape Kennedy, FL.
1969 - Major General Bruno Arthur Hochmuth, commander of the Third Marine Division, became the first general to be killed in Vietnam by enemy fire.
1972 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above the 1,000 level for the first time.
1973 - Reggie Jackson wins AL MVP Award unanimously
1976 - Nazi War criminal Pieter Menten captured 1 day after fleeing
1979 - U.S. President Carter froze all Iranian assets in the United States in response to the taking of 63 American hostages at the U.S. embassy in Tehran, Iran.
1985 - Brewers release 39-year-old pitcher Rollie Fingers
1986 - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission imposed a record $100 million penalty against Ivan F. Boesky for insider-trading and barred him from working again in the securities industry.
1987 - In the lobby of Beirut's American University Hospital a bomb hidden in a box of chocolates exploded. 7 people were killed including the woman carrying the box.
1991 - Thomas McIlvane fatally shot four workers at the Royal Oak, MI, Post Office before killing himself. He had been fired from the location.
1993 - Puerto Rico votes against becoming the 51st U.S. state
1998 - Carmen Electra and Dennis Rodman were married (and divorced 9 days later)
2001 - Britain pledged 5,000 more troops to Afghanistan in addition to 4,500 already there.
2001 - The Northern Alliance pushed toward Kunduz and Kandahar. 8 Western relief workers were rescued including 2 Americans.
2002 - Argentina defaults on an $805 million World Bank payment.
Famous Birthday’s
1896 - Mamie Eisenhower, First Lady of the United States (d. 1979)
1908 - Joseph McCarthy, U.S. Senator from Wisconsin (d. 1957)
1920 - Johnny Desmond Detroit MI, singer (Your Hit Parade, Glenn Miller Time)
1929 - McLean Stevenson, Normal IL, actor ( Lt. Col. Henry Blake on M*A*S*H)
1948 - Prince Charles Britain, Prince of Wales
1956 - Kenneth D Bowersox Portsmouth VA, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut (sk: STS-50)
1974 - Adam Walsh murder victim (d. 1981)John Walsh’s son(America’s Most Wanted)
Joke of the Day
Airliner in Violent Thunderstorm
An airliner flew into a violent thunderstorm and was soon swaying and bumping around the sky. One very nervous lady happened to be sitting next to a clergyman and turned to him. "Can't you do something?" she demanded angrily.
"I'm sorry ma'am," the reverend said gently, "I'm in sales, not management."
Arafat Postage Stamps
Arafat wants a postage stamp issued with his picture on it. So, he instructs his people, stressing that it should be of high International quality.
The stamps are created, printed, and released.
Arafat is very pleased.
But within a few days of release of the stamp, he begins hearing complaints that the stamp is not sticking, and he became infuriated.
He calls the people responsible and orders them to investigate the matter. They check the matter out at several post offices, and they report the problem to Arafat.
The report states, "There is nothing wrong with the quality of the stamp. The problem is people are spitting on the wrong side."
Make the Beds
When we put our house up for sale, I stressed emphatically that my sons make their beds each morning. I left for work before they left for school, and I wanted to be sure that the house looked presentable when the agent showed it to prospective buyers.
I was surprised and impressed that my 15-year-old son's bed was perfectly made each day. One night when I went into his room, I discovered his secret.
He was fast asleep on the floor in his sleeping bag.
World Records
Oldest Performing Ballerina
Charin Yuthasastrkosol (USA) (b. Thailand, December 30, 1930) began ballet lessons at the age of 47. She now performs regularly at galas, her most recent being a performance for Sakthip Krairikish, Thailand's Ambassador to the USA at Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA on July 21, 2002 at the age of 71 years 203 days.
Youngest Composer of a Musical
Adám Lörincz (Hungary, b. 1 June 1988) was aged 14 years 76 days when his 92-minute musical, Star of the King was performed on August 16, 2002 in Hungary.
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