Trevor WholohanThis Day in History, January 7th
January 7th 2008 00:32
This Day in History
1782 - The first American commercial bank, Bank of North America, opens in Philadelphia.
1789 - The first national presidental election in the U.S. was held.(George Washington Won)
1830 - 1st US Railroad Station opens (Baltimore)
1896 - Fanny Farmer publishes her 1st cookbook
1914 - The first ship, the Alexander la Valley, crossed the Panama Canal.
1926 - George Burns and Gracie Allen were married.
1927 - Transatlantic telephone service Service began between New York and London. 31 calls were made on this first day.
1927 - In Hinckley IL, the Harlem Globetrotters played their first game.
1929 - "Buck Rogers of the 25th Century", 1st sci-fi comic strip, premieres
1929 - "Tarzan", one of the 1st adventure comic strips, 1st appears
1934 - "Flash Gordon" comic strip (by Alex Raymond) debuts
1939 - US worker's union leader Tom Mooney freed (jailed since 1916)
1940 - "Gene Autry’s Melody Ranch" debuted on CBS Radio. The show aired for 16 years.
1942 - The World War II siege of Bataan began in the Philippines.
1944 - Air Force announces production of 1st US jet fighter, the Bell P-59
1945 - World War II: British General Bernard Montgomery holds a press conference in which he claims credit for victory in the Battle of the Bulge.
1950 - Hank Snow's 1st appearance on "Grand Ole Opry"
1953 - President Truman announces development of the hydrogen bomb
1959 - US recognizes Fidel Castro's Cuban government
1960 - Launch of the first fully-guided flight of a Polaris missile (flew 900 miles)
1963 - 1st class postage raised from 4¢ to 5¢
1967 - "Newlywed Game" premieres on ABC TV
1968 - "GE College Bowl" quiz show premieres on NBC TV
1969 - US Congress doubles presidential salary
1970 - Farmers sue Max Yasgur for $35,000 in damages caused by "Woodstock"
1973 - Mark Essex fatally shot 10 people and wounded 13 others at Howard Johnson’s Hotel.
1975 - Led Zeppelin fans riot before Boston concert, causing $30,000 damage
1975 - OPEC raised crude oil prices by 10%, which began a time of world economic inflation.
1980 - Jimmy Carter authorizes legislation giving $1.5 billion in loans to bail out Chrysler Corp.
1986 - US President Reagan proclaims economic sanctions against Libya
1990 - The interior of the Leaning Tower of Pisa is closed to the public due to safety concerns.
1993 - Largest military confrontation of Restore Hope. 500 Marines engage in a shoot-out with Warlord Aidid's forces in Mogadishu. 15 Somalis are taken POW, no US casualties.
1996 - The blizzard of 1996 pounds the U.S. east coast with 1-4 feet of snow killing 100 people.
1999 - The impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton begins.
2002 - Tony Blair arrived in Kabul. He said the West would not abandon Afghanistan. 9 US senators also visited the area.
2004 - The U.S. released 506 low-level Iraqi prisoners while increasing the bounties for others.
Famous Birthday’s
1939 - Maury Povich TV host (Current Affair, Maury)/Connie Chung's husband
1942 - Paul Revere Boise ID, keyboardist (Paul Revere & Raiders-Fallin in Love, Good Thing)
1948 - Kenny Loggins Everett WA, singer (Loggins & Messina-This is it, Footloose)
1955 - Sandra Bernhard Arizona, (Follow That Bird, King of Comedy)
1964 - Nicolas Cage actor (Con Air, Face Off, Gone in 60 Seconds, Ghost Rider, Next)
1966 - Carolyn Bessette Kennedy model/wife of John Kennedy Jr (Died 1999 in plane crash)
1977 - Dustin Diamond San Jose CA, actor (Screech-Saved By Bell, Kazaam, Big Fat Liar)
Famous Death’s
1989 - Hirohito Japan`s emperor (1922-89), dies of duodenal cancer at 87 after 62-year reign (1 Million people line the Tokyo streets)
2002 - Avery Schreiber, actor(My Mother the Car, Caveman, Cannonball Run (b. 1935)
2007 - Bobby Hamilton, NASCAR team owner/driver, 371 races over 15 years (b. 1957)
Joke of the Day
Learning To Swear
A 5 year old and a 4 year old are upstairs in their bedroom.
"You know what?" says the 5 year old, "I think it's about time we start swearing." The 4 year old nods his head in approval.
"When we go downstairs for breakfast I'm gonna say 'hell', and you say 'ass',ok?" "Ok." The 4 year old agrees with enthusiasm.
The mother walks into the kitchen and asks the 5 year old what he wants for breakfast. "Aw, hell mom, I guess I'll have some Cheerios."
WHACK!! He flies out of his chair, tumbles across the kitchen floor, gets up, and runs upstairs crying his eyes out.
The Mom looks at the 4 year old and asks with a stern voice, "And what do YOU want for breakfast, young man?!"
"I don't know," he blubbers, "but you can bet your ass it won't be Cheerios."
The End is Near
A priest and pastor from the local parishes are standing by the side of the road holding up a sign that reads, "The End is Near! Turn yourself around now before it's too late!"
They planned to hold up the sign to each passing car.
"Leave us alone you religious nuts!" yelled the first driver as he sped by.
From around the curve they heard screeching tires and a big splash. "Do you think," said one clergy to the other, "we should just put up a sign that says 'Bridge Out' instead?"
World Records
Most expensive Toilet
Guys are famous for being able to do the deed just about anywhere. We do it in the great outdoors, by the side of the road, and in city alleys, behind dumpsters. But no man alive would turn down an opportunity to use a golden throne. In 2001, Hong Kong jeweler Lam Sai-wing took it upon himself to craft a solid gold toilet, inspired by the words of Lenin who stated that toilets of gold should be made to remind us of the waste of capital warfare. The piece is worth $3.5 million.
Largest Chicken Dance
I’ve never been to Ohio, but it seems to me that perhaps they should think about finding themselves some new attractions. On September 1, 1996, 72,000 poultry-obsessed citizens of the Canfield County Fair stopped what they were doing and began performing the chicken dance.
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