Trevor WholohanThis Day in History, January 4th
January 4th 2008 00:58
This Day in History
1847 - Samuel Colt sells his first revolver pistol to the United States government.
1885 - The first successful appendectomy is performed by Dr. William W. Grant.
1896 - Utah became the 45th U.S. state.
1932 - State of siege proclaimed in Honduras
1935 - Fort Jefferson National Monument, Florida established
1935 - Bob Hope 1st heard on network radio as part of "The Intimate Revue"
1936 - Billboard magazine publishes its 1st music hit parade
1942 - Rogers Hornsby is 14th player selected to the Hall of Fame
1944 - World War II: The Battle of Monte Cassino begins in Italy.
1945 - Germans execute resistance fighters in Amsterdam
1945 - US jeep-aircraft carrier Ommaney Bay sinks after kamikaze attack
1951 - Korean War: Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul.
1958 - The Soviet satellite Sputknik I fell to the earth from its orbit. The craft had been launched on October 4, 1957.
1961 - Longest recorded strike ends-33 years-Danish barbers' assistants
1962 - 1st automated (unmanned) subway train (New York City NY)
1965 - LBJ's "Great Society" State of the Union Address
1968 - Leo Fender sells Fender Guitars for $13 million
1970 - Walter Cronkite ends hosting weekly documentary
1971 - Ohio agrees to pay $675,000 to relatives of Kent State victims
1971 - Philadelphia's Veteran Stadium dedicated
1974 - Nixon refuses to hand over tapes subpoenaed by Watergate Committee
1975 - Ice thickness measured at 15,669 feet (2.96 miles), Wilkes Land, Antarctica
1980 - President Carter announces US boycott of Moscow Olympics
1982 - Chris Wallace becomes co-anchor of the Today Show
1982 - Bryant Gumbel became co-host of NBC's "Today Show"
1984 - "Night Court" starring Harry Anderson premieres on NBC TV
1989 - Vice Pres. Bush is 1st since Vice Pres.Van Buren to declare himself President
1989 - US F-14s shoot down 2 Libyan jet fighters over Mediterranean
1990 - Deposed Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega was arraigned in U.S. federal district court in Miami on drug-trafficking charges.
1995 - Newt Gingrich (R) becomes speaker of the House
1999 - A drifting Nicaraguan fishing boat was found by the Norwegian oil tanker Joelm. The fisherman had been lost at sea for 35 days after the engine quit working.
1999 - Former professional wrestler Jesse Ventura is sworn in as governor of Minnesota.
2002 - US Army Special Forces Sgt. Ross Chapman (31) was killed by enemy fire near Khost, Afghanistan. He became the 1st US soldier to die there by enemy fire.
2006 - Many American media outlets erroneously report that 12 miners have been found alive in the Sago Mine Disaster, but were later found to be dead.
Famous Birthday’s
1838 - Charles Stratton [General Tom Thumb] (famous short person only 3 ft tall)
1917 - Jesse White Buffalo NY, actor (Maytag Repairman, Bedtime for Bonzo, Million)
1930 - Don Shula, football player/coach(6 Super Bowl wins, 347 career wins)
1935 - Floyd Patterson heavyweight champ (1956-59, 1960-62) (Olympics-gold-1952)
1937 - Dyan Cannon Tacoma WA, Mrs Cary Grant, actress (Heaven Can Wait)
1947 - J Danforth Quayle (Senator-R-IN, 44th Vice President 1989-1993)
1957 - Patty Loveless [Ramey], Pikeville KY, singer (Blue Side of Town)
1963 - Dave Foley actor/comedian (Kids In The Hall, Dave Nelson-NewsRadio)
1966 - Deana Carter country singer (I’m Just a Girl, Strawberry Wine)
Joke of the Day
Sweatshirt or Windbreaker
A girl says to a salesman, "I'm not sure if I should buy a sweatshirt or a windbreaker."
He says, "Well, that depends. Are you gonna sweat, or are you gonna break wind?"
Lost Cookies
After a long, bumpy flight, our passengers were glad to finally land.
They disembarked, and the other attendants and I checked for items left behind.
In a seat pocket, I found a bag of home-made cookies with a note saying, "Much love, Mom."
Quickly, I gave the bag to our gate agent in hopes it would be reunited with its owner.
A few minutes later, an announcement came over the public-address system in the concourse: "Would the passenger who lost his cookies on Flight 502, please return to the gate?"
World Records
Smallest Jet Aircraft
The home-built Bede BD-5J Microjet owned by Juan Jimenez of San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA, weighs 162 kg (358 lb), is 3.7 m (12 ft) long, has a 5.7 m (17 ft) wingspan, and can fly at 483 km/h (300 mph).
Smallest Motorcycle
Tom Wiberg (Sweden) built a motorcycle with a front wheel diameter of 16 mm (0.62 in) and a rear wheel diameter of 22 mm (0.86 in), and rode it for more than 10 m (32.8 ft) in Hökerum, Sweden in 2003. The micro machine has a wheelbase of 80 mm (3.14 in), a seat height of 65 mm (2.55 in), weighs 1.1 kg (2.4 lb) and is powered to a top speed of 2 km/h (1.24 mph) by its 0.22 kW (0.3 hp) engine.
Longest Parade of BMW Cars
A total of 107 BMW coupé cars took part in a parade organised by the BMW Coupé Club Nederland (BCCN) at The Hague, Netherlands, on April 25, 2004.
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