Trevor WholohanThis Day inHistory, November 28th
November 28th 2007 00:49
This Day in History
1776 - Washington and his troops cross Delaware River
1871 - Ku Klux Klan trials began in Federal District Court in SC
1895 - America's 1st auto race starts; 6 cars, 55 miles, winner averages 7 MPH takes almost 10 hours to finish race!
1916 - 1st (German) air attack on London
1922 - Capt Cyril Turner (RAF) gives 1st skywriting exhibition (New York City) Turner spelled out "Hello USA. Call Vanderbilt 7200." 47,000 called
1925 - Grand Ole Opry premieres as WSM Barn Dance on WSM radio Nashville Tn.
1929 - Ernie Nevers scores all 40 pts for Chicago Cards vs Bears (NFL record)
1942 - In Boston, Massachusetts, a fire in the Cocoanut Grove nightclub kills 491.
1943 - U.S. President F.D.R., Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin met in Tehran to map out strategy concerning World War II.
1944 - U.S. 121st Infantry regiment occupies Hurtgen
1948 - "Hopalong Cassidy" premiers on TV
1948 - 1st Polaroid camera sold
1953 - N.Y. City began 11 days without newspapers due to a strike of photoengravers.
1958 - U.S. reports 1st full-range firing of an ICBM
1963 - 1st million copy record prior to release "I Want to Hold Your Hand"
1963 - U.S. President Johnson announced that Cape Canaveral would be renamed Cape Kennedy in honor of his assassinated predecessor. The name was changed back to Cape Canaveral in 1973 by a vote of residents.
1964 - National Security Council members agree to recommend that US President L.B.J. adopt a plan for a two-stage escalation of bombing in North Vietnam.
1968 - John Lennon is fined $150.00 for unauthorized drug possession
1974 - John Lennon's last concert appearance (Elton John concert in MSG N.Y. City)
1977 - Larry Bird was introduced as "College Basketball's Secret Weapon" with a cover story in Sports Illustrated. (NBA)
1984 - Over 250 years after their deaths, William Penn and his wife Hannah Callowhill Penn are made honorary citizens of the United States.
1988 - Picasso's "Acrobat and Harlequin" sells for $38.46 million
1990 - Margaret Thatcher resigned as prime minister of Britain.
1994 - In Portage, Wisconsin, convicted serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is clubbed to death by an inmate in the Columbia Correctional Institute gymnasium.
1995 - U.S. Pres. Clinton signs a highway bill that ends the federal 55 mph speed limit.
1995 - James Brady, former white house press sect, suffers a heart attack
1997 - Final episode of "Beavis and Butt-head," on MTV
2002 - 13 people are killed in a hotel bombing in Mombasa.
Famous Birthday’s
1929 - Berry Gordy Jr., American record company owner and founder of Motown
1943 - Randy Newman singer (Short People, I Love LA, Raindrops)
1949 - Paul Shaffer Thunder Bay Ont, orchestra leader (SNL, David Letterman)
1950 - Ed Harris Tenafly NJ, actor (Apollo 13, The Rock, Radio, A History of Violence)
1959 - Judd Nelson actor (Breakfast Club, St. Elmos Fire Airheads, Light it Up)
1962 - Jon Stewart, American comedian, actor, and television host(Big Daddy)
1967 - Anna Nicole Smith, model & television personality(Naked Gun 331/3, Be Cool)
Famous Death’s
1962 - Queen Mother Wilhelmina of Netherlands, dies at 82
1994 - Jeffrey Dahmer, Killed 17 Men and Boys between 1978-1991 (b. 1960)
1994 - Jerry Rubin, American activist in the 60's and 70's (b. 1938)
Joke of the Day
Signs You've Eaten Too Much
10. Hundreds of volunteers have started to stack sandbags around you.
9. Doctor tells you your weight would be perfect for a man 17 feet tall.
8. You are responsible for a slight but measurable shift in the earth's axis.
7. Right this minute you're laughing up pie on the carpet.
6. You decide to take a little nap and wake up in mid-July.
5. World's fattest man sends you a telegram, warning you to "back off!"
4. CBS tells you to lose weight or else.
3. Getting off your couch requires help from the fire department.
2. Every escalator you step on immediately grinds to a halt.
1. You're sweatin' gravy.
Dis-Inspirationals
- We build great products when we feel like it and don't have any reason to call in sick.
- If at first you don't succeed, try management.
- Teamwork means never having to take all the blame yourself.
- The beatings will continue until morale improves.
- Pride, Commitment, Teamwork. Words we use to get you to work for free.
- If at first you don't succeed, delegate it.
- Plagiarism saves time...
- Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.
Feline Jury
Why did the judge dismiss the entire jury made up of cats?
Because each of them was guilty of purrjury.
World Records
Largest Jack O’Lantern
The world's largest jack o'lantern was carved by Scott Cully (USA) from the world's largest pumpkin on October 31, 2005 in Northern Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA. The pumpkin was grown by Larry Checkon (USA) and weighed 1,469 pounds(666.56kg).
Largest Permanent Hedge Maze
The world's largest permanent hedge maze is the Peace Maze at Castlewellan Forest Park, Co. Down, Northern Ireland, which has a total area of 11,215 m² (2.771 acres), a total path length of 3.515 km (2.184 miles) and opened on September 12, 2001. The maze was designed by Beverley Lear (UK) and created by the Forest Service, Northern Ireland and members of the public.
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