This Day in History

This Day in History for February 2: ** This is Groundhog Day! It was comedian Bill Murray's least favorite day. For those of you who have seen the 1993 movie, "Groundhog Day", you'll remember that Bill Murray had to relive Ground Hog Day over and over again. Well, not here, bubba! We have the goods on just what this special day is about. Ground Hog Day is when a bunch of folks in Punxsutawney, PA get up way before the crack of dawn, put on tuxedos and fancy gowns, march to the city park, and pull old Punxsutawney Phil out of his little house in a tree trunk. Then they observe him as he goes about doing his groundhog shadow thing. If the woodchuck (aka ground hog) doesn't see his shadow, it means spring is on its way. If the critter sees his shadow, it means six more weeks of winter, which upsets the folks gathered 'round. So they fry him up for breakfast... Surely, you've heard of 'ground chuck'? (Sorry.) The tradition of groundhog weather watching dates back to this day in 1887, long before Willard Scott. But not that much longer. ** Events 1863 - Samuel Langhorne Clemens decided to use a pseudonym for the first time on this very day. Now he is better remembered by the name, Mark Twain. 1876 - Baseball's National League was born. Eight competing baseball teams met in New York City's Grand Central Hotel. The first president of the new league was Morgan Gardner Bulkeley, who later became a U.S. Senator. The eight original cities with teams were: Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, New York, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Louisville and Hartford. Two of the original teams are now in the American League (Boston and New York) while Louisville and Hartford are now minor-league baseball towns. 1980 - The U.S. Hockey Team won its "Do you believe in miracles?" gold medal. Final score: U.S. 4, Finland 2. The drama had begun with the U.S. team's upset win over the powerful Soviet team. When the U.S. polished off Finland for the gold medal, folks all over the U.S. decided to start believing, indeed! 1987 - In a poll conducted by "People" magazine, readers selected Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant as their favorite, all-time acting greats. ** Birthdays 1947 - Farrah Fawcett-Majors (actress: Charlie's Angels, The Burning Bed; ex-Mrs. Lee Majors; Playboy pictorial [12/95]) 1954 - Christie Brinkley (model: Cover Girl Cosmetics; actress: National Lampoon's Vacation) 1954 - John (Thomas) Tudor (baseball: pitcher: Boston Red Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, SL Cardinals [World Series: 1985, 1987], LA Dodgers [World Series: 1988]) ** Chart Toppers from 1985 I Want to Know What Love Is - Foreigner Easy Lover - Philip Bailey with Phil Collins Careless Whisper - Wham! featuring George Michael A Place to Fall Apart - Merle Haggard with Janie Fricke ** Know a friend who would like this list? Forward a copy to them! ====================================================

Your History for February 3: * The Day the Music Died February 3, 1959 was a sad day in rock 'n' roll history: 22-year-old Buddy Holly, 28-year-old J.P. Richardson (The Big Bopper) and 17-year-old Ritchie Valens died in an airplane crash near Mason City, Iowa. February 3rd has been remembered as "The Day the Music Died" since Don McLean made the line popular in his 1972 hit, "American Pie". Buddy Holly, born Charles Hardin Holly in Lubbock, Texas, recorded "That'll Be the Day", "Peggy Sue", "Oh, Boy", "Maybe Baby", and others, including "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" (recorded just before his death, a smash in the U.K., non top-10 in the U.S.). Buddy was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986. A convincing portrait of the singer was portrayed by Gary Busey in "The Buddy Holly Story", a made for TV movie. J.P. (Jiles Perry) Richardson was from Sabine Pass, TX. He held the record for longest, continuous broadcasting as a DJ at KTRM Radio in Beaumont, TX in 1956. He was on the air for 122 hours and eight minutes. In addition to his smash hit, "Chantilly Lace", Richardson also penned "Running Bear" (a hit for Johnny Preston) plus "White Lightning" (a hit for country star, George Jones). Richard Valenzuela lived in Pacoima, CA (near LA) and had a role in the 1959 film, "Go Johnny Go". Ritchie Valens' two big hits were "Donna" and "La Bamba" ... the last, the title of a 1987 film depiction of his life. "La Bamba" also represented the first fusion of Latin music and American rock. Of the three young stars who died in that plane crash, the loss of Buddy Holly reverberated the loudest over the years. But, fans of 1950s rock 'n' roll will agree, all three have been sorely missed. ** Events 1964 - Coach Adolph Rupp of the University of Kentucky got win #700 as the Wildcats defeated Georgia 108-83. 1964 - The British group, The Beatles, received its first gold record award for the single, "I Want To Hold Your Hand". The group also won a gold LP award for "Meet The Beatles". The album had been released in the United States only 14 days earlier. Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! 1984 - A sellout crowd of 18,210 at Madison Square Garden in New York City saw Carl Lewis best his own world record in the long jump by 9-1/4 inches. 1989 - Former first baseman Bill White was the first African American to head a major professional sports league in the United States. He became National League president this day. ** Birthdays 1945 - Bob Griese (football: Miami Dolphins quarterback: Super Bowl VI, VII, VIII) 1950 - Morgan Fairchild (Patsy McClenny) (actress: Dallas, Flamingo Road, North and South, Pee Wee's Big Adventure, Writer's Block) 1952 - Fred (Fredric Michael) Lynn (baseball: Boston Red Sox: [Rookie of the Year: 1975/World Series: 1975/AL Baseball Writers' Award: 1975/all-star: 1975-1980], California Angels [all-star: 1981-1983], Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers, SD Padres) ** Chart Toppers for 1986 That's What Friends are For - Dionne & Friends Burning Heart - Survivor I'm Your Man - Wham! Just in Case - The Forester Sisters

Know Your History for February 4: * This is USO Day! On this day in 1941, the Salvation Army, the YMCA and YWCA, the National Catholic Community Services, the National Travelers Aid Association and the National Jewish Welfare Board pooled their resources, at the request of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, to form a new organization. The United Service Organizations was created to provide unduplicated recreational services to members of the U.S. Armed Forces who were on leave. USO centers became the GI's home away from home, providing a meeting place, a quiet place, religious counsel, entertainment and free coffee and doughnuts. The USO at once became synonymous with the entertainment of American troops. During World War II, USO Camp Shows entertained on the home front and overseas. The Korean War, Viet Nam, peace time stations, Desert Storm, Somalia ... anywhere, anytime there is an American in the Armed Forces, the USO is there. The USO's mission has changed since its inception; its objective is to enhance the quality of life of U.S. Armed Forces personnel and to create a partnership between the military and civilian communities worldwide. This volunteer, civilian organization, although chartered by Congress, is not part of the U.S. government; yet without it, the men and women in the U.S. Armed Forces would be isolated from civilian influences and without a place to call home. * Events 1913 - Louis Perlman of New York City received a patent for his famous demountable tire-carrying rims. We call them wheels. 1938 - The play, "Our Town", by Thornton Wilder, opened in New York City at the Henry Miller Theatre. The play was a Pulitzer prize-winner for the writer. 1987 - The show-biz world was saddened when Liberace died at his Palm Springs, CA estate. He was 67. Lee, as he was known, was the master of Las Vegas. Hundreds of thousands flock to his museum there (operated by his brother, George) to see Liberace's garish suits, trademark candelabra, and learn of the myths behind this hugely successful star of television, stage and concerts the world over. * Birthdays 1921 - Betty Friedan (Goldstein) (feminist author: The Feminine Mystique; founder of the National Organization for Women [NOW]) 1923 - Conrad Bain (actor: Mork & Mindy, Postcards from the Edge, Bananas) 1945 - David Brenner (comedian, talk-show host: The David Brenner Show, Nightlife) 1947 - Dan Quayle (44th Vice President of the United States under President George Bush) * Chart Toppers - 1987 At This Moment - Billy Vera & The Beaters Open Your Heart - Madonna Land of Confusion - Genesis You Still Move Me - Dan Seals

Know Your History for February 5: ** This is Bobbie Day! London's finest, known as Bobbies, were named after Robert Peel, who was born on this day in 1788, in Lancashire, England. Robert aka Bobbie Peel was an English statesman who first established the Irish constabulary. The people commonly called this police organization 'Peelers' after Mr. Peel. Then, when Robert Peel became Home Secretary of England, he reorganized the London police. It was 1829 and London's populace had grown to the point that it needed an organized police force to question travelers after dark, hold all suspicious persons and quell any disturbances. (There were already special police to guard docks and markets and to serve notices and warrants.) Peel organized a paid and trained force for day and night duty called the Metropolitan Police of London. Once again, the people nicknamed the police after Peel. They have been referred to as Bobbies ever since. ** Events 1953 - Walt Disney's film, "Peter Pan", opened at the Roxy Theatre in New York City. Although the film is now recognized as a great work, not all of the critics in 1953 took to the Disney stylization of the J.M. Barrie play. 1972 - Bob Douglas became the first black man elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, MA. Douglas not only coached the New York Renaissance, an all-black team which won 88 consecutive games in 1933, he owned the team. 1987 - The Dow Jones industrial average closed above the 2,200-point mark for the first time. The market closed at 2201.49. ** Birthdays 1900 - Adlai Stevenson (Democratic party candidate for US president [1952, 1956]; governor of Illinois, UN representative from U.S. [1961-1965]; passed away July 14, 1965) 1934 - Hank (Henry Louis) Aaron ('Hammerin' Hank': Baseball Hall of Famer: Milwaukee Braves [all-star: 1955-1965, 1975/World Series: 1957, 1958], Atlanta Braves [all-star: 1965-1974]; home run champ [755]: eclipsed Babe Ruth's record of 714; baseball executive: Atlanta Braves) 1942 - Roger Staubach (football: Dallas Cowboys QB: Super Bowl V, VI, X, XII, XIII; Heisman Trophy Winner: Navy [1963]) ** Chart Toppers - 1988 Need You Tonight - INXS Could've Been - Tiffany Hazy Shade of Winter - Bangles Wheels - Restless Heart

Know Your History for February 6: ** This is Win One for the Gipper Day! The 40th president [1981-1989] of the United States and once governor of California [1967-1975], Ronald Wilson Reagan, was born on this day in 1911. Reagan also served six terms as president of the Screen Actors Guild, leading the union of members in his other career: acting. It was acting that brought Ronald Reagan the recognition and notoriety that led to his most successful career in politics. However, it has been written that he had only one notable performance -- in the film, "King's Row" [1941]; although most of us remember his many performances as the host (and, sometimes, the star) of "General Electric Theatre" [1954-1962] and "Death Valley Days" [1965-1966]; and role as George Gipp in the 1940 movie, "Knute Rockne, All-American". Reagan resurrected the line (from the movie), "Win one for the Gipper," during his presidency as a way to gather support for his anticommunist, conservative Republican policies. Comedians used his role in the 1951 movie, "Bedtime for Bonzo", to gain yucks and guffaws during the Reagan Years (two presidential terms). The personable, good-natured President was once married to actress, Jane Wyman ("Falcon Crest"); but former actress, Nancy Davis, has been his wife for many years. Son, Michael, is a radio talk-show host. Son, Ron, has appeared frequently on television (even in his underwear on "Saturday Night Live") and daughter, Patty, is a writer. Age has played Ronald Reagan a cruel hand, as he suffers from Alzheimer's disease. It would be good to "win one for the Gipper" now. ** Events 1943 - Frank Sinatra made his debut as vocalist on radio's "Your Hit Parade" this night. Frankie had left the Tommy Dorsey Band just four months prior to beginning the radio program. He was described as, "...the biggest name in the business." 1971 - NASA Astronaut Alan B. Shepard took a six-iron that he had stashed away inside his spacecraft and swung at three golf balls on the surface of the moon. Shepard whiffed the first swing, so, he got a 'Mulligan' on that one. The others were good, crisp shots that went, oh, a few hundred yards in the vacuum of space. Due to the bulkiness of his moonwalk suit, however, he didn't quite get enough of a swing to launch the golf balls into orbit. But he did take a couple of divots. Boy, what he might have done with a driver or three-wood. Fore! 1985 - The noted French mineral water company, Perrier, debuted its first new product in 123 years. On grocery shelves and in trendy establishments, one could find water with a twist of lemon, lime or orange added to the well-established popular product line. ** Birthdays 1895 - Babe (George Herman) Ruth ('The Sultan of Swat', 'The Bambino': Baseball Hall of Famer: Boston Red Sox pitcher [won 89 games over six seasons/World Series: 1915, 1916, 1918], NY Yankees outfielder [World Series: 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932/60 home runs in 1927/all-star: 1933, 1934], Boston Braves; 714 home runs in 22 seasons; passed away August, 16, 1948) 1911 - Ronald Wilson Reagan (40th U.S. President [1981-1989]; see Win One for the Gipper Day [above]) 1917 - Zsa Zsa (Sari) Gabor (actress: Boy's Night Out, Moulin Rouge, Ninotchka; Beverly Hills police slapper) 1940 - Tom Brokaw (news anchor: NBC Nightly News, Today; author: The Greatest Generation) ** Chart Toppers - 1989 When I'm with You - Sheriff Straight Up - Paula Abdul When the Children Cry - White Lion What I'd Say - Earl Thomas Conley

Know Your History for February 7: ** Today is Eubie Day! Pianist, bandleader and writer of 1,000 songs, James Hubert Blake was born this day in 1883 in Baltimore, Maryland. Better known to music aficionados the world over as Eubie, Blake learned his trade from W. Llewellyn Wilson, piano teacher of New York's black music teachers and entertainers in the 1920s. By the time Eubie was sixteen, he was entertaining in cafes in Baltimore and writing songs like "Charleston". Vaudeville was his stage in 1915 when he teamed with Noble Sissle. They had a hit song, "It's All Your Fault" and produced the musical, "Shufflin' Along". Its hit songs were composed by Eubie ("Love Will Find a Way" and "I'm Just Wild About Harry"). (The latter became the theme song for the 1948 U.S. presidential election campaign for Harry S Truman.) Blake also worked on other Broadway shows: "Chocolate Dandies", "Blackbirds of 1930" (which produced another favorite Eubie hit, "Memories of You"), "Shuffle Along of 1932", "Atrocities of 1932", "Swing It", "Tan Manhattan", "Brownskin Models" and "Hit the Stride" (the last was accomplished in his 72nd year). WWII troops, ragtime enthusiasts, jazz audiences, concert goers and TV viewers have all had the pleasure of being entertained by Eubie Blake. His honors were many, including playing at U.S. President Jimmy Carter's 1978 jazz party, receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom [1981], kudos from ASCAP on his 90th birthday and recording on his own label almost to his 100th birthday. Eubie Blake died five days after his 100th year. Fans the world over will always honor him by listening to his music. ** Events 1882 - The last bareknuckle fight for the heavyweight boxing championship took place in Mississippi City. John L. Sullivan punched Paddy Ryan's lights out and sent him to nighty-night land in round nine. Ouch! Sleep well... 1940 - Movie fans watched the world premiere of the Walt Disney animation, "Pinocchio", at the Center Theatre in Manhattan. The showing followed that of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" as Disney's second feature-length film. One critic called the show, "The happiest event since the war." We are still arguing about the meaning of that statement. Let us know if you can figure it out... 1964 - More than 3,000 fans jammed Kennedy Airport in New York as Beatlemania invaded the U.S. The Beatles, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr arrived for their first U.S. visit (including an appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show"). The 'Fab Four' controlled the top spot on the pop music charts for the next 15 weeks and owned the top of the album charts for 10 weeks. "Meet The Beatles", indeed! 1985 - "Sports Illustrated" released its annual swimsuit edition. It was the biggest regular edition in the magazine's history, weighing in at 218 pages. Paulina Porizkova joined Cheryl Tiegs and Christie Brinkley as the only models to make the cover more than once. 1985 - "New York, New York" became the official anthem of the Big Apple. The announcement was made by then New York mayor, Ed "How'm I Doin'?" Koch. Sinatra fans rejoiced at the honor. ** Birthdays 1885 - (Harry) Sinclair Lewis (1st American Nobel prize-winning author [1930]: Elmer Gantry; refused Pulitzer prize: Arrowsmith [1926]; Main Street; passed away Jan 10, 1951) 1951 - Benny Ayala (baseball: NY Mets, St. Louis Cardinals, Baltimore Orioles [World Series:1979, 1983], Cleveland Indians) 1962 - (Troyal) Garth Brooks (Grammy Award-winning singer: In Another's Eyes [1998 w/Trisha Yearwood]; Friends in Low Places, The Thunder Rolls; LPs: Ropin' the Wind [first LP in history to debut at #1 on Billboard's pop and country charts], The Chase, In Pieces, Fresh Horses, Sevens, Double Live; has sold over 80 million albums -- second only to The Beatles) ** Chart Toppers - 1982 Centerfold - The J. Geils Band Harden My Heart - Quarterflash Turn Your Love Around - George Benson Lonely Nights - Mickey Gilley

Know Your History for February 8: ** This is Boy Scouts Day! William D. Boyce of Chicago, Illinois incorporated the Boy Scouts of America on this day in 1910. He didn't, however, conceptualize the scouting movement -- the Boy Scouts were originated by Englishman, Sir Robert S.S. Baden-Powell. It seems that Mr. Boyce was visiting England and one foggy day in London town, he lost his way. A young boy guided him, but refused any monetary reward. A surprised Mr. Boyce queried as to why. The boy replied that he was a Scout and Scouts did not accept a reward for doing a good turn. This gesture of good will so inspired Boyce that he searched out Baden-Powell to learn more about the British Scouts. Upon his return to the United States, he formed the Boy Scouts of America. Boyce's Scouts, and all those who followed, included along with their good deeds, outdoor camping, community service projects and other fun and educational projects. These are all part of the merit badge system for boys from eleven to seventeen years of age. Younger boys start out as Cub Scouts and older young men join the Explorers post. Salute a Boy Scout today! ** Events 1924 - General John Joseph Carty of the Bell Telephone System spoke in Chicago, IL. His speech was carried across the nation on the first coast-to-coast radio hookup. An estimated 50-million people heard the speech. 1963 - Lamar Hunt, owner of the American Football League franchise in Dallas, TX, moved the operation to Kansas City. He named the new team, the Chiefs. Dallas got possession of an NFL franchise known as the Cowboys. 1985 - "The Dukes of Hazzard" ended its 6-1/2 year run on CBS television. The series was credited with using more stunt men than any other TV series in history. The show had used as many as eight cars per episode when the crash sequences got complicated. Waylon Jennings did the theme song, "The Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys)". 1986 - Billy Olson, who actually claimed that he was afraid of heights, broke an indoor pole vault record for the seventh time in four months. He vaulted 19 feet, 5-1/2 inches. ** Birthdays 1828 - Jules Verne ('the father of science fiction': writer: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Around the World in Eighty Days) 1925 - Jack Lemmon (John Uhler III) (Academy Award-winning actor: Mr. Roberts [1955], The Apartment [1960], Save the Tiger [1973]; The Odd Couple, Grumpy Old Men, Some Like It Hot, The China Syndrome, Airport '77, The Fortune Cookie, Irma La Douce, Days of Wine and Roses, Bell, Book and Candle) 1940 - Ted Koppel (journalist; anchor: Nightline) 1941 - Nick Nolte (actor: Down and Out in Beverly Hills, The Deep, Blue Chips, 48 Hours, The Prince of Tides, Extreme Prejudice) ** Chart Toppers - 1991 The First Time - Surface Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) - C & C Music Factory featuring Freedom Williams Play that Funky Music - Vanilla Ice Daddy's Come Around - Paul Overstreet

Your History for February 9: ** This is Weather Bureau Day! In 1870, the United States Weather Bureau was authorized by Congress. We think people always just sat around and talked about the weather, but it took an act of Congress to do something about it! The weather bureau is officially known as the National Weather Service (NWS) and is a department of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The National Weather Service protects the life and property of U.S. citizens by issuing forecasts and warnings for natural disasters such as hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and severe weather conditions. NWS communicates this information to the populace through an intricate and varied network. The NOAA Weather Wire Service or NWWS is the primary satellite communications system for NWS transmission. Warnings and other services are delivered in this manner to newspapers, radio and TV stations and emergency agencies. More than 6400 individual products are transmitted every day. NWS also generates data to be delivered to the public over a nationwide network of FM radio transmitter sites. Most of the U.S. including Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam and American Samoa can receive these broadcasts. Cable TV weather channels and AM radio channels also broadcast this information. ** Events 1895 - The first college basketball game was played as Minnesota State School of Agriculture defeated the Porkers of Hamline College, 9-3. That was basketball at its finest, folks... 1964 - Several days after their arrival in the U.S., the Beatles made the first of three record-breaking appearances on "The Ed Sullivan Show". The audience viewing the Fab Four was estimated at 73,700,000 people in TV land. The Beatles sang "She Loves You" and "I Want to Hold Your Hand". One could barely hear the songs above the screams of the girls in the audience. 1969 - The Boeing 747 flew its inaugural flight this day. The milestone ushered in the age of the jumbo jet. ** Birthdays 1914 - Carmen Miranda (de Cunha) ('Brazilian Bombshell': singer: Mama Eu Quero, The Lady with the Tutti Frutti Hat; dancer, actress: Copacabana, Springtime in the Rockies, Down Argentine Way; Chiquita Banana) 1928 - Roger Mudd (newsman: CBS News, NBC News, PBS) 1945 - Mia Farrow (Maria de Lourdes Villers) (actress: Peyton Place, Hannah and Her Sisters, Rosemary's Baby; ex-Mrs. Frank Sinatra; ex-Mrs. Woody Allen) ** Chart Toppers - 1984 Karma Chameleon - Culture Club Joanna - Kool & The Gang Running with the Night - Lionel Richie Show Her - Ronnie Milsap =======================================================

Your History for February 10: ** This is Fit News Day! How did the newspaper that holds a top-ranking position in journalism get to such enviable heights? The publishers, editors and writers obviously believed in its slogan. "All the news that's fit to print" has appeared on the front page of "The New York Times" since this day in 1897. Henry J. Raymond and two associates started "The New York Times" in 1851. It began as a penny paper ... one cent for news vs. the six-cent political rags of the day. In October of 1896, the paper held a contest offering readers a one-hundred-dollar prize if they could come up with a better slogan ... in ten words or less ... than "All the news that's fit to print." No one did. And no one has, since. Over one million people read "The New York Times" every day, making it the seventh most-read paper in the world and the third in the United States, behind "The Wall Street Journal" and "USA Today". ** Events 1934 - The first imperforated, ungummed sheets of postage stamps were issued by the U.S. Postal Service in New York City. Talk about inconvenience! One had to cut the stamps out of the sheet and then put some glue on the back to get them to stick on an envelope. Fortunately, the Postal Service changed this idea after many complaints. Letters were, literally, gumming up the works... 1956 - Elvis Presley wiggled his way through "Heartbreak Hotel" this day for RCA Records in Nashville, TN. The record received two gold records, one for each side. The hit on the other side was "I Was the One". For those wanting to know even more trivia that will make you a big hit at cocktail parties, tell your friends that the first known million-seller was by Ben Selvin back in 1919. It, too, was a two sided hit, featuring "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles" and "Darandella". Now, you really are up to date! 1985 - One of the Houston Rockets' 'Twin Towers', seven-foot-four-inch Ralph Sampson (the Rockets star center), scored 24 points to lead the West over the East, 140-129 in the NBA All-Star Game in Indianapolis, IN. Sampson was named the games' Most Valuable Player. ** Birthdays 1890 - Boris Pasternak (poet, writer: Doctor Zhivago) 1893 - Jimmy Durante (actor, comedian: "Good night Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are."; Ziegfeld Follies, The Man Who Came to Dinner, It Happened in Brooklyn, The Jimmy Durante Show) 1950 - Mark Spitz (swimmer: U.S. Olympic 9-time gold medal winner, the most gold medals won by an individual [seven in 1972 and 2 in 1968]) ** Chart Toppers I Want to Know What Love Is - Foreigner Easy Lover - Philip Bailey with Phil Collins Careless Whisper - Wham! featuring George Michael Ain't She Somethin' Else - Conway Twitty

History for February 11: ** This is Inventor's Day! Who could have guessed that when little Thomas Alva Edison entered the world on this day in 1847 the world would never be the same. Little Al (his folks called him Alva or Al) was a curious child, always asking questions. When he didn't get an answer, he'd try to figure it out for himself by experimenting. His incessant questions exasperated his school teacher so much that Al's mother had to take him out of school after only three months. A lack of formal education didn't stop Thomas Edison. He is now considered the greatest inventor in history. In 1928, the U.S. Congress awarded a gold medal to Thomas Edison for "development and application of inventions that have revolutionized civilization in the last century." His first invention was an automated telegraph message machine. He attached a gadget to a clock that would send a signal even if he was asleep. From then on, Edison invented more than 2000 gadgets, holding 1,093 patents, some which improved the inventions of others, like the telephone, typewriter, motion pictures, the electric generator and electric-powered trains. He was very close to inventing the radio; he predicted the use of atomic energy, and received $40,000 for his stock-ticker patents. And Al was only going to ask for $5,000, hoping to get $3,000. He is also credited with inventions such as the storage battery, a cement mixer, the dictaphone, a duplicating machine ... even a way to make synthetic rubber. Edison received so many awards for his accomplishments that he once joked, "I have to measure them by the quart." One of the world's most original inventions, the phonograph, was also Thomas Edison's favorite. But, the invention that virtually changed the world forever was his electric incandescent light bulb. A century later, the genius of Thomas Alva Edison still permeates every part of our lives. He died October 18, 1931, but if he was alive today, we are sure he would still remain humble and insist that his genius was "one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration." ** Events 1752 - Through the efforts of Benjamin Franklin, the Pennsylvania Hospital opened. It was the very first hospital in America. 1943 - General Dwight David Eisenhower was selected to command the allied armies in Europe. The General's efforts in World War II made him so popular that he was elected President of the United States less than a decade later. 1966 - Willie Mays became the highest-paid baseball player in either league as he signed a two-year contract with the San Francisco Giants for a salary of about $130,000 a year. 1987 - North Carolina basketball coach Dean Smith got his 600th career coaching win as the Tar Heels defeated Wake Forest 94-85. At the time, Smith had 600 wins and 173 losses in his 26-year coaching career. 1990 - James 'Buster' Douglas knocked out Mike Tyson in the 10th round to grab the heavyweight boxing crown for himself. Douglas went into that bout in Tokyo a 35-1 underdog. ** Birthdays 1847 - Thomas Alva Edison (inventor of more than 1000 patented ideas; see Inventor's Day [above]) 1919 - Eddie Robinson (football coach: record for most victories in overall NCAA competition [388]) 1926 - Eva Gabor (actress: Green Acres, Gigi, The Last Time I Saw Paris) ** Chart Toppers That's What Friends are For - Dionne & Friends Burning Heart - Survivor I'm Your Man - Wham! Hurt - Juice Newton

History for February 12: ** This is Honest Abe Day! His life was what America was all about. An average boy, born on this day in 1809 on a farm in a log cabin in Hodgenville, Kentucky, was able to become the 16th President of the United States. He studied hard, by the light of a fireplace, to become first, a lawyer, then a statesman. Abraham Lincoln, one of the most revered U.S. Presidents, served his country during one of the most turbulent times in its history. The term of his presidency (1861 - 1865) encompassed the Civil War between the States. His "Emancipation Proclamation" made on January 1, 1863 to free slaves; and his "Gettysburg Address" given on November 19, 1863 at the site of one of the most famous battlegrounds of the Civil War are still held high as classic statements of democratic beliefs and goals. President Lincoln was also responsible for one of the most popular holidays in the U.S.: Thanksgiving Day. He proclaimed that the last Thursday of November shall be observed as such. And so it was, and still is. Abraham Lincoln lived during tragic times and died a tragic death. While watching a performance of "Our American Cousin" at Washington's Ford Theatre, he was shot by John Wilkes Booth and died a few hours later. Lincoln was the first U.S. President to be assassinated. 'Honest Abe' earned his nickname when he was practicing law in Illinois. It was his unfailing honesty that made him known throughout the state. When convinced that his client was right, he could argue the case strongly. If not convinced, he was hardly powerful in his client's defense. Lincoln would persuade clients to settle out of court even though that meant he would receive a lesser fee. And, when this was not possible, he could argue a case equally as well before a judge or before an uneducated jury. To Abe Lincoln, being a lawyer or President meant seeking the truth for client or for country. ** Events 1918 - All theatres in New York City were shut down in an effort to conserve coal. 1924 - Calvin Coolidge, known by many as the 'Silent President', made the first presidential political speech on radio. The speech originated from New York City and was broadcast on five radio stations. Some five million people tuned in to hear the President speak. 1973 - The State of Ohio went metric, becoming the first in the U.S. to post metric distance signs along Interstate 71. These new signs showed the distance in both miles and kilometers. The metric system, though standard in many nations around the world, never quite caught on in the United States, except on major-league baseball stadium fences -- and on that highway in Ohio. ** Birthdays 1809 - Charles Darwin (naturalist: theory of evolution: On the Origin of the Species by Means of Natural Selection, Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life, The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex) 1809 - Abraham Lincoln (16th U.S. President [1861-1865]: assasinated April 16, 1865; see Honest Abe Day [above]) 1880 - John L. Lewis (U.S. labor leader: United Mine Workers of America) 1955 - Arsenio Hall (Emmy Award-winning TV talk-show host: Emmy Award-winning TV talk-show host: The Arsenio Hall Show Show [1990, 1993]; MTV Video Music Awards [1988-1991], The Late Show, The 1/2 Hour Comedy Hour; actor: Harlem Nights Coming to America, Amazon Women on the Moon, Martial Law; entertainer: Thicke of the Night, Motown Revue) ** Chart Toppers - 1987 Open Your Heart - Madonna Livin' on a Prayer - Bon Jovi Change of Heart - Cyndi Lauper Leave Me Lonely - Gary Morris

History for February 13, 2000 ** This is American Gothic Day! The artist who is most remembered for portraying the architecture, landscape and people of 1930s Midwestern U.S. was born on this day in 1892, in Anamosa, Iowa. Grant Wood studied at the University of Iowa, taught there and made Iowa the focus of his paintings. Wood was not only a teacher, but a printer, sculptor, woodworker and one of America's first 'regionalist' painters. His was a style that was purely American. He portrayed scenes of Midwestern rural life as well as simplified, childlike versions of American history. His first works were unique in that they combined photographic realism with satire. His painting, "Daughters of the Revolution" was an example of Wood's beginning style. "Dinner for Threshers", "Young Corn", "Fall Plowing" and "Stone City" are representative of his Middle Western realism. And, there is hardly a soul who hasn't viewed the most famous Grant Wood, "American Gothic". It has appeared in satirical situations on television, in magazines and newspapers. Its fame is such that many who have seen it have never even been in an art museum, yet "American Gothic" is recognizable just the same. The painting of the puritanical farmer and his wife, the farmer holding a pitchfork, is on display at The Art Institute of Chicago. ** Events 1971 - The Osmonds, a family singing group from Ogden, Utah, began a five-week stay at the top of the pop music charts with the hit, "One Bad Apple". The song, featuring the voice of little Donny Osmond, also showcased the talent of Alan, Wayne, Merrill and Jay Osmond. The brothers were regulars on Andy Williams' TV show from 1962 to 1967. The group began as a religious and barbershop quartet in 1959. Together, the Osmonds scored with 10 singles in four years -- four of them were top ten hits. 1985 - The Dow Jones industrial average closed at a record high of 1297.92 after it topped the 1300 mark earlier in the trading session. The market went on to post an increase of 21.31 points for the day. 1986 - In a report issued on this day by the Association of Secondary School Principals, it was revealed that high school salaries for U.S. principals topped $70,000. The lowest salary reported for a high school principal was $15,200. The average salary for a high school principal was $49,670. On average, a principal would hand out more than 1,342,328,321 hours of detention in his or her career. ** Birthdays 1885 - Bess Truman (Wallace) (wife of 33rd U.S. President Harry S Truman) 1923 - Chuck Yeager (pilot: broke sound barrier; featured in movie: The Right Stuff) ** Chart Toppers Could've Been - Tiffany Seasons Change - Expose I Want to Be Your Man - Roger Wheels - Restless Heart

Your History for February 14: ** This is Valentine's Day! Sometime during the 1st century, the conservative right thought there should be something else to do on this date than to observe the ancient pagan holiday of Lupercalia. For those who don't remember -- or can't remember -- Lupercalia was an ancient Roman fertility festival. Instead of revelry and sacrificing goats and dogs, it was determined that two Christian martyrs should be celebrated. Both were named St. Valentine. One of the saints was a priest and doctor who was beaten and beheaded while on the Flaminian Way, Rome, Italy in the year 269. A year later, the Bishop of Terni met the same fate in the same place. Something got lost in the translation and the two celebrations became one. St. Valentine's Day, the most widely celebrated unofficial holiday, is a modern-day fertility rite. (There's even an old legend that says birds choose their mates on this day.) This is the day that lovers of all ages give tokens of affection to each other; with kisses accompanied by flowers, candy or romantic, candlelit dinners. Thoughts of love are traded between lovers; often expressed in greeting card form or with sunset, moonlight, a glass of wine and thou! Hearts and flowers to you on this Valentine's Day! ** Events 1899 - Voting machines for use in federal elections were approved by the U.S. Congress on this day. 1966 - Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia 76ers set a National Basketball Association record as he reached a career high of 20,884 points after seven seasons as a pro basketball player. 1972 - The musical, "Grease", opened at the Eden Theatre in New York City. The play later moved to the Broadhurst Theatre on Broadway where it became the longest-running musical ever with 3,388 performances. A hit movie based on the stage play starred John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John and produced the hit song, "Grease", by Frankie Valli, "You're the One That I Want" and "Summer Nights" by Travolta and Newton-John. ** Birthdays 1859 - George Ferris (inventor: Ferris wheel) 1946 - Gregory Hines (dancer, actor: Renaissance Man, Tap, The Cotton Club, Eubie!) 1960 - Meg Tilly (actress: Journey, Body Snatchers, The Two Jakes, Agnes of God, Psycho 2, The Big Chill, Winnetka Road) ** Chart Toppers - 1989 Straight Up - Paula Abdul Wild Thing - Tone Loc Born to Be My Baby - Bon Jovi Song of the South - Alabama

History for February 15: ** This is Reaper Day! What do you do when there are too few hands to harvest the crops and there are miles and miles of flat, stoneless prairie on which to grow crops? You build a mechanical reaper. And that's exactly what Cyrus Hall McCormick did. McCormick, who was born on this day in 1809 on a farm in Walnut Grove, Virginia, had watched his father's unsuccessful attempts at building a reaper. Cyrus was bound and determined to succeed where his father had failed. So he went about the task of building a mechanical reaper which he tested in a Virginia wheat field. By his 25th birthday, he had improved the reaper enough to get a patent for it. Then, at the age of 38, with sixty dollars in his pocket, Cyrus went to Chicago where he set up a reaper factory. The time and place were right for reaping ... the rich prairie wheatlands of the United States were being developed. Little did Cyrus McCormick know that he was creating the machine that would be second only to the railroad in the development of the United States, a symbol of the mechanical revolution in agriculture. McCormick survived two decades of court battles to gain patent rights for reaper parts. He purchased other patents and made his company a leader in reapers. His invention had achieved worldwide notoriety and he became a millionaire before his fortieth birthday as head of The McCormick Harvesting Machine Company. Cyrus Hall McCormick died on May 13, 1884. 18 years later, his company merged into what we now know as International Harvester Company. And the world has been reaping the benefits of his wonderful machine ever since. ** Events 1758 - Mustard, that tangy, yellow stuff made for hot dogs and hamburgers, was advertised for the first time in America. Who do you think was responsible for bringing mustard to the U.S.A.? No, not French's, nor Grey Poupon. It was Benjamin Franklin. We wonder whether Ben preferred the yellow or the dark mustard -- and what he would have thought of the many uses of mustard in haute cuisine. 1842 - Adhesive postage stamps were used for the first time by the City Dispatch Post (Office) in New York City. They probably tasted just like today's adhesive lick 'em and stick 'em stamps. Maybe flavored postage stamps will be the next great idea. Remember that you read about it first right here. 1965 - Canada displayed its new red and white Maple Leaf flag, which replaced the old Red Ensign standard. 1978 - Boxer Leon Spinks defeated Muhammad Ali to win the universally recognized heavyweight boxing crown. Spinks won a split decision over Ali, who had held the title for seven years. The 24-year-old challenger had only seven professional fights to his credit. The title bout was held in the Pavilion at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas. ** Birthdays 1803 - John Sutter (early California settler: owned Sutter's Mill near Sacramento, site of first gold strike in U.S.) 1812 - Charles Tiffany (jeweler who had a lot of breakfasts at his store; name synonymous with highest quality jewelry) 1954 - Matt Groening (cartoonist: The Simpsons) ** Chart Toppers - 1990 Opposites Attract - Paula Abdul with The Wild Pair Two to Make It Right - Seduction Janie's Got a Gun - Aerosmith Southern Star - Alabama

History for February 16: ** This is Goodson-Todman Day! "That's three down. We move now to Arlene Francis." On this day in 1950, Arlene Francis, Dorothy Kilgallen, humorist Hal Block, and Louis Untermeyer joined host John Daly as one of the classics of early television debuted on CBS. "What's My Line" stayed on the air for 17 years -- the longest-running game show in the history of prime-time network television -- and launched one of TV's biggest production companies: that of Mark Goodson and Bill Todman. During many years in the television industry, the Goodson-Todman name became famous for such hit game shows as "I've Got a Secret", "Beat the Clock", "The Name's the Same", "To Tell the Truth", "The Price is Right" and "The Match Game". What many people don't know is that Mark Goodson and Bill Todman also produced a dramatic anthology, "The Web", which aired on CBS-TV from July 1950 through September 1954 and then on NBC-TV (for four months) in 1957. As the announcer for these shows would say, "This program is a Mark Goodson - Bill Todman Production." ** Events 1963 - The Beatles moved to the top of the British rock charts with "Please, Please Me" exactly one month after the record was released. It was the start of the Beatles domination of the British music charts, as well as the beginning of the British Invasion in America and elsewhere around the world. 1968 - Elvis Presley received a gold record for his sacred album of hymns, "How Great Thou Art". Despite his popularity in the pop music world, Elvis won only 3 Grammy Awards -- one for this album, the Lifetime Achievement Award in 1970; then for "He Touched Me" in 1972. He did, however, receive over a dozen Grammy nominations. ** Birthdays 1957 - LeVar Burton (actor: Alex Haley's Roots, Star Trek: Next Generation) 1959 - John McEnroe (tennis' bad boy for his frequent outbursts on the tennis court: Wimbledon Men's Singles Champion [1981,83, 84]; U.S. Open Men's Singles Champion: [1979, 80, 81, 84]) 1961 - Andy Taylor (musician: guitar: group: Duran Duran: Planet Earth, Hungry like the Wolf, Save a Prayer, Rio, Is There Something I Should Know, Union of the Snake, Wild Boys) ** Chart Toppers 0 1991 Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) - C & C Music Factory featuring Freedom Williams All the Man that I Need - Whitney Houston One More Try - Timmy -T- Brother Jukebox - Mark Chesnutt =======================================================

History for February 17: ** This is PTA Day! The National Congress of Mothers was organized on this day in 1897 in Washington, DC by Alice McLellan Birney and Phoebe Apperson Hearst. At first, the objectives of the organization were devoted to child study. The National Congress urged parents to study the school curriculums that were being used in the schools their children attended. The Congress also suggested that parents, both mothers and fathers, should take reading courses that provided information about children and schooling. The group later changed its name to the National Congress of Parents and Teachers or the NPTA with local groups known as the PTA (Parent-Teacher Associations). The first State Congress of the NPTA was organized in New York in 1897. And one of the first major projects the PTA worked on was the extension of kindergartens to the elementary school grades. In recent years many local PTA groups emphasized greater involvement of students and are known as Parent-Teacher-Student Associations or PTSA. PTA or PTSA meetings are commonly held monthly at public schools throughout the U.S. If you're a member, remember that you're supposed to be promoting the educational, emotional and social welfare of our children. ** Events 1958 - Former New York Giants football star Frank Gifford signed a seven-year contract with Warner Brothers in a film deal that didn't make him the movie star the studio expected. So, Giff went into broadcasting instead. His first job was as a sportscaster for WCBS-TV in New York. He then moved to WABC-TV in New York and on to network television as primary play-by-play announcer and then to color commentator on ABC's "Monday Night Football". Frank is married to Kathie Lee Gifford of "Regis and Kathie Lee" morning TV fame. 1985 - Postage stamp prices were hiked to 22 cents for first-class mail in the U.S. 1985 - Laffit Pincay Jr. rode his 6,000th career winner at Santa Anita Race Track in Arcadia, CA. He became the third jockey to reach that coveted mark (behind Willie Shoemaker and Johnny Longden). Talk about a Winner's Circle of racing legends... 1987 - Don Mattingly won the highest award in the 13-year history of salary arbitration when a judge ruled that the New York Yankee first baseman deserved a salary of $1,975,000. Have times ever changed... ** Birthdays 1766 - Thomas Malthus (economist, demographer: The Malthusian Theory: population growth exceed production growth) 1934 - Willie (Charles) Kirkland (baseball: SF Giants, Cleveland Indians Baltimore Orioles, Washington Senators) 1936 - Jim Brown (Pro Football Hall of Famer; actor: The Dirty Dozen, El Condor, Ice Station Zebra, Crack House) ** Chart Toppers Karma Chameleon - Culture Club Joanna - Kool & The Gang Jump - Van Halen That's the Way Love Goes - Merle Haggard

History for February 18: ** This is Nude Descending a Staircase Day! No, this isn't about the latest Hugh Hefner "Playboy" centerfold... We speak of this day in 1913 when the famous French painting, "Nude Descending a Staircase" by the French artist Marcel Duchamp, was displayed at an 'Armory Show' (don't ask) in New York City. The work was labeled as America's first look at modern art. Critics called the work "scandalous" and "meaningless." Yeah, well, it's a beautiful, classic work of art no matter if it looks like an android doing "The Twist". ** Events 1841 - The first continuous filibuster in the U.S. Senate began. It lasted until March 11th. Talk about a big bag of wind... 1908 - U.S. postage stamps were sold for the very first time. They cost only a penny... 1985 - Diver Greg Louganis was recognized as the top amateur athlete in the United States, as he received the James E. Sullivan Award of the Amateur Athletic Union in Indianapolis, IN. Louganis had won double gold at the 1984 Olympic Games. 1987 - The executives of the Girl Scout movement decided, because the older girls wanted a change, that it was time to change the color of the scout uniform from the traditional Girl Scout green to the newer Girl Scout blue. ** Birthdays 1920 - Jack Palance (Vladimir Palahnuik) (Academy Award-winning actor: City Slickers [1991]; Requiem for a Heavyweight, Batman, Cyborg 2, Cops and Robbersons, Bronk, Ripley's Believe It or Not) 1931 - Toni Morrison (Chloe Anthony Wofford) (Nobel Prize [1993] and Pulitzer Prize-winning author: Beloved [1988]; National Book Critics Circle Award: Song of Solomon [1977], Jazz, Tar Baby, Sula, The Bluest Eye) 1933 - Yoko Ono Lennon (singer: Walking on Thin Ice; artist; John Lennon's widow) 1954 - John Travolta (actor: Welcome Back Kotter, Saturday Night Fever, Grease, Urban Cowboy, Pulp Fiction, Get Shorty, Broken Arrow) 1957 - Vanna White (Rosich) (TV game show personality: Wheel of Fortune) 1964 - Matt Dillon (actor: My Bodyguard, Drugstore Cowboy, The Outsiders) ** Chart Toppers - 1985 Careless Whisper - Wham! featuring George Michael Loverboy - Billy Ocean Method of Modern Love - Daryl Hall John Oates Make My Life with You - The Oak Ridge Boys

History for February 19: ** This is Bollingen Prize Day! Thanks to the Bollingen Foundation and Yale University, starving poets have the opportunity to win thousands of dollars. The first Bollingen Prize in poetry ($5,000) was awarded to Ezra Pound on this day in 1949. Mr. Pound was presented with the prize for his poetry collection, "The Pisan Cantos". Unfortunately, this first award presentation by the Bollingen Foundation was filled with controversy. It seems that Ezra Pound, a talented poet, was also a pro-fascist, and had been charged with treason for broadcasting his political beliefs while in Italy during WWII. Pound was still given the award. The Bollingen Prize was presented annually through 1963 when Robert Frost was the recipient, after which it became a biennial award. The $5,000 award was upped to $10,000 in 1989 when Edgar Bowers was the prize winner, and to $25,000 in 1995. The $25,000 award went to poet, Kenneth Koch. Keep writing those odes, rhymes and stanzas. You may be the next winner of the Bollingen Prize in Poetry. And maybe, just maybe, the award will receive another cost-of-living adjustment. ** Events 1878 - Thomas Alva Edison, famed inventor, patented a music player at his laboratory in Menlo Park, NJ. (This music device is the one we know as the phonograph.) Here's the real skinny on the story: Edison paid his assistant $18 to make the device from a sketch Edison had drawn. Originally, Edison had set out to invent a telegraph repeater, but came up with the phonograph or, as he called it, the speaking machine. When asked why he invented the machine, Edison told reporters, "How else am I gonna listen to my Dixie Chicks stuff?" 1942 - The New York Yankees announced that they would admit 5,000 uniformed servicemen free to each of their home ball games during the coming season. 1984 - The XIV Winter Olympic Games ended at Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. The Soviet Union led all countries with 25 medals, the United States captured nine medals to tie for fifth place. Within the shadow of what was the Olympic Stadium, hundreds, maybe thousands, of Bosnians are now buried; the result of the civil war that began in the early 1990s. 1985 - Mickey Mouse was welcomed to China as part of the 30th anniversary of Disneyland. The touring mouse played 30 cities in 30 days. Tough schedule even for a mouse! 1987 - A controversial anti-smoking ad aired for the first time on television. It featured actor Yul Brynner in a public service announcement that was recorded shortly before his October 1985 death from lung cancer. ** Birthdays 1473 - Nicolaus Copernicus (Mikolaj Kopernick) (Polish astronomer: the Copernican theory: the sun is the center of our universe) 1924 - Lee Marvin (Academy Award-winning Best Actor: Cat Ballou [1965]; The Caine Mutiny, The Dirty Dozen, Delta Force, Ship of Fools; passed away Aug 29, 1987) 1966 - Justine Bateman (actress: A Century of Women, Primary Motive, The Fatal Image, Family Ties) ** Chart Toppers - 1986 How Will I Know - Whitney Houston When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going - Billy Ocean Kyrie - Mr. Mister Makin' Up for Lost Time (The Dallas Lovers' Song) - Crystal Gayle & Gary Morris

History for February 20: ** Today is Father of Little League Day! Millions of kids throughout the world have spent their summer days playing baseball thanks to a man named Carl E. Stotz. Stotz was born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania on this day in 1910. Twenty-nine years later, Carl Stotz found a way for little boys to play at the man's game of baseball. He founded the Little League Baseball Organization, which consisted of three teams. (Today, each local league may have from four to ten teams.) Boys, ages 8 to 12, formed the baseball teams that played on a diamond two-thirds the size of a regulation diamond; and played for six innings. Wearing rubber cleats and using bats no longer than 33 inches, boys were able to participate in America's favorite pastime. Girls have been included in Little League since 1974 and championship tournaments are played at the end of the regular season of at least 15 games. The tournaments are held to select eight regional winners from around the world. In honor of Carl Stotz, each August, the regional winners from the U.S. compete in the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. ** Events 1792 - President George Washington signed the Postal Service Act. Letters delivered up to 30 miles cost six cents to mail. For letters up to 150 miles, postage was 12-1/2 cents. And, just like today, letters over 150 miles were not guaranteed to be delivered at all. 1962 - America's first space hero, John Glenn, made space history. Glenn orbited the world three times in 4 hours, 55 minutes. "Godspeed, John Glenn. You're cleared for orbit." 1974 - After a decade of marriage, Cher filed for separation from husband Sonny Bono. Not long afterwards, she filed for divorce and the accompanying alimony. This time she sang, "I Got You Babe", for real ... before becoming a successful solo singer and movie actress in films such as "Moonstruck" (Best Actress Oscar in 1987). ** Birthdays 1946 - J. (Jerome) Geils (guitarist: group: The J. Geils Band: Looking for a Love, Give It to Me, Freeze-Frame, Centerfold) 1955 - Kelsey Grammer (Emmy Award-winning actor: Frasier [1994, 1995]; Cheers, Another World) 1963 - Charles Barkley (basketball: Phoenix Suns; shortest player [6'6"] to lead NBA in rebounds) 1967 - Kurt Cobain (musician, singer: group: Nirvana: LP: Nevermind; creator of grunge rock; passed away [apparent suicide] April 8, 1994) 1967 - Andrew Shue (actor: Melrose Place) ** Chart Toppers - 1987 Livin' on a Prayer - Bon Jovi Change of Heart - Cyndi Lauper Touch Me (I Want Your Body) - Samantha Fox How Do I Turn You On - Ronnie Milsap

History for February 21: ** Today is Washington Monument Day! On this day in 1855, the official dedication of the Washington Monument took place in Washington, D.C., although the monument wasn't completed for another thirty-three years. In fact, the structure took a total of forty-eight years to finish. The stone obelisk honoring the first President of the United States was designed by Robert Mills who died in this, the year of the dedication. A major visitor attraction, one can see the entire city of Washington D.C., plus parts of the surrounding states of Virginia and Maryland from the top of the 555-foot monument. If you visit the city when the cherry trees are in blossom, you will be treated to a spectacular view from ground level too, as images of the blossoms and monument shimmer in the rectangular pool facing the Washington Monument. Now, that's something to reflect on... ** Events 1878 - The first telephone directories issued in the U.S. were distributed to residents in New Haven, CT. It was easy to "Let Your Fingers Do the Walking" at that time as only 50 subscribers' names were listed. 1981 - Dolly Parton reached the top spot on the pop music charts with "9 to 5", from the movie of the same name, in which Dolly starred with Lili Tomlin and Jane Fonda. The hit song stayed at #1 for a week, gave way to Eddie Rabbitt's "I Love a Rainy Night" and bounced back two weeks later for another week at Number One. 1984 - The Toy Manufacturers of America met in New York City to show the top toys of the year. They included: Menudo, Michael Jackson (accessories sold separately), Mr. T. and Judy Garland from "The Wizard of Oz". Dolls were very big that year... ** Birthdays 1927 - Erma Bombeck (Fiste) (humorist, columnist, writer: The Grass Is Always Greener over the Septic Tank) 1936 - Barbara Jordon (lawyer, educator, U.S. Congresswoman) 1943 - David Geffen (Tony Award-winning producer: Cats [1983], M Butterfly [1988]; Miss Saigon, Beetlejuice, Risky Business record executive: Geffen Records; partner in famous Dreamworks film production company with Jeffrey Katzenberg, Steven Spielberg) 1946 - Tyne (Ellen) Daly (Tony Award: Gypsy [1990] and Emmy Award-winning actress: Cagney and Lacey [1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1987-88]; Christy, On the Town, Your Place or Mine, A Matter of Life and Death, Speedtrap, Intimate Strangers, The Enforcer, Larry, Angel Unchained, The Butter and Egg Man, John and Mary, The Virginian; daughter of actors James Daly and Hope Newell; sister of actor Tim Daly) ** Chart Toppers - 1988 Seasons Change - Expose What Have I Done to Deserve This? - Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield Father Figure - George Michael Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Star - Merle Haggard

History for February 22: ** This is Gentle Giant Day! How tall is the tallest man? Most information collected before the 1900s can not be proven. In fact, exaggeration and dishonesty prevailed. Even medical papers were unreliable. Depending on the measurements of the time and the translation of such, even Goliath stood a mere 6 feet, 10 inches. However, there is irrefutable evidence that Robert Pershing Wadlow, born on this day in 1918 in Alton, Illinois, still holds the record for being the tallest recorded man. Oh yes, Robert was quite normal at birth, weighing in at 8.5 lbs. At the age of two, he had a double hernia operation and something changed. He started to grow, and grow and grow. By age 5 he was 5'4" tall and weighed 105 lbs. On his 8th birthday, Robert weighed in at 169 lbs. and topped the ruler at six feet. He grew another foot by the time he was thirteen and still another by his seventeenth year. On June 27, 1940, Mr. Wadlow was measured by Dr. Cyril MacBryde and Dr. C. M. Charles, Associate Professor of Anatomy at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. They recorded Wadlow's height at 8' 11.1". A week later, Wadlow was fitted with a brace on his right leg. The brace fit poorly and inflamed his ankle, causing cellulitis. Robert Wadlow died from the infection on July 15, 1940. A coffin was made especially for him: 10'9" long, 32" wide, 30" deep. Had he not died, he would have continued to grow, according to the doctors. Wadlow, who faced constant public attention and often, ridicule, was always kind, patient and friendly, a demeanor that earned him the nickname 'the gentle giant'. Fortunately he was a gentle giant. If he wasn't, his harassers would have faced a 439 lb. man who wore shoes, size 37AA, a size-25 ring on hands that measured 12 3/4" from the wrist to the tip of the middle finger. His arm span was nine feet, five and three-quarter inches. What we want to know is, where did he buy his clothes? And, could he play basketball? ** Events 1860 - Organized baseball's first game was played in San Francisco, CA. With all the complaints, one would think that Candlestick Park was the first stadium in which the game was played but, this is not true. Candlestick wasn't opened until 1960. 1956 - Elvis Presley entered the music charts for the first time. "Heartbreak Hotel" began its climb to the number one spot on the pop listing, reaching the top on April 11, 1956. It stayed at the top for eight weeks. 1965 - Filming began for the Beatles' second movie, "HELP!", in the Bahamas. ** Birthdays 1732 - George Washington (1st U.S. President [1789-1797]; "I cannot tell a lie..." ; passed away Dec. 14, 1799) 1932 - Edward Kennedy (U.S. Senator from Massachusetts; brother of 35th U.S. President John F. Kennedy and U.S. Attorney General Robert Kennedy) 1950 - Julius Erving II (Basketball Hall of Famer: Philadelphia 76ers: Dr. J. the third pro player to score more than 30,000 career points [after Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]) 1975 - Drew Barrymore (actress: Bad Girls, Irreconcilable Differences, E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial, Altered States, Wayne's World 2, Batman Forever, Scream, The Wedding Singer; autobiography [at age 14]: Little Lost Girl; daughter of actor/director John Barrymore, Jr.; granddaughter of actor John Barrymore, Sr.; great-niece of actors Ethel Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore) ** Chart Toppers - 1989 Straight Up - Paula Abdul Wild Thing - Tone Loc Born to Be My Baby - Bon Jovi Big Wheels in the Moonlight - Dan Seals

History for February 23: ** This is Stars, Stripes & Marines Forever Day! It was February 23, 1945 and four days of bitter battle had taken its toll on the 28th Regiment of the Fifth Marine Division of the U.S. Marines. Their task had been to neutralize the defenses and scale the heavily fortified Mount Surabachi. The volcanic peak, at the southern tip of the Japanese Island of Iwo Jima, was one of the first objectives of the Marines' invasion of this small, strategic island, 750 miles south of Tokyo. Although losses were heavy, the Marine platoon succeeded in its mission and reached the top of Mount Surabachi on this day. Victory was triumphant -- as the famous photograph (by Joe Rosenthal) of these Marines raising the American flag portrayed. The photograph inspired the Marine Corps Memorial, Iwo Jima Statue which now stands at Arlington National Cemetery, the largest cast bronze statue in the world. This monument is dedicated to all U.S. Marines (since 1775) who have given their lives for their country. As the flag was being raised, Navy Secretary Forrestal was standing on the beachhead below. When he saw Old Glory waving in the breeze, he told Lt. General Holland M. Smith, "The raising of that flag on Surabachi means a Marine Corps for the next 500 years." ** Events 1957 - The United States Supreme Court ruled that professional football operations of the NFL did fall within coverage of existing antitrust laws. 1974 - The Symbionese Liberation Army demanded $4 million more for the release of Patty Hearst. Hearst had been kidnapped on February 4th and her father, publisher Randolph Hearst, had already coughed up $2 million hoping for her freedom. Randolph said he would consider this request too. 1985 - Breaking with tradition, the TV show, "Gimme a Break", was broadcast live before a studio audience. It was the first TV sitcom to be seen live since television's Golden Age in the 1950s. ** Birthdays 1685 - George Frederick Handel (composer: Messiah) 1939 - Peter Fonda (director, actor: Easy Rider, Futureworld, The Wild Angel's, Love and a .45; Jane's brother; Henry's son; Bridget's Dad) 1943 - Fred Biletnikoff (football: Oakland Raiders wide receiver: Super Bowl II, XI) 1963 - Bobby (Roberto Martin Antonio) Bonilla (baseball: Chicago White Sox Pittsburgh Pirates [all-star: 1988-1991], NY Mets [all-star: 1993, 1995/highest salary in baseball: 1994: $6,300,000], Baltimore Orioles) ** Chart Toppers - 1990 Opposites Attract - Paula Abdul with The Wild Pair Two to Make It Right - Seduction Escapade - Janet Jackson On Second Thought - Eddie Rabbitt

History for February 24: ** Today is Voice of America Day! It was an historic day in radio broadcasting, as the Voice of America (VOA) signed on for the first time on this day in 1942. The worldwide, shortwave radio service, a department of the United States Government, continues to beam a variety of programming around the globe under the auspices of the United States Information Agency (USIA). The VOA transmits from modern studios in Washington, DC and beams much of its programming via satellite to transmitters worldwide. In addition, the VOA maintains huge transmitters in the U.S. and around the world in order to provide distinctly American information, culture and entertainment, in dozens of languages, to every corner of the globe. For years, the tune, "Yankee Doodle", has opened each sign-on broadcast. More than 40 years after the VOA was launched, the USIA started Radio Marti, an immensely powerful radio transmitter tethered from a huge blimp in the Florida Keys. The controversial station broadcast to Cuba, irritating Cuban Premier Fidel Castro enough for him to jam the signals of U.S. broadcasters. The Radio Marti blimp crashed after deflating while airborne a number of years ago. The station returned to the air and has been joined by TV Marti as well. ** Events 1866 - The Capitol in Washington, DC displayed an American flag made entirely of American bunting -- another first. 1940 - Frances Langford recorded one of the classic songs of all time -- and one that would become a Walt Disney trademark. "When You Wish Upon a Star" was recorded on Decca Records during a session in Los Angeles. Many artists have recorded the song, including pop diva Linda Ronstadt (with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra in the early 1980s). One can hear the song not only on record, but as the theme in the opening credits of any Disney movie, video and TV program and those "I'm going to Disneyland/World!" commercials, too. 1942 - The U.S. Government shut down deliveries of all 12-gauge shotguns for sporting use. The Feds needed to make more weapons available for war production. 1985 - Quarterback Doug Flutie played his first game as a pro. Flutie led the New Jersey Generals against Birmingham, losing 38-28. The former Boston College standout had a shaky start in his USFL debut, but still completed 12 of 18 passes in the fourth quarter of the game. 1989 - Iran's Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini was so irritated by Salman Rushdie's novel, "The Satanic Verses", that he sentenced the author to death and slapped a one to three-million-dollar bounty (depending upon who got him) on his head. Talk about "2 thumbs down..." ** Birthdays 1786 - Wilhelm Grimm (author w/brother Jakob: Grimm's Fairy Tales: Rumpelstiltskin, Snow-White, The Sleeping Beauty, Tom Thumb) 1922 - Steven Hill (actor: Law & Order, Mission: Impossible, The Firm, Billy Bathgate, Legal Eagles, Yentl, A Child is Waiting) 1947 - Edward James Olmos (Emmy Award-Winning Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Miami Vice [1985]; Stand and Deliver, Blade Runner) ** Chart Toppers - 1991 All the Man that I Need - Whitney Houston One More Try - Timmy -T- Someday - Mariah Carey Walk on Faith - Mike Reid

History for February 25: ** This is Mr. Magoo Day! Mr. Magoo was born on this day in 1913 ... well, not really. It's the birthday of Mr. Magoo's voice, actor Jim Backus. The actor, who bore no resemblance to the extremely nearsighted, Rutgers College pennant-waving, elderly Magoo, brought him to life once John Hubley created him in 1949. Backus' raspy, Mr. Magoo voice is immediately recognizable to 'toon aficionados the world over. Mr. Backus entire persona is also immediately recognizable to "Gilligan's Island" fans. From 1964 to 1967 (with reruns, it seems much longer than 4 seasons), he played the role of Thurston Howell III in CBS-TV's popular "Gilligan's Island" series; and returned for several sequels, the first, "Rescue from Gilligan's Island" aired in 1978 and was a big hit. (Later versions did not fare as well; although one can catch them in reruns on late-night TV.) Jim (James Gilmore) Backus starred in "I Married Joan" from 1952 through 1955; was the first host of "Talent Scouts" in 1962 and played the role of Dagwood's boss, Mr. Dithers, in the 1968 version of "Blondie". Jim Backus appeared in many films including: "The Great Lover" in 1949, "Rebel Without a Cause" in 1955, "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" in 1963, "Angel's Brigade" in 1979 and "Slapstick of Another Kind" in 1984. This is just a sampling of the entertainment brought to us by the man whose career spanned several decades of radio, film and TV until his death on July 3, 1989. We miss you, Mr. Quincy Magoo. ** Events 1836 - Samuel Colt was sure as shootin', as he received a patent for what became his now famous pistol, the Colt 45. 1924 - Ty Cobb, one of the legends of baseball, issued an edict to his team, the Detroit Tigers, that forbid players to play the game of golf during training camp. A report in the Detroit Free Press said that Cobb went so far as to confiscate players' golf clubs! Wow! Talk about being a little 'teed off', huh? 1964 - Twenty-two-year old Cassius Clay won the world heavyweight boxing title by defeating Sonny Liston in the seventh round in Miami, FL. Clay had been an 8-1 underdog. In fact, only 8,297 fans showed up for the bout. 1986 - "We are the World" captured four Grammy Awards. The song, featuring more than 40 superstar artists gathered at one time, was awarded the Top Song, Record of the Year, Best Pop Performance and Best Short Video Awards. ** Birthdays 1841 - Pierre Renoir (Impressionist artist: Oarsman at Chatou, The Bathers) 1943 - George Harrison (former Beatle, singer: My Sweet Lord, Isn't It a Pity, What is Life?, All Those Years Ago, Concert for Bangla-Desh) 1943 - Sally Jessy Raphael (TV talk-show hostess) 1951 - Cesar (Encarnacion) Cedeno (baseball: Houston Astros [all-star: 1972-1974, 1976], Cincinnati Reds, SL Cardinals [World Series: 1985], LA Dodgers) ** Chart Toppers - 1984 Jump - Van Halen 99 Luftballons - Nena Girls Just Want to Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper Stay Young - Don Williams

History for February 26: ** This is Grand Canyon Day! The Grand Canyon was established as a National Park on this day in 1919 by an act of the U.S. Congress. The gigantic gorge that cuts through the high plateaus of the northwest corner of Arizona was formed by thousands of years of erosion. The raging Colorado River was the culprit. Called one of the most spectacular natural wonders of the world, the Grand Canyon National Park covered 1,218,375 acres ... and still does. It measures 18 miles across, over two hundred miles long, and is a mile from its rim to the Colorado River below. The Grand Canyon, home to American Indian tribes for many hundreds of years, was first discovered by European explorers on the Coronado expedition of 1540. An inspiration for artists, musical compositions, amusement park attractions, novels and more, it remains one of nature's most magnificent displays, attracting over two million sightseers a year. ** Events 1916 - Mutual signed Charlie Chaplin to a film contract. Three years later, the 'old' Charlie Chaplin films were released and were very successful at the box office. 1930 - Seven years after Garrett A. Morgan invented traffic lights, New York City decided it might be a good idea to install some of the newfangled contraptions. The city fathers had been studying traffic plans in other cities and had rejected the wide use of amber lights being used to slow motorists down before they came to a red light. The New York Board ruled that the yellow lights were ineffective. So on this date, after too many complaints had been received from drivers complaining about pedestrians straying into their paths, the first red and green signal lights were placed at Manhattan street corners. 1993 - Six people were killed and more than a thousand injured in New York City. A van packed with a 1,210-pound bomb exploded in the parking garage underneath the World Trade Center. The explosion left a gigantic crater 200 feet wide and caused over 591 million dollars in damage. Fourteen of his followers and Dr. Sheik Omar Abdul Rahman were accused of the bombing. Rahman is now serving a life sentence in a U.S. prison. ** Birthdays 1802 - Victor Hugo (author: Les Miserables; famous quote: "An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come.") 1932 - Johnny Cash (guitarist, Grammy award-winning country singer: Folsom Prison Blues [1968], I Walk the Line, Don't Take Your Guns to Town, A Boy Named Sue, Ring of Fire; TV show with wife: June Carter) 1953 - Michael Bolton (Grammy Award-winning singer: When a Man Loves a Woman [1991], How Am I Supposed to Live Without You [1989]) ** Chart Toppers - 1985 Careless Whisper - Wham! featuring George Michael Loverboy - Billy Ocean Can't Fight This Feeling - REO Speedwagon Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On - Mel McDaniel

History for February 27 LONDON (Reuters) - Here are some notable events from this date in history: 1706 - English writer John Evelyn died; he kept a diary throughout most of his life which is now considered an invaluable record of the period. 1807 - American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow born; he wrote ``The Song of Hiawatha'' and ``The Wreck of the Hesperus.'' 1847 - Dame Ellen Terry, English stage actress, born. She played her first role at age eight and became the leading Shakespearean actress of the time. 1879 - The discovery of saccharin was reported. 1887 - Alexander Borodin, Russian composer and scientist, died. 1888 - Lotte Lehmann, German soprano born. She sang in ``Der Rosenkavalier'' after being chosen by Richard Strauss. 1900 - The British Labor Party was founded with Ramsay MacDonald as its Secretary. 1902 - John Steinbeck, American novelist and Nobel Prize winner, born. 1930 - Joanne Woodward, American film actress and wife of Paul Newman, born. 1932 - Elizabeth Taylor, film actress, born in London. She made her screen debut in 1942 at the age of 10 in ``There's One Born Every Minute.'' 1933 - The German parliament building, the Reichstag, was destroyed by fire. Alleging a Communist conspiracy, the Nazis used it as a pretext to crush its opponents. A Dutchman, Marius van der Lubbe, was executed for starting the fire. 1951 - The 22nd amendment to the U.S. constitution was finally ratified, limiting presidential terms of office. 1967 - Pink Floyd records its first single, ``Arnold Layne,'' in London. 1973 - Militant Indians began an occupation of Wounded Knee, South Dakota, in a siege that lasted until May. 1995 - Mafia superboss Salvatore ``Toto'' Riina and 47 other suspected members of the crime organization went on trial on charges of complicity in 48 murders in Sicily.

History for February 27: ** This is Marian Anderson Day! In the 1960s, folk-rock singer Joan Baez was exposed to the prejudices of the Daughters of the American Revolution when she was refused permission to use their hall for a concert. Similarly, the D.A.R. prevented opera singer Marian Anderson from performing at Washington's Constitution Hall in 1939. The former was based on political prejudice, the latter on racial prejudice. Negative reactions to both incidents were directed at the D.A.R. and ironically, helped to promote the success of the singers. Anderson did sing in Washington, D.C., on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. It was Easter Sunday, 1939. 75,000 people showed up to hear her sing. Thousands more heard her sensational voice on a simultaneous radio broadcast. Marian Anderson, who was born in Philadelphia on this day in 1897, was destined to become one of the world's finest contraltos. She began her singing career as a member of the Union Baptist Church choir. However, even a performance with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra could not dispel the racial hate that would prevent her from having a successful career in the United States. And so, Marian Anderson moved to Europe where she was accepted for her color and her magnificent voice and versatility. Sixty years after her birth, Marian Anderson became the first African-American to perform with the New York Metropolitan Opera. She then became a U.S. delegate to the United Nations. In 1961, she came full circle. This time, she was invited to sing in Washington, D.C. -- at the inauguration of President John F. Kennedy, and was, several years later, presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Marian Anderson passed away on April 8, 1993; but the sound of her voice will live forever. ** Events 1908 - Star #46 was added to the U.S. flag -- for Oklahoma, which had entered the union on November 16, 1907. 1942 - Notre Dame football coach Frank Leahy announced his intention to concentrate on the T formation instead of the famous Knute Rockne 'Notre Dame shift' in South Bend, Indiana. Go, Fighting Irish! Rah! 1974 - A new magazine was issued by Time-Life (now Time-Warner). The magazine was "People". It had an initial run of one million copies and became the most successful celebrity weekly 'zine ever published. Weekly circulation of "People" grew to 3,424,858 by 1994. When you include the people that "People" is passed around to by other people, that figure is way higher. "People. People who need "People"." Indeed... ** Birthdays 1917 - John Connally (former governor of Texas: suffered gunshot wounds during Kennedy assassination in 1963; passed away June 15, 1993) 1932 - Elizabeth Taylor (Academy Award-winning actress: Butterfield 8 [1960], Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? [1966], Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award [1992]; Cat On a Hot Tin Roof, National Velvet, Cleopatra; Perfume spokesperson [Passion]) 1980 - Chelsea Clinton (daughter of 42nd U.S. President William Clinton and 1st Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton) ** Chart Toppers - 1986 How Will I Know - Whitney Houston Kyrie - Mr. Mister Sara - Starship There's No Stopping Your Heart - Marie Osmond

Today in History for February 28 LONDON (Reuters) - Here are some notable events from this date in history: 1784 - John Wesley signed the ``deed of declaration'' formalizing the establishment of the Wesleyan faith, or Methodism. 1824 - Blondin, pseudonym of Jean-Francois Gravelet, French tightrope walker who made several crossings of Niagara Falls, born. 1844 - The U.S. navy was demonstrating its new frigate Princeton On the Potomac River when one of its guns exploded, killing the secretary of state, navy secretary and other officials. 1854 - U.S. opponents of slavery meeting at Ripon, Wisconsin agreed to form a new political party; the Republican Party was born later in the year. 1901 - Professor Linus Pauling, U.S. chemist and physicist, born; he won the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1954 and the Nobel Peace Prize in 1962. 1909 - British poet and critic Stephen Spender born. 1913 - Vincente Minnelli, U.S. film director, born. He won several Oscars for his musicals in the 1950s. His marriage to Judy Garland produced a daughter, Liza Minnelli. 1916 - Henry James, American novelist, died in England. 1933 - A day after the Reichstag burned down, Adolf Hitler persuaded President Hindenburg to sign a decree suspending guarantees of personal liberty, freedom of speech and the press and the right of assembly. 1967 - Henry Luce, American publisher, died. He was a co-founder of Time magazine and also founded Life and Fortune. 1971 - The male voters of Liechtenstein defeated a referendum on giving women the vote. 1975 - In Britain's worst underground rail crash, 42 people died when a train crashed at London's Moorgate station. 1991 - After 42 days of the Gulf War, U.S. and allied forces ceased fire and Iraq told its army to stop fighting. 1993 - The siege at Waco, Texas, began after federal agents tried to serve an arrest warrant for weapons charges on Branch Davidian sect leader David Koresh. 1996 - Princess Diana, on what she called the saddest day of her life, agreed to divorce her estranged husband, Prince Charles.

Today in History for February 29 LONDON (Reuters) - Here are some notable events from this date in history: 1792 - Gioacchino Rossini, Italian composer of ``The Barber of Seville,'' born. 1840 - John Philip Holland, inventor of the modern submarine, born in Ireland. 1868 - Benjamin Disraeli took over as British prime minister from Lord Derby. 1896 - William Wellman, U.S. film director of ``Wings,'' ``Public Enemy ``and ``A Star is Born,'' born. 1896 - Shri Morarji Desai, former Indian prime minister, born. He became prime minister in 1977 but his government was troubled by internal strife and Desai resigned in 1979. 1944 - The Germans opened a third major offensive against Anzio beach-head. 1948 - A Cairo to Haifa train was bombed by the underground Jewish Stern Gang, killing 35 British troops. 1956 - Pakistan became an Islamic Republic. 1960 - The port of Agadir was destroyed in an earthquake, killing 12,000 people out of a population of 40,000. 1968 - Dr Jocelyn Burnell announced the discovery of the first pulsating radio source (pulsar). 1984 - Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau resigned as leader of the Liberal Party. 1988 - Bishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa was arrested for demonstrating outside Parliament. 1996 - The long siege of Sarajevo was declared formally at an end as Moslem-Croat police took over a strategically-located suburb. 1996 - In the worst accident in Peru's history, a Faucett airline Boeing 737 crashed in the Andes killing all 117 passengers and six crew. The plane, on a flight from Lima, crashed at the city of Arequipa, 625 miles south of Lima.

