Trevor WholohanThis Day in History, January 3rd
January 3rd 2008 00:40
This Day in History
1777 - George Washington defeats British at Battle of Princeton, New Jersey
1861 - Delaware legislature rejects proposal to join Confederacy
1865 - Con Orem & Hugh O'Neill box 193 rounds before darkness ends match
1870 - Brooklyn Bridge construction begins; completed May 24, 1883
1920 - The Boston Red Sox sell Babe Ruth to the N.Y. Yankees for a sum of $125,000
1924 - English explorer Howard Carter discovers the sarcophagus of King Tut
1925 - Benito Mussolini announces he is taking dictatorial powers over Italy.
1938 - The March of Dimes is established by Franklin D. Roosevelt, for Polio.
1943 - 1st missing persons telecast (New York City NY)
1944 - Top Marine ace MAJ Boyington captured after shooting down 28 aircraft.
1945 - Admiral Chester W Nimitz is placed in command of all U.S. Naval forces in preparation for planned assaults against Iwo Jima, Okinawa and Japan itself.
1947 - Proceedings of the U.S. Congress are televised for the first time.
1952 - "Dragnet" with Jack Webb premieres on NBC TV
1957 - Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch.
1959 - Alaska is admitted as the 49th U.S. state.
1961 - The United States severs diplomatic relations with Cuba.
1961 - The SL-1, a government-run reactor near Idaho Falls, Idaho, leaks radiation, killing three workers.
1962 - Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro.
1967 - Carl Wilson of the Beach Boys is indicted for draft evasion
1969 - John Lennon's "2 Virgins" album declared pornographic in New Jersey
1973 - George Steinbrenner III buys Yankees from CBS for $12 million
1977 - Lindy McDaniel retires with 2nd most pitching appearances (987 games)
1980 - Gold hits record $634 an ounce
1983 - Tony Dorsett sets NFL record with 99-yard rush, Dallas vs Minnesota
1984 - Syria frees captured US pilot after appeal from Jesse Jackson
1987 - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducts 1st female artist Aretha Franklin
1988 - Margaret Thatcher becomes longest-serving British PM this century
1990 - Ousted Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega surrendered to U.S. forces, 10 days after taking refuge in the Vatican's diplomatic mission.
1992 - 32 Cubans defect to the US via helicopter
1995 - The U.S. Postal Service raised the price of the first-class stamp to 32 cents.
1997 - Bryant Gumbel signed off for the last time as host of NBC's "Today" show.
2000 - Charles M. Schulz's final original daily comic strip appeared in newspapers.
2003 - US announced increased military operations in Somalia and prepared to send Marines there. It was suspected that Al Qaeda fighters might attempt fleeing to Somalia.
2004 - NASA's Spirit rover landed on Mars. The craft was able to send back black and white images three hours after landing.
Famous Birthday’s
1918 - Maxene Andrews Minnesota, singer (Andrew Sisters-Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy)
1921 - John Russell Los Angeles CA, actor (Pale Rider, Rio Bravo)
1932 - Coo Coo Marlin, Nascar race car driver, 51 Top Tens (Died in 2005 of lung cancer)
1946 - John Paul Jones rocker (Led Zeppelin-Stairway to Heaven)
1956 - Mel Gibson Peekskill NY, actor (Mad Max, Lethal Weapon, Braveheart)
1969 - Michael Schumacher, Formula One race car driver(7 time Champion, 91 wins)
Famous Death’s
1967 - Jack Ruby, who shot Lee Harvey Oswald before he could be tried for the assassination of President John Kennedy, died in the hospital at age 55.
1979 - Conrad Hilton US founder (Hilton Hotels), dies at 91
Joke of the Day
The Power of Women
There were 11 people - ten men and one woman - hanging onto a rope that came down from a helicopter.
They all decided that one person should get off, because if they didn't, the rope would break and everyone would die.
No one could decide who should go, so finally, the woman gave a really touching speech saying how she would give up her life to save the others, because women were used to giving up things for their husbands and children, giving in to men, and not receiving anything in return.
When she finished speaking, all the men started clapping.
Unpaid Bill
A customer sent an order to a distributor for a large amount of goods totaling a great deal of money.
The distributor noticed that the previous bill hadn't been paid. The collections manager left a voice-mail for them saying, "We can't ship your new order until you pay for the last one."
The next day the collections manager received a collect phone call, "Please cancel the order. We can't wait that long."
World Records
Longest Motorcycle
The record for the longest motorcycle is 31.5 feet and was achieved by Oleg Rogov (Russia) in Tver (Russia) on December 19, 2005.
Longest Motorcycle Ride Through a Tunnel of Fire
Stephen Brown (UK) rode a motorcycle through a tunnel of fire 51 m (167.3 ft) long at Knockhill Racing Circuit, near Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, on August 7, 2003.
Most aircraft flown in as a passenger
By July 2004, Edwin A Shackleton (UK) had flown in a total of 806 different types of aircraft. His first flight was in 1943.
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