Trevor WholohanThis Day in History, November 16th
November 16th 2007 00:31
1776 - British troops captured Fort Washington during the American Revolution.
1801 - 1st edition of New York Evening Post
1811 - Earthquake in Missouri caused the Mississippi River to flow backwards
1907 - Oklahoma was admitted as the 46th state.
1914 - Federal Reserve System formally opens
1915 - Coca-Cola had its prototype for a countoured bottle patented. The bottle made its commercial debut the next year.
1924 - Cleveland Bulldogs lose to Frankford Yellowjackets, ends 31-game undefeated streak (NFL and major-league football record)
1933 - The U. S. and the Soviet Union established diplomatic relations for the first time.
1939 - Al Capone freed from Alcatraz jail
1940 - World War II: In response to Germany's leveling of Coventry, England two days before, the Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg.
1944 - Dueren, Germany is completely destroyed by 2300 Allied aerial bombers.
1945 - Cold War: The United States Army secretly admits 88 German scientists & engineers to help in the production of rocket technology.
1955 - Johnny Cash made his 1st chart appearance with "Cry Cry Cry"
1957 - Serial killer Edward Gein murders his last victim, Bernice Worden.
1957 - Jim Brown set an NFL season rushing record of 1163 yards after only 8 games.
1962 - Wilt Chamberlain of NBA San Fran. Warriors scores 73 points vs N. Y. Knicks
1963 - Touch-tone telephone introduced
1965 - Walt Disney launches Epcot Center: Prototype Community of Tomorrow
1969 - The U.S. Army announced that several had been charged with massacre and the subsequent cover-up in the My Lai massacre in Vietnam on March 16, 1968.
1973 - President Nixon authorizes construction of Alaskan pipeline
1974 - Milwaukee Bucks lose their 11th straight NBA game (team record)
1976 - Rick Barry (SF), ends then longest NBA free throw streak of 60
1981 - Luke marries Laura on General Hospital (16 million watch)
1982 - Space Shuttle Columbia completes its 1st operational flight
1982 - An agreement was announced on the 57th day of a strike by NFL players.
1987 - Actress Lisa Bonet marries singer Lenny Kravitz
1988 - Robin Givens sues Mike Tyson for $125 million for libel
1990 - Manuel Noriega claims US denied him a fair trial
1996 - Mother Teresa receives honorary US citizenship.
1998 - In Burlington, Wisconsin, five high school students, aged 15 to 16, were arrested in an alleged plot to kill a carefully selected group of teachers and students.
2000 - Bill Clinton became the first serving U.S. president to visit Communist Vietnam.
2001 - An anthrax laced letter was quarantined congressional mail addressed to Sen. Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.). It was found to contain billions of spores, enough to kill 100,000 people
2004 - X-43A scramjet becomes the fastest air-breathing jet flying at nearly Mach 10 at approx. 6959 miles per hour or really, really, really Fast!
Famous Birthday’s
1956 - Terry Labonte, retired NASCAR driver, 851 races, was in the movie Stoker Ace.
1958 - Marg Helgenberger North Bend NB, actress (China Beach, Ryan's Hope)
1967 - Lisa Bonet San Francisco CA, actress (Cosby Show, Different World)
Famous Death’s
1960 - Clark Gable, actor/WW II Veteran(Gone with the Wind) (b. 1901)
1995 - Jack Finney, Milwaukee WI. Author(Invasion of the Body Snatchers) (b. 1911)
Joke of the Day
The American Board of Health has proposed that warning signs be placed on all alcohol bottles to tip off drinkers about the possible peril of drinking a pint or two of any alcoholic beverage.
1. WARNING: Consumption of alcohol may cause you to wake up with a breath that could knock a buzzard off a wreaking dead animal that is one hundred yards away.
2. WARNING: Consumption of alcohol is a major factor in dancing like an idiot.
3. WARNING: Consumption of alcohol may cause you to tell the same boring story over and over again until your friends want to assault you
4. WARNING: Consumption of alcohol may cause you to thay shings like thish.
5. WARNING: Consumption of alcohol may cause you to tell the boss what you really think of him.
6. WARNING: Consumption of alcohol is the leading cause of inexplicable rug burn on the forehead.
7. WARNING: Consumption of alcohol may create the illusion that you are tougher, handsomer and smarter than some really, really big guy named Psycho Bob.
Water Gun
When my three-year-old son opened the birthday gift from his grandmother, he discovered a water pistol. He squealed with delight and headed for the nearest sink. I was not so pleased. I turned to Mom and said, "I'm surprised at you. Don't you remember how we used to drive you crazy with water guns?"
Mom smiled and then replied....."I remember."
World Records
Largest Container of Body Creme
The world's largest container of body cream, measuring 6 ft 6.7 inch’s in diameter, 1 ft 8.8 in high and holding 323.476 gallons of NIVEA Creme, was created by Beiersdorf Hellas and unveiled in Athens, Greece on December 15, 2001.
Largest Cardboard Box
The world's largest corrugated cardboard box, was designed and manufactured by Norampac Inc. of Toronto, Canada on October 15, 2001 and measured 30 ft 8 in x 10 ft x 7 ft 2.5 in.
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