History for February 29: ** This is Leap Year Day! We all know that Leap Year is the year we add an extra day to the month of February -- giving February 29 days; but do you know when this all began and why it is called LEAP year? This confusing state of calendars began in 45 B.C., when Julius Caesar added an extra day to the Julian calendar every fourth year upon the advice of astronomer, Sosigenes. Or it could have been 1582 when Pope Gregory XIII ordered every fourth year to be a leap year (leap year brought the Gregorian calendar closer to the earth's orbital period of 365.2422 days) unless it is a century year that cannot be divisible by 400. Or maybe it was 1698 when the Protestant rulers of Germany and the Netherlands thought it was time they agreed with the pope, or 1752 when the English made this calendar move or 1918 when the Russians picked up on the Gregorian calendar. It's your call. It is called Leap Year because it is not a COMMON year. A common year consists of exactly 52 weeks plus one day. That extra day means that a specific date moves one day (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, etc.) ahead the following year. For example: if your birthday falls on a Tuesday in one common year, it will fall on a Wednesday in the next one. Just when you get it all straight, four years have passed and a leap year comes along to confuse the issue. A leap year consists of exactly 52 weeks plus two days. So now, if your birthday fell on a Wednesday last year, it will fall on a Friday this year (February 29 through February 28 of next year). Got that? Just be happy you're not listed on our Birthday Board for this leap year. Those who are must divide their years by four for their calendar ages unless there's a century year in the way -- one that cannot be divided by 400, that is. Leap Years also have a very uncommon tradition attached to them. It seems that in a Leap Year or Bissextile, a woman could propose marriage to the man of her choice. At least that's what happened in Scotland in 1288 when a law was passed making this custom legal. This traditon spread throughout the rest of the United Kingdom of Great Britain, as did the law. A woman was expected to enforce and insist upon acceptance from the gentleman of choice or he would receive a penalty or fine. A penalty could be that the gentleman had to pay for a silk or satin dress selected by the scorned woman. And, you know the old saying, "Hell hath no fury like that of a woman scorned." ... especially in a Leap Year. ** Events 1704 - The town of Deerfield, MA was raided on this day by French Canadians and Indians who were trying to retrieve their church bell that had been shipped from France. The bell was to hang in the Canadian Indian's village church. Neither the raiders nor the residents of Deerfield were aware that the bell had been stolen from the ship. The Deerfield folks had purchased the bell from a privateer, unaware that it belonged to the Indian congregation. Although 47 people were killed in the incident, we could say that the 120 captured were saved by the bell. 1860 - The first electric tabulating machine -- the forerunner of the calculator -- was invented by Herman Hollerith. We think it was unfortunate that Mr. Hollerith chose to make his invention on Leap Day, causing the machine to only calculate numbers divisible by four. 1944 - The first woman appointed secretary of a national political party was named to the Democratic National Committee. Dorothy McElroy Vredenburgh of Alabama began her new appointment this day. 1980 - Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings became the first player in NHL history to score 800 career goals (in a 3-0 Wings' win over the St. Louis Blues). Howe finished his career with 801 regular-season goals. Only Wayne Gretzky has surpassed that mark. ** Birthdays 1840 - John Philip Holland (inventor of first true submarine accepted by U.S. Navy [spent 57 years working with submersibles]; invented device to allow sailors to escape from damaged subs; passed away Aug 12, 1914) 1916 - Dinah (Frances Rose) Shore (Emmy Award-winning singer, entertainer: The Dinah Shore Show [1951], Dinah's Place [1970]; Daytime Emmy: Dinah's Place [1970], Dinah! [1974]; The Dinah Shore Chevy Show, Oh, God!, Death Car on the Freeway; singer: Yes, My Darling Daughter, The Breeze and I, Blues in the Night, I'll Walk Alone, Buttons and Bows; sponsored Dinah Shore Classic pro golf tournament for over twenty years; passed away Feb 24, 1994) 1972 - Antonio Sabato, Jr. (actor: Earth 2, Beyond the Law, War of the Robots, Thundersquad) ** Chart Toppers - 1992 To Be with You - Mr. Big I'm Too Sexy - R*S*F (Right Said Fred) Remember the Time - Michael Jackson What's She Doing Now - Garth Brooks

History for March 1: ** This is FM Radio Day! Hey gang, crank up the FM stereo tuner and celebrate the reason why you listen to that hard rock/alternative music stuff in the first place. FM Radio began in the U.S. when station W47NV in Nashville, TN started operations on this day in 1941. W47NV was the first commercial FM radio station to receive a license, some 20 years after its AM radio counterpart, KDKA in Pittsburgh. For those of you who don't remember, FM stands for 'frequency modulation' as opposed to 'amplitude modulation'. W47NV operated with 20,000 watts on a frequency of 44,700 kilocycles. FM stations don't do that anymore. They operate in a different segment of the radio spectrum (88-108 MHz) and at power outputs not exceeding 100,000 watts, except in rare instances. (There are a few FM stations in the U.S. with power output up to 300,000 watts and antennas more than a thousand feet high.) In the beginning, FM radio was pretty much a graveyard for beautiful music that numbed us in doctor's offices and in elevators. It became a primary source for educational programming; featuring classical music, opera and jazz. Today, more than 80 percent of radio listening in the United States is done by way of FM and one can hear just about everything, from oldies, rock and pop, country and blues to National Public Radio -- not to mention Howard Stern and his ilk. (And if you haven't heard Howard Stern's ilk, you haven't heard anything.) That's it. I'm Mr. Wizard. Thank you. And thank you FM! ** Events 1867 - The Cornhusker State, aka the Beef State, aka the Tree Planter State, aka Nebraska (37th state), entered the United States of America. Nebraska means 'flat water' in Oto Indian speak. Lincoln is the official seat of Nebraska government. Nebraska's motto: Equality before the law. The western meadowlark holds the honor of being the state bird; while the goldenrod takes its place as the state flower. Other state symbols include the cottonwood tree (state tree); the honeybee (state insect); blue agate (state gemstone); whitetail deer (state mammal); mammoth (state fossil); prairie agate (state rock); "Beautiful Nebraska" (state song) ... that's original ... and, the state soil: typic arguistolls, Holrege Series. State soil? 1968 - Elton John's first record, "I've Been Loving You", was released by Philips Records in England. Philips, not realizing the potential of the soon-to-be superstar, released him in 1969, just prior to his teaming with lyricist Bernie Taupin. Elton then signed a contract with Uni Records and began to turn out what would become a string of more than 50 hits over the next 25 years. 1969 - Mickey Mantle announced his retirement from baseball on this day. 'Number 7' was considered to be the final link to the great Yankee dynasty of the 1950s and 1960s. Mantle's World Series records include: home runs (18), runs scored (42), RBIs (40), walks (43) and strikeouts (54). Mickey Mantle died in 1995. ** Birthdays 1926 - Pete (Alvin) Rozelle (football: LA Rams GM, NFL commissioner; passed away Dec 6, 1996) 1927 - Harry Belafonte (singer: The Banana Boat Song, Jamaica Farewell, Mary's Boy Child; actor: Island in the Sun, Buck and the Preacher; UNICEF goodwill ambassador; Shari's father) 1954 - Catherine Bach (actress: The Dukes of Hazzard, African Skies, Rage and Horror, Street Justice, Driving Force, Cannonball Run 2, Nicole) 1954 - Ron Howard (Emmy Award-winning producer: From the Earth to the Moon [1998]; actor: The Andy Griffith Show, Happy Days, American Graffiti; director: Night Shift, Splash, Cocoon, Backdraft, Apollo 13) 1956 - Timothy Daly (actor: Diner, Wings) ** Chart Toppers - 1988 Father Figure - George Michael What Have I Done to Deserve This? - Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield She's like the Wind - Patrick Swayze featuring Wendy Fraser I Won't Take Less Than Your Love - Tanya Tucker

History for March 2: ** This is TIME Day! Take time to celebrate the fact that on this day in 1923, the first issue of the weekly periodical "TIME" appeared on newsstands. The first issue was 32 pages and featured a charcoal sketch of House Speaker Joseph Gurney 'Uncle Joe' Cannon on the cover. It was the United States' first modern news magazine. The worldwide news weekly, founded by Henry Luce and Briton Hadden, is printed in several languages and is among the most popular magazines in history with readership topping four million. The magazine, published by Time Inc., has a corporate staff housed in its own building: the Time and Life Building in New York City. ** Events 1925 - State and federal highway officials developed a nationwide route-numbering system and adopted the familiar U.S. shield-shaped numbered marker. For instance, in the east, there is U.S. 1 that runs from New England to Florida and in the west, the corresponding highway, U.S. 101, from Tacoma, WA to San Diego, CA. 1927 - Babe Ruth signed a 3-year contract with the New York Yankees for a guarantee of $70,000 a year, thus becoming baseball's highest paid player. 1962 - Wilt 'The Stilt' Chamberlain scored 100 points and broke an NBA record as the Philadelphia Warriors beat the New York Knicks 169-147. Chamberlain broke NBA marks for the most field goal attempts (63), most field goals made (36), most free throws made (28), most points in a half (59), most field goal attempts in a half (37), most field goals made in a half (22), and most field goal attempts in one quarter (21). The 316 total points scored tied an NBA record. What's not known is if Chamberlain set the record for most gallons of sweat pouring off a man's body during a game. 1974 - Stevie Wonder got five Grammy Awards for his album, "Innervisions" and his hit songs, "You Are The Sunshine of My Life" and "Superstition". 1987 - Government officials reported that the median price for a new home had topped $100,000 for the first time. The new six-figure price: $110,700, actually, was up from $94,600. ** Birthdays 1793 - Sam Houston (fought for Texas' independence from Mexico; President of Republic of Texas; U.S. Senator; Texas governor; passed away in 1863) 1904 - Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel) (Pulitzer Prize-winning author [1984]: The Cat in the Hat, The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, Green Eggs and Ham; passed away Sep 24, 1991) 1931 - Mikhail Gorbachev (President of the Soviet Union) 1931 - Tom Wolfe (author: The Bonfire of the Vanities, The Right Stuff) 1944 - Lou Reed (Firbank) (singer, songwriter, guitarist: group: Velvet Underground; solo: Walk on the Wild Side, Charley's Girl; I Love You Suzanne; appeared in Paul Simon film: One Trick Pony) 1962 - Jon Bon Jovi (John Bongiovi) (singer, musician, songwriter: You Give Love a Bad Name, Living on a Prayer) ** Chart Toppers Straight Up - Paula Abdul Lost in Your Eyes - Debbie Gibson The Lover in Me - Sheena Easton I Sang Dixie - Dwight Yoakam

History for March 3: ** Today is Star-Spangled Banner Day! It was on this day in 1931 that "The Star-Spangled Banner", written by Francis Scott Key, officially became the national anthem of the United States. Despite the fact that millions sing (in a manner of speaking) the anthem before sporting events, civic club meetings and other public gatherings, it is still ranked as the most difficult national anthem on earth to sing. While's Key's lyrics reflected an enduring sentiment of America during war time of 1812, with its "rockets red glare and bombs bursting in air" over Fort McHenry at Baltimore, MD; the melody goes against most everything musical and the words themselves are quite difficult to remember -- especially those following the first verse. Originally an English drinking song, "To Anacreon in Heaven", the melody is next to impossible for most of us to sing. Maybe that's why it was a drinking song. You either have to be drunk to sing it or if everyone's drunk, who cares! Amateur singers embarrass themselves as they attempt to hit the high notes at the end of the song. They do this in the shower and at community events; while professional opera singers and pop music stars go flat ... or forget the words ... in front of national television audiences. Performers such as Robert Morley, Jimi Hendrix, Marvin Gaye, Jose Feliciano, Ray Charles and others have had difficulties in musically translating the nation's anthem. Almost from the moment the song was adopted officially, there has been movement to bring about change. Many would like to see "America the Beautiful" become the U.S. national anthem and every so often, there is talk of such a change, but to no avail, in this, "the home of the braaaaaaaaaaaaave." ** Events 1845 - The U.S. Congress passed legislation overriding a President's veto. It was the first time Congress had done so. President John Tyler was in office at the time. 1845 - Florida became the 27th state of the United States of America. The word 'Florida' comes from the Spanish 'feast of flowers'. But we call it the Sunshine State. The capital of the Sunshine State is ... no, not Walt Disney World ... Tallahassee. The state flower is the fragrant orange blossom and the mockingbird is the state bird. Do you think the mockingbird can mimic Donald Duck? Or maybe it sings the Florida state song, "Suwannee River". The Florida state motto is: "In God we trust." 1985 - Kevin McHale of the University of Minnesota set a Boston Celtics scoring record this night as he poured in 56 points in a 138-129 win over the Detroit Pistons. ** Birthdays 1911 - Jean Harlow (Harlean Carpenter) (actress: Platinum Blonde, Red Dust, Bombshell, Dinner at Eight, China Seas, Libeled Lady; passed away June 7, 1937) 1920 - James Doohan (actor: Star Trek TV series, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Star Trek: Generations, Loaded Weapon 1, Bug Buster) 1962 - Jackie Joyner-Kersee (Olympic gold medalist & 1st woman to hold world record in the heptathlon: 7,044 points [1992]; 1st athlete to win multi-event medals in 3 Olympics [pentathlon, long jump]) 1966 - Tone-Loc (rap singer: Wild Thing) ** Chart Toppers - 1982 Centerfold - The J. Geils Band Open Arms - Journey Shake It Up - The Cars Lord, I Hope This Day is Good - Don Williams

Reuters Today in History for March 4 LONDON (Reuters) - Here are some notable events from this date in history: 1394 - Portuguese explorer Prince Henry the Navigator born. He sponsored expeditions along the African coast which led to the foundation of the overseas Portuguese empire. 1461 - In the English Wars of the Roses, Edward of York took the English throne as Edward IV. 1678 - Antonio Vivaldi, Italian composer, born. Best known for ``The Four Seasons,'' he wrote more than 230 violin concertos and 120 concertos for other solo instruments. 1681 - King Charles II granted William Penn by charter almost all of what is now Pennsylvania. 1789 - The first U.S. Congress convened in New York City until September 29. 28 Senators and 65 Representatives sat for the 13 States. 1791 - Vermont became the 14th state of the United States. 1793 - George Washington was inaugurated for a second term as president of the United States in Philadelphia. He was the only president to be inaugurated in two cities the first was New York. 1801 - Thomas Jefferson was inaugurated as the third president of the United States and he became the first to be inaugurated in the new capital of Washington. 1824 - The Royal National Lifeboat Institution was founded. 1877 - Tchaikovsky's ballet ``Swan Lake'' was first performed at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow. 1913 - John Garfield, U.S. film actor, born as Julius Garfinkle. Best known for his roles in the films ``Juarez'' and ``The Postman Always Rings Twice.'' 1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt was sworn in as 32nd U.S. president. 1970 - The French submarine Eurydice sank off the coast of Toulon. All 57 aboard died. 1971 - Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau secretly married Margaret Sinclair. 1975 - Film actor Charlie Chaplin was knighted at Buckingham Palace.

History for March 4: ** Today is Mike Day! This day is celebrated by disc jockeys, TV hosts, movie stars, department store announcers, rock groups, politicians and many, many others. For it was on this day in 1877 that Emile Berliner, the man behind so many inventions, came up with a thing called the microphone. Good thing, too, because the Bell System, run by Alexander Graham Bell, was in desperate need of something to save it from financial ruin -- and to help the progress of the telephone. So, the Bell Labs came up with a compact way to put Mr. Berliner's microphone on a wooden box, with a crank, an earpiece, a cradle hook for the earpiece and some wires, and called it the telephone. There was no such thing as a telephone dial. One rang up 'Jenny' (the operator) with three turns on the crank. That got her to put a cord into the switchboard connecting you directly to the phone you were calling. Because of the microphone, people could hear you speak. Neat, huh? And in 1957, operators in upstate New York (90 miles from Manhattan) and other somewhat rural areas throughout the U.S. were still saying, "Number, plee-uz" into their little mouthpiece microphones attached to headsets. Even as late as the 1980s, the average Joe would shy away when a microphone was stuck in his face. Today, with all the amazing electronic gadgets we have, hardly a soul is afraid of a microphone. Witness karaoke! ** Events 1791 - Vermont, the 14th state, was admitted to the union on this day. It sits way up in the northeast corner of the United States, adjacent to New York, nestled in the Green Mountains. No wonder it's known as the Green Mountain State! Coincidentally, that's what the French phrase 'vert mont' means. Montpelier is Vermont's capital city. "Hail Vermont" is the state song which goes right along with the state motto: Vermont, Freedom and Unity. The hermit thrush stands alone as the state bird; and the red clover is the colorful state flower which attracts the state insect, the honeybee. The Morgan horse is the state animal, and the state tree ... you guessed it ... is the one that makes all that famous Vermont maple syrup, the sugar maple tree. Every now and then some of these state symbols make sense. 1925 - Calvin Coolidge took the oath of office in Washington DC. The presidential inauguration was broadcast on radio for the very first time. 1950 - Walt Disney's "Cinderella" was released. It was the first full-length, animated, feature film in eight years from the man who brought us Mickey Mouse. 1985 - "Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care" was published with Dr. Michael Rothenberg sharing authorship with Dr. Benjamin Spock, 'The Baby Doc'. It was the fifth edition of the book to be published. 30,000,000 copies had been printed -- second only to the Bible in the best seller category. ** Birthdays 1888 - Knute Rockne (College Football Hall of Famer: coach: Notre Dame [1918-1930]: 122 games: won 195, lost 12, tied 5; killed in plane crash Mar 31, 1931) 1961 - Ray 'Boom Boom' Mancini (lightweight boxing champion, actor: The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission, Aces: Iron Eagle III, The Search for One-eye Jimmy, Body and Soul; film based on his life: Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story [1985]) 1968 - Patsy Kensit (actress: Tunnel Vision, Fall from Grace, Blame It on the Bellboy, Chicago Joe and the Showgirl, Lethal Weapon, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, The Great Gatsby) 1969 - Chastity Bono (singer; daughter of Sonny & Cher) ** Chart Toppers - 1991 All the Man that I Need - Whitney Houston Someday - Mariah Carey One More Try - Timmy -T- Walk on Faith - Mike Reid

History for March 5: ** This is Annie Oakley Day! Just five feet tall, one wouldn't expect Phoebe Anne Oakley Mozee to be able to use a rifle, a pistol or a shotgun. Yet, the diminutive Annie Oakley -- as she was better known -- found out, at the age of nine, that she was a dead shot. Born in a log cabin in Patterson Township, Ohio, Annie starred in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show for seventeen years equally adept at hitting targets with any of the three weapons. On this day in particular, in 1922, Annie broke all existing records for women's trap shooting. She smashed 98 out of 100 clay targets thrown at 16 yards while at a match at the Pinehurst Gun Club in North Carolina. She hit the first fifty, missed the 51st, then the 67th. This was a record-breaker, true; but Annie Oakley was well-known throughout the United States and Europe for her expert shooting ability. In one day, 'Little Sure Shot' took a .22 rifle and hit 4,772 glass balls out of 5,000 tossed in the air. She could hit a playing card from 90 feet (the thin side facing her), puncturing it at least five times before it hit the ground. It was this display that named free tickets with holes punched in them, Annie Oakleys. In 1935, Phoebe Mozee was immortalized on film in "Annie Get Your Gun", which was later made into a musical for the stage. In 1985, another film, "Annie Oakley", was made for TV. It included silent-film footage of the record-breaking sharp-shooter, taken by Thomas Edison. ** Events 1623 - The first temperance law in the colonies was enacted -- in Virginia. 1836 - Samuel Colt manufactured the first pistol: a .34-caliber 'Texas' model. 1946 - Winston Churchill delivered his famous Iron Curtain Speech at Fulton, MO, "From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the Continent." 1986 - The U.S. dollar made its largest one-day gain against other world currencies since 1978 as it closed up 2-1/2 points or just over 2.2 percent from the previous day's closing mark. ** Birthdays 1945 - Norm Thompson (football: St. Louis Cardinals) 1946 - Rocky (Robert) Bleier (football: Pittsburgh Steelers running back: Super Bowl IX, X, XIII, XIV) 1948 - Eddy Grant (singer, songwriter: Living on the Front Line, Do You Feel My Love, I Don't Wanna Dance, Electric Avenue, Romancing the Stone; group: Equals: Baby Come Back, Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys; owned studio: Coach House Studios, another in Barbados) ** Chart Toppers - 1984 Jump - Van Halen 99 Luftballons - Nena Girls Just Want to Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper Woke Up in Love - Exile

Today in History for March 5 LONDON (Reuters) - Here are some notable events from this date in history: 1534 - Antonio Allegri da Correggio, Italian Renaissance painter, dies. 1751 - James Madison, fourth president of the United States, born. He sponsored the first 10 amendments to the U.S. constitution. 1770 - In the ``Boston massacre'' five people are killed when British troops open fire on a crowd. 1778 - Thomas Arne, English composer of ``Rule, Britannia,'' dies. 1827 - Count Alessandro Giuseppe Volta, Italian inventor of the first electric battery, dies. 1933 - Election returns in Germany give the Nazis and their allies 52 percent of Reichstag seats. 1953 - Soviet leader Joseph Stalin (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili) dies after three decades in power. 1953 - Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer, dies. Best known for his orchestral fairytale ``Peter and the Wolf'' and for his film scores ``Alexander Nevsky'' and ``Ivan the Terrible.'' 1970 - The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty comes into force with 45 countries, including the three main nuclear powers, having signed the agreement. 1977 - In the United States President Carter answers questions from listeners over 26 states in the first presidential phone-in. 1984 - William Powell, American film actor dies; best known for his roles in ``The Thin Man,'' ``My Man Godfrey'' and ``Life With Father.'' 1984 - Tito Gobbi, Italian operatic baritone, dies; he was famed for his role as ``Scarpia'' in Giacomo Puccini's operatic shocker ``Tosca.'' 1989 - Time Inc. and Warner Communications Inc. decide to merge into a world-leading media and entertainment giant. 1993 - Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson is banned for life after he was ruled to have failed a second dope test just five years after his exit in disgrace from the 1988 Seoul Olympics. 1994 - White House lawyer Bernard Nussbaum resigns, becoming the first casualty of the Whitewater affair that had plagued the Clinton administration.

History for March 6: ** This is Remember the Alamo Day! It was on this day in 1836, the last of a thirteen-day siege, that Mexico's dictator, Santa Anna and his thousand-man army defeated a little band of Texas volunteers. The last of these 189 brave men (who included Davy Crockett) died on March 6, holed up in the Alamo. Their fight for Texas' liberty did not go unnoticed. 46 days later, with the battle cry, "Remember the Alamo," General Sam Houston and his Texans captured Santa Anna and finished the job started at the Alamo. Texas gained its independence. ** Events 1926 - And now, camel news: On this day, in Tunis, Africa, the lead camel in a race was clocked at an amazing 12 minutes over the 3-1/8 mile course, an average of 3 minutes, 40 seconds a mile. Talk about gettin' off the hump, huh? 1962 - Frank Sinatra recorded his final session for Capitol Records in Hollywood. Sinatra had been recording for his own record label, Reprise, for two years. His final side on Capitol was "I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues", with Skip Martin's orchestra. 1964 - Tom O'Hara ran the mile in 3 minutes, 56.4 seconds, setting a world indoor record in Chicago, IL. And he still didn't beat that speedy dromedary. 1981 - Walter Cronkite, the dean of American television newscasters, said "And that's the way it is" for the final time, as he closed the "CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite". An audience estimated at 17,000,000 viewers saw 'the most trusted man in America' sign-off. Cronkite retired after more than 30 years in broadcasting. He was replaced by Dan Rather at the anchor desk. 1985 - Yul Brynner played his famous role as the king in "The King and I" in his 4,500th performance in the musical. The actor, age 64, opened the successful production on Broadway in 1951. ** Birthdays 1475 - Michelangelo (de Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni) (Renaissance artist: Sistine Chapel ceiling; sculptor: David; architect: St. Peter's [Rome]; passed away in 1564) 1619 - Cyrano De Bergerac (French soldier, author: The States and Empires of the Sun; subject of famous play whose title bears his name; passed away in 1655) 1806 - Elizabeth Barrett Browning (Moulton) (poet: Sonnets from the Portuguese - "How do I Love Thee? Let Me Count the Ways."; Robert Browning's wife; passed away June 29, 1861) 1972 - Shaquille O'Neal (basketball: Orlando Magic: NBA Rookie of the Year [1993]) ** Chart Toppers - 1985 Careless Whisper - Wham! featuring George Michael Can't Fight This Feeling - REO Speedwagon California Girls - David Lee Roth Baby Bye Bye - Gary Morris

Today in History for March 6 LONDON (Reuters) - Here are some notable events from this date in history: 1475 - Michelangelo Buonarotti, Italian painter, sculptor and architect, born. Described as the most brilliant representative of the Italian Renaissance, he was famed for his work on the Sistine Chapel, his painting of ``The Last Judgment'' and his statue of ``David.'' 1619 - Savinien Cyrano de Bergerac, French satirist and dramatist, born. 1836 - The siege of the Alamo ended when Mexican troops under General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna captured the mission fort garrisoned by Davey Crockett and 154 Texans. 1853 - Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi's opera ``La Traviata'' was performed for the first time, in Venice. 1888 - Louisa May Alcott, U.S. novelist and author of ``Little Women,'' died. 1900 - Gottfried Daimler, motor engineer who improved the engine and made the first motorcycle, died. 1930 - Prepackaged frozen food produced by the company set up by Clarence Birdseye went on sale for the first time in Springfield, Massachussetts. Peas, fish, meat, loganberries and spinach were among the products available for sale. 1932 - John Philip Sousa, U.S. bandmaster and composer of military marches, died. 1941 - U.S. sculptor Gutzon Borglum died. He carved the heads of Presidents Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt on Mount Rushmore, South Dakota,. 1944 - In World War II, 658 U.S. bombers began a daylight attack on Berlin from bases in Britain and dropped 2,000 tons of bombs. 1951 - Ivor Novello, Welsh composer and playwright, died. 1967 - Zoltan Kodaly, Hungarian composer of ``Dances of Galanta,'' died. 1973 - Pearl Buck, U.S. author of ``The Good Earth,'' died; she won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1938. 1980 - Belgian-born French author Marguerite Yourcenar became the first woman writer to be elected to the Academie Francaise. 1992 - Michelangelo, one of the most alarming computer viruses to surface, struck thousands of personal computers around the world.

Commandancy of the Alamo Bejar, Fby 24th 1836-- TO THE PEOPLE OF TEXAS & ALL AMERICANS IN THE WORLD Fellow Citizens & Compatriots-- I am besieged, by a thousand or more of the Mexicans under Santa Anna--I have sustained a continual Bombardment & cannonade for 24 hours & have not lost a man--The enemy has demanded a surrender at discretion, otherwise the garrison are to be put to the sword, if the fort is taken-- I have answered the demand with a cannon shot, & our flag still waves proudly from the walls-- I _shall never surrender or retreat. Then_ I call on you in the name of Liberty, of patriotism & everything dear to the American character, to come to our aid, with all dispatch-- The enemy is receiving reinforcements daily & will no doubt increase to three or four thousand in four or five days. If this call is neglected, I am determined to sustain myself as long as possible & die a soldier who never forgets what is due to his own honor & that of his country-- _Victory or Death._ _________________ _________________ William Barret Travis Lt. Col. Comdt. ************************ (The Alamo fell on 6 March 1836.)

wow marcia, a lot for that day in history!

I noted that! Wolfie, thanks for coming in here...it is lonely sometimes...especially with one of the hosts missing and one too busy for another conference...*sigh* Some days have two bunches of history and today there is apparently none!

History for March 7, 2000: ** This is We Are the World Day! The song "We Are the World", from the album of the same name, was played on the radio for the first time on this day in 1985. Forty-five of pop music's top stars gathered together to combine their talents to record the music of Lionel Richie and Michael Jackson. Richie and Jackson sang, too, while Quincy Jones did the producing of the USA for Africa record. To insure that the all-night recording session went off without a hitch and that the true cause of the song was etched into the hearts and minds of the wide array of internationally known talent performing, Richie placed a hand-written sign outside the studio at A&M Records in Hollywood which simply said, "Check Your Egos at the Door." The proceeds of the multimillion-selling recording went to aid African famine victims. The project, coordinated by Ken Kragen, was deemed a huge success. ** Events 1955 - "Peter Pan", with Mary Martin and Cyril Richard, was presented as a television special for the first time. 1955 - Baseball commissioner Ford Frick indicated that he was in favor of legalizing the spitball. The commissioner said, "It's a great pitch." Many, like Gaylord Perry and others would agree, but the rules never changed to allow the dastardly pitch. Catchers often said that when catching a spitball, one needed to wear a raincoat for protection. 1959 - Melvin C. Garlow became the first pilot to fly over a million miles in jet airplanes. 1987 - World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight champ, 'Iron' Mike Tyson, became the youngest heavyweight titlist ever as he beat James Smith in a decision during a 12-round bout in Las Vegas. ** Birthdays 1942 - Michael York (actor: Logan's Run, Cabaret, The Heat of the Day) 1946 - Peter Wolf (Blankfield) (singer: group: J. Geils Band: Centerfold; Lights Out, Freeze-Frame; married Faye Dunaway) 1952 - Lynn Swann (football: Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver: Super Bowl IX, X, XIII, XIV; TV sportscaster) 1960 - Ivan Lendl (tennis champion: Australian Open [1989,1983,1990], French Open [1984, 1986, 1987], U.S. Open [1985, 1986, 1987]) ** Chart Toppers - 1986 Kyrie - Mr. Mister Sara - Starship Living in America - James Brown You Can Dream of Me - Steve Wariner

History for March 8: ** Today is Beulah Day! Because Louise Beavers, a talented actress, was born on this day in 1902 and not some fifty years later, she was forced to forever play the role of a maid. Louise, a member of the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame, performed in a time when a black woman was stereotyped and unable to get choice roles. Even in the part of a maid, she able to show the world that she was an extremely talented actress. One critic, Jimmie Fiddler, said her starring role in the film, "Imitation of Life", was the finest performance of 1935. Louise Beavers appeared in more than 125 films over a thirty-year period, including "Tammy and the Bachelor" [1957], "The Jackie Robinson Story" [1950], "Dixie Jamboree" [1944], "Reap the Wild Wind" [1942], "General Spanky" [1936] and "Coquette" [1929]. Yet, she is still best remembered for her role as "Beulah", the maid, in the television series by the same name. The part was originally played by Ethel Waters. A major cast change was made in 1952 when actress Hattie McDaniels of "Gone with the Wind" fame was to replace Waters. McDaniels became ill and Louise Beavers took over. "Beulah" ended when Louise no longer wanted to play the part. ** Events 1855 - A train passed over the first railway suspension bridge -- at Niagara Falls, NY. 1962 - The Beatles performed for the first time on the BBC in Great Britain. John, Paul, George and ... Pete Best sang "Dream Baby" on the show, "Teenager's Turn" on 'Auntie Beeb' (as the BBC was known). 1971 - A new undisputed world heavyweight boxing champion was crowned. 'Smokin' Joe Frazier, of Philadelphia, won a decision over Muhammad Ali, who had been previously undefeated. For the night's work, both Frazier and Ali collected the tidy sum of $2,500,000. 1985 - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) taxed themselves to discover that 407,700 Americans were millionaires -- more than double the total of just five years before. ** Birthdays 1841 - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (jurist: associate justice of U.S. Supreme Court [1902-1932]; writer: The Common Law; passed away Mar 6, 1935) 1943 - Lynn Redgrave (actress: Georgy Girl, House Calls, Chicken Soup Centennial, Rehearsal for Murder) 1959 - Aidan Quinn (actor: Legends of the Fall, Avalon, All My Sons, Desperately Seeking Susan, A Streetcar Named Desire) ** Chart Toppers - 1987 Livin' on a Prayer - Bon Jovi Jacob's Ladder - Huey Lewis & The News Somewhere Out There - Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram Mornin' Ride - Lee Greenwood

Today in History for March 8 LONDON (Reuters) - Here are some notable events from this date in history: 1849 - Thomas Ewing of Ohio was appointed by U.S. President Zachary Taylor as the first Secretary of the Interior Department. 1869 - Hector Berlioz, French composer of the ``Symphonie fantastique'' and the opera ``Les Troyens,'' died. 1879 - Otto Hahn, German Nobel prize winner for chemistry (1944) and co-discoverer of nuclear fission, born. 1889 - John Ericsson, Swedish-born U.S. ship designer and inventor of the first successful screw propeller, died. 1910 - The Royal Aero Club issued the first British pilot's licence to J.T.C. Moore Brabazon. 1917 - Riots and strikes in St. Petersburg marked the start of the ``February Revolution'' in Russia. 1917 - Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin, German soldier, inventor and pioneer in airship development, died. 1948 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that religious instruction in public schools violated the constitution. 1950 - The Soviet Union said it was in possession of the atomic bomb. 1958 - The Chinese government imposed martial law on the restive Tibetan capital of Lhasa. 1961 - Sir Thomas Beecham, English conductor, died. He was founder of several British orchestras including the London Philharmonic and was best known for his interpretations of Mozart and Sibelius. 1971 - Harold Lloyd, U.S. silent film star and comedian, died. Best remembered for the scene in ``Safety Last'' in which he was seen dangling from a skyscraper with nothing to hold on to but the hand of a clock. 1973 - IRA car bombs exploded outside the Old Bailey courthouse and Scotland Yard police headquarters in London, killing one and injuring 238. 1983 - British composer William Walton died. His orchestral piece ``Facade'' is regarded as his most popular success. 1999 - New York Yankees baseball legend Joe DiMaggio died aged 84.

Today in History for March 9 LONDON (Reuters) - Here are some notable events from this date in history: 1074 - Pope Gregory VII declared all married Roman Catholic priests to be excommunicated. 1454 - Amerigo Vespucci, Italian explorer who made many voyages to the New World, born. The name for the continents of America was derived from his name. 1796 - Napoleon Bonaparte married Josephine de Beauharnais, widow of a former French officer executed during the revolution. 1831 - The French Foreign Legion was founded by King Louis Philippe with its headquarters in Algeria. 1864 - In the U.S. Civil War, General Ulysses S. Grant was appointed commander-in-chief of the Union armies. 1918 - Frank Wedekind, German actor and dramatist, died. His brand of satire often roused controversy, which led to him being imprisoned for a time. 1941 - In World War Two the Italian offensive in Albania began but became bogged down after only four days. 1943 - Bobby Fischer, former world chess champion, born. In 1972 he became the first American to win the world chess championship when he beat Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union in Reykjavik. 1940 - The late actor Raul Julia born. 1945 - The U.S. 1st Army captured Bonn, Germany. 1964 - French actress Juliette Binoche, who won the Oscar for best supporting actress for her role in ``The English Patient,'' born. 1992 - Former Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin died. Once a member of the Irgun Zvai Leumi resistance group and a hard-liner concerning the Arabs, he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1978 for his part in the Camp David settlement with President Anwar Sadat of Egypt. 1994 - Spanish actor Fernando Rey, who starred in the film ``The French Connection'' and also the films of Luis Bunuel, died aged 76. 1995 - President Bill Clinton approved a visa for Gerry Adams to enter the United States and raise funds for Sinn Fein. 1996 - George Burns, one of America's best loved and most enduring entertainers, died less than two months after celebrating his 100th birthday.

On this day... 1497 Nicolaus Copernicus first recorded astronomical observation 1745 Bells for first American carillon shipped from England to Boston 1791 George Hayward, US surgeon, first to use ether 1796 Napoleon Bonaparte marries Josephine de Beauharnais 1798 Dr. George Balfour becomes first naval surgeon in the US Navy 1820 James Monroe's daughter Maria marries in the White House 1822 Charles Graham of NY patents artificial teeth 1858 Albert Potts of Philadelphia patents the street mailbox 1861 Confederate currency authorized-$50, $100, $500, $1,000 1862 "Monitor" (Union) & "Merrimack" (Rebel) battle in Hampton Roads 1864 Ulysses S. Grant is appointed commander of Union Army 1873 Royal Canadian Mounted Police founded 1889 Kansas passes first general antitrust law in US 1907 First involuntary sterilization law enacted, Indiana 1916 General Fransisco "Poncho" Villa invades US (17 killed) 1916 Germany declares war against Portugal 1932 Eamon De Valera becomes President of Ireland 1945 Japanese proclaim the independence of Indo-China 1954 Edward R. Murrow criticizes Senator Joseph McCarthy 1961 Sputnik 9 carries Chernushka (dog) into orbit 1966 Andrew Brimmer becomes first black governor of Federal Reserve Board 1989 Eastern Airlines files for bankruptcy Birthdates which occurred on March 9th: 1454 Amerigo Vespucci, explorer 1564 David Fabricius, Essens Germany, astronomer 1890 Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov, Soviet Foreign Minister 1892 David Garnett, England, novelist/editor (Lady into Fox) 1892 Vita Sackville-West, England, novelist/poet (The Land) 1902 Will Greer, Frankfort Indiana, actor (Grandpa Walton-The Waltons) 1918 Mickey Spillane, mystery writer 1920 Carl Betz, Pittsburgh, actor (Alex Stone-Donna Reed Show) 1926 Irene Papas, Corinth Greece, actress (Moses The Lawgiver) 1927 Jack Jensen, baseball player (AL MVP 1958) 1934 Joyce Van Patten, Queens NY, actress (Good Guys, Don Rickles Show) 1934 Yuri Gagarin, Russia, first man into space (aboard Vostok 1) 1936 Glenda Jackson, England, actress (Hopscotch, Touch of Class) 1936 Marty Ingels, Brooklyn, comedian (I'm Dickens, He's Fenster) 1936 Mickey Gilley, country singer 1938 Charles Siebert, Kenosha Wisconsin, actor (One Day at A Time, Trapper John) 1940 Raul Julia, Puerto Rico, actor (Kiss of the Spider Woman) 1942 Mark Lindsay, Eugene Oregon, singer (Paul Revere & the Raiders) 1943 Bobby Fischer, US, world chess champion (1972-75) 1948 Jeffrey Osborne, singer (On the Wings of Love) 1950 Danny Sullivan, Indy-car racer 1954 Keven Wade, Chappaqua NY, screen writer (Working Girls) 1955 Ornella Muti, Rome Italy, actress (Flash Gordon) Deaths which occurred on March 9th: 1661 Jules Cardinal Mazarin, Chief Minister of France 1962 Dr. Howard Engstrom, a designer of the Univac computer dies at 59 1969 Richard Crane, actor (Surfside 6), dies at 50 1975 Joseph Dunninger, mentalist (Amazing Dunninger), dies at 82 1982 Alan Badel, actor (Shogun), dies at 58 1983 Faye Emerson, actress (I've Got a Secret), dies of cancer at 65 1986 Ned Calmer, TV host (In the First Person), dies at 78 1992 Menachim Begin, Israeli Prime Minister (1977-1983) dies at 78

Born on March 9 under the sign of Pisces: They include Leland Stanford, railroad builder and founder of California's Stanford University, in 1824 English novelist and poet Victoria Sackville-West in 1892 Composer Samuel Barber in 1910 Detective novelist Mickey Spillane in 1918 (age 82) Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, in 1934 Actors Joyce Van Patten in 1934 (age 66) Marty Ingles in 1936 (age 64) Raul Julia in 1940 Trish Van Deere in 1943 (age 57) Former world chess champion Bobby Fischer in 1943 (age 57) Actresses Linda Fiorentino ("Men In Black") in 1960 (age 40) Juliette Binoche ("The English Patient") in 1964 (age 36) Football player Brian Bosworth in 1965 (age 35) Actor Emmanuel Lewis in 1971 (age 29) On This Date in History: In 1796, French general and future emperor Napoleon Bonaparte married Josephine de Beauharnais. In 1864, Gen. Ulysses S. Grant was appointed commander in chief of Union forces in the Civil War. In 1967, the daughter of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin, Svetlana, defected to the United States. In 1986, the module containing the bodies of the seven astronauts killed in the January 28th explosion of the shuttle Challenger was located off Florida. In 1989, the Senate voted 53-47 against confirming John Tower as secretary of defense. Also in 1989, William Bennett was confirmed by the Senate as the nation's first Cabinet-level drug czar. In 1990, Haitian dictator Gen. Prosper Avril stepped down from power under pressure and the military agreed to turn the nation over to civilian rule. In 1991, Israeli troops fired on Palestinian protesters in the occupied Gaza Strip, wounding 55. In 1992, a federal judge in New York announced a final $1.3 billion agreement to settle the civil suits growing out of the 1989 collapse of Drexel Burham Lambert Inc., once the most powerful firm on Wall Street. In 1993, gunmen linked to the former Contra rebels stormed the Nicaraguan Embassy in Costa Rica and took the ambassador and at least 18 others hostage. Also in 1993, Rodney King testified in the federal trial of four Los Angeles police officers who were videotaped beating and kicking him. In 1996, Los Angeles police Detective Mark Furman began his testimony at the O.J. Simpson double murder trial.

History for March 9: ** Today is New World Day! A baby born in Florence, Italy on this day in 1451 was destined to become one of the world's most famous explorers. Amerigo Vespucci was a merchant and an outfitter of ships, a job that introduced him to Christopher Columbus. Their stars would cross again in 1507 when a German map maker honored Amerigo Vespucci by naming the new continent on his maps, America. The mapmaker had not heard of Columbus' discovery at the time. So Columbus got the credit for the discovery; but the discovery bore the name of Vespucci ... forever. In reality, Vespucci had participated in two major expeditions between the years 1499 and 1502, to the coast of South America. There he discovered the Amazon and Plate Rivers. Vespucci thought he had discovered a new continent ... or a New World. ** Events 1822 - Charles M. Graham of New York City received a patent for artificial teeth. So, in honor of the momentous occasion, let's all try to keep a stiff upper ... plate today! 1985 - The most requested movie in history, "Gone With The Wind", went on sale in video stores across the U.S. for the first time. The tape cost buyers $89.95. The film, starring Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh, cost $4.5 million to produce and has earned over $400 million, making it one of the biggest money-makers in motion picture history. "GWTW" is now the cornerstone of the massive MGM film library owned by Ted Turner. 1986 - Bill Cosby broke Liberace's long-standing record and earned the biggest box-office gross in the 54-year history of Radio City Music Hall in New York City. 1987 - Chrysler Corporation offered to buy American Motors Corporation on this day. The car maker offered up to $1 billion dollars for the financially troubled AMC. Remember the Gremlin? How about the Rambler American -- the car with seats that reclined to a completely horizontal position? ** Birthdays 1451 - Amerigo Vespucci (merchant, explorer; America named for him; passed away in 1512; see New World Day [above]) 1934 - Yuri Gagarin (Russian cosmonaut: the first man to travel in space; killed plane crash Mar 27, 1968) 1940 - Raul Julia (Raul Rafael Carlos Julia y Arcelay) (actor: The Addams Family, Kiss of the Spider Woman; four Tony award nominations: Proteus, Mack the Knife; passed away Oct 24, 1994) 1960 - Linda (Clorinda) Fiorentino (actress: Unforgettable, Bodily Harm, The Last Seduction, Vision Quest) 1971 - Emmanuel Lewis (actor: Webster) ** Chart Toppers - 1988 Father Figure - George Michael Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley I Get Weak - Belinda Carlisle Face to Face - Alabama

Time capsules In 515 B.C., the re-building of the great Jewish temple in Jerusalem was completed. In 1862, the U.S. Treasury issued the first American paper money, in denominations from $5 to $1,000. James Earl Ray pleaded guilty to the murder of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and was sentenced to 99 years in prison on this date in 1969. Ray would later recant, claiming he did not fire the bullet that killed the civil rights leader. Just before his death, Ray met in prison with members of the King family, who declared afterwards that they believed he was innocent. In 1987, the Vatican condemned human artificial fertilization or generation of human life outside the womb and said all reproduction must result from the "act of conjugal love." In 1991, former POWs held by Iraq returned to the United States to a hero's welcome. In 1992, President Bush and Democratic challenger Bill Clinton got sweeping Southern victories in the Super Tuesday primaries. Former Sen. Paul Tsongas won in New England. In 1993, FBI agents arrested a third person, a 25-year-old Kuwaiti-born chemical engineer, in connection with the World Trade Center bombing. Rapidly melting snow and ice jams in 1993 forced rivers out of their banks and hundreds from their homes in Nebraska in the worst flooding in 15 years. This was a bad year for flooding in the nation's midsection. At one point, downtown Fargo, N.D., flooded and then burned down after the high water prevented fire trucks from getting to the fire. There's something ironic about buildings surrounded by floodwater catching fire but we're sure the irony was lost on Fargo officials. And in 1993, an anti-abortion demonstrator fatally shot a doctor at a Pensacola, Fla., clinic. In 1994, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevented reported the number of new AIDS cases in the United States had more than doubled in 1993. In 1995, retired Air Force Gen. Michael Carns withdrew from consideration to head the CIA after an FBI background check turned up potential violations of labor and immigration law involving a young family friend Carns had arranged to bring to the United States from the Philippines. In 1997, The Citadel announced that 10 male cadets had been disciplined for mistreating two female cadets; the women later resigned from the South Carolina military academy. In 1998, Indonesian President Suharto was re-elected to a seventh term. ------------------ Birthday's ------------------+ Barry Fitzgerald in 1888 French composer Arthur Honegger in 1892 Jazz cornetist Bix Beiderbecke in 1903 Poet Margaret Fishback in 1904 (age 96) Playwright David Rabe and actor Chuck Norris, both in 1940 (age 60) Kim Campbell, the first woman prime minister of Canada, and journalist Bob Greene, both in 1947 (age 53) Actresses Sharon Stone in 1958 (age 42) and Jasmine Guy ("A Different World") in 1964 (age 36) Britain's Prince Edward in 1964 (age 36) -----------------------------------------------------------

On This Day - March 10 On this day...March 10 241 -BC- Battle of Aegusa: Roman fleet sinks 50 Carthagean ships 1791 John Stone, Concord Massachusetts, patents a pile driver 1847 First money minted in Hawaii 1849 Abraham Lincoln applies for a patent; only US president to do so 1862 US issues $5, $10, $20, $50, $100, $500 & $1000 paper money 1874 Purdue University (Indiana) admits it's first student 1876 First telephone call made (Alexander Graham Bell to Thomas Watson) 1880 Salvation Army of England sets up US welfare & religious activity 1888 Heavyweight boxing champ John L. Sullivan draws Charlie Mitchell in 30 rounds 1893 Ivory Coast becomes a French colony 1896 Charilaos Vasilakos of Greece wins first modern marathon in 3:18 1906 Coal dust explosion kills 1,060 at Courrieres France 1913 William Knox becomes first in American Bowling Congress to bowl 300 1933 Nevada becomes first US state to regulate narcotics 1939 17 villages damaged by hailstones in Hyderabad India 1940 Germany invades the Benelux countries 1946 Train derailment kills 185 near Aracaju Brazil 1956 Peter Twiss sets new world air record 1,132 mph (1,823 kph) 1963 Pete Rose debuts with hits in his first two at bats in spring training 1963 Wilt Chamberlain of NBA SF Warriors scores 70 points vs. Syracuse 1966 Five time Horse of the Year, Kelso, retires 1966 North Vietnamese capture US Green Beret Camp at Ashau Valley 1969 James Earl Ray pleads guilty of killing Martin Luther King, Jr. 1971 Senate approves amendment decreasing voting age to 18 1975 Dog spectacles patented in England 1980 Willard Scott becomes the weathercaster on the Today Show 1982 Sygyzy: all 9 planets aligned on same side of Sun 1985 Dallas Maverick coach Dick Motta is 4th NBA coach to win 700 games Birthdates which occurred on March 10th: 1538 Thomas Howard Duke of Norfolk; executed by Queen Elizabeth in 1572 1772 Friedrich von Schlegel Germany, romantic writer/critic 1842 Ina Donna Coolbrith US, poet laureate of California 1845 Alexander III Russian Tsar (1881-94) 1867 Lillian D Wald US, sociologist/organizer (Visiting Nurses) 1880 Michael Jacobs NYC, boxing promoter 1898 Cy Kendall St Louis, actor (Mysteries of Chinatown) 1900 Sherman Billingsley Enid Oklahoma, talk show host (Stork Club) 1908 Kristian Palusalu Finland, heavyweight wrestler (Olympic-gold-1936) 1911 Warner Anderson Brooklyn, actor (Doctor, Lineup, Matthew-Peyton Place) 1914 Chandler Harper golfer (1950 PGA champ) 1916 James Herriot Scotland, writer (All Creatures Great & Small) 1926 Marques Haynes Harlem Globetrotters 1927 Donn Trenner New Haven Connecticut, orchestra leader (ABC's Nightlife) 1932 Anatoliy Roschin USSR, super heavyweight wrestler (Olympic-gold-1972) 1937 Tamara Press USSR, shot putter (Olympic-gold-1960, 64) 1938 Ron Mix NFL tackle (San Diego Chargers, Oakland Raiders) 1940 Chuck Norris martial art champ/actor (Missing in Action, Walker Texas Ranger) 1940 David Rabe playwright (Streamers) 1940 Dean Torrence surf music singer (Jan & Dean-Little Old Lady) 1945 Katherine Houghton actress (Guess Who's Coming to Dinner) 1947 Tom Scholz rock guitarist/keyboardist (Boston) 1948 Austin Carr NBA star (Cleveland Cavaliers) 1958 Sharon Stone Meadsville Pennsylvaniaa, actress 1963 Jasmine Guy Boston, actress (Whitley-Different World) Deaths which occurred on March 10th: 1913 Harriet Tubman abolitionist, conductor on Underground RR, dies in NY 1973 Sir Richard Sharples governor of Bermuda, is assassinated 1980 Doctor Tarnoff Jean Harris kills Scarsdale diet doctor 1984 June Marlowe actress, dies at 81 1985 Konstanin Cherneko Soviet leader 1986 Ray Milland actor (Lost Weekend-Academy Award 1945), dies at 81 1988 Andy Gibb pop singer

History for March 10: ** This is Salvation Army Day! It had been two years after 'General' William Booth changed the name of the Christian Mission, the organization he had founded in London in 1865, to the Salvation Army. Commissioner George Scott Railton and seven women officers of Booth's army landed in New York on this day in 1880 to officially put the Salvation Army to work in the United States. The Salvation Army's work consisted of providing food, shelter and clothing to the needy along with the spreading of the Gospel to the spiritually needy. Fresh-air camps, boys' clubs, family welfare-work programs, aid to prisoners and their families, and low-cost housing for the poor continue to be everyday features of the working army of men and women. Wherever disaster strikes, the Salvation Army is there to help. The Salvation Army is a worldwide organization, familiar to and accepted by most as the Christian religious organization that administers aid to all without question. ** Events 1876 - Alexander Graham Bell sent the first clear telephone message -- into a nearby room -- to his assistant, Mr. Watson. "Mr. Watson, come here, I want you," were the first words spoken into the invention that Bell had created. 1937 - An audience of 21,000 jitterbuggers jammed the Paramount Theatre in New York City to see a young clarinetist whom they would crown, 'King of Swing' on this night. The popular musician was Benny Goodman. 1941 - The Brooklyn Dodgers announced that their players would wear batting helmets during the 1941 baseball season. General Manager Larry McPhail predicted that all baseball players would soon be wearing the new devices. He was right. 1965 - Walter Matthau and Art Carney opened in "The Odd Couple", one of Neil Simon's greatest theatrical triumphs. It would also become a hit on television, with Tony Randall playing the tidy Felix Ungar and Jack Klugman as slovenly sportswriter, Oscar Madison. The play opened at the Plymouth Theatre in New York City. ** Birthdays 1940 - Chuck Norris (Carlos Ray) (karate champion, actor: Code of Silence, Delta Force, Forced Vengeance, Lone Wolf McQuade, Missing in Action, Walker: Texas Ranger) 1958 - Sharon Stone (actress: Last Dance, Casino, The Specialist, Basic Instinct, Total Recall, War & Remembrance series, Above the Law, Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol, Allan Quartermain and the Lost City of Gold, King Solomon's Mines, Calendar Girl Murders, Deadly Blessing, The Bay City Blues) 1964 - Prince Edward (royalty: son of Great Britain's Queen Elizabeth II) 1964 - Jasmine Guy (actress: A Different World, America's Dream, A Century of Women, Runaway, Harlem Nights, School Daze) ** Chart Toppers - 1981 I Love a Rainy Night - Eddie Rabbitt 9 to 5 - Dolly Parton Keep on Loving You - REO Speedwagon Do You Love as Good as You Look - The Bellamy Brothers

On this day...March 11 537 Goths lay siege to Rome 1302 Romeo & Juliet's wedding day, according to Shakespeare 1702 First London daily newspaper 1779 US army Corps of Engineers established 1791 Samuel Mulliken, Philadelphia, is firsst to obtain more than one US patent 1810 Emperor Napoleon married by proxy to Archduchess Marie Louise 1824 US War Dept creates the Bureau of Indian Affairs 1850 Woman's Medical College of Penn (first female medical school) 1851 The opera "Rigoletto" is produced (Venice) 1861 Confederate convention in Montgomery, adopts constitution 1865 General Sherman's Union forces occupies Fayetteville, NC 1867 Great Mauna Loa eruption (Hawaiian volcano) 1867 The opera "Don Carlos" is produced (Paris) 1882 Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association organized in Princeton NJ 1888 Great blizzard of '88 strikes NE US 1892 First public basketball game (Springfield, Mass) 1918 Save the Redwoods League founded 1927 First armored commercial car hold-up in US, Pittsburgh 1927 First Golden Gloves tournament 1935 Bank of Canada opens 1938 German troops enter Austria 1941 FDR signs Lend-Lease Bill 1942 General MacArthur leaves Bataan for Australia 1948 First black in the US Tennis Open (Reginald Weir) 1948 Jewish Agency of Jerusalem bombed 1953 First woman army doctor commissioned (F.M. Adams) 1953 An American B-47 accidentally drops a nuclear bomb on South Carolina, the bomb doesn't go off due to 6 safety catches 1958 Charles Van Doren finally loses on TV game show "21" 1959 "Raisin in the Sun," first Broadway play by a black woman,opens 1960 Pioneer 5 launched into solar orbit between Earth & Venus 1961 Then NHL record 40 penalties, Black Hawks & Maple Leafs (20 each) 1966 Military coup led by Indonesian General Suharto breaks out 1967 Pink Floyd releases their first song (Arnold Layne) 1968 Anti-Zionist Clandestine Radio Voice of El Assifa starts transmitting 1974 Rhino Store gives people 5 to take home Danny Bonaduce's Album 1977 34 Israelis killed by Palestinians on the Tel Aviv-Haifa highway 1982 Harrison Williams (Sen-D-NJ) resigned rather than face expulsion 1985 Mikhail S. Gorbachev replaces Konstantin Chernenko as Soviet leader 1986 Japanese probe Sakigake flies by Halley's Comet at 6.8 million km 1986 NFL adopts instant replay rule 1987 Wayne Gretzky scores 1,500th NHL point 1991 Janet Jackson signs $40 million 3 album deal with Virgin records Birthdates which occurred on March 11th: 1544 Torquato Tasso Italy, Renaissance poet (Aminta, Apologia) 1731 Robert Treat Paine judge, signer of Declaration of Independence 1811 Urbain Jean Joseph le Verrier co-discovered Neptune 1860 Thomas Hastings NYC, architect (NY Public Library) 1876 Carl Ruggles Marion MA, composer (Evocations) 1885 Malcolm Campbell first auto racer to travel 5 miles/min. (8 km/min) 1890 Vannevar Bush developed first electronic analogue computer 1897 Henry Dixon Cowell Menlo Park CA, composer (New Musical Resources) 1898 Dorothy Gish stage & silent film actress (Orphans of the Storm) 1899 Frederick IX King of Denmark (1947-72) 1903 Dorothy Schiff publisher (NY Post) 1908 Lawrence Welk Strasburg ND, orchestra leader (Lawrence Welk Show) 1911 Fitzroy Maclean British diplomat 1913 John Weinzweig Toronto Canada, composer (Enchanted Hill) 1914 Ralph Ellison writer (Invisible Man, Shadow & Act) 1916 Sir Harold Wilson (L) British PM (1964-70, 1974-76) 1920 D.J. Enright England, poet/novelist (Some Men are Brothers) 1920 Kenneth Dover chancellor (St. Andrews University) 1923 A. Louise Brough tennis player (4 time Wimbledon champ) 1923 Terry Alexander London, actor (Tony-Behind the Scenes) 1926 Patricia Tindaole England, architect 1926 Ralph Abernathy civil rights leader 1928 Albert Salmi Brooklyn NY, actor (Daniel Boone, 79 Park Avenue) 1930 David Gentleman designer/painter 1931 Peter Walters CEO (Midland Bank) 1931 Rupert Murdoch Australia, publisher (NY Post), owns FOX-TV Network 1932 Nigel Lawson British government official (The Power Game) 1934 Sam Donaldson El Paso TX, ABC White House correspondent 1936 Antonin Scalia Trenton NJ, Supreme Court Justice 1938 Malcolm Keith Speed Biritish high court judge 1942 Peter Eyre actor (Hedda) 1944 Ric Rothwell drummer (Mindbenders-Games of Love) 1945 Timothy Mason consultant (British Arts Council) 1945 Tricia O'Neal Louisiana, actress (Piranha Part II) 1947 Dominique Sanda Paris, actress (Inheritance, Beyond Good & Evil) 1947 Geoffrey Hunt Australia, world-champion squash player 1947 Mark Stein Bayonne NJ, rocker (Vanilla Fudge-You Keep Me Hanging On) 1948 George Kooymans rocker (Golden Earring) 1950 Bobby McFerrin singer (Don't Worry, Be Happy-1989 Grammy) 1952 Douglas Adams England, author (Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy) 1952 Susan Richardson Coatesville PA, actress (Susan-8 is Enough) 1961 Bruce Watson rocker (Big Country-Wonderland) 1961 Mike Percy rocker (Dead or Alive-Spin Me Round) Deaths which occurred on March 11th: 1845 John Chapman, [Johnny Appleseed] dies in Allen County,Indiana 1874 Charles Sumner, a white civil rights leader, dies at 63 1957 Richard E. Byrd, US, explorer (Antarctica), dies at 68 1975 Sammy Spear, orchestra leader (Dom Deluise Show), dies at 65 1975 Walter Kinsella, actor (Happy-Martin Kane Private Eye), dies at 74 1979 Victor Kilian, actor (Gentleman's Agreement), dies at 88 1987 Woody Hayes, football coach (Ohio State), dies at 74 1992 David Carroll, actor (Grand Hotel), dies of pulmonary embolism at 41

Today in History for March 11 LONDON (Reuters) - Here are some notable events from this date in history: 1544 - Italian poet Torquato Tasso born. Best remembered for his epic poem ``Gerusalemme Liberata,'' an idealized story about the First Crusade. 1702 - The first English daily newspaper to meet with some success, The Daily Courant, was launched near Fleet Street in London. 1820 - Benjamin West, U.S. painter, died. He was history painter to King George III of England and a founder member of the Royal Academy. 1851 - The first performance of Giuseppe Verdi's opera ``Rigoletto'' was given in Venice. 1892 - Raoul Walsh, U.S. film director, born; best known for his American gangster films, including ``High Sierra,'' ``White Heat'' and ``The Roaring Twenties.'' 1931 - Rupert Murdoch, Australian newspaper and television magnate, born. 1935 - Hermann Goering officially created the German Air Force, the Luftwaffe. 1941 - The U.S. Congress passed the Lend-Lease Bill, which enabled Britain to borrow money to buy additional food and arms during World War Two. 1955 - Sir Alexander Fleming, Scottish bacteriologist who discovered penicillin (1928), died. 1957 - Richard E. Byrd, U.S. naval officer, pioneer aviator and polar explorer, died. 1960 - At Cape Canaveral, Pioneer V was launched into orbit around the sun. 1970 - Erle Stanley Gardner, U.S. author and lawyer, died. He wrote nearly 100 detective and mystery novels and created the character Perry Mason. 1981 - Chilean President Augusto Pinochet was sworn in for an eight-year term as president. 1985 - Mikhail Gorbachev became head of the Soviet Union following the death of Konstantin Chernenko. At 54, he was the youngest member of the ruling Politburo. 1985 - The Egyptian Al-Fayed brothers won control of the House of Fraser in London and thus gained control of the department store Harrods.

On this day... 1496 Jews are expelled from Syria 1609 Bermudas becomes an English colony 1664 First naturalization act in American colonies 1664 New Jersey becomes a British colony 1737 Galileo's body moved to Church of Santa Croce in Florence, Italy 1755 First steam engine in America installed, to pump water from a mine 1789 US Post Office established 1848 Second republic established in France 1850 First US $20 gold piece issued 1868 Britain annexes Basutoland in Africa 1868 Congress abolishes manufacturer's tax 1877 British annex Walvis Bay in southern Africa 1884 Mississippi establishes first US state college for women 1888 Second day of the Great Blizzard of '88 in NE US (400 die) 1903 AL offically approves NY Highlanders (Yankees) 1904 First main line electric train in UK (Liverpool to Southport) 1904 Andrew Carnegie establishes Carnegie Hero Fund 1912 Capt Albert Berry performs first parachute jump from an airplane 1912 Girl Guides (Girl Scouts) founded in Savannah 1913 Foundation stone of the Australian capital in Canberra laid 1917 Russian Dumas sets up Provisional Committee; workers set up Soviets 1930 Mohandas Gandhi begins 200m (300km) march protesting British salt tax 1930 Stella Walsh sets record for the 220-yard dash (0:26.1) 1933 FDR conducts his first "fireside chat" 1935 England establishes 30 MPH speed limit for towns & villages 1938 Nazi Germany invades Austria (Anschluss) 1939 Pope Pius XII crowned in Vatican ceremonies 1940 Finland surrenders to Russia during WW II, giving up territory 1945 NY is first to prohibit discrimination by race & creed in employment 1945 The British Empire celebrates it's first British Empire Day 1946 Part of Petsamo province ceded by Soviet Union to Finland 1958 British Empire Day is renamed "Commonwealth Day" 1959 House joins Senate approving Hawaii statehood 1964 Malcolm X resigns from Nation of Islam 1966 Jockey Johnny Longden retires after 40 years (6,032 wins) 1967 Austrtia's Reinhold Bachler ski jumps 505 feet 1968 Mauritius gains independence from Britain (National Day) 1969 Paul McCartney marries Linda Louise Eastman in London 1970 US lowers voting age from 21 to 18 Birthdates which occurred on March 12th: 1685 George Berkeley, Ireland, philosopher/bishop of Cloyne 1806 Jane Means Appleton Pierce, first lady 1821 Sir John Abbott, Quebec Canada, (C) third Canadian PM (1891-92) 1824 Gustave Kirchoff, Prussia, physicist (Gesammelte Ashandlongen) 1831 Clement Studebaker, automobile pioneer 1835 Simon Newcomb, US, scientist/mathematician/astronomer 1838 William Perkin, inventor (first artificial dye) 1862 Jane Delano, US, nurse/teacher, founded Red Cross 1863 Gabriele D'Annunzio, Italy, writer/military hero (The Intruder) 1889 Philip Guedalla, historian 1890 Vaslav Nijinsky, Soviet ballet master (NS) 1910 Roger L. Stevens, producer (Giant) 1911 Gustavo Diaz Ordaz, President of Mexico 1912 James McKay, Lord Provost of Edinburgh 1912 Kylie Tennant, novelist 1912 Paul Weston, Springfield MA, orchestra leader (Jim Nabors Hour) 1917 Tom Normanton, British MP 1918 James Bracken, race horse trainer 1922 Helen Parrish, Columbus Ga, actress (Hour Glass, Show Business) 1922 Lane Kirkland, union president (AFL-CIO) 1925 William G. Whitehurst, (Rep-R-Va) 1926 David Oliver Williams, trade unionist (COHSE) 1926 George R. Ariyoshi, (Gov-D-Hawaii) 1926 Gudrun Ure actress 1927 Raul Alfonsin, President of Argentina 1928 Edward Albee, playwright (Virgina Woolfe, Zoo Story) 1930 Antony Acland, British ambassador to US 1930 Scoey Mitchill, Newburgh NY, comedian (Barefoot in the Park, Rhoda) 1932 Andrew Young, (Mayor-D-Atlanta) 1936 Lloyd Dobbins, Newport News VA, newscaster (NBC News Overnight) 1936 Patrick Procktor painter 1937 Elizabeth Vaughan opera soprano 1939 Barbara Feldon, Pittsburgh, actress (Agent 99-Get Smart) 1940 Al Jarreau, jazz singer 1940 Millie Perkins, actress (Diary of Anne Frank, Table for 5, Shooting) 1942 Bert Campaneris, baseball player 1942 Paul Kanter, guitarist (Jefferson Starship) 1946 Liza Minnelli, Los Angeles, singer/actress 1948 James Taylor, vocalist 1949 Mary Alice Williams, news reporter (NBC-TV) 1953 Joanna Kerns, actress (Maggie-Growing Pains) 1956 Dale Murphy, Portland, baseball player 1957 Marlon Jackson, singer (Jackson 5) 1957 Steve Harris, rock bassist (Iron Maiden) 1962 Darryl Strawberry Los Angeles, baseball player Deaths which occurred on March 12th: 1507 Cesare Borgia, Cardinal/soldier/politician 1628 John Bull, organist/composer 1888 Henry Bergh, founder of ASPCA, dies at 76 1914 George Westinghouse, inventor 1924 Hilaire Comte de Chardonnet, inventor (rayon) 1925 Sun Yat-Sen, Chinese revolutionary leader 1932 Ivar Kreuger, industrialist 1955 Charlie Parker, jazz musician, dies at 34 in NYC 1958 Princess Ingeborg, of Sweden, dies at 79 1973 Frankie "Fordham Flash" Frisch, baseball player, dies at 74 1974 Billy Fox, Protestant member of Dublin parliament, assassinated 1978 Tolchard Evans, composer/conductor 1984 Arnold Riley, playwright/actor

Today in History for March 12 LONDON (Reuters) - Here are some notable events from this date in history: 1832 - Captain Charles Boycott, English land agent, born. After he refused to lower rents on his estates in Ireland, tenants refused any communication with him and his name was adopted to describe this form of protest. 1863 - Gabriele D'Annunzio, Italian poet and politician, born. 1890 - Vaslav Nijinsky, legendary leading Russian dancer with Diaghilev's Russian ballet, born. 1922 - Jack Kerouac, U.S. novelist, born. A member of the ``beat generation,'' he was best known for his novel ``On the Road.'' 1925 - Chinese revolutionary leader Sun Yat-sen died. Known as the father of modern China, he became its first provisional president for a short time (1911-1912). 1928 - Edward Albee, U.S. playwright and author of ``Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf,'' born. He won Pulitzer prizes in 1967, 1975 and 1994. 1930 - In India, Mahatma Gandhi began a 300-mile protest journey to defy the British law establishing a monopoly in producing salt. 1933 - U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt gave the first of his nation-wide ``fireside chats'' on radio. 1940 - Finland signed a peace treaty with the Soviet Union, ending the 14-week war which the Russians won by sheer weight of numbers. 1945 - Anne Frank, the Jewish teen-ager who kept a diary of her wartime experiences, died in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in Germany. She was 15. 1946 - Liza Minnelli, singer and film actress daughter of Judy Garland and Vicente Minnelli, born; famed for her role in the film ``Cabaret.'' 1955 - Charlie Parker, influential U.S. jazz saxophonist, died. 1985 - Eugene Ormandy, U.S. conductor, died. He directed the Philadelphia Orchestra from 1936-1980 and was especially noted for his performances of Rachmaninoff and Shostakovitch. 1994 - The Church of England broke with 460 years of male dominance when it ordained its first women priests in Bristol Cathedral. 1999 - U.S.-born violinist and music teacher Sir Yehudi Menuhin died in Berlin.

This day - March 13 On This Date in History: In 1781, the distant planet Uranus was discovered by British astronomer William Herschel. In 1868, the U.S. Senate began impeachment proceedings against President Andrew Johnson on charges of "high crime and misdemeanors." He was acquitted by one vote. In 1933, in the depths of the Great Depression, banks throughout the United States began to re-open after a weeklong bank holiday declared by President Roosevelt in a successful effort to stop runs on bank assets. In 1989, the Food and Drug Administration quarantined all fruit imported from Chile after traces of cyanide were found in two Chilean grapes. In 1990, the Soviet Congress of People's Deputies formally ended the Communist Party's monopoly rule, establishing a presidential system and giving Mikhail Gorbachev broad new powers. Also in 1990, President Bush lifted a five-year-old trade embargo against Nicaragua. In 1992, more than 400 people were killed when a powerful earthquake hit northeastern Turkey. In 1993, an "unprecedented" winter storm blasts the eastern part of the nation from Dixie north to Canada -- crippling travel, causing power failures, floods and tornadoes, and killing dozens of people. In 1994, the president of the independent black homeland of Bophuthatswana was deposed after repeatedly changing his mind about allowing his nation to participate in the upcoming South African elections. South Africa took direct control of the area. In 1996, a gun collector opened fire on a kindergarten class in Dunblane, Scotland -- killing 16 children, their teacher and then himself. Also in 1996, Liggett, the fifth-biggest tobacco company, broke ranks with its rivals and settled a class-action cancer lawsuit. In 1996, world leaders -- including President Clinton, Russia's Boris Yeltsin, King Hussein of Jordan and Palestinian President Yasser Arafat -- met in Cairo, Egypt, to reaffirm the Middle East peace process. In 1997, a Jordanian soldier shot and killed seven Israeli schoolgirls at the Israeli-Jordanian border. In 1998, Sgt. Maj. Gene McKinney, the first black ever to serve as sergeant major of the Army, was acquitted by a military jury of all sex charges filed against him. He was, however, convicted of coaching a witness and was reduced one rank and reprimanded. In 1999, a fight for the heavyweight boxing championship of the world -- between American Evander Holyfield and Lennex Lewis of Britain -- ended in a draw, although most fans and boxing officials felt Lewis had clearly won.

On this day...MaRCH 13 483 St Felix III begins his reign as Catholic Pope 607 12th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet 1519 Cortez lands in Mexico 1639 Cambridge College renamed Harvard for clergyman John Harvard 1677 Massachusetts gains title to Maine for $6,000 1759 27th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet 1781 Sir William Herschel sees "comet" (really discovered Uranus) 1793 Eli Whitney patents the cotton gin 1852 Uncle Sam cartoon figure debuts in NY Lantern weekly 1861 Jefferson Davis signs bill authorizing use of slaves as soldiers 1868 Senate begins President Andrew Johnson impeachment trial 1869 Arkansas legislature passes anti-Klan law 1884 Standard Time adopted in US 1887 Chester Greenwood of Maine patents earmuffs 1888 Great Blizzard of 1888 rages 1894 J. L. Johnstone of England invents horse racing starting gate 1913 Kansas legislature approves motion-picture censorship 1921 Mongolia declares independence from China 1923 Lee de Forest demonstrates his sound-on-film moving pictures, NYC 1925 Tennessee makes it unlawful to teach evolution 1928 450 die in St. Francisquito Valley Dam burst (California) 1930 Clyde Tombaugh announces discovery of Pluto at Lowell Observatory 1938 Anschlu�-Austria annexed by Nazi Germany 1942 Julia Flikke, Nurse Corps, becomes first woman colonel in US army 1943 Frank Dixon wins Knights of Columbus mile (4:09.6) 1960 NFL's Chicago Cardinals move to St. Louis 1961 Floyd Patterson KOs Ingemar Johannson to retain championship 1961 JFK sets up the Alliance for Progress 1965 Jeff Beck replaces Eric Clapton of the Yardbirds 1969 Apollo 9 returns to Earth 1970 Digital Equipment Corp introduces PDP-11 minicomputer 1970 SF city employees begin four-day strike 1979 Gairy dictatorship in Grenada overthrown by New Jewel Movement 1980 Ford Motor Co found innocent in death of 3 women in a fiery Pinto 1982 Elaine Zayak lands 6 triple jumps to win world skating championship 1985 Funeral services held for Konstantin Chernenko (Moscow) 1987 John Gotti is acquitted of racketeering 1989 27th shuttle, Discovery 8, launched, first woman to do the countdown 1989 FDA orders recall of all Chilean fruit in US 1991 Exxon pays $1-billion dollars in fines & cleanup of Alaskan oil spill 1992 570 die in a Turkish earthquake 1992 FCC rules companies can own 30 AM & 30 FM stations (formerly 12) Birthdates which occurred on March 13th: 1733 Joseph Priestly, England, clergyman/scientist, discovered oxygen 1798 Abigail Powers Fillmore, first lady 1855 Percival Lowell, predicted discovery of Pluto 1860 Hugo Wolf, Austria, composer 1872 Oswald Garrison Villard, American journalist 1901 Paul Fix, Dobbs Ferry NY, actor (Rifleman) 1907 Frank Wilcox, DeSoto Missouri, actor (John-Beverly Hillbillies) 1908 Paul Stewart, NYC, actor (Top Secret USA, Deadline) 1908 Walter Annenberg, Milwaukee, publisher (Triangle-TV Guide) 1910 Sammy Kaye, Rocky River Ohio, orchestra leader (Sammy Kaye Show) 1911 L. Ron Hubbard, science fiction writer/scientologist (Dianetics) 1913 William J. Casey, CIA director (1981-87) 1914 Sammy Kaye, bandleader (Swing & Sway with Sammy Kaye) 1917 Ina Ray Hutton, Chicago, orchestra leader (Ina Ray Hutton Show) 1917 Tessie O'Shea, England, actress (Entertainers) 1918 George McAfee, NFL halfback (Chicago Bears) 1929 Peter Breck, Rochester NY, actor (Black Saddle, Big Valley, Benji) 1929 Walter Medio, race horse trainer 1939 Neil Sedaka, Brooklyn, singer/songwriter 1947 Tomas Hinojosa, jockey 1950 Robert S Woods, actor (Bo-One Life to Live, Waltons) 1951 Fred Berry, St. Louis, actor (Rerun-What's Happening) 1953 Andy Bean, Lafayette Georgia, PGA golfer 1953 Deborah Raffin, Los Angeles, actress (Ransom, Demon, 40 Carats) 1954 Robin Duke, Toronto Canada, comedienne (SCTV, SNL) 1956 Dana Delany, NY, actress (Colleen McMurphy-China Beach) 1960 Adam Clayton, Oxfordshire, rock bassist (U2) 1968 Christopher Collett, NYC, actor (Manhattan Project) 1971 Tracy Wells, actress (Heather-Mr Belvedere) Deaths which occurred on March 13th: 1881 Tsar Alexander II, of Russia, assassinated 1901 Benjamin Harrison, 23rd US President, dies in Indianapolis 1906 Susan B. Anthony, American suffragist 1938 Clarence S. Darrow, Scopes Monkey Trial attorney, dies in Chicago 1964 Kitty Genovese, stabbed to death in Queens; 40 neighbors looked on 1973 Stacy Harris, actor, dies at 54 1974 Howard St. John, actor (Investigator, Dr Lewis-Hank), dies at 68 1974 Janos Prohaska, actor (Andy Williams Show), dies at 52 1987 Bernhard Grzimek, zoologist (West Germany), dies at 78 1987 Gerald Moore, England, pianist (Am I Too Loud), dies at 87 1990 Bruno Bettelhelm, psychoanalyst, commits suicide at 86

History for March 13 LONDON (Reuters) - Here are some notable events from this date in history: 1781 - The German-born English astronomer Sir William Herschel discovered the planet Georgium Sidus, later known as Uranus. 1860 - Hugo Wolf, Austrian composer, born. Best known for his books of songs, notably ``Spanish Song Book'' and ``Goethe Song Book.'' 1865 - During the U.S. Civil War, the Confederate Congress under President Jefferson Davis signed a bill allowing slaves to join the army in exchange for freedom. 1894 - The world's first theatrical striptease act took place at the Divan Fayouau Music Hall in Paris, consisting of a girl stripping to go to bed. 1901 - Benjamin Harrison, 23rd president of the United States, died; he was the only president to succeed and be succeeded by the same man Grover Cleveland. 1906 - Susan Anthony, pioneer and leader of the women's suffrage movement in the U.S., died. In 1888 she organized the International Council of Women. 1928 - The St. Francis dam 40 miles north of Los Angeles burst and flooded the valley; at least 450 people were drowned. 1943 - Stephen Vincent Benet, U.S. poet and novelist, died. Best known for ``John Brown's Body,'' a long narrative poem on the U.S. Civil War. 1961 - Spanish artist Pablo Picasso, then 79, married his model Jacqueline Rocque, 37, in Nice, France. 1972 - Clifford Irving admitted to a New York court that he had fabricated his autobiography of Howard Hughes, thus defrauding his publisher McGraw Hill. 1990 - The Soviet parliament voted to end the political monolopy of the Communist Party after 72 years. 1992 - Pravda, founded in 1912 by Lenin and the official newspaper of the Soviet Communist Party, ceased publication due to lack of funds. 1995 - Odette Hallowes, one of Britain's war heroines, died. She became the first woman to be awarded the George Cross for gallantry for her work in occupied France in World War Two. 1996 - A gunman shot dead 16 children and a teacher at a school in Dunblane, Scotland. He then shot himself. 1996 - Krzysztof Kieslowski, Polish film director, died. Famed for his ``Decalogue'' - ten films on the Ten Commandments - and his ``Three Colours'' series of films.

Know Your History for March 13: ** This is Uncle Sam Day! Hey! Let's take the day off! It's Uncle Sam Day! On this day back in 1852, the New York "Lantern" newspaper published an Uncle Sam cartoon for the first time. The drawing was the work of Frank Henry Bellew. Through the years, the caricature changed with Uncle Sam becoming symbolic of the U.S. being just like a favorite uncle. A prime example of this symbolism were U.S. Army posters that portrayed Uncle Sam pointing and saying, "I want you!" As a result, many of us joined his ranks. Uncle Sam always wore a nifty suit of red, white and blue, a hat with stars and stripes down the trousers of both of his long legs. The origins of how he became known as Uncle Sam are varied, but include a dock worker wondering what the words "From U.S." meant on shipping crates. Reportedly, he was told jokingly, "Oh, this is from your Uncle Sam." ** Events 1877 - Chester Greenwood of Farmington, ME patented the earmuff. Of course, being in very Northern Maine, he picked the right place to patent such much-needed outdoor gear, as it is extremely cold in upstate Maine for, oh, about 10 months a year. So cold, that some wear earmuffs indoors. We do here, as well, just to keep the office roar down to a minimum. Thank you Mr. Greenwood! 1930 - It was announced that the planet Pluto had been discovered by astronomers who had been looking for another planet in the solar system. ** Birthdays 1733 - Joseph Priestley (chemist: discovered oxygen) 1957 - Glenne Headly (actress: Mr. Holland's Opus, Grand Isle, Mortal Thoughts, Dick Tracy, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Purple Rose of Cairo) 1960 - Adam Clayton (musician: group: U2: Sunday Bloody Sunday, With You or Without You) ** Chart Toppers - 1984 Jump - Van Halen Girls Just Want to Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper Somebody's Watching Me - Rockwell Going, Going, Gone - Lee Greenwood

On This Day March 14... 1629 Royal charter granted Massachusetts Bay Colony 1644 England grants patent for Providence Plantations (now Rhode Island) 1812 Congress authorizes war bonds to finance War of 1812 1826 General Congress of South American States assembles at Panama 1885 The opera "The Mikado" is produced (London) 1900 US currency goes on gold standard 1903 First national bird reservation established in Sebastian, FL 1918 First concrete ship to cross the Atlantic (Faith) is launched, SF 1923 President Harding became first US President to file an income tax report 1931 First theater built for rear movie projection (NYC) 1936 Federal Register, first magazine of the US gov't., publishes first issue 1939 Nazis dissolve republic of Czechoslovakia 1950 FBI's "10 Most Wanted Fugitives" program begins 1951 During Korean War, UN forces recapture Seoul 1954 NBA Baltimore Bullets end a 32 game road losing streak 1960 14 die in a train crash in Bakersfield California 1960 Wilt Chamberlain (Philadelphia) sets NBA playoff record of 53 points 1963 SF Guy Rodgers ties NBA record with 28 assists 1964 Dallas jury finds Jack Ruby guilty of Lee Harvey Oswald murder 1965 Israeli cabinet approves diplomatic relations with West Germany 1967 First NFL-AFL common draft, Baltimore Colts pick Bubba Smith 1967 JFK's body moved from temporary grave to a permanent memorial 1971 Barbra Striesand appears on "The Burt Bacharach Special" on CBS TV 1978 NFL permanently adds 7th official (side judge) 1983 OPEC cut oil prices for first time in 23 years 1987 Katarina Witt wins her 3rd world figure skating championship 1990 Mikhail S. Gorbachev becomes president of the Soviet Congress 1992 Farm Aid V 1992 Soviet newspaper "Pravda" suspends publication Birthdates which occurred on March 14th: 1816 Montgomery D. Corse, Virginia, Brig Gen (Confederacy) 1821 Jens Worsaae, Denmark, archeologist 1833 Lucy Hobbs Taylor, first US woman dentist 1837 Charles Ammi Cutter, librarian, originated Cutter system 1854 Paul Ehrlich, Germany, bacteriologist (Nobel-1908) 1854 Thomas Riley Marshall, 28th Vice President (1913-21) 1911 Pete Piute [Morris Kaufman], NYC, comedian (Village Barn) 1912 Les Brown, Reinerton PA, orchestra leader 1918 Dennis Patrick, Philadelphia, actor (Dear Dead Delilah, Dallas, Rituals) 1919 Max Shulman, novelist (Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, Tender Trap) 1920 Hank Ketcham, cartoonist (Dennis the Menace) 1922 Colin Fletcher, author (Walking Through Time) 1925 John Wain, England, novelist/poet (Hurry on Down) 1928 Frank Borman, Gary IN, astronaut (Gemini 7, Apollo 8), Eastern Airline president 1929 Thomas Bell, Jr., race horse trainer 1933 Michael Caine, UK, actor (Blame it on Rio) 1933 Quincy Jones, Chicago, composer/singer 1934 Eugene A. Cernan ,Chicago, astronaut (Gemini 9, Apollo 10 & 17) 1939 Bertrand Blier, France, novelist/director (Going Places) 1940 Rita Tushingham, Liverpool, England, actress (Green Eyes) 1943 Jim Pons, bassist (Turtles-Happy Together) 1945 Walter Parazaider, rocker (Chicago) 1946 Steve Kanaly, Burbank CA, actor (Fleshburn, Ray Krebbs-Dallas) 1947 Billy Crystal, Long Beach NY, comedian 1952 David Byrne, guitarist/vocalist (Talking Heads-Burning Down the House) 1954 Adrian Zmed, Chicago, actor (TJ Hooker, Dance Fever) 1954 David La Croix, race horse trainer 1955 Boon Gould, rock guitarist (Level 42) 1961 Gary Del'Abati producer (Howard Stern Show) 1964 Richard Migliore, jockey 1967 Melissa Brennan Reeves, Eatontown, NJ (Jennifer-Days of our Lives) 1983 Jordan Taylor Hanson, Tulsa OK, singer-Hanson Deaths which occurred on March 14th: 1883 Karl Marx, author of "The Communist Manifesto" 1925 Walter Camp, father of American football, dies at 65 1975 Susan Hayward, dies at 56 1983 Maurice Ronet, actor, dies at 55 1986 Edith Atwater, actress (Phyllis-Love on a Rooftop), dies at 74 1992 Steven Brian Pennell, first executed in Delaware in 45 years, at 34

Today in History for March 14 LONDON (Reuters) - Here are some notable events from this date in history: 1804 - Johann Strauss the elder, Austrian composer, born; he is best known for his ``Radetzky March.'' 1835 - Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli, Italian astronomer, born. He discovered the ``canals'' of Mars and the asteroid Hesperia. 1879 - Albert Einstein, German-born scientist and physicist, born. One of the world's greatest physicists, he published his special theory of relativity in 1905 and his general theory of relativity in 1916. 1883 - Karl Marx, German philosopher and economist, died in London. With Friedrich Engels, he published the Communist Manifesto. 1885 - ``The Mikado,'' the comic operetta by Gilbert and Sullivan, premiered at the Savoy Theater, London. 1900 - The United States adopted the gold standard. 1932 - George Eastman, American photographic pioneer who founded the Kodak company, committed suicide. 1933 - Michael Caine, English film actor, born. 1945 - The heaviest bomb of World War Two, the 22,000-pound ``Grand Slam,'' was dropped by the RAF's Dambuster Squadron in Germany on the Bielefeld railway viaduct. 1954 - The Vietnamese took the Gabrielle strongpoint against the French in the battle of Dien Bien Phu. 1964 - Jack Ruby was found guilty of the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald, alleged assassin of President John F. Kennedy. 1975 - Susan Hayward, U.S. actress, died. She won Best Actress Oscar for her role in the film ``I Want to Live!'' in 1958. 1976 - Busby Berkeley, U.S. director and choreographer, died. Best known for his lavish mass choreography in the films ``42nd Street,'' ``Gold Diggers of 1933'' and ``Roman Scandals.'' 1995 - Norman Thagard, the first American astronaut to fly in a Russian rocket, blasted off from the windswept plains of Kazakhstan. 1997 - Academy Award-winning director Fred Zinnemann, whose classic films included ``High Noon,'' ``From Here to Eternity'' and ``A Man for All Seasons,'' died. He was 89.

Know Your History for March 14: ** This is Gold Record Day! On this day in 1958, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified the first gold record. It was Perry Como's "Catch A Falling Star" on RCA Victor Records. The tune became the first to win million-seller certification, though other songs dating as far back as the 1920s may have sold a million records or more. Due to lack of a certification organization like the RIAA, they weren't awarded the golden platter. The next three gold records that were certified after Perry Como's million seller were the 45 rpm recordings of "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" by Laurie London, "Patricia", an instrumental by the 'Mambo King', Perez Prado and "Hard Headed Woman" by Elvis Presley. The first gold-album certification went to the soundtrack of the motion picture, "Oklahoma!", featuring Gordon MacRae. Is there really a gold record inside the wooden frame presented to winners? Those who know say, "No." Its a gold-leaf veneer of maybe 18 kt. gold and/or it is a record painted gold. Yes, the song earning the award is supposed to be the one making up the gold record, but this is not always the case, according to several artists who have tried to play theirs. ** Events 1794 - Eli Whitney patented his cotton gin, making it possible to clean 50 pounds of cotton a day, compared to a pound a day before Whitney's invention. 1923 - U.S. President Warren G. Harding became the first Chief Executive to pay taxes and account for his income. Harding's tax bill amounted to nearly $18,000. 1985 - Bill Cosby captured four People's Choice Awards for "The Cosby Show". The awards were earned from results of a nationwide Gallup Poll. Barbara Mandrell stunned the audience by announcing that she was pregnant while accepting her second award on the show. She talked about "the child here tonight in my tummy." Bob Hope won the award as All-Time Entertainer beating Clint Eastwood and Frank Sinatra for the honor. Mr. Hope, however, did not announce that he was pregnant. ** Birthdays 1833 - Lucy Taylor (1st woman in U.S. to receive a degree in dentistry [1866]) 1854 - Paul Ehrlich (1908 Nobel prize for medicine; founded chemotherapy discovered Salvarsan - a remedy for syphilis, developed antitoxin for diphtheria) 1928 - Frank Borman (Apollo astronaut, former president of former Eastern Airlines) 1934 - Eugene (Andrew) Cernan (astronaut: pilot: Gemini 9 [June, 1966]; crew member: Apollo 17 [Dec, 1972] moon landing, spent three days exploring lunar surface [w/astronaut Harrison Schmitt], Cernan quote before departing for Earth, "As we leave the moon at Taurus-Littrow, we leave as we came and, God willing, as we shall return, with peace and hope for all mankind. God speed the crew of Apollo 17.") ** Chart Toppers - 1985 Can't Fight This Feeling - REO Speedwagon The Heat is On - Glenn Frey Material Girl - Madonna My Only Love - The Statler Brothers

Today in History for March 15 LONDON (Reuters) - Here are some notable events from this date in history: 44 B.C. - Conspirators led by Brutus and Cassius assassinated Gaius Julius Caesar, Roman Emperor. 1767 - Andrew Jackson, U.S. general and seventh president of the United States, born. He was the first president born in South Carolina and the first to travel on a train. 1781 - During the American Revolution, Cornwallis, with 1,900 British soldiers, defeated an American force of 4,400 in the Battle of Guilford Courthouse in Connecticut. 1883 - In London, Irish-American terrorists attempted to blow up the offices of The Times newspaper. 1892 - The first escalator, the Reno Inclined Elevator, was patented by Jesse W. Reno of New York. 1898 - Sir Henry Bessemer, British inventor and engineer, died. He invented an economical process for converting cast iron into steel. 1909 - The American Harry G. Selfridge opened his department store in London. 1916 - U.S. President Woodrow Wilson sent 12,000 troops under General Pershing over the border to Mexico in a failed mission to pursue the bandit Pancho Villa. 1937 - The first central blood bank to preserve blood for transfusion by refrigeration, was set up at Cook County Hospital in Chicago. 1939 - The German army crossed the Czech frontier and Adolf Hitler proclaimed the protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. 1964 - Elizabeth Taylor married Richard Burton in Montreal. 1975 - Aristotle Onassis, Greek shipping magnate, died. In 1968 he had married Jacqueline Kennedy, widow of U.S. President John F. Kennedy. 1979 - Pope John Paul II published his first encyclical ``Redemptor Hominis'' in which he warned of the growing gap between rich and poor. 1983 - Dame Rebecca West (Cicily Isabel Fairfield), English author, died. Best known for her novels and her study of Yugoslavia ``Black Lamb and Grey Falcon.'' 1990 - Mikhail Gorbachev was elected the first executive president of the Soviet Union. On the same day the Soviet parliament ruled that Lithuania's declaration of independence was invalid and that Soviet law was still in force in the Baltic republic.

March 15th Music History Today's birthdays include: Producer Arif Mardin, who was born in 1932 (age 68) Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh in 1940 (age 60) Mike Love of the Beach Boys in 1941 (age 59) Sly Stone, whose real name is Sylvester Stewart, and David Costell of Gary Lewis and the Playboys, both in 1944 (age 56) War guitarist Howard Scott in 1946 (age 54) Guitarist Ry Cooder in 1947 (age 53) Dee Snider of Twisted Sister in 1955 (age 45) Steve Coy of Dead or Alive, and Terence Trent D'Arby, both in 1962 (age 38) Rockwell, whose real name is Kenneth Gordy, son of Motown's Berry Gordy, in 1964 (age 36) ------------------------------------------------------------ In 1956, Colonel Tom Parker became Elvis Presley's personal manager. In 1957, Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers arrived in Britain for a tour. In 1972, a Los Angeles radio station played the Donny Osmond song "Puppy Love" for 90 minutes non-stop. In 1975, Marc Bolan's group T-Rex disbanded. In 1980, the Clash film "Rude Boys" opened in London. Also in 1980, Phil Lynott's third volume of poetry -- "A Collected Work of Phil Lynott" -- was published. In 1984, Liverpool, England, named the surviving Beatles "freemen" -- the city's highest honor. ----------------------------------------------------------- In 1987, Barbara Mandrell was named All-Around Female Entertainer by the People's Choice Awards. In 1994, Whitney Houston and Toni Braxton each took home two awards from the eighth annual Soul Train Music Awards. In 1995, Paul McCartney announced that the surviving Beatles had recorded some new songs, which would be released at year's end, along with the TV documentary "The Beatles Anthology." Also in 1995, Mick Jagger and "Forrest Gump" producer Steve Tisch announced they'd formed a film production company, to be known as Lip Service. In 1995, Madonna told a Los Angeles radio station that she'll star in the title role of the movie version of "Evita." In 1999, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Curtis Mayfield, the Staple Singers, the late Dusty Springfield and the late Del Shannon were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in a ceremony in New York City.

Almanac for Wednesday, March 15, the 75th day of 2000 with 291 to follow. The moon is waxing, moving toward its full phase. The morning stars are Mercury and Venus. The evening stars are Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. Born on this date under the sign of Pisces: They include Andrew Jackson, seventh president of the United States, in 1767 German immunologist Emil von Behring in 1854 Hollywood movie mogul Lew Wasserman in 1913 (age 87) Trumpet playing bandleader Harry James in 1916 U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg in 1933 (age 67) Actor Judd Hirsch in 1935 (age 65) Model Fabio, born Fabio Lanzori, in 1961 (age 39) On This Date in History: In 44 B.C., Julius Caesar was assassinated by Brutus and other Roman nobles in Rome. In 1493, Christopher Columbus returned to Spain after his first voyage to the New World. In 1916, General John "Black Jack" Pershing marched into Mexico to capture revolutionary leader Pancho Villa, who had staged several cross-border raids. The two-year expedition was unsuccessful. In 1984, the acquittal of a Miami police officer on charges of negligently killing a ghetto youth sparked a rampage by angry blacks in Miami. 550 people were arrested. In 1985, two decades of military rule in Brazil ended with the installation of a civilian government. In 1990, the Israeli Knesset brought down Yitzhak Shamir's government on a no-confidence motion after the Likud Party leader refuses to accept a U.S. peace proposal. In 1991, Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic declared Serbia's secession from the Yugoslav federation. In 1993, the New York Post filed for bankruptcy protection hours after the newspaper's new buyer fired 72 employees, throwing the future of the 192-year-old tabloid into doubt. In 1994, despite being the subject of a criminal investigation into his financial affairs, Rep. Dan Rostenkowski, D-Ill., chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, won a hard-fought battle for renomination. He'd lose the November general election. In 1997, the rebellion in Zaire continued as Kisangani, the African nation's third-largest city, fell to rebel forces.

Know Your History for March 15: ** This is #1 Album Day! "Billboard" magazine debuted a new feature. It was the record chart of top albums. What album was the first to top this new chart? For those who thought it was something by Lauryn Hill, move two steps back, please. For those who thought it was a wax cylinder from Thomas Edison and the Record Rappers, jump back another three spaces. If, however, you said that the first album to reach #1 on this day in 1945 was "The King Cole Trio", you are absolutely correct! Of course, the albums mentioned on the "Billboard" list were, for several years, 78 rpm disks, not the 33-1/3 albums we came to know. "Billboard" and other trade magazines continue to list the week's top albums. "Billboard" lists the Top 200 in order, from #1 on down. Some even have 'bullets' to reflect the week's top movement in sales and radio airplay. ** Events 44BC - The ancient Roman calendar referred to the 15th of March, May, July or October as the Ide or Ides of the month. The fifteenth day of every other month was the Ide. We only remember March as the month that has Ides because it was on this day that Roman Emperor Julius Caesar was assassinated. It was one William Shakespeare who helped to promote the Ides of March. He sure knew how to run a PR campaign. 1913 - U.S. President Woodrow Wilson held the first open presidential news conference just 11 days after his inauguration. 1937 - The first blood bank was established -- in Chicago, IL at the Cook County Hospital. Have some cookies and maybe an orange to celebrate... 1968 - "LIFE" magazine called Jimi Hendrix, "the most spectacular guitarist in the world." ** Birthdays 1767 - Andrew Jackson (7th U.S. President [1829-1837]; married to Rachel Robards; nickname: Old Hickory [passed away June 8, 1845]) 1932 - Alan Bean (astronaut: lunar module pilot: Apollo 12 [man's second lunar landing], forth man to set foot on the moon [Nov 19, 1969]; commander of Skylab 3 mission [U.S.' first space station: 1973]) 1935 - Judd Hirsch (Emmy Award-winning actor: Taxi [1980-81,1982-83]; Ordinary People, The Good-bye People, Running on Empty) 1935 - Jimmy (Lee) Swaggert (evangelist) 1940 - Phil Lesh (Chapman) (musician: bass: group: Grateful Dead: St. Stephen, China Cat Sunflower, Dark Star, Uncle John's Band, New Speedway Boogie, Truckin', Box of Rain, Alabama Gateway; composer: electronic music) 1961 - Fabio (Lanzoni) (model: covers of romance novels; writer: Pirate) 1962 - Terence Trent D'Arby (singer, songwriter: Wishing Well, LP: Introducing the Hard Line) ** Chart Toppers - 1986 Sara - Starship These Dreams - Heart Secret Lovers - Atlantic Starr I Could Get Used to You - Exile

TODAY'S ALMANAC - Thursday, March 16, 2000 "The History, Days and Events that Shape Your Life" ------------------------------------------------------------ *----------- A Thought for the Day ------------* Emile Auguste Chartier said, "Nothing is more dangerous than an idea, when it's the only one we have." *----------------------------------------------* Today is Thursday, March 16, the 76th day of 2000 with 290 to follow. The moon is waxing, moving toward its full phase. The morning stars are Mercury and Venus. The evening stars are Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. ------------------------------------------------------------ Born on this date under the sign of Pisces: They include James Madison, fourth president of the United States, in 1751 German physicist Georg Ohm, a pioneer in the study of electricity, in 1787 Former first lady Pat Nixon in 1912 Entertainer Jerry Lewis in 1926 (age 74) Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, D-N.Y., in 1927 (age 73) Filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci in 1941 (age 59) Actor Erik Estrada in 1949 (age 51) Actress Kate Nelligan in 1951 (age 49) ------------------------------------------------------------ On This Date in History: In 1802, Congress authorized the establishment of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. In 1926, Robert Goddard launched the world's first liquid- fuel rocket. In 1966, American astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott docked their Gemini-8 space vehicle with an Agena craft, a first in orbital history. In 1968, some 300 Vietnam villagers died at the hands of American troops in what came to be known as the My Lai massacre. In 1978, the Senate approved the first of two Panama Canal pacts. The treaty guaranteed neutrality of the canal after Panama assumes control at the end of 1999. In 1991, Baghdad claimed its troops had crushed an uprising in southern Iraq that began in the wake of the Gulf War. In 1992, a state court in Los Angeles awarded humorist Art Buchwald and producer Alain Bernheim $900,000 from Paramount Studios for Buchwald's idea for the movie "Coming to America," which was a hit for comedian Eddie Murphy. In 1993, authorities met "face-to-face" for the first time with representatives from the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas, in an effort to peacefully end the 17-day siege. In 1994, the International Atomic Energy Agency said North Korea barred its inspectors from checking one of the Communist nation's seven nuclear sites. Also in 1994, Tonya Harding pleaded guilty to helping to cover up the plot against fellow skater Nancy Kerrigan. In 1998, in a 14-page statement, the Vatican apologized for not doing more to prevent the murders of millions of Jews at the hands of the Nazis. In 1999, millionaire magazine publisher Steve Forbes announced his second bid for the Republican presidential nomination.

Know Your History for March 16: ** This is Le Roi du Crazy Day! Who could have known that Joseph Levitch, the baby boy born on this day in 1926 in Newark, New Jersey, would someday wear the crown of the 'King of Crazy'! Maybe his father had a clue when he introduced his five year old on stage at Brown's Hotel in Loch Sheldrake, NY. Little Joey sang, "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime". Today, that theatre bears the name of this actor, singer, dancer, musician, comedian, producer, professor, and humanitarian. Maybe you've been to the Jerry Lewis Theatre in the borscht belt in upstate New York. Certainly, you've seen Jerry Lewis perform. Maybe your first experience was seeing him in his role as the goofy partner of the suave, romantic Dean Martin. From 1946, when the two performed together for the first time in Atlantic City's 500 Club, till a decade later when the partners split; we were entertained with club appearances and no less than a dozen movies. The first, "My Friend Irma", premiered at New York's Paramount Theatre. The opening stage act starred Martin and Lewis in person. Jerry Lewis' mugging skills became the central force behind many of the movies the two made. Films like "That's My Boy" and "The Caddy" catapulted him into stardom. From 1951 through 1959, Jerry's name appeared in the top ten of box-office stars (6 years with his partner and 3 solo). In fact, in 1959, Paramount signed him to a fourteen-film contract for ten million dollars -- probably the most expensive contract signed with a performer at the time. He was back in the top ten from 1961 through 1964 and had received acclaim as Best Director for "The Nutty Professor" from the French. Comedian, film star and director was never enough for the zany, talented Lewis. He had a top-ten hit in 1956, "Rock-A-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody"; his own TV variety show from 1965 to 1974 and he continued to make movies, work the club circuit, and teach film at USC. His devotion to supporting the Muscular Dystrophy Association is known world wide. There are few who have never seen the annual Labor Day Telethon for MDA hosted by the untiring Jerry Lewis. Undaunted by protesters he continues the quest to raise money to help those stricken with neuromuscular diseases. And, undaunted by the fact that his talents have never been truly recognized by his fellow Americans, Jerry Lewis continues to entertain us. A cult hero to the French, he remains 'Le Roi du Crazy'. ** Events 1850 - The novel, "The Scarlet Letter", by Nathaniel Hawthorne, was published for the first time. Attention: Any sweater with a big letter "A" on it should not be worn today! So, please, put the letter sweaters away for a day, ok? Thank you. In case you forgot, other novels by Mr. Hawthorne included "The House of Seven Gables", "The Marble Faun", "Twice-Told Tales", "Tanglewood Tales" and "The Wonder Book". 1964 - Paul Hornung, 'The Golden Boy', and Alex Karras, the guy who punched out a horse in the movie, "Blazing Saddles", were reinstated to the NFL after an 11-month suspension for betting on football games. 1985 - "People" magazine listed the top 57 money-making show-biz stars. At the pinnacle was Paul McCartney, former Beatle and leader of the group, Wings, whose music empire was said to be worth $500 million. Bob Hope made the list with a worth of about $200 million. 1987 - "Bostonia" magazine printed an English translation of Albert Einstein's last high school report card. The brain behind the theory of relativity did relatively well with an 'A' in math, of course, but a 'D' in French. ** Birthdays 1751 - James Madison (4th U.S. President [1809-1817]; married to Dorothea 'Dolly' Todd; nickname: Father of the Constitution; passed away June 28, 1836) 1906 - Henny (Henry) Youngman (comedian: "Take my wife ... please.", Joe & Dad, The Henny and Rocky Show; actor: Amazon Women on the Moon, National Lampoon Goes to the Movies, The Unkissed Bride, Goodfellas [cameo]; passed away Feb 24, 1998) 1954 - Nancy Wilson (musician: guitar, singer: group: Heart: Crazy on You, Magic Man, Barracuda, Straight On; actress: Fast Times at Ridgemont High, The Wild Life) 1955 - Isabelle Huppert (actress: Le Ceremonie, The Separation, Violette, Story of Women, Entre Nous) ** Chart Toppers - 1987 Jacob's Ladder - Huey Lewis & The News Somewhere Out There - Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram Let's Wait Awhile - Janet Jackson Baby's Got a New Baby - S-K-O

MUSIC HISTORY & TRIVIA - Friday, March 17, 2000 "A look at what happened in years past on this day in music" Today's birthdays include: Nat "King" Cole, who was born in 1919; John Sebastian, who was with the Lovin' Spoonful before going solo, and Them drummer Patrick McCauley, both in 1944 (age 56) War drummer Harold Brown in 1946 (age 54) Thin Lizzy's Scott Gorham in 1951 (age 49) Singer Susie Allanson in 1952 (age 48) Level 42 keyboardist/singer Mike Lindup in 1959 (age 41) ------------------------------------------------------------ In 1962, Alexis Korner's Blues Inc. debuted at the Ealing Club in London. with future Rolling Stone Charlie Watts on drums. Within weeks, Mick Jagger and Jack Bruce would join the group -- Jagger as a vocalist and Bruce on bass. In 1968, the Bee Gees made its U.S. television debut -- performing "To Love Somebody" and "Words" on "The Ed Sullivan Show." In 1973, Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" album first entered the Billboard Top-200 album chart -- and has hardly left it since. In 1978, "American Hot Wax" -- the biopic about disc jockey Alan Freed -- premiered. In 1982, Samuel George Jr., lead singer of the Capitols, was stabbed to death at the age of 39. The Capitols -- a Detroit trio -- had a top-10 hit in 1966 with the song "Cool Jerk." In 1987, Boy George met Princess Diana at a London disco. Also in 1987, fire damaged the San Diego, Calif., home of Jim Croce's widow, Ingrid. ------------------------------------------------------------ In 1990, Prince began filming "Graffiti Bridge," the follow- up to his movie "Purple Rain." Also in 1990, former Blind Faith bassist Ric Grech died at the age of 44. In 1994, Michael Jackson's mother testified before a Los Angeles grand jury investigating whether to bring criminal charges of child molestation against her pop star son. No charges were ever filed. In 1996, a British newspaper (the London Sun) reported that Michael Jackson had purchased a French castle near EuroDisney outside Paris. In 1997, filming began on the first motion picture ever shot inside Graceland. It starred Harvey Keitel as a man who claims to be Elvis Presley and Bridget Fonda as a Marilyn Monroe impersonator. In 1998, "Van Halen 3" -- featuring new vocalist Gary Cherone -- was released. Also in 1998, Ice Cube kicked off a promotional tour to push the film "The Player's Club" as well as the soundtrack CD. In 1998, rapper C-Bo -- a.k.a. Shawn Thomas -- was sentenced to two more months in jail in Sacramento, Calif., after testing positive for marijuana. That was a violation of his probation.

TODAY'S ALMANAC - Friday, March 17, 2000 "The History, Days and Events that Shape Your Life" Today is Friday, March 17, the 77th day of 2000 with 289 to follow. This is St. Patrick's Day. The moon is waxing, moving toward its full phase. The morning stars are Mercury and Venus. The evening stars are Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. ------------------------------------------------------------ Born on this date under the sign of Pisces: They include German engineer Gottleib Daimler, inventor of the gasoline-burning internal combustion engine, in 1834 Children's author and illustrator Kate Greenaway in 1846 Golfer Bobby Jones in 1902 Actress Mercedes McCambridge in 1918 (age 82) Jazz legend Nat "King" Cole in 1919 Ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev in 1938 Actors Patrick Duffy in 1949 (age 51) Kurt Russell in 1951 (age 49) Leslie-Anne Down in 1954 (age 46) Gary Sinise in 1955 (age 45) Rob Lowe in 1964 (age 36) Vicki Lewis ("NewsRadio") in 1966 (age 34) ------------------------------------------------------------ On This Date in History: In 1776, the Continental Army under Gen. George Washington forced British troops to evacuate Boston. In 1945, the battle against Japanese forces for the Pacific island of Iwo Jima ended in victory for the United States. In 1958, the U.S. Navy launched the satellite Vanguard-1 into orbit around the earth. In 1978, the tanker Amoco Cadiz ran aground on the coast of Brittany in France, eventually spilling some 220,000 tons of crude. In 1991, Iran and Saudi Arabia resumed diplomatic relations broken in 1988. In 1992, 10 people were killed and at least 126 injured in a bomb blast that destroyed the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In 1993, an Amtrak passenger train hit a gasoline tanker in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., killing the tanker driver and five other people. Also in 1993, actress Helen Hayes died at age 92. In 1994, former President Reagan said Oliver North, who was running for a U.S. Senate seat from Virginia, lied when he said Reagan "knew everything" about the Iran-Contra operation. In 1995, President Clinton met with Gerry Adams, leader of Sinn Fein, the political arm of the Irish Republican Army, at the White House. In 1997, Anthony Lake, President Clinton's nominee as director of the CIA, withdrew his name from consideration following questions about his management ability while head of the National Security Council. In 1999, the International Olympic Committee voted to expel six members in connection with the bribery scandal related to the effort by Salt Lake City, Utah, to win the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. Five other IOC members had already resigned.

Know Your History for March 17: ** This is Wearin' O' the Green Day! In 432 A.D., Bishop Patrick left his home in England and returned to the country where he had once been enslaved. His purpose was to introduce Christianity to the Irish people. Many legends were told about Patrick, including the most famous, that he had charmed all the snakes into the sea, ridding Ireland of them. He was so loved that he was made the Patron Saint of all of Ireland. St. Patrick's Day has been celebrated in Ireland on his feast day, March 17th, since the year 461. Today, Saint Patrick's Day is still a legal, national holiday in Ireland and Northern Ireland. Irish people have traveled to all parts of the world bringing their holiday with them. In 1762, those who came to New York formed the first of New York City's St. Patrick's Day parades; an annual event ever since. This year, 125,000 marchers walk the two-mile green stripe down NYC's famed Fifth Avenue, with another 2,000,000 watching them, the largest St. Patrick's Day parade anywhere. Most of those New Yorkers will be wearing the three-leafed shamrock. It is said that St. Patrick used the green-leafed clover to illustrate the Trinity. We'll be wearing green or we'll be be pinched for sure, whether we're Irish or not ... even though we don't know how the pinch became part of the day's traditions. Maybe it's those leprechauns who started the pinching. When and how corned beef, boiled cabbage and potatoes became part of this day's celebration are also a mystery. We can kinda figure this one out for ourselves; but green beer and green bagels are another story. ** Events 1941 - The National Gallery of Art was officially opened by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt in Washington, D.C. 1967 - Snoopy and Charlie Brown, of the comic strip "Peanuts", made the cover of "LIFE" magazine. 1969 - Golda Meir was sworn in as the fourth premier of Israel. 1985 - William Schroeder set a record for heart transplant patients as he reached his 113th day of life with the artificial organ. ** Birthdays 1777 - Roger Taney (Chief Justice of the U.S.: his decision that Congress had no power to abolish slavery in territories helped bring on the Civil War [Dred Scott case]) 1938 - Rudolf Nureyev (Russian ballet dancer: defected to U.S. [1961]; danced with Dame Margot Fonteyn, the Martha Graham Dance Company; was artistic director of the Paris Opera Ballet) 1964 - Rob Lowe (actor: St. Elmo's Fire, About Last Night) ** Chart Toppers - 1988 Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley I Get Weak - Belinda Carlisle Man in the Mirror - Michael Jackson Too Gone Too Long - Randy Travis

ST PATRICK March 17th is celebrated as Saint Patrick's Day, a holiday honoring the missionary credited with converting the Irish to Christianity. There is no small amount of controversy surrounding Saint Patrick's actual identity; some historical sources maintain that he was not actually Irish, suggesting that he was indeed born around 373 A.D. in either Scotland or in Britain. Born Maewyn Succat, the missionary took on the name of Patricius later in life, upon entering the priesthood. At the age of 16, it is reported that Patricius--or Patrick--was kidnapped by seafaring slave traders, who in turn sold him into bondage in Ireland. Held there for over six years, the young man worked as a shepherd. Allegedly, it is during this pastoral time that he began to experience various epiphanies. As a result, he guarded these visions as closely as his flocks, cultivating a devout Christian faith in those Irish fields. Indeed, it is this faith that allowed Patrick to escape his trials of bondage; as the story goes, it was an unseen voice that led the shepherd-saint out of Ireland. It was not until almost fifty years later that Patrick returned to the country, arriving on the Gaelic shores as a 60 year-old missionary. It's said that Patrick was renowned for his charismatic personality, enabling him to win over many converts from among the Irish masses. He used the three-leafed clover, or shamrock, to explain the concept of the Trinity to his new converts. Among the many miracles that have been attributed to St. Patrick, it has been said that Saint Patrick drove all the snakes out of Ireland and into the ocean. This story probably has more basis in allegorical import than historical fact, as the serpent was a revered pagan symbol; in either event, this tale highlights Patrick's role in driving proto-Christian paganism from the shores of Ireland.

Today in History for March 18 LONDON (Reuters) - Here are some notable events from this date in history: 1662 - The first buses, eight-seater vehicles known as ``carrosses a cinq solz,'' ran in Paris. 1745 - Sir Robert Walpole, British Whig statesman and the nation's first and longest-serving prime minister, died. He held the post from 1721 to 1742. 1776 - Britain repealed the Stamp Act, a taxation measure despised in its American colonies, but too late to stop the U.S. declaraion of independence. 1768 - Laurence Sterne, Irish-born clergyman and novelist, author of ``The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy,'' died. 1842 - Stephane Mallarme, French Symbolist poet, born. His ``L'Apres-midi d'un Faune'' inspired composer Claude Debussy to write an orchestral prelude of the same name. 1844 - Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Russian composer and conductor, born. As a teacher, his pupils included Stravinsky and Prokofiev. 1858 - Rudolf Diesel, German engineer and inventor of the engine that bears his name, born. 1869 - Arthur Neville Chamberlain, British Conservative prime minister, born. His 1937-40 premiership was marked by a policy of appeasement toward Adolf Hitler. 1893 - Wilfred Owen, English poet, born. His poems about the First World War expressed his anger at the futility of war. 1905 - Robert Donat, English film actor who won an Oscar for ``Goodbye Mr Chips,'' born. 1922 - A court in British India sentenced Mahatma Gandhi to six years imprisonment for his civil disobedience campaign. 1932 - John Updike, American novelist, poet and critic, born. 1940 - Hitler and Mussolini met at the Brenner pass in the Alps. They agreed that Italy should enter World War II within months alongside Nazi Germany. 1949 - The text of the North Atlantic Treaty was published. 1965 - Soviet cosmonaut Aleksei Leonov made the first space walk.

Today in History for March 19 LONDON (Reuters) - Here are some notable events from this date in history: 1593 - Georges de La Tour, French painter, born. Noted for painting candlelight scenes such as ``The Mocking of Job.'' 1813 - David Livingstone, Scottish explorer and missionary in Africa who discovered the Victoria Falls in 1855, born. After being feared dead on his next trip he was found alive by journalist Henry Stanley with the words ``Dr. Livingstone, I presume?'' 1821 - Sir Richard Burton, English explorer, born. He penetrated the holy cities of Mecca and Medina disguised as a pilgrim. He also translated the ``Arabian Nights.'' 1848 - Wyatt Earp, American law officer who took part in involved in several gunfights including one at the O.K. Corral, born. 1861 - The Maori insurrection in New Zealand ended in surrender. 1872 - Sergei Diaghilev, Russian ballet impresario, born. 1906 - Adolf Eichmann, Nazi colonel who played a major part in the extermination of Jews in World War Two, born. In 1960 Israeli agents seized him from Argentina and he was later tried and executed. 1920 - The United States refused to sign the Versailles Treaty and join the League of Nations, for fear of being drawn into a war if another member country was invaded. 1928 - Patrick McGoohan, U.S. actor best known for the cult TV series ``The Prisoner,'' born. 1932 - Australia's Sydney Harbour Bridge was officially opened. 1933 - Philip Roth, American author, born. Noted for his novels about Jewish middle-class life. 1936 - Ursula Andress, actress who made her name in the 1962 James Bond movie ``Dr. No,'' born in Switzerland. 1950 - Edgar Rice Burroughs, American novelist, died. Famed for the ``Tarzan'' stories. 1970 - The heads of the West and East German governments, Willy Brandt and Willi Stoph, met at Erfurt. It was the first east-west meeting since Germany was divided. 1997 - Willem de Kooning, a founder of the Abstract Expressionist school that transformed American art in the 1940s, died.

Today in History for March 20 LONDON (Reuters) - Here are some notable events from this date in history: 43 B.C. - Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso), Roman poet, born. He was exiled from Rome in 9 A.D. 1727 - Sir Isaac Newton, British scientist and mathematician, died. He was noted for his theories and discoveries especially that of gravity. 1780 - The firm of James Watt & Co. was formed for the manufacture of the first duplicating machines, invented by Watt to cope with the large amount of copying involved in his steam engine business. 1815 - Napoleon arrived back in Paris from Elba to reclaim power at the start of ``The Hundred Days'' before defeat at Waterloo. 1828 - Henrik Ibsen, Norwegian poet and playwright, born. His realistic social dramas, including ``A Doll's House'' and ``Hedda Gabler,'' influenced many writers. 1852 - Harriet Beecher Stowe's anti-slavery novel ``Uncle Tom's Cabin'' was first published in book form. 1890 - Beniamino Gigli, Italian operatic tenor, born; with a repertory of over 60 roles, he retired in 1955 after over 40 years singing. 1890 - Lauritz Melchior, Danish operatic tenor, born. Probably the greatest Wagnerian tenor of all time, he sang Wagner's ``Tristan und Isolde'' over 200 times. 1908 - Sir Michael Redgrave, English actor, born. Best known for his roles in ``The Captive Heart'' and ``The Browning Version.'' 1917 - Dame Vera Lynn, English singer and sweetheart of British forces during World War Two, born. 1934 - The first experiments with the forerunner of radar were carried out at Kiel Harbour, Germany, by Dr. Rudolph Kuenhold. 1945 - Lord Alfred Bruce Douglas, editor and poet, died. His close association with Oscar Wilde eventually led to Wilde's trial and imprisonment for homosexual practices. 1948 - Eugene Ormandy conducted the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra on CBS TV in the first symphony concert to be televised in the United States. 1964 - Brendan Behan, Irish writer and playwright, died. A member of the IRA, he was imprisoned twice. 1976 - After an eight-week trial, Patricia Hearst was found guilty of armed robbery in April 1974 in the United States.

Time Capsule for March 20 In 1976, San Francisco newspaper heiress Patty Hearst was convicted of bank robbery. In 1977, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her son, Sanjay, lost their parliamentary races in India's general elections. The Congress party also was defeated and the state of emergency in India was lifted. In 1986, the House rejected a $100 million aid package for the Nicaraguan Contras, a major Reagan policy setback. Also in 1986, the Dow Jones industrial average closed above 1800 for the first time. In 1987, the federal government approved the sale of AZT, a treatment but not a cure for AIDS. ------------------------------------------------------------ In 1991, Baghdad was warned to abide by the cease-fire after U.S. fighter jets shot down an Iraqi jet fighter in the first major air action since the end of the Persian Gulf War. In 1992, gay rights groups angered over the treatment of bisexual characters in the film "Basic Instinct" protested outside movie theaters. In 1994, the strongest of the aftershocks to the Northridge earthquake in January hit Southern California, measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale. In 1995, 12 people were killed and more than 5,000 made ill by a nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system. Members of a religious sect were blamed. Also in 1995, conservative commentator Pat Buchanan launched his second bid for the presidency. In 1996, Lyle and Erik Menendez were convicted of murdering their wealthy parents in Los Angeles. Also in 1996, the world learned of "mad cow" disease from a British government report questioning the safety of British beef. In 1997, the Liggett Group, the 5th-largest U.S. tobacco company, agreed to admit that smoking was addictive and caused health problems, and that the tobacco industry had sought for years to sell its products to children as young as 14. ------------------------------------------------------------ +------------------ Birthday's ------------------+ Roman poet Ovid in 43 B.C. Adventurer and writer Edward Judson, originator of the dime novel, in 1820 Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen in 1828; psychologist B.F. Skinner in 1904 Actor-bandleader Ozzie Nelson in 1907 Former New York Mayor Abe Beame in 1906 (age 94) British actor Sir Michael Redgrave in 1908 Producer/director Carl Reiner in 1922 (age 78) Fred Rogers ("Mister Rogers") in 1928 (age 72) Actor Hal Linden ("Barney Miller") in 1931 (age 69) Singer-songwriter Jerry Reed in 1937 (age 63) Former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney in 1939 (age 61) Former hockey player Bobby Orr in 1948 (age 52) Actor William Hurt in 1950 (age 50) Filmmaker Spike Lee and actress Theresa Russell, both in 1957 (age 43) Actress Holly Hunter in 1958 (age 42)

History for March 20, 2000: ** This is Uncle Tom's Cabin Day! It was on this day in 1852 that Harriet Beecher Stowe's classic book was published. "Uncle Tom's Cabin", subtitled "Life Among the Lowly" became an instant success, selling 300,000 copies in its first year. It has since been translated into twenty languages and performed as a play the world over. "Uncle Tom's Cabin" was even spotlighted in the Broadway musical and film, "The King and I". Maybe you remember the haunting chant from the show, "Run Eliza, Run!" Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel remains a must-read for school children -- and a reminder to all of us of an ugly time in the history of the United States. The antislavery novel and the adapted plays all feature the elderly, kind slave, Uncle Tom; the slave child, Topsy; Little Eva, the daughter of Tom's owner; Eliza, a young mulatto woman and the cruel, northern-born overseer who beat Tom to death, Simon LeGree. The book brought much sympathy from around the world toward the American "peculiar institution" of slavery. In fact, Abraham Lincoln told Harriet Beecher Stowe she was "the little woman who wrote the book that started this great war," referring of course, to the Civil War. 'Til this day, we refer to an employer or any other with slave-driving tendencies as a 'Simon LeGree'. ** Events 1865 - A plan by John Wilkes Booth to abduct President Abraham Lincoln was foiled when Lincoln changed plans and failed to appear at the Soldier's Home near Washington, DC. Booth would later assassinate the President while Lincoln was attending a performance at Ford's Theatre in the nation's capital. 1897 - The first intercollegiate basketball game to use five players per team was held. Yale beat Pennsylvania by a score of 32-10 in New Haven, CT. 1969 - Beatle John Lennon married Yoko Ono at the Rock of Gibraltar on this day. Lennon called the location, "quiet, friendly and British." He was the second Beatle to marry in eight days. Paul McCartney and Linda Eastman were wed a week earlier. 1985 - Libby Riddles won the $50,000 top prize in the 1,135-mile Anchorage-to-Nome dog race. The Iditarod was called Alaska's ultimate endurance test and this was the first time a woman had won. Libby completed the course in 18 days, twenty minutes and seventeen seconds. Another woman, Susan Butcher, won the next three Iditarod trail-sled dog races. The first race was run in 1973. The annual race commemorates the emergency during a 1925 diphtheria epidemic when medical supplies had to be rushed to Nome by dog sled. ** 1828 - Henrik Ibsen (Norwegian playwright: Hedda Gabler, Peer Gynt, The Wild Duck, The Pillars of Society, An Enemy of the People) 1950 - William Hurt (actor: Broadcast News, The Accidental Tourist, Altered States, The Big Chill, Trial by Jury, Children of a Lesser God) 1957 - Spike Lee (director: She's Gotta Have It, Do the Right Thing, Mo' Better Blues, Jungle Fever, Malcolm X, Crooklyn, Clockers) 1957 - Spike Lee (director: She's Gotta Have It, Do the Right Thing, Mo' Better Blues, Jungle Fever, Malcolm X, Crooklyn, Clockers) ** Chart Toppers - 1991 Someday - Mariah Carey One More Try - Timmy -T- Show Me the Way - Styx I'd Love You All Over Again - Alan Jackson

Benedict Arnold Cannon Found on Auction Site BURLINGTON, Vt. (Reuters) - A cannon believed to be from a Revolutionary War boat commanded by American traitor Benedict Arnold and plucked 70 years ago from the shores of Lake Champlain turned up on the shores of online auctioneer eBay Inc., Vermont's U.S. Attorney said on Friday. The bronze ``swivel gun,'' which was recently handed over to the U.S. Naval Historical Center in Washington, was fetching bids above $2,000 on eBay a few weeks ago when Vermont historians heard about the auction and contacted Vermont U.S. Attorney Charles Tetzlaff. Law enforcement and eBay officials tracked down the seller a retired U.S. Air Force general -- who said he bought the historic hardware for $500 two years ago at a Virginia antiques show. The seller ``did the right thing'' by giving the cannon, which the U.S. government contends is its property, over to authorities, Tetzlaff said. The seller had been told that the cannon was removed from the shores of Lake Champlain with a truck and chain in the 1930's when it was in the way of a planned boat pier. Based on that information and a preliminary examination, experts believe the cannon might have come from an area of the lake known as Arnold's Bay, in Panton, Vermont, where Arnold destroyed four ships on Oct. 13, 1776, after the Battle of Valcour Island, Tetzlaff said. Markings on the armament indicate it was cast by the same Philadelphia firm that made the Liberty Bell. Before committing treason and joining the British, Arnold commanded the American naval fleet on Lake Champlain, a strategic waterway between the American colonies and British Canada.

Today in History for March 21 LONDON (Reuters) - Here are some notable events from this date in history: 1556 - The Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer, was burned at the stake as a heretic. 1685 - Johann Sebastian Bach, composer and best known of the large German family of musicians, born. Noted for his ``Brandenburg Concertos'' and the 48 preludes and fugues known as ``The Well-Tempered Clavier.'' 1804 - The French civil code, the Code Napoleon, was first promulgated. 1839 - Modest Mussorgsky, Russian composer notably of ``Boris Godunov'' and ``Pictures at an Exhibition,'' born. 1869 - Florenz Ziegfeld, U.S. theatrical producer noted for creating the ``Follies'' stage revue, born. 1871 - Otto von Bismarck opened the first Reichstag, or Parliament, in the newly created German Reich. 1917 - Czar Nicholas II and his family were arrested by the revolutionary forces in Russia. 1918 - The Second Battle of the Somme, the last German offensive in World War One, began. 1945 - British warplanes destroyed Gestapo headquarters in Copenhagen, killing over 70 Nazis. The raid also killed civilians, including 86 schoolchildren, in Denmark's worst civilian disaster of the war. 1960 - South African police opened fire on a peaceful demonstration in Sharpeville in the Transvaal, killing 69 unarmed black protesters and wounding more than 180. 1963 - Alcatraz Prison in San Francisco Bay, a harsh maximum-security jail which once housed gangster Al Capone, closed when the last 27 prisoners were transferred. 1965 - Martin Luther King led the start of a 4,000-strong civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. 1985 - Sir Michael Redgrave, British actor and film star, died. 1989 - Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke wept on television as he admitted to having an extra-marital affair. 1998 - Galina Ulanova, the leading ballerina at the Bolshoi Theater for nearly two decades after World War II, died aged 88. 1999 - British comedian Ernie Wise, who made his name in a legendary double act with the late Eric Morecambe, died. He was 73.

History for March 21, 2000: ** This is God Bless America Day! "God Bless America", written by Irving Berlin back in 1918 as a tribute by a successful immigrant to his adopted country, was recorded by Kate Smith for Victor Records on this day in 1939. Ms. Smith first introduced the song on Armistice Day, November 11, 1938, at the New York World's Fair. It was a fitting tribute to its composer, who gave all royalties from the very popular and emotional song to the Boy Scouts. The song became Kate Smith's second signature after "When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain"; and the second national anthem of the United States of America. On several occasions, it has even been suggested that the U.S. Congress enact a bill changing the national anthem to "God Bless America". ** Events 1826 - The Rensselaer School in Troy, New York was incorporated. The school known today as Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, became the first engineering college in the United States. Remember this when crossing over a bridge today... 1946 - The Los Angeles Rams signed Kenny Washington, the first black player to join a National Football League team since 1933. ** Birthdays 1685 - Johann Sebastian Bach (composer: Gottes Zeit, Toccata and Fugue in d minor, Little Organ Book, Mass in B Minor, Magnificat) 1944 - Manny (Manuel De Jesus Magan) Sanguillen (baseball: catcher: Pittsburgh Pirates [World Series: 1971, 1979/all-star: 1971, 1972, 1975], Oakland Athletics) 1958 - Gary Oldman (actor: The Scarlet Letter, True Romance, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Sid and Nancy, JFK) 1962 - Matthew Broderick (actor: War Games, The Freshman, Family Business, Ladyhawke, Ferris Bueller's Day Off) 1966 - Cynthia Geary (actress: Northern Exposure, 8 Seconds) 2228 - James T. Kirk (captain of the Starship Enterprise NCC1701)

"The History, Days and Events that Shape Your Life" *----------- A Thought for the Day ------------* It was Winston Churchill who said, "Nothing in life is so exhilberating as to be shot at without result." *----------------------------------------------* Today is Tuesday, March 21, the 81st day of 2000 with 285 to follow. The moon is waning, moving toward its last quarter. The morning stars are Mercury and Venus. The evening stars are Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. ------------------------------------------------------------ Born on this date under the sign of Aries: They include composer Johann Sebastian Bach in 1685 Mexican revolutionary and president Benito Juarez in 1806 Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky in 1839 Theatrical impresario Florenz Ziegfeld in 1869 English theatrical director Peter Brook in 1925 (age 75) Actors James Coco in 1930 Al Freeman Jr. in 1934 (age 66) Timothy Dalton in 1946 (age 54) Gary Oldman in 1958 (age 42) Matthew Broderick in 1962 (age 38) Talk show host Rosie O'Donnell in 1962 (age 38) ------------------------------------------------------------ On This Date in History: In 1790, Thomas Jefferson of Virginia became the first U.S. secretary of state. He later was the third president of the United States. In 1918, American and German soldiers fought the key World War I battle of the Somme. In 1945, 7,000 Allied planes dropped more than 12,000 tons of explosives on Germany during a single World War II daytime bombing raid. In 1962, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev pledged that Russia would cooperate with the United States in peaceful exploration of space. The joint American-Soviet Soyuz space mission was conducted in July 1975. In 1984, the U.S. aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk collided with a nuclear-powered Soviet submarine in the Sea of Japan. In 1991, L. William Seidman, chairman of the FDIC and Resolution Trust Corp., said his agency needed $70 billion to protect deposits from bank collapses. In 1993, Russia plunged into its deepest political crisis since the August 1991 coup attempt following President Yeltsin's declaration of special rule by decree. Also in 1993, seven more adults left the besieged Branch Davidian compound as federal authorities continued negotiations with cult leader David Koresh to end the standoff. In 1993, Nicaraguan rebels ended their 13-day seizure of the Nicaraguan Embassy, freeing the last 11 hostages under a deal that gave them asylum in the Dominican Republic. In 1994, North Korea threatened to pull out of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty if the United States reverses its decision to hold military exercises with South Korea. In 1996, European nations began banning British beef. In 1997, a Palestinian bomber and three women died in an explosion in Tel Aviv, Israel. In 1999, balloonists Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones landed near Cairo, Egypt, after becoming the first to circle the globe by balloon.

TIME CAPSULES - Tuesday, March 21, 2000 "Significant Events on This Day in History" In 1790, Thomas Jefferson of Virginia became the first U.S. secretary of state. He later was the third president of the United States. The key World War I Battle of Somme began on this date in 1918 when the Germans launched an artillery barrage against British and French troops. The battle lasted until April 4 and ended what had effectively been a stalemate. The Allies lost 230,000 men and the Germans almost as many. The Cold War wasn't so cold on this date in 1962, when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev pledged that Russia would cooperate with the United States in peaceful exploration of space. A joint American-Soviet Soyuz space mission was conducted 13 years later, in July 1975. In 1984, the U.S. aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk collided with a nuclear-powered Soviet submarine in the Sea of Japan. ------------------------------------------------------------ In 1991, L. William Seidman, chairman of the FDIC and Resolution Trust Corp., said his agency needed $70 billion to protect deposits from bank collapses. In 1993, Russia plunged into its deepest political crisis since the August 1991 coup attempt following President Yeltsin's declaration of special rule by decree. Also in 1993, seven more adults left the besieged Branch Davidian compound as federal authorities continued negotiations with cult leader David Koresh to end the standoff. And in 1993, Nicaraguan rebels ended their 13-day seizure of the Nicaraguan Embassy, freeing the last 11 hostages under a deal that gave them asylum in the Dominican Republic. In 1994, North Korea threatened to pull out of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty if the United States reverses its decision to hold military exercises with South Korea. In 1996, European nations began banning British beef. In 1997, a Palestinian bomber and three women died in an explosion in Tel Aviv, Israel. Around the world in 19 days. Swiss psychiatrist Bertrand Piccard and British co-pilot Brian Jones landed near Cairo, Egypt, on this date in 1999, completing the first around-the-world balloon flight. They flew -- or maybe we should say floated -- more than 29,000 miles after launching their quest from the Swiss Alps March 1. +------------------ Birthday's ------------------+ Composer Johann Sebastian Bach in 1685 Mexican revolutionary and president Benito Juarez in 1806 Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky in 1839 Theatrical impresario Florenz Ziegfeld in 1869 English theatrical director Peter Brook in 1925 (age 75) Actors James Coco in 1930, Al Freeman Jr. in 1934 (age 66), Timothy Dalton in 1946 (age 54), Gary Oldman in 1958 (age 42), and Matthew Broderick in 1962 (age 38) Talk show host Rosie O'Donnell in 1962 (age 38)

"Significant Events on This Day in History" In 1791, Congress enacted legislation forbidding slave trading with foreign nations. A hydroelectric milestone took place on this date in 1941: the Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River began producing electric power for the Pacific Northwest. The Beatles released the band's first album in Britain, "Please Please Me," on this date in 1963. In 1987, Chad troops drove Libyan forces from a key airstrip in northern Chad, apparently ending Moammar Gadhafi's seven-year occupation. The Libyans abandoned $500 million worth of Soviet- made tanks and airplanes. ---------------------------------------------------------- In 1992, 27 people were killed when a US Air plane bound for Cleveland skidded off a runway at New York's LaGuardia Airport during a snowstorm and landed in the bay. In 1993, a U.S. nuclear submarine collided with a Russian nuclear sub in a Russian training area in the Barents Sea. There were no casualties. Here's a name from the past -- Brian "Kato" Kaelin. It was on this date in 1995 that the world's most famous houseguest, who'd been staying at O.J. Simpson's estate the night Simpson's ex-wife and friend were murdered, testified at the former athlete's double murder trial in Los Angeles. In 1997, Comet Hale-Bopp made its closest approach to Earth -- about 122 million miles.

Today in History for March 22 LONDON (Reuters) - Here are some notable events from this date in history: 1599 - Sir Anthony Van Dyke born. After Rubens he was probably the most prominent Flemish artist of the Baroque period. 1622 - In the James River area of Virginia, nearly 350 settlers were massacred by Indians. 1687 - Jean-Baptiste-Lully, French composer, died. He gallicised his name from Giovanni Battista Lulli when he became a French citizen. 1832 - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German poet and author of ``Faust,'' died. ``Faust'' was begun in 1775, but the first part was not published until 1808, and the second in 1832. 1842 - Carl August Nicolas Rosa, German violinist and composer, born. In 1873 he founded the Carl Rosa Opera Company. 1895 - Auguste and Louis Lumiere gave the first demonstration of motion pictures using celluloid film in Paris. 1896 - Thomas Hughes, English reformer, jurist and author of ``Tom Brown's School Days,'' died. 1910 - English novelist Nicholas Monsarrat, author of ``The Cruel Sea,'' born. 1917 - The United States became the first country to recognize the provisional government of Russia following the collapse of the monarchy. 1919 - The first international airline service was instituted between Paris and Brussels on a weekly schedule. 1923 - French actor and mime artist Marcel Marceau was born. Best known for his white-faced character ``Bip,'' based on Pip, a character from Charles Dickens' ``Great Expectations.'' 1930 - Stephen Joseph Sondheim, U.S. composer and lyricist, born. His musical credits include ``West Side Story,'' ``Gypsy,'' ``A Little Night Music,'' ``Sweeney Todd'' and ``Follies.'' 1935 - The first high-definition television service was officially inaugurated by the director-general of German broadcasting in Berlin. 1943 - Recording artist Keith Relf of The Yardbirds born. 1948 - Andrew Lloyd Webber, British composer, born. His musicals include ``Jesus Christ Superstar,'' ``Evita,'' ``Cats'' and ``Phantom of the Opera.''

Time Capsule - March 23, 2000 On this date in 1942, in the early days of World War II, Japanese-Americans were forcibly moved from their homes along the Pacific Coast to inland internment camps. The U.S. government feared an attack from Japan and was worried Japanese-Americans would aid the enemy. It was a low point in U.S. history. In 1966, Pope Paul VI met Britain's archbishop of Canterbury at the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, the first meeting between the heads of the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches in 400 years. In 1985, the United States completed the secret air evacuation of 800 Ethiopian Jews to Israel. In 1993, President Clinton held his first full-blown White House news conference on his 62nd day in office. In 1994, the nominee of the ruling party in Mexico was shot to death just after delivering a campaign speech in Tijuana. A suspect believed to be the gunman was arrested immediately. In 1996, Taiwan elected Lee Teng-hui in the island nation's first direct presidential election. In 1998, Russian President Boris Yeltsin fired his entire cabinet. "Titanic" won 11 Academy Awards on this date in 1998, tying the record total won by "Ben-Hur" back in 1959. In 1999, the vice president of Peru was assassinated. +------------------ Birthday's ------------------+ Culinary expert Fannie Farmer in 1857 Psychoanalyst Erich Fromm in 1900 Actress Joan Crawford in 1908 Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa in 1910 Rocket scientist Wernher von Braun in 1912 Former Atlanta Mayor Maynard Jackson Jr., in 1938 (age 62) Comedian Louie Anderson and singer Chaka Khan, both in 1953 (age 47) Actresses Amanda Plummer in 1957 (age 43) and Keri Russell ("Felicity") in 1976 (age 24). -----------------------------------------------------------

TODAY'S ALMANAC - Thursday, March 23, 2000 Today is Thursday, March 23, the 83rd day of 2000 with 283 to follow. The moon is waning, moving toward its last quarter. The morning stars are Mercury and Venus. The evening stars are Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. Born on this date under the sign of Aries: They include culinary expert Fannie Farmer in 1857 Psychoanalyst Erich Fromm in 1900 Actress Joan Crawford in 1908 Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa in 1910 Rocket scientist Wernher von Braun in 1912 Former Atlanta Mayor Maynard Jackson Jr., in 1938 (age 62) Comedian Louie Anderson and singer Chaka Khan, both in 1953 (age 47) Actresses Amanda Plummer in 1957 (age 43) Keri Russell ("Felicity") in 1976 (age 24) On This Date in History: In 1765, the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act for taxing the American colonies, an action that became a major grievance for rebellious colonials. In 1942, Japanese-Americans were forcibly moved from their homes along the Pacific Coast to inland internment camps. In 1966, Pope Paul VI met Britain's archbishop of Canterbury at the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, the first meeting between the heads of the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches in 400 years. In 1983, the world's first recipient of a permanent artificial heart, Barney Clark of Seattle, died in a Salt Lake City hospital. In 1985, the United States completed the secret air evacuation of 800 Ethiopian Jews to Israel. In 1993, President Clinton held his first full-blown White House news conference on his 62nd day in office. In 1994, the nominee of the ruling party in Mexico was shot to death just after delivering a campaign speech in Tijuana. A suspect believed to be the gunman was arrested immediately. In 1996, Taiwan elected Lee Teng-hui in the island nation's first direct presidential election. In 1998, Russian President Boris Yeltsin fired his entire cabinet. Also in 1998, "Titanic" won 11 Academy Awards, tying the record total won by "Ben-Hur" in 1959. In 1999, the vice president of Peru was assassinated.

Those Were the Days: March 23 This is Monkey Day! An evolution law, enacted this day in the great State of Tennessee in the year 1925, made it a crime for a teacher in any state-supported public school or college to teach any theory that contradicted the Bible's account of man's creation. Tennessee's Governor Austin Peay said, "The very integrity of the Bible in its statement of man's divine creation is denied by any theory that man descended or has ascended from any lower order of animals." Opponents planned to challenge the law, denouncing it as a violation of the constitutional principle of separation of church and state. Within two months, a Dayton, Tennessee high school science teacher, John T. Scopes was indicted, and later convicted, in the famous 'Monkey Trial' for teaching his students the theory of evolution; that man descended from a lower order of animals ... or monkeys. Scopes was fined $100. Defense Attorney Clarence Darrow stated that this was "the first case of its kind since we stopped trying people for witchcraft." Remember this the next time you think about swinging from a tree ... especially while eating a banana and singing, "Yaba daba daba." ** Events 1965 - Astronaut John Young became the first man to eat a corned beef sandwich in outer space. When it comes to events of progress, we will certainly add this to the record book, now won't we? ...along with that golf club stunt of Alan Shepard's from the surface of the moon years later. Young smuggled the sandwich on board in order to supplement the astronauts' meals of dehydrated foods, including powdered fruit juice (Tang). 1972 - New York Yankees baseball officials announced plans to keep the Yankees in the nation's largest city. Plans were also revealed concerning a major renovation of Yankee Stadium. While work was underway at 'The House that Ruth Built', the Bronx Bombers shared tenancy with the cross-town New York Mets in Flushing, New York at Shea Stadium. New Yorkers also got one other bonus from the announced plans: George Steinbrenner. 1985 - Singer Billy Joel married supermodel Christie Brinkley in private ceremonies held in New York City. 1985 - "We Are the World", by USA for Africa, a group of 46 pop stars, entered the music charts for the first time at number 21. ** Birthdays 1951 - Ron Jaworski (football: Philadelphia Eagles quarterback: Super Bowl XV) 1953 - Chaka Khan (Yvette Marie Stevens) (singer: Tell Me Something Good [with Rufus], You Got the Love; solo: I Feel for You) 1954 - Moses Malone (basketball: Buffalo Braves, Houston Rockets [single-game playoff record for most offensive rebounds [15: April 21, 1977 vs. Washington], Philadelphia 76ers, Washington Bullets, Atlanta Hawks, Milwaukee Bucks, Washington Bullets, Atlanta Hawks, San Antonio Spurs; NBA MVP: 1979, 1982, 1983; records: most consecutive games without a disqualification [1,212], most free throws made [8,531], most offensive rebounds [6,731]) 1966 - Marti Pellow (Mark McLoughlin) (singer: group: Wet, Wet, Wet) 1990 Princess Eugenie (British royalty: daughter of Prince Andrew and the Duchess of York) ** Chart Toppers - 1986 These Dreams - Heart Secret Lovers - Atlantic Starr Rock Me Amadeus - Falco What's a Memory like You (Doing in a Love like This) - John Schneider

Time Capsule March 24, 2000 In 1934, the United States granted the Philippine Islands independence, effective July 4th, 1946. In 1965, white civil rights worker Viola Liuzzo of Detroit was shot and killed on a road near Selma, Ala. In 1975, the beaver became the official symbol of Canada. In 1976, Argentine President Isabel Peron, widow of strongman ruler Juan Peron, was arrested in a military coup. In 1991, 12 people were killed and 29 wounded when South African police fired on ANC supporters at a rally in a black township in Daveytown after ordering the crowd to disperse. In 1992, Jerry Brown pulled an upset win over Bill Clinton in Connecticut, causing serious damage to the Arkansas governor's quest for the Democratic presidential nomination. In 1993, the suspected ringleader of the World Trade Center bombing that killed six people and injured more than 1,000 was arrested in Egypt and extradited to New York. In 1995, in a vote nearly along party lines, the House approved a bill that would overhaul welfare. In 1996, McDonalds stopped selling British beef in its British outlets. In 1998, four girls and a teacher at Westside Middle School in Jonesboro, Ark., were killed by bullets fired from a nearby woods. Police arrested two boys, ages 11 and 13, in connection with the slayings. In 1999, NATO launched attacks on targets in Yugoslavia after the Serbs refused to sign a peace agreement worked out for the future of the rebellious province of Kosovo. The air war lasted almost three months, until Serb forces withdrew from Kosovo.

TODAY'S ALMANAC - Friday, March 24, 2000 *----------- A Thought for the Day ------------* Samuel Butler wrote, "A hen is only an egg's way of making another egg." *----------------------------------------------* Today is Friday, March 24, the 84th day of 2000 with 282 to follow. The moon is waning, moving toward its last quarter. The morning stars are Mercury and Venus. The evening stars are Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. ------------------------------------------------------------ Born on this date under the sign of Aries: They include financier Andrew Mellon in 1855 Magician and escape artist Harry Houdini in 1874 Silent film actor Fatty Arbuckle in 1887 Pioneer film animator Ub Iwerks, whose artistry helped Walt Disney to realize his vision, in 1901 Republican presidential candidate Thomas Dewey in 1902 Poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti in 1919 (age 81) Actors Norman Fell in 1925 and Steve McQueen in 1930 Roger Bannister, the first person to run the mile in less than four minutes, in 1929 (age 71) Dress designer Bob Mackie in 1940 (age 60) Actresses Donna Pescow in 1954 (age 46) and Laura Flynn Boyle in 1970 (age 30)

Today in History for March 25 LONDON (Reuters) - Here are some notable events from this date in history: 1409 - The Council of Pisa, formed to try to solve the schism in the Catholic church between the two popes Gregory and Benedict, held its first meeting at Pisa. 1807 - The slave trade in England was abolished. 1867 - Arturo Toscanini, Italian conductor and musical director, born. Famed for his temper in rehearsals, he was director of La Scala and the Metropolitan opera houses. He also conducted the NBC symphony orchestra. 1871 - Gutzon Borglum, U.S. sculptor famed for his presidential sculptures on Mount Rushmore, born. 1881 - Bela Bartok, Hungarian composer and pianist, born. His knowledge of western musical techniques allied to the inspiration he derived from Hungarian peasant songs enabled him to become a unique musical force. 1900 - In the United States the first Socialist Party was formed when the Socialist Labor Party merged with the Social-Democratic Party. Their first convention was held in Indianapolis in 1904. 1911 - 146 mostly young Jewish and Italian immigrant women died when New York's worst industrial fire swept through a factory owned by the Triangle Shirtwaist Co. 1914 - Frederic Mistral, French poet and winner of the 1904 Nobel Prize for Literature, died. He helped in the 19th century revival of Provencal language and worked for some 20 years on a Provencal-French dictionary. 1918 - Claude Debussy, French composer, died. His music, described as ``musical Impressionism,'' explored original avenues of expression. 1942 - Singer Aretha Franklin, the ``Queen of Soul,'' born. 1947 - Elton John, English singer, songwriter and pianist, born. 1949 - Laurence Olivier's ``Hamlet'' won five Oscars and was the first British film to win an Academy award. 1995 - Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson was freed from an Indiana prison three years after his conviction for rape. 1996 - Abel Goodman, the world's first patient to receive a permanent electric heart, died in Britain. He received the implant at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford in the first operation of its kind. 1999 - Forty people were killed in a fire which trapped at least 30 vehicles in the tunnel under Mont Blanc, western Europe's highest mountain.

Today in History for March 26 LONDON (Reuters) - Here are some notable events from this date in history: 1726 - Sir John Vanbrugh, English playwright and architect of Blenheim Palace, died. 1780 - The British Gazette and Sunday Monitor, the first Sunday newspaper in Britain, was published. 1827 - Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer, died in Vienna. One of the great composers in the history of Western music, he composed many of his finest works after he had become totally deaf. 1828 - Austrian composer Franz Schubert gave his only public concert, in Vienna. 1871 - The Paris Commune, an insurrection of Paris against the French government, was formally set up. 1892 - Walt Whitman, U.S. poet and essayist, died. He became a revolutionary figure in American literature after the publication of his ``Leaves of Grass.'' 1898 - The world's first game reserve, the Sabi Game reserve, was designated in South Africa. 1911 - Tennessee Williams, American playwright and novelist, born. He won two Pulitzer prizes for ``A Streetcar Named Desire'' and ``Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.'' 1923 - Sarah Bernhardt, French actress, died. The greatest ``tragedienne'' of her day, she had her leg amputated in 1915 but continued her acting career. 1925 - Pierre Boulez, French conductor and composer, born. His later work, notably ``Le Marteau sans maitre,'' gained him a worldwide reputation. 1944 - Motown star Diana Ross born. 1945 - The Japanese attempted to reinforce a garrison at Kiska in the Aleutians but were intercepted by a U.S. naval force at the battle of Komandorski Islands. 1959 - Raymond Chandler, U.S. crime writer, died. Creator of the private detective character Philip Marlowe in his novels including, ``The Big Sleep'' and ``Farewell My Lovely.'' 1973 - English playwright Noel Coward died; he produced several films based on his own scripts, including ``In Which We Serve'' and ``Brief Encounter.'' 1983 - Anthony Blunt, former surveyor of Queen Elisabeth's art collection, died. He achieved notoriety as a Russian agent and the ``fourth man'' who engineered the escape of the spies Burgess and Maclean. 1999 - Assisted-suicide advocate Dr. Jack Kevorkian was convicted in the United States of second-degree murder for fatally injecting a terminally ill man.

Time Capsule for March 27, 2000 In 1958, Nikita Khrushchev replaced Nikolai Bulganin as premier of the Soviet Union. In 1964, a powerful earthquake in Alaska killed 117 people. In 1990, Soviet soldiers dragged Lithuanian army deserters from a hospital in Vilnius and took over the headquarters of Lithuania's independent Communist Party in an effort to reassert Moscow's control over the dissident Baltic republic. In 1992, an appeals court in West Palm Beach, Fla., refused to declare dead a baby girl born without a brain, despite her parents' anguished plea to allow her vital organs to be donated to help save other infants. In 1995, "Forrest Gump" won six Academy Awards, including best picture and best actor for Tom Hanks. In 1996, an Israeli court convicted Yigal Amir of assassinating Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and sentenced him to life in prison. In 1998, Russia got a new premier when President Boris Yeltsin nominated Sergei Kiriyenko, 35, to replace fired Premier Viktor Chernomyrdin. +------------------ Birthday's ------------------+ Printmaker Nathaniel Currier, of Currier and Ives, in 1813 German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen, discoverer of X-rays, in 1845 Photographer Edward Steichen in 1879 Architect Mies van der Rohe in 1886 Actress Gloria Swanson in 1899 Jazz singer Sarah Vaughan in 1924 Actor Michael York in 1942 (age 58) Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino in 1963 (age 37) Singer Mariah Carey in 1970 (age 30)

Time Capsules - March 28, 2000 Go kiss your Maytag. It was on this date in 1797 that Nathaniel Briggs was awarded a patent for the first washing machine. Otherwise, we'd be down at the local stream, beating our undies clean on rocks. In 1939, Madrid surrendered to the nationalist forces of Generalissimo Francisco Franco in the Spanish Civil War. Mention the phrase "Three Mile Island" and nearly everyone knows what you're talking about. It was early in the morning on this date in 1979 that a series of failures in the cooling system at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant south of Harrisburg, Penn., caused a near-meltdown. It was the worst accident ever at an American civilian nuclear facility, and led to the extensive re-evaluation of the safety of existing nuclear power generating operations. And it was on this date in 1982 that rocker David Crosby was arrested in Texas on various drug and weapons possession charges. When asked why he was carrying a concealed .45, Crosby replied: "John Lennon." In 1991, just days before the 10th anniversary of the attempt on his life, former President Reagan endorsed a seven-day waiting period for handgun purchases, reversing his earlier opposition. In 1993, Russian President Boris Yeltsin survived an impeachment vote by the Congress of People's Deputies. Also in 1993, French voters rejected the ruling Socialists and gave the conservative alliance a crushing majority in legislative elections. In 1994, pre-election clashes between Zulu nationalists, the ANC and police claimed 53 lives in Johannesburg, South Africa. In 1996, Congress approved the presidential line-item veto. In 1997, an Italian warship collided with an Albanian ship crowded with refugees, causing an undetermined number of deaths. In 1999, Purdue University won its first women's basketball championship, defeating Duke University, 62-45. Its coach was the first black woman to coach the women's championship team. +------------------ Birthday's ------------------+ Russian author Maxim Gorky in 1868 Brewers Frederick Pabst in 1836 and August Anheuser Busch Jr.in 1899 Edmund Muskie, the 1968 Democratic vice-presidential candidate,in 1914 Child star Freddie Bartholomew in 1924 Zbigniew Brzezinski, Carter administration national security adviser, in 1928 (age 72) Actors Dirk Bogarde in 1921, Conchata Ferrell in 1943 (age 57), Ken Howard in 1944 (age 56) and Dianne Wiest in 1948 (age 52) Country singer Reba McEntire in 1954 (age 46)

The Day in Music History - March 28, 2000 In 1958, W.C. Handy died at the age of 84. In 1964, Britain's first "pirate" rock radio station, Radio Caroline, began broadcasting from a barge anchored off shore to circumvent British broadcast laws. In 1969, Ringo Starr announced in London that there'd be no further public appearances by the Beatles. John Lennon disputed that, but it turned out Starr was right. In 1974, Arthur "Big Boy" Cruddup -- who wrote "That's All Right Mama" -- died at the age of 69. In 1979, Eric Clapton married Patti Boyd, George Harrison's ex-wife and the inspiration for Clapton's song "Layla." In 1982, David Crosby was arrested on various drug and weapons possession charges. When asked why he was carrying a concealed .45, Crosby replied -- "John Lennon." In 1984, drummer Mick Fleetwood filed for bankruptcy. Also in 1984, Culture Club arrived in Montreal, Canada, for the group's North American tour. The band was greeted at the airport by about 2,500 screaming fans. In 1985, a wax effigy of Michael Jackson was unveiled at Madame Tussaud's in London. In 1987, the Doobie Brothers moved a benefit concert from Phoenix to Las Vegas to protest Arizona Gov. Evan Mecham's decision to rescind the state holiday honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. In 1991, rock 'n' roll broadcast pioneer Dick Clark was honored on the Hollywood Rock Walk. In 1993, Willie Nelson performed a benefit concert in Hillsboro, Texas, to raise money to restore the Hill County Courthouse that'd been destroyed by fire. Nelson spent his childhood in the area. In 1994, more New York dates were added to Barbra Streisand's upcoming tour. All of the shows sold out within minutes. Also in 1994, police announced a total of 91 arrests at a weekend series of Grateful Dead concerts on Long Island, N.Y. Again in 1994, 25 unruly fans were arrested outside a Pearl Jam concert in Miami. In 1999, Freaky Tah -- a.k.a. Raymond Rogers -- of the gangsta rap group The Lost Boyz was shot to death by masked gunmen outside a New York City hotel. He was 28. Two men later were arrested in connection with the murder.

The Day in Music History - MArch 29, 2000 In 1960, Tootsie's Orchid Lounge opened in Nashville. In 1973, following its single "The Cover of the Rolling Stone," Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show actually made the cover of that particular magazine. In 1975, all six Led Zeppelin albums released up to this time were on the U.S. album charts during the same week. In 1980, the BeeGees were sued in Chicago by an amateur songwriter who claimed they plagiarized one of his tunes for their 1978 hit "How Deep Is Your Love?" The BeeGees won on appeal. In 1985, Thompson Twin Tom Bailey was found collapsed on the floor of his hotel room, suffering from exhaustion. In 1987, Prince won eight "Razzies" for worst achievement in movie making at the annual spoof of the Academy Awards. In 1993, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear 2 Live Crew's appeal of a ruling that said the rap group broke federal copyright laws when it did a parody of Roy Orbison's "Oh Pretty Woman." The high court would reverse the decision. Also in 1993, a judge in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., overturned the October 1990 conviction of a record store owner charged with obscenity for selling 2 Live Crew's "As Nasty As They Wanna Be" album. In 1996, Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee and his wife, "Baywatch" star Pamela Anderson Lee, sued Penthouse for $10 million in a failed bid to force the magazine not to market a stolen home video showing the couple "doing it."

March 29, 2000 Know Your History for March 29: ** Today is Doctor, Doctor Day! From this day on, surgery would no longer painful -- at least, while it was being performed. Dr. Crawford W. Long performed the first operation while his patient was anesthetized by ether on this day in 1842. Crawford had been observing several party-goers under the influence of nitrous oxide and sulfuric ether. Those folks were feeling no pain. And Crawford's patient literally felt no pain as the good doctor removed a tumor from the man's neck using the party concoction. This event has been celebrated as Doctors' Day since this day in 1933. Doctors throughout the United States celebrate in Dr. Crawford W. Long's honor and, in honor of ether as an anesthetic. ** Events 1858 - Hyman L. Lipman of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania patented the writing device we call the pencil. Yes, it did have an attached eraser as well. Why, then, we wondered, wasn't it called the Lipman? "Teacher, I'm sorry, but I seem to have forgotten my Lipman this morning." Or -- "May I please go and sharpen my Lipman?" See? It works. 1867 - Alaska was purchased from Russia for two-cents an acre! Now that's called getting your two-cents worth... 1948 - Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin ordered all road and rail access to Berlin, Germany blocked. This was just the beginning of what would become a complete blockade of the German city three months later ... on June 24. 1981 - U.S. President Ronald Reagan was shot in the chest by a would-be assassin as the President walked to his limousine in Washington DC. Press Secretary James Brady and two police officers were also wounded in the attack. John W. Hinkley, Jr. was convicted of the crime. ** Birthdays 1746 - Francisco Jose de Goya y Lucientes (artist: The Caprices, The Family of Charles IV, Majas, The 2nd of May, The 3rd of May) 1853 - Vincent van Gogh (post-impressionist artist: The Potato Eaters, Sunflowers, The Night Cafe) 1945 - Eric Clapton (rock guitarist: group: Yardbirds: For Your Love; song writer: Layla, score for The Hit; Grammy Award-winning singer: Bad Love [1990], LPs: Tears from Heaven and Unplugged [1993], I Shot the Sheriff, Lay Down Sally, Promises, I Can't Stand It, Wonderful Tonight) 1950 - LaRue Martin (basketball: Loyola Univ., Portland Trail Blazers) 1957 - Paul Reiser (actor: Diner, Mad About You, Aliens, Beverly Hills Cop) 1964 - Tracy Chapman (folk singer-songwriter: Fast Car) ** Chart Toppers - 1945 One More Night - Phil Collins Lovergirl - Teena Marie We are the World - USA for Africa Seven Spanish Angels - Ray Charles with Willie Nelson

Time Capsule for March 29, 2000 In 1812, the first wedding was performed in the White House. Mrs. Lucy Payne Washington, sister-in-law of President James Madison, married Supreme Court Justice Thomas Dodd. William Calley was convicted on this date in 1971 for his part in the murders of 22 Vietnamese civilians in what became known as the "My Lai" massacre, the killings of unarmed villagers by U.S soldiers in Vietnam. It was the most publicized atrocity of the Vietnam War. Calley was sentenced to life in prison, although he has since been released. Also in 1971, cult leader Charles Manson and three followers were sentenced to death in the Tate-Labianca slayings in Los Angeles. In 1991, six-time Italian Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti quit, paving the way for the country's 50th government since World War II. In 1992, Democratic presidential candidate Bill Clinton admitted he tried marijuana once or twice in England, but didn't like it. In 1993, "Unforgiven," Clint Eastwood's gritty western, won the best picture and best director Oscars, but no single film scored a sweep of the 65th annual Academy Awards. In 1994, the Bosnian Serbs stepped up their bombardment of Gorazde, 35 miles southeast of Sarajevo and one of the U.N-designated "safe areas." Also in 1994, Jimmy Johnson, coach of the Super Bowl champion Dallas Cowboys, resigned, in part because of a disagreement over who deserved credit for the Cowboys' success: Johnson or team owner Jerry Jones. In 1995, the House rejected legislation that would've limited how long members of Congress could serve. In 1996, the House Ethics Committee said Speaker Newt Gingrich violated House rules by having close dealings with a wealthy GOP giver who had business interests affected by congressional legislation. It was the third time in two months the panel had notified Gingrich that he'd broken the rules. In 1997, Israeli troops killed a Palestinian in a confrontation triggered by preparations to build another Jewish settlement in Arab East Jerusalem. In 1999, the Connecticut Huskies won their first NCAA men's basketball championship, beating the Duke Blue Devils, 77-74.

March 30, 2000 In 1923, the Cunard liner "Laconia" arrived in New York City, becoming the first passenger ship to circumnavigate the world, a cruise of 130 days. An attempt on the life of President Reagan took place on this date in 1981. The president was shot and seriously wounded by John Hinckley Jr. outside a Washington hotel. White House news secretary James Brady, a Secret Service agent and a Washington policeman also were wounded - Brady was left paralyzed and in a wheelchair by the incident. Hinckley, who was arrested at the scene, was later found NOT guilty by reason of insanity and remains institutionalized in a Washington, D.C., hospital. In 1990, Idaho Gov. Cecil Andrus vetoed a restrictive abortion bill, ending the anti-abortion forces' goal of giving Supreme Court a chance to overturn Roe vs. Wade. In 1992, "The Silence of the Lambs" swept the 64th annual Academy Awards, including best picture, best director, best actor for Anthony Hopkins and best actress for Jodie Foster. In 1993, a two-state custody battle over a 2-year-old girl took a dramatic turn when the Michigan Court of Appeals ordered the child who'd been living with her custodial parents in Michigan since shortly after birth returned to her biological parents in Iowa. Also in 1993, after 43 years, the unthinkable happened on the comic pages -- Charlie Brown was a hero when he hit a homerun and his baseball team won for the first time. In 1995, the compromise "don't ask, don't tell, don't pursue" policy allowing homosexuals to serve in the military under certain conditions was struck down by a federal judge in New York as unconstitutional. In 1997, House Speaker Newt Gingrich said he warned Chinese leaders that the United States would intervene militarily if China attacked Taiwan. In 1998, Armenian Premier Robert Kocharian was elected president in a run-off election in the former Soviet republic. Also in 1998, the University of Kentucky Wildcats won the NCAA basketball title for the second time in three years and the seventh time overall. In 1999, a jury in Multnomah Co., Ore., awarded $81 million dollars in damages to the family of a smoker who had died from lung cancer. The plaintiff in the case, tobacco manufacturer Philip Morris, promised to appeal. A state judge later reduced the punitive portion of the judgment to $32 million. +------------------ Birthday's ------------------+ Spanish painter Francisco Jose de Goya in 1746 English author Anna Sewell ("Black Beauty") in 1820 English social reformer Charles Booth in 1840 Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh in 1853 Irish dramatist Sean O'Casey in 1880 Former CIA Director Richard Helms and singer Frankie Laine, both in 1913 (age 87) TV host Peter Marshall in 1927 (age 73) Actors Richard Dysart in 1929 (age 71), John Astin in 1930 (age 70) and Warren Beatty in 1937 (age 63) British blues/rock guitarist Eric Clapton in 1945 (age 55) Actor Paul Reiser in 1957 (age 43) Canadian pop singer Celine Dion in 1968 (age 32)

Music History March 30, 2000 In 1963, the Chiffons topped the Billboard Hot-100 singles chart with "He's So Fine." In 1966, 85 unruly fans were arrested after a Rolling Stones concert in Paris. In 1967, the Beatles photographed what became the unusual front cover of the "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" album. In 1976, punk music was launched in London when the Sex Pistols performed at the 100 Club. In 1978, Paul Simenon and Nicky Headon of The Clash were arrested for shooting pigeons. In 1984, Greg Lake left Asia -- to be replaced by John Wetton, whom Lake had earlier replaced. In 1987, Herbie Hancock won the best original score Oscar for "Round Midnight." "Take My Breath Away" from "Top Gun" won for best original song. Also in 1987, Duane Allen of the Oak Ridge Boys said William Lee Golden had been kicked out of the group because he "hated" the other members. Golden would later return to the fold. In 1987, Blue Note musicians -- including Dexter Gordon, Bobby McFerrin, McCoy Tyner and Freddie Hubbard -- wrote an open letter against home taping. The letter was included in the label's new releases. In 1994, Madonna made a foulmouthed appearance on David Letterman's "Late Show" --causing CBS censors to bleep her numerous times.

Know Your History for March 31: ** Today is Eiffel Tower Day! To the City of Lights we go, down the beautiful streets of Paris, under the Arc de Triumphe and there, before us, the site of one of the world's most photographed and well-known landmarks, the Eiffel Tower. It was on this day in 1889 that the structure opened in Gay Paree. A beautiful sight, no? Well, not so to writers, Guy deMaupassant and Alexandre Dumas who condemned the Eiffel Tower as a "horrid nightmare." Well, no pleasing some people, we guess... The Eiffel Tower was named after its designer, architect, Alexandre Gustave Eiffel who built the structure for the Paris Exhibition of 1889. ** Events 1880 - The first electric street lights ever installed by a municipality were turned on in beautiful Wabash, IN. 1918 - Daylight saving time went into effect throughout the United States for the first time. Folks would spring ahead an hour allowing for longer early evenings. The time change left enough light for many activities, especially in farming areas. Planting and such could best be done with the sun up an extra hour. And, of course, folks would fall back an hour to standard time in the fall. 1945 - Tennessee Williams' play, "The Glass Menagerie", arrived on Broadway in New York City to become what critics and the public called the best play of the year. 1973 - Ken Norton defeated Muhammad Ali in a 12-round split decision. Ali had his jaw broken during the fight. ** Birthdays 1596 - Rene Descartes ('father of modern philosophy': "I think, therefore I am.") 1927 - Cesar Chavez (labor leader: began the National Farm Workers Association, organizing migrant farm workers) 1948 - Al Gore (45th U.S. Vice President under Bill Clinton) 1948 - Rhea Perlman (Emmy Award-winning actress: Cheers [1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1988-89]; Pearl, Carwash, Ratings Game, Class Act, Ted & Venus, Intimate Strangers) ** Chart Toppers - 1986 Rock Me Amadeus - Falco R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. - John Cougar Mellencamp Kiss - Prince & The Revolution Don't Underestimate My Love for You - Lee Greenwood

Time Capsule - March 31, 2000 The Eiffel Tower was inaugurated in Paris on this date in 1889 for the Universal Exhibition of Arts and Manufacturers. It was on this date in 1968 that President Lyndon B. Johnson announced that he would not seek re-election. At the same time, he ordered the suspension of American bombing of North Vietnam. In 1971, Lt. William Calley was sentenced to life imprisonment for his part in the deaths of 22 Vietnamese civilians in what is called the "My Lai" massacre. In 1987, the State Department ordered home all 28 remaining U.S. Marine guards at the Moscow embassy after two Marines were charged with espionage. In 1991, the Warsaw Pact formally ended as Soviet commanders surrendered their powers in an agreement between pact members and the Soviet Union. In 1992, the U.N. Security Council voted to impose air traffic and weapons sanctions against Libya for not surrendering six men wanted by the U.S., Britain, France in the bombings of an American jetliner and a French plane. In 1994, a state of emergency was declared in the South African Zulu homeland of KwaZulu following deadly fighting in the weeks before the country's first universal-sufferage elections. Also in 1994, the PLO resumed talks with Israel on the implementation of Palestinian self-rule in the occupied territories. In 1995, a federal judge ordered major league baseball owners to reinstate the contract that was in effect before the players' strike began. And it was on this date in 1995 that Tejano star Selena Quintanilla was shot to death in a hotel in Corpus Christi, Texas. She was 23 and was just about to release her first English-language album after much success in the Spanish language music business. The former president of her fan club was later convicted of her murder and sentenced to life in prison. In 1998, the U.N. Security Council voted to impose an arms embargo on Yugoslavia after unrest in the Serbian province of Kosovo turned violent. As the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia continued, three U.S. soldiers, members of the peacekeeping forces in Macedonia, in the process of withdrawing, were captured by Serb troops near the Yugoslav- Macedonia border on this date in 1999. The next day, Serbian Radio announced a military court would try the three. It didn't and the soldiers were released a month later when the Rev. Jesse Jackson intervened. +------------------ Birthday's ------------------+ French philosopher Rene Descartes in 1596 Austrian composer Franz Joseph Haydn in 1732 German chemist Robert Bunsen, inventor of the Bunsen gas burner, in 1811 Boxer Jack Johnson, the first black to hold the heavyweight title, in 1878 Comedian Henry Morgan in 1915 Actor/singer Richard Kiley in 1922 Author and motivational speaker Leo Buscaglia in 1925 United Farm Workers President Cesar Chavez in 1927 Actor William Daniels, also in 1927 (age 73) Canadian hockey player Gordie Howe in 1928 (age 72) Fashion designer Liz Claiborne in 1929 (age 71) Author John Jakes in 1932 (age 68) Actress Shirley Jones in 1934 (age 66) Bandleader Herb Alpert in 1935 (age 65) Actors Richard Chamberlain in 1935 (age 65), Christopher Walken in 1943 (age 57), Gabe Kaplan in 1946 (age 54), and Rhea Perlman in 1948 (age 52)

Today in History for March 31 LONDON (Reuters) - Here are some notable events from this date in history: 1492 - Jews in Spain were given three months to accept Christianity or leave. 1596 - French philosopher and mathematician Rene Descartes born. 1631 - John Donne, English poet, died; he was also a prominent churchman and preacher. 1732 - Franz Joseph Haydn, Austrian composer of 104 symphonies and numerous chamber and vocal works, born. 1837 - English landscape painter John Constable died. His works include the ``Valley Farm,'' ``Cornfield'' and ``Haywain.'' 1855 - Charlotte Bronte, British author of ``Jane Eyre'' and the oldest of three literary sisters, died in pregnancy. 1870 - In the United States, Thomas Peterson-Mundy became the first black to vote under the Fifteenth Amendment (passed by Congress in February 1870), which required all Southern states to allow blacks to vote. 1889 - The Eiffel Tower in Paris was inaugurated. 1917 - The U.S. purchase of the Danish West Indies for $25 million, agreed upon the previous August, took effect. They were renamed the Virgin Islands. 1918 - Daylight saving time went into effect throughout the United States for the first time. 1943 - The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical ``Oklahoma!'' premiered in New York City. 1967 - Jimi Hendrix burns his guitar for the first time in a public performance at Finsbury Park in London. 1971 - U.S. Lt. William Calley was sentenced to life imprisonment (later reduced to 20 years) for the killings of Vietnamese civilians at My Lai in March 1968. 1980 - Former U.S. athlete Jessie Owens died. He won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics but Hitler refused to shake his hand because he was black. 1991 - The Warsaw Pact, which held Eastern Europe under tight Kremlin control for 36 years, formally ceased its existence as a military force when Soviet commanders surrendered their powers.

Today in History for April 1 LONDON (Reuters) - Here are some notable events from this date in history: 1621 - The first colonial treaty with native Americans was signed between Massasoit, chief of the Wampanoags and English pilgrims on behalf of King James I at Strawberry Hill, Massachusetts. 1697 - Abbe Prevost, French writer and journalist, born; best known for his ``Manon Lescaut'' which was turned into operas by Jules Massenet and Giacomo Puccini. 1789 - The U.S. House of Representatives was able to transact business, a quorum of its members being present for the first time. 1873 - Sergei Rakhmaninov, Russian composer and virtuoso pianist, born. Best known for his preludes and his music for piano and orchestra including ``Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.'' He recorded many of his own works as soloist. 1875 - The Times of London became the first newspaper to print a daily weather chart. 1883 - Lon Chaney, U.S. dramatic actor and film star, born; known as the ``Man of a Thousand Faces'' for his effective makeup while playing characters in the films of ``The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' and ``Phantom of the Opera.'' 1885 - Wallace Beery, U.S. film star and character actor, born. Famed for his roles in ``Grand Hotel'' and ``Dinner at Eight,'' he won an Oscar for his portrayal of a boxer in the film ``The Champ.'' 1917 - Scott Joplin, U.S. jazz musician famous for his ragtime pieces notably ``The Entertainer,'' died. 1932 - Actress Debbie Reynolds born. 1946 - Ronnie Lane, a member of British rock groups the Small Faces and the Faces, born in London. He died in 1997 after a long battle with multiple sclerosis. 1948 - The blockade of Berlin started when the Russians began checking all road and rail traffic between Berlin and the Western Zones. 1960 - Tiros I, the world's first meteorological satellite which transmitted cloud cover pictures, was launched from the United States. 1976 - Max Ernst, German painter and sculptor and founder of the Dada group, died. He had also been involved in the Surrealist movement and invented the frottage technique (pencil rubbings on canvas). 1984 - U.S. soul singer Marvin Gaye was shot dead by his father during a violent argument. 1999 - U.S. rock 'n' roll pioneer songwriter Jesse Stone, composer of the classic ``Shake, Rattle & Roll'' died aged 97.

Celebrate! Holidays In The U.S.A. April Fool's Day (April 1) In sixteenth-century France, the start of the new year was observed on April first. It was celebrated in much the same way as it is today with parties and dancing into the late hours of the night. Then in 1562, Pope Gregory introduced a new calendar for the Christian world, and the new year fell on January first. There were some people, however, who hadn't heard or didn't believe the change in the date, so they continued to celebrate New Year's Day on April first. Others played tricks on them and called them "April fools." They sent them on a "fool's errand" or tried to make them believe that something false was true. In France today, April first is called "Poisson d'Avril." French children fool their friends by taping a paper fish to their friends' backs. When the "young fool" discovers this trick, the prankster yells "Poisson d�Avril!" (April Fish!) Today Americans play small tricks on friends and strangers alike on the first of April. One common trick on April Fool's Day, or All Fool's Day, is pointing down to a friend's shoe and saying, "Your shoelace is untied." Teachers in the nineteenth century used to say to pupils, "Look! A flock of geese!" and point up. School children might tell a classmate that school has been canceled. Whatever the trick, if the innocent victim falls for the joke the prankster yells, "April Fool! " The "fools' errands" we play on people are practical jokes. Putting salt in the sugar bowl for the next person is not a nice trick to play on a stranger. College students set their clocks an hour behind, so their roommates show up to the wrong class - or not at all. Some practical jokes are kept up the whole day before the victim realizes what day it is. Most April Fool jokes are in good fun and not meant to harm anyone. The most clever April Fool joke is the one where everyone laughs, especially the person upon whom the joke is played. "The first of April is the day we remember what we are the other 364 days of the year. " -- American humorist Mark Twain http://www.usis.usemb.se/Holidays/celebrate/april.html

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Today in History for April 2 LONDON (Reuters) - Here are some notable events from this date in history: 742 - Charlemagne, king of the Franks, born. King from 768, with his brother, he conquered most of Europe and was crowned Emperor in 800. His court became one of the most brilliant. 1792 - The Coinage Act passed by the U.S. Congress and signed by President George Washington established a mint and regulated the infant nation's coins. 1805 - Hans Christian Andersen, Danish author, born. His children's stories included ``The Emperor's New Clothes'' and ``The Ugly Duckling.'' 1840 - Emile Zola, French writer, born. Founder of the Naturalist movement in literature, used notably in his novels ``Therese Raquin'' and ``Germinal.'' He was also author of the paper ``J'Accuse'' in defense of Alfred Dreyfus. 1860 - The first Italian Parliament met at Turin. 1872 - Samuel F. B. Morse, U.S. painter and inventor, died. He invented the electric telegraph and developed the Morse Code in 1938. 1914 - Alec Guinness, British actor of stage and screen, born. Best known for his roles in ``Kind Hearts and Coronets'' and ``Bridge over River Kwai,'' for which he won an Oscar, and ``The Ladykillers.'' 1926 - Sir Jack Brabham, Australian racing driver, born. He won the world drivers' championship three times in a Grand Prix career which lasted from 1955 to 1970. 1939 - American soul singer Marvin Gaye, whose Motown hits included ``I Heard it Through the Grapevine'' and ``Sexual Healing,'' born in Washington D.C. He was shot dead by his father in 1984. 1966 - Cecil Scott Forester, author of the Captain Hornblower novels, died. He also wrote ``The African Queen,'' which was made into a successful film. 1977 - Charlotte Brew became the first woman to ride in the Grand National steeplechase when she rode her own horse, Barony Fort. The race was won by Red Rum, winning for a record third time. 1982 - Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands and overthrew the British administration. The protectorate had been held by Britain since 1832. 1991 - Price rises of up to 200 percent for basic goods and public transport went into effect throughout the Soviet Union, leading to complaints from citizens. 1992 - Mafia boss John Gotti, nicknamed ``Teflon Don'' after earlier attempts to try him, was convicted of murder and racketeering. 1996 - Lech Walesa, the former Solidarity union leader who became Poland's first post-war democratic president, resumed his old job as a $250-a-month electrician at the Gdansk shipyard.

April 3, 2000 The Pony Express postal service began on this date in 1860 when the first riders left St. Joseph, Mo., heading west, and Sacramento, Calif., heading east. For $5 an ounce, letters were delivered within 10 days. The Pony Express lasted less than two years, becoming obsolete when the overland telegraph was completed in Oct. 1861. And it was on this date in 1959 that the BBC banned the Coasters' single "Charlie Brown" because of the word "spitball." These days on some rock radio stations, it's not all that uncommon to hear the so-called "f" word in songs played at night. In 1962, the federal government ordered New Orleans to integrate the first six grades of its public schools. In 1975, President Ford said the rest of the world should not regard losses in South Vietnam as a sign that American commitments would not be fulfilled elsewhere. In 1982, Argentina captured the Falkland Islands dependency of South Georgia. The U.N. Security Council demanded Argentina withdraw from the British-ruled islands. In 1991, the U-N Security Council passed the cease-fire resolution to end the Persian Gulf War. In 1993, President Clinton and Russian President Boris Yeltsin held their first summit in Vancouver, B.C. In 1995, the owners and players of major-league baseball approved an agreement, ending the longest strike in sports history. In 1996, a plane crash in Croatia killed 35 people, including U.S. Commerce Secretary Ron Brown and other officials and business leaders. The man suspected of being the Unabomber was nabbed on this date in 1996. FBI agents raided a remote Montana cabin and arrested former college professor Theodore Kaczynski, accusing him of being the person whose mail bombs had killed three people and injured 23 more since the 1970s. It was Kaczynski's brother who had provided the lead that led to his capture. In 1997, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said construction of a Jewish settlement in Arab East Jerusalem would continue, despite a series of fatal confrontations between Israeli troops and Palestinians. +------------------ Birthday's ------------------+ Historian and story writer Washington Irving in 1783 Author and naturalist John Burroughs in 1837 Publisher Henry Luce in 1898 Actress and inventor of the "fan dance" Sally Rand in 1904 Actress Doris Day and actor Marlon Brando, both in 1924 (age 76) Astronaut Virgil "Gus" Grissom in 1926 Anthropologist Jane Goodall in 1934 (age 66) Actress Marsha Mason and entertainer Wayne Newton, both in 1942 (age 58) Singer Tony Orlando in 1944 (age 56) Actors Alec Baldwin in 1958 (age 42) and David Hyde Pierce in 1959 (age 41) Actor/comedian Eddie Murphy in 1961 (age 39) Actress Jennie Garth ("Beverly Hills 90210") and Olympic skier Picabo Street, both in 1971 (age 29)

Today in History for April 3 LONDON (Reuters) - Here are some notable events from this date in history: 1682 - Bartolome Esteban Murillo, Spanish painter, died. He was best known for his populist religious works, notably ``The Two Trinities.'' 1783 - Washington Irving, U.S. historian and essayist, born. Known as the ``first American man of letters,'' he also wrote many tales and stories including ``Rip Van Winkle'' and the ``Legend of Sleepy Hollow.'' 1860 - The first Pony Express riders with the U.S. mail departed St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California, simultaneously. The west-bound mail arrived a day and a half before the east-bound mail. 1882 - After more than 15 years of robbing banks, outlaw Jesse James was shot in the back at St. Joseph, Missouri, by Robert Ford, one of his own gang. 1897 - Johannes Brahms, German composer and pianist, died. He wrote four symphonies as well as concerti for piano and violin and highly-esteemed chamber works. 1924 - Marlon Brando, U.S. film actor, born; known for his method style of acting, his films included ``On the Waterfront'' and ``The Godfather,'' for which he won Oscars. 1924 - Doris Day, U.S film actress and singer born as Doris von Kappelhoff. Best known for her roles in ``Calamity Jane,'' ``Young at Heart'' and ``The Pajama Game.'' 1930 - Ras Tafari was proclaimed Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia. 1943 - Conrad Veidt, German born actor of stage and screen, died. Best known for his roles in the films ``The Cabinet of Dr Caligari'' and ``Casablanca.'' 1948 - U.S. President Truman signed the Marshall plan into effect, allocating $6 billion in overseas economic aid. 1950 - Kurt Weil, German composer, died; best known for his ``Threepenny Opera'' and for his collaboration with actress and singer Lotte Lenya whom he married in 1926. 1975 - Russia's Anatoly Karpov was proclained world chess champion after U.S. holder Bobby Fischer refused to defend his title. 1986 - Peter Pears, British operatic tenor, died. He was a collaborator with composer Benjamin Britten and first interpreter of many of Britten's works, notably ``Peter Grimes.'' 1991 - British novelist Graham Greene died aged 86 in Switzerland. 1999 - Lionel Bart, British composer of the musical ``Oliver!,'' died aged 68.

Musical History for April 3, 2000 In 1948, the "Louisiana Hayride" country music variety show on KWKH Radio in Shreveport, La., aired for the first time. In 1956, Elvis Presley made his first appearance on TV's popular "Milton Berle Show" -- singing "Heartbreak Hotel," "Blue Suede Shoes" and "Money, Honey" live from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Hancock. In 1959, the Coasters' single "Charlie Brown" was banned by the BBC because of the word "spitball." In 1969, Jim Morrison surrendered to authorities in Los Angeles to answer to the indecent exposure charges filed against him following a Doors concert in Miami a month earlier. In 1975, Emmylou Harris played her first concert with The Hot Band in San Francisco. In 1984, a record producer won a $3 million-plus settlement in a court battle with Yoko Ono over royalties relating to "Double Fantasy," the album Ono and John Lennon had just completed when he was murdered. In 1987, President Reagan presented Minnie Pearl with the American Cancer Society's annual Courage Award for her personal fight against cancer. In 1992, Dolly Parton's new movie "Straight Talk" premiered nationwide. In 1993, Guns N' Roses cut short a sold-out concert in suburban Sacramento, Calif., after a fan threw a bottle that hit one band member in the head. In 1995, shock-jock Howard Stern triggered an uproar when he ridiculed the mourners of slain Tejano star Selena on his nationally syndicated radio show and aired her music with gunshots dubbed in. In 1996, rapper Hammer filed for bankruptcy, saying he was $10 million in debt. In 1998, Michael Jackson's wife, Debbie Rowe, gave birth to the couple's second child, a girl, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Their first child, a boy, had been born in February 1997.

Know Your History for April 03: ** This is Pony Express Day! Pony Express mail service began this day in St. Joseph, Missouri. The year was 1860 and the first Pony Express rider was heading for California. The next day, another rider left Sacramento, California heading east for Missouri. Each rider had a 75 to 100 mile run before a switch was made with another rider. The switch was made at one of 190 way stations along the route; each way station being about ten to fifteen miles apart. The Pony Express riders delivered the mail within ten days (similar to our current snail-mail) for postage paid of $5 per ounce. This style of mail service became antiquated within a short two years, being put out to pasture by the advent of the overland telegraph. * iwin.com is giving away over $100,000 a month! click here to WIN! * http://strive.to/go.e?153130 ** Events 1776 - Harvard College conferred the first honorary Doctor of Laws degree to George Washington. 1933 - First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt informed newspaper reporters that beer would be served at the White House. This followed the March 22 legislation legalizing '3.2' beer. 1979 - Jane Byrne became the first female mayor in Chicago's history. ** Birthdays 1783 - Washington Irving (author: Rip Van Winkle, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus, Life of Washington; passed away Nov 28, 1859) 1934 - Jane Goodall (anthropologist: studied chimpanzees; author: In the Shadow of Man) 1958 - Alec Baldwin (actor: The Hunt for Red October, Beetlejuice, The Getaway, Married to the Mob, Talk Radio, Working Girl, Miami Blues, Knots Landing) 1961 - Eddie Murphy (comedian: Saturday Night Live; actor: 48 Hrs., Beverly Hills Cop, Trading Places, Coming to America) 1972 - Jennie Garth (actress: Beverly Hills 90210) ** Chart Toppers Eternal Flame - Bangles Girl You Know It's True - Milli Vanilli The Look - Roxette Baby's Gotten Good at Goodbye - George Strait

Know Your History for April 04: ** This is Giamatti Day! What do baseball, literature and Yale University have in common? If you said Angelo Bartlett Giamatti, you would be absolutely correct! Angelo Giamatti was born on this day in 1938 in the Boston area, growing up in South Hadley, Massachusetts. Better known as A. Bartlett Giamatti, he was educated at Yale and became a professor of literature at the highly respected university. In 1978 Giamatti became Yale's youngest president. Having gone as far as he could go at Yale, the professor, who had always been a Boston Red Sox fan, decided to take baseball more seriously. It was 1986 and Bart, as he was then known, was made president of major-league baseball's National League. Three years later, Bart Giamatti became Commissioner of Baseball. As Commissioner, he hoped to keep baseball an outdoor game that was played on real grass, "Americans have become accustomed to associating summer's renewal of the earth and fall's harvest with baseball. You can't conceive of baseball being played in the winter. It is fitted to the season in an extraordinary way." Bart Giamatti's last role as Commissioner was played out just eight days before his death on September 1, 1989. He gave Pete Rose a life sentence: no more baseball (because Rose had bet on the game). ** Events 1932 - Professor C.G. King of the University of Pittsburgh isolated vitamin C after five years of research. Take some vitamin C today and feel better fast! Suck a lemon! 1939 - Glenn Miller recorded his theme song, "Moonlight Serenade", for Bluebird Records. Previously, the Miller theme had been "Gone with the Dawn" and, before then, "Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep". 1967 - Johnny Carson quit "The Tonight Show". He returned three weeks later with an additional $30,000 a week! Hi yo! 1984 - Bob Bell retired as Bozo the Clown on WGN-TV in Chicago, IL. Bell was an institution in the Windy City since making his first appearance in 1960. Pinto Colvig was the original Bozo. ** Birthdays 1895 - Arthur Murray (Moses Teichman) (dancer: Arthur Murray Dance Studios; passed away Mar 3, 1991) 1928 - Maya Angelou (author: All God's Children Need Travelling Shoes) 1942 - Kitty Kelley (author: Nancy Reagan, Jackie O) 1946 - Craig T. Nelson (Emmy Award-winning actor: Coach [1991-92]; Probable Cause, Turner and Hooch, Troop Beverly Hills, Silkwood, All the Right Moves, Stir Crazy, Chicago Story, Call to Glory, Private Benjamin, Poltergeist, The Killing Fields) ** Chart Toppers - 1990 Black Velvet - Alannah Myles Love Will Lead You Back - Taylor Dayne I Wish It Would Rain Down - Phil Collins Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart - Randy Travis

Time Capsule April 4, 2000 The Yukon gold rush began on this date in 1896 with the announcement of a strike in the Northwest Territory of Canada. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created on this date in 1949 when representatives of 11 nations gathered in Washington, D.C., to sign the North Atlantic Treaty, creating the alliance. The civil rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on this date in 1968 in Memphis. He was 39. Much controversy remains to this day about whether he was killed by a lone gunman -- James Earl Ray confessed to shooting King and then later recanted -- or a conspiracy. At the time of his death in 1998, Ray was serving a 99-year sentence for King's murder, although he'd met in prison with members of the King family, who later said they believed his claims of innocence. In 1983, the space shuttle Challenger lifted off on its inaugural mission. In 1991, Sen. John Heinz, R-Pa., and four others were killed when their chartered airplane collided with a helicopter over a schoolyard near Philadelphia. In 1992, small-town billionaire Sam Moore Walton, whose Wal-Mart retail store chain helped make him one of the world's richest men, died. In 1993, President Clinton and Russian President Boris Yeltsin ended their two-day summit in Vancouver, B.C., Canada, with a larger than expected U.S. aid pledge of $1.62 billion. Also in 1993, ceremonies were held in Atlanta, Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthplace, and in Memphis, the city where he died, to mark the 25th anniversary of the civil rights leader's assassination. In 1995, a Colorado man was convicted of trying to assassinate President Clinton in Oct. 1994. In 1999, several NATO countries announced they would take in refugees being forced out of Kosovo by Serbian forces. +------------------ Birthday's ------------------+ Social reformer Dorothea Dix in 1802 Inventor Linus Yale, developer of the cylinder lock, in 1821 Baseball Hall-of-Famer Tristram Speaker in 1888 Author/playwright Robert E. Sherwood in 1896 Broadcast news commentator John Cameron Swayze in 1906 Blues musician Muddy Waters, born McKinley Morganfield, in 1915 Actor Anthony Perkins in 1932 Baseball commissioner Bart Giamatti in 1938 South African musician Hugh Masekela in 1939 (age 61)

Musical History - April 4, 2000 In 1940, Ernest Tubb made his first record for Decca. In 1964, in an event unique in pop music history, the Beatles had 12 songs on the Billboard Hot-100 singles chart and held the top-five positions with "Can't Buy Me Love," "Twist and Shout," "She Loves You," "I Want To Hold Your Hand" and "Please Please Me." In 1968, Jimi Hendrix, B.B. King and Buddy Guy played an all-night blues show in New York in honor of Martin Luther King Jr., who had been assassinated that day in Memphis. In 1987, Starship scored its third number-one single in 18 months with "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now," from the film "Mannequin." Also in 1987, U2 entered the Billboard Top-200 album chart with "The Joshua Tree" at number seven. In 1993, a British newspaper (The Sunday Times) listed ex-Beatles Paul McCartney and George Harrison, Rolling Stones Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, and former Stone Bill Wyman among Britain's richest people. In 1994, a Los Angeles judge refused to dismiss murder charges against rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg in what police said was a gang-related shooting in August 1993. The rap star would later be acquitted by a jury. Also in 1994, police in Orlando, Fla., tear-gassed unruly Grateful Dead fans when they tried to get into a sold-out concert. In 1995, Duran Duran's "Thank You" album of mostly covers was released. In 1996, Jerry Garcia's widow and Grateful Dead bandmate Bob Weir scattered "a portion" of Garcia's ashes over the Ganges River in India. Garcia's ex-wife and their four daughters would later complain that they'd planned to scatter Garcia's ashes over the Pacific like he'd asked. In 1999, the London Sunday Mirror reported that, in her will, Dusty Springfield had left her cat to a friend and arranged to have the cat's favorite food flown in from the United States.

Know Your History for April 05: ** Today is Superstar Day! Some of the world's best-known superstars were born on this day, starting in 1900 with Spencer Tracy. A year later Melvyn Douglas made the scene, followed in seven years by Bette Davis. Then eight years later Gregory Peck was born. For those of you who lost track, that would be 1916. By 1979 they had collected a total of seven Oscars between them. Bette Davis copped the Best Actress Award in 1935 for her performance in "Dangerous" and then again in 1938 for "Jezebel". It was the same year that Spencer Tracy took home the Best Actor trophy for his role as Father Flanagan in "Boys Town". The year before, Tracy won the coveted statue for "Captains Courageous". In 1962 the honors went to Gregory Peck for his performance in "To Kill a Mockingbird". Melvyn Douglas picked up his two Oscars as Best Supporting Actor in "Hud" in 1963 and "Being There" in 1979. Other movies associated with these timeless superstars include "Father of the Bride" and "Inherit the Wind" for Spencer Tracy, "As You Desire Me" for Melvyn Douglas, "Gentleman's Agreement" and "Roman Holiday" for Gregory Peck and "All About Eve" and "Whatever Happened To Baby Jane?" for Bette Davis. Go rent a few of these classic films and see what movies were really about ... when "Those Were the Days". ** Events 1923 - Firestone Tire and Rubber Company of Akron, OH began the first regular production of balloon tires. 1933 - The first operation to remove a lung was performed -- at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, MO. 1966 - Timothy Leary spoke at New York's Town Hall and compared LSD to a microscope saying that the drug "is to psychology what the microscope is to biology," making not just a few to wonder, "What's he smokin'?" 1985 - Broadcasters banded together to play the single, "We Are the World", at 10:50 a.m. E.S.T. Stations in the United States were joined by hundreds of others around the world in a sign of unification for the African relief cause. Even Muzak made the song only the second vocal selection it has ever played in elevators and offices since its inception. ** Birthdays 1827 - Joseph Lister (British surgeon, inventor: Listerine mouthwash; President of the Royal Society [1895 to 1900]; passed away Feb 10, 1912) 1856 - Booker T. Washington (educator, black leader, author: Up from Slavery; passed away Nov 14, 1915) 1900 - Spencer (Bonaventure) Tracy (Academy Award-winning actor: Captains Courageous [1937], Boys Town [1938]; San Francisco, Stanley and Livingstone, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde [1941], Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo, Adam's Rib, Father of the Bride [1950], Pat and Mike, Bad Day at Black Rock, The Mountain, The Old Man and the Sea, How the West Was Won, It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner; passed away June 10, 1967; see Superstar Day [above]) 1901 - Melvyn Douglas (Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg) (Academy Award-winning actor: [supporting] Hud [1963], [supporting] Being There [1979]; The Vampire Bat, Captains Courageous, Ninotchka, Three Hearts for Julia, Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House, The Americanization of Emily, I Never Sang for My Father, The Candidate, The Seduction of Joe Tynan, The Changeling, Ghost Story; passed away Aug 4, 1981; see Superstar Day [above]) 1937 - Colin Powell (military leader: Chairman U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff during Desert Storm) ** Chart Toppers - 1991 Coming Out of the Dark - Gloria Estafan This House - Tracie Spencer Hold You Tight - Tara Kemp Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House - Garth Brooks

Musical History - April 5, 2000 Today's birthdays include: Tommy Cash, Johnny's brother, who was born in 1940 (age 60) Singer Eric Burdon in 1941 (age 59) Allan Clarke of the Hollies in 1942 (age 58) Whispers' Nicholas Caldwell in 1944 (age 56) Actress Jane Asher, Paul McCartney's one-time fiancee, in 1946 (age 54) Dave Swarbrick of Fairport Convention in 1947 (age 53) ABBA's Anna Faltskog in 1950 (age 50) Everett Morton of the English Beat in 1951 (age 49) Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready in 1966 (age 34) Singer/songwriter Paula Cole in 1968 (age 32) In 1977, Jackson Browne, John Sebastian, J.D. Souther, Richie Havens and Country Joe McDonald performed a series of concerts in Tokyo to benefit efforts to protect whales and dolphins. They raised $150,000 in three days. In 1979, Madness changed its name from the North London Avengers. In 1981, Bob "the Bear" Hite of Canned Heat died from a heart attack at the age of 36. In 1984, Marvin Gaye Jr. was buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Los Angeles. In 1987, Frank Sinatra, Johnny Carson, Jerry Lewis, Mel Torme, Artie Shaw and Henry Mancini were among the mourners at the Los Angeles funeral of Buddy Rich. In 1993, a Boston judge dropped the assault and battery charges against rapper "Marky" Mark Wahlberg after he reached an out-of-court settlement in the civil lawsuit filed by the man he'd alleged beat up. Also in 1993, construction finally began on the long-awaited Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland. In 1994, Aerosmith won seven awards at the eighth annual Boston Music Awards. In 1995, country singer Clinton Gregory arrived late to the Country Dance Music Awards in Nashville because his wife was giving birth to their daughter across town.

Today in History for April 6 LONDON (Reuters) - Here are some notable events from this date in history: 1199 - King Richard The Lionheart (Richard I) died after being wounded during the siege of the castle of Chalus in France. He was succeeded by his brother John. 1483 - Raphael, Italian painter, born as Rafaello Sanzio. A master of Renaissance style, he decorated a large papal chamber in the Vatican, the Stanza della Segnatura. He died on this day in 1520. 1528 - Albrecht Duerer, German artist and engraver, died. One of the great German Renaissance artists, he was famed for his copper engravings ``Knight, Death and Devil'' (1513). 1789 - George Washington was elected the first president of the United States. He was the only president to be unanimously elected. 1830 - The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints, whose followers are known as Mormons, was founded by Joseph Smith at Fayette in New York state. 1874 - Harry Houdini, U.S. magician and escapologist, born as Ehrich Weiss. He could escape from any kind of bonds, container, prison cell or padlocked underwater box. 1895 - ``Waltzing Matilda,'' one of Australia's best-known tunes written by bush poet Banjo Paterson, was first publicly performed at a hotel in the remote northern town of Winton. 1896 - The first modern Olympic Games, revived by Baron de Coubertin, were inaugurated in Athens. 1909 - U.S. Navy commander Robert Peary, leading an expedition, reached the North Pole. 1929 - Andre Previn, U.S. conductor, pianist and composer, born in Berlin. Known as a classical orchestral conductor, notably of Shostakovich, he also conducted and scored film music and arrangements, especially ``Gigi'' and ``Porgy and Bess.'' 1944 - Michelle Phillips of the pop group The Mammas & The Papas, born. 1965 - Early Bird I, the world's first commercial communications satellite, was launched from Cape Kennedy, Florida. It became operational on June 28. 1971 - Igor Stravinsky, Russian-born composer, died in ew York. One of the 20th Century's leading musical figures and most famous for his ballets ``The Rite of Spring'' and ``Petrushka.'' 1996 - Actress Greer Garson died aged 92. Best known for her 1942 film ``Mrs. Miniver,'' for which she won an Oscar. 1998 - Tammy Wynette, known as ``The First Lady of Country Music'' and world-renowned for her hit ``Stand by Your Man,'' died aged 55. Reuters/Variety

MUSIC HISTORY & TRIVIA - Thursday, April 6, 2000 Today's birthdays include: Country's Merle Haggard, who was born in 1937 (age 63) Michelle Phillips, formerly of the Mamas and the Papas, in 1944 (age 56) Reggae star Bob Marley was born in 1945 Hot Chocolate drummer Tony Connor in 1947 (age 53) Air Supply's Ralph Cooper in 1951 (age 49) In 1956, Paramount Pictures signed Elvis Presley to a three- picture deal just five days after his first screen test. In 1968, Syd Barrett -- lead guitarist and founder of Pink Floyd -- quit the band. In 1971, the Rolling Stones unveiled the "lips" logo for the band's record label. In 1974, "Ladies and Gentlemen, The Rolling Stones" -- with a quadraphonic soundtrack -- premiered in New York. Also in 1974, California Jam -- a festival featuring the Eagles, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Deep Purple and Black Sabbath -- opened. In 1979, Rod Stewart married Alanna Hamilton -- George Hamilton's ex-wife -- in the Beverly Hills, Calif., home of Tina Sinatra. The marriage ended by 1984. In 1983, Danny Rapp -- lead singer with Danny and the Juniors -- committed suicide. In 1984, the film "This is Spinal Tap" opened in New York. Also in 1984, Thomas Dolby made his U.S. concert debut in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. In 1985, singer/songwriter Gilbert O'Sullivan -- who had a series of hit singles in the early 1970s -- won his lawsuit against his manager, Gordon Mills, whom he accused of not paying royalties. O'Sullivan was awarded $2 million. In 1987, "singing cowboy" Gene Autry became the first person ever honored with FIVE stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Also in 1987, Hank Williams Jr. was named Entertainer of the Year by the Academy of Country Music. In 1990, the manager of the rock band Bon Jovi was sentenced to three years probation on drug charges. Also in 1990, the "Godfather of Soul" James Brown was transferred from a Georgia prison -- where he was serving a six-year sentence for a variety of charges -- to a minimum- security facility, where he counseled drug abusers. In 1992, George Harrison performed his first full-length concert in Britain since 1969, when he had played with the other Beatles on the roof of Apple Records in London. In 1993, an out-of-court settlement was reached in former KISS drummer Peter Criss's lawsuit against the Star tabloid, which had published a story claiming he was a homeless alcoholic "bum." Also in 1993, LaToya Jackson avoided an IRS auction by paying the back taxes on her interest in her parents' home in Encino, Calif. In 1994, Elton John and Billy Joel announced plans for a joint summer tour. In 1997, Michael Jackson's 3D musical space movie "Captain EO" had its final performance at the Tomorrowland Theater at Disneyland. In 1998, singer Tammy Wynette -- the "first lady of country music" -- died in sleep at her Nashville home. She was 55. Also in 1998, Wendy O. Williams, lead singer of 1980s punk band Plasmatics, died from a self-inflected shotgun wound. Her body was found in the woods near her Connecticut home. Williams was 41. In 1998, R. Kelly was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct in Chicago after he refused to turn down the music blasting from his sport utility vehicle. In 1998, Lollapalooza co-owner Ted Garner told USA Today that the traveling rock festival was off for that summer -- because he couldn't sign any headlining acts. In 1999, Paul Simon and Bob Dylan announced plans to tour together for the first time. PaulBob'99 kicked off June 6, 1999, in Colorado Springs, Colo. Also in 1999, Johnny Cash made an unannounced appearance at his tribute concert in New York City. He performed his classic hit "Folsom Prison Blues." Other artists at the tribute included Willie Nelson, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, U2, Sheryl Crow, Emmylou Harris and Wyclef Jean. ------------------------------------------------------------ TODAY'S MUSICAL QUIZ: Is Merle Haggard really an "Okie from Muskogee," like he sings in the song? ANSWER: No. Haggard was born in Bakersfield, Calif. By Penny Nelson (UPI) Copyright 2000 by United Press International. All rights reserved. Copyright 2000 by Pulse Direct, Inc. All rights reserved. Feel free to forward this, in its entirety, to others.

Time Capsule - April 6, 2000 In 1917, the United States declared war on Germany. In 1968, federal troops and National Guardsmen were ordered out in Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Detroit, as rioting continued over the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. In 1991, Iraq's Parliament accepted a permanent cease-fire in the Gulf War. In 1992, science fiction patriarch Isaac Asimov died after lengthy illness. He was 72. In 1993, testimony concluded in the federal trial of four Los Angeles police officers charged with violating Rodney King's civil rights during his 1991 arrest. In 1994, the presidents of the African nations of Rwanda and Burundi were killed in a plane crash in the capital city of Rwanda. The incident triggered bloody fighting between the Hutu and Tutsi ethnic groups that ultimately left hundreds of thousands of people dead. Also in 1994, Justice Harry A. Blackmun, who had served on the U.S. Supreme Court since being chosen by President Nixon in 1970, announced his retirement. In 1996, rioting broke out in Liberia following the arrest of factional leader Roosevelt Johnson on murder charges. In 1998, federal health officials announced that tamoxifen, a synthetic hormone, prevented breast cancer in women at high risk. In 1999, in the first state referendum of its kind, voters in Missouri voted 52 to 48 percent against a proposal to allow the carrying of concealed weapons. The National Rifle Association reportedly had spent $4 million in support of the referendum. +------------------ Birthday's ------------------+ Newspaper editor Joseph Medill in 1823 Journalist Lincoln Steffens in 1866 Actor Walter Huston in 1884 Radio commentator Lowell Thomas in 1892 Baseball Hall-of-Famer Gordon "Mickey" Cochrane in 1903 Geneticist James Watson in 1928 (age 72) Du Pont researchers Roy Plunkett and Jack Rebok accidentally created the chemical compound polytetraflouroethylene resin, better known as Teflon, on this date in 1938. The substance revolutionized the cookwave industry. Something like three- quarters of the pots and pans in America are coated with Teflon or something similar. ------- By Howard Dicus (UPI) Copyright 2000 by United Press International. All rights reserved.

April 6, 2000 * This is South Pacific Day! The Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein musical classic of love and war, "South Pacific", unfolded on a lush tropical island swarming with Seabees, nurses, natives and coconut trees on this night in 1949. Actually, it was not a tropical island, but the stage of the Majestic Theatre in New York City. Ezio Pinza starred as the suave French plantation owner with a shady past and Mary Martin portrayed the bubbly, pretty, but naive Navy nurse. Mary Martin washed her hair a zillion times as she sang, "I'm Gonna Wash that Man Right Out of My Hair" in 1,925 performances. The 1950 Tony Awards awarded the show and its producers, performers, director (Joshua Logan) and composers with no less than 9 statuettes. It also earned a Pulitzer Prize in the same year and in 1958 was made into a movie. "South Pacific" caused a lot of "Happy Talk" and this night, so many years ago, was certainly "Some Enchanted Evening". ** Events 1940 - Booker T. Washington became the first black to be pictured on a U.S. postage stamp. His likeness was issued on a 10-cent stamp this day. 1956 - Arthur Hailey had a script accepted and presented just 20 days after it was submitted to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The drama, "Flight into Danger" had an unprecedented audience response. A number of years later, Arthur Hailey also wrote the best-selling novel, "Airport"; which was then adapted for the popular movie by the same title. 1985 - Prince ended his 32-city tour and said that he was withdrawing from live performances for "an indeterminate number of years." The last city on the tour was Miami, FL. He meant it so much, he even changed his name to a symbol and the name TAFKAP (The Artist Formerly Known As Prince). 1985 - Herschel Walker of the New Jersey Generals broke the single-game rushing mark in the United States Football League (USFL). He gained 233 yards in leading the Generals past Houston 31-25. ** Birthdays 1770 - William Wordsworth (poet: The Prelude: Growth of a Poet's Mind; passed away April 23, 1850) 1897 - Walter Winchell (vaudeville performer, journalist, gossip columnist: New York Mirror, radio commentator: "Good evening, Mr. and Mrs. America and all the ships at sea."; passed away Feb 20, 1972) 1920 - Ravi Shankar (sitarist: played at Woodstock [1969] and with George Harrison in the Bangla-Desh Benefit concerts [1971]; was George Harrison's sitar teacher; was resident lecturer at CCNY) 1954 - Tony Dorsett (Pro Football Hall Famer: University of Pittsburgh: career record: for yards gained: Heisman Trophy winner [1976]; Dallas Cowboys running back: Super Bowls XII, XIII) 1960 - Buster (James) Douglas (boxing champion: defeated Mike Tyson) ** Chart Toppers - 1985 One More Night - Phil Collins We are the World - USA for Africa Crazy for You - Madonna Country Girls - John Schneider Copyright (c) 1995-2000 440 International, Inc. Portions Copyright (c) 2000 Digital Demographics, Inc.

Tine Capsule Many scholars figure this is the date in A.D. 30 that Jesus of Nazareth was crucified in Jerusalem. No one's really sure exactly when the events written about in the New Testament took place. Records from that era are not exactly complete. In 1862, Union forces under the command of General Ulysses S. Grant defeated the Confederates at Shiloh, Tenn. In 1983, crewmen of the shuttle Challenger performed a spacewalk, the first by U.S. astronauts in nine years. In 1990, former national security adviser John Poindexter, the last of the original Iran-Contra defendants, was convicted on felony charges in the worst scandal of the Reagan presidency. Suspected arson fires aboard the ferry Scandinavian Star killed at least 75 people on this date in 1990. It was Scandinavia's worst post-war maritime disaster. And in 1990, the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati and its director were indicted on obscenity and child pornography charges for displaying the controversial Robert Mapplethorpe photo exhibit. In 1991, the United States began airlifting food, water and medical gear to Kurdish refugees at the Iraq-Turkish border. And it was on this date in 1992 that a plane carrying P.L.O. Chairman Yasser Arafat from Sudan was reported missing over the Libyan desert. He was later found after his plane made an emergency landing in a sandstorm. In 1993, the U.N. Security Council recommended the United Nations admit Macedonia under the provisional name "former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia." +------------------ Birthday's ------------------+ Missionary St. Francis Xavier in 1506 Gossip columnist Walter Winchell in 1897 Conductor Percy Faith in 1908 Singer Billie Holiday in 1915 Actor James Garner in 1928 (age 72) Former Defense Department analyst Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the Pentagon Papers, in 1931 (age 69) Actor Wayne Rogers ("M*A*S*H") in 1933 (age 67) Former California Gov. Jerry Brown Jr., in 1938 (age 62) Film director Francis Ford Coppola and British TV personality David Frost, both in 1939 (age 61) Musician John Oates in 1949 (age 51) Actor/marital arts expert Jackie Chan in 1954 (age 46) By Howard Dicus (UPI) Copyright 2000 by United Press International. All rights reserved.

Music History - April 7, 2000 In 1962, future Rolling Stones Mick Jagger and Keith Richards met Brian Jones -- then performing as Elmo Lewis -- at a London blues hangout called the Ealing Club. In 1977, The Clash released its self-titled debut album. In 1981, guitarist Steve Marriott -- formerly with Faces and then with Humble Pie -- accidentally crushed his fingers in a revolving door in Chicago. In 1985, Wham! became the first major western rock band to perform in China. 12,000 Chinese fans showed up for the band's concert in Beijing. Also in 1985, Prince announced after a show at Miami's Orange Bowl that he was retiring from live performing. He didn't. In 1987, Ozzy Osbourne sent evangelist Oral Roberts a dollar for "psychiatric treatment" after Roberts announced that God would take his life unless he received $1 million in donations. In 1993, the rock group Extreme and R&B singer Bobby Brown were the big winners at the seventh annual Boston Music Awards. Also in 1993, members of the rap group Onyx roughed up a bootlegger in lower Manhattan. No charges were filed. In 1994, Courtney Love -- the wife of Nirvana's Kurt Cobain -- was arrested on drug charges in Beverly Hills, Calif., one day before her husband was found dead in Seattle. The charges against Love eventually were dropped when it turned out the "drugs" in question was prescription medication. In 1995, rocker Eddie Van Halen was briefly detained after he tried to carry a loaded gun onto a commercial flight. He later pleaded no contest and was fined $300. Also in 1995, hundreds turned out at a South-Central Los Angeles church for a memorial service for rapper Eric "Eazy-E" Wright, who'd died of AIDS. In 1997, Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher married actress Patsy Kensit in a secret civil ceremony in London. It was the first marriage for him, and the third for her. Also in 1997, the University of Amsterdam began offering a course titled "Madonna 101," a pop culture class studying the singer's lyrics, song stylings and films. In 1998, George Michael was arrested and charged with "engaging in a lewd act" in a Beverly Hills, Calif., park restroom. He would later plead "no contest" to the charges. Also in 1998, Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee pleaded "no TODAY'S MUSICAL QUIZ: How did Courtney Love come up with the name "Hole" for her band? ANSWER: Love took the name from a line in the Greek tragedy "Medea": "There's a hole burning deep inside of me." She said she picked the name because she knew it would confuse people. By Penny Nelson (UPI) Copyright 2000 by United Press International. All rights reserved.

Reuters Today in History for April 7 LONDON (Reuters) - Here are some notable events from this date in history: 1348 - Prague University, the first in central Europe, was founded by Charles IV, King of Bohemia. 1770 - William Wordsworth, English poet, born. The English Lake District supplied the inspiration for much of his best poetry. 1862 - In the U.S. Civil War, the Union army under Ulysses S. Grant defeated the Confederates under Albert Johnston at the Battle of Shiloh. Johnston was killed during the battle. 1891 - Phineas T. Barnum, U.S. showman, died. Famed for his amusements and spectacular circuses, he also brought Swedish operatic soprano Jenny Lind to tour America in 1850. 1915 - Billie Holiday, U.S. jazz singer, born as Eleanora Fagan. She sang with all the American big band leaders of her day while developing her own intimate style. 1927 - The first successful long-distance demonstration of television took place in the United States. Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover made a speech in Washington that was seen and heard on a television in New York. 1934 - In India, Mahatma Gandhi suspended his campaign of civil disobedience against British rule. 1939 - Francis Ford Coppola, U.S. film director and Oscar winner for ``The Godfather'' and ``Apocalypse Now,'' born. 1943 - The drug LSD was first produced at Sandoz Laboratories, Basel, Switzerland, by Albert Hofman. 1947 - Henry Ford, U.S. motor manufacturer who pioneered the ``assembly line'' mass-production technique, died. 1951 - Singer-songwriter Janis Ian born. 1955 - Theda Bara (Theodosia Goodman), U.S. silent film actress, died. In films from 1915, she was best known for her exotic roles in films notably ``Carmen'' and ``Cleopatra.'' 1970 - A U.S. court confirmed that it had closed the investigation of Senator Edward Kennedy over the car crash in which Mary Jo Kopechne died at Chappaquiddick in 1969. 1980 - U.S. President Jimmy Carter broke off diplomatic relations with Iran and ordered out all Iranian embassy staff because of the detention of U.S. embassy hostages in Tehran. 1998 - British pop singer George Michael was arrested for engaging in a ``lewd act'' in a public toilet in Los Angeles.

Reuters Today in History for April 8 LONDON (Reuters) - Here are some notable events from this date in history: 217 - Caracalla (Marcus Aurelius Antonius), Roman emperor noted for his brutality, was assassinated as he launched a second campaign against the Parthians. 1513 - Juan Ponce de Leon discovered Florida and claimed it for Spain. 1818 - August Wilhelm von Hofmann, German chemist noted for his work on formaldehyde and coal-tar products, born. 1861 - Elisha Graves Otis, inventor of the first safe lift, died. He patented his ``elevator'' but orders were low until he exhibited it in New York in May 1854. 1889 - Sir Adrian Boult, English conductor, born. In 1918 Gustav Holst asked him to conduct the first performance of ``The Planets.'' 1893 - Actress Mary Pickford was born in Canada as Gladys Smith. An astute businesswoman, she formed the United Artists company in 1919 with Charlie Chaplin, D.W. Griffith and Douglas Fairbanks. 1913 - China's first parliament opened in Peking (Beijing). 1946 - The League of Nations opened its final session in Geneva after being replaced by the United Nations. 1950 - Vaslav Nijinsky, legendary Russian ballet dancer, died. He is generally regarded as the 20th century's greatest male dancer. 1973 - Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter, sculptor and pioneer of Cubism, died. Refusing to return to Spain during the Franco regime, he spent most of his life in France. His most noted works were ``Les Demoiselles d'Avignon'' and ``Guernica.'' 1977 - Israeli Prime Minister Yitzak Rabin admitted he had violated the country's currency laws; he later resigned. 1985 - Australian media magnate Rupert Murdoch bought 50 percent of the 20th Century Fox Film Corporation. 1986 - Film actor Clint Eastwood was elected mayor of Carmel, California. 1986 - Jennifer Guinness of the well-known brewing family was kidnapped in Ireland for a two million sterling ransom. 1992 - PLO leader Yasser Arafat survived a plane crash in the Sahara desert; the plane's three crew were killed.

Time Capsules In 1864, Austrian Archduke Maximilian became emperor of Mexico. It was on this date in 1945 that members of the U.S. 80th Division entered the Buchenwald concentration camp north of Weimar, Germany. It was the first of the Nazi concentration camps to be liberated by Allied troops. Buchenwald had been established in 1937 and an estimated 56,000 people died there. Paul McCartney announced on this date in 1970 that he was leaving the Beatles -- citing personal differences with John Lennon. One of the personal differences was said to be Yoko Ono. In 1971, the U.S. table tennis team arrived in China, the first American group to penetrate the so-called "Bamboo Curtain" since the 1950s. In 1987, the state of Utah began pumping water from the Great Salt Lake to reduce damaging record water levels. In 1990, a Belgian man, his French girlfriend and their daughter, who was born in captivity, were released in the Middle East. They'd been seized along with four other Belgians by the Fatah Revolutionary Council aboard a pleasure boat in the eastern Mediterranean in November 1987. In 1991, an Italian ferry headed to Sardinia collided with an oil tanker near Leghorn, Italy, killing 151 passengers and crew. The tanker crew survived. He was seen as a symbol of the nation's savings and loan debacle. And on this date in 1992, Charles Keating Jr. was sentenced to 10 years in prison for securities fraud. He got off relatively easy -- many people had lost their life savings and were left destitute. Also in 1992, in formal Gulf War report, the Pentagon said allied bombers destroyed more Iraqi electrical generating facilities than necessary, causing undue postwar hardship on civilians. In 1993, jurors began deliberations in the federal trial of four Los Angeles police officers charged with violating Rodney King's civil rights. In 1994, two U.S aircraft bombed a Serb command post in Bosnia. It was the first-ever NATO air attack against ground forces. In 1995, Sen. Bob Dole, R-Kan, announced his candidacy for the GOP presidential nomination. In 1996, President Clinton vetoed a ban on "partial birth" abortions. Congress was unable to override the veto. In 1997, a federal judge in Washington, D.C., ruled the Line-Item Veto Act of 1996 was unconstitutional. In 1998, Britain and Ireland reached an agreement aimed at ending the long and bloody dispute over the future of Northern Ireland. Also in 1998, the anti-impotence drug Viagra went on the market and became one of the best-selling new medications of all time. +------------------ Birthday's ------------------+ U.S. Adm. Matthew Perry, who concluded the first treaty between Japan and the United States, in 1794 Soldier, diplomat and novelist Lewis Wallace, author of "Ben Hur," in 1827 William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army, in 1829 Journalist and publisher Joseph Pulitzer in 1847 Frances Perkins, the first woman Cabinet member, in 1882 Poet and philosopher Kahlil Gibran in 1883 Journalist and diplomat Clare Booth Luce in 1903 Actors Harry Morgan in 1915 (age 85), Chuck Connors in 1921, Max von Sydow in 1929 (age 71) and Omar Sharif in 1932 (age 68) Sports commentator John Madden in 1936 (age 64) Actors Steven Seagal in 1951 (age 49) and Peter MacNicol in 1954 (age 46) Singer/songwriter/producer Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds in 1957 (age 43)

Today in Music History - April 10, 2000 Today's birthdays include: "Sheb" Wooley, who was born in 1921 (age 79) The Spinners' Bobbie Smith in 1936 (age 64) Bobby Hatfield of the Righteous Brothers in 1940 (age 60) Bunny Wailer -- whose real name is Neville O'Reilly Livingstone -- of the Wailers in 1947 (age 53) Guitarist Eddie Hazel of P-Funk in 1950 (age 50) Terre Roche of the Roches in 1953 (age 47) Singer/songwriter/producer Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds in 1957 (age 43) Brian Setzer, formerly with the Stray Cats, in 1959 (age 41) In 1956, Nat "King" Cole was attacked and beaten by a mob of racists while singing on stage at Municipal Hall in Birmingham, Ala. In 1958, Chuck Willis was killed in a car crash in Atlanta. He was 30. In 1962, Stu Sutcliffe -- the original bassist with the Beatles and the originator of the shaggy "Beatle" haircut -- died at the age of 21 from a brain hemorrhage. In 1970, Paul McCartney announced he was leaving the Beatles, citing personal differences with John Lennon. In 1981, Pretenders guitarist James Honeyman-Scott married model Peggy Sue Fender in London. In 1982, the Paul McCartney-Stevie Wonder duet "Ebony and Ivory" entered the U.S. pop singles chart at no. 29. It would eventually hit no. 1 in both the United States and Britain. In 1985, Wham! performed for 5,000 Chinese fans in Canton, China. In 1991, a judge in Louisville, Ky., reduced the arson charge against New Kid on the Block Donnie Wahlberg in exchange for his recording of fire safety, drug abuse and drunk driving public service announcements. The charge stemmed from a March 27 hotel hallway fire that Wahlberg allegedly had set. In 1992, Axl Rose skipped town ahead of Cook Co., Ill., sheriff's deputies, who were going to arrest him on charges stemming from a riot that'd broken out July 2, 1991, at a suburban St. Louis concert. Rose's abrupt departure forced the cancellation of the Guns N' Roses concert in Chicago. Shows in suburban Detroit scheduled for April 13 and 14 were also cancelled. In 1993, more than 100 people were hurt and 100 others arrested when rioting erupted outside a Metallica concert in suburban Jakarta, Indonesia. In 1994, more than 10,000 people turned out for a memorial vigil in downtown Seattle for Nirvana's Kurt Cobain, who'd been found dead two days earlier from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. In 1995, Rod Stewart said a British newspaper reporter misunderstood him when the journalist quoted the rocker saying he'd retire after his upcoming concert tour. In 1996, Rob Pilatus -- formerly of Milli Vanilli -- was arrested on outstanding warrants after being pulled over by Los Angeles police for running a stop sign. In 1997, A&M Records confirmed that Soundgarden was breaking up after 12 years. In 1999, the Smashing Pumpkins kicked off "The Arising" tour in Detroit. The first four songs of the show were cybercast via the Internet. ------------------------------------------------------------ TODAY'S MUSICAL QUIZ: What's the most recorded song in history? ANSWER: "Yesterday," by Paul McCartney. More than 2,500 cover versions exist. By the way, McCartney no longer owns the copyright on the song and when he wanted to use it in the 1984 film "Give My Regards to Broad Street," he had to ask permission from the publishers. By Penny Nelson (UPI) Copyright 2000 by United Press International

April 10, 2000 ** This is PGA Day! Inaugurated in 1916, the Professional Golfers Association (PGA) held its first championship tournament on this day. This first PGA Championship title went to Britisher, Jim Barnes. Barnes won the match-play event at Siwanoy golf course in Bronxville, NY and was presented with a trophy and the major share of the $2,580 purse. Much has changed in the PGA since that spring day in 1916. The event was changed to a 72-hole, stroke-play game in 1958. The LPGA for women golfers was instituted in 1950 and the Senior PGA Tour for players 50 and older began in 1982. Two players have won the title five times: Walter Hagen and Jack Nicklaus. Hagen also holds the record for most consecutive wins from 1924 through 1927. The lowest 72-hole total of 271 was garnered by Bobby Nichols in 1964. The honors of being the oldest champion belongs to Julius Boros. He won in 1968 at the age of 48 plus 140 days; while Gene Sarazen was given the title of youngest champion. In 1922, Gene was just 20 years and 173 days old when he took home the PGA title. We won't even mention what today's PGA purses are worth. Fore! ** Events 1849 - Walter Hunt of New York City patented the safety pin. Most of us still use the device which comes in a variety of sizes and is quite handy to have around. Mr. Hunt, however, didn't think so. He thought the safety pin to be a temporary convenience and sold the patent for a total of $400. Bet he could just 'stick' himself for doing that. 1948 - General Dwight D. Eisenhower stood by an earlier newspaper report in which he said that a professional soldier should not seek high political office. It was only four years later that Ike would find himself in the highest political office in the land -- that of President of the United States. 1970 - Officially resigning from The Beatles, Paul McCartney disbanded the most influential rock group in history at a public news conference. The Beatles hit, "Let It Be", was riding high on the pop charts. The last recording for the group, "The Long and Winding Road" (also from the documentary film "Let It Be"), would be number one for two weeks beginning on June 13, bringing to a close one of contemporary music's greatest dynasties. 1988 - It was a big day on Wall Street as 48 million shares of Navistar International stock changed hands in a single-block trade. It was was the largest transaction executed (to that time) on the New York Stock Exchange. ** Birthdays 1847 - Joseph Pulitzer (publisher: namesake of the Pulitzer Prize which he founded in 1917) 1936 - John Madden (football: head coach: Oakland Raiders; broadcaster: FOX NFL Sunday) 1950 - Ken (George Kenneth) Griffey, Sr. (baseball: Cincinnati Reds [World Series: 1975, 1976/all-star: 1976, 1977, 1980], NY Yankees, Atlanta Braves, Seattle Mariners; father of Ken Griffey, Jr.; the first father-son combination to play in the major leagues at the same time) 1951 - Steven Seagal (actor: Executive Decision, Under Siege series, On Deadly Ground, Out for Justice, Marked for Death, Hard to Kill, Above the Law) 1960 - Brian Setzer (musician: guitar, singer: The Stray Cats: Rock This Town, Stray Cat Strut, Runaway Boys) ** Chart Toppers - 1988 Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car - Billy Ocean Out of the Blue - Debbie Gibson Devil Inside - INXS Famous Last Words of a Fool - George Strait

Time Capsule - April 11, 2000 In 1951, President Truman relieved Gen. Douglas MacArthur of his command in Korea. In 1968, one week after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., President Johnson signed into law the Civil Rights Act of 1968. In 1970, the Apollo-13 spacecraft was launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on the third U.S. moon-landing mission. The attempt was aborted when an oxygen tank exploded, but the astronauts safely returned to earth. In 1987, South Africa, extending a nine-month-old state of emergency, barred all protests on behalf of political detainees. In 1991, Italian Prime Minister-designate Giulio Andreotti formed a coalition cabinet to serve as Italy's 50th postwar government. In 1992, loud, foul-mouthed shock comedian Sam Kinison died at age 38 in an auto crash in Needles, Calif., which critically injured his newlywed wife. In 1993, nine inmates and one guard were killed when a riot erupted at the maximum security Southern Ohio Correctional Facility near Lucasville. The standoff lasted 11 days. In 1994, President Clinton and first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton paid $14,615 in federal and Arkansas back taxes and interest. In 1996, Israel retaliated for bomb attacks by shelling Hezbollah positions in Lebanon. A U.N. refugee camp was struck, killing more than 100 civilians. Also in 1996, seven-year-old Jessica Dubroff, her dad and her flight instructor were killed when their plane crashed upon take off from Cheyenne, Wy. In 1997, international peacekeepers landed in Albania, torn by months of internal strife. +------------------ Birthday's ------------------+ American statesman and orator Edward Everett in 1794 Supreme Court Justice Charles Evans Hughes in 1862 Statesman Dean Acheson, secretary of state under President Truman, in 1893 Fashion designer Oleg Cassini in 1913 (age 87) Ethel Kennedy, widow of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, in 1928 (age 72) Actors Joel Grey in 1932 (age 68), Louise Lasser in 1939 (age 61) and Peter Riegert and Meshach Taylor, both in 1947 (age 53)

Know Your History for April 11: ** Today is Barbershop Quartet Day! The SPEBSQSA (Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America) was founded on this day in 1938 by 26 singing, striped-shirted gentlemen. Now we know that's 6� quartets worth, but that's what it took to get the organization humming. So, let's head for the barbershop and ask for a "shave & a haircut, two bits!" or a refrain of "Sweet Adeline". By the way, "Sweet Adeline", the love song that became a favorite of barbershop quartets, was written in 1903 by Richard Gerard and Henry Armstrong; and there really was a sweet Adeline. She was opera singer, Adelina Patti. Today, female barbershop quartets are called Sweet Adelines. All together now, let's harmonize. Hummmm. ** Events 1947 - Jackie Robinson became the first black player in major-league history when he played in an exhibition game for the Brooklyn Dodgers. 1965 - For the second time, Jack Nicklaus won the Masters golf title. He shot a par 271. Runners-up in a tie for second place were Arnold Palmer and Gary Player. It was the first time the 'Big Three' finished 1, 2, 3 in a tournament. 1986 - Kellogg's of Battle Creek, MI stopped its 80-year tradition of tours of the breakfast-food plant on this day, saying that company secrets were at risk with spies from other cereal manufacturers. ** Birthday Board 1908 - Jane Bolin (attorney: 1st black woman graduate of Yale School of Law; 1st black female judge) 1928 - Ethel Kennedy (Skakel) (widow of slain U.S. Attorney General Robert Kennedy) ** Chart Toppers - 1989 The Look - Roxette She Drives Me Crazy - Fine Young cannibals Like a Prayer - Madonna I'm No Stranger to the Rain - Keith Whitley Copyright (c) 1995-2000 440 International, Inc. Portions Copyright (c) 2000 Digital Demographics, Inc.

Music History - April 11, 2000 Today's birthdays include: Chris Difford of Squeeze, who was born in 1954 (age 46) Neville Staples of the Specials in 1956 (age 44) Stuart Adamson, guitarist with Big Country, in 1958 (age 42) Lisa Stansfield in 1966 (age 34) In 1956, James Brown's first charted single -- "Please Please Please" -- appeared on the R&B singles charts. Also in 1956, the Jordanaires joined Elvis Presley in the studio for the first time, singing back-up on "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You." In 1961, Bob Dylan performed professionally for the first time at Gerde's Folk City in New York's Greenwich Village, opening for John Lee Hooker. In 1963, the Beatles' "From Me To You" was released in England. It would become the Fab Four's first British no. 1 single. In 1965, the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Kinks, Animals, Moody Blues, Herman's Hermits, Donovan, Tom Jones and Dusty Springfield were among the performers at a concert sponsored by Britain's New Musical Express magazine. In 1970, Peter Green -- a founding member of Fleetwood Mac -- found religion and announced he was leaving the group. In 1981, Van Halen lead guitarist Eddie Van Halen married actress Valerie Bertinelli in Los Angeles. In 1984, at a concert in Atlanta, Adam Ant found his onstage diving pool filled with goldfish. The prank was pulled by his opening act The Romantics to celebrate the end of the tour. In 1988, the best original song Oscar went to "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" from the movie "Dirty Dancing." Also in 1988, Roy Acuff was inducted into the Broadcasting Hall of Fame by the National Association of Broadcasters. In 1994, the TV tabloid show "Hard Copy" reported that no criminal charges would be filed against Michael Jackson because the teenager who accused the pop star of molesting him refused to testify. Authorities denied this was the reason. Also in 1994, the coroner in Seattle confirmed that Kurt Cobain's death was a suicide. In 1995, Michael Jackson took wife Lisa Marie Presley and her two children on an outing to Six Flags Magic Mountain TODAY'S MUSICAL QUIZ: What's Marilyn Manson's real name? ANSWER: Brian Hugh Warner. His stage name is derived from Marilyn Monroe and Charles Manson, whom the rocker considers to be the most popular personalities of the 1960s. By Penny Nelson (UPI) Copyright 2000 by United Press International. All rights reserved.

Reuters Today in History for April 11 LONDON (Reuters) - Here are some notable events from this date in history: 1514 - Donato Bramante, Italian architect, died; the last 15 years of his life were spent working for Popes Alexander VI and Julius II. 1689 - William III of Orange and Mary II were crowned joint monarchs of Great Britain. 1755 - James Parkinson, British physician who discovered Parkinson's disease, born. 1814 - Napoleon abdicated and was banished to the Isle of Elba under the Treaty of Fontainebleau; Louis XVIII acceeded to the throne. 1819 - Sir Charles Halle, German pianist and conductor, born. He settled in Manchester after being driven to England by the 1848 Revolution and in 1858 founded the famous Halle Orchestra. 1884 - Charles Reade, English novelist, notably ``The Cloister and the Hearth,'' died. 1893 - Dean Acheson, U.S. politician and secretary of state from 1949-1953, born. He helped to formulate the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan and promoted the creation of NATO. 1906 - James Anthony Bailey, U.S. circus owner, and half of the Barnum and Bailey partnership, died. 1926 - Luther Burbank, American botanist and plant breeder, died. He developed the Burbank potato as well as new fruits and flowers. 1951 - President Truman dismissed General Douglas MacArthur from all his posts including that of United Nations Forces Commander in Korea for making critical political statements. 1951 - The Stone of Scone was recovered after a 107-day hunt after it had been stolen from Westminster Abbey by Scottish Nationalists who wanted it returned to Scotland. 1961 - Former SS Officer Adolf Eichmann's trial began in Jerusalem for his part in war crimes against Jews during World War Two. 1961 - Bob Dylan makes his New York City debut playing Gerde's Folk City. 1970 - The U.S. spacecraft Apollo 13 was launched on its ill-fated journey to the moon. Forced to turn back due to an on-board explosion, it splashed down safely on the 17th. 1982 - British explorer Ranulph Fiennes with Charles Burton became the first explorers to complete a circumnavigation of the Earth via the Poles when they reached the North Pole.

Know Your History for April 12: ** This is Rock Around the Clock Day (and Night)! Bill Haley and His Comets recorded "Rock Around the Clock" for Decca Records on this day in 1954. The song was recorded at the Pythian Temple, "a big, barnlike building with great echo," in New York City. "Rock Around the Clock" was formally released a month later. Most rock historians feel the tune, featured in the 1955 film "Blackboard Jungle", ushered in the era of rock 'n' roll. It hit number one on June 29, 1955 and stayed there for eight weeks, remaining on the charts for a total of 24 weeks. "Rock Around the Clock" was not Haley's first recording, however. He had waxed three other songs, all for Decca: "Shake, Rattle and Roll", "Dim, Dim the Lights", and "Mambo Rock". And, through 1974, Haley and his group charted 14 hits, including, "See You Later, Alligator" from 1956. "Rock Around the Clock" was re-released in 1974. On its second run it made it to number 30 on the pop charts. Haley died of a heart attack in Harlingen, TX on February 9, 1981. He was posthumously awarded the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1982 for "Rock Around the Clock". The record has now sold over 22,000,000 copies. ** Events 1861 - Confederate troops attacked Fort Sumter (South Carolina) -- and the U.S. Civil War began. 1984 - Challenger astronauts made the first satellite repair in orbit by returning a healthy Solar Max satellite to space. The orbiting sun watcher had been circling the Earth for three years with all circuits dead before repairs were made. 1987 - Larry Mize, 28, hit a miracle shot -- a 140-foot chip -- to win the Masters golf title in Augusta, GA. Mize defeated Greg Norman and Severiano Ballesteros in a playoff. ** Birthdays 1777 - Henry Clay ('The Great Pacificator': U.S. Secretary of State under John Quincy Adams; three time unsuccessful candidate for president of U.S.: "I would rather be right than president.") 1946 - Ed O'Neill (actor: Married......with Children, Little Giants, Wayne's World, Deliverance) 1971 - Shannen Doherty (actress: Beverly Hills 90210, Our House, Little House on the Prairie, Night Shift, Heathers) 1979 - Claire Danes (actress: How to Make an American Quilt, Home for the Holidays, Little Women, My So Called Life, Law & Order) ** Chart Toppers Love Will Lead You Back - Taylor Dayne I'll Be Your Everything - Tommy Page All Around the World - Lisa Stansfield Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart - Randy Travis

Time capsule for April 12 In 1945, President Roosevelt died at Warm Springs, Ga. About three hours later, Vice President Harry Truman was sworn in as chief executive. In 1981, the first U.S. space shuttle flight was launched. In 1990, under pressure from environmentalists, three top U.S. tuna canneries -- H.J. Heinz, Van Camp and Bumblebee -- announced "dolphin-safe" tuna-catching practices. In 1992, the European Community announced that a cease-fire accord had been reached in Europe's newest nation of Bosnia- Herzegovina, a former Yugoslav republic. The truce did not last. In 1993, NATO warplanes began enforcing a no-fly zone over embattled Bosnia-Herzegovina, marking the first time the alliance's forces were used outside its traditional defense area. In 1994, Israel and the PLO agreed that 9,000 Palestinian police would be stationed in Jericho and the Gaza Strip after the Israeli military withdrawal. In 1996, President Clinton named trade representative Mickey Kantor to succeed the late Ron Brown as secretary of commerce. In 1999, a federal judge in Little Rock, Ark., found President Clinton in contempt of court for lying during his sworn deposition in Jan. 1998, when he had testified that he had not had sexual relations with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. Clinton - who was fined $1,202, the cost of the judge's trip to Washington to preside over the deposition - was the first sitting president ever to be held in contempt of court. Also in 1999, the Clintons' Whitewater partner, Susan McDougal, was acquitted of obstruction of justice.

Music History for April 12 Today's birthdays include: Tiny Tim, whose real name was Herbert Khaury, who was born in 1922, or maybe 1930 or 1933 Herbie Hancock in 1940 (age 60) John Kay of Steppenwolf in 1944 (age 56) David Cassidy in 1950 (age 50) Pat Travers in 1954 (age 46) Alexander Briley of the Village People in 1956 (age 44) Country singer Vince Gill in 1957 (age 43) Echo and the Bunnymen guitarist Will Sergeant in 1958 (age 42) In 1954, Bill Haley and the Comets recorded "Rock Around The Clock." In 1966, Jan Berry of Jan and Dean fame was severely injured when his Corvette crashed into a truck in Los Angeles. In 1978, Aretha Franklin married actor Glynn Turman. Her father, the Rev. C.L. Franklin, officiated at the ceremony. In 1987, a rock record-smashing at a Dallas church turned into a confrontation when rock music fans started shouting "Jesus loves rock 'n' roll." In 1992, singer/songwriter Don Henley was joined by other celebrities and 6,000 people on a six-mile "Walk for Walden Woods" to save the area in Concord, Mass., from commercial development. In 1993, Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" album was back on the charts after Capitol Records released the 20th anniversary limited edition CD. In 1994, Entertainment Weekly quoted music industry sources saying Barbra Streisand would get up to 90 percent of the $45 million in ticket sales for her first concert tour in 28 years. In 1994, Chicago artist Dwight Kalb carved a 180-lb. ham into a statue of Madonna, to be sent to David Letterman. Also in 1994, a British-born Michael Jackson fan, Denise Pfeiffer, was charged with making obscene calls to the father of the boy who accused the pop star of molesting him. In 1996, surf-rock groups the Ventures, Jan and Dean, the Surfaris and the Chantays were honored at the Hollywood Rock Walk. Also in 1996, Jamaican pop singer Shaggy was slightly hurt -- and six other musicians injured, three seriously -- when a light panel fell on them during rehearsal for a concert in Poznan, Poland. In 1997, the Fugees performed a benefit concert in Port-au- Prince in their homeland of Haiti. In 1999, a judge in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., gave Bobby Brown a 90-day suspended sentence for showing up drunk to serve his jail time for a 1996 one-car accident that allegedly occurred when he was "under the influence." ------------------------------------------------------------ TODAY'S MUSICAL QUIZ: What was the original name of the Fugees? ANSWER: The group first called itself the Tranzlator Crew but changed its name to the Fugees when a long-forgotten 1980s New Wave act called Translator objected. By Penny Nelson (UPI) Copyright 2000 by United Press International. All rights reserved.

Know Your History for April 13: ** This is Scrabble Day! For all of you who can spend hour, upon hour, trying to use up all of your letters for the fifty-point bonus while on a triple word score, this day is yours to celebrate. You'll be celebrating Alfred Butts' birthday. Alfred was born on this day in 1899. He grew up to become an architect, but lost his job during the Depression. While he wiled away the hours of unemployment, he invented a crossword puzzle word-game. He and his friends had a good time playing the game, but that's as far as it went ... until one fateful day in 1952. Butts and friends were at a resort (he survived the Depression) and, as fate would have it, a Macy's department store executive saw them playing their game. The executive took the game back to Macy's where it became a successful sales item. It wasn't long before the game makers of Selchow & Righter caught wind of the habit-forming board game. They offered Butts three cents for every set they manufactured. Butts accepted and Scrabble went on the assembly line. Thirty-five laborers made Scrabble sets by the thousands ... six-thousand sets were coming off the line every week. Scrabble is still the best-selling board game other than Monopoly. Now you can even play it on your computer. Of his three-cents worth, Butts said, "One third went to taxes. I gave one third away, and the other third enabled me to have an enjoyable life." Thank you, Alfred Butts, for many, many hours of enjoyment. We just wish you had made more 'U' tiles to go with those dastardly 'Qs'. ** Events 1796 - The first known elephant (like, how would one NOT know it was an elephant?) to arrive in the United States, came to America. The elephant was from Bengal, India and entered the U.S.A. through New York City. 1984 - The Montreal Expos welcomed Pete Rose to the team and he repaid the Expos' faithful with a double against his former teammates, the Philadelphia Phillies. It was Rose's 4,000th career hit. He is the only National League player to reach this milestone since Ty Cobb got 4,109 total hits with American League teams, Detroit and Philadelphia. 1985 - "The Grand Ole Opry", a radio staple from Nashville for 60 years, came to TV. The Nashville Network presented the country music jamboree to some 22-million homes across the U.S. 1986 - Jack Nicklaus won his sixth Masters green jacket with a 9-under-par 279. ** Birthdays 1743 - Thomas Jefferson (3rd U.S. President [1801-1809]; married to Martha Skelton [one son, five daughters]; nickname: Man of the People [passed away July 4, 1826]) 1963 - Garry Kasparov (World Chess Champion: international grand master) 1963 - Jane Leeves (actress: Frasier, Throb, Miracle on 34th Street, Mr. Write) 1970 - Rick Schroder (actor: Crimson Tide, Texas, Lonesome Dove, Hansel and Gretel, Earthling, The Champ, Silver Spoons) ** Chart Toppers - 1991 I've Been Thinking About You - Londonbeat You're in Love - Wilson Phillips Hold You Tight - Tara Kemp Down Home - Alabama

Time capsule - April 13, 2000 In 1964, Sidney Poitier became the first black man to win an Oscar for best actor. He was honored for his work in the film "Lilies of the Field." In 1965, Lawrence Bradford Jr., a 16-year-old from New York City, started work as the first black page ever to serve in either chamber of Congress. In 1984, Christopher Wilder, the FBI's "most wanted man," accidentally killed himself as police moved in to arrest him in New Hampshire. Wilder was a suspect in the deaths, rapes and disappearances of 11 young women in eight states. In 1990, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev gave Lithuania a two-day ultimatum, threatening to cut off some supplies to the Baltic republic if it does not rescind laws passed since a March 11 declaration of independence. In 1991, an advance team of U.N. observers arrived in Kuwait City to set up a peacekeeping force along the Kuwait-Iraqi border. In 1992, construction workers breeched a retaining wall in the Chicago River, sending millions of gallons of water flooding through an underground freight tunnel system that connected buildings in the downtown business district. The greater Loop area was evacuated as electricity was cut off ahead of the rising water in building basements. Efforts to plug the leak in the river finally succeeded. Also in 1992, Princess Anne, daughter of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, began divorce proceedings after a two-year separation from Capt. Mark Phillips. In 1994, five Israelis were killed and another 30 wounded in a suicide bombing in a bus station in Hadera. In 1995, Rep. Robert Dornan, R-Calif., announced his candidacy for the GOP presidential nomination. In 1997, Tiger Woods, 21, won the Masters Tournament. He was the youngest Masters champion and the first African-American to win any of the four major professional golf tournaments for men. Also in 1997, Indian Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda resigned. +------------------ Birthday's ------------------+ Frank Woolworth, founder of the five-and-dime stores, in 1852 Alfred Butts, inventor of the game "Scrabble," in 1899 Irish playwright Samuel Beckett in 1906; Harold Stassen, former Minnesota governor who sought the Republican presidential nomination seven times, in 1907 Author Eudora Welty in 1909 (age 91) Actor/singer Howard Keel in 1917 (age 83) Actors Lyle Waggoner in 1935 (age 65), Paul Sorvino in 1939 (age 61) and Tony Dow (Wally on "Leave It To Beaver") in 1945(age 55) Singer Al Green in 1946 (age 54) Actors Ron Perlman ("Beauty and the Beast") in 1950 (age 50) and Rick Schroeder ("NYPD Blue") in 1970 (age 30)

Time Capsules - April 14, 2000 In 1861, the flag of the Confederacy was raised over Fort Sumter, S.C., as Union troops there surrendered in the early days of the Civil War. In 1983, President Reagan denied he was trying to overthrow the leftist Nicaraguan government. On this date in 1986, U.S. warplanes bombed Libya in the biggest U.S. air strike since the Vietnam War. Libya claimed 40 people were killed, including a young daughter of Muammar Gaddafi. The attack had come in retaliation for the bombing of a West Berlin disco nine days earlier that had killed two U.S. servicemen. The United States blamed Libya for the bombing. Nearly two years later, West German authorities arrested a young woman in connection with the bombing and said it may have been the work of Syrian agents. In 1991, U.S. troops began withdrawing from southern Iraq into buffer zones. Also in 1991, in a short-lived art theft, 20 major paintings by Van Gogh were stolen from an Amsterdam museum by two gunmen. They were abandoned 35 minutes later. In 1992, a federal appeals court in New York ruled that hotel magnate Leona Helmsley, 71, must go to prison for tax evasion. In 1993, 12 top former Communist officials went on trial charged with treason in the August 1991 coup attempt that hastened the fall of the Soviet Union. Two days later, the trial was adjourned indefinitely because of the illness of one defendant. Also in 1993, violence raged throughout South Africa as hundreds of thousands of blacks protested the slaying of popular Communist Party chief Chris Hani. In 1994, executives representing seven major tobacco companies told a House subcommittee that they did not believe cigarettes were addictive. Also in 1994, in what was called a tragic mistake, two U.S. warplanes shot down two U.S. Army helicopters in northern Iraq's so-called "no fly" zone. All 26 aboard, including 15 Americans, were killed. In 1997, Attorney General Janet Reno declined to appoint an independent counsel to investigate whether President Clinton's 1996 re-election campaign raised funds improperly. Also in 1997, James McDougal, once a partner with then-Gov. Bill Clinton in the Whitewater Development Corp., was sentenced to three years in prison after being convicted of seeking to enrich himself with fradulent loans. And in 1997, comedian Ellen DeGeneres revealed she was a lesbian in an interview with Time magazine. In 1998, eight members of the Republic of Texas separatist group were convicted on fraud charges in a federal court in Dallas. In 1999, former Vice President Dan Quayle announced he would seek the Republican presidential nomination.

Reuters Today in History for April 14 LONDON (Reuters) - Here are some notable events from this date in history: 1629 - Christiaan Huyghens, Dutch scientist and astronomer, born. He discovered the rings round Saturn and was the first to use a pendulum to regulate a clock. 1759 - Georg Frideric Handel, organist, violinist and composer, died. Among his best known oratorios are ``Saul,'' ``Israel in Egypt'' and the ``Messiah.'' 1861 - In the American Civil War, the battle of Fort Sumter ended when Major Anderson and 76 men left after the Confederates under Beuaregard bombarded the fort with 4,000 shells. 1865 - Abraham Lincoln, 16th president of the United States, was shot by John Wilkes Booth while watching a play at Ford's Theater and died the next day. Andrew Johnson became president. 1890 - The Pan American Union was founded by the First International Conference of American States at their meeting in Washington. 1900 - French President Emile Loubet opened the Paris International Exhibition; it covered 547 acres and was the biggest of its kind in European history. 1904 - Sir John Gielgud, British classical actor, born. He made his debut in 1921 and won an Oscar for his appearance in the 1981 Hollywood film ``Arthur'' playing a butler. 1907 - Francois ``Papa Doc'' Duvalier, Haitian president from 1957 until his death in 1971, born. 1917 - Ludovik Lazarus Zamenhof, creator of the language of Esperanto, died. 1935 - Country singer Loretta Lynn born. 1975 - Frederic March, U.S. actor and film star who won an Oscar for ``Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' and ``The Best Years of Our Lives,'' died. 1981 - NASA's space shuttle Columbia made a perfect landing at Edwards Air Force Base on its maiden flight. 1986 - Simone De Beauvoir, French writer whose ``The Second Sex'' was an early inspiration to the feminist movement, died. 1995 - Burl Ives, Oscar-winning actor and singer whose gentle voice helped popularise American folk music, died. He played powerful dramatic roles in movies including ``The Big Country,'' for which he won an Acadamy Award for best supporting actor, and ``Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.''

Know your History - April 14 ** This is First Lady of the American Screen Day! What a night this was back in 1969! All the egos and glamour of Hollywood were gathered together in one place for the annual Academy Awards presentation. All in the theatre and those watching the extravaganza on television could feel the electricity in the air as the envelope, announcing the Best Actress Award, was opened. It was the 11th nomination for Katharine Hepburn, an academy record! And, the Oscar goes to ... For the first time in the history of the Academy Awards, a tie resulted in two stars sharing the Best Actress Oscar. Barbra Streisand for her performance in "Funny Girl" had reached the top, only to share the honor with the 'First Lady of the American Screen', Katharine Hepburn for her starring role in "The Lion in Winter". Hepburn also broke the record that night as the only actress to win three Best Actress Oscars. "Guess Who's Coming To Dinner" awarded the previous year and "Morning Glory" [1932-33] were the other films. She was also only the third person to win two years in a row. Hepburn added a twelfth nomination and a fourth Oscar in 1981 for her performance in "On Golden Pond" with co-star Henry Fonda. She earned three of these awards after her sixtieth birthday. There's an old saying that goes something like this, "He who laughs last, laughs best." Not all of Katharine Hepburn's peers were admirers. After completing her first film ("A Bill of Divorcement") in 1932, she told her lecherous, co-star John Barrymore that she would never act with him again. His reply, "Really, my dear? I didn't know you ever had." Hepburn, who had made her stage debut on Broadway in 1928, was reviewed by columnist Dorothy Parker for a 1933 performance as "running the gamut of emotions from A to B." And, in 1938 she was labeled "box-office poison." Obviously Hepburn has had the last laugh. Her most memorable performances include "Bringing Up Baby" and "The Philadelphia Story" opposite Cary Grant; "Woman of the Year", "Adam's Rib", "Pat and Mike" with co-star and significant other, Spencer Tracy; "The African Queen" with Humphrey Bogart and "Suddenly Last Summer" opposite Montgomery Clift. "Long Day's Journey into Night" earned her a 1962 Cannes Film Festival Best Actress award. From Broadway to Hollywood to television ... 1975 Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in her ABC Theatre performance, opposite Laurence Olivier, in "Love Among the Ruins" ... to literature ... two best-sellers, "The Making of "The African Queen" or How I Went to Africa with Bogart, Bacall and Huston and Almost Lost My Mind" and her autobiography, "Me", Katharine Hepburn remains a star, the idol of independent, talented young women in their search for fame and fortune. ** Events 1865 - John Wilkes Booth, a well-known actor, was permitted upstairs at Ford's Theatre. Thus, he gained access to U.S. President Abraham Lincoln's private theatre box as Lincoln watched the performance of "Our American Cousin". It was just after 10 p.m. when Booth, a Confederate sympathizer, shot Lincoln in the head. After shooting the President, Booth leaped to the stage below, shouting, "Sic semper tyrannis!" ("Thus always to tyrants!", the state motto of Virginia.) He broke his leg in the fall but managed to escape the theatre (which was in Washington, D.C.), mount a horse, and flee to Virginia. Booth was hunted down and shot as he hid in a barn near Port Royal, Virginia. Lincoln died at 7:22 a.m. the next day. 1985 - Bernhard Langer shot a 282 and won the Masters golf tournament. It was the West German's first official year as a member of the PGA Tour. 1985 - The once-notorious Lexington Hotel in Chicago received a visitor, in the person of Geraldo Rivera, along with a camera crew. A record audience watched as the long-sealed vault of racketeer, Al Capone was opened during a much-hyped TV special. Guess what? All that Geraldo found were broken bottles and no trace that Capone and his gang had ever stashed anything there. ** Birthdays 1866 - Anne Sullivan ('The Miracle Worker': famous for teaching the blind and deaf Helen Keller to read, write and speak) 1889 - Arnold Toynbee (historian, author: Study of History) 1932 - Anthony Perkins (actor: Psycho, A Demon in My View, Daughter of Darkness, Murder on the Orient Express, Green Mansions) ** Chart Toppers - 1984 Footloose - Kenny Loggins Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) - Phil Collins Hello - Lionel Richie Thank God for the Radio - The Kendalls

Music History for April 14, 2000 Today's birthdays include: Singer/songwriter Buddy Knox, who was born in 1933 Country's Loretta Lynn in 1935 (age 65) Tony Burrows, lead singer with Edison Lighthouse as well as with White Plains, in 1942 (age 58) Ritchie Blackmore, of Deep Purple and of Rainbow, in 1945 (age 55) Hot Chocolate keyboardist Larry Ferguson in 1948 (age 52) Kenny Aaronson and Raydio's Jerry Knight, both in 1952 (age 48) In 1965, the title of the Beatles' upcoming second movie was changed from "Eight Arms to Hold You" to "Help!" In 1970, Steven Stills broke his wrist in a car accident in Los Angeles. In 1972, "Starman" -- the first single from David Bowie's "Ziggy Stardust" album -- was released. In 1974, Pete Townshend made his solo performing debut at the Roundhouse in London, accompanied by tapes recorded in his home studio. In 1980, "The Touring Principle" by Gary Numan was released. It was the first rock videocassette offered for sale to the general public. In 1983, former Pretenders bassist Pete Farndon died from a heart attack at the age of 30. His death followed that in 1982 of band mate James Honeyman-Scott, who'd died from a drug overdose. Also in 1983, Stevie Wonder re-signed with Motown Records. In 1984, Phil Ramone married singer Karen Kamon in New York. Quincy Jones was his best man. In 1987, Whitney Houston broke the record for consecutive no. 1 singles with seven -- the seventh being "Where Do Broken Hearts Go." Also in 1987, "Tango in the Night" was Fleetwood Mac's first album in five years. In 1987, Mickey Gilley sued to dissolve his ties with the Pasadena, Texas, nightclub bearing his name. ------------------------------------------------------------ In 1992, a University of Massachusetts music professor retracted charges that the New Kids on the Block had pulled a "Milli Vanilli" -- lip-synching during concerts and on albums. In 1993, Vanessa Williams gave birth to a boy, her third child and first son for her and her husband/manager Ramon Hervey. In 1994, the King County, Wash., medical examiner said Kurt Cobain had been dead three days when his body was found. The doctor also said the Nirvana lead singer had taken heroin and valium the day he shot himself. Also in 1994, Los Angeles prosecutors said the child molestation investigation of Michael Jackson was nearing an end, and that a decision on whether to file charges would be announced by the end of the month. No charges were ever filed. In 1994, Billy Joel and model Christy Brinkley announced they were splitting up after nine years of marriage. In 1995, the family and business associates of the late Eric "Eazy-E" Wright asked a judge to settle their fight over the ownership of Wright's Ruthless Records. Also in 1995, Burl Ives died following a long battle with cancer. He was 85. In 1996, actor Steven Seagal jammed onstage at a Beverly Hills, Calif., nightclub with Joe Walsh, Yes's Trevor Rabin and Chris Squire, CCR's John Fogerty and Brian Setzer -- among others. In 1997, Ringo Starr made his debut as host of a five-nights -a-week series on VH1 titled "Classic Albums." In 1998, Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Aretha Franklin, Gloria Estefan and country's Shania Twain performed at a special benefit concert for "VH1 Save The Music." ------------------------------------------------------------ TODAY'S MUSICAL QUIZ: What sport did Billy Joel participate in as a teenager? ANSWER: Boxing. As a Long Island, N.Y. teen, he was a local welterweight boxing champion. By Penny Nelson (UPI) Copyright 2000 by United Press International. All rights reserved. ------------------------------------------------------------

Reuters Today in History for April 16 LONDON (Reuters) - Here are some notable events from this date in history: 1828 - Francisco de Goya, Spanish painter, died. From 1824 until his death he lived in voluntary exile in France. 1850 - Marie Tussaud, Swiss founder of the famous waxwork museum in London, died. 1889 - Charlie Chaplin, pioneering film actor and director, born in London. His many films included ``The Kid,'' ``Gold Rush,'' ``Modern Times'' and ``The Great Dictator'' (1940), in which he spoke for the first time. 1912 - U.S. pilot Harriet Quimby became the first woman to fly the English Channel. 1921 - Peter Ustinov, British actor, writer, wit and Oscar winner, born. Known for his film work but also as a raconteur and goodwill ambassador for UNICEF and UNESCO. 1930 - Legendary flutist Herbie Mann born. 1939 - Pop singer Dusty Springfield born. 1947 - NBC television in the United States demonstrated the first zoom lens, the Zoomar, in New York. It had been invented by Dr. Frank Back. 1964 - Nine men received sentences of between 25 and 30 years for their part in Britain's 1963 ``Great Train Robbery.'' 1972 - The Apollo 16 moon mission blasted off; its crew made the fifth manned moon landing. 1991 - Sir David Lean, British film director, died. His films included ``The Bridge on The River Kwai,'' ``Lawrence of Arabia'' and ``A Passage to India.'' 1994 - Ralph Ellison, author of ``Invisible Man,'' a searing novel about black life in America, died. 1995 - - Actor Marlon Brando's daughter Cheyenne hanged erself at her home on the South Pacific island of Tahiti in French Polynesia. She was 25. 1996 - Queen Elizabeth's second son Prince Andrew and his controversial wife Sarah, popularly known as Fergie, announced they were to divorce after 10 years of marriage. 1998 - Alberto Calderon, considered one of the century's most influential mathematicians, died.

This just arrived today... History for April 15 ** Today is Unsinkable? Day! The 'unsinkable' luxury liner, "Titanic", sank at 2:27a.m. on this day in 1912. The largest passenger vessel in the world went under off the coast of Newfoundland two and one-half hours after striking an iceberg on its maiden voyage from Southampton, England to New York City. A young David Sarnoff, later of RCA and NBC, relayed telegraph messages to advise relatives on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean of the 700+ survivors. 1,517 lives were lost at sea. One account claimed that lifeboats weren't operable and those that were, quickly filled with male passengers and crew members, instead of the traditional women and children first. Reports indicate that the captain of the Titanic, most of the crew and the ship's orchestra remained on board as the huge luxury liner slid into the icy Atlantic. Still another report, from a survivor, indicated that as the great ship was going down to a watery grave, the orchestra played "Nearer My God to Thee". Many movies and documentaries about the monumental disaster have been filmed over the years. However, none had the exacting data gleaned by scientists from the 1986 expedition aboard "Atlantis II". Dr. Robert Ballard headed a crew and a robot named Jason in a descent to the deck of the "Titanic" aboard "Alvin", a submersible craft. They returned with information and photos that challenged and verified stories from the past. After years of studying the facts, the 1997 Academy Award-winning film, "Titanic", recreated the ship to the tiniest detail including the design on the elegant china. Although the film's love story is fictitious, the true tragedy of the Titanic can now be seen by the world some eight decades later. ** Events 1865 - Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States of America, died at 7:22 a.m. Lincoln had been shot in the back of the head the previous evening while attending a performance of "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. The assassin, John Wilkes Booth, escaped, only to be hunted down and shot to death. Lincoln was carried to a boarding house across the street from the theatre. He never regained consciousness. 1923 - Insulin became available for general use on this day. It was first discovered in 1922. Today, insulin is used daily in the treatment of diabetes. It is extracted from the pancreas of sheep, oxen and by other means, including synthesization in the laboratory. Insulin, a natural and vital hormone for carbohydrate metabolism in the body, is manufactured by the pancreas. An overabundance of insulin causes insulin shock and leads to a variety of symptoms, including coma. 1947 - Jackie Robinson played his first major-league baseball game (he had played exhibition games previously) for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He went 0-for-4 against Boston. Robinson did get on base due to an error and scored the winning run in a 5-3 win for the Dodgers. ** Birthdays 1452 - Leonardo da Vinci (artist: Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, The Virgin of the Rocks, The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne) 1957 - Evelyn Ashford (track athlete: 4-time Olympic gold medalist, a shared record for most gold medals won by a woman: 100 meters [1984], 4 x 100m relay [1984, 1988, 1992]) ** Chart Toppers - 1985 We are the World - USA for Africa Crazy for You - Madonna Nightshift - Commodores Honor Bound - Earl Thomas Conley

Reuters Today in History for April 17 LONDON (Reuters) - Here are some notable events from this date in history: 1421 - The sea broke through the dykes at Dort, in the Netherlands, drowning more than 100,000 people. 1492 - Christopher Columbus received a commission from the Spanish monarchy to explore the seas to the west of Europe. 1521 - Cardinal Girolamo Aleander, the papal nuncio, cross-examined Martin Luther at the Diet of Worms over his beliefs and views on the Catholic Church. 1790 - Benjamin Franklin, U.S. scientist and statesman, died. He helped frame the American Declaration of Independence. 1894 - Nikita Khrushchev born. Soviet leader from 1958 until 1964, he launched his de-Stalinization campaign in 1956. 1960 - America rock star Eddie Cochran died in a car crash while on tour with Gene Vincent in Britain. 1961 - An attempt to invade Cuba by U.S.-backed right-wing Cuban exiles failed at the Bay of Pigs. After the three-day battle, 100 were killed and over 1,000 captured. 1969 - Alexander Dubcek resigned as Czechoslovak Communist party leader and was replaced by Gustav Husak. 1969 - Sirhan B. Sirhan was found guilty of the first-degree murder of Robert F. Kennedy, who was gunned downwhile campaigning for president in California in June 1968. 1970 - The U.S. spacecraft Apollo 13 splashed down after its near disastrous trip to the moon. 1975 - Khmer Rouge guerrillas seized Phnom Penh and began a reign of terror in which more than one million people died. 1986 - British journalist John McCarthy was kidnapped in Beirut; he was held until August 8, 1991, by guerrillas of the Islamic Jihad. 1989 - The Polish trade union Solidarity was legalized after a seven-year ban. 1997 - Former President Chaim Herzog, who defended Israel on the battlefield, chronicled its history and championed its cause at the United Nations, died. He was 78. 1998 - Linda McCartney, photographer and wife of former Beatle Paul, died from cancer.

Know Your History for April 17: ** Today is It's a Lo-o-ong War Day! We are all aware of short wars like 3-day, 7-day, and 3-month wars, but have you ever heard of a 335-year war? Today is the anniversary of the day such a war officially ended. In the year 1651, a war began between the Isles of Scilly and the Netherlands. No one seems to know or care what started the war. What seems to be more important is that, although the actual fighting ended in the 17th century, no one had ever officially declared an end to the war until this day in 1986. It was then that the Netherlands ambassador to the Isles of Scilly, Jonkheer Huydecoper, flew to the islands delivering a proclamation that terminated the war. We'd say that 335 years is a lo-o-ong time to hold a grudge ** Events 1629 - Horses were first imported into the colonies by the Massachusetts Bay Colony on this day. 1971 - "Joy to the World", by Three Dog Night, made it to the top of the pop music charts. The song was number one for six weeks. Now that's a hit! 1985 - The U.S. Postal Service unveiled its new 22-cent "LOVE" stamp. In a clever promotion, the USPS used the set of ABC-TV's "The Love Boat" as a backdrop. The stamp went on to become one of the most popular ever offered by the postal service. ** Birthdays 1837 - J.P. (John Pierpoint) Morgan (financier) 1894 - Nikita Khrushchev (U.S.S.R. premier [1958-1964]) 1897 - Thornton Wilder (Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist: The Bridge of San Luis Rey [1928] and playwright: Our Town [1938], The Skin of Our Teeth [1943]) 1961 - Boomer (Norman) Esiason (football: quarterback: NY Jets, Cincinnati Bengals [Super Bowl XXIII]) 1967 - Liz Phair (singer, songwriter: LP: Exile in Guyville) ** Chart Toppers - 1987 Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now - Starship I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) - Aretha Franklin & George Michael Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House "You've Got" the Touch - Alabama

Know Your History for April 18: **This is Midnight Ride Day! At about 10 p.m. on this day in 1775, three men took to their horses to ride from Boston to Concord, MA to warn the citizens of the approaching British army. Most of us know of just one of those riders, one Paul Revere. The famous poem, "Paul Revere's Ride" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, glorified the Bostonian as the lone rider. He was, in fact, accompanied by William Dawes and Samuel Prescott. We think it's time they should get some recognition too! After all, it wasn't their fault that their partner in the midnight ride was already well known, having been a member of the Sons of Liberty; incited the British by publishing an engraving of the Boston Massacre; carried messages for the Committees of Correspondence, an underground organization; and having been a participant in the Boston Tea Party. Incidentally, only Prescott made it all the way to Concord. Revere was nabbed by a British cavalry patrol near Lexington, MA (Dawes and Prescott escaped). We're not sure what happened to Dawes but Revere was released and returned to Lexington -- without his horse. There was lots of running/riding around that night, but suffice to say, when British forces arrived in Lexington, they found the minutemen waiting for them. In honor of this midnight ride, get out your Revereware and make a pot of tea. ** Events 1923 - Yankee Stadium opened in the Bronx, NY as the hometown team, the NY Yankees, hosted the Boston Red Sox. A record crowd of 74,000 fans saw the action at the first three-level stadium in the U.S. 1974 - James Brown, the 'Godfather of Soul', received a gold record this day for the single, "The Payback". Of the 44 hits that Brown would put on the charts over three decades, he received only one other gold record -- for "Get on the Good Foot - Part 1" in 1972. His biggest pop hits include: "I Got You (I Feel Good)" at number three in 1965, "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" at number eight in 1965, "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" at number eight in 1966, "I Got The Feelin'" at number six in 1968 and "Living in America" at number four in 1986. This song was featured in the Sylvester Stallone film, "Rocky IV". 1981 - Tom Seaver of the Cincinnati Reds became the fifth pitcher in the history of major-league baseball to earn 3,000 strikeouts in a career. Seaver struck out Keith Hernandez for the historic 'K'. The Cardinals, however, beat Tom Terrific, 10-4. ** Birthdays 1857 - Clarence Darrow (attorney: famous Scopes 'monkey trial') 1880 - Sam (Samuel Earl) Crawford ('Wahoo Sam': Baseball Hall of Famer: Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers [all-star: 1907, 1908, 1909]; holds individual career record of 312 triples) 1956 - Eric Roberts (actor: Doctor Who, The Hard Truth, Fugitive Among Us, A Family Matter, Descending Angel, To Heal a Nation, The Pope of Greenwich Village, The Coca-Cola Kid, Star 80, Raggedy Man, King of the Gypsies; brother of actress Julia Roberts) 1963 - Conan O'Brien (TV talk show host: Late Night with Conan O'Brien; Emmy Award-winning writer: Saturday Night Live [1989]; The Simpsons; producer: Lockwell; comedian: Not Necessarily the News) ** Chart Toppers Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car - Billy Ocean Devil Inside - INXS Where Do Broken Hearts Go - Whitney Houston I Wanna Dance with You - Eddie Rabbitt Copyright (c) 1995-2000 440 International, Inc. Portions Copyright (c) 2000 Digital Demographics, Inc.

Time Capsule for April 18 In 1421, the sea broke the dikes at Dort, Holland, drowning an estimated 100,000 people. In 1961, a force of anti-Castro Cuban rebels began what was to end as the ill-fated "Bay of Pigs" attempt to overthrow Cuba's new communist government. In 1964, Jerrie Mock of Columbus, Ohio, became the first woman to complete a solo flight around the world. Paul McCartney's first post-Beatles solo album, "McCartney", was released on this date in 1970. The same day, he announced the end of the Beatles. In 1991, the Dow Jones industrial average closed above 3,000 for the first time, at 3004.46. Experts hailed it as forecasting an end to the recession. The "Bay of Pigs" invasion was launched on this date in 1961. A force made up of more than 1,500 Cuban exiles invaded Cuba in an ill-fated attempt to overthrow Cuba's new communist government, headed by Fidel Castro. How much different history might've been had Castro made the American baseball team for which he tried out in the early 1950s. A federal court jury on this date in 1993 convicted two Los Angeles police officers of violating Rodney King's civil rights in the black motorist's 1991 arrest and beating. Two other officers were acquitted. A year earlier, a jury in Simi Valley, Calif., had found the four officers not guilty of criminal charges in the case -- a verdict which triggered rioting in LA that spread to several other cities. In 1997, House Speaker Newt Gingrich announced that former Sen. Bob Dole, R-Kansas, would lend him the money to pay his fines after the Georgia Republican admitting to using tax-exempt donations for political activities. +------------------ Birthdays ------------------+ American industrialist and financier J.P. Morgan in 1837 Danish author Baroness Karen Blixen ("Out of Africa"), who wrote under the name Isak Dinesen, in 1885 Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev in 1894 Novelist and playwright Thornton Wilder in 1897 Actor William Holden in 1918 Television journalist Harry Reasoner in 1923 Music promoter Don Kirshner in 1934 (age 66) Actress Olivia Hussey in 1951 (age 49)

Send Page Tuesday - 15:55 04/18/2000, EST Reuters Today in History for April 18 LONDON (Reuters) - Here are some notable events from this date in history: 1480 - Lucrezia Borgia, Italian noblewoman and illegitimate daughter of Pope Alexander VI, born. 1504 - Filippino Lippi, early Renaissance painter and son of Fra Lippi, died. Famed for his work in the Caraffa Chapel in Rome, his most popular picture is ``The Vision of St Bernard.'' 1775 - Paul Revere rode from Charlestown to Lexington to warn the Massachussetts colonists of the arrival of British troops at the start of the War of American Independence. 1820 - Franz von Suppe, Austrian composer of light operas, born. His most successful operettas include ``Leichte Kavallerie'' and ``Boccaccio.'' 1847 - In the American-Mexican War, General Winfield Scott with 8,500 men attacked and defeated General Santa Anna with 12,000 men at the battle of Cerro-Gordo. 1882 - Leopold Stokowski, orchestral conductor, born in London. Founder of the American Symphony Orchestra, he made three films, including Walt Disney's ``Fantasia,'' with the Philadelphia Orchestra. 1906 - An earthquake struck San Francisco. The quake and resulting fires devastated the city, leaving over 200,000 people homeless and over 1,000 dead. 1909 - 15th-century French heroine Joan of Arc was beatified at a ceremony at the Vatican. 1923 - Yankee Stadium, home of the New York Yankees baseball team, was opened. 1934 - The first launderette, the ``Washateria,'' was opened at Fort Worth, Texas, by J.F. Cantrell. 1936 - Ottorino Respighi, Italian composer, died. Best known for his orchestral pieces including the ``Pines of Rome.'' 1945 - Ernie Pyle, one of the most famous war correspondents of World War II, was killed by Japanese machine-gun fire on the island of Ii Shima in the Pacific. The 1945 film ``G.I. Joe'' was about his coverage of the Italian campaign. 1955 - Albert Einstein, German born scientist and mathematician, died. He formulated the Theory of Relativity and won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921. 1968 - London Bridge was sold to American Robert McCullough for one million pounds. It was later re-erected in Arizona. 1974 - The U.S. District Court conducting the Watergate proceedings issued a supoena ordering President Richard Nixon to produce tape recordings and other material demanded by the Special Prosecutor.

Today in Music History Today's birthdays include: Clarence "Gatermouth" Brown, who was born in 1924 Manfred Mann guitarist Mike Vickers in 1942 (age 58) Lenny Baker of Sha Na Na, and Alexander "Skip" Spence of Jefferson Airplane as well as Moby Grape, both in 1946 (age 54) Les Pattinson, bassist with Echo and the Bunnymen, in 1958 (age 42) In 1936, Gene Autry recorded "Back in the Saddle Again." In 1981, Yes broke up when drummer Alan White and bassist Chris Squire went into rehearsals with Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant and Jimmy Page for a new group that never materialized. Yes reunited in 1983. In 1985, the first-ever Western pop album -- by Wham! -- was released in China. In 1988, the murder trial began in Kingston, Jamaica, in the killing of reggae singer Peter Tosh. In 1994, Mike Starr of Alice In Chains was sentenced to 30 days in a Houston jail after being convicted on drug possession charges. In 1995, Michael Jackson and his wife, Lisa Marie Presley, hosted a three-day World Children's Congress at his Neverland Ranch in California. Also in 1995, a Los Angeles judge appointed an administrator to manage Ruthless Records until a battle for control of the label founded by the late Eric "Eazy-E" Wright was resolved. In 1995, Pantera lead singer Phillip Anselmo apologized to the security guard he hit on the head during a June 1994 concert in Dairan, N.Y. In 1997, Tupac Shakur's mother sued Death Row Records, claiming the label failed to pay royalties and also cheated her rap-artist son out of millions of dollars. Shakur had been gunned down by unknown assailants in September 1996. In 1998, Bonnie Raitt kicked off the first leg of her "Fundamental" tour in San Diego, Calif. By Penny Nelson (UPI) Copyright 2000 by United Press International. All rights reserved.

Know Your History for April 19: **This is Marathon Day! On this day in 1897, the first annual Boston Marathon -- the first of its type in the United States -- was run. John J. McDermott of New York City won. This marathon attracts world-class, and some not so world-class, runners from around the world. Previous runners who have claimed 1st place in the 26-mile marathon through the streets of Boston include Rosie Ruiz who, apparently, didn't run the race at all, but merely joined in a short distance from the finish line and claimed first place! Another participant supposedly took a taxi cab around the course and waited until the right time to join in -- and won! The prizes were, however, taken away from those who didn't run the Boston Marathon fair and square. A fine example of the tireless men and women who train to run in this premier event is Shigeki Tanaka, a survivor of the Hiroshima atomic bombing, who won the Boston Marathon in 1951. Many thousands of runners participate in marathon races such as the Boston Marathon, making these events colorful and exciting to witness. Hundreds of thousands of spectators turn out to cheer the runners in these grueling tests of strength and stamina. ** Events 1951 - General Douglas MacArthur spoke before Congress. The highlight of this memorable address was General MacArthur stating, "Old soldiers never die, they just fade away." 1993 - The Branch-Davidian's compound in Waco, Texas burned to the ground. It was the anticlimax of a 51-day standoff between the religious cult led by David Koresh and U.S. federal agents (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms). 86 perished including 17 children. Koresh and his followers opted not to surrender themselves and the children to the agents; exchanging gun fire, instead. Nine members of the cult escaped. 1995 - The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, OK was destroyed by a car-bombing with a bomb estimated at 5,000 pounds, the worst bombing on U.S. soil. Timothy McVeigh was charged with the terroristic murder of 169 people including 19 children and a nurse injured in rescue efforts. On June 2, 1997, McVeigh was found guilty on 11 different counts, including several first degree murder convictions for the deaths of federal officers. Terry L. Nicholls, an Army buddy of McVeigh, was also charged. ** Birthdays 1935 - Dudley Moore (actor: Arthur, Arthur 2, 10, Crazy People, Parallel Lives, Bedazzled, The Hound of the Baskervilles) 1946 - Tim Curry (actor: Muppet Treasure Island, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Oscar, Stephen King's It, The Hunt for Red October, Oliver Twist, Annie, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, My Favorite Year, Amadeus, Hair, Wiseguy, The Legend of Prince Valiant, voice of King Chicken in cartoon: Duckman) ** Chart Toppers - 1989 She Drives Me Crazy - Fine Young Cannibals Like a Prayer - Madonna Funky Cold Medina - Tone Loc I'm No Stranger to the Rain - Keith Whitley

Reuters Today in History for April 19 LONDON (Reuters) - Here are some notable events from this date in history: 1775 - At the beginning of the American War of Independence, the British under Thomas Gage at Concord and Captain John Parker at Lexington were defeated by the Americans and attacked on their return march to Boston. 1824 - English poet Lord Byron died of a fever while aiding Greek rebels fighting the Turks. 1882 - Charles Darwin, English naturalist who developed the theory of evolution expressed in ``The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection,'' died. 1906 - Pierre Curie, French chemist and physicist, was run over and killed in Paris. Together with his wife Marie, he worked on magnetism and radioactivity. 1927 - Actress Mae West was found guilty of indecent behaviour in her Broadway production ``Sex.'' 1933 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued a proclamation removing the United States from the gold standard. 1943 - During World War Two, Polish Jews rose up and drove 2,000 German troops from the Warsaw ghetto in what was to be a failed rebellion against the Nazis. 1956 - Prince Rainier of Monaco married film actress Grace Kelly. 1966 - An advance party of 4,500 Australian troops left Sydney to fight alongside U.S. troops in Vietnam. 1967 - The unmanned U.S. spacecraft Surveyor 3 landed on the moon. 1971 - Russia launched its space station Salyut into Earth's orbit. 1989 - Daphne du Maurier, British novelist, died. Among the world's best-selling authors for half a century, her period romances and adventure stories include ``Jamaica Inn,'' ``Rebecca'' and ``Frenchman's Creek.'' 1993 - More than 80 Branch Davidians including their leader David Koresh died when federal agents stormed their compound in Waco, Texas, after a 51-day standoff. 1995 - A huge car bomb tore apart the Alfred P. Murrah building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people.

Time Capsule - April 19 The American Revolutionary War began at the Battle of Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts on this date in 1775. It was "the shot heard 'round the world." Eight Minutemen were killed and 10 wounded in an exchange of musket fire with British Redcoats. In 1971, the Soviet Union launched its first Salyut space station. In 1972, the U.S. Apollo 16 spacecraft began orbiting the moon two days before astronauts landed on its surface. Also in 1989, pro-Democracy demonstrations began in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. In 1990, the U.S.-backed Contra rebels and the outgoing Nicaraguan government agreed to an immediate cease-fire and a formula to disarm and demobilize the Contras by June 10. In 1992, a series of watercolors depicting members of the British royal family nude caused a stir with London's Fleet Street newspapers. The queen was not amused. In 1993, the 51-day Branch Davidian standoff near Waco, Texas, ended tragically when a fire destroyed the fortified compound after authorities tear-gassed the place. Cult leader David Koresh and 85 followers were killed. Also in 1993, the governor of South Dakota and seven other people were killed in a plane crash in Iowa. In 1994, a federal jury awarded police beating victim Rodney King $3.8 million dollars in compensatory damages from the city of Los Angeles. On this date in 1995, 168 people were killed -- including 19 children at a day care center-- and more than 400 injured when a car bomb exploded outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Okla. A decorated Gulf War veteran, Timothy McVeigh, and an army buddy, Terry Nichols, were later convicted in connection with the bombing. McVeigh reportedly had been deeply angered by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms' attack on the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas, exactly two years earlier. The ATF had offices in the building. Also in 1995, Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind, announced his candidacy for the GOP presidential nomination. In 1996, the leaders of the G-7 nations met in Moscow. In 1997, the rising Red River drove tens of thousands of people from their homes in North Dakota and Minnesota. In 1998, China freed Wang Dan, one of the leaders of the 1989 pro-democracy movement that had been brutally suppressed in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. +------------------ Birthdays ------------------+ Statesman Roger Sherman, a signer of the U.S. Constitution, in 1721 Music patron Augustus Juilliard in 1836 FBI agent Eliot Ness in 1903 Actress Jayne Mansfield in 1933 Actors Don Adams in 1926 (age 74), Hugh O'Brian in 1930 (age 70), Dudley Moore in 1935 (age 65), Elinor Donahue in 1937 (age 63) and Tim Curry in 1946 (age 54) Auto racer Al Unser Jr. in 1962 (age 38) Actress Ashley Judd in 1968 (age 32)

Strive.To Know Your History for April 20: ** Today is Be Happy, Go Lucky Day "Your Hit Parade", starring Kay Thompson, Charles Carlyle, Gogo DeLys and Johnny Hanser, was first broadcast on radio this night in 1935. A youngster named Frank Sinatra would later be part of the program as a featured vocalist. "Your Hit Parade" stayed on the radio airwaves for 24 years. Snooky Lanson would later host the program when it made the transition from radio to TV. Other long-time regulars on the TV version were: Dorothy Collins, Russell Arms and Gisele MacKenzie. They were the lucky ones who got to present the top seven songs each week. Since many songs stayed on the list for weeks on end, these vocalists had to invent new ways to present the hit parade. On April 24, 1959, "Your Hit Parade" died. The regulars just didn't fit with the new rock 'n' roll hits. Imagine, if you can, Snooky Lanson singing "Hound Dog". The original title of the radio show was, "Lucky Strike Hit Parade", sponsored by, you guessed it, Lucky Strike cigarettes. The cigarette company continued to sponsor the TV show (those were the days when cigarette companies sponsored lots of TV shows); and the opening theme song was "Be Happy, Go Lucky". ** Events 1931 - Louis Armstrong recorded the classic, "When It's Sleepy Time Down South", for Okeh Records. Satchmo would use the tune as his theme song for decades. The song was waxed in Chicago, IL. 1931 - The great Knute Rockne died in a plane crash on March 31, 1931. It would be tough to fill his shoes. On this day, twenty days later, Jesse Harper became the new athletic director and Heartley 'Hunk' Anderson took over as coach of Notre Dame. Anderson coached the Fighting Irish from 1931-33. Elmer Layden replaced Anderson from 1934-40 and Frank Leahy coached Notre Dame twice -- from 1941-43 and from 1946-53. 1985 - The British pop music group Wham!, featuring George Michael, became the first to release cassettes in the People's Republic of China. Selections from two of the group's albums were packaged and sold on the tape. ** Birthdays 1889 - Adolf Hitler (murderer of over six-million people, the ultimate racist and as TIME magazine says, "...redefined the meaning of evil forever.") 1951 - Luther Vandross (singer, songwriter: Never Too Much, How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye) 1976 - Joey Lawrence (actor: Gimme a Break, Blossom, Chains of Gold, Pulse, Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home) ** Chart Toppers - 1990 I'll Be Your Everything - Tommy Page Don't Wanna Fall in Love - Jane Child Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O'Connor Five Minutes - Lorrie Morgan ======================================================= Copyright (c) 1995-2000 440 International, Inc. Portions Copyright (c) 2000 Digital Demographics, Inc. Strive To is a trademark of Digital Demographics, Inc.

Time Capsule - April 20 In 1653, Oliver Cromwell -- Puritan, revolutionary and Lord Protector of England -- dissolved Parliament to rule by decree. In 1976, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that federal courts could order low-cost housing for minorities in a city's white suburbs to ease racial segregation. In 1987, Karl Linnas, sentenced to death by the Soviets in 1962 for running a World War II concentration camp, became the first Nazi war criminal returned by the United States to the Soviet Union against his will. In 1990, Pete Rose, already banished from baseball for gambling, pleaded guilty to two felony counts alleging he concealed nearly $300,000 in income from the Internal Revenue Service. In 1991, U.S. Marines crossed into northern Iraq to set up camps for Kurds seeking refuge from Iraqi civil strife. Also in 1991, the United States announced plans to open a temporary office in Hanoi to investigate the unresolved cases of 2,278 American soldiers still listed as MIAs and POWs. In 1992, Madonna signed a multi-million-dollar deal with Time Warner to form an entertainment company that would make her the highest paid female pop star in the world. Elton John, Guns N' Roses, Roger Daltrey, Liza Minnelli, David Bowie, George Michael, Def Leppard, and Spinal Tap joined the surviving members of Queen at an AIDS Concert for Life on this date in 1992. The show honored Queen's lead singer Freddie Mercury, who'd died of AIDS the previous November. More than 70,000 people attended the concert at London's Wembley Stadium. In 1993, President Clinton ordered an investigation into the federal raid on the Branch Davidian cult compound. In 1996, the U.S. Marines arrived in war-torn Liberia. In 1998, a federal jury in Chicago awarded more than $85,000 in damages to two women's health clinics. The clinics, along with the National Organization for Women, had filed a class-action lawsuit, asserting that abortion opponents were using threats and extortion to try to shut them down. Horror at a suburban Denver high school. On this date in 1999, two heavily armed Columbine High School students -- later identified by authorities in Littleton, Colo., as Eric Harris, 18, and Dylan Klebold, 17 -- entered the building and opened fire on their fellow students. They killed 12 teenagers and a teacher before turning their guns on themselves. It was by far the worst in a series of school shootings. +------------------ Birthdays ------------------+ French Emperor Napoleon III in 1808 Sculptor Daniel Chester French, creator of "The Minute Man" statue, in 1850 Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler in 1889 Silent film comedian Harold Lloyd and Spanish surrealist painter Joan Miro, both in 1893 Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court John Paul Stevens in 1920 (age 80) Actress Nina Foch in 1924 (age 76) Actor Ryan O'Neal in 1941 (age 59) Actress Jessica Lange in 1949 (age 51) Singer Luther Vandross in 1951 (age 49) Actors Carmen Electra in 1973 (age 27) and Joey Lawrence in 1976 (age 24)

Reuters Today in History for April 20 LONDON (Reuters) - Here are some notable events from this date in history: 1526 - 2,000 Moguls under Baber fought and defeated 10,000 Muhammadens from Delhi and 100 elephants under Ibrahim at the battle of Panipat. Ibrahim was killed and the battle marked the start of Mogul rule. 1534 - French explorer Jacques Cartier set sail from Saint-Malo to explore the North American coastline. 1653 - In England, Oliver Cromwell expelled the Long Parliament for trying to pass the Perpetuation Bill, which would have kept Parliament in the hands of a few members only. 1768 - Italian painter Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal) died. Famous for his paintings of Venetian scenes and English country homes. 1808 - Napoleon III, Emperor of France 1852-70, born. After defeat in the Franco-Prussian War he was deposed and the Third Republic was proclaimed. 1836 - The U.S. Congress separated the western part of Michigan Territory and formed a new territory to be known as Wisconsin. 1841 - ``The Murders in the Rue Morgue'' by Edgar Allan Poe, considered the first detective story, was published in Graham's Magazine in Philadelphia. (Nazi) Party and dictator of Germany (1933-45). 1893 - Joan Miro, Spanish surrealist painter, born. Influenced by primitive Catalan art, Gaudi, Picasso and Gris, his paintings eventually became entirely abstract. 1893 - Harold Lloyd, U.S. comedian, born. A rival to Charlie Chaplin in the silent era of the cinema, he was famed for his stunts notably in the film ``Safety Last.'' 1912 - Bram Stoker, Dublin-born writer notably of the popular horror tale ``Dracula,'' died. 1943 - In World War II, the massacre of Jews in the Warsaw ghetto began. 1986 - Pianist Vladimir Horowitz gave his first concert in the Soviet Union in 61 years. He had emigrated in 1925. 1998 - The Red Army Faction (RAF), the German guerrilla group responsible for bombings and assassinations in the 1970s and 1980s, said it had disbanded.

Know Your History for April 21: ** This is Kindergarten Day! Some things we take for granted, like kindergarten. It's just the first chance most kids get to attend a formal school, right? Wrong. A man named Friedrich Froebel actually invented kindergarten. Little Freddie was born on this day in 1782 in Germany. He grew up to become a teacher, author and toy maker. Friedrich's experience as an educator led him to the conclusion that playtime can be very instructive; an essential part of a child's education. He founded the first kindergarten for this purpose in 1837 in Blankenburg, Germany. This directed playtime led to his invention of a series of toys that were designed to stimulate learning. He called these toys, gifts. The mother of famous architect, Frank Lloyd Wright gave her son some of these gifts ... in the form of maple wood blocks. Wright often spoke of the value the gifts had brought him throughout his life. Nursery school and kindergarten as we know it are the direct results of the influence of Friedrich Froebel. The first public school kindergarten in the U.S. was started in St. Louis, Missouri in 1873. Now put your paper and paste away; it's time to lie down on your mats. ** Events 1980 - America's oldest long-distance race, the Boston Marathon, was touched by scandal this day. Actually, the race was sullied, tarnished and disgraced when Rosie Ruiz, a 26-year-old office worker, stunned the sports world when she crossed the finish line in a record time of 2 hours, 31 minutes and 56 seconds. Later, after an investigation, she was stripped of the honor of winning the marathon when evidence showed that she had not run the entire race. 1984 - David Palmer pitched only the fourth shortened, perfect game in major-league baseball history. Palmer was pitching the Montreal Expos to a 4-0 lead over the St. Louis Cardinals when the home plate umpire called the game in five innings when the rains came. Palmer had made 57 pitches. 1987 - Special occasion stamps were offered for the first time by the U.S. Postal Service. "Happy Birthday," "Get Well" and other messages were offered. ** Birthdays 1816 - Charlotte Bronte (author: Jane Eyre, The Professor, Shirley, Villette) 1838 - John Muir (conservationist: influential in the establishment of the U.S. National Parks system and U.S. forest conservation; Muir Woods National Monument in California named after him) 1916 - Anthony Quinn (Academy Award-winning actor: Viva Zapata! [1952], Lust for Life [1956]; The Guns of Navarone, The Inheritance, The Old Man and the Sea, Zorba the Greek) 1947 - Iggy Pop (James Newell Osterburg) (singer, songwriter: group: Psychedelic Stooges: LP: The Stooges) 1951 - Tony Danza (actor: Angels in the Outfield, Who's the Boss, Baby Talk, Taxi) ** Chart Toppers - 1991 1991 - You're in Love - Wilson Phillips Baby Baby - Amy Grant Joyride - Roxette Down Home - Alabama Copyright (c) 1995-2000 440 International, Inc. Portions Copyright (c) 2000 Digital Demographics, Inc.

Music History - April 21 Today's birthdays include: Iggy Pop, whose real name is James Jewel Osterberg, who was born in 1947 (age 53) Paul Carrack of Mike and the Mechanics, formerly with Squeeze, as well as with Ace, in 1951 (age 49) Robert Smith of The Cure in 1957 (age 43) -------------------------------------------- In 1963, the Beatles and the Rolling Stones met for the first time at the Crawdaddy Club in Richmond, West London, England -- where the Stones were playing. In 1969, Janis Joplin played at the Royal Albert Hall in London. In 1974, Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton performed together for the last time. In 1978, Sandy Denny -- lead singer of Fairport Convention -- died from a brain hemorrhage at the age of 37, four days after falling down the stairs. In 1982, Joe Strummer -- frontman for The Clash -- disappeared for three weeks, causing the band to cancel a scheduled tour. He was found living on the streets of Paris. In 1984, the soundtrack album from "Footloose" bumped Michael Jackson's "Thriller" off the top of the album charts after 37 weeks. In 1988, Mick Jagger testified in a White Plains, N.Y., courtroom in the unsuccessful copyright suit brought against him by a Bronx reggae musician. In 1990, Amy Grant sued Marvel Comics for the unauthorized use of her likeness in a Dr. Strange comic. In 1993, ex-Rolling Stone Bill Wyman married Californian Suzanne Accosta in southern France, where he owns a home. He was 56, she 33. Also in 1993, authorities in Fort Bluff, Calif., credited Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann with saving the life of a teenage surfer caught in a riptide. In 1994, Kurt Cobain's widow -- Courtney Love -- turned in the weapon he'd used to kill himself to a grass-roots anti-violence organization holding a guns-for-tickets trade-in program. In 1996, the Sunday Times of London reported Paul McCartney was the 30th richest person in Britain, worth $630 million. In 1997, an arrest warrant was issued after rapper Foxy Brown failed to show up for her scheduled trial on assault charges in Raleigh, N.C. The artist was accused of spitting at two female hotel workers in Jan. 1997. In 1998, Sonny Bono's widow, Mary, was sworn in to fill his congressional seat representing the Palm Springs, Calif., area in the U.S. House of Representatives. In 1999, the Los Angeles Times quoted police sources saying Death Row Records founder and CEO Marion "Suge" Knight was a key suspect in the March 1997 slaying of rapper Notorious B.I.G. The newspaper reported that he was suspected of engineering the plot from behind prison bars. Two days later, the paper reported that Knight had refused to talk to the cops. ------------------------------------------------------------ TODAY'S MUSICAL QUIZ: What was the name of Dolly Parton's first single after splitting up with Porter Wagoner? ANSWER: "I Will Always Love You." By Penny Nelson (UPI) Copyright 2000 by United Press International. All rights reserved.

Reuters Today in History for April 22 LONDON (Reuters) - Here are some notable events from this date in history: 1451 - Isabella I, Queen of Castille, born; her marriage to Ferdinand of Aragon in 1479 united the Spanish monarchy. She also became patron of Christopher Columbus. 1724 - Immanuel Kant, German philosopher, born. Regarded as one of history's greatest thinkers, his work exerted a huge influence on all subsequent philosophy. 1766 - Madame de Stael (Anne-Louise-Germaine Necker, Baronne de Stael-Holstein), notable French writer, born. Best known for her theories on the new ``Romanticism,'' she also achieved fame for her salon for intellectuals. 1793 - U.S. President George Washington issued a Proclamation of Neutrality to ensure that the United States did not become involved in the war between France and Britain. 1838 - The British steamship Sirius became the first to cross the Atlantic from Britain to New York on steam power only. The journey from Cork to New York took 18 days 10 hours. 1870 - Lenin, Russian Communist leader, born as Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov. Founder of the Communist party and inspiration behind the Russian Revolution, he became the first Soviet head of state. 1889 - Unoccupied land in Oklahoma, formerly in Indian hands, was opened to white settlers; about 50,000 settlers rushed in on the first day. 1904 - Robert Oppenheimer, U.S. nuclear scientist, born. He was head of the Los Alamos laboratories which developed the atom bomb. 1912 - Kathleen Ferrier, British contralto singer, born. Best known for her emotional performances of Gustav Mahler's ``Das Lied von der Erde'' (''Song of the Earth''). 1915 - The second battle of Ypres started when German troops released clouds of deadly chlorine gas on British troops; it was the first major gas attack of World War I. 1916 - Violinist Yehudi Menuhin, born in New York. He gave his first professional performance at eight and took part in the famous 1932 recording of Elgar's violin concerto conducted by the composer. 1917 - Bluesman John Lee Hooker born. 1933 - Sir Frederick Henry Royce, co-founder of the English car company Rolls-Royce, died. 1992 - A series of underground gas explosions tore apart a working-class neighborhood in the Mexican city of Guadalajara, killing some 200 people. 1994 - Former U.S. President Richard Nixon died aged 81. He was the 37th president of the United States from 1969 until his resignation in 1974 over the Watergate scandal.

Reuters Today in History for April 24 LONDON (Reuters) - Here are some notable events from this date in history: 1704 - The Boston News-Letter, one of the earliest newspapers in the American colonies, was first published. 1731 - Daniel Defoe, British journalist and author, notably of ``Robinson Crusoe,'' died. 1792 - Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle composed ``La Marseillaise,'' the French national anthem. 1800 - The U.S. Congress voted to establish a Library of Congress. 1815 - Anthony Trollope, English novelist, born. Best known for the Barchester novels, a series of books set in the fictional English county of Barsetshire. 1898 - Spain declared war on the United States after receiving an ultimatum to withdraw from Cuba. 1905 - Robert Penn Warren, U.S. poet and novelist notably of ``All The King's Men,'' born. 1906 - William Joyce, U.S.-born British collaborator during World War II, born. He was known for his radio broadcasts of Nazi propaganda from Germany under his nickname ``Lord Haw-Haw'' and was hanged for treason after the war. 1934 - Shirley MacLaine, U.S. actress, dancer and sister of Warren Beatty, born as Shirley MacLean Beaty. 1942 - Barbra Streisand, American actress and singer, born. 1967 - Vladimir Komarov, the first Russian to fly in the Soyuz craft, was killed when he crash-landed in Russia after his 17th orbit of Earth. 1968 - Climaxing his birthday celebration, the Who's drummer, Keith Moon, accidentally drives a Lincoln Continental into a hotel swimming pool in Flint, Mich. 1970 - China launched its first satellite into orbit. 1986 - The Duchess of Windsor (Wallis Warfield) died. As Wallis Simpson, her romance with King Edward VIII led to his abdication in 1936. 1990 - Michael Milken, former junk bond chief at the defunct Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc, pleaded guilty to six felony charges, settling a massive criminal racketeering and securities fraud suit brought by the U.S. government.

Strive.To Know Your History for April 24: ** This is Pipeless Organ day! It was on this day in Chicago, IL that Laurens Hammond announced news that would be favored by many churches across the United States. The news was the development of the pipeless organ -- and a granting of a U.S. patent for same. The year was 1934. Hammond, a decades-old name in keyboard organs in churches, theaters, auditoriums and homes, is the same Hammond who fostered many of the developments that would make electronic keyboards so popular in modern music. The Hammond B-3 and B-5 organs, for example, became mainstays for many recording artists, while inventions in Hammond organ loud speaker development (the Hammond Leslie Tremelo speaker) produced still other important milestones that allowed small organs to emulate the big concert theater console organs. Later, solid-state circuitry and computers allowed keyboards the flexibility to sound like other instruments, permitting the organist to play many instruments from the organ's multiple keyboards. And you thought there was an entire orchestra hiding in the closet ... ** Events 1961 - Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers struck out 18 batters in a game this day, becoming the first major-league pitcher to do so on two different occasions. 1985 - There were a reported 832,602 millionaires in the United States on this day, according to researchers. The average millionaire was 57 years old. A majority (85 percent) held college degrees. 20 percent were retired and 70 percent were self-employed. ** Birthday Board 1904 - Willem de Kooning (painter/expressionist; passed away Mar 19, 1997) 1942 - Barbra (Joan) Streisand (Grammy Award-winning Best Female Pop Vocalist [1963-1965, 1977, 1986], Best Songwriter [1977], People, The Way We Were, You Don't Bring Me Flowers; Academy Award-winning Best Actress: Funny Girl [1968], I Can Get It For You Wholesale, The Owl and the Pussycat, Hello Dolly, Funny Lady, The Way We Were, Yentl; Oscar for Best Song: Evergreen [1976); director: Yentl, The Prince of Tides) 1953 - Eric Bogosian (actor: Under Siege 2: Dark Territory, Witch Hunt, The Caine Mutiny Court Martial, Special Effects; actor, playwright: Talk Radio, Sex, Drugs, Rock and Roll: Eric Bogosian) ** Chart Toppers - 1986 Kiss - Prince & The Revolution Manic Monday - Bangles Addicted to Love - Robert Palmer Cajun Moon - Ricky Skaggs

Music History - April 24 Today's birthdays include: Barbra Streisand, who was born in 1942 (age 58) Richard Sterban of the Oak Ridge Boys in 1943 (age 57) Bernard Henderson of the Hues Corporation in 1944 (age 56) Doug "Cosmo" Clifford, drummer with Creedence Clearwater Revival, in 1945 (age 55) Jethro Tull bassist Glen Cornick and Hues Corporation's H. Ann Kelly, both in 1947 (age 53) The Cure's Boris Williams in 1958 (age 42) Faith No More bassist Billy Gould in 1963 (age 37) In 1957, Ricky Nelson's first single -- "Teenager's Romance," backed with a cover of Fats Domino's "I'm Walkin'" -- was released. In 1958, Dion and the Belmonts' released their first single -- "I Wonder Why," backed with "Teen Angel." In 1959, "There Goes My Baby" was released by the Drifters. It supposedly was the first rock 'n' roll song to use a string section. Also in 1959, "Your Hit Parade" aired for the last time. In 1961, Bob Dylan appeared on a recording for the first time. He played harmonica on the title track of Harry Belafonte's "Midnight Special" album and was paid $50. In 1970, on invitation from Tricia Nixon, Jefferson Airplane's Grace Slick showed up at the White House -- escorted by Abbie Hoffman, who was on trial in the Chicago 7 conspiracy case. The White House guards refused to admit Hoffman and Slick left with him. In 1984, the Talking Heads concert movie "Stop Making Sense" premiered in San Francisco. Also in 1984, Jerry Lee Lewis married for the sixth time. Bride number six was Kerrie McCarver. In 1987, Leon Redbone, Mason Ruffner and Cyril Neville were among the headliners at the opening of the 18th annual New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. In 1991, a man in Lexington, Ky., accused Whitney Houston of punching him in the eye during a fight that broke out as the singer's entourage arrived at a hotel five days earlier. Houston's brother, Michael, also was accused of assault. A judge ordered both Houstons to appear in court. Also in 1991, newcomer Garth Brooks won a record six "Hat" awards at the 26th annual Academy of County Music Awards in Los Angeles. In 1992, the Cleveland Orchestra sued Michael Jackson for $7 million, saying a song from his "Dangerous" album included a one-minute snippet from the orchestra's 1961 rendition of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. Also in 1992, Jimmy Buffett held a rare concert in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to raise money to help separate his Save the Manatees organization from the Florida Audubon Society. In 1993, Farm Aid founders Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp -- along with Travis Tritt, Lyle Lovett, Dwight Yoakam, Bruce Hornsby and Ringo Starr -- performed at Farm Aid VI in Ames, Iowa. Comic couple Roseanne and Tom Arnold did a short musical segment, closing with the theme from the TV series "Green Acres." In 1994, pop star and NBA groupie Madonna met San Antonio Spurs' star David Robinson in the locker room after the game to congratulate him on his 71-point performance. In 1995, Courtney Love of the rock group Hole stormed off the stage of an Amsterdam nightclub after a fan allegedly taunted her by yelling, "You killed Kurt." It was a reference to the April 1994 suicide of Love's husband, Nirvana's Kurt Cobain. Also in 1995, Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder jammed at a North Carolina nightclub. In 1996, rapper/actress Queen Latifah testified at the trial of one of two carjackers who stole her BMW and wounded her boyfriend the previous July in Harlem, N.Y. In 1997, Toby McKeehan of dc Talk was the big winner at the 28th annual Dove Awards, winning in five of the 13 categories for which he nominated. In 1998, the annual New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival opened. Headlining performers included Bonnie Raitt, John Fogerty, Jimmy Buffett, the Doobie Brothers Reunion, Ziggy Marley and Better Than Ezra.

The North's military occupation of the South following the Civil War ended on this date in 1877 - a full 12 years after the fighting ended -- when federal troops moved out of New Orleans. In 1987, genetically altered bacteria, designed to prevent frost damage, was sprayed on a California strawberry field in the first test of such biotechnology in nature. In 1990, junk-bond king Michael Milken avoided trial on insider trading and racketeering charges by pleading guilty to six less serious felony violations, agreeing to pay fines and penalties totaling $600 million. In 1991, the first U.N. peacekeeping forces were deployed along the Kuwait-Iraq border. Also in 1991, Greddie Stowers, a black World War I corporal, was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor to become the first black to receive the highest medal for valor in combat. In 1992, a car driven by an elderly New York woman careened through a crowded Greenwich Village park, killing four people and injuring 27. In 1993, an IRA bomb blast rocked London's financial district, injuring at least 35 people. In 1995, the UNAbomber struck again: a mail bomb killed Gilbert Murray, president of the California Forestry Association, in Sacramento. In 1996, President Clinton signed into law a bill to fight terrorism. Also in 1996, the Palestinian National Council voted to drop its official commitment to the destruction of Israel. Opening arguments began on this date in 1997 in the federal court trial of suspected Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh. The proceedings had been moved to Denver in the hopes of seating an impartial jury to hear the case against the decorated Gulf War veteran, who was accused of carrying out the April 19, 1995, car bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City that killed 168 people. McVeigh would be convicted and sentenced to death. That sentence is currently being appealed as the state of Oklahoma prepares to try him. Also in 1997, with ratification by the Senate, the United States became the 75th country to approve the Chemical Weapons Convention. In 1998, after threats from President Yeltsin and two negative votes, the Russian parliament approved Yeltsin's nomination of Sergei Kiriyenko as the nation's premier. +------------------ Birthdays ------------------+ English novelist Anthony Trollope in 1815 Actor Leslie Howard in 1893 Artist Willem DeKooning in 1904 U.S. poet laureate Robert Penn Warren in 1905 Actresses Shirley MacLaine in 1934 (age 66) and Jill Ireland in 1936 Singer, actress and director Barbra Streisand in 1942 (age 58) Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley in 1943 (age 57)

Those Were the Days: April 25 This is We're on the Map Day! When you are taking a trip and following a map, you take the word of the cartographer that the map names are accurate. Things were pretty much the same on this day in 1507. That's when mapmaker and geographer Martin Waldseemuller of Germany explained why the world map he was making would show the new world as 'Amerige' (the land of Amerigo). In his book, "Cosmographiae Introductio", he wrote, "Inasmuch as both Europe and Asia received their names from women, I see no reason why any one should justly object to calling this part Amerige, i.e., the land of Amerigo, or America, after Amerigo, its discoverer, a man of great ability." And so, Waldseemuller printed one thousand maps with Amerige printed on the part of the world we now call South America. He was obviously talking about the explorations of Amerigo Vespucci; not learning of Columbus' discovery until several years later (news traveled quite slowly in those days); and he, obviously, never had any discussions with the Incas. They might have had a few different suggestions as to what to call the land where they lived. However, it wasn't long before 'America' was applied to both the North and South American continents ... and, as you may have noted, America is still a part of our maps and our geography lessons. Because the name, America, stuck, some refer to Waldseemuller as the godfather of America. That's all there is to it. Make a map, proclaim your little corner of the world as Podunck Gulch or whatever, print 'em up, distribute them and you'll leave your mark on history. Here we are over four hundred years later still trying to understand why America is called America by the entire world, and the only explanation is that it was on the map and still is. ** Events 1928 - Buddy, the first seeing eye dog, was presented to Morris S. Frank on this day. Many seeing eye organizations and schools continue to offer specially trained dogs "...to enhance the independence, dignity, and self-confidence of blind people..." (visit http://www.seeingeye.org/). 1954 - The prototype manufacture of a new solar battery was announced by the Bell Laboratories in New York City. 1985 - For the first time in 40 years, Smokey Bear went into hibernation. The symbol of the U.S. Forest Service was put aside for a public service announcement about an arson suspect being booked at the police station. Representatives of the Ad Council (the public service agency that produced these messages for radio and TV) wanted to keep his image "warm and fuzzy." Smokey is back now and doing fine, thank you. ** Birthday Board 1874 - Guglielmo Marconi (Father of Radio: inventor: 1909 Nobel Laureate in Physics: wireless telegraphy [the transmission of Morse Code over electromagnetic energy]) 1906 - William J. Brennan, Jr. (Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court: authored more than 1,200 opinions, including many landmarks: free press [New York Times v. Sullivan], women's rights [Frontiero v. Richardson], reapportionment [Baker v. Carr], civil rights [Cooper v. Aaron, Green v. County School Board]; passed away July 24, 1997) 1908 - Edward R. (Roscoe) Murrow (newsman: You are There, Person to Person; former head U.S. Information Agency; passed away Apr 27, 1965) 1940 - Al Pacino (Academy Award-winning actor: Scent of a Woman ** Chart Toppers - 1987 I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) - Aretha Franklin & George Michael Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House Sign 'o' the Times - Prince Rose in Paradise - Waylon Jennings

Time Capsule - April 25 In 1898, Congress formally declared war on Spain in the battle over Cuba. In 1945, delegates of 46 countries gathered in San Francisco to organize a permanent United Nations. In 1962, Ranger 4 landed on the moon. On this date in 1977, Elvis Presley's concert in Saginaw, Mich., was taped. The recording turned out to be Presley's last. Three of the songs later appeared on the posthumous Presley album "Moody Blue." This is Sinai Day in Egypt. On this date in 1982, Israel turned over the final third of the occupied Sinai Peninsula to Egypt under the Camp David peace agreement, signed three years earlier. That treaty had ended 30 years of hostilities between Egypt and Israel, which had captured the Sinai during the 1967 war. The $1.5 billion Hubble Space Telescope was deployed into orbit by the shuttle Discovery on this date in 1990. It was the largest in-orbit observatory to date and was supposed to revolutionize our understanding of the universe. Unfortunately, the telescope's lenses turned out to be defective and so the anticipated high quality of images wasn't possible. Three years later, a shuttle crew retrieved the Hubble from orbit, repaired it, and returned it to space once more. Also in 1990, Violetta Chamorro assumed the Nicaraguan presidency, ending more than a decade of leftist Sandinista rule. In 1992, Pentagon officials said an airman was missing and two others were injured after a U.S. Air Force C-130 drug-interdiction aircraft was fired on by Peruvian jets. In 1993, an estimated 300,000 people took part in a gay rights march on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. In 1994, the Japanese Diet elected Tsutomo Hata as prime minister. Regular season play by major-league baseball teams got underway on this date in 1995. It was the first official action since the longest strike in sports history began in August 1994. In 1997, a federal district court in Greensboro, N.C., ruled the Food and Drug Administration had the power to regulate the distribution, sale and use of tobacco products. In 1998, first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton testified via videotape for the Little Rock, Ark., grand jury in the Whitewater case. In 1999, Vice President Al Gore was among the 70,000 who attended a memorial service for the victims of the Columbine High School shootings five days earlier. +------------------ Birthdays ------------------+ Oliver Cromwell, lord protector of England, in 1599 Guglielmo Marconi, inventor of the radio telegraph, in 1874 U.S. Supreme Court Justice William Brennan in 1906 Pioneer broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow in 1908 Singer Ella Fitzgerald in 1918 Former basketball player Meadow George "Meadowlark" Lemon III in 1932 (age 68) Actor Al Pacino in 1940 (age 60) Actors Talia Shire in 1946 (age 54), Hank Azaria in 1964 (age 36), and Renee Zellweger in 1969 (age 31)

Music History - April 25 Today's birthdays include: Abba's Bjorn Ulvaeus, who was born in 1945 (age 55) Stu Cook of Creedence Clearwater Revival also in 1945 (age 55) Left Banke keyboardist Michael Brown in 1949 (age 51) The Average White Band's Steve Ferrone in 1950 (age 50) Andy Bell of Erasure in 1964 (age 36) In 1956, Elvis Presley's first hit, "Heartbreak Hotel," topped the national pop music charts. In 1968, the Beatles refused to play a benefit show for the British Olympic Fund, even though Queen Elizabeth was to attend. Said Ringo Starr, "We don't do benefits." In 1970, members of Pacific Gas and Electric Company -- an inter-racial rock band -- were pelted with beer cans and forced to flee from a racist crowd in Raleigh, N.C. Also in 1970, Otis Spann -- Chicago blues session player and a regular in Muddy Waters' band -- died of cancer at the age of 40. In 1974, Pamela Courson -- girlfriend of the Doors' Jim Morrison -- died from a heroin overdose. In 1977, Elvis Presley's concert in Saginaw, Mich., was taped. The recording turned out to be Presley's last. Three of the songs later appeared on the posthumous Presley album "Moody Blue." In 1981, Paul McCartney's band Wings broke up. In 1987, Roy Orbison headlined an "Oil Aid" benefit in Midland, Texas. In 1993, members of the Grateful Dead helped pay for a liver transplant for San Francisco psychedelic artist Stanley "Mouse" Miller, who created the band's skull-and-roses logo. In 1994, Adam Horovitz of the Beastie Boys was sentenced to 200 hours community service for beating up a TV cameraman during a November 1993 memorial service for actor River Phoenix. Also in 1994, Snoop Doggy Dog was named rap solo artist of the year and A Tribe Called Quest won the group of the year award at the first annual Source Hip-Hop Awards in New York. In 1994, Prince Charles went backstage to visit Barbra Streisand after her London concert. In 1996, the Stone Temple Pilots cancelled a series of free shows in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles -- citing lead singer Scott Weiland's drug problems. The band said Weiland was under a doctor's care at a medical facility. Also in 1996, it was reported that Michael Jackson had bought a 15th-century French castle about 100 miles south of Paris. In 1997, U2 kicked off its "PopMart" tour in Las Vegas. Also in 1997, Warren Haynes and Allen Woody announced they were quitting the Allman Brothers Band to devote their full attention to their new group, Gov't Mule. In 1997, Grand Funk Railroad was in New York for the first of three concerts benefiting Bosnia Relief. The shows launched the band's world tour. In 1998, singer, actress and breast cancer survivor Olivia Newton-John joined thousands of other people at Detroit's Race for the Cure benefit. In 1999, R&B singers Rogers and Zapp (brothers Roger Troutman, 47, and Larry Troutman, 54) died in an apparent murder/suicide. The police in Dayton, Ohio, said Roger was found shot near the family music studio, while Larry was found in his car that had crashed into a tree. He had suffered an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Also in 1999, Paul Simon sang "Where have you gone Joe DiMaggio?" - the lyrics from the Simon and Garfunkel song "Mrs. Robinson" -- as the New York Yankees honored the legendary ballplayer at New York's Yankee Stadium. TODAY'S MUSICAL QUIZ: Whitney Houston's second album featured a duet between her and her mother, R&B singer Cissy Houston. Who wrote "I Know Him So Well"? ANSWER: The tune was penned by Tim Rice and ABBA's Benny and Bjorn. By Penny Nelson (UPI) Copyright 2000 by United Press International. All rights reserved.

Reuters Today in History for April 25 LONDON (Reuters) - Here are some notable events from this date in history: 1599 - Oliver Cromwell, English soldier and statesman, born. He led Parliamentary armies in the Civil War and after the overthrow of Charles I, became Lord Protector of England (1653). 1850 - Paul Julius Reuter, founder of the news agency that bears his name, used 40 pigeons to carry stock market prices between Brussels and Aachen. 1859 - Work began on the construction of the Suez Canal under the direction of Ferdinand de Lesseps. It was opened 10 years later on November 16, 1869. 1874 - Guglielmo Marconi, Italian physicist and inventor of radio telegraphy, born. His work earned him a share of the 1909 Nobel prize for physics. He also developed short-wave radio. 1898 - The U.S. Congress passed a joint resolution declaring war on Spain over Cuba. 1908 - Edward Murrow, U.S. broadcaster and journalist, born. He was director of the U.S. Information Agency and became famous for his broadcasts from London during World War Two prior to American intervention. 1918 - Ella Fitzgerald, American jazz singer, born. Discovered at 16 at an amateur night at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, she went on to work with Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Count Basie. 1926 - Arturo Toscanini conducted the first performance of Giacomo Puccini's opera ``Turandot'' at La Scala, Milan. 1940 - Actor Al Pacino, who received an Academy Award for his role in the 1992 movie ``Scent of a Woman,'' born in New York City. 1945 - The U.S. and Soviet armies met in the east German city of Torgau as World War II drew to a close in Europe. 1945 - The San Francisco Conference sponsored by China, Britain, the Soviet Union and the United States opened to set up a world body to succeed the defunct League of Nations. 1971 - 200,000 anti-Vietnam War protesters marched on Washington. 1980 - A U.S. commando mission to rescue 53 American embassy hostages in Iran was abandoned in the desert with the loss of eight American lives when a helicopter collided with a tanker aircraft. 1990 - The Hubble space telescope was released from the space shuttle Discovery and put in orbit 300 miles above the Earth. 1995 - Ginger Rogers, U.S. star of stage and screen, died at 83. She is best remembered for her film dance routines with Fred Astaire notably in ``Flying Down to Rio,'' ``Roberta'' and ``Top Hat.''

Wow, the March on Washington was 1971 on this day. And the Hubble is ten years old, and fixed!

Indeed! Tempus fugit and all that...

Music History - April 26 Today's birthdays include: Maurice Williams of the Zodiacs, who was born in 1938 (age 62) Duane Eddy was also born in 1938 (age 62) Bobby Rydell in 1942 (age 58) Gary Wright, who was with Spooky Tooth before going solo, in 1943 (age 57) The late Pete Ham of Badfinger was born in 1947 Jimmy Hall of Wet Willie in 1949 (age 51) Duran Duran's Roger Taylor in 1960 (age 40) In 1977, Studio 54 opened in New York City. In 1978, Ringo Starr starred in his first TV special -- an updated version of Mark Twain's "The Prince and the Pauper." In 1982, a gunman robbed Rod Steward on Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood and stole his Porsche. In 1984, Liverpool's Cavern Club reopened. Also in 1984, cancer claimed Count Basie at the age of 79. In 1987, Fats Domino, Jose Feliciano and Allen Toussaint were among the headliners at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Also in 1988, country singer Randy Travis swept the first TNN Viewer's Choice Awards, winning in five categories. In 1988, a federal jury in White Plains, N.Y., ruled Mick Jagger did not steal "Just Another Night" from an aspiring reggae musician, ending the copyright suit against the Rolling Stone frontman. In 1994, Grace Slick pleaded guilty to pointing a shotgun at a police officer who had responded to a call of trouble at her Marin Co., Calif., home. In 1995, Bobby Brown and two other men were arrested and charged in the beating of a man at a Disney World nightclub. Also in 1995, former Guns N' Roses drummer Steven Adler was charged with felony heroin possession after he was found slumped over the wheel of his car parked on a Los Angeles street. In 1996, the rock band Phish helped draw huge crowds to the opening day of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. ------------------------------------------------------------ TODAY'S MUSICAL QUIZ: In the United States, Rod Stewart's first solo album was titled "The Rod Stewart Album." What was it called in Britain? ANSWER: "An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down." By Penny Nelson (UPI) Copyright 2000 by United Press International. All rights reserved. ------------------------------------------------------------ Questions? Comments? Email us at: mailto:music@shagmail.com -----------------------------------------------------------

Time Capsule - April 26 In 1607, the first British colonists to establish a permanent settlement in America landed at Cape Henry, Va. And in 1984, Liverpool's Cavern Club -- where the Beatles got their start -- reopened. Actually, the original Cavern Club had been torn down. This one was a rebuilt version. In 1986, an explosion occurred at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant north of Kiev in the Soviet republic of Ukraine. The resulting fire burned for days, sending radioactive material into the atmosphere. More than 100,000 people were evacuated from the 300-square-mile area around the plant. Initially, Moscow reported two deaths, but months later, it said 31 people had died and thousands more exposed to dangerous levels of radiation. In 1988, the Pennsylvania primary vote assured George Bush of the Republican presidential nomination. In 1990, New York's highest court awarded the America's Cup to the United States, ruling the San Diego Yacht Club did not cheat by racing a catamaran against an inherently slower New Zealand monohull boat. In 1992, powerful aftershocks rattled Northern California following a 6.9 earthquake that injured at least 65 people. In 1993, a domestic Indian airliner slammed into parked truck during takeoff and crashed near the western city of Aurangabad, killing at least 55 of the 118 people aboard. Also in 1993, gunmen seized the Costa Rica Supreme Court, holding 17 judges and five other people hostage. The standoff ended three days later when the assailants freed their hostages and were captured en route to the airport. It was the definitive end to apartheid. On this date in 1994, South Africans began going to the polls in the country's first election that was open to all. For the first time in its history, the nation's 18 million blacks were able to cast ballots. Four days of voting would elect African National Congress leader Nelson Mandela president and incumbent President F.W. de Klerk vice president. In 1996, an auction of the belongings of Jackie Onassis yielded $34 million, about seven times what Sotheby's auction house had estimated. +------------------ Birthdays ------------------+ Naturalist John James Audubon in 1785 Landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted in 1822 Author Anita Loos in 1893 Rudolf Hess, Adolf Hitler's deputy, in 1894 Inventor Charles Richter, responsible for the Richter Scale of earthquake measurement, in 1900 Novelist Bernard Malamud in 1914 Architect I.M. Pei in 1917 (age 83) Actress/comedian Carol Burnett in 1936 (age 64) Influential pop guitarist Duane Eddy in 1938 (age 62)

Strive.To Know Your History for April 27: ** This is Woody Woodpecker Day! On this, his birthday, we pay tribute to the man who created the fun-loving, slightly manic bird he called, Woody Woodpecker. Cartoonist Walter Lantz was born on this day in 1900 in New Rochelle, New York. Many remember Walter Lantz only for Woody; however, one of his most famous moments was the creation of an animated opening sequence for Universal Studio's first, major musical, "The King of Jazz" in 1930. Lantz' Woody Woodpecker made his first appearance in the 1940 film, "Knock, Knock". He became so popular that his wacky laugh and taunting ways were celebrated in "The Woody Woodpecker Song". By 1948, Lantz and his studio were celebrating the hit record success of that song, too. Walter Lantz put several more decades of wonderful cartoon characters and films under his belt before he was honored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science. It was 1979 when he was recognized with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Oscar ceremonies. Walter Lantz has left us and many generations to come with a lifetime of enjoyment; one can still see Woody Woodpecker in cartoons on television. You'll recognize that zany laugh anywhere! ** Events 1938 - Geraldine Apponyi was the first American woman to become a Queen. She married King Zog of Albania. 1947 - Organized baseball celebrated Babe Ruth Day. Major-league parks throughout the U.S. and Japan participated. A crowd of 60,000 fans honored their hero in ceremonies at Yankee Stadium in New York City. Ruth, who was dying of throat cancer, managed to put in an appearance to thank his former club. 1983 - Nolan Ryan of the Houston Astros broke Walter Johnson's strikeout record. He struck out the 3,509th batter of his career. The Astros won 4-2 over Montreal. Johnson's record had been in the books for 55 years before being eclipsed by 'The Ryan Express'. ** Birthday Board 1737 - Edward Gibbon (historian, author: History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire) 1791 - Samuel F.B. (Finley Breese) Morse (inventor: electromagnetic telegraph: 1st telegraph message: "What hath God wrought?") 1822 - Ulysses S. Grant (18th U.S. President [1869-1877]; married to Julia Dent [three sons, one daughter]; Lt. General in command of all Union armies during U.S. Civil War; nickname: Hero of Appomattox; passed away July 23, 1885) ** Chart Toppers - 1989 Like a Prayer - Madonna Funky Cold Medina - Tone Loc I'll Be There for You - Bon Jovi The Church on Cumberland Road - Shenandoah

Time Capsule - April 27 The American-owned steamship "The Atlantic" began regular trans-Atlantic passenger service on this date in 1850. It was the first U.S. vessel to challenge what had previously been a British monopoly. In 1984, an 11-day siege of Libya's London embassy that began with the shooting of a policewoman ended. Britain broke diplomatic relations with Libya over the incident. In 1987, Attorney General Edwin Meese barred Austrian President Kurt Waldheim from the United States, citing the alleged role of the former United Nations secretary-general in Nazi war crimes. In 1991, an estimated 70 tornadoes hit Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Iowa, killing 23 people and leaving thousands homeless. Also in 1991, the first group of Kurdish refugees to return to Iraq arrived by U.S. military helicopter at a safe haven near the Turkish border. In 1993, Kuwait said it had foiled an Iraqi plot to assassinate former President Bush during his visit earlier in the month. Also in 1993, the final vote tallies showed Russia's Boris Yeltsin winning a solid victory in a referendum on his presidency and economic reforms. In 1994, former President Nixon was buried at the Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace in Yorba Linda, Calif. Also in 1994, fighting flared anew in Rwanda only one day after separate cease-fires by rival tribes took effect. And in 1994, Virginia executed a condemned killer in the first case in which DNA testing was used to obtain a conviction. In 1997, authorities surrounded the "embassy" of a separatist group calling itself the Republic of Texas after its armed members took a couple hostage near Fort Davis, Texas. The standoff ended May 3 with the arrests or surrender of a total of 13 people, including leader Richard McLaren. +------------------ Birthdays ------------------+ English historian Edward Gibbon in 1737 Samuel F.B. Morse, American artist and inventor of magnetic telegraphy, in 1791 Ulysses S. Grant, Civil War general and 18th president of the United States, in 1822 Wallace Carothers, inventor of nylon, in 1896 English poet C. Day Lewis in 1904 Actor Jack Klugman in 1922 (age 78) Coretta Scott King, widow of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., in 1927 (age 73) Radio/TV host Casey Kasem in 1932 (age 68) Actress Sandy Dennis in 1937 Pop singer Sheena Easton in 1959 (age 41) The first Social Security payment was made in the United States on this date in 1937.

Strive.To Know Your History for April 28: ** This is Small Car Day! Small cars were offered for sale in the U.S. for the first time on this day in 1939. Actually, these little cars would make today's compact cars look like land yachts! Imagine a car that sold for $325, was 10-feet long, had an 80-inch wheelbase and a four-gallon gas tank. We just described the Crosley which became fairly popular back in 1939 -- but wouldn't survive. Once the war effort got underway, auto manufacturing was cut back for defense needs. After World War II, people wanted luxury and size in their automobiles; considered better for family needs. The little Crosley fought an uphill battle and was replaced less than 15 years later by the popular German Volkswagen Beetle. Remember? It was more affectionately called The Bug. Every now and then we see one of these little cars (with their engines in the trunk) still chugging around. The Bug's newest relative, the version with bug-eyed headlights (the engine's in the front), is the latest popular small car. The next really small car promises to be the electric one ... and, they are small, very small ... hardly bigger than a roller skate. ** Events 1788 - Maryland was one of the first of the United States of America, entering the Union as number seven on this day. Its capital city, Annapolis, is famous as the home of the U.S. Naval Academy. Maryland, the Free State, calls the black-eyed Susan its state flower, and the Baltimore Orioles are the ... yes, the state's baseball team ... but also, the state birds. 1932 - A vaccine against yellow fever was announced this day. 1967 - Muhammad Ali, the former Cassius Clay, refused induction into the U.S. Army. Critics and supporters spent years discussing the boxing champ's refusal to serve in the armed forces. In fact, Ali's world heavyweight crown was later taken away from him as a result of his actions, which he said were based on religious grounds. 1987 - For the first time, a compact disc of an album was released before its vinyl counterpart. "The Art of Excellence" by Tony Bennett, his first recorded work in a decade, went on sale. ** Birthday Board 1758 - James Monroe (5th U.S. President [1817-1825]; married to Elizabeth Kortright [one son, two daughters]; nickname: The Last Cocked Hat; passed away July 4, 1831) 1828 - Mifflin Gibbs (judge: 1st black man in U.S. to be elected a judge [Little Rock, Arkansas City Judge, 1873]) ** Chart Toppers Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O'Connor I Wanna Be Rich - Calloway How Can We Be Lovers - Michael Bolton Love on Arrival - Dan Seals

Time Capsule - April 28 In 1788, Maryland ratified the Constitution, becoming the seventh state of the Union. In 1975, the last American civilians were evacuated from South Vietnam as North Vietnamese forces tightened their noose around Saigon. In 1788, Maryland ratified the Constitution, becoming the seventh state of the Union. In 1945, fascist leader Benito Mussolini was executed by Italian partisans. In 1975, the last American civilians were evacuated from South Vietnam as North Vietnamese forces tightened their noose around Saigon. In 1986, the Soviet Union announced the Chernobyl nuclear reactor fire had killed two people, with 197 hospitalized. Nine months later, it reported 31 had died and 231 suffered radiation sickness. In 1988, an Aloha Airlines Boeing 737 lost an 18-foot chunk of fuselage at 24,000 feet between Hilo and Honolulu, Hawaii, killing a woman flight attendant. The pilot landed on Maui with the remaining 94 passengers and crew, 61 of them injured. In 1993, Defense Secretary Aspin opened combat aircraft to military service women and sought a change in the law to allow women to serve on naval combat vessels. Also in 1993, Attorney General Reno says she ordered the ill-fated end to Waco, Texas, standoff after being convinced David Koresh would never give up voluntarily, and that mass suicide was unlikely. In 1994, the Navy expelled 24 midshipmen from the U.S Naval Academy in what was said to be the biggest cheating scandal in Annapolis history. Also in 1994, former CIA officer Aldrich Ames pleaded guilty to spying for the Soviet Union and Russia. In 1996, President Clinton testified via videotape as a defense witness in the Whitewater trial. Also in 1996, a rampage by a gunman in Port Arthur, Tasmania, Australia, killed a total of 35 people. In 1997, separatists holed up inside their "embassy" near Fort Davis, Texas, released their two hostages.

Music History - April 28, 2000 In 1963, Andrew Oldham saw the Rolling Stones perform for the first time at the Crawdaddy Club in London. He became the group's manager and producer the next day. In 1980, Marshall Tucker Band bassist Tommy Caldwell died of head injuries following a car accident near his hometown of Spartanburg, S.C. He was 30. In 1984, what would be the Judds' first No.1 hit, "Mama He's Crazy," entered the music charts. In 1987, Rolling Stone Bill Wyman founded AIMS to provide promising young musicians with affordable time in recording studios. Also in 1987, Ray Charles testified before Congress on behalf of increased funding for hearing research, telling lawmakers: "My eyes are my handicap, but my ears are my opportunity." In 1987, Sweden said it wouldn't exempt Frank Sinatra from a special tax on his upcoming show because he'd broken an artistic boycott of South Africa. In 1988, B.W. Stevenson -- who had a top-10 single in 1973 with "My Maria" -- died following heart surgery. He was 38. In 1990, Axl Rose of Guns N' Roses married Erin Everly -- daughter of Don, the older of the Everly Brothers -- in Las Vegas. They would divorce within a year. In 1993, Prince announced he was retiring from studio recording to concentrate on theater, film and nightclubs. He didn't. Also in 1993, a Cleveland newspaper reported Paul McCartney would perform a benefit concert for the formal groundbreaking of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. In 1994, Lisa Marie Presley -- Elvis' only child -- and her musician-husband Danny Keough announced they were divorcing after five-and-a-half years of marriage and two children. In 1995, Dr. John, Los Lobos, and Peter Paul and Mary were among the headliners at the 26th annual New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. In 1997, Cyndi Lauper announced on a Fox TV Network morning show that she was pregnant. It was the first child for her and her husband, actor David Thornton. In 1999, members of The Verve confirmed reports that they're breaking up. Also in 1999, members of R.E.M. made their TV series debut on Fox TV's "Party of Five." In 1999, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Reuters Today in History for April 28 LONDON (Reuters) - Here are some notable events from this date in history: 1758 - James Monroe, fifth U.S. president, born. His Monroe Doctrine of 1823 said the American continents ``are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European power.'' 1788 - Maryland became the seventh state of the Union. 1789 - On a return journey from Tahiti, crew members of the Bounty led by Fletcher Christian staged a mutiny against Captain William Bligh, who was cast adrift. He managed to reach Timor near Java on June 14 after sailing over 3,500 miles. 1878 - Lionel Barrymore, U.S. actor of stage and screen, born. 1937 - Saddam Hussein, Iraqi president since 1979, born. 1940 - Luisa Tetrazzini, Italian soprano, died. 1945 - Benito Mussolini, Italian dictator, was executed by partisans near Lake Como one day after his capture. 1950 - American TV talk show host Jay Leno born in New York state. 1952 - Japan regained her sovereignty and independence when the peace treaty signed in San Francisco in 1951 came into effect. 1977 - Andreas Baader and other members of the Baader-Meinhof urban guerrilla group were jailed for life after a trial lasting nearly two years in Stuttgart, Germany. 1980 - U.S. Secretary of State Cyrus Vance resigned; he did not support the failed commando mission to rescue American hostages in Iran. 1989 - Argentina, hit by hyperinflation, ran out of money, leaving thousands stranded without cash. 1989 - Iran protested against the exhibition and sale of the novel ``The Satanic Verses'' by Salman Rushdie at the Geneva international book fair. 1992 - Olivier Messiaen, French composer, died at 83 in Paris after a career spanning nearly 60 years. 1994 - Aldrich Ames, former CIA officer, and his wife Rosario pleaded guilty to spying for Moscow. He was sentenced to life in prison. 1998 - British explorer David Hempleman-Adams reached the geographic North Pole, becoming the first person to reach the earth's magnetic and geographic poles.

Reuters Today in History for April 29 LONDON, April 22 (Reuters) - Following are some of the major events to have occurred on April 29 in history: 1429 - Joan of Arc entered Orleans with supplies seven months into the siege of the city in the Hundred Years War; the siege was lifted a week later. 1863 - William Randolph Hearst, American newspaper publisher, born. He developed a sensational style of journalism featuring banner headlines and lavish illustrations. 1879 - Sir Thomas Beecham, English conductor, born. He founded the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in 1947 and did much to promote the works of Delius, Sibelius and Richard Strauss. 1895 - Sir Malcolm Sargent, English conductor, born. He was in charge of the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (1942-1948) and of the BBC Symphony Orchestra (1950-1957). 1899 - Duke Ellington, U.S. band leader, pianist and jazz musician, born as Edward Kennedy Ellington. He became one of the most important jazz composers, producing about 2,000 works. 1901 - Emperor Hirohito of Japan born. In 1946, with Japan under American occupation, Hirohito renounced his divinity and most of his powers. 1907 - Fred Zinnemann, film director of such films as ``High Noon'' and ``From Here to Eternity,'' born in Vienna. 1913 - The improved version of the zipper was patented by Swedish engineer Gideon Sundback as a ``separable fastener.'' 1936 - Zubin Mehta, Indian conductor and violinist, born. 1945 - The terms of surrender of the German armies in Italy were signed; Venice and Mestre were captured by the Allies; in Berlin Adolf Hitler married Eva Braun, but also made his will naming Admiral Doenitz as his successor; American forces liberated the Dachau concentration camp. 1954 - Comedian Jerry Seinfeld, star and co-creator of his eponymous ``show about nothing,'' born in Brooklyn, New York. 1970 - American tennis star Andre Agassi born. 1975 - In the closing hours of the Vietnam War, the last U.S. troops were evacuated from Saigon. In chaotic scenes at the American Embassy, thousands of Vietnamese were ferried out as well. 1980 - Sir Alfred Hitchcock, British-born film director best known for his suspense thrillers, notably ``Psycho,'' died. 1981 - In England, Peter Sutcliffe admitted he was the Yorkshire Ripper, murderer of 13 women.

On April 29... 119th day of year with 246 days left (Numerology = 6) Happy Birthday to: In 1584, Melchior Teschner, composer In 1636, Esaias Reusner, composer In 1642, Christian Weise, German writer (Niederl�ndische Bauer) In 1660, Matthias Henriksen Schacht, composer In 1667, John Arbuthnot, Scottish writer (Alexander Pope) In 1727, Jean-Georges Noverre, French dancer/choreographer (ballet d'action) In 1745, Oliver Ellsworth, 3rd Chief Justice Supreme Court (1796-1800) In 1771, Matthaus Stegmayer, composer In 1780, Charles Nodier, French writer (La f�e aux miettes) In 1783, David Cox, English painter (Treatise on landscape painting) In 1806, Earnest Freiherr von Feuchtersleben, Austria, physician/philosopher In 1808, Hermann Schulze-Delitzsch, German politician/reformer [or 1883] In 1815, Abram Duryee, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1890 In 1818, Alexander II N Romanov, Tsar of Russia (1855-81) In 1830, Adolph Sutro, SF mayor, built Cliff House, railways, tunnels In 1842, Karl Mill�cker, Austria conductor/composer (Beggar Student) In 1854, Henri Poincar�, France, mathematician/astronomer/philosopher In 1855, Anatol K Liadov, Russian composer (Bewitched Lake) [OS] In 1855, Edmund van der Straeten, composer In 1857, Edouard Rod, France/Swiss writer (Mishel' Tes'e) In 1857, Frantisek Ondricek, composer In 1860, Lorado Taft, US, sculptor (Black Hawk) In 1862, Vittorio Mario Vanzo, composer In 1863, William Randolph Hearst, publisher (SF Examiner, Seattle P-I) In 1871, Louis William Stern, German/US philosopher (Intelligence of Children) In 1872, Eyvind Alnaes, composer In 1873, Alida J M Tartaud-Klein, actress/stage star (Rotterdam Stage) In 1879, Thomas Beecham, England, composer (found London Philharmonic) In 1882, Hendrik N Werkman, painter/printer/resistance fighter (Hot printing) In 1885, Egon E Kisch, Czech writer/journalist (Rasende Reporter) In 1885, Wallingford Riegger, Albany Georgia, composer (Bacchangle) In 1893, Elisaveta Bagrjana, [Beltsheva], Bulgaria, poet In 1893, Harold C Urey, Ind, physicist (Deuterium, Nobel 1934) In 1894, Paul H�rbiger, Budapest Hungary, actor (Liebelei) In 1895, Malcolm Sargent, English conductor (Promenade Concerts) In 1896, Jacques Leon Wolfe, composer In 1896, Walter Mehring, writer In 1899, Duke Ellington, Wash DC, [Edward Kennedy], bandleader (Take "A" Train) In 1899, Karl Yngve Skold, composer In 1899, Natalie Talmadge, actress (Our Hospitality) In 19--, Greg Christian, rocker (Testament-Souls of Black) In 19--, Mark Kendall, rocker (Great White-Twice Shy) In 19--, Norman Felton, London England, TV producer (Man from U.N.C.L.E.) In 19--, Richard Kline, NYC, actor (Larry-3's Company, Richie-It's a Living) In 19--, Susan Pratt, actress (Anne-General Hospital, Barbara-Guiding Light) In 19--, Vincent Ventresca, actor (Prof Jack Reed-Boston Common) In 1901, George Osborne Sayles, historian In 1901, Hirohito, Emperor of Japan (1926-89) In 1902, Theodore Chanler, composer In 1903, Frank Parker, NYC, singer (Arthur Godfrey Show, Masquerade Party) In 1904, Enrico Mattei, Italian oil magnate In 1904, Russ Morgan, Scranton Pa, orch leader (Welcome Aboard) In 1907, Fred Zinneman, Austria, director (From Here to Eternity, Julia) In 1907, Tino Rossi, Ajaccio France, singer (Deux Amours, Marlene) In 1908, Jack [Stewart] Williamson, US, sci-fi author (Cometeers) In 1908, Philippe Brun, jazz trumpeter In 1909, Daniel Raphael Mayer, journalist/resistance leader In 1909, Tom Ewell, [S Yewell Tompkins], Ky, actor (Tom Ewell Show, 7 Yr Itch) In 1910, John Beavan, newspaper editor In 1912, Italo Valenti, Italian sculptor In 1912, Richard Carlson, MN, actor (All I Desire, Flat Top, Valley of Gwangi) In 1912, Terence de Vere White, novelist/critic In 1913, Jack Alexander Bently, trombonist In 1913, Thomas Chalmers, broadcaster In 1914, Ewan Roberts, Edinburgh Scotland, actress (Pvt Benjamin) In 1915, Donald Mills, singer (Mills Brothers) In 1918, Mervyn Roye Harvey, cricketer (brother of Neil, Test for Australia) In 1919, Celeste Holm, NYC, actress (Gentleman's Agreement, All About Eve) In 1920, Edward Blishen, writer teacher/broadcaster In 1920, Harold Samuel Shapero, Lynn Mass, composer (9 Minute Opera) In 1921, Cornelis de Jager, Dutch astronomer (Sun) In 1922, George Allen, football coach (LA Rams, Washington Redskins) In 1922, Parren J Mitchell, (Rep-D-MD, 1971- ) In 1922, Tommy Noonan, WA, actor (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Promises Promises) In 1922, Toots [Jean] Thielemans, Belgian/US jazz musician/composer In 1923, Irvin Kershner, Phila, director (Never Say Never Again) In 1923, Maxine Audley, London, actress (Peeping Tom, Ricochet, House of Cards) In 1924, Al Balding, Toronto Ont, Canadian Tour golfer (Quebec Open-1952) In 1924, Ren�e Jeanmaire, Paris France, dancer (Hans Christian Anderson) In 1925, Ab Abspoel, Dutch actor/director (Surprise Attack, Elevator) In 1925, Danny Davis, rocker (Nashville Brass In 1926, Carie Meek, (Rep-D-Florida) In 1927, Betsy Ancker-Johnson, physicist/auto company exec In 1927, Dorothy Manley, England, 100m sprint (Olympic-silver-1948) In 1928, Big Jay McNeely, rocker In 1928, Carl Gardner, Tyler Tx, rock vocalist (Coasters-Searchin) In 1929, Peter Joshua Sculthorpe, composer In 1929, Vaclav Kucera, composer In 1929, W Kempowski, writer In 1929, Walter Kempowski, German writer (Tadell�ser & Wolff) In 1929, [John] Jeremy Thorpe, British MP (Liberal) In 1930, Alf Valentine, cricketer (great West Indian lefty spinner) In 1930, Alfred Lewis Valentine, Jamaican cricket player In 1931, Aleksei Aleksandrovich Gubarev, USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz 17, 28) In 1931, Anthony "Lonnie" Donegan, Scotish skiffle vocalist/guitarist In 1931, Lonnie Donegan, Glasgow Scotland, vocalist In 1931, William Ball, actor (Suburban Commando) In 1932, King Hu, film director In 1932, Yevgeni Alekseyevich Zaikin, Russian cosmonaut (Voshkod 2 backup) In 1933, Darijan Bozic, composer In 1933, Keith Baxter, South Wales, actor (Barretts at Wimpole Street) In 1933, Raymond Earl Hill, saxophonist In 1933, Rod Marvin McKuen, Oakland Calif, singer/composer (Alone, Beatsville) In 1934, Pedro Pires, premier (Cape Verde, 1975-91) In 1935, Len Weinrib, NYC, comedian (Spike Jones Show) In 1935, Otto M Zykan, composer In 1936, April Stevens, Niagara Falls NY, rock vocalist (Deep Purple) In 1936, Jacob Rothschild, English banker/multi-millionaire In 1936, Lane Smith, Memphis TN, actor (Perry White-Lois & Clark) In 1936, Richard Lynch, actor (Xavier-Battlestar Galactica) In 1936, Zubin Mehta, Bombay India, conductor (NY Philharmonic) In 1940, Brian Taber, cricket wicket-keeper (Australian between Grout & Marsh) In 1941, Jonah Barrington, British World champion squash player (1966-73) In 1942, Klaus Voorman, rock bassist (Manfred Mann-Mighty Quinn) In 1943, Duane Allen, Taylortown Texas, country singer (Oak Ridge Boys-Elvira) In 1944, Benedikte, Danish princess/daughter of Frederik IX In 1944, Jim Hart, Evanston, Ill, NFL quarterback (St Louis Cardinals) In 1945, Hugh Hopper, rocker (Soft Machine) In 1945, Richard Warwick, actor (Johnny Dangerously, Sebastine, If) In 1945, [Thomasina] Tammi Terrell, [Montgomery], singer (Ain't No Mt High) In 1946, Franc Roddam, director (K2, Bride, Aria, Quadrophenia) In 1947, Jim Ryun, US, 1500m runner/broke 4 minute mile (Olympic-silver-1968) In 1947, John Laurence Miller, SF CA, golfer (US Open 1973, British Open 1976) In 1947, Tommy James, singer (cri-im-son & clo-o-ver o-o-ver & o-o-ver) In 1948, Reb Brown, Los Angeles CA, actor (Cage, Yor, Capt America, Fast Break) In 1949, Anita Dobson, England, actress (Annie Watts-EastEnders) In 1949, Eddie Hart, US, 100m runner (Olympic-1972) In 1949, Francis Rossi, England, guitarist/vocalist (Status Quo-Down Down) In 1952, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Schnectady, actress (Too Close for Comfort) In 1952, Nora Dunn, Chic Ill, comedienne (SNL, Miami Blues, Working Girl) In 1953, Dale Earnhardt, auto racer (6-time NASCAR national champion) In 1953, Nikolai Nikolayevich Budarin, Kirya Russia, cosmonaut (STS 71, TM-27) In 1954, Bill Paxon, (Rep-R-New York) In 1954, Deborah Iyall, rocker (Romeo Void) In 1955, Jerry Seinfeld, comedian/actor (Jerry-Seinfeld) In 1955, Kate Mulgrew, Dubuque Iowa, actress (Capt Janeway-Star Trek Voyager) In 1956, Ron Verlin, rocker (Shooting Star) In 1957, Richie C Robertson, rock bassist/vocalist (Fabulous Poodles) In 1958, Daniel Day-Lewis, England, actor (Last of the Mohicans, My Left Foot) In 1958, Eve Plumb, Burbank, actress (Jan-Brady Bunch, I'm Gonna Get You Sucka) In 1958, Michelle Pfeiffer, Midway City Calif, actress (Married to the Mob) In 1958, Simon Edwards, rocker (Fairground Attraction-Find My Love) In 1960, Gerard Joling, Dutch singer (Love is in Your Eyes) In 1960, Joseph Guzaldo, Chicago Ill, actor (Stir Crazy) In 1960, William Lee Glasson Jr, Fresno CA, PGA golfer (1985 Kemper Open) In 1962, Bruce Driver, Toronto, NHL defenseman (NY Rangers) In 1962, Dieter Hegen, Kaufbeuren GER, hockey forward (Team Germany 1998) In 1962, Robert Druppers, runner (world record 1 km indoor) In 1965, Reggie Miller, NBA player (Indiana Pacers) In 1966, John VanderWal, Grand Rapids MI, outfielder (Colorado Rockies) In 1966, Phil Tufnell, cricketer (England slow lefty & slower fieldsman) In 1967, Curtis Joseph, Keswick Ont, NHL goalie (Team Canada, Edmonton Oilers) In 1967, Elizabeth "Betsy" McCagg, Kirkland Wash, rower (Olympics-4th-92, 96) In 1967, Mary McCagg, Seattle Wash, rower (Olympics-4th-92, 96) In 1967, Rachel Williams, Greenwich Village NY, model (Absolut Vodka, Elle) In 1968, Browning Nagle, NFL quarterback (NY Jets, Atlanta Falcons) In 1968, Carnie Wilson, LA Calif, rock vocalist (Wilson Phillips-Hold On) In 1969, Arthur Marshall, NFL wide receiver (NY Giants) In 1970, Andre Agassi, Las Vegas Nev, tennis star (Oly-gold-96, US Open 1994) In 1970, Arnaud Briand, hockey forward (Team France 1998) In 1970, Derrick Frazier, NFL cornerback (Phila Eagles) In 1970, J R Phillips, West Covina CA, infielder (Phila Phillies) In 1970, Leuea Tagoai, CFL defensive end (Winnipeg Blue Bombers) In 1970, Mark McMillian, NFL cornerback (Phila Eagles, KC Chiefs) In 1970, Uma Thurman, Boston Mass, actress (Baron Munchausen, Pulp Fiction) In 1970, William Martin III, Charleston SC, finn yachter (Olympics-23rd-1996) In 1971, Sterling Hitchcock, Fayetteville NC, pitcher (NY Yanks, Sea Mariners) In 1972, Gwendolyn Wentland, Flint Michigan, high jumper In 1974, Alana Blahoski, ice hockey forward (USA, Oly-98) In 1975, John Macready, LA Calif, gymnast (Olympics-5th-96) In 1976, God Shammgod, NBA guard (Wash Wizards) In 1976, Nayla Micherif, Miss Brazil Universe (1997) In 1978, Mike Bryan, Oxnard Calif, tennis star (USTA National 18 doubles) In 1993, Aurelia Clasina Lucia Wildeboer, daughter of Pieter & Mirtle Sorry to see these people go: In , Amalarius/Fortunatus/Symphosius of Metz/Lyon, bishop, dies at 76 In 1499, John IV, Dutch army leader/earl of Egmond, dies In 1535, John Houghton, English, executed In 1676, Michiel A de Ruyter, Dutch rear-admiral, (Newport), killed at 69 In 1699, Samuel Apostool, vicar/theologist (Zonisten), dies at 50 In 1712, Juan Bautista Jose Cabanilles, composer, dies at 67 In 1813, Christian Danner, composer, dies at 55 In 1841, A Bertrand, writer, dies In 1864, Charles-Julien Brianchon, math (Brianchon's theorem), dies at 80 In 1871, John Gelinde van Blom, Fries notary/author, dies at 75 In 1905, Ignacio Cervantes, composer, dies at 57 In 1918, Gavrilo Princip, Bosnian murderer of arch duke Ferdinand, dies at 22 In 1921, Arthur Mold, Brit cricket bowler (1893, banished for throwing), dies In 1928, Henrich Federer, Switz, writer (I Switch Off The Light), dies at 61 In 1935, Leroy Carr, rocker, dies= In 1936, Florentinus M Wibaut, Amsterdam social alderman, dies at 76 In 1943, Joseph Achron, Latvian violinist/composer (Golem suite), dies at 56 In 1943, Karl Adrian Wohlfart, composer, dies at 68 In 1943, Sidney A K Keyes, English poet (Foreign Gate), dies at 20 In 1947, Irving Fisher, US economist, dies at 80 In 1951, Jules Verstraete, [Julien G de Graef], actor (Boefje), dies at 67 In 1951, Ludwig J J Wittgenstein, Austria/English philosopher, dies at 62 In 1953, Mo�se Kisling, Polish/French painter (La souris boiteuse), dies at 62 In 1954, Ernst Heldring, Dutch merchant/ship owner/financier, dies at 82 In 1956, Nemesio Otano y Eugenio, composer, dies at 75 In 1957, Otallo Morales, composer, dies at 82 In 1964, Albert Saverys, Flemish painter, dies at 77 In 1966, Eugene O'Brien, actor (Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm), dies at 85 In 1967, Anthony Mann, US director (El Cid, Last Frontier), dies at 60 In 1968, Frankie Lymon, rocker (& Teenagers), dies of a drug overdose at 25 In 1972, Ntare V, deposed King of Burundi, killed in an abortive coup In 1973, Manfred Gurlitt, composer, dies at 82 In 1975, Charles McMahon Jr, US USMC lance corporal, killed in Vietnam In 1975, Darwin Judge, USMC-corporal, 1 of last US soldiers killed in Viet In 1975, Michael John Shea, USMC-lt/pilot, 1 of last soldiers killed in Vietnam In 1975, William Craig Nystul, USMC capt, 1 of last US soldiers killed in Viet In 1976, Wilhelm Maler, composer, dies at 73 In 1979, Julia A Perry, US composer/conductor (Soul Symphony), dies at 55 In 1980, Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, British director (Psycho, Birds), dies at 80 In 1984, Marvin Gaye, rocker (Sexual Healing), shot dead by his father at 45 In 1986, Seamus McElwaine, Irish IRA-terrorist, killed at 25 In 1988, Andrew Cruickshank, actor (Body in Library, Murder Most Foul), dies In 1988, Jan Kapr, composer, dies at 74 In 1991, Claude Gallimard, French publisher, dies In 1992, Mae Clarke, actress (Public Enemy, Frankenstein), dies at 84 In 1993, Cy Howard, director (Lovers & Other Strangers), dies at 77 In 1993, Michael Gordon, actor/director (Pillow Talk), dies at 83 In 1993, Mick Ronson, English guitarist/producer (Mott the Hoople), dies at 46 In 1994, Bill Quinn, US actor (Quinn Brothers, Birds, Lucky Stiff), dies at 81 In 1994, Erik Erikson, anthropologist, dies at 53 In 1994, Oscar Sheldon A Williams, artist/critic, dies at 74 In 1995, Robert Gibb, zoo/theme park creator, dies at 57 In 1996, David William Eric Davis, broadcaster, dies at 87 In 1996, Jaime Garcia Terre, poet/essayist, dies at 71 In 1996, Siti Hartinah Suharto, wife of Pres Suharto of Indonesia, dies at 72 In 1996, Tony Hymphris, political activist, dies at 45 In 1997, Keith Ferguson, blues (Fabulous Thunderbirds), dies of overdose at 50 In 1997, Mike Royko, columnist, dies of stroke at 64 In 1997, Peter Tali Coleman, gov of Americ Samoa (1956-61, 78-85, 89-93), dies Events In 1091, Battle at Monte Levunium: Emperor Alexius I beats Petshegenes In 1429, Joan of Arc leads Orleans, France, to victory over English In 1522, Emperor Charles V names Frans van Holly inquisitor-gen of Netherlands In 1540, Emperor Charles declares all privileges of Gent ended In 1550, Emperor Charles V gives inquisiters additional authority In 1553, Flemish woman introduces practice of starching linen into England In 1623, 11 Dutch ships depart for the conquest of Peru In 1628, Sweden & Denmark sign defense treaty against Duke of Wallenstein In 1636, Prince Frederik Henry occupies Schenkenschans In 1644, Farm leader Li Zicheng becomes emperor of China & flees Peking In 1661, Chinese Ming dynasty occupies Taiwan In 1670, Pope Clemens X elected In 1701, Drenthe Neth adopts Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is May 12, 1701 In 1706, Emperor Jozef I becomes monarch of Cologne/Bavaria In 1707, English/Scottish parliament accept Act of Union, form Great Britain In 1715, John Flamsteed observes Uranus for 6th time In 1781, French fleet occupies Tobago In 1781, French fleet stopped Britain from seizing the Cape of Good Hope In 1784, Premiere of Mozart's Sonata in B flat, K454 (Vienna) In 1793, Cornerstone laid for Groningen's new townhall In 1813, Rubber is patented In 1834, Charles Darwin's expedition sees top of Andes from Patagonia In 1845, Macon B Allen & Robert Morris Jr, 1st blacks to open law practice In 1852, 1st edition of Peter Roget's Thesaurus published In 1853, Comet C/1853 G1 (Schweizer) approaches within 0.0839 AUs of Earth In 1856, Peace between England & Russia In 1857, US Army, Pacific Div HQ permanently forms at Presidio (SF) In 1861, Maryland's House of Delegates votes against seceding from Union In 1861, R Luther discovers asteroid #68 Leto In 1862, 100,000 federal troops prepare to march into Corinth, Miss In 1862, New Orleans fell to Union forces during Civil War In 1863, Battle of Chancellordville, VA (Fredericksburg, Wilderness Tavern) In 1864, -30] Skirmish at Jenkins' Ferry, Arkansas In 1886, 1st public Dutch electricity opens In 1888, Old Kavallison, Congo: Stanley meet Emin Pasha In 1892, Charlie Reilly is baseball's 1st pinch hitter In 1894, Commonweal of Christ (Coxey's Army) arrives in Wash, DC 500 strong In 1894, to protest unemployment; Coxey arrested for trespassing at Capitol In 1901, 27th Kentucky Derby: Jimmy Winkfield on His Eminence wins in 2:07.75 In 1901, Anti semitic riot in Budapest In 1902, Max Wolf discovers asteroid #484 Pittsburghia In 1903, Limestone slides at Turtle Mountain kills 9 (Frank Alberta) In 1905, 2" rain falls in 10 mins in Taylor, TX In 1905, Pierre de Brazza lands in Libreville Gabon In 1910, Ex-president Theodore Roosevelt visits Amsterdam In 1912, 108� F (42� C), Tuguegarao, Philippines (Oceania record) In 1912, Frank Wedekind's "Tod und Teufel," premieres in Berlin In 1913, Swedish engineer Gideon Sundback of Hoboken patents all-purpose zipper In 1916, Irish nationalists set post office on fire in Dublin In 1918, Tris Speaker ties career outfield record of 4 unassisted double plays In 1921, B Jekhovsky discovers asteroid #953 Painleva In 1922, 1st official Intl Weightlifting Federation Champ (Tallinn, Estonia) In 1925, Netherlands returns to gold standard In 1926, France & US reach accord on repayment of WW I In 1927, Construction of Spirit of St Louis is completed In 1930, 123 runs are scored in 7 major league games In 1930, C Jackson discovers asteroid #1268 Libya In 1930, North Sea floodgate at Ijmuiden (biggest in world) officially opens In 1930, Telephone connection England-Australia goes into service In 1931, Cleve Indian Wes Ferrell no-hits St Louis Browns, 9-0 In 1934, Pitts is last major league city to play a home game on a Sunday In 1936, 1st pro baseball game in Japan is played Nagoya defeats Daitokyo, 8-5 In 1938, G Neujmin discovers asteroid #1484 Postrema In 1939, Whitestone Bridge connecting Bronx & Queens opens In 1940, 1st radio broadcast of "Young Dr Malone" on CBS In 1940, Norwegian King Haakon & govt flees to England In 1940, Robert Sherwood's "There Shall be No Night," premieres in NYC In 1942, Japanese troop march into Lashio, cuts off Burma Road In 1942, Jews forced to wear a Jewish Star in Netherlands & Vichy-France In 1943, Dietrich Bonh�ffer arrested by nazis In 1943, No�l Coward's "Present Laughter," premieres in London In 1943, US 34th Division occupies Hill 609, North Tunisia In 1944, Surprise attack by Van de Peat on General Landsdrukkerij in the Hague In 1945, 1st food drop by RAF above nazi-occupied Holland (operation Manna) In 1945, Adolf Hitler marries Eva Braun In 1945, Japanese army evacuates Rangoon In 1945, Terms of surrender of German armies in Italy signed In 1945, US liberates 31,601 in Nazi concentration camp in Dachau Germany In 1945, Venice & Mestre were captured by the Allies In 1946, 28 former Jap leaders indicted in Tokyo as war criminals In 1948, Bradman scores 107 Aust v Worcs, 152 mins, 15 fours In 1953, Joe Adcock is 1st to homer into Polo Grounds' center field bleachers In 1955, G Gronchi elected president of Italy In 1956, Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Open In 1956, WLUC TV channel 6 in Marquette, MI (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting In 1956, WSPA TV channel 7 in G'ville-Spartanburg, SC (CBS) begins broadcasting In 1956, WWBT TV channel 12 in Richmond, VA (NBC) begins broadcasting In 1957, 1st military nuclear power plant dedicated, Fort Belvoir Va In 1961, ABC's "Wide World of Sports, debuts In 1962, 16th Tony Awards: Man For All Seasons & How to Succeed win In 1962, Mickey Wright wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship In 1963, KRE-AM in Berkeley CA changes call letters to KPAT In 1964, Princess Irene marries Spanish prince Carel Hugo de Bourbon Parma In 1964, US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site In 1965, Australian govt announces it would send troops to Vietnam In 1965, Earthquake hits Seattle; 5 die In 1965, Malta is 18th member of Council of Europe In 1967, Aretha Franklin releases "Respect" In 1968, "Hair" opens at Biltmore Theater NYC for 1750 performances In 1969, "Trumpets of the Lord" opens at Brooks Atkinson NYC for 7 perfs In 1970, 50,000 US & South Vietnamese troops invade Cambodia In 1971, Bill Graham closes down Fillmore & Fillmore East In 1971, Boeing receives contract for Mariner 10, Mercury exploration In 1971, US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site In 1973, Gloria Ehret wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic In 1974, President Nixon said he will release edited tapes made in White House In 1975, Ethiopia nationalizes all ground/earth In 1975, Flyers 4-Isles 0-Semifinals-Flyers hold 1-0 lead In 1976, Minister Irene Vorrink begins fluoridating Dutch drinking water In 1977, British Aerospace forms In 1979, Jane Blalock wins LPGA Otey Crisman Golf Classic In 1981, Peter Sutcliffe admits he is the Yorkshire Ripper (murdered 13 women) In 1981, Phillie Steve Carlton is 1st lefty to strike out 3,000 batters In 1982, 17th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama, Barbara Mandrell In 1982, Alfredo Magana elected pres of El Salvador In 1982, Nordiques 2-Isles 5-Semifinals-Isles hold 2-0 lead In 1983, Harold Washington sworn in as Chicago's 1st black mayor In 1984, "Oliver!" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 17 performances In 1984, Betsy King wins LPGA Freedom/Orlando Golf Classic In 1985, 17th space shuttle mission (51-B)-Challenger 7 launched In 1985, Ranger Larry Parrish is 5th to hit 3 HRs in a game in both leagues In 1985, Tony Tubbs TKOs Greg Page in 15 for heavyweight boxing title In 1986, 800,000 books destroyed by fire in LA Central Library In 1986, Boston Red Sox Roger Clemens strikes out 20 Seattle Mariners In 1987, Chicago Cub Andre Dawson hits for cycle In 1987, Japan's premier Nakasone visits the US In 1988, "60 Minutes" newscaster Diane Sawyer weds Mike Nichols In 1988, Burt Reynolds & Loni Anderson marry In 1988, Orioles beat White Sox 9-0 for 1st 1988 win after 21 loses In 1989, 2nd govt of Lubbers falls In 1990, "Change in the Heir" opens at Edison Theater NYC for 16 performances In 1990, A Zytkow & M J Irwin discover asteroid #8012 In 1990, Dan Quisenberry (all-time AL save king, 238) announces his retirement In 1990, H Shiozawa & M Kizawa discover asteroid #6393 In 1990, STS-31 (Discovery 10) lands In 1990, Wrecking cranes began tearing down Berlin Wall at Brandenburg Gate In 1990, Y Mizuno & T Furuta discover asteroid #6392 In 1991, "Our Country's Good" opens at Nederlander Theater NYC for 48 perfs In 1991, Croatia declares independence In 1991, Cyclone strikes Bangladesh, 139,000 die/10 million homeless In 1991, Earthquake in Georgia, kills 100 In 1992, "Falsettos" opens at John Golden Theater NYC for 487 performances In 1992, 27th Academy of Country Music Awards: Garth Brooks In 1992, Country singer Doug Stone, 35, undergoes quadruple bypass surgery In 1992, Jury acquits LA police officers of beating Rodney King, riots begin In 1992, Sheena Easton collapses on stage while performing in "Man of LaMancha" In 1992, Voting ends on choice of Elvis stamps In 1994, Ferry boat smashes into Mombasa Harbor Kenya, kills over 300 In 1994, Israel & PLO sign economic accord In 1995, Final TV broadcast of "Empty Nest" on NBC TV In 1995, KC Royal John Nonely is 70th to HR on his 1st at bat In 1995, Longest sausage ever, at 2877 miles, made in Kitchener Ontario In 1996, "Rent," opens at Nederlander Theater NYC In 1996, Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Fresno CA on KFRR 104.1 FM In 1997, "Candide," opens at Gershwin Theater NYC for 103 performances In 1997, KC Royal Chili Davis is 75th to hit 300 HRs In 1998, 15th Miss Hawaiian Tropic crowned Holidays [Alabama, Florida, Mississippi] Confederate Memorial Day (1868) [Japan] Emperor Hirohito's Birthday [US-Utah] Arbor Day-plant a tree (1872) Observances In 1252, [RC] Commemoration of St Peter of Verona, pontifical inquisitor In 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Amazing, no?! Reuters Today in History for April 30 LONDON (Reuters) - Here are some notable events from this date in history: 1770 - David Thompson, Canadian explorer, born in London. The first white man to explore the length of the Columbia river, he also mapped large parts of Canada and the American West. 1777 - Johann Karl Freidrich Gauss, regarded as one of the greatest mathematicians of all time, born in Germany. 1789 - George Washington was inaugurated as America's first president. 1803 - France agreed to sell Louisiana to America, the formal handover taking place in December, and on this day in 1812 it joined the United States as the 18th state. 1804 - Shrapnel, invented in 1784 by British soldier Henry Shrapnel, was used for the first time in warfare by the British against the Dutch in Surinam. 1870 - Franz Lehar, Hungarian composer, born. He wrote operettas and achieved worldwide recognition for ``The Merry Widow.'' 1883 - Edouard Manet, French impressionist painter, died. Originally destined for a legal career, he studied art from 1850 and was heavily influenced by Claude Monet. 1883 - Jaroslav Hasek, Czech novelist, born; author of ``The Good Soldier of Schweik,'' an unfinished sequence of satirical novels. 1900 - American railroad engineer Casey Jones died saving passengers as the Cannonball Express was about to crash. 1936 - Alfred Edward Housman, English poet notably for the collection known as ``A Shropshire Lad,'' died. 1945 - Adolf Hitler and his wife Eva Braun committed suicide in his underground bunker in Berlin; Russian troops penetrated Berlin, capturing the Reichstag and other government buildings; Allied troops captured Munich and the French crossed the border into Austria. 1973 - President Nixon made a television statement on Watergate accepting responsibility for the bugging that took place at the Washington apartment complex in 1972. On this day in 1974, he handed over partial transcripts of tape recordings to the impeachment inquiry. 1975 - In South Vietnam, President Minh announced an unconditional surrender to the Vietcong, ending the 20th century's longest conflict. 1982 - Actress Kirsten Dunst, whose feature credits include Interview with the Vampire,'' ``Dick'' and ``The Virgin Suicides,'' born in New Jersey. 1989 - Sergio Leone, Italian film director, died of a heart attack. Best known for his films with actor Clint Eastwood including ``For a Few Dollars More.''

On April 30...120th day of year with 245 days left (Numerology = 7) Happy Birthday to: In 1309, Kazimierz III de Great, King of Poland (1333-70) In 1602, William Lilly, England, astrologer/author/almanac compiler In 1651, Jean-Baptiste de la Salle, French priest/theorist/saint In 1717, Guillaume Gommaire Kennis, composer In 1743, Robert Jasper van de Capellen, master of Marsch/politician In 1767, Jean Henri Appelius, lawyer/minister of Finance In 1770, David Thompson, English/Canadian explorer (Columbia River) In 1777, Carl Friedrich Gauss, world's great mathematician In 1790, John Cockerill, English/Belgian industrialist In 1792, Johann Friedrich Schwencke, composer In 1796, Isa�c M "Isaac A" Cr�mieux, French lawyer/minister of Justice In 1797, Andreas V Michiels, Dutch military governor of West-Sumatra In 1805, William Kerley Strong, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1867 In 1812, Kaspar Hauser, German son of grand duke Karel van Bathe In 1823, George JD Campbell, Scottish/Brit Minister to Indies (1868-74/80-85) In 1830, Davis Tillson, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1895 In 1837, Alfred Gaul, composer In 1846, Rosalie Amstein, writer In 1851, Indri� Einarsson, Iceland playwright (Nyj rsn�ttin) In 1853, Alfred v Berger, writer In 1858, Mary Scott Lord Dimmick Harrison, 1st lady (1889-1893) In 1864, Frans Netscher, Dutch writer/journalist (Studies of nude model) In 1870, Franz Lehar, operetta composer (Naughty Marietta) In 1874, Cyriel Verschaeve, Belgian priest/writer In 1882, Trijntje "Nine" van de Schaaf, author (To the Invisible) In 1883, David John de Lloyd, composer In 1884, Albert Israel Elkus, composer In 1885, Luigi Russolo, composer In 1886, Frank Merrik, composer In 1888, John Crowe Ransom, US poet/critic (God Without Thunder) In 1889, Acario Cotapos, composer In 1889, Rudolph Hermann Simonsen, composer In 1891, Watze Cuperus, Frisian author (Swart mar leaflik) In 1893, Joachim von Ribbentrop, German SS f�hrer/foreign minister In 1896, Gary Davis, Laurens SC, blues/folk guitarist (A Little More Faith) In 1899, Jannetje Fisherman-Roosendaal, author (regional novels) In 1899, Lucie Mannheim, Berlin, actress (East Meets West, 39 Steps) In 19--, Gloria McMillan, teacher in space program (living legacy-1989) In 19--, Robyn Griggs, actress (Maggie Cory-Another World) In 19--, T T Boy, XXX actor ($exce$$, Patriot Dames) In 19--, Thom Bray, Camden NJ, actor (Cyril-Breaking Away) In 1902, Andre-Fran�ois Marescotti, composer In 1902, Rudolf Wittelsbach, composer In 1903, G�nther AR Raphael, German composer (Symphony Breve) In 1905, Henrich Schl�ppi, Switzerland, 4 man bobsled (Olympic-gold-1924) In 1909, Juliana, Queen of Netherlands (1948-80) In 1910, Al Lewis, actor (Leo-Car 54, Grandpa-Munsters) In 1911, Hans Studer, composer In 1911, John-Baptist J Walgrave, [Henricus/Humanus], Flemish, theologist In 1911, Luise Rinser, writer In 1912, Eve Arden, Mill Valley Calif, actress (Connie-Our Miss Brooks) In 1912, Manuel Gutierrez Mellado, soldier/politician In 1913, Bernard Charles Sendall, deputy director general (ITA) In 1913, Edith Fowke, folklorist In 1914, Sid Weiss, bassist In 1916, Claude Shannon, information theorist In 1916, Dugo D Schenker, Suriname/Antillian producer In 1916, Robert Shaw, Red Bluff Calif, chorale conductor (Robert Shaw Chorale) In 1917, Bea Wain, US singer/radio host (Lucky Strike Hit Parade) In 1918, W Donald McNeill, tennis champ (US Open-1940) In 1919, Valeer [Valerius V] van Kerkhove, Flemish writer/producer In 1920, Duncan Hamilton, driver In 1920, Leen 't Hart, Dutch organist/composer In 1922, Anton Murray, cricketer (South African batsman in 10 Tests 1951-55) In 1923, Alan Wharton, cricketer (Engld batsman once v NZ 1949, scored 7 & 13) In 1923, George Byatt, playwright In 1924, Sheldon Harnick, Chicago, lyricist (Fiorello, Fiddler on the Roof) In 1925, Corinne Calvet, Paris France, actress (Phantom of Hollywood) In 1926, Cloris Leachman, Des Moines Iowa, actress (Last Picture Show, Phyllis) In 1926, Corinne Calvet, France, actress (Apache Uprising) In 1926, Edmund Cooper, UK, sci-fi author (Seed of Light, All Fool's Day) In 1927, Johnny Horton, Los Angeles Ca, rocker In 1927, Lars Hall, Sweden, Pentathelete (Olympic-gold-1952) In 1929, Peter Carsten, Weissenberg Bavaria, actor (Mr Super Invisible) In 1930, Raoul de Keyser, [Dekeyser], Flemish painter In 1931, William L [Bill] Clay, (Rep-D-MO, 1969- ) In 1932, Anton Larrauri, composer In 1933, Willie Nelson, Abbott Texas, country singer (On the Road Again) In 1936, Zohra Lampert, actress (Doctors' Hospital, Girl With Something Extra) In 1938, Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard, Queen of Netherlands (1980- ) In 1938, Gary Collins, Venice Calif, actor (6th Sense, Home Show) In 1938, Larry [Van Cott] Niven, US, sci-fi author (5 Hugo, Neutron Star) In 1939, Ellen Taafe Zwilich, Miami Florida, (1st woman composer Pulitzer 1982) In 1939, Pieter van Vollenhoven, husband of Dutch Princess Margriet In 1940, Burt Young, NYC, actor (Convoy, Rocky) In 1941, Johnny Farina, rocker (Santo & Johnny) In 1941, Wilfried Jentzsh, composer In 1943, Bobby Vee, Fargo ND, (Devil or Angel, Night has a Thousand Eyes) In 1943, Robert L Livingston, (Rep-R-Louisiana, 1977- ) In 1944, Jill Clayburgh, NYC, actress (Unmarried Woman, Semi-Tough) In 1944, Richard Shoff, rocker (Sandpipers) In 1945, Annie Dillard, American writer (An American Childhood) In 1945, Claude van de Berge, [Rony MF Pauwels], Flemish writer (Graph Theory) In 1945, Michael J Smith, Beaufort NC, Cmdr USN, astr (51L-Challenger disaster) In 1945, Mike Beacon, rocker (Ox) In 1945, Mimi Farina, rocker (Reflections in a Crystal Wind) In 1946, Donald Schollander, Charlotte NC, swimmer (Olympic-4 gold-64) In 1946, Karl XVI Gustav F H, King of Sweden (1973- ) In 1947, Robert Scott, (Rep-D-Virginia) In 1948, Perry King, Alliance OH, actor (Andy Warhol's "Bad") In 1948, Wayne Kramer, jazz artist (Dangerous Madness) In 1951, Panuta Rosani, Poland, discus (Olympic 1976) drug disqualified In 1952, Tom Pesek, PC programmer (creator of HAL 9000 program) In 1953, Merrill Osmond, Ogden Utah, singer (Osmond Brothers, Donnie & Marie) In 1954, G�nther Tiersch, German DR, 8 man cox (Olympic-gold-1968) In 1955, Dimitra Papandreau, Greece, wife of Greek PM Andreas Papandreau In 1956, Richard Farina, folk singer (Reflections in a Crystal Wind) In 1957, Duane G Carey, St Paul Minn, major USAF/astronaut In 1959, Kamaran Abdalla, Iraq/Engl/Neth actor (Goede Tijden Selechte Tijden) In 1959, Lauren Howe, LPGA golfer In 1961, Isiah Thomas, NBA forward (Detroit Piston; 1990 NBA playoff MVP) In 1963, Steve Smith, Glasgow Sco, NHL defenseman (Chicago Blackhawks) In 1964, Ian Healy, cricket wicket-keeper (Australian since 1988) In 1964, Jeff Reboulet, Dayton OH, infielder (Minn Twins) In 1965, Adrian Pasdar, Pittsfield Mass, actor (C Oliver Resor-Feds, Top Gun) In 1965, Daniela Costian, Australian discus/shot putter (Olympics-96) In 1966, Aundray Bruce, defensive end (Oakland Raiders) In 1966, David Meggett, NFL running back (NY Giants, NE Patriots) In 1966, Jeff Brown, Ottawa, NHL defenseman (Hartford Whalers) In 1968, Babette Van Veen, Neth, actress (Linda-GTST, Blueberry Hill) In 1968, Paulo Jr, Brazilian pop bassist (Sepultura, Morbid Visions) In 1968, Richard Pilon, Saskatoon, NHL defenseman (NY Islanders) In 1968, Roger Mar, Seattle Wash, rapid fire pistol (Olympics-1996) In 1968, Sandra Beikoff, Mackay QLD, golfer (1990 Sunshine Coast Open) In 1969, Dexter Rogers, St Petersburg Fla, volleyball opposite hitter (Oly-96) In 1969, Joey Restivo, Brooklyn, rocker (Linear-I Never Felt This Way, Lies) In 1970, Brad Layton, Seymour Ind, rower (Olympics-1996) In 1970, Debbie D, Phila Pa, actress (Attack of Vampire Mermaid) In 1971, B J Tyler, NBA guard (Toronto Raptors) In 1971, Matt Martin, Hamden, NHL defenseman (Toronto Maple Leafs, Oly-US-94) In 1971, Randy Bierman, WLAF tackle (Scottish Claymores) In 1971, Ryan Hawblitzel, West Palm Beach Fla, pitcher (Colorado Rockies) In 1971, Ty Hallock, fullback (Jacksonville Jaguars) In 1972, Kendricke Bullard, NFL wide receiver (NE Patriots) In 1972, Mario Schaden, hockey forward (Team Austria 1998) In 1974, Cedric Jones, defensive end (NY Giants) In 1974, Chris Darkins, NFL running back (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31) In 1975, Beverley Peele, model [or Apr 7] In 1975, Johnny Galecki, Bree Belgium, actor (American Dreamer, David-Roseanne) In 1982, Kirsten Dunst, actress (Interview with the Vampire) In 1988, Molloko, SD Zoo, 1st Calif condor chick conceived in captivity Sorry to see these people go: In , Amalaswintha, queen of Ostrogoten, murdered In , Gaius G V Maximus, [Daia], Emperor of Rome, dies In 1030, Mohammud van Ghazna, Turkish mayor (G'widen)/Islamic ruler, dies In 1196, Boudouin II, bishop of Utrecht (1178-96), dies In 1214, Huguccio/Hugo van Pisa, Italian bishop, dies In 1328, ... Eckhard, German theologist/mystic, dies In 1630, Ercole Porta, composer, dies at 44 In 1632, Jean de Tilly, fieldmarshal, dies In 1632, Sigismund III, King of Poland/Sweden, dies at 65 In 1660, Peter Scriverius, Dutch lawyer/historian, dies at 84 In 1671, . . . Frangep n, Hungarian nobleman/plotter, beheaded In 1671, P�ter Zrinyi, Hungarian banished to Croatia, beheaded at 49 In 1708, Simon de Vries, book seller/writer (Unequal), dies In 1712, Philippus van Limborch, remonstrants theologist/vicar, dies at 78 In 1743, Pedro de Peralta y Barnuevo, Peruvian playwright/poet, dies In 1784, Franz K earl von Velbruck, German free mason, dies In 1785, Frederick Philipse 3, land owner (Bronx, Westch & Putnam), dies at 65 In 1792, Hans Adolf Friedrich von Eschstruth, composer, dies at 36 In 1792, John Montague 4th Earl of Sandwich, English Naval minister, dies at 73 In 1793, Lorenzo Fago, composer, dies at 88 In 1795, Jean-Jacques Barth�lemy, French historian (Ancient Greece), dies In 1800, John H Midderigh, Rotterdam patriot, dies at 46 In 1828, Shaka, the great Zulu King, killed In 1829, George Washington Adams, son of John Q Adams, dies on City Is NYC In 1847, Charles L J, archduke of Austria/gov-gen (Austria-Netherland), dies In 1848, Friedrich Freiherr Gagern, German/Dutch army commandant, dies at 53 In 1855, Henry Rowley Bishop, British composer/conductor, dies at 68 In 1859, Sergei T Aksakov, Russian writer (Bagrova-vnuka), dies at 67 In 1887, Friedrich Wilhelm Markull, composer, dies at 71 In 1893, Edouard Manet, French painter (Olympia), dies at 61 In 1893, Gyula Beliczay, composer, dies at 57 In 1895, Gustav Freytag, writer, dies at 78 In 1896, Antonio Cagnoni, composer, dies at 68 In 1900, John Luther (Casey) Jones, dies in Cannonball Express train wreck In 1903, Fran�ois Cr�pin, Belgian botany, dies at 72 In 1912, Frantisek Kmoch, composer, dies In 1919, Henry Wood, England cricket wicket keeper (in 4 Tests 1888-92), dies In 1922, David M Chumaceiro, Cura�aos poet, dies In 1929, Friedrich Lienhard, German publisher (T�rmer), dies at 63 In 1931, Sammy Woods, cricketer (3 Tests for Australia, 3 for England), dies In 1933, Luis Sanchez Cerro, Pres of Peru, assassinated by Hurtado de Mendoza In 1934, William Henry Welch, dies at 75 In 1942, Catherine Murphy Urner, composer, dies at 51 In 1942, J van Hoddis, writer, dies at 54 In 1943, Beatrice Potter Webb, British writer (My Apprenticeship), dies at 85 In 1943, Etty Hillesum, Dutch diarist, dies in Auschwitz In 1945, Adolph Hitler, German dictator (1936-45), commits suicide at 56 In 1945, Eva Braun, mistress/wife of Hitler, commits suicide at 33 In 1952, Charles Radoux-Rogier, composer, dies In 1956, Alben W Barkley, (VP-D-1949-53), dies at 78 In 1957, Ludwig Schiedermair, German musicologist (Beethoven), dies at 80 In 1959, Armand Louis Joseph Marsick, composer, dies at 81 In 1963, Bryant Washburn, actor (Nabonga, Millionaire Kid), dies at 74 In 1965, Helen Chandler, actress (Dracula, Salute, Last Flight), dies at 56 In 1966, Richard Farina, rocker, dies on his birthday in a motorcycle accident In 1968, Frankie Lymon, rocker, dies of a heroin overdose In 1970, Hall Johnson, composer, dies at 82 In 1970, Inger Stevens, actress (Katy-Farmer's Daughter), commits suicide at 35 In 1970, Jacob Presser, historian/writer (Doom, Ondergang), dies at 71 In 1971, Elmo Roper, pollster (Roper Poll), dies at 70 In 1972, Gia Scala, actress (Garment Jungle, I Aim at the Stars), dies at 38 In 1972, Ntare V, king of Burundi, murdered In 1973, Josie Sedgwick, actress (White Moth), dies of stroke at 75 In 1974, Agnes Moorehead, actress (Endorra-Bewitched), dies at 67 In 1976, Edvard Fliflet Braein, composer, dies at 51 In 1977, Clive Martin Douglas, composer, dies at 73 In 1980, Mary McCarty, actress (French Line), dies In 1982, Albert TLCA Bird, lecture artist, dies In 1982, Herman Tholen, Dutch cabaret performer (Juveniles), dies In 1982, Taisen Deshimaru, founder of several Zen centers in France, dies at 67 In 1983, George Balanchine, Russian/US composer, dies at 79 In 1983, Jerry Hatsuo Fujikawa, actor (Uncle Matsu-Mr T & Tina), dies at 71 In 1983, Muddy Waters, US blues singer/guitarist (Mad Love), dies at 68 In 1984, Arthur T "Bomber" Harris, bombed nazi-Germany, dies In 1984, Muddy Waters, blues singer/guitarist (Hoochie Coochie Man), dies at 68 In 1985, George Pravada, actor (Felscher-Holocaust), dies at 66 In 1987, Hugh Dempster, actor (Anna Karenina, Candles at Nine), dies In 1988, James McCracken, US tenor, dies at 61 In 1989, Sergio Leone, Italian director (Good, Bad & Ugly), dies at 60 In 1991, George Speri Sperti, inventor (Preparation H), dies at 91 In 1991, Michael G Hagerty, actor (Overboard), dies at 39 In 1992, Daan van Driel, Dutch cartoonist/WWII resist fighter (Trouw), dies In 1993, David Waymer, NFLer (Saints, 49'ers, Raiders), dies at 34 In 1993, Eric Rowan, cricketer (26 Tests for South Africa), dies In 1994, David Langton, dies of a heart at 81 In 1994, Ferdinando Scarfiotti, Italian set designer (Last Emperor), dies at 53 In 1994, Geoffery Michael Roberts, vintner, dies at 46 In 1994, Richard McClure Scarry, US kid book illustrator/writer, dies at 74 In 1994, Roland Ratzenberger, Austrian race car driver, dies in crash at 31 In 1995, Donald Edwin White, ad copywriter/opera administrator, dies at 59 In 1995, Reinaldo de Carvalho, carnival king, dies at 34 In 1996, David Michael Ifshin, British political campaign organiser, dies at 46 In 1996, David Opatoshu, actor (Torn Curtian, Raid on Entebbe), dies at 78 In 1996, Frank Henry Copplestone, TV executive, dies at 71 In 1996, Helene Cordet, entertainer/nightclub owner, dies at 78 In 1996, Julio Cesar Mendez Montenegro, pres of Guatemala (1966-70), dies Events In , Emperor Galerius legal recognizes Christians in the Roman Empire In 1064, German King Henry IV gives away Utrecht county of West Friesland In 1349, Jewish community at Radolszell Germany, exterminated In 1396, Crusaders & earl of Nevers depart from Dijon In 1492, Columbus is given royal commission to equip his fleet In 1492, Spain announces it will expels all Jews In 1506, Philip of Bourgondy & England sign trade agreement In 1527, England & France sign treaty of Westminster In 1562, 1st French colonists in US: Jean Ribaut & Hugenots at Parris Is NC In 1563, Jews are expelled from France by order of Charles VI In 1598, 1st theater performance in America (Spanish comedy-Rio Grande) In 1616, English King Jacob I leaves Brielle/Vlissingen In 1650, French rebel Henri de la Tour Turenne signs treaty with Spain In 1661, Tsjeng Tsj'eng-Kung begins siege of Dutch fort Zeelandia, Formosa In 1695, William Congreve's "Love for Love," premieres in London In 1722, Game of Billiards is mentioned in New England Courant In 1725, Emperor Charles VI & King Philip IV of Spain sign Treaty of Vienna In 1748, Ceasefire at Aken ends In 1748, French troops occupy Maastricht In 1763, London Journalist John Wilkes confined in the Tower In 1772, John Clais patents 1st scale In 1774, Pope Clement XIV proclaims a universal jubilee In 1789, George Washington inaugurated as 1st president of US In 1790, Colonial troops occupy Bonni's marroon village In 1798, Dept of Navy forms In 1803, US doubles in size through Louisiana Purchase ($15 million) In 1804, Hague's Theater opens In 1808, 1st practical typewriter finished by Italian Pellegrini Turri In 1812, (Eastern) Louisiana admitted as 18th US state In 1838, Nicaragua declares independence from Central American federation In 1852, Anton Rubinsteins opera "Dmitri Donskoi," premieres in St Petersburg In 1857, San Jose State University forms In 1859, Paul Morphy returns from 10-mo chess tour of Europe, retires In 1860, Navaho indians attack Fort Defiance (Canby) In 1861, President Lincoln ordered Federal Troops to evacuate Indian Territory In 1862, Swift Run Gap, WV skirmishes In 1864, Battle of Jenkin's Ferry, Arkansas; Gen W R Scurry is killed In 1864, New York becomes 1st state to charge a hunting license fee In 1865, -5/1] Gen Shermans "Haines's Bluff" at Snyder's Mill, Virginia In 1869, Hawaiian YMCA organized In 1871, Apaches in Arizona surrender to white & Mexican adventurers; 144 die In 1885, Boston Pops Orchestra forms In 1887, 1st game played at Broad & Huntingdon St Park (Baker Bowl) in In 1887, Philadelphia; Phillies beat Giants 19-10 In 1888, Hail stones kills about 250 in Moradabad district of Delhi In 1889, 1st US national holiday, on centennial of Washington's inauguration In 1889, George Washington Bridge linking NYC & NJ opens In 1898, Championship wrestling match at Met turns into a brawl In 1900, 165 lb Robert Fitzsimmons KOs 305 lb Ed Dunkhost in a boxing match In 1900, USA annexes Hawaii In 1902, Debussy's opera "Pell�as et M�lissande," premieres in Paris In 1903, Broadway, Manhattan), they beat Wash Senators, 6-2 In 1903, NY Highlanders (Yankees) 1st home game, (Hilltop Park-168th St & In 1904, Ice cream cone makes its debut In 1905, 1st official soccer game between Belgium-Netherlands (1-4) In 1910, Cleve Indian Addie Joss wins 2nd no-hitter beating White Sox In 1911, Portugal approves woman suffrage In 1913, Neujmin & Belyavskij discover asteroids #752 Sulamitis & #753 Tiflis In 1916, Chic Cubs play 1st game at Weeghman Park (Wrigley Field) beat Reds In 1918, Orange Nassau soccer team forms in Groningen In 1919, Phillies beat Bkln Dodgers 9-0 in 20 innings In 1921, American Professional Football Assn reorganizes in Akron In 1921, Pope Benedict XV encyclical "On Dante" In 1922, Chic White Sox Charles Robertson perfect games Detroit Tigers, 2-0 In 1927, Princess Juliana gets seat in Dutch Council of State In 1928, Cherkess Autonomous Region forms in RSFSR (until 1957) In 1929, Earnest Streeruwitz becomes chancellor of Austria In 1934, Austrian gets "Austrian facist" constitution In 1935, C Jackson discovers asteroids #1355 Magoeba & #1368 Numidia In 1935, World Congress for Women's Rights concludes in Istanbul In 1937, General Douglas MacArthur marries Jean Faircloth In 1938, Bradman scores 258 Aust v Worcs, 293 mins, 33 fours 1 five In 1939, NBC/RCA 1st public TV demo with FDR at opening of NY World's Fair In 1939, Tropicana ballet of Havana Cuba, forms In 1940, Bkln Dodger Tex Carleton no-hits Cin Reds, 3-0 In 1941, Spread of Judaism begins in Croatia In 1942, 1st submarine built on Great Lakes launched, (Peto), Manitowoc, Wi In 1943, Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp for Jews forms In 1943, Dutch strike against forced labor in Nazi Germany's war industry In 1943, No�l Coward's "This Happy Breed," premieres in London In 1944, NY Giant Phil Weintraub gets 11 RBIs In 1944, NY Giant, Mel Ott scores 6 runs in 1 game drawing 5 walks for 4th time In 1945, "Arthur Godfrey Time" begins a 27 year run on CBS radio In 1945, Concentration camp M�nchen-Allag freed In 1945, Lord Haw-Haw calls for crusade against the bolsheviks In 1945, Red Army occupies Demmin In 1945, Red Army opens attack on German Reichstag building in Berlin In 1945, Russian Army frees Ravensbr�ck concentration camp In 1945, US troops attack the Elbe In 1946, Cleve Indian Bob Feller's 2nd no-hitter beats NY Yankees, 1-0 In 1947, Boulder Dam renamed in honor of Herbert Hoover In 1948, "Inside USA" opens at Century Theater NYC for 339 performances In 1948, Org of American States charter signed at Bogot , Colombia In 1948, US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak In 1950, Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA 144-hole Golf Weathervane In 1952, Louise Suggs wins LPGA Stockton Golf Open In 1952, Mr Potato Head is 1st toy advertised on television In 1953, Little-Bigger League changes its name to Babe Ruth League In 1954, Darius Milhauds 4th Concert for piano/orch premieres in Haifa In 1955, Element 101, Mendelevium, announced In 1955, Imperial Bank of India nationalized In 1955, Perez Prado's "Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom White" goes #1 for 10 weeks In 1955, West German unions protest for 40-hour work week & more wages In 1958, Ted Williams is 10th major league player to get 1,000 extra-base hits In 1961, 1st shuttle flights between Wash DC, Boston & NYC begin (Eastern) In 1961, Lee Harvey Oswald marries Marina Prusakova in Minsk USSR In 1961, Mickey Wright wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship In 1961, Premier Fidel Castro of Cuba receives Lenin-Peace Prize In 1961, SF Giant Willie Mays hits 4 HRs in a game In 1962, NASA civilian pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 75,190 m In 1962, Willie Mays hits 4 HRs In 1967, Highest tower to the world finished, 537m (USSR) In 1967, Mickey Wright wins LPGA Shreveport Kiwanis Club Golf Invitational In 1967, NY Met pitcher Tom Seaver wins hist 1st game In 1967, Orioles' Stu Miller & Steve Barber lose 2-1 despite no-hitting Tigers In 1968, 3 Oriole pitchers walk 14 NY Yankees in a 9 inning game In 1969, Cin Red Jim Maloney 3rd no-hitter beats Houston Astros, 10-0 In 1969, WEDB TV channel 40 in Berlin, NH (PBS) begins broadcasting In 1970, Cubs Billy Williams is 1st NLer to play in 1,000 consecutive games In 1970, US troops invade Cambodia In 1971, 25th NBA Championship: Milwaukee beat Balt Bullets in 4 games In 1972, "Arthur Godfrey Time" ends a 27 year run on radio In 1972, Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Alamo Ladies Golf Open In 1973, Nixon announces resignation of Haldeman, Ehrlichman, et al In 1973, Paul McCartney releases "Red Rose Speedway" including "My Love" In 1973, Women's tennis groups end disputes over sanctioning tournaments In 1974, Pres Nixon hands over partial transcripts of Watergate tape recordings In 1975, Last US helicopter leaves US embassy grounds, Saigon surrenders In 1976, Muhammad Ali beats Jimmy Young in 15 for heavyweight boxing title In 1976, Royal Canadian Mint opens a branch in Winnipeg Manitoba In 1976, Wings release "Silly Love Songs" In 1977, "Party with Comden & Green" closes at Morosco NYC after 92 perfs In 1977, Billy Graham beats Bruno Sammartino in Baltimore, to become WWF champ In 1977, Ron Cey sets record of 29 RBIs in April In 1978, "Elvis: The Legend Lives!" closes at Palace NYC after 101 perfs In 1978, Janet Coles wins LPGA Natural Light Lady Tara Golf Classic In 1979, Mary Therese Friel, (New York), crowned 28th Miss USA In 1980, "Barnum" opens at St James Theater NYC for 854 performances In 1980, Beatrix, Wilhelmina Armgard, crowned queen of Netherlands In 1980, Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands, abdicates In 1980, Ronald Harwood's "Dresser," premieres in London In 1980, Terrorists seize Iranian Embassy in London In 1981, "Can-Can" opens at Minskoff Theater NYC for 5 performances In 1981, 16th Academy of Country Music Awards: Barbara Mandrell & George Jones In 1982, Alvaro Magana chosen to succeed Jose N Duarte as pres of El Salvador In 1982, Atlanta Braves win record 12th straight from beginning of season In 1982, Iranian offensive in Khusistan In 1983, Bruins 3-Isles 7-Wales Conf Championship-Isles hold 2-1 lead In 1984, 1700 skiers participate in an alpine event at Are Sweden In 1984, Strong winds cause a 30 min delay in Toronto Blue Jays game In 1985, Dale Murphy drives in record tying 28th & 29th runs of April In 1985, France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island In 1985, Last edition of Brink Daily Mail/Sunday Express in South Africa In 1986, Ashrita Furman peformed 8,341 somersaults over 12 miles In 1986, Mariners strike out 16 times, set record of 36 in 2 consecutive games In 1987, Lou Lamoriello is named NJ Devils President In 1987, NY Islander Mike Bossy plays his final game In 1988, Baltimore Orioles win record 14th straight from beginning of season In 1988, Largest banana split ever, at 455 miles long, was made in Penns In 1988, NJ Devils beat Caps 3-2 taking 7th game of Patrick Division final In 1988, NY Knights 1st arena football game beats Cobras 60-52 (10,157 in LA) In 1988, NY Yank Dave Winfield gets his 29th RBI of April-Sets AL & ties ML Rec In 1988, World Exposition, Expo 88 opens in Brisbane Australia In 1989, Critics Siskel & Ebert film their 500th TV movie-review show In 1989, E F Helin discovers asteroid #6711 In 1989, Kathy Postlewait wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic In 1989, Pope John Paul II beatifies Victoire Rasoamanarivo of Madagascar In 1989, US beats Costa Rica 1-0, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup In 1990, As Met pitcher David Cone argues a call at 1st base, 2 Braves score In 1990, Seattle's Brian Holman's perfect game broken up with 2 outs in 9th In 1990, US 66th manned space mission STS 31 (Discovery 10) returns from space In 1990, US hostage Frank Reed freed after 4 years in hands of pro-Iranians In 1991, In Bangladesh a cyclone killed over 131,000 & left 9 million homeless In 1992, 208th & final episode of Cosby Show on NBC-TV In 1992, F Borngen discovers asteroid #7130 Klepper In 1992, Y Kushida & O Muramatsu discover asteroid #6405, #6915 & #7421 In 1994, Soccer great Pele (53) weds psychologist Assiria Seixas Lemos (36) In 1994, Stroncone discovers asteroid #6835 Molfino In 1995, "Blood Brothers" closes at Music Box Theater NYC after 839 perfs In 1995, "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" closes at Lyceum Theater NYC after 24 perfs In 1995, "Rose Tattoo" opens at Circle in the Square Theater NYC for 80 perfs In 1995, After 120 years the last 15 A & S dept stores close In 1995, Val Skinner wins LPGA Sprint Golf Championship In 1996, "Buried Child," opens at Atkinson Theater NYC for 77 performances In 1996, Dutch/Itallian Beppo-SAX launches from Cape Canaveral In 1996, Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Grand Rapids MI on WKLQ 94.5 FM In 1997, "London Assurance," opens at Criterion Theater NYC for 72 performances In 1997, 42 million watch "Ellen" admit she is gay In 1997, Atlanta Braves win record 19 games in April In 1997, Big Ben stops at 12:11 PM for 54 minutes In 1997, Pres Clinton's daughter Chelsea chooses to attend Stanford College In 1997, Tajik Prest Imomali Rakhmonov wounded in assassination attempt In 1997, Tino Martinez hits record 34 RBIs in April Holidays [Alabama, Florida, Mississippi] Confederate Memorial Day (1868) [Germany] Walpurgisnacht [Louisiana] Admission Day (1813) [Netherland, Neth Antilles, Suriname] Queen Juliana's Birthday (1938) [Switzerland] May Day Eve/Maitag Vorabend [US-Utah] Arbor Day-Plant a tree (1872) Observances In 1380, [RC, Luth] Commemoration of St Catherine of Siena, virgin/doctor In 1572, [RC] Memorial of St Pius V, pope (1566-72) (opt) In 1998, [Jewish] Yom Haatzmaut (Iyyar 4, 5758) In 2002, [Jewish] Lag B'Omer-Love for Holy Land Day (Iyyar 18, 5762) In 2021, [Jewish] Lag B'Omer-Love for Holy Land Day (Iyyar 18, 5781) In 2030, [Jewish] Yom Hashoah-Holocaust Memorial Day (Nisan 27, 5790) In 2051, [Jewish] Lag B'Omer-Love for Holy Land Day (Iyyar 18, 5811) [Christian] National Christian College Day [RC] Quirinus of Neuss/St-Grein, Roman martyr [RC] Severus, bishop of Naples [RC] Wolfhard, hermit [Witch] Walpurgis Night or Bealtaine, sabbat

On May 01 - 121st day of year with 244 days left (Numerology = 6) Happy Birthday to: In 1238, Magnus VI Lagabuter, King of Norway (1263-80) In 1493, Phillippus Paracelsus, Switzerland, physician/alchemist (or 11/10) In 1545, Franciscus Junius, [Fran�ois du Jon], French/Neth calvinist theologist In 1567, Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, Dutch royal painter In 1577, Fran�ois van Kinschot, Dutch treasurer In 1582, Marco da Gagliano, Italian opera composer In 1592, Johann A Schall von Bell, German missionaries/astronomer In 1620, Mikl�s Zr�nyi, Hungarian general [or Jan 5] In 1633, S�bastien le Prestre de Vauban, French fortress architect In 1672, Joseph Addison, England, essayist (Spectator) In 1735, John H van Kinsbergen, Dutch lt-admiral/founder of Dutch Marines Corp In 1759, Jacob Albright, [Albrecht], German/US predictor In 1764, Benjamin Henry Latrobe, engineer/architect (built Capitol) In 1764, Gottfried Rieger, composer In 1769, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, British PM (C) (1828-30) In 1771, George Guest, composer In 1775, Jacob-Joseph-Balthasar Martinn, composer In 1800, Ret Thomas Aloysius Dornin, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1874 In 1807, John Bankhead "Prince John" Magruder, Major General (Confederate Army) In 1818, Jos� Amador de los R�os, Spanish historian/poet In 1819, William Steele, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1885 In 1825, George Inness, US landscape painter (Delaware Water Gap) In 1829, Jos� M de Alencar, Brazilian writer/minister of Justice In 1830, Mary Harris Jones, [Mother Jones], hell-raiser In 1835, Alfred Napoleon Alexander "Natti" Duffie, Brig Gen (Union volunteers) In 1839, Chardonnet, inventor (rayon) In 1851, Eberhard Nestle, German ori�ntalist/biblical scholar In 1852, Calamity [Martha] Jane [Burke], frontier adventurer/indian fighter In 1858, Anthony Johnson Showalter, composer In 1859, Bohuslav Jeremias, composer In 1859, Willem J Leyds, Dutch/South Africa lawyer/politician/diplomat In 1862, Anthony G Kr�ller, entrepreneur/govt advisor/husband of Helene M�ller In 1862, Marcel Pr�vost, French publisher/writer (Les demis-vierges) In 1872, Hugo Alfv�n, Stockholm Sweden, composer (Midsommarvaka) In 1880, Conrad Weiss, German writer/poet (Tantum dic verbo) In 1880, Konrad Weiss, Dutch German writer/poet (Tantum dic verbo) In 1881, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, France, philosopher/paleontologist In 1884, Felipe Boero, composer In 1887, Alan Gordon Cunningham, Irish/Brit gen/director of Palestine (1945-48) In 1892, Howard Barlow, Plain City Ohio, conductor (Voice of Firestone) In 1895, Leo Sowerby, Grand Rapids Michigan, composer (Pulitzer 1946) In 1898, Eugene R Black, US, Pres of World Bank (1953-62) In 1899, J�n Leifs, Iceland, composer/conductor In 19--, Art Fleming, Bronx NY, TV host (Jeopardy) In 19--, Bruno Ravel, rocker (Danger Danger-Screw It) In 19--, Carmen Montejo, spanish actress (Brainiac, Final Race) In 19--, John Diehl, Cincinnati Oh, actor (Det Zito-Miami Vice) In 19--, Louis Nye, Hartford Ct, comedian (Steve Allen, Happy Days) In 19--, Sharon Spelman, LA Calif, actress (Joyce-Angie) In 1900, Ignazio Silone, Italy, novelist/politician (Bread & Wine) In 1905, Leila Hyams, NYC, actress (Big House, Ruggles of Red Gap) In 1905, Nikolai Tikhonov, Soviet PM (1980-85) In 1907, Jan Pauw, CEO (Aruban Theater Group) In 1908, Giovanni Guareschi, Italian writer (Don Camillo, Peppone) In 1909, Ethel Jane Cain, original UK Speaking Clock voice In 1909, George Melachrino, composer In 1909, Janis Ritsos, writer In 1909, Kate Smith, Virg, singer (God Bless America)/Phila Flyer luck charm In 1909, Yannis Ritsos, Greek poet In 1910, Cliff Battles, Akron Oh, NFL hall of famer (Braves, Redskins) In 1912, Anna Pollak, mezzo-soprano In 1912, Felipe Padilla de Leon, composer In 1913, Walter Susskind, Praha (Prague) Czechoslovakia, conductor In 1916, Glenn Ford, Quebec Canada, actor (Cade's County, Big Heat, Midway) In 1916, Jack Paar, Canton Ohio, TV host (Jack Paar Show) In 1916, Jane Jacobs, Scranton, Pa, urbanologist In 1917, Danielle Darrieux, France, actress (Alexander the Great, Mayerling) In 1917, John Beradino, LA Calif, actor (Steve Hardy-General Hospital) In 1917, Louis G "Lo" van Hensbergen, actor/author (Amsterdam Affair) In 1919, Alwyn Farquharson, Scottish clan-captain/large landowner In 1919, Dan O'Herlihy, Ireland, actor (Fail Safe, Last Starfighter, Robocop) In 1921, 12th Lord Middleton, English large landowner/multi-millionaire In 1921, Paul Daels, president (Flemish Iron Pilgrimage committee) In 1923, Joseph Heller, Bkln NY, novelist (Catch-22, 1963 Arts & Letters Award) In 1924, Earl George, composer In 1924, Enrico Josif, composer In 1924, Patricia Roberts Harris, 1st US black woman cabinet member In 1924, Terry Southern, writer In 1925, Chuck Bednarik, Penn, NFL hall of fame center/linebacker (Phila) In 1925, Malcolm Scott Carpenter, Boulder Colo, astronaut (Mercury 7-Aurora 7) In 1927, Greta Andersen, Denmark, 100m freestyle swimmer (Olympic-gold-1948) In 1927, Harry Belafonte, calypso singer (Banana Boat Song) In 1927, Israr Ali, cricket pace bowler (Pakistani in 4 Tests 1952-59) In 1927, Lord Bathurst, English earl/large landowner/multi-millionaire In 1927, Roland Verhavert, Flemish screen writer (Sea Gulls Die in the Harbor) In 1927, William Mitchell Byers, musician In 1928, Raoul Servais, Belgian cartoonist/pres (l'ASIFA) In 1929, Sonny James, [James Loden], Hackelburg AL, rocker (Young Love) In 1929, Sonny Ramadhin, cricket spin bowler (great WI) In 1930, Little Walter, [Marion Walter Jacobs], rocker In 1930, Ollie Matson, NFL halfback (Cardinals, Rams, Lions, Eagles) In 1933, Uwe Gre�mann, writer In 1934, Alette Beaujon, Cura�aos poet (Gedichten on the Bay & Elsewhere) In 1937, Bo Nilsson, Swedish composer (Doppelspiel) In 1939, Judy Collins, Seattle Wash, singer (Send in the Clowns, Clouds) In 1939, Max Robinson, Richmond VA, black news anchor (ABC Evening News) In 1939, Ray Aranha, Miami FL, actor (Nick-Married People) In 1941, Barbara Barendrecht, [BHM Wurfbain], actress (Dirty Picture) In 1941, Juraj Hatrick, composer In 1942, Stephen Macht, Phila Pa, actor (Joe-Knots Landing, Cagney & Lacey) In 1943, Joy Harmon, St Louis Mo, actress (Cool Hand Luke) In 1944, Rita Coolidge, Nashville Tn, singer (Higher & Higher, We're All Alone) In 1946, Bruce Robinson, actor (Story of Adele H) In 1946, Jerry Weiss, NYC, rocker (Blood Sweat & Tears) In 1946, Joanna Lumley, Kashmir India, actress (Abs Fab, OHM's Secret Service) In 1946, Nick Fortune, [Nicholas Fortuna], rock bassist (Buckinghams Chicago) In 1946, Tony Ashton, rocker In 1946, Valentin Muratov, USSR, floor exercise gymnist (Olympic-gold-1956) In 1947, Carlos Ward, rocker (B T Express) In 1947, Ghulam Abbas, cricketer (scored 12 & 0 in only Test for Pakistan 1967) In 1948, James Wise, US soul singer (Archie Bell & the Drells) In 1949, Douglas Barr, Cedar Rapids Iowa, actor (Howie-Fall Guy) In 1949, Margo Miller, SF Calif, fencer-epee (Olympics-96) In 1950, Marina Stepanova, Russian hurdler (world record 1986) In 1951, Gordon Greenidge, cricketer (great West Indian opener 1974-91) In 1953, Elquemedo Willett, cricketer (WI lefty spinner early 70's) In 1953, Felix Hanemann, rocker (Zebra) In 1953, Mindy Moore, LPGA golfer In 1954, Michael Scott, reporter (Entertainment Tonight) In 1954, Ray Parker Jr, Detroit Mich, rock guitarist/vocalist (Ghostbusters) In 1954, Taslim Arif, cricketer (Pakistani keeper/batsman, 210 v Aust 1980) In 1955, Julien Wiener, cricketer (Australian opening batsman 1979-80) In 1956, Byron Stewart, Baxter Springs Ks, actor (Warren Coolidge-St Elsewhere) In 1957, Dick Swett, (Rep-D-New Hampshire) In 1957, Paul D Ronney, LA Calif, ScD/astronaut (STS 83 alt) In 1957, Rick Darling, cricketer (accident-prone/dashing Aussie opener 1978-79) In 1957, Steve Farris, rock guitarist (Mr Mister) In 1959, Eddie Johnson, NBA guard/forward (Houston Rockets, Indiana Pacers) In 1959, Paul Smith, rock saxophonist (Haircut 100) In 1960, Albert McDonald, Dartmouth NS, US canoe (alt-Olympics-96) In 1961, Charlie O'Brien, Tulsa OK, catcher (Brewers, Mets, Braves, Blue Jays) In 1961, Steven Cauthen, jockey (1978 Kentucky Derby-Affirmed) In 1962, Gary Clark, NFL wide receiver (Miami Dolphins) In 1962, Paula Weishoff, Hollywood CA, volleyballer (Oly-Sil-84, br-92, 96) In 1962, Reggie Pleasant, CFL cornerback (Edmonton Eskimos) In 1963, Robert Seguso, Minneapolis MN, tennis star In 1964, Carlos Aalbers, Dutch soccer player (NEC) In 1964, Ruth Picardie, journalist In 1964, Sarah FE Armstrong-Jones, daughter of princess Margaret & Lord Snowdon In 1965, Debi Diamond, [Shelly Rey], XXX actress ($exce$$, Bet, Bend Over) In 1965, Jon Warren, Akron Ohio, 1.5k runner In 1966, Armando Reynoso, San Luis Potosi Mexico, pitcher (Colorado Rockies) In 1966, Charlie Schlatter, NYC, actor (18 Again, Heartbreak Hotel) In 1966, Johnny Colt, Cherry Point NC, rock bassist (Black Crowes) In 1966, Mark Coogan, Manhaset NY, marathoner (Olympics-96) In 1967, Bill Schultz, NFL/WLAF offensive tackle (Den Broncos, Scot Claymores) In 1967, Marvcus Patton, NFL linebacker (Washington Redskins) In 1967, Scott Coffey, HI, actor (Satisfaction, Shout) In 1967, Tawni Cable, Salem Oregon, playmate (June 1989) In 1967, Yael Arad, Israel, Women's half middleweight judoka (Oly-1996) In 1968, Anton Scheutjens, soccer player (Roda JC) In 1968, Lisa Campbell, Victoria Australia, badminton player (Olympics-96) In 1968, Mark Scott, Paramus NJ, rock drummer (Trixter-Give It To Me Good) In 1969, Billy Owens, NBA forward/guard (Sacramento Kings) In 1969, Bryan Marchment, Scarborough, NHL defenseman (Edmonton Oilers) In 1969, Carrie Stevens, Buffalo NY, playmate (June 1997) In 197-, Roy Rosello, singer (Menudo-Cannonball) In 1970, Alex Van Pelt, NFL quarterback (Buffalo Bills) In 1970, Allen DeGraffenreid, WLAF wide receiver (Scotland Claymores) In 1970, Alundis Brice, NFL cornerback (Dallas Cowboys) In 1970, Damon Diletti, Australian field hockey goal keeper (Oly-silver-92, 96) In 1971, Ethan Albright, NFL tackle (Miami Dolphins, Buffalo Bills) In 1971, Jamie Marie Swenson, Miss USA-South Dakota (1997) In 1971, Renee Poetschka, Australian 200m/400m (Olympics-92, 96) In 1971, Stuart Appleby, Cohuna Australia, Nike golfer (1994 Victorian PGA) In 1972, Bobby Chouinard, Manilla Phillipines, pitcher (Oakland A's) In 1973, Curtis Martin, NFL running back (NE Patriots) In 1973, Frank Beede, NFL center (Seattle Seahawks) In 1974, Keri Phebus, Laguna Beach Calif, tennis star In 1974, Matthew Hatchette, NFL wide receiver (Minnesota Vikings) In 1974, Vladimir Zavyalov, hockey forward (Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998) In 1975, Austin Croshere, NBA forward (Indiana Pacers) In 1976, Darius McCrary, actor (Edward Winslow-Family Matters) In 1977, Anna Louise Wilson, Dunedin NZ, 100m breast stroke (Olympics-96) In 1979, Jennifer Botterill, ice hockey forward (Canada, Oly-98) In 1979, Kimberly Grigsby, Miss Virginia Teen USA (1997) Sorry to see these people go: In 1171, Dermot MacMurrough, last Irish King of Leinster, dies In 1277, Stefanus IV Uros I de Great, King of Serbia (1243-76), dies In 1308, Albrecht I van Habsburg, German King (1298-1308), murdered In 1447, Louis VII, Duke of Baveria (1413-43), dies In 1456, Hugues de Lannoy, Flemish viceroy of Holland/Zealand, dies In 1471, Thomas a Kempis, spiritual writer (Navolging of Christ), dies at 91 In 1555, Marcellus II, [Marcello Cervini], Italian Pope (1555), dies at 53 In 1572, Pius V, [Antonio Ghislieri], great-inquisiteur/Pope (1566-72), dies In 1679, Esaias Reusner, composer, dies at 43 In 1700, John Dryden, English poet/playwright (Rival Ladies), dies In 1703, Kiva Yoshinaka, Japanese monarch, murdered In 1733, Nicolas Coustou, French sculptor (Sa�n), dies at 75 In 1772, Gottfried Achenwall, German lawyer/statistics/economist, dies at 52 In 1831, Antonius van Alphen, apostle vicar of De Bosch, dies at 82 In 1863, Edward Dorr Tracy, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 29 In 1869, ?, colt reported killed by a meteorite near New Concord Ohio In 1870, Francisco Solano L�pez, fieldmarshal/president of Paraguay In 1872, Amalia, princess of Weimar/wife of prince Hendrik the Navigator, dies In 1873, David Livingstone, British physician/explorer (Africa), dies at 60 In 1874, Vilem Blodek, composer, dies at 39 In 1886, Conrad Busken Huet, writer (Country of Rubens) In 1886, Heinrich Franz Daniel Stiehl, composer, dies at 56 In 1892, Willem A Scholten, manufacturer (potatoes), dies at 89 In 1896, Nasr-ed-Din, shah of Persia (184.-96), murdered at 65 In 1898, Alphonse Wauters, Belgian historian, dies at 81 In 1900, Mih ly von Munk csy, [Michael von Lieb], German painter, dies at 56 In 1902, John Glover, English chemist (production sulfuric acid), dies at 85 In 1903, Arthur Haygarth, cricketer (compiler of "Scores & Biographies"), dies In 1903, Luigi Arditi, violist/composer, dies at 80 In 1904, Anton�n Dvorak, Czech composer (Slavic Dancing), dies at 62 In 1917, Jos� E Rodo, Uruguayan writer (Motivos de proteo), dies In 1921, Louis Campbell-Tipton, composer, dies at 43 In 1924, August Cuppens, Flemish author (Limburgs Driemanschap), dies at 62 In 1926, Nicolaus Adriani, translator (Middle-Celebes Language), dies at 60 In 1932, Paul Doumer, Pres France (1931-32), assassin by Russia's Paul Gargalov In 1934, Alexander Alexandrovich Davidenko, composer, dies at 35 In 1937, Snitz Edwards, actor (Phantom of the Opera, College), dies at 75 In 1939, Wilhelm Normann, German chemist (harden van oli�n), dies In 1941, John R Locksmith de Brown, vicar/CHU-politician, dies at 71 In 1945, Desider Antalffy-Zsiross, Hungarian organist/composer, dies at 59 In 1945, Paul Josef Goebbels, Nazi minister on propoganda, commits suicide In 1946, Edward Cuthbert Bairstow, composer, dies at 71 In 1946, Percy William Whitlock, composer, dies at 42 In 1947, Sanner, leader of Norger blood bath, executed In 1948, Christos Ladas, Greek minister of Justice, murdered In 1952, William Fox, [Fried], US film pioneer (Nickelodeon), dies at 73 In 1954, Tom Tyler, actor (Lost Ranch, Coyote Trails), dies at 50 In 1957, Grant Mitchell, actor (Great Lie, Laura, Cairo, Conflict), dies at 82 In 1959, Oscar Torp, Norwegian premier, dies In 1965, Leo Spies, composer, dies at 65 In 1965, Spike Jones, composer (Spike Jones Show), dies at 53 In 1968, Harold G Nicolson, English author (English sense of humor), dies at 71 In 1969, Ella Logan, actress (52nd Street, Woman Chases Man), dies at 56 In 1969, George Parker, cricketer (2 Tests for S Afr 1924), dies In 1971, Edith Day, actress (Romance of Air), dies at 75 In 1971, Glenda Farrell, actress (Grand Slam, Exposed), dies at 66 In 1972, Fernand Ansseau, Belgian operator (Orfeo), dies at 82 In 1976, Rex O'Malley, actor (Camille, Zara, Midnight, Thief), dies at 75 In 1978, Aram Katchaturian, Russian composer (The Earth), dies at 74 In 1979, Berkeley Bertram McGarrell Gaskin, cricketer (2 Tests for WI), dies In 1981, Clarence A Bacote, historian/political scientist, dies at 75 In 1981, Peter Huchel, writer, dies at 78 In 1982, Gene Sheldon, actor (Bernardo-Zorro), dies at 72 In 1983, V N Swamy, Indian cricket pace bowler (without distinction), dies In 1984, Gordon Jenkins, orch leader (NBC Comedy Hour), dies at 73 In 1988, Carroll Righter, astrologer, dies at 88 of postrate cancer In 1988, Paolo Stoppa, actor (Garibaldi, Visit, Freedom Fighters), dies In 1989, David Webster, South African white anti-apartheids activist, murdered In 1989, Douglass Watson, actor (Mac Cory-Another World), dies at 68 In 1989, Marion Mack, actress (General), dies In 1990, Sunset Carson, cowboy actor (El Paso Kid, Oregon Trail), dies at 62 In 1991, Richard Thorpe, director (Jailhouse Rock, Night Must Fall), dies In 1993, Hans [Henri EA] Tuynman, provo (Full-time Provo), dies at 50 In 1993, Pierre B�r�govoy, PM of France (1992-93), commits suicide at 67 In 1993, Ranasinghe Premadasa, pres (Sri Lanka, 1989-93), assassinated at 68 In 1994, Ayrton Senna, Brazilian Grand prix driver, dies in crash at 34 In 1994, Imre Gy�ngy�ssy, Hungarian director, dies at 64 In 1996, Asher Wallfish, journalist, dies at 67 In 1996, Ivo Rudolph Jarosy, film scholar/exhibitor, dies at 74 In 1996, William Mitchell Byers, musician, dies on 79th birthday In 1997, Bebe, AKA Flipper, dolphin, dies at 40 Events In , Emperor Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus Jovius of Rome resigns In 1006, Supernova observed by Chinese & Egyptians in constellation Lupus In 1048, Bishop Bernold flees St Pieterskerk for Utrecht Neth In 1394, Ekiho, exorcised the Zen temple & it's surroundings from an old badger In 1523, Danish king Christian III arrives in Veere In 1528, P nfilo the Narva�z begins exploration to with 350 men to Florida In 1544, Turkish troops occupy Hungary In 1551, Council of Trente resumes In 1598, Jacob van Necks merchant fleet departs for Java In 1625, Portuguese & Spanish expedition recaptures Salvador (Bahia) In 1625, Prince Frederik Henry appointed viceroy of Holland In 1628, Meiboom in Quincy Mass) degenerates into orgy with indian women In 1682, Louis XIV & his court inaugurates Paris Observatory In 1703, Battle at Rultusk: Swedish army beats Russians In 1704, Boston Newsletter publishes 1st newspaper ad In 1707, England, Wales & Scotland form UK of Great Britain In 1711, Arch duke Karel of Austria/Hungarian rebellion sign Peace of Szatmar In 1715, Prussia declares war on Sweden In 1725, Spain & Austria sign trade treaty In 1751, 1st American cricket match is played In 1756, France & Austria sign alliance In 1757, Austria & France divide Prussia In 1759, British fleet occupies Guadeloupe, West-Indies, on France In 1776, Adam Weishaupt founds secret society of Illuminati In 1777, RB Sheridans "School for Scandal," premieres in London In 1781, Emperor Jozef II decrees protection of population In 1786, Mozart's opera "Marriage of Figaro" premieres in Wien (Vienna) In 1822, John Phillips becomes 1st mayor of Boston In 1834, Belgian parliament accept railway laws In 1840, 1st adhesive postage stamps ("Penny Blacks" from England) issued In 1841, 1st emigrant wagon train leaves Independence, Missouri for Calif In 1844, Samuel Morse sends 1st telegraphic message In 1844, Whig convention nominates Henry Clay as presidential candidate In 1846, Ida Pfeiffer (48) begins trip around world In 1850, John Geary becomes 1st SF mayor In 1851, Great Exhibition opens in Chrystal Palace London In 1853, Argentina adopts it's constitution In 1854, Amsterdam begins transferring drinking water out of the dunes In 1857, William Walker, conqueror of Nicaragua, surrenders to US Navy In 1861, Lee orders Confederate troops under T J Jackson to Harper's Ferry In 1862, Union captain David Farragut conquers New Orleans In 1863, Battle of Chancellorsville, VA (29,000 injured or died) In 1863, Battle of Port Gibson, Mississippi In 1863, Confederate "National Flag" replaces "Stars & Bars" In 1863, Confederate congress passed resolution to kill black soldiers In 1864, -8] Battle at Alexandria, Louisiana (Red River Campaign) In 1864, Atlanta campaign, GA In 1864, Wilderness campaign In 1866, American Equal Rights Association forms In 1867, Howard University chartered In 1867, Reconstruction of South begins, black voter registration In 1869, Folies Berg�re opens in Paris In 1873, 1st US postal card issued In 1873, Emperor Franz Jozef opens 5th World's Fair in Vienna In 1873, International Exhibition opens in Vienna In 1875, 238 members of "Whiskey Ring" accused of anti-US activities In 1883, "Buffalo Bill" Cody put on his 1st Wild West Show In 1883, Amsterdam World's Fair opens In 1883, Baseball returns to Phila, 1st NL game since 1876 In 1883, NY Athletic Club hires Bob Rogers as 1st American pro sports trainer In 1884, Construction begins on Chicago 1st skyscraper (10 stories) In 1884, Moses Walker became 1st black player in major league In 1885, Maria "Goeie Mie" Swanenburg sentence to life for killing 27 in Neth In 1886, US general strike for 8 hour day, begins In 1889, 1st International Workers Day, according to 2nd International In 1889, Bayer introduces aspirin in powder form (Germany) In 1891, Cleveland Spiders 12, Cincinnati Redlegs 3 In 1891, Cy Young pitches 1st game played in Cleveland's League Park In 1892, US Quarantine Station opens on Angel Island, SF Bay In 1893, World Columbian Exposition opens in Chicago In 1898, George Dewey commands, "You may fire when you are ready, Gridley" In 1898, as US route Spanish fleet at Manila In 1900, Premature blast collapses mine tunnel killing 200 at Scofield, Utah In 1900, Roermond soccer team forms in Roermond In 1901, Detroit Tigers commit 12 errors against Chicago White Sox In 1901, Herb McFarland hit 1st grand slam in American League In 1901, Pan-American Exposition opens in Buffalo In 1906, Phillie's John Lush no-hits Bkln Dodgers, 6-0 In 1907, Belgium govt of De Trooz forms In 1907, Indian Mine Laws passes (concessions from Neth-Indies) In 1908, World's most intense shower (2.47" in 3 minutes) at Portobelo Panama In 1909, Netherlands begins unity with Belgium In 1912, Amsterdam-North soccer team DWV forms In 1912, Beverly Hills Hotel opens In 1913, Longacre Theater opens at 220 W 48th St NYC In 1914, China's 1st president Yuan Shikai wins dictatorial qualification In 1915, British Lusitania leaves NY, for Liverpool In 1915, German submarine sinks US ship Gulflight In 1919, Mount Kelud (Indonesia) erupts, boiling crater lake which broke In 1919, through crater wall killing 5,000 people in 104 small villages In 1920, Babe Ruth's 1st Yankee HR & 50th of career, out of Polo Grounds In 1920, Belgian-Luxembourg toll tunnel opens In 1920, Brooklyn Dodgers tie Boston Braves, 1-1, in 26 innings In 1921, Drusian sultan Pasja al-Atrasj elected governor of Suwayda In 1922, Charlie Robertson of Chicago pitches a perfect no-hit, no-run game In 1924, Admiral Paul Koundouri�tis becomes president of Greece In 1925, A's Jimmie Foxx, 17, 1st game; he pinch-hits a single In 1925, Cyprus becomes a British Crown Colony In 1926, British coal-miners go on strike In 1926, Brooklyn Dodgers & Boston Braves deadlock at 1-1 in 26 innings In 1926, Satchel Paige makes pitching debut in Negro Southern League In 1927, 1st British airliner to serve cooked meals (Imperial Airways) In 1927, Netherlands beats Belgium 3-2 in soccer match in Amsterdam In 1927, Panningen soccer team forms in Panningen In 1928, 6 children die & 10 injured by hailstones in Klausenburg, Romania In 1928, Drunken fascist Erich Wichman attacks VARA-radio transmitter In 1928, Lei Day begun (a Hawaiian celebration) In 1928, Pitcairn Airlines (later Eastern) begins service In 1928, Rotterdam soccer team Black White '28 forms In 1929, Brooklyn's Johnny Finn sets 100 yard sack race in 14.4 seconds In 1929, Farm workers strike begins in East-Groningen In 1929, Police kill 19 Mayday demonstrators in Berlin In 1930, Bradman scores 236 Aust v Worcs, his 1st f-class innings in Eng In 1931, Empire State Building opens in NYC In 1931, Norway claims Peter I Island In 1931, Singer Kate Smith begins her long-running radio program on CBS In 1932, 1st Suriname union congress at Paramaribo In 1934, Austria signs pact with Vatican In 1934, Philippine legislature accepts US proposal for independence In 1934, Water state kingdom dismisses NSB-leader Anton Mussert In 1935, Boulder Dam completed In 1935, Canada's 1st silver dollar is circulated In 1936, Emperor Haile Selassie leaves Ethiopia as Italian invades In 1936, FBI's J Edgar Hoover arrests Alvin Karpis In 1937, FDR signs act of neutrality In 1939, Batman comics hit street In 1939, Pulitzer Prize awarded to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (Yearling) In 1940, 140 Palestinian Jews die as German planes bomb their ship In 1940, The 1940 Olympics are cancelled In 1941, "Citizen Kane," directed & starring Orson Welles, premieres in NY In 1941, General Mills introduces Cheerios In 1941, German assault on Tobruk In 1942, Radio Orange calls to defy order to wear "Jewish star" In 1943, 1st edition of illegal "The Free Artist" appears in Amsterdam In 1943, 69th Kentucky Derby: Johnny Longden aboard Count Fleet wins in 2:04 In 1943, Food rationing begins in US In 1943, German Wehrmacht deployed in order to break Dutch strikes In 1943, German plane sinks boat loaded with Palestinian Jews bound for Malta In 1943, Rauter signs unofficial death sentence In 1944, Messerschmitt Me 262 Sturmvogel, 1st jet bomber, makes 1st flight In 1944, Pulitzer prize awarded to Martin Flavin (Journey in the dark) In 1944, Surprise attack on Weteringschans Amsterdam, fails In 1945, 900 occupiers of Demmin Vorpommeren, commit suicide In 1945, Admiral Karl Doenitz forms German government In 1945, Australian & Dutch troops lands on Tarakan In 1945, General Belgian Labor Union (ABVV) party forms In 1945, Radio Budapest, Hungary re-enters shortwave broadcasting after WW II In 1945, Seys-Inquart flees to Flensburg In 1945, Soviet army reach Rostock In 1946, Fieldmarshal Montgomery appointed British supreme commander In 1946, Mrs Emma Clarissa Clement named "American Mother of Year" In 1947, Cleve Indians abandon League Park to play all games at Municipal Stad In 1947, Lt General Hoyt S Vandenberg, USA, ends term as 2nd head of CIA In 1947, Radar for coml & private planes 1st demonstrated In 1947, Rear Admiral Roscoe H Hillenkoetter, USN, becomes 3th director of CIA In 1948, 74th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Arcaro aboard Citation wins in 2:05.4 In 1948, Glenn Taylor, Idaho Senator, arrested in Birmingham Alabama for In 1948, North Korean proclaims itself People's Democratic Republic of Korea In 1948, Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Auspicia quaedam In 1948, trying to enter a meeting through a door marked "for Negroes" In 1949, A's Elmer Valo is 1st AL'er to hit 2 bases-loaded triples in a game In 1949, Gerard Kuiper discovers Nereid, (2nd satellite of Neptune) In 1950, Gwendolyn Brooks, is 1st Black awarded a Pulitzer Prize (poetry) In 1950, Mayor of Brussels reluctantly bans May Day parade In 1950, New marriage laws enforced in People's Republic China In 1950, Pulitzer prize awarded to Rodgers & Hammerstein (South Pacific) In 1950, WJIM (now WLNS) TV channel 6 in Lansing, MI (CBS) begins broadcasting In 1951, 600,000 march for peace & freedom in Germany In 1951, Dutch Reformed Church introduces new church choir In 1951, Mickey Mantle's 1st HR In 1951, Minnie Minoso becomes the 1st black to play for the White Sox In 1952, Goethe Link Observatory discovers asteroid #3428 In 1952, Marines take part in an atomic explosion training in Nevada In 1952, Mr Potato Head, introduced In 1952, TWA introduces tourist class In 1954, 80th Kentucky Derby: Raymond York aboard Determine wins in 2:03 In 1954, Bishops publish Mandement (member socialist org forbidden) In 1954, HSA-UWC Forms (Unification Church) (Moonies) In 1954, WAPA TV channel 4 in San Juan, PR (NBC/SFN) begins broadcasting In 1955, Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Tournament In 1955, Bob Feller's 15th 1 or less hitter (12 1-hitters, 3 no-hitters) In 1957, Flevo Boys soccer team forms in Emmeloord In 1957, Larry King's 1st radio broadcast In 1957, US give Poland credit of $95 million In 1957, Vanguard TV-1 booster test reaches 195 km In 1958, Ambonese rebellion bombed Ambon/conquer Morotai In 1958, Arturo Frondizi sworn in as president of Argentina In 1959, Floyd Patterson KOs Brian London in 11 for heavyweight boxing title In 1959, West Germany introduces 5 day work week In 1959, White Sox Early Wynn beats Red Sox 1-0 on his own HR In 1960, India's Bombay state split into Gujarat & Maharashtra states In 1960, Pancho Gonzalez retires from tennis In 1960, Russia shoots down Francis Gary Powers' U-2 spy plane over Sverdlovsk In 1961, 1st US airplane hijacked to Cuba In 1961, Fidel Castro announces there will be no more elections in Cuba In 1961, Pulitzer prize awarded to Harper Lee (To Kill a Mockingbird) In 1961, Tanganyika granted full internal self-government by Britain In 1962, 1st French underground nuclear experiment in the Sahara In 1962, Bo Belinsky pitches a no-hitter, in his 4th start In 1962, France performs underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria In 1962, JFK authorizes Area Redevelopment Act (ARA) In 1963, 1st American (James Whittaker) conquers Mount Everest In 1963, Indonesia takes control of Irian Jaya (west New Guinea) from Neth In 1964, 1st BASIC program runs on a computer (Dartmouth) In 1965, 91st Kentucky Derby: Bill Shoemaker on Lucky Debonair wins in 2:01.2 In 1965, Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 3 In 1965, USSR launches Luna 5; later impacts on Moon In 1966, Last British concert by Beatles (Empire Pool in Wembley) In 1966, Mickey Wright wins LPGA Shreveport Kiwanis Club Golf Invitational In 1966, Radio RSA, South Africa begins shortwave transmitting In 1966, US troops shooting targets in Cambodia In 1967, Anastasio Somoza Debayle becomes president of Nicaragua In 1967, Elvis Presley & Pricilla Beaulieu wed In 1967, Jelle Zijlstra becomes president of Netherlands Bank In 1967, Priscilla Beaulieu & Elvis Presley wed in Las Vegas In 1967, Pulitzer prize awarded to Bernard Malamud (Fixer) In 1968, "Ben Franklin in Paris" closes at Lunt Fontanne NYC after 215 perfs In 1968, Phillies J Boozer is ejected for throwing spitballs during his warmup In 1969, 43 Unification church couples wed in NYC In 1969, Hou

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The rest of May 1, 2000 In 1969, Houston Don Wilson 2nd no-hitter beats Cin Reds, 4-0 In 1969, Leonard Tose buys NFL Philadelphia Eagles for $16,155,000 In 1969, Pirate Radio Station 259 (England/France) begins transmitting In 1971, 97th Kentucky Derby: Gustavo Avila on Canonero II wins in 2:03.2 In 1971, Amtrak Railroad begins operation In 1971, Rolling Stones release "Brown Sugar" In 1972, "Different Times" opens at ANTA Theater NYC for 24 performances In 1972, North Vietnamese troops occupy Quang Tri Activities Committee In 1972, Pulitzer prize awarded to Wallace Stegner (Angle of Repose) In 1972, Radio's Mutual Black Network premieres In 1973, SF Giants score 7 runs with 2 outs in 9th to beat Pirates, 8-7 In 1975, Flyers 5-Isles 4-semifinals-Flyers hold 2-0 lead In 1975, Islander Parise & Potvin score within 14 seconds in playoffs In 1976, 102nd Kentucky Derby: Angel Cordero Jr on Bold Forbes wins in 2:01.6 In 1976, Jos Hermens, runs Dutch record for 20K (57:24.2) In 1977, Chantal Langlace runs female world record marathon (2:35:15.4) In 1977, Debbie Austin wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic In 1977, Empress Lilly dedicated In 1978, 1st black mayor of New Orleans (Ernest Morial) inaugurated In 1978, MVV soccer team forms in Maastricht In 1978, Naomi Uemura became 1st to reach North Pole overland alone In 1979, Elton John becomes 1st pop star to perform in Israel In 1979, Home rule introduced to Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland) In 1979, Marshall Islands (in Pacific) become self-governing In 1980, "Day in Hollywood, A Night..." opens at John Golden NYC for 588 perf In 1980, 15th Academy of Country Music Awards: Barbara Mandrell wins In 1980, Amer Book Award: William Styron (Sophie Choice)/T Wolfe (Right Stuff) In 1980, Sabres & Islanders play to 1:20 of 5th period in a playoff In 1981, Billie Jean King admits to a lesbian affair with Marilyn Barnett In 1981, Harrison Williams (Sen-D-NJ) convicted on FBI Abscam charges In 1981, Radio Shack releases Model III TRSDOS 1.3 In 1982, 108th Kentucky Derby: Ed Delahoussaye on Gato Del Sol wins in 2:02.4 In 1982, 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville Tennessee opens In 1982, Nordiques 4-Isles 5 (OT)-semifinals-Isles hold 3-0 lead In 1983, "My One & Only" opens at St James Theater NYC for 767 performances In 1983, Hollis Stacy wins LPGA CPC International Golf Tournament In 1983, Nolan Ryan surpasses Walter Johnson for most strikeouts (3,508) In 1984, Great Britain performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site In 1984, Mick Fleetwood (of Fleetwood Mac) files for bankruptcy In 1985, "Communist" bomb attack kills 2 firemen in Brussels In 1985, US president Reagan ends embargo against Nicaragua In 1985, William Hoffman's "As Is," premieres in NYC In 1986, Bill Elliott sets stock car speed record of 212.229 mph In 1986, Tass reports Chernobyl nuclear power plant mishap In 1986, Will Stegers expedition reaches North Pole In 1987, 46 HRs hit in 13 baseball games In 1987, Pope John Paul II beatifies Edith Stein, a Jewish born nun In 1988, "Romance/Romance" opens at Helen Hayes Theater NYC for 297 perfs In 1988, IRA attack in Roermond, kills 3 In 1988, Patti Rizzo wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic In 1989, 135 acre Disney's MGM studio officially opens to public In 1989, E F Helin discovers asteroid #7335 In 1989, Jockey Chris Antley ends record of 64 consecutive winning days In 1989, US Supreme Court rules employees have legal burden to prove non- In 1989, discriminatory reasons for not hiring or promoting In 1990, "Prelude to a Kiss" opens at Helen Hayes Theater NYC In 1991, "Will Rogers Follies" opens at Palace Theater NYC for 983 performances In 1991, A's Rickey Henderson steals an all time record 939th base vs Yanks In 1991, Actor Robert Duvall weds Sharon Brophy In 1991, Angola's civil war ends In 1991, Last day of Test cricket for Gordon Greenidge In 1991, Milwaukee Brewers beat Chicago Cubs, 10-9, in 19 innings In 1991, Nolan Ryan pitches his 7th no-hitter, beating Toronto In 1991, Rickey Henderson breaks Lou Brocks record with his 939th steal In 1991, Skin-Spit-Skin featuring lesbain, homosexual & hetrosexual nude In 1991, Tx Ranger Nolan Ryan pitches record 7th no hitter (beats Toronto 3-0) In 1991, couples caressing, is seen by 5,000 in NYC In 1992, Eric Houston kills 4 in a Calif HS where he failed history 4 yrs prior In 1992, K Lawrence & E F Helin discover asteroid #7091 In 1992, LA Dodgers postpone 3 games due to racial riots due to Rodney King In 1992, NY Rangers wins their 1st ever 7th game of a playoff (vs NJ Devils) In 1992, Rickey Henderson steals his 1,000th base In 1993, 119th Kentucky Derby: Jerry Bailey aboard Sea Hero wins in 2:02.4 In 1993, Bomb attack on Sri Lankan president (26 die) In 1994, "My Fair Lady" closes at Virginia Theater NYC after 165 performances In 1994, "Rise & Fall of Little Voice" opens at Neil Simon NYC for 9 perfs In 1994, -3] Tornado & hail storms hit Jiangxi China, 95 killed In 1994, Charles Kuralt, retires as CBS newsman (On the Road) In 1994, Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Sprint Senior Challenge Golf Tournament In 1994, Sherri Steinhauer wins LPGA Sprint Golf Championship In 1995, "On the Waterfront" opens at Atkinson Theater NYC for 8 performances In 1995, Steve Waugh scores 200 for Australia v WI at Sabina Park In 1996, "Ideal Husband" opens at Barrymore Theater NYC for 308 performances In 1996, Gerald Williams is 1st NY Yankee since 1934 to get 6 hits in a game In 1997, Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in San Diego CA on KIOZ 105.3 FM In 1997, Lincoln Near-Earth Research Team discovers asteroid #7904 Morrow In 1997, Toni Blair elected PM of UK In 1999, 125th Kentucky Derby Holidays [66 nations] May Day/Labor Day [Finland] Vappu Day [Hawaii] Lei Day [Marshall Islands] Proclamation of Rep of Marshall Islands (1979) [Mass] Senior Citizens' Day (1963) [New Orleans] McDonogh Day (1850) [Turkey] Commemoration of Yunus Emre [US] Child Health Day [US] Dewey Day (Battle of Manila Bay) (1898) [Zambia] Labour Day Observances In 2000, [Orthodox] Easter (4/17 OS) In 2011, [Jewish] Yom Hashoah-Holocaust Memorial Day (Nis 27, 5771) In 2017, [Jewish] Yom Haatzmaut (Iyyar 5, 5777) In 2025, [Jewish] Yom Haatzmaut (Iyyar 3, 5785) In 2028, [Jewish] Yom Haatzmaut (Iyyar 5, 5788) In 2036, [Jewish] Yom Haatzmaut (Iyyar 4, 5796) In 2040, [Jewish] Lag B'Omer-Love for Holy Land Day (Iyyar 18, 5800) In 2047, [Jewish] Yom Haatzmaut (Iyyar 5, 5807) In 2048, [Jewish] Lag B'Omer-Love for Holy Land Day (Iyyar 18, 5808) In 2057, [Jewish] Yom Hashoah-Holocaust Memorial Day (Nis 27, 5817) In 2059, [Jewish] Lag B'Omer-Love for Holy Land Day (Iyyar 18, 5819) [Ang, Luth] Feast of SS Philip & James, apostles [Christian] May Fellowship Day (Church Woman United) [RC] Aldebrand, bishop of Fossombrone [RC] Evermarus, pilgrim in Tongeren? [RC] Memorial of St Joseph the Workman, stepfather of Jesus (opt) [RC] Sigismund, king of Bourgondi� [RC] Waldburga/Walpurgis, daughter King Richard/abbess of Heidenheim

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On May 02 - 122nd day of year with 243 days left (Numerology = 7) Happy Birthday to: In 1551, William Camden, English historian (Brittania, Annales) In 1601, Athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit/inventor (magic lantern) In 1660, Pietro Alessandro Gaspare Scarlatti, Palermo Italy, composer (Tigrane) In 1729, Catherine II, the Great, empress of Russia (1762-96) In 1729, Florian Johann Deller, composer In 1740, Elias Boudinot, lawyer/patriot, found Amer Biblical Society In 1752, Ludwig August Lebrun, composer In 1754, Vicente Martin y Soler, composer In 1768, Jean-Louis M Alibert, French dermatologist In 1772, Novalis, writer In 1779, John Galt, Scotland, novelist (Ayrshire Legatees, Lawrie Todd) In 1810, Hans Christian Lumbye, composer In 1810, Leo XIII, 257th Roman Catholic pope (1878-1903) In 1817, Zikmund Michal Kolesovsky, composer In 1821, Abram Sanders Piatt, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1908 In 1837, Henry Martyn Robert, parliamentarian (Robert's Rules of Order) In 1843, Carl Michael Ziehrer, composer In 1844, Elijah McCoy, black inventor, held over 50 patents In 1846, Zygmunt Noskowski, composer In 1849, F�rst Bernhard HM von B�low, German chancellor/Prussian PM (1900-09) In 1853, Marie Verstraete, actress (Louise-Frou Frou) In 1855, Theodore Moses Tobani, composer In 1857, Frederic Cliffe, composer In 1859, Eugene D'Harcourt, composer In 1860, D'Arcy Thompson, zoologist/classicist (On Growth & Form) In 1860, Theodor Herzl, Austria, journalist/founder (Zionist movement) In 1862, Marie F M Emmanuel, French composer/musicologist (Salamine) In 1869, Tyrone Power Sr, London England, actor (Alexanders Ragtime Band) In 1872, G G van der Hoeven, Dutch editor-in-chief (NRC) In 1884, Fran�ois de Vries, Dutch economist In 1886, Gottfried Benn, writer In 1887, Edward Collins, NY, Hall of Fame infielder (White Sox, A's) In 1890, E[dward] E[lmer] "Doc" Smith, US, sci-fi author (Triplanetary) In 1892, Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen, [Red Baron], German WW I ace In 1893, Beppie Nooij Jr, Dutch actress (Rooie Sien) [or May 13, 1912] In 1895, Alfred Kurella, writer In 1895, Peggy Bacon, Ridgefield Ct, author/illustrator (Off With Their Heads) In 1898, Jef [Josephus C F] Last, Dutch poet/politician (The Spark) In 19--, Jo Ann Pflug, Atlanta Ga, actress (M*A*S*H, Candid Camera, Rituals) In 19--, Matt Thorr, rocker (Jailhouse-Alive in a Mad World) In 19--, Myriam Hern ndez, Chile, spanish singer (Ay Amor) In 19--, Paige Peterson, Lawrence KS, actress (Amy Wright-Hang Time) In 19--, Prescott Niles, rocker In 1900, Helen Morgan, singer/actress (Applause, Frankie & Johnny) In 1901, Bob Wyatt, cricketer (England batsman 1927-37) In 1901, Lev N Lunts, Russia, writer (Outside the Law, City of Truth) In 1901, Robert Elliott Storey Wyatt, cricketer In 1901, Willi Bredel, writer In 1902, Brian Aherne, Worcestershire England, actor (Juarez) In 1902, Erin O'Brien-Moore, LA CA, actress (Peyton Place, Our Little Girl) In 1903, Benjamin Spock, CT, pediatrician (Common Sense Book of Baby Care) In 1903, Oivin Fjeldstad, composer In 1904, Georgi Dimitrov, composer In 1905, Alan Rawsthorne, Haslingden England, composer (Cort�ges) In 1906, Aileen Riggin, Newport RI, springboard diver (Olympic-gold-1920, 24) In 1906, Maurice Thiriet, composer In 1907, Pinky Lee, children's show host (Pinky Lee Show) In 1908, William Bakewell, LA Calif, actor (Stage manager-Pinky Lee Show) In 1910, Laurie Nash, cricketer (Tasmanian fast-bowler, 2 Tests for Australia) In 1911, Lillian Rambach, teacher violinist In 1912, Axel Springer, German newspaper magnate In 1912, Marten Toonder, writer/cartoonist (Mr Bommel) In 1913, Nigel Patrick, London Engld, actor/director (Sapphire, Prize of Gold) In 1914, Dennis Dyer, cricketer (opened batting for S Africa v England 1947) In 1915, Jan Hanus, composer In 1915, Van Alexander, NYC, orch leader (Gordon MacRae Show) In 1918, Frederick Archibauld Warner, diplomat In 1919, Than Wyenn, NYC, actor (Pete Kelly's Blues) In 1920, Jacob Gilboa, composer In 1921, Satyajit Ray, Calcutta India, director (Goddess, Adversary) In 1922, Abraham Rosenthal, editor (NY Times) In 1923, Christina Spierenburg, Dutch singer In 1924, Aafje Heynis, Dutch singer In 1924, Theodore Bikel, Austrian/US folk singer/actor (Russians Are Coming) In 1925, David Ironside, cricketer (S Afr swing bowler in 3 Tests v NZ 1953-54) In 1925, John Neville, actor (Adventures of Baron M�nchausen) In 1925, Roscoe Lee Browne, Woodbury NJ, actor (McCoy, Saunders-Soap) In 1925, Svatopluk Havelka, composer In 1929, Edward Levy Irving, composer In 1929, Luc Ferrari, composer In 1929, Sydney Gedye, cricketer (opening batsman in four Tests for NZ 1964) In 1932, Bruce Glover, Chicago Ill, actor (Diamonds are Forever) In 1932, Kees de Galan, Dutch economist In 1932, Malcolm Leyland Lipkin, composer In 1933, Bunk Gardner, rocker (Mothers Of Invention) In 1935, Faisal II, King of Iraq (1939-58)/son of Ghasi I In 1935, Hussain ibn Talal, King of Jordan (1952- ) In 1935, Link Wray, rocker (Link Wray & His Ray Men) In 1936, Michael Rabin, NYC, violinist (In Memorium) In 1936, Quinn Redeker, Woodstock Ill, actor (Dan Raven, Young & Restless) In 1937, Gisela Elsner, writer In 1937, Lorenzo Music, Bkln NY, writer/actor/voice (Carlton-Rhoda, Garfield) In 1938, Constantine Bereng Seeiso, king Moshushoe II of Lesotho In 1940, Bryan Davis, cricketer (bro of Charlie WI batsman v Australia 1965) In 1940, Sari van Heemskerck Pillis-Duvekot, Dutch MP (VVD) In 1941, Jules Wijdenbosch, premier Suriname In 1944, F Innerhofer, writer In 1945, Bianca P�rez Morena de Macias Jagger, Nicaragua, model/Mick's ex-wife In 1945, Bob Henrit, English pop drummer (Kinks-Waterloo Sunset) In 1945, Goldy McJohn, rocker (Steppenwolf) In 1945, Randy Cain, US soul singer (4 Gents/Delfonics) In 1945, Robert Henrit, England, rocker (Argent) In 1946, Lesley Gore, Tenafly NJ, singer (It's My Party) In 1947, Bill Lowery, (Rep-R-CA, 1981- ) In 1948, Larry Gatlin, Seminole Tx, country singer (Gatlin Bros-Broken Lady) In 1949, Joey Phillips, percussionist (Atlantic Star-Touch a 4 Leaf Clover) In 1950, Lou Gramm, Rochester NY, rocker (Foreigner-Want to Know What Love Is) In 1952, Christine Baranski, Buffalo NY, actress (Maryann-Cybill, Birdcage) In 1953, "Keith" Jamaal Wilkes, NBA forward (Golden State-Rookie of Yr 1975) In 1954, Bulelani T Ngcuka, South African attorney/leader (UDF) In 1955, Ian Callen, cricketer (one Test Australia v India 1978, six wickets) In 1955, Jay Osmond, rocker (Osmond Brothers) In 1955, Joe Callis, rocker In 1957, Domonic L Pudwill Gorie, Lake Charles LA, USN/astronaut (sk: STS-91) In 1958, Kim Jones, Sonoma Calif, 5k runner In 1959, Brian Tochi, LA Calif, actor (Dr Alan Poe-St Elsewhere, Renegades) In 1960, Ravi Ratnayeke, cricketer (Sri Lankan pace bowler & opening batsman) In 1961, Doctor Robert, [Bruce R Howard], rocker (Blow Monkeys-Wicked Ways) In 1961, Peter Doohan, Australia, tennis star In 1962, Elizabeth Berridge, Westchester NY, actress (Amadeus, Funhouse) In 1962, Nancy Harvey, Swift Current Sask, LPGA golfer (1995 Youngstown-11th) In 1963, Jos van Eck, Dutch soccer player (Sparta) In 1963, Kenton Leonard, CFL cornerback (Calgary Stampeders) In 1964, Kelly Michael Gibson, New Orleans LA, PGA golfer (1995 Bob Hope-7th) In 1967, Kerryn McCann, Australian marathoner (Olympics-96) In 1968, Reggie Slack, CFL quarterback (Saskatchewan Roughriders) In 1968, Will Furrer, WLAF quarterback (Amsterdam Admirals) In 1969, Brian Lara, cricketer (WI left-hand bat Smashed world records in 1994) In 1969, Glen Young, NFL linebacker (SD Chargers) In 1970, Vania Thomas, Miss US Virgin Islands Universe (1997) In 1971, Greg Bishop, NFL guard (NY Giants) In 1972, Erik Maes, Dutch soccer player (MVV) In 1972, Jennifer Miriam, Oklahoma City OK, playmate (March, 1997) In 1972, Jill Savery, Ft Lauderdale Fl, synchronized swimmer (Olympics-gold-96) In 1972, Peter Ogilvie, Vancouver BC, 100m sprinter (Olympics-96) In 1973, Rich Yurkiewicz, NFL/WLAF linebacker (Atlanta Falcons, Amst Admirals) In 1974, Miles Joseph, West Springfield Mass, soccer forward (Olympics-gold-96) In 1975, Mark Johnson, Dayton Ohio, baseball pitcher (Olympics-bronze-96) In 1975, Murray William Burdan, Wellington NZ, swimmer (Olympics-96) In 1976, Ailleen Damiles, Miss Universe-Philippines/Miss Photogenic (1996) In 1976, Nancy Feber, Antwerp Belgium, tennis star In 1977, Amy D'Entremont, Stoneham Mass, figure skater (1995 NE Jr champ) In 1977, Jenna Von Oy, actress (Seven-Blossom) Sorry to see these people go: In , Maruta of Tagrit, theology/1st mafriaan Jakobitische church, dies In 1250, Toeransa, sultan of Egypt, murdered In 1459, Pierozzi Antoninus, Italian archbishop of Florence/saint, dies In 1488, Jacob van Horne, Burgundy statesman, dies In 1519, Leonardo Da Vinci, artist/scientist, dies at 67 In 1567, Marin Drzic, Croatian playwright (Dundo Maroje), dies In 1669, Pieter Jansz Post, master builder (Waag, Gouda), dies at 61 In 1685, Adriaen van Ostade, Dutch painter, buried In 1727, Paul Aler, French jesuit/poet (Gradus ad Parnassum), dies at 70 In 1736, Albert Seba, Amsterdam pharmacist, dies at 71 In 1799, Henri-Joseph Rigel, composer, dies at 58 In 1818, Herman W Daendels, governor-gen of Guinea (1815-18), dies at 55 In 1845, August Pauly, German writer (Real Encyclopedia), dies at 48 In 1849, David H Chass�, baron/gen (fought Napoleon at Waterloo), dies at 84 In 1857, LC Alfred the Musset, French poet (Lesson caprices Marianne), dies In 1864, Giacomo Meyerbeer, composer, dies at 72 In 1892, Wilhelm Rust, composer, dies at 69 In 1897, William Cleaver Francis Robinson, composer, dies at 63 In 1919, Gustav Landauer, German socialist, dies In 1937, Arthur Somervell, composer, dies at 73 In 1945, Martin Bormann, propoganda minister for Hitler, dies In 1954, Pauline de Cock-Manifarges, singer, dies at 82 In 1955, Tadeusz Jarecki, composer, dies at 66 In 1957, Joseph McCarthy, commie hunting senator (R-Wisc), dies at 47 In 1957, Tadeusz Zygfryd Kassern, composer, dies at 53 In 1958, Alfred Weber, German economist/sociologist, dies at 89 In 1959, Yrl� Henrik Kilpinen, Finnish composer, dies at 67 In 1960, Caryl Chessman, rapist executed after 12 years of appeals at 39 In 1961, J C White, cricketer (49 wickets in 15 Tests for Engld 1921-31), dies In 1963, Jack Crawford, cricketer (469 runs & 39 wickets in 12 Tests), dies In 1963, Tomas Vackar, composer, dies at 17 In 1963, Van Wyck Brooks, US historian (Ordeal of Mark Twain), dies at 77 In 1964, Nancy N Witcher Astor, US/Eng feminist/ex of Waldorf Astor, dies In 1968, Donald L Hall, airplane designer (Spirit of St Louis), dies at 69 In 1969, Franz JHMM von Papen, German chancellor (1932), dies at 89 In 1972, Hugo Hartung, writer, dies at 69 In 1972, J Edgar Hoover, head of FBI (1924-72)/cross dresser, dies at 77 In 1973, Alan Carney, actor (Herbie-Take it from Me), dies at 61 In 1980, Clarrie Grimmett, cricket (36 Tests for Australia, 216 wickets), dies In 1982, Helmut Dantine In 1982, Hugh Marlowe, actor (Jim Matthews-Another World), dies at 71 In 1983, Marius F Duintjer, architect, dies In 1984, Jack Barry, game show emcee (Joker's Wild), dies at 66 In 1984, Piet van Aken, Flemish writer (Failing God, Niggers), dies at 64 In 1985, Hal LeRoy, dancer/actor (Harold Teen), dies at 71 after surgery In 1985, Milton S Eisenhower, US diplomat, dies at 85 In 1990, David Rappaport, 3'11' actor (Wizard, LA Law), shoots himself at 38 In 1990, Oleg Anatolyevich Yakovlev, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 49 In 1990, William Levi Dawson, composer, dies at 90 In 1991, Hal Bell, dies at 65 In 1991, Leib Lensky, dies at 82 In 1992, Joey Cuevas, dancer, dies at 34 In 1992, Lee Salk, baby doctor/author, dies of cardiac arrest at 65 In 1992, Margareth Wallmann, Austrian opera director, dies at 88 In 1992, Philip Dunne, screenwriter, dies of cancer at 84 In 1992, Wilbur Mills, (Rep-D-Ark)/involved with Fanne Foxe, dies at 82 In 1993, Julio Gallo, wine maker (Gallo), dies in a car accident at 82 In 1993, WLPM, the Short, Dutch MP (KVP, 1945-73), dies at 83 In 1993, Will Weng, Sunday Times crossword puzzle editor (1968-78), dies at 86 In 1994, Louis Calaferte, writer (Requiem of the Innocents), dies at 65 In 1994, Wilson Charles Geoffery Baldwin, hero, dies at 75 In 1996, Arthur Leslie Noel Douglas Houghton, civil servant, dies at 97 In 1996, Emile Habibi, writer, dies at 73 In 1996, Peter John Swales, football club chairman, dies at 63 Events In 1345, "Quaden Maendach" in Gent: Battles between volders & weavers In 1497, John Cabot departs to North-America In 1526, German evangelical monarchy joins Schmalkaldische League In 1536, King Henry VIII accused Anna Boleyn of adultery & incest In 1595, King Philip II names Albrecht of Austria land guardian of Neth In 1598, France & Spain signs Peace of Vervins In 1652, Frederik Hendriks daughter Albertine Agnes marries Willem Frederik In 1668, 1st peace of Aken: ends French-Spanish war in The Netherlands In 1668, Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, ends War of Devolution In 1670, King Charles II charters Hudson Bay Company In 1703, Portugal signs treaty with England to become a Great Covenant In 1749, Empress Maria Theresa signs "Haugwitzschen State reform" In 1750, Carlo Goldoni's "La Botega di Caff�," premieres in Mantua In 1776, France & Spain agreed to give weapons to American rebels In 1780, William Herschel discovers 1st binary star, Xi Ursae Majoris In 1808, Uprising against French occupation begins in Madrid In 1824, Goethe visits Ettersberg (Buchenwald) In 1833, Czar Nicolas bans public sale of serfs In 1845, Domingo Sarmiento publishes "Civilizaci�n y Barbarie" In 1847, Sabbath famine In 1853, Franconi's Hippodrome opens (NYC) In 1863, South defeats North in Battle of Chancellorsville, Va In 1863, Stonewall Jackson attacks Chancellorsville, wounded by his own men In 1864, N R Pogson discovers asteroid #80 Sappho In 1865, Pres Johnson offers $100,000 reward for capture of Jefferson Davis In 1876, Ross Barnes hit 1st home run in National League In 1878, US stops minting 20� coin In 1885, "Good Housekeeping" magazine is 1st published In 1885, Congo Free State forms by King Leopold II of Belgium In 1887, G Rossini's corpse transfered to Santa Croce, Florence In 1887, Hannibal W Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film In 1889, Abyssinian emperor Menelik II/Italy signs Treaty of Wichale In 1890, Territory of Oklahoma created In 1900, George Bernard Shaws "You Never Can Tell," premieres in London In 1902, "A Trip To The Moon," the 1st science fiction film released In 1903, 29th Kentucky Derby: Hal Booker aboard Judge Himes wins in 2:09 In 1904, 30th Kentucky Derby: Shorty Prior aboard Elwood wins in 2:08� In 1905, French newspapers publish lists of Jules Vernes unpublished work In 1906, 32nd Kentucky Derby: Roscoe Troxler aboard Sir Huon wins in 2:08.8 In 1907, Belgium Jules baron de Trooz forms Belgian govt In 1909, Honus Wagner steals his way around bases in 1st inning against Cubs In 1911, French troops occupy F�s El Bali Morocco In 1915, Old Fordham Road in Bronx renamed Landing Road In 1916, 2nd Ave & Bronx Terrace renamed Bronx Blvd; Seward Pl renamed Sycamore In 1916, Ave; Herald Ave renamed Dickinson Ave; Monroe & Selwyn Avenue named In 1916, US president Wilson signs Harrison Drug Act In 1917, Cin Fred Tooney & Chic's Hippo Vaughn pitch duel no-hitter, Vaughn In 1917, gives up 2 hits & a run in 10th, so Cin wins 1-0 In 1919, 1st US air passenger service starts In 1920, 1st game of National Negro Baseball League played in Indianapolis In 1921, Begin 3rd anti-German revolt in Upper-Silesia In 1922, WBAP-AM begins broadcasting from Ft Worth Texas In 1923, Senator Walter Johnson pitches his 100th shutout, beats Yanks 3-0 In 1924, Netherlands refuses to recognize USSR In 1925, Kezar Stadium in SF's Golden Gate Park opens In 1926, US military intervenes in Nicaragua In 1927, Intl Economic Conference (52 countries including USSR) opens In 1927, Pulitzer prize awarded to Louis Bromfield (Early Autumn) In 1928, KPQ-AM in Wenatchee WA begins radio transmissions In 1930, Des Moines (Western League) defeats Wichita 13-6 to open 1st In 1930, ballpark with permanently installed lights In 1932, Jack Benny's 1st radio show premieres (NBC Blue Network) In 1932, Pulitzer prize awarded to Pearl S Buck (Good Earth) In 1933, In Germany, Adolf Hitler bans trade unions In 1934, Nazi-Germany begins People's court In 1935, E Delporte discovers asteroid #1926 Demiddelaer In 1936, "Peter & Wolf" premieres in Moscow In 1936, 62nd Kentucky Derby: Ira Hanford aboard Bold Venture wins in 2:03.6 In 1936, Emperor Haile Selassie & family flee Abyssinia In 1938, Ella Fitzgerald records "A-Tisket, A-Tasket" In 1938, Pulitzer prize awarded to Thornton Wilder (Our Town) In 1939, Lou Gehrig ends 2,130 consecutive game streak, Yanks beat Tigers 22-2 In 1941, FCC approves regular scheduled coml TV broadcasts to begin July 1 In 1941, Martin Bormann succeeds Rudolf Hess as Hitler's deputy In 1941, Nazi occupied Netherlands layoff Jewish journalists In 1941, Ted Williams lowest average (.308) in year he hit over .400 In 1942, 68th Kentucky Derby: Wayne D Wright aboard Shut Out wins in 2:04.4 In 1942, Japanese troops occupy Mandalay Burma In 1943, German troops vacate Jefna Tunisia In 1944, WABD (WNEW, now WNYW) TV channel 5 in NYC (DUM/MET/FOX) 1st broadcast In 1945, Allies occupy Wismar In 1945, Dutch Queen Wilhelmina & Princess Juliana reach Gilze-Rijen In 1945, German Army in Italy surrenders In 1945, Russia takes Berlin; General Weidling surrenders In 1945, Yugoslav troops occupy Trieste In 1946, Prisoners revolt at Alcatraz, 5 die In 1947, Eugene O'Neill's "Moon for the Misbegotten," premieres in NYC In 1949, Arthur Miller wins Pulitzer Prize for "Death of a Salesman" In 1949, Bolivian state of siege proclaimed In 1949, Don Newcombe, 1st start, shuts out Cincinnati on 5 hits to win 3-0 In 1950, Carlo Terrons "Giuditta," premieres in Milan In 1950, Dutch 1st Chamber accept Laws on immigration In 1950, Dutch PM Malan recognizes South-Africa but not China PR In 1951, McDonald Observatory discovers asteroid #4182 Mount Locke In 1952, 1st performance of John Cage's "Water Music" In 1952, 1st scheduled jet airliner passenger service began with a BOAC Comet In 1952, Operations begin at United Suriname Workers of Netherlands In 1952, which flew from London to Johannesburg carrying 36 passengers In 1953, 79th Kentucky Derby: Hank Moreno aboard Dark Star wins in 2:02 In 1953, Feisal II installed as king of Iraq In 1953, Hussein I installed as king of Jordan In 1954, Stan Musial hits 5 HRs in a doubleheader In 1955, India poses discrimination "onaanraakbaren" punishable In 1955, Pulitzer prize awarded Tennessee Williams for (Cat on Hot Tin Roof) In 1955, WGBH TV channel 2 in Boston, MA (PBS) begins broadcasting In 1956, US Lab detects high-temperature microwave radiation from Venus In 1956, US Methodist church disallows race separation In 1958, Yanks threaten to broadcast games nationwide if NL goes ahead with In 1958, plans to broadcast, games into NYC In 1959, 85th Kentucky Derby: Bill Shoemaker aboard Tomy Lee wins in 2:02.2 In 1960, "American Bandstand's" Dick Clark In 1960, Harry Belafonte 2nd Carnegie Hall performance In 1960, House investigating committee, looking into payola questions In 1960, Pulitzer prize awarded to Al Drury (Advice & Consent) In 1962, Benfica wins 7th Europe Cup I In 1962, OAS strikes in Algeria In 1962, US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island In 1962, WMHT TV channel 17 in Schenectady-Alby-Tro, NY (PBS) 1st broadcast In 1964, 90th Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack aboard Northern Dancer wins in 2:00 In 1964, Beatles' "Beatles' 2nd Album" goes #1 & stays #1 for for 5 weeks In 1964, Mad Dog Vachon beats Verne Gagne in Omaha, to become NWA champ In 1965, "New Faces of 1965" opens at Booth Theater NYC for 52 performances In 1965, Early Bird satellite goes into commercial service In 1965, Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Shreveport Kiwanis Golf Invitational In 1965, Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Open In 1966, Pulitzer prize awarded Arthur M Schlesinger Jr (Thousand Days) In 1967, Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montreal Canadiens, 4 games to 2 In 1968, 1st performance of Roger Sessions' 8th Symphony In 1968, 22nd NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat LA Lakers, 4 games to 2 In 1968, Gold reaches then record high ($39.35 per ounce) in London In 1968, Israeli television begins transmitting In 1969, British liner Queen Elizabeth II leaves on maiden voyage to NY In 1970, 1st woman jockey at Kentucky Derby (Diane Crump) In 1970, 96th Kentucky Derby: Mike Manganello on Dust Commander wins 2:03.4 In 1970, KOAI (now KNAZ) TV channel 2 in Flagstaff, AZ (NBC) 1st broadcast In 1971, Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open In 1972, Electrical fire in Sunshine Silver mine. 126 die (Kellogg Idaho) In 1972, Lt General Vernon A Walters, USA, becomes deputy director of CIA In 1972, US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site In 1973, A R Klemola discovers asteroid #2014 Vasilevskis In 1974, Former VP Spiro Agnew disbarred In 1975, Apple records closes down In 1976, #2625 Jack London & #6845 In 1976, Joanne Carner wins LPGA Lady Tara Golf Classic In 1976, N S Chernykh discovers asteroids #2269 Efremiana, #2476 Andersen, In 1977, "King & I" opens at Uris Theater NYC for 719 performances In 1978, NBA championship: Portland Trailblazers win in 4 games In 1979, "Quadrophenia" premieres in London In 1979, -May 10] Vivekananda (Sri Lanka) begins nonstop ride, cycling 187 hrs, In 1979, 14th Academy of Country Music Awards: Kenny Rogers & Barbara Mandrell In 1979, 28 min, around Vihara Maha Devi Park, Colombo, Sri Lanka In 1980, Joseph Doherty & 3 other IRA men arrested for murder In 1980, Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in Wall (Part II)" is banned in S Africa In 1980, Pope John Paul II begins African tour In 1980, US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site In 1981, 107th Kentucky Derby: Jorge Velasquez on Pleasant Colony wins in 2:02 In 1981, Radio Shack re-releases Model III TRSDOS 1.3 with 2 fixes In 1982, Beth Daniel wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic In 1982, Falklands War: Argentine cruiser General Belgrano sunk by British In 1982, submarine Conqueror, killing more than 350 men In 1983, 6.7 earthquake injures 487 in Coalinga Calif In 1984, "Sunday in the Park with George" opens at Booth NYC for 604 perfs In 1984, Indians' Andre Thornton ties record for most walks (6 in 16 inn) In 1984, L G Karachkina discovers asteroid #3982 Kastel & #5944 Utesov In 1984, Mattingly's single breaks up Lamarr Hoyt's perfect game bid In 1984, US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site In 1985, US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site In 1986, Brorfelde discovers asteroid #7743 In 1986, Dynamo Kiev wins 26th Europe Cup II In 1986, INAS discovers asteroid #4089, #4121 Carlin & #5722 In 1986, Transportation Expo 86 opens in Vancouver, BC In 1987, 113th Kentucky Derby: Chris McCarron aboard Alysheba wins in 2:03.4 In 1988, Balt Orioles sign a 15 year lease to remain in Balt & get a new park In 1988, David Mamet's "Speed-the-Plow," premieres in NYC In 1988, Jackson Pollock's "Search" sold for $4,800,000 In 1988, Reds manager Pete Rose is suspended for 30 days for pushing an ump In 1989, E F Helin discover asteroid #4612 Greenstein, #4674 Pauling, In 1989, #5516 Jawilliamson & #8270 In 1990, "Some Americans Abroad" opens at Vivian Beaumont NYC for 62 perfs In 1990, South Africa & African National Congress open talks to end apartheid In 1991, Pope John Paul II's encyclical on Centesimus annus In 1991, T Urata discovers asteroid #7470 In 1992, "High Rollers Social & Pleasure Club" opens at H Hayes NYC 14 perfs In 1992, 118th Kentucky Derby: Pat Day aboard Lil E Tee wins in 2:03 In 1992, K Endate & K Watanabe discover asteroid #6869 In 1992, S Ueda & H Kaneda discover asteroid #7022 In 1992, Yugoslav Army seize Bosnian Pres Alija Izetbegovic In 1993, "5 Guys Named Moe" closes at Eugene O'Neill NYC after 445 perfs In 1993, "Candida" closes at Criterion Theater NYC after 45 performances In 1993, "Redwood Curtain" closes at Brooks Atkinson Theater NYC after 40 perfs In 1993, "Tango Passion" closes at Longacre Theater NYC after 5 performances In 1993, Kristi Albers wins Sprint Golf Classic In 1993, Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Sprint Senior Challenge Golf Tournament In 1994, Bus crashes into a tree at Gdansk Poland, 30 killed In 1994, Dr Kervokian found innocent on assisting suicides In 1994, Michael Bolton found plagurized Isley Bros "Love is Wonderful Thing" In 1995, "Hamlet" opens at Belasco Theater NYC for 121 performances In 1995, Expos bat out of order against Mets in 6th inning In 1995, Serb missiles exploded in the heart of Zagreb, killing six In 1997, Donald Trump & Marla Maples announce they are separating In 1997, Mercury Mail announces its 1 millionth internet subscriber In 1997, Police arrest transsexual hooker Atisone Seiuli with Eddie Murphy In 1997, Republic of Texas security chief Robert Scheidt surrenders In 1998, 124th Kentucky Derby Holidays [Antigua, Montserrat, St Christopher, USSR] Labor Day [Bhutan] 3rd King's Birthday [Burma] Peasants' Day [Lesotho] King's Birthday [New Orleans] McDonogh Day (1850) [Zambia] Labour Day Observances In 1863, [Bah '�] 12th day of Ridv n (festival); Jam l 5, 20 In 2000, [Jewish] Yom Hashoah-Holocaust Memorial Day (Nis 27, 5760) In 2008, [Jewish] Yom Hashoah-Holocaust Memorial Day (Nis 27, 5768) In 2010, [Jewish] Lag B'Omer-Love for Holy Land Day (Iyyar 18, 5770) In 2019, [Jewish] Yom Hashoah-Holocaust Memorial Day (Nis 27, 5779) In 2038, [Jewish] Yom Hashoah-Holocaust Memorial Day (Nis 27, 5798) In 2044, [Jewish] Yom Haatzmaut (Iyyar 5, 5804) In 2052, [Jewish] Yom Haatzmaut (Iyyar 3, 5812) [Baha'i] Twelfth day of Ridvan-festival [Christian] May Fellowship Day (Church Woman United) [RC, Luth, Ang] Mem of St Athanasius, bishop of Alexandria/doctor [RC] Athanasius, patriarch of Alexandria [RC] Dominican Pierozzi Antoninus, archbishop of Florence [RC] Peregrinus Laziosi, Italian saint [RC] Zo�, martyr

Sounds like a day for messing up, Eddie Murphy, the Donald, Michael Bolton, and the Republic of Texas Security Chief(?).

Scary!!! On May 03 - 123rd day of year with 242 days left (Numerology = 8) Happy Birthday to: In 1446, Margaretha, English princess/duchess of Bourgondie In 1455, Jo�o II, the perfect, King of Portugal (1481-95)/took in Spanish Jews In 1469, Niccol� Machiavelli, Italy, politician/writer (Prince) In 1514, Bartholomaeus a Martyribus, [Fernandez], primate of Portugal In 1535, Alessandro "Agnolo" Allori, Italian painter/carpet designer In 1647, John A "Joannes" Antonides van der Goes, poet (Bellone aen bant) In 1649, Johann Valentin Meder, composer In 1691, Carolus van der Abeele, Flemish jesuit/author (Introduction � l'amour) In 1692, Jan J Mauricius, Dutch governor-general of Suriname (1742-51) In 1708, Johann Adolph Scheibe, German music theroist/composer In 1729, Florian Leopold Gassmann, composer In 1737, Friedrich Schwindl, composer In 1742, Jean-Baptiste Krumphultz, composer In 1744, Freidrich Wilhelm Weis, composer In 1752, Braz Francisco de Lima, composer In 1764, Elisabeth PMH, princess of France/son of king Louis XVI In 1773, Giuseppe Acerbi, Italian traveller/nature investigator/diplomat In 1815, Hermanus W Witteveen, Dutch theologist In 1816, Montgomery Cunningham Meigs, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union Army), died in 1892 In 1819, Nicola De Giosa, composer In 1826, Charles XV Louis E, King of Sweden/Norway (1859-72)/poet In 1844, Edouard A Drumont, French anti-semitic journalist In 1844, Richard D'Oyly Carte, England, opera impresario (Ivanhoe) In 1849, Jacob Riis, Denmark, reporter (NY Tribune, NY Evening Sun) In 1859, Andy Adams, US writer (Log of a Cowboy) In 1867, Jack Hearne, cricketer (cousin of George & Alec 12 Tests for Eng) In 1867, Val�re-Gille, Belgian playwright (La Corbeille d'Octobre) In 1873, Nikolay N Tcherepnin, St Petersburg, composer of ballets, songs [OS] In 1873, [Nicoline] Magdalene Anchor-Roll, Norwegian author (Kvinnen og Den) In 1874, Fran�ois Coty, Corsica, Corsican senator/perfume maker In 1876, Bert Hopkins, cricketer (Australian pace bowler of the 1900's) In 1876, John Elicius Benedict B P Quick Carrington Dwyer, cricketer (Sussex) In 1886, Marcel Dupr�, French organist/composer In 1890, B Traven, writer In 1892, Beulah Bondi, Chicago, actress (It's a Wonderful Life) In 1892, George Thomson, demonstrated electron diffraction (Nobel 1937) In 1893, Hope Landin, Minneapolis MN In 1895, Earnest Kantorowicz, German/US historian (Laudes regiae) In 1895, Gabriel M-E-R Chevallier, French author (Le petit g�n�ral) In 1895, Zoltan Korda, Hungarian/British director (Jungle Book, 4 Feathers) In 1897, V K Krishna Menon, India, minister of defense In 1898, Golda Meir, [Meyerson], Kiev Ukraine, 4th Israeli PM (1969-74) In 1898, Septima Poinsette Clark, civil rights activist/educator In 1899, Aline MacMahon, McKeesport Pa, actress (Backdoor to Heaven) In 19--, Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth, rocker (Overkill-Hello From the Gutter) In 19--, Bryan Long, XXX actor (Stuff Your Ass) In 19--, Christa, XXX actress (Black Playhouse, Made in the Hood) In 19--, Grace Phillips, LA Calif, actress (Jessica Graham-Feds) In 19--, Keanna, XXX actress (Just One Look) In 19--, Mark Thomas Miller, Louisville Ky, actor (Johnny-Misfits of Science) In 1901, Gino Cervi, Bologna Italy, actor (Les Miserables, Naked Maja) In 1902, Hugo Friedhofer, composer In 1902, Jack Larue, NYC, actor (Lights Out, Mouthpiece, My Favorite Brunette) In 1902, Seton I Miller, Chehalis WA, writer (Pete's Dragon, Istanbul) In 1902, Walter Slezak, Vienna, actor (Bedtime for Bonzo, Inspector General) In 1903, Bing Crosby, Tacoma Wash, singer (White Christmas, Going My Way) In 1904, Charles "Red" Ruffing, NY Yankee pitcher, hitter (1930-46) In 1904, John Breeden, SF CA, actor (Salute, Madame Racketeer, Joy Street) In 1905, Albrecht Luitpold G Ferdinand Michael Wittelsbach, duke of Bavaria In 1905, Sebastian Lewis Shaw, actor (High Season, Ace of Spades, Caste) In 1906, Mary Astor, Quincy IL, actress (Maltese Falcon, Dinky) In 1907, Earl Wilson, Rockford Ohio, columnist (Midnight Earl) In 1910, Alceo Galliera, composer In 1911, John Rhea "Yank" Lawson, trumpeter In 1913, Earl Blackwell, Atlanta Ga, author (Celebrity Register) In 1913, William M Inge, US playwright (Picnic-Pulitzer 1953) In 1915, Evencio Castellanos, composer In 1916, Henry Barbosa Gonzalez, San Antonio Tx, (Rep-D-Tx, 1961- ) In 1916, Pierre Emmanuel, French poet (Sodome) In 1917, James Penberthy, composer In 1919, Betty Comden, Bkln, song writer (Comden & Green-Bells are Ringing) In 1919, Pete Seeger, NYC, folk singer (Weaver, Goodnight Irene) In 1920, Sugar Ray Robinson, [Walter Smith], middle/welterweight boxer (champ) In 1921, Vasco dos Santos Gon�alves, Portuguese leftist colonel In 1922, Marina Svetlova, ballerina/choreographer (Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo) In 1923, Ralph M Hall, (Rep-D-TX, 1981- ) In 1924, Mary Carver, LA Calif, actress (Cecilia-Simon & Simon) In 1925, Nina Bara, Buenos Aires Arg, actress (Tonga-Space Patrol) In 1928, James Brown, Augusta Ga, singer/jail bird, soul brother #1 (Hot Pants) In 1928, Jeanne Bal, Santa Monica Calif, actress (Pat-Love & Marriage) In 1929, Hendrik L van Beek, Dutch vice-admiral In 1929, Jaharna Imam, Bangladeshi writer/political activist In 1930, David Evatt Tunley, composer In 1931, Joseph Lichtman Layton, dancer In 1933, Collie Smith, cricketer (exciting WI all-rounder all too briefly) In 1934, Georg Kroll, composer In 1935, Donald P Hodel, Portland Ore, US Secretary of Interior (1985-89) In 1936, Engelbert Humperdinck, [Arnolde Dorsey], India, singer (EH Show) In 1937, Frankie Valli, [Castelluccio], Newark NJ, singer (Four Seasons-Sherry) In 1939, Jonathan David Harvey, English composer (Bhakti, Music of Stockhausen) In 1939, Jos� Torres, US, boxer (Olympics) In 1939, Samantha Eggar, London England, actress (Collector) In 1941, Nona Gaprindasvili, USSR, world women's chess champ (1962-78) In 1942, Lynn Farleigh, Bristol England, actress (Lovers of Their Time) In 1942, Vera C�slavsk�-Odlozilova, Czech, gymnast (Olympic-gold-1964, 68) In 1943, John Costello, historian In 1944, Ian Peter Leslie Smith, journalist In 1944, Peter Staples, rocker (Troggs-Wild Thing) In 1945, Sadiq Mohammad, cricketer (attacking Pakistan opening batsman 1969-81) In 1946, Greg Gumbel, sportscaster (CBS TV, WFAN) In 1947, Doug Henning, Ft Garry Manitoba, magician (Broadway play-Magic) In 1949, Albert Sacco Jr, Boston Mass, PhD/astronaut (STS 73) In 1949, Ron Wyden, (Rep-D-OR, 1981- ) In 1950, Mary Hopkin, South Wales, singer (Those Were the Days) In 1951, Christopher Cross, [Geppert], Texas, singer (Sailing, Arthur's Theme) In 1952, Allen Wells, England, 100m dash (Olympic-gold-1980) In 1953, Bruce Hall, Champaign Ill, rock bassist (Reo Speedwagon) In 1953, Van McLain, rocker (Shooting Star) In 1955, David Hookes, cricketer (dashing Australian LHB, S Aussie stalwart) In 1955, Steve Jones, English pop guitarist (Sex Pistols-Mercy) In 1957, Cactus Moser, Montrose Co, country singer (Highway 101-Cry Cry Cry) In 1957, Rod Langway, Formosa, NHL defenseman (Mont Canadiens, Wash Caps) In 1959, Ben Elton, London UK, actor (Stark, Friday Night Live) In 1959, David Ball, Blackpool, rock keyboardist (Soft Cell) In 1962, Anthony Gilligan, Penrith NSW, Australasia golfer In 1963, Jeff Hornacek, NBA guard (Utah Jazz) In 1964, Ron Hextall, Winnipeg, NHL goalie (Phila Flyers, NY Islanders) In 1966, Paul Stevenson, Victoria Australia, badminton player (Olympics-96) In 1968, Deborah Caprioglio, Miestre Italy, actress (Big Game Hunter) In 1968, Jay Darlington, London England, keyboardist (Kula Shaker) In 1969, Karen Kraft, San Mateo Calif, rower (Olympics-silver-96) In 1970, Alexia Dechaume-Ballert, La Rochelle France, tennis star (1992 Aust) In 1970, Ted Crowley, Concord Mass, US hockey defenseman (Olympics-1994) In 1971, James Roberson, defensive end (Tennessee Oilers) In 1971, Keanna, [Amy], Hawaii, XXX actress (Twin Freaks, Wet & Wicked) In 1972, Brett Hayman, Australian rower (Olympics-96) In 1972, Celeste, MN, XXX actress (Taxi Girls, Notorious, Reds, Warm Pink) In 1972, Josh Taves, defensive end (New England Patriots) In 1972, Vyacheslav Kozlov, Voskresensk Russia, NHL forward (Detroit Red Wings) In 1973, Dominique Monami, Verviers Belgium, tennis star In 1973, Michel Traveller, soccer player (Ajax) Sorry to see these people go: In 1010, Ansfried, 9th bishop of Utrecht (995-1010)/saint, dies at about 69 In 1294, Jan I, duke of Brabant/Limburg/poet, dies In 1410, Alexander V, [Petros Philargi], Kreta's Pope (1409-10), dies In 1442, Engelbert I, Earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, dies In 1481, Mohammed II, [F�tih], sultan of Turkey (1451-81), dies In 1567, Leonhard Paminger, composer, dies at 72 In 1614, Sasbout Vosmeer, RC theologist/apostole vicar, dies at 66 In 1654, Fran�ois van Kinschot, treasurer-gen/chancellor of Brabant, dies at 77 In 1703, Eglon van de Down, still-life painter, dies In 1704, Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, Austrian violist/composer, dies at 59 In 1707, Michiel de Swaen, South Netherlands physician/poet, dies at 53 In 1737, Abraham Patras, gov-gen of East-Indies (1735-37), dies at 65 In 1758, Benedict XIV, [Prospero L Lambertini], Pope (1740-58), dies at 83 In 1764, Francesco Algarotti, Italian earl/encyclopedist, dies at 53 In 1774, Heinrich A Fouqu�, Prussian general (7 year war), dies at 76 In 1783, Pieter Valck(x), South Netherlands sculptor, dies at 49 In 1792, Carlo Zuccari, composer, dies at 87 In 1839, Ferdinando Paer, composer, dies at 67 In 1841, Cornelis T Elout, Dutch minister of Finance/Navy/Colonies, dies at 74 In 1854, William Beale, composer, dies at 70 In 1856, Adolfo Fumagalli, composer, dies at 27 In 1856, Adolphe Charles Adam, French composer/critic (Giselle), dies at 52 In 1861, Anthony Philip Heinrich, composer, dies at 80 In 1863, Elisha Franklin "Bull" Paxton, US Confederate brig-gen, dies at 35 In 1868, Olof Wilhelm Udden, composer, dies at 68 In 1881, Josip Jurcic, Slovic writer (Schone Vida), dies In 1893, Josef Rudolf Zavrtal, composer, dies at 73 In 1902, David R Capriles, Cura�aos director of psychiatric, dies at 64 In 1910, Artie Shaw, bandleader In 1916, P draic Pearse, Irishg nationalist, executed by British firing squad In 1917, Norman Callaway, NSW bat, cricketer (207 in only FC innings), dies In 1925, Cl�ment Ader, French engineer (steam engine airplane), dies at 84 In 1926, Napoleon V Bonaparte, French pretender to the throne, dies at 63 In 1931, Frank Hoyt Losey, composer, dies at 59 In 1931, Otto Winter-Hjelm, composer, dies at 93 In 1932, Anton Wildgans, Austr writer (Dies Irae)/dir Burgtheater, dies at 51 In 1939, [Karl Eduard] Wilhelm Groener, German general, dies at 71 In 1942, Johan H Westerveld, lt-col/leader Order Service, executed In 1943, Leslie Heward, composer, dies at 45 In 1945, Louis L H de Visser, Dutch MP (CPN), dies at 66 In 1955, Philips C Visser, explorer/ambassador to Moscow, dies In 1958, Frank Foster, cricketer (England all-rounder, 11 Tests 1911-12), dies In 1961, Maurice [Jean Jacques] Merleau-Ponty, French philosopher, dies at 53 In 1964, Diana Wynyard, dies at 58 In 1965, Howard Spring, British author (Heaven Lies About Us), dies at 76 In 1965, Otto Forst de Battaglia, Austrian diplomat/genealogist, dies at 75 In 1966, Wylie Watson, dies at 77 In 1968, Leonid Leonidovich Sabaneyev, composer, dies at 86 In 1969, Imre Vincze, composer, dies at 42 In 1970, Candelario Huizar, composer, dies at 82 In 1972, Bruce Cabot, actor (Diamonds are Forever), dies at 68 In 1972, Dan Blocker, actor (Hoss-Bonanza), dies at 43 In 1972, Les Harvey, rocker, dies In 1975, Samuel Gonard, chairman (International Red Cross), dies at 78 In 1976, David Bruce, dies at 62 In 1976, Ernie Nevers, college fullback (Stanford), dies at 72 In 1978, Wim van Doorne, Dutch auto manufacturer (DAF), dies at 71 In 1979, Erin O'Brien-Moore, actress (Nurse Choate-Peyton Place), dies at 76 In 1982, Helmut Dantine, actor (Shadow of the Cloak), dies at 64 In 1982, Hugh Beaumont, actor (Ward-Leave it to Beaver), dies at 73 In 1983, Vaughn Taylor, act (Jailhouse Rock), dies of cerebal hemmorrhage at 72 In 1986, Robert Alda, actor (Dan Lewis-Supertrain), dies at 72 In 1987, Dicky Fuller, cricketer (one Test for WI 1935, one run, 0-12), dies In 1987, Yolande Christina Dalida, dies at 54 In 1989, Christine Jorgensen, 1st transsexual, dies at 62 In 1989, Muriel Ostriche, dies In 1990, Pimen, [Sergei Irzyekov], patriarch of Rus-orthodox church, dies at 79 In 1991, Gerrit Mik, child psychiatrist/Dutch MP (D66), dies In 1991, Jersy Kosinski, author (Being There), dies at 57 In 1991, Margaret Tallichet, actress (Stranger on the 3rd Floor), dies In 1992, Elizabeth Lennox, radio singer, dies of heart seizure at 98 In 1992, George Murphy, (Sen-R-Ca, 1965-71)/actor, dies of Leukemia at 89 In 1992, Peter Bruni, dies of heart failure at 60 In 1994, Gustaaf AWC baron van Hemert Dingshof, mayor of Maarn, dies at 78 In 1994, Haty Tegelaar-Boonacker, Dutch MP (CDA), dies at 63 In 1994, Milford Dolliole, pioneer jazz drummer, dies at 90 In 1994, Richard Scarry, author/illustrator of children's books, dies at 74 In 1995, Michael Horden, actor (Fool, Green Man, Scoop), dies at 83 In 1996, Jack Weston, actor (Ishtar, Rad, Cuba), dies of lymphoma at 71 In 1996, Timothy Gullikson, tennis player/coach, dies at 45 Events In 1294, John II becomes duke of Brabant/Limburg In 1342, Count Hartmann II becomes ruler of Vaduz (Liechtenstein) In 1382, Battle on Beverhoutsfield near Brugge In 1455, Jews flee Spain In 1494, Columbus discovers Jamaica In 1494, Jamaica discovered by Columbus; he names it "St Iago" In 1512, 5th Lateran Council (18th ecumenical council) opens in Rome In 1512, Pope Julius II opens 5th Council of Lateranen In 1515, Persian Gulf: Portugese fleet occupies Ormuz In 1616, Treaty of Loudun kills French civil war In 1621, Francis Bacon accused of bribery In 1624, Spanish silver fleet sails to Panama In 1629, French huguenot leader duke De Rohan signs accord with Spain In 1640, English Upper house accept Act of Attainder In 1654, Bridge at Rowley Mass begins charging tolls for animals In 1660, Sweden, Poland, Brandenburg & Austria sign Peace of Oliva In 1661, Johannes Hevelius observes 3rd transit of Mercury ever to be seen In 1662, Royal charter granted Connecticut In 1678, French conquering fleet at Cura�ao, 1200 die In 1715, Edmund Halley observes total eclipse phenomenon "Baily's Beads" In 1722, Pierre de Marivaux' "La Double Inconstance," premieres in Paris In 1747, Willem IV appointed viceroy of Holland/Utrecht In 1765, 1st US medical college opens in Philadelphia In 1802, Washington DC incorporates as a city In 1808, Goya's "Executions of 3rd of May" In 1810, Lord Byron swims Hellespont In 1815, Battle at Tolentino: Austria beats king Joachim of Naples In 1822, Society for Propagation of Faith starts (Lyon, France) In 1830, 1st regular steam train passenger service starts In 1845, 1st black lawyer (Macon B Allen) admitted to bar (Mass) In 1845, Fire kills 1,600 in popular theater in Canton China In 1846, Mexican army surrounds fort in Texas In 1851, Most of SF destroyed by fire; 30 die In 1855, Antwerp-Rotterdam railway opens In 1861, Gen Winfield Scott presents his Anaconda Plan In 1861, Lincoln asks for 42,000 Army Volunteers & another 18,000 seamen In 1863, Battle of Chancellorsville-Beaten Union army withdraws In 1863, Battle of Fredricksburg, VA (Marye's Heights) In 1863, Battle of Salem Church, VA In 1864, 3rd day in Battle at Alexandria Louisiana: Confederate assault In 1886, M A Maclean elected 1st mayor of Vancouver, BC In 1888, A Charlois discovers asteroid #277 Elvira In 1898, Camp Merriman forms at Presidio (SF) (see 0517) In 1900, 26th Kentucky Derby: Jimmy Boland aboard Lieut Gibson wins in 2:06� In 1901, Fire destroyed 1,700 buildings in Jacksonville, Florida In 1902, 28th Kentucky Derby: Jimmy Winkfield on Alan-a-Dale wins in 2:08.75 In 1903, AVC Heracles (SC Heracles '74) soccer team forms in Almelo In 1906, British-controlled Egypt takes Sinai peninsula from Turkey In 1909, 35th Kentucky Derby: Vincent Powers on Wintergreen wins in 2:08.2 In 1917, 1st performance of Ernest Bloch's symphony "Israel" In 1919, Afghanistan Emir Amanoellah begins war against Great Britain In 1919, America's 1st passenger flight (NY-Atlantic City) In 1921, West Virginia imposes 1st state sales tax In 1922, Mayor Hylan closes streets for building of Yankee Stadium In 1922, Salt layer find at Winterswijk In 1923, 1st nonstop transcontinental flight (NY-San Diego) completed In 1926, British general strike-3 million workers support miners In 1926, Pulitzer prize awarded to Sinclair Lewis (Arrowsmith) In 1926, US marines land in Nicaragua (9-mo after leaving), stay until 1933 In 1929, Prussia bans anti-fascists In 1932, 24 tourists begin 1st air-charter holiday (London-Basle, Switz) In 1933, 1st female director (Nellie T Ross) of US Mint takes office In 1934, Bradman scores 206 Aust v Worcestershire, 210 mins, 27 fours In 1935, C Jackson discovers asteroids #1356 Nyanza & #1638 Ruanda In 1936, French People's Front wins elections In 1936, NY Yankee Joe DiMaggio makes his major-league debut, gets 3 hits In 1937, Margaret Mitchell wins Pulitzer Prize for "Gone With the Wind" In 1938, Concentration camp at Flossenb�rg goes into use In 1938, Lefty Grove defeats Tigers 4-3 for 1st of record 20 consecutive wins In 1938, Vatican recognizes Franco-Spain In 1938, at his home field Fenway Park; he doesn't lose there until May 12 1941 In 1941, -4] German air raid on Liverpool In 1941, 67th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Arcaro aboard Whirlaway wins in 2:01.4 In 1942, Japanese troop attack Tulagi, Gavutu & Tanambogo, Solomon Islands In 1942, Luftwaffe bombs Exeter In 1942, Nazi's execute 72 OD'ers in reprisial in Sachsenhausen, Netherlands In 1942, Nazi's require Dutch Jews to wear a Jewish star In 1943, Pulitzer prize awarded to Upton Sinclair (Dragon's Teeth) In 1943, Strike against obligatory labor camps ends, after 200 killed In 1943, US 1st armour division occupies Mateur Tunisia In 1944, "Meet Me in St Louis" opens on Broadway In 1944, Meat rationing ends in US In 1945, 1st Polish armour brigade occupies Wilhelmshafen In 1945, Allies arrests German nuclear physics Werner Heisenberg In 1945, British troop join in Rangoon In 1945, German ship "Cap Arcona" sinks in East Sea, 5,800 killed In 1946, International military tribunal in Tokyo begins In 1947, 73rd Kentucky Derby: Eric Guerin aboard Jet Pilot wins in 2:06.8 In 1947, Japan forms a constitutional democracy In 1948, Pulitzer prize awarded to James Michener & Tennessee Williams In 1949, 1st firing of a US Viking rocket; reached 80 km In 1951, Gil McDougald ties major league record with 6 RBIs in 1 inning In 1951, Goethe Link Observatory discovers asteroid #1952 Hesburgh In 1951, NY Yankee Gil McDougald is 5th to get 6 RBIs in an inning (9th) In 1952, "Call Me Madam" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 644 performances In 1952, 1st landing by an airplane at geographic North Pole In 1952, 78th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Arcaro aboard Hill Gail wins in 2:01.6 In 1953, WTVO TV channel 17 in Rockford, IL (NBC) begins broadcasting In 1953, Westchester conf of Amer Library Assoc proclaims "Freedom to Read" In 1954, KTEN TV channel 10 in Ada-Ardmore, OK (ABC) begins broadcasting In 1954, Pulitzer prize awarded to Charles A Lindbergh & John Patrick In 1954, WHA TV channel 21 in Madison, WI (PBS) begins broadcasting In 1956, "Most Happy Fella" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 678 performances In 1956, A new range of mountains discovered in Antarctica (2 over 13,000') In 1956, Frank Loesser's musical "Most Happy Fella," premieres in NYC In 1958, 84th Kentucky Derby: Ismael Valenzuela aboard Tim Tam wins in 2:05 In 1958, WINS suspends Alan Freed for causing a riot in Boston, he quits In 1959, Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Land of the Sky Golf Tournament In 1959, Tiger's Charlie Maxwell hits 4 consecutive HRs in a doubleheader In 1960, Harvey Schmidt/Tom Jones' musical "Fantasticks," premieres in NYC In 1961, Warren Spahn pitches a 2 hitter after pitching a no hitter In 1962, & a freight, killing 163, injuring 400 (Tokyo, Japan) In 1962, Express train crashed into wreckage of a commuter train In 1963, Leslie Narum is only Balt Oriole to homer on his 1st at bat In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr delivers his "I have a dream" speech In 1964, Mickey Wright wins LPGA Clifford Ann Creed Golf Invitational In 1965, 1st use of satellite TV, Today Show on Early Bird Satellite In 1965, 3rd Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yanks 2-1 in 10 In 1965, Cambodia drops diplomatic relations with the US In 1965, Don Steele, begins a 40+ year radio career at KRTH (LA Calif) In 1965, KTCI TV channel 17 in St. Paul-Minneapolis, MN (PBS) 1st broadcast In 1965, Pulitzer prize awarded to Irwin Unger (Greenback Era) In 1966, WDHO (now WNWO) TV channel 24 in Toledo, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting In 1967, Black students seize finance building at Northwestern U In 1968, Holland Pirate Radio Station VRON becomes Radio Veronica Intl In 1969, "Trumpets of the Lord" closes at Brooks Atkinson NYC after 7 perfs In 1969, 95th Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack on Majestic Prince wins in 2:01.8 In 1970, 24th NBA Championship: NY Knicks beat LA Lakers, 4 games to 3 In 1970, Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Shreveport Kiwanis Golf Invitational In 1971, All Things Considered premieres on 112 National Public Radio stations In 1971, Erich Honecker succeeds Walter Ulbricht as East German party leader In 1971, National Public Radio begins programming In 1971, Nixon administration arrests 13,000 anti-war protesters in 3 days In 1971, Pulitzer prize awarded to John Toland (Rising Sun) In 1973, Chicago's Sears Tower, world's tallest building (443 m), topped out In 1973, KC Royals' George Brett gets his 1st major league hit In 1975, 101st Kentucky Derby: Jacinto Vasquez on Foolish Pleasure wins 2:02 In 1975, Christa Vahlensieck runs female world record marathon (2:40:15.8) In 1976, Panama 747SP lands after record flight around world (46:26) In 1976, Pulitzer prize awarded to Saul Bellow (Humboldt's Gift) In 1978, "Sun Day" - solar energy events are held in US In 1978, Anderlecht wins 18th Europe Cup II In 1978, Last cricket test match appearance for Bobby Simpson, at Kingston In 1978, WI all set to lose cricket test v Aust at Kingston till riots end game In 1979, 1st woman prime minister of Great Britain (Margaret Thatcher) In 1979, Bobby Bonds hits his 300th HR (2nd to have 300 HRs & 300 stolen bases) In 1979, Martin Sherman's "Bent," premieres in London In 1980, 106th Kentucky Derby: Jacinto Vasquez on Genuine Risk wins in 2:02 In 1980, Giants 1st baseman Willie McCovey hits his 521st & final HR In 1980, Texas Ranger Ferguson Jenkins becomes 4th to win 100 games in AL & NL In 1981, E Bowell discovers asteroid #2411 Zellner, #2685 Masursky, In 1981, "Can-Can" closes at Minskoff Theater NYC after 5 performances In 1981, "Moony, Shapiro Songbook" opens & closes at Morosco Theater NYC In 1981, #2844 Hess, #2920 Automedon, #3208 Lunn, #3748, #3869 Norton, In 1981, #4396 Gressmann & #4732 Froeschle In 1981, Sally Little wins LPGA CPC Women's Golf International In 1982, ABC's All Talk network begins on radio (2 west coast stations) In 1982, NY Times reports that military will get 25% of NASA's budget In 1982, Pres Reagan begins 5 minute weekly radio broadcasts In 1983, Bruins 3-Isles 8-Wales Conf Championship-Isles hold 3-1 lead In 1983, Soviet leader Andropov decreases nuclear weapons in Europe In 1983, US bishops condemn nuclear weapons In 1984, B A Skiff discovers asteroid #3325 & #4201 Orosz In 1984, L Zhuravleva discovers asteroid #3616 In 1985, Date of $5 million check in "View to a Kill" In 1986, 112th Kentucky Derby: Bill Shoemaker aboard Ferdinand wins in 2:02.8 In 1986, Air Lanka crashes, killing 22 In 1986, Cubs 3rd baseman Ron Cey hits his 300th & 301st HR In 1986, NASA launches Goes-G, it failed to achieve orbit In 1986, NY Yankee Don Mattingly is 6th to hit 3 sacrifice flies in a game In 1987, "Mikado" closes at Virginia Theater NYC after 46 performances In 1987, Cindy Hill wins LPGA S&H Golf Classic In 1987, Miami Herald reports a woman spent Friday & Saturday with Gary Hart In 1988, 4,200 kg Colombian cocaine in seized at Tarpon Springs Florida In 1988, Jasper Johns' "Diver" sold for $4,200,000 In 1991, 356th & final episode of CBS 2nd longest running series Dallas, 2nd In 1991, Andy Williams weds Debbie Hass In 1991, K Kawanishi & M Sugano discover asteroid #6559 In 1991, only to Gunsmoke In 1992, Balt's Gregg Olson, 25, is youngest to record 100 saves In 1992, Beverly Hills 90210 Gabrielle Carteris marries Charles Isaacs In 1992, Danielle Ammaccapane wins LPGA Centel Golf Classic In 1992, H Debehogne discovers asteroid #8289 In 1992, NY Met Eddie Murray is 24th to hit 400 HRS In 1992, Ohio Glory wins 1st WLAF game (after 6 loses), beat Frankfurt 20-17 In 1992, Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Centel Senior Golf Challenge In 1993, "Kiss of the Spider Woman" opens at Broadhurst NYC for 906 perfs In 1994, 29th Academy of Country Music Awards: Garth Brooks wins In 1994, D66/Dutch Liberal Party win Dutch 2nd Parliamentary election In 1994, US space probe Clementine launched In 1995, "My Thing of Love" opens at Beck Theater NYC for 16 performances In 1995, A Vagnozzi discovers asteroid #8112 In 1995, Australia beat West Indies to regain the Frank Worrell Cricket Trophy In 1995, David Bell debuts for the Indians (3rd generation player, Gus & Buddy) In 1996, Martin Moxon & Michael Vaughan make 362 1st wkt Yorks v Glam In 1997, 123rd Kentucky Derby: Gary Stevens aboard Silver Charm wins in 2:02.3 In 1997, ABC Bud Light Masters Bowling Tournament won by Jason Queen In 1997, Garry Kasparov begins chess match with IBM supercomputer Deep Blue In 1998, wins Titleholders Golf Championship Holidays [Japan-1947, Poland-1794] Constitution Day [Lesotho] King's Birthday [New Orleans] McDonogh Day (1850) [Northern Ireland] Bank Holiday [Poland] Constitution Day (1794) [Zambia] Labour Day Observances In 2006, [Jewish] Yom Haatzmaut (Iyyar 5, 5766) In 2018, [Jewish] Lag B'Omer-Love for Holy Land Day (Iyyar 18, 5778) In 2029, [Jewish] Lag B'Omer-Love for Holy Land Day (Iyyar 18, 5789) In 2037, [Jewish] Lag B'Omer-Love for Holy Land Day (Iyyar 18, 5797) In 2046, [Jewish] Yom Hashoah-Holocaust Memorial Day (Nis 27, 5806) In 2055, [Jewish] Yom Haatzmaut (Iyyar 5, 5815) [Christian-Bruges Belgium] Holy Blood Procession [Christian-Poland] Feast of Our Lady of Czestochowa [Christian] May Fellowship Day (Church Woman United) [RC] Ansfried, bishop of Utrecht (995-1010) [RC] Commemoration of Finding of Cross [RC] Commemoration of Pope Alexander I, Eventius & Theodulus, martyrs [RC] Commemoration of St Juvenal, bishop/confessor [RC] Feast of SS Philip & James, apostles

A pretty low key day in history from a quick glance at this list.

They were tired from all the activity yesterday and the day before, I guess - or bracing for tomorrow? Stay tuned !

On May 04 - 124th day of year with 241 days left (Numerology = 9) Happy Birthday to: In 1006, Abd-Allah Ansari, Persian mystic/poet (Monadjat) In 1611, Carlo Rainaldi, composer In 1622, Juan de Vald�s Leal, Spanish painter/sculptor In 1631, Mary I Henriette Stuart, daughter of Charles I/queen of England In 1635, Willem van Outhoorn, Dutch governor-general (Dutch East Indies) In 1655, Bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori, Italy, piano builder In 1738, Josef Kohaut, composer In 1744, Marianne von Martinez, composer In 1763, Franz Stanislaus Spindler, composer In 1769, Charles Hague, composer In 1776, Johann Friedrich Herbart, Germany, philosopher/psychologist In 1777, Charles-Louis-Joseph Hanssens, composer In 1796, Horace Mann, US, educator/author/editor (pioneered public schools) In 1796, Joseph Pannell Taylor, Brig General (Union Army), died in 1864 In 1820, Joseph Whitaker, England, publisher, founded Whitaker's Almanack In 1820, Julia Gardiner Tyler, 2nd wife of Pres John Tyler (1841-45) In 1825, Thomas Henry Huxley, scientist/humanist/Darwinist In 1826, Frederick Church, US romantic landscape painter (Hudson River Sch) In 1835, Edmund Hart Turpin, composer In 1846, Emile Gall�, French glass/marble/ceramic artist (Gall� Glaze) In 1860, Emil Nikolaus Von Reznicek, Vienna Austria, composer (Donna Diana) In 1867, Dynam-Victor Fumet, composer In 1871, Mynona, writer In 1875, Ramiro de Maeztu y Whitney, Spanish writer (Don Quixote & Celestine) In 1875, Reggie Schwartz, cricketer (1st of great South African googlists) In 1877, Arthur Lang, US, boxer/businessman (Died Aug 8, 1992 at 115) In 1881, Aleksandr F Kerenski, Russian premier (1917-Prelude to Bolshevism) In 1882, Wilhelm Lehmann, writer In 1889, Francis J Spellman, US Cardinal In 1891, Frederick Jacobi, composer In 1891, Johan W F Werumeus Buning, Dutch poet (Daily Bread) In 1893, Edgar Dearing, Ceres CA, actor (Abraham Lincoln, Free & Easy) In 1893, Royal Butler, [Edwin Richey], Atlanta GA, actor In 19--, Michael Zderko, actor (Adam-As the World Turns) In 19--, Rocco, [Siffredi], XXX actor (Seymore Butts meets Comeback Brat) In 1902, Cola [Nicolas] Debrot, Bonaire governor (Neth Antilles)/author In 1902, Cvjetko Rihtman, composer In 1902, Rodney Meredith Thomas, architect/painter In 1903, Luther Adler, NYC, actor (Dr Bernard Altman-Psychiatrist) In 1905, M ty s Seiber, Budapest Hungary, composer (Scherzando) In 1906, Esmond Knight, East Sheen England, actor (Hamlet, Sleeping Murder) In 1909, Howard Da Silva, [Silverblatt], Cleve Oh, actor (Ben Franklin-1776) In 1909, Jeroom Verten [Jozef F Vermetten], Flemish playwright In 1910, Mady Alfredo, [Maria M the Brieder], actress (Alicia) In 1912, Lou Brown, Bkln, orch leader (Jerry Lewis Show) In 1914, Abdel Karim Kassem, general/premier/dictator of Iraq (1958-63) In 1914, Emmanuel Robl�s, Algerian-Fren journalist/playwright (Lesson Hauteurs) In 1915, Curt Conway, Boston MA, actor (Raw Deal) In 1915, Pedro Saenz, composer In 1916, Maurice "Moe" Purtill, jazz drummer In 1917, Edward Toner Cone, composer In 1918, Kakuei Tanaka, Japanese PM (1972-74), convicted of bribe-taking In 1919, Dimiter Petkov, composer In 1919, Mary Ann McCall, singer In 1921, John van Kesteren, Dutch tenor (Komische Oper, West-Berlin) In 1921, Patsy Garrett, Atlantic City NJ, actress (Nanny & the Professor) In 1922, John Paul Hammerschmidt, (Rep-R-AR, 1967- ) In 1924, Peter Aldersley, actor/disc jockey In 1924, Tat'yana Petrovna Nikolayeva, composer In 1925, Peter Blum, German/South African/English poet (Capricorn) In 1926, G Reinshagen, writer In 1926, Milton "Milt" Thompson, US NASA-test pilot/chief-engineer (X-15) In 1928, Betsy Rawls, Spartanburg SC, golfer (US Womens Open-51, 53, 57, 60) In 1928, Hosni Mubarak, Egyptian president (1981- ) In 1928, Maynard Ferguson, Verdun Quebec, jazz trumpeter (Roulette) In 1929, Audrey Hepburn, Brussels Belg, (Breakfast at Tiffany's, My Fair Lady) In 1930, Roberta Peters, NYC, operatic soprano (NY Met) In 1931, Ed Cassidy, drummer (Spirit-I Got A Line on You) In 1931, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky, Moscow Russia, conductor (USSR State Radio) In 1932, Fausto Razzi, composer In 1934, Pete Barbutti, Scranton Pa, comedian (Garry Moore Show) In 1936, El Cordob�s, [Manuel Ben�tez], Spanish toreador In 1937, Hans Ulrich Lehmann, composer In 1938, Tyrone Davis, US R&B singer (Are you serious) In 1938, William J Bennett, US Secretary of Education (1985-88) In 1939, Amos Oz, Jerusalem Israel, author (My Michael) In 1940, Dick Curl, Chester Pa, offensive coordinator coach (Barcelona Dragons) In 1941, George F Will, political analyst (Night Line) In 1942, Ronnie Bond, drummer (Troggs-Wild Thing) In 1943, Nickolas Ashford, SC, singer (Ashford & Simpson-Solid as a Rock) In 1943, Stella Parton, sister of Dolly Parton/singer (A Woman's Touch) In 1944, Dave, [Otto Levenbach], Dutch singer (Du cot� the Chez Swann) In 1944, Paul Gleason, Jersey City NJ, actor (Breakfast CLub, Die Hard) In 1944, Peggy Santiglia McGannon, NJ, rocker (Angels) In 1945, George Wadenius, rocker (Blood, Sweat & Tears) In 1945, Monika van Paemel, Belgian writer (Accursed Fathers) In 1946, Renee Powell, LPGA golfer In 1948, Billy O'Donnell, harness racer driver of year (1984) In 1949, Gerrit J P van Otterloo, Dutch MP (PvdA) In 1949, Sybil Danning, [Danninger], Weis Austria, actress (Chained Heat) In 1949, Zal Cleminson, rocker (Alex Harvey Band) In 1950, Darryl Hunt, English pop bassist (Pogues-Pair of Brown Eyes) In 1950, Hilly Hicks, LA Calif, actor (Roll Out, Roots) In 1950, Ren� CM van Asten, Dutch actor (Herenstraat 10) In 1951, Gene Greenwood, (Rep-R-Pennsylvania) In 1951, Jackie Jackson, [Sigmund], Gary In, rocker (Jackson 5-ABC) In 1954, Julie Budd, Bkln, singer (Child of Plenty) In 1956, Jackie Bertsch, LPGA golfer In 1956, Michael L Gernhardt, Mansfield OH, astronaut (STS 69, 83, 94, sk 100) In 1956, Ulrike Meyfarth, Frankfurt W Germany, high jumper (Olympic-gold-1972) In 1957, Peter Sleep, cricketer (Australian leg-spin all-rounder 1979-90) In 1957, Richard E Grant, Swaziland, actor (Posse, Bram Stoker's Dracula) In 1958, Keith Haring, Kutztown Pa, graffiti artist (Vanity Fair, Paris Review) In 1959, Randy Travis, Marshville NC, country singer (Diggin' Up Bones) In 1959, Robert Raymond Tway, Oklahoma City OK, PGA golfer (1986 Shearson) In 1959, Rohn Stark, NFL punter (Pitts Steelers) In 1960, Martyn Moxon, cricketer (England batsman in ten Tests 1986-89) In 1961, Eugene Daniel, NFL center (Indianapolis Colts, Baltimore Ravens) In 1961, Jay Aston, rocker In 1961, Mary Elizabeth McDonough, Van Nuys Cal, actress (Erin-Waltons) In 1962, Tracy Vaccaro, Glendale Calif, playmate (October, 1983) In 1964, Goran Prpic, Yugoslavia, tennis star In 1965, Adri Bogers, Dutch soccer player (Willem II) In 1966, Monica Tranel [Michini], Billings Mont, rower (Olympics-96) In 1967, Derek MacCready, CFL defensive tackle (Edmonton Eskimos) In 1967, John Child, East York Ontario, beach volleyballer (Olympics-bronze-96) In 1967, Matthew Crane, Kimberton Pa, actor (Matt Cory-Another World) In 1968, Andre Collins, NFL linebacker (Cin Bengals) In 1968, Eddie Perez, Cuidad Ojeda Venezuela, catcher (Atlanta Braves) In 1968, Kevin Todd, Winnipeg, NHL center (LA Kings) In 1970, Dawn Staley, Phila, basketball guard (Olympics-gold-96) In 1971, Derrick Clark, NFL/WLAF fullback (Broncos, Rhein Fire) In 1971, Steve Glenn, CFL linebacker (BC Lions) In 1972, Ethan Watts, Phila, volleyball middle blocker (Olympics-96) In 1972, Gretchen Ulion, ice hockey forward (USA, Oly-98) In 1972, Marc Lamb, WLAF T (London Monarchs) In 1973, Edward Hervey, NFL wide receiver (Dallas Cowboys) In 1973, Matthew Barnaby, Ottawa, NHL left wing (Buffalo Sabres) In 1973, Melissa Boyd, Miss Ohio USA (1996) In 1973, Michelle Martinez, Dallas Texas, Miss America (Texas-Top 10-1997) In 1975, Pablo Ruiz, Buenos Aires Arg, spanish singer In 1976, Heather Kozar, Akron OH, playmate (Jan, 1998) Sorry to see these people go: In 1594, Paul Buys, Grand Pensionary of Holland, dies at 62 In 1604, Claudio Merulo, composer, dies at 71 In 1605, Ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian biologist/medical, dies at 82 In 1752, Pieter Snyers, Flemish painter/engraver, dies at 71 In 1770, Christian Gottfried Krause, composer, dies at 51 In 1832, Jan van Speyck, Dutch admiral, buried in New Church In 1855, Camille Pleyel, Austria piano builder/composer, dies at 66 In 1860, Emil Nikolaus von Reznicek, composer, dies In 1879, William Froude, Brit civil eng/shipbuilder (F Integer), dies at 68 In 1885, Aleksandar I Karadjordjevic, monarch of Serbia (1842-58), dies at 78 In 1891, Sherlock Holmes, "dies" at Reichenbach Falls In 1893, George Washington Hewitt, composer, dies at 82 In 1928, Barry E Odell Pain, English writer (Punch), dies at 63 In 1929, Henry Morton Dunham, composer, dies at 75 In 1935, Lodewijk Scharp�, Flemish literature historian, dies at 65 In 1938, Carl von Ossietzky, German pacifist/writer (Nobel 1935), dies at 48 In 1953, Edward B B Shanks, British poet/critic, dies at 60 In 1953, Thomas Tertius Noble, composer, dies at 85 In 1955, Georges Enescu, Romanian/French violist/composer (Oedipe), dies at 73 In 1955, Louis Breguet, French aviation pioneer, dies at 75 In 1961, Anita Stewart, dies of heart attack at 66 In 1965, Norman Brokenshire, TV moderator (Four Square Court), dies at 66 In 1966, Juan Maria Thomas Sabater, composer, dies at 69 In 1967, Bengt Axel von Torne, composer, dies at 75 In 1969, F Osbert S Sitwell, English poet (Who Killed Cock Robin?), dies at 76 In 1970, 4 students, at Kent State University killed by Ohio National Guard In 1971, Donald Dexter Van Slyke, US chemist (Cyanosis), dies at 88 In 1971, Joseph Csaky, Hungarian/French sculptor, dies at 83 In 1971, Louis de Bree, [Louis C Davids], Dutch actor (Bluejackets), dies at 87 In 1973, Jane Bowles, writer, dies at 56 In 1974, Israel Citkowitz, composer, dies at 65 In 1974, John Wengraf, actor (Pride & Passion, 12 to the Moon), dies at 77 In 1975, Moe Howard, [Moses Horowitz], comedian (3 Stooges), dies at 77 In 1980, Josip Broz Tito, leader of Yugoslavia (1943-80), dies at 87 In 1980, Kay Hammond, actress (Blithe SPirit, 5 Golden Hours), dies In 1981, Bobby Sands, Irish IRA-terrorist, dies after hunger strike In 1983, Nino Sanzogno, composer, dies at 72 In 1984, Diana Dors, actress (Berserk!), dies at 52 of cancer In 1987, Cathryn Damon, actress (Mary Campbell-Soap), dies at 56 In 1987, Dick Hillenius, Dutch biologist/writer, dies at 59 In 1987, Paul Butterfield, singer/harmonica player, dies of drug abuse at 44 In 1990, Don Appell, dies In 1991, Dennis Crosby, son of Bing, commits suicide at 54 In 1992, Henri Guillemin, French historian, dies at 89 In 1992, Ismael Galeano, "Commandant Franklyn" (Contra), dies In 1992, Vitali Andreyevich Grishchenko, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 50 In 1994, Karl Francis Hettinger, onion Field survivor, dies at 59 In 1995, Lewis T Preston, banker, dies at 68 In 1995, Louis Krasner, violinist, dies at 91 In 1996, Jean Crepin, soldier/industrialist, dies at 87 In 1996, Stanley William Reed, cineaste, dies at 85 In 1997, Alvy Moore, actor/producer (Mr Kimball-Green Acres), dies at 75 In 1997, Vijayananda Dahanayake, PM of Sri Lanka (1959-60), dies Events In 1303, Flemings conquers Middelburg In 1471, Battle of Tewkesbury - King Edward IV vs Ex-queen Margaretha In 1493, Spanish Pope Alexander VI divides America between Spain & Portugal In 1494, Christopher Columbus lands in Jamaica In 1540, Venice & Turkey sign Treaty of Constantinople In 1572, Veere sides with Geuzen In 1626, Indians sell Manhattan Island for $24 in cloth & buttons In 1626, Peter Minuit becomes director-general of New Netherlands In 1634, Johan van Walbeecks fleet departs to West-Indies In 1652, Battle at Etampes: French army under Turenne beats Fronde rebels In 1715, French manufacturer debuts 1st folding umbrella (Paris) In 1728, Georg F H�ndels opera "Tolomeo, re di Egitto," premieres in London In 1747, Willem IV appointed viceroy of Overijssel In 1776, Rhode Island declares independence from England In 1780, American Academy of Arts & Science founded In 1780, Charles Bunbury on Diomed wins 1st Epsom Derby In 1783, Herschel reports seeing a red glow near lunar crater Aristarchus In 1805, Henry C Overing buys 80 acres of Throggs Neck in Bronx In 1814, Bourbon reign restored in France In 1818, Netherlands & England sign treaty against illegal slave handling In 1834, Charles Darwin's expedition reaches 200 km from Atlantic Ocean In 1839, The Cunard Steamship Company Ltd forms San Bonifacio In 1843, Great-Britain annexes Natal In 1846, US state Michigan ends death penalty In 1847, NY State creates a Board of Commissioners of Emigration In 1851, 1st major SF fire In 1858, War of Reform (M�xico); Liberals establish capital at Vera Cruz In 1861, At Gretna LA, one of 1st guns of Rebel navy is cast In 1862, -5] Battle at Williamsburg, Virginia In 1862, Yorktown, VA - McClellan halted his troop before town as In 1862, it is full of armed torpedoes left by CS Brig general Gabrial Rains In 1863, Battle of Chancellorsville-action at Salem Church In 1863, End of Chancellorsville - Beaten Union army withdraws In 1864, -16] actions at Drewry's Bluff, Virginia In 1864, Gen Grant's Army at Potomac attacks at Rappahannock In 1864, Ulysses S Grant crosses Rapidan & begins his duel with Robert E Lee In 1865, Battle of Citronville, AL; Richard Taylor surrenders In 1865, Battle of Mobile, AL In 1866, Woodward's Gardens opens to public In 1871, (Ft Wayne 2, Cleveland 0) Deacon Jim White gets 1st hit, a double In 1871, 1st baseball league game (National Association of Baseball Players), In 1878, Phonograph shown for 1st time at Grand Opera House In 1883, John Gordon Cashmans begins "Vicksburg Evening Post" (Miss) In 1886, Haymarket riot in Chicago; bomb kills 7 policemen In 1886, R Luther discovers asteroid #258 Tyche In 1888, Italy & Spain sign military covenant In 1893, Cowboy Bob Pickett invents bulldogging In 1896, 1st edition of London Daily Mail (� penny) In 1896, A Charlois discovers asteroid #416 Vaticana In 1896, Grease fire ignites � ton of dynamite at Cripple Creek Colorado In 1897, 23rd Kentucky Derby: Buttons Garner aboard Typhoon II wins in 2:12� In 1897, Fire in Paris bazaar at Rue Jean Goujon kills 200 In 1898, 24th Kentucky Derby: Willie Simms aboard Plaudit wins in 2:09 In 1899, 25th Kentucky Derby: Fred Taral aboard Manuel wins in 2:12 In 1910, Canadian Currency Act, 1910, receives Royal Assent In 1910, Canadian parliament accept creation of Royal Canadian Navy In 1910, Tel Aviv founded In 1912, Italian mariners occupy Turkish Island of Rhodes In 1915, Italy drops Triple Alliance with Austria-Hungaryb & Germany In 1916, At request of US, Germany curtails its submarine warfare In 1917, Arabs sack Tel Aviv In 1918, Yankees set record with 8 sacrifices, beat Red Sox's Babe Ruth 5-4 In 1919, 1st legal Sunday baseball game in NYC (Phillies beat Giants 4-3) In 1919, FVC soccer team forms In 1919, Giants play their 1st legal Sunday home game, 35,000 see Phils win 4-3 In 1922, KNX-AM in Los Angeles CA begins radio transmissions In 1923, Bloody street battles between nazi's, socialist & police in Vienna In 1923, NY state revokes Prohibition law In 1924, 8th Olympic games open at Paris, France In 1924, German Republic election fascists & communists win In 1925, League of Nations conference on arms control & poison gas usage In 1926, General strike hits Britain In 1927, 1st balloon flight over 40,000 feet (Scott Field, Ill) In 1927, Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences forms In 1927, Nicaragua agrees to a US supervised presidential election in 1928 In 1929, Lou Gehrig hits 3 consecutive HRs, Yankees 11, Tigers 9 In 1931, Mustafa Kemal Pasja becomes Turkish president In 1932, Al Capone, convict of income tax evasion, enters Atlanta Penitentiary In 1933, Pulitzer prize awarded to Archibald Macleish (Conquistador) In 1935, 61st Kentucky Derby: Willie Saunders aboard Omaha wins in 2:05 In 1936, Pulitzer prize awarded to Harold L Davis (Honey in the Horn) In 1938, Douglas Hyde (a protestant) becomes 1st president of Eire In 1940, 21 "not neutral" nazis & communists arrested in Netherlands In 1940, 66th Kentucky Derby: Carroll Bierman aboard Gallahadion wins in 2:05 In 1942, Battle of Coral Sea begun (1st sea battle fought solely in air) In 1942, Food 1st rationed in US In 1942, German occupiers imprison 450 prominent Dutch as hostages In 1942, Pulitzer prize awarded to Ellen Glasgow (In this our Life) In 1943, NL Ford Frick demonstrates revised balata ball to reporters by In 1943, bouncing it on his office carpet ball proves to be 50% livelier In 1945, German troops in Netherlands, Denmark & Norway surrender In 1946, 5 die in a 2 day riot at Alcatraz prison in SF bay In 1946, 72nd Kentucky Derby: Warren Mehrtens aboard Assault wins in 2:06.6 In 1946, Wash's Cecil Travis gets 6 straight hits before being stopped In 1948, The Hague Court of Justice convicts Hans Rauter (SS) to the death In 1949, Air crash at Turijn (whole Torino-soccer team survives) In 1952, Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Fresno Golf Open In 1953, Pulitzer prize awarded to E Hemingway (Old Man & The Sea) In 1954, US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island In 1956, Queen Juliana unveils National Monument to Dams in Amsterdam In 1956, US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak In 1957, 83rd Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack aboard Iron Liege wins in 2:02.2 In 1957, Alan Freed hosts "Rock n' Roll Show" 1st prime-time network rock show In 1957, Anne Frank Foundation forms in Amsterdam In 1958, Alberto Lleras Camargo chosen president of Colombia In 1959, 1st Grammy Awards: Perry Como & Ella Fitzgerald win In 1959, Pulitzer prize awarded to Archibald Macleish (JB) In 1960, 1st great Delta dam closes, North-South Beveland In 1961, 13 Freedom riders began bus trip through South In 1961, 1st on-the-road Spacemobile lecture given. In 1961, CORE begins freedom rides from Washington, DC In 1961, Malcolm Ross & Victor Prather reach 34,668 m (record) in balloon In 1961, South-Africa ANC-leader John Nkadimeng arrested In 1962, US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island In 1963, 89th Kentucky Derby: Braulio Baeza aboard Chateaugay wins in 2:01.8 In 1963, Pitcher Bob Shaw sets record of 5 balks in a game In 1964, "Another World" & "As the World Turns" premieres on TV In 1964, 70 GATT-countries confer in Geneva In 1964, KIII TV channel 3 in Corpus Christi, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting In 1964, Pulitzer prize awarded to Richard Hofstadter (Anti-intellectualism) In 1965, Willie Mays 512th HR breaks Mel Ott's 511th NL record In 1966, Soviet govt signs accord about building Fiat factory in USSR In 1967, Lunar Orbiter 4 launched by US; begins orbiting Moon May 7 In 1968, 1st ABA championship: Pitts Pipers beat NO Buccaneers, 4 games to 3 In 1968, 94th Kentucky Derby: Ismael Valenzuela aboard Forward Pass wins In 1968, Dancer Image DQ due to drugs after winning 94th Kent Derby in 2:02� In 1969, Charles Gordone's "No Place to be Somebody," premieres in NYC In 1969, Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Shreveport Kiwanis Club Golf Invitational In 1969, Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens sweep St Louis Blues in 4 games In 1970, National Guard kills 4 at Kent State in Ohio In 1970, Premier Kosygin affirms existence Russian military advisors in Egypt In 1970, Pulitzer prize awarded to Erik H Erikson (Gandhi's Truth) In 1972, Vietcong forms revolutionary govt in Quang Tri South Vietnam In 1973, 1st TV network female nudity-Steambath (PBS)-Valerie Perrine In 1973, BPAA US Women's Bowling Open won by Millie Martorella In 1973, Longest game in Veterans' Stadium, Phillies beat Braves 5-4 in 20 In 1973, Patriarch Shenuda II of Kopitisch church visits the pope In 1973, Phillies beat Braves 5-4 in 20 innings In 1973, Wings release "Red Rose Speedway" in UK In 1974, 100th Kentucky Derby: Angel Cordero Jr. aboard Cannonade wins in 2:04 In 1975, Ed Bullins' "Taking of Miss Jane," premieres in NYC In 1975, Flyers 1-Isles 0-Semis-Flyers hold 3-0 lead-Isles held to 14 shots In 1975, Houston's Bob Watson scores baseball's one-millionth run of all time In 1975, Maria Astrologes wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic In 1976, "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue" opens at Mark Hellinger NYC for 7 perfs In 1976, Kiss performs their 1st concert In 1978, Russian president Brezhnev visits West-Germany In 1979, Jackie Mercer wins her 4th golf title 31 years after her 1st In 1979, Margaret Thatcher elected prime minister of England In 1979, NASA launches Fltsatcom-2 In 1980, Dodgers bat out of order against Phillies in 1st inning In 1980, Hollis Stacy wins LPGA CPC Women's Internationalional Golf Tournament In 1980, White Sox 1st baseman Mike Squires catches final inning of 11-1 loss In 1980, to Brewers, becoming 1st lefty to catch since Dale Long in 1958 In 1981, Rockline premieres on KLOS FM in Los Angeles In 1981, Silvana Cruciata runs 15k female world record (49:44.0) In 1981, T Furuta discovers asteroid #2478 Tokai & #3814 Hoshi-no-mura In 1981, Yankee Ron Davis strikes out 8 consecutive Angels, ran record of 13 In 1981, strikeouts of last 14 faced, also saved Gene Nelsons 1st win, 4-2 In 1982, British torpedo boat Sheffield off Falkland hit by Exocet rocket In 1982, Nordiques 2-Isles 4-Semifinals-Isles win series 4-0 In 1982, Syndrome, removes himself, due to taunts from Red Sox bleacher fans In 1982, Twins rookie outfielder Jim Eisenreich, who suffers from Tourette's In 1983, China PR performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC In 1984, Dave Kingman's fly ball never comes down (stuck in Metrodome ceiling) In 1985, 111th Kentucky Derby: Angel Cordero Jr on Spend A Buck wins 2:00.2 In 1986, C S Shoemaker discovers asteroid #4340 Dence & #4666 Dietz In 1986, E Bowell discovers asteroid #4058 Cecilgreen & #6952 In 1986, President Babrak Karmal resigns as party leader of Afghanistan In 1988, USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR In 1989, Junior Felix of Toronto becomes 53rd to hit HR on 1st at bat In 1989, US launches Magellan to Venus In 1989, US space shuttle STS-30 launched In 1990, Angela Bowie reveals that ex husband David slept with Mick Jagger In 1990, Latvia's parliament votes 138-0 (1 abstention) for Independence In 1990, Oriole Gregg Olson sets relief pitcher rec of 41 cons scoreless inns In 1990, Pakistan beat Aust by 36 runs to win Austral-Asia Cup, Sharjah In 1991, 117th Kentucky Derby: Chris Antley aboard Strike the Gold wins in 2:03 In 1991, ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Doug Kent In 1991, Actress Sharon Gless & producer Barney Rosenzeig wed In 1991, Indians' Chris James sets club record for most RBIs in a game (9) In 1991, Morris K Udall, (Rep-D-Ariz), resigns due to Parkinson disease In 1991, NY Mets M Sasser & Mark Carreon are 8th to hit consecutive pinch HRs In 1991, Pres Bush is hospitalized for erratic heartbeat In 1991, S Ueda & H Kaneda discover asteroid #5831 In 1991, Y Mizuno & T Furuta discovers asteroid #8278 In 1993, "Angels in America-Millennium Approaches" opens at Kerr for 367 perfs In 1993, Space probe Galileo enters asteroid belt In 1994, Arsenal wins 34th Europe Cup II In 1994, Courtney Love cleared of drug charges In 1994, T B Spahr discovers asteroid #7783 In 1996, 122nd Kentucky Derby: Jerry Bailey aboard Grindstone wins in 2:01 In 1996, ABC Bud Light Masters Bowling Tournament won by Ernie Schlegel In 1996, Greg Pavlik one-hits Tigers making the Rangers 1st AL team to pitch In 1996, back-to-back one-hitters since the Washington Senators in 1917 In 1997, Bruno's Memorial Senior Golf Classic In 1997, Phil Blackmar wins 50th Houston golf Open In 1997, Sprint Titleholders LPGA Championship In 1997, Tammie Green wins LPGA Sprint Titlehoders Championship Holidays [Netherlands] Memorial Day [New Orleans] McDonogh Day (1850) [Tonga] Crown Prince's Birthday [US] Student Memorial Day (1970) [Zambia] Labour Day Observances In 1999, [Jewish] Lag B'Omer-Love for Holy Land Day (Iyyar 18, 5759) In 2027, [Jewish] Yom Hashoah-Holocaust Memorial Day (Nis 27, 5787) In 2033, [Jewish] Yom Haatzmaut (Iyyar 5, 5793) In 2056, [Jewish] Lag B'Omer-Love for Holy Land Day (Iyyar 18, 5816) [Christian-Bruges Belgium] Holy Blood Procession [Christian] May Fellowship Day (Church Woman United) [Luth, old RC, Ang] Feast of St Monica, mom of St Augustine of Hippo [RC] Blandinus, French saint [RC] Commemoration of St Florianus, patron of firemen [RC] Monica, mother of Augustinus [RC] Silvanus, bishop of Gaza [RC] St Godehard/Gotthard, 14th bishop of Hildesheim

Speaking of LPGA there's a women's major tourney in Austin this weekend, probably out at Onion Creek. Lotsa sports stuff happened this day.

That means thunder storms or are the weather gods working in your favor? Get out your sun screen and enjoy!

Hopefully so! I'd like to get out and play a bit of golf myself,or at least hit the driving range.

It's a great way to work out your aggravations and stress, not that you laid-back tall Texans have those problems... Take Bob with you and let him pretend it is Big Bad Dishonest Crazy Al *grinning menacingly*

On May 05 - 125th day of year with 240 days left (Numerology = 1) Happy Birthday to: In 1352, Ruprecht, Roman catholic German king In 1557, Emmanuel-Philibert van Lalaing, baron of Montigny/marquis of Renty In 1635, Philippe Quinault, French playwright (L'amant indiscret) In 1657, Jacques Danican Philidor, composer In 1680, Giuseppe Porsile, composer In 1715, Daniel Dal Barba, composer In 1749, Jean-Frederic Edelmann, composer In 1800, Louis Hachette, French publisher (Librairie Hachette) In 1804, Jacob Kats, Flemish writer (Earthly Paradise) In 1813, S�ren Kierkegaard, Denmark, philosopher (founded Existentialism) In 1815, Eug�ne-Marin Labiche, French playwright In 1817, George Washington Julian, MC (Union), died in 1899 In 1818, Karl Marx, philosopher (Communist Manifesto, Das Kapital) In 1819, Stanislaw Moniuszko, Polish composer In 1823, James Allen Hardie, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1876 In 1826, Eug�nie M de Montijo y de Guzman, Empress of France In 1832, H H Bancroft, historian, publisher (History of Pacific States) In 1833, Ferdinand von Richthofen, German geographer/explorer In 1835, Leopold II, Belgian crown prince, baptized In 1842, Johann Nepomuk Fuchs, composer In 1846, Federico Chueca, composer In 1846, Henryk Sienkiewicz, Poland, author (Quo Vadis, Nobel 1905) In 1848, Adalbert von Goldschmidt, composer In 1849, Hambletonian, Chester NY, greatest standardbred horse In 1854, Antonio Smareglia, composer In 1862, Max Elskamp, Belgian author/poet (Lesson Joies Blondes, Maya) In 1863, Frederik A Stoett, linguist (Dutch Proverbs) In 1865, Felicjan Szopski, composer In 1867, Nellie Bly, [Elizabeth Cochran Seaman], journalist In 1867, Thomas Tertius Noble, composer In 1869, Hans Erich Pfitzner, Moscow Russia, composer (Krakquer Begr�s) In 1871, Alberto Cametti, composer In 1879, Symon Petlyura, leader Ukraine (pogroms) In 1883, Charles Bender, only American Indian in baseball's Hall of Fame In 1883, Leopold Samuel, composer In 1883, Petar Konjovic, composer In 1884, Wang Tjing-Wei, premier China (1932-35) In 1885, Henri Velge, 1st chairman (Belgian Council of State) In 1886, Manuel Borguno, composer In 1887, Estelle Hemsley, Boston MA In 1887, Lord Geoffrey Fisher of Lambeth, archbishop of Canterbury In 1889, Herbie Taylor, cricketer (prolific South African pre- & post-WWI) In 1890, Christopher Morley, author (Kitty Foil) In 1894, Kit Guard, Denmark, actor (El Diablo Rides, Kid Courageous) In 1899, Freeman Gosden, Richmond Va, radio actor (Amos-Amos 'n' Andy) In 19--, Brooke Ashley, (Fantasia Lee, China Lake), XXX actress, Hooked, Perks In 19--, Fantasia, XXX actress (Adv of Bad Mama Jama 3) In 19--, Krystina King, XXX actress (Smart Ass Returns, In the Jeans) In 19--, Leslie Winston, XXX actress (B*A*S*H, Dangerous When Wet, Marina Vice) In 19--, Lucerito, spanish star [or Aug 5] In 19--, Richard Schaal, Chicago Ill, actor (Leo-Phyllis, Trapper John MD) In 1900, Charles Jewtraw, US, 500m speed skater (Olympic-gold-1924) In 1900, Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, German composer/conductor (Hassan gewinnt) In 1900, Mervyn A Ellison, British astronomer (spectrohelioscope) In 1903, James Beard, US, culinary expert/author (Delights & Prejudices) In 1904, Gordon Richards, British jockey (winner of 4,870 races) In 1905, Arnold Meijer, Dutch leader of fascist Dutch National/Black Front In 1905, Robert Houben, Belgian CVP-minister of Public health (1958) In 1906, Ursula Jeans, Simla India. actress (I Lived With You, Over the Moon) In 1907, Benny Baker, St Joseph MO, actor (18 Again, Sting II, Thunderbirds) In 1907, Kenneth Muir, English scholar In 1907, Yoritsune Matsudaira, composer In 1908, Jacques Massu, French general (Algeria) In 1908, Rex Harrison, [Reginald Carey], Engld, actor (My Fair Lady, Cleopatra) In 1909, Mikl�s Radn�ti, writer In 1910, William I Martin, US pilot/vice-admiral (WW II) In 1911, Giles Grangier, film director In 1911, Norman Oldfield, cricketer (Engl batsman one Test v WI 1939, 80 & 19) In 1911, Phillip Edmund Clinton Manson-Bahr, specialist in tropical medicine In 1912, Alice Faye, [Ann Leppert], NYC, actress (Barricade, State Fair) In 1912, W Fenton Morley, preacher In 1913, Tyrone Power, Cleve, actor (Mark of Zorro, Alexander's Ragtime Band) In 1915, Richard H Rovere, Jersey City, journalist (Goldwater Caper) In 1916, Mutal' Burkhanov, composer In 1917, Ron Saggers, cricket wicket-keeper (effective NSW & Aussie late 40's) In 1918, Erbie Bowser, pianist In 1919, George London, Montreal Canada, bass-baritone (Monterone-Rigoleto) In 1919, Tony Canadeo, Chicago, NFL hall of fame halfback (Green Bay Packers) In 1920, John Hidalgo Moya, architect/designer (Skylon) In 1921, Sonja Oosterman, Dutch singer (Marketensters) In 1922, Jay D Miller, record producer In 1922, Phil Gordon, Meridian Miss, singer/actor (Jasper-Bev Hillbillies) In 1923, Godfrey Quigley, actor (Barry Lyndon, Educating Rita, Rooney) In 1924, Leopoldo Torre Nilsson, Buenos Aires, director (Monday's Child) In 1924, Theo Olof, German/Neth violinist/prodigy/concert master In 1925, Monica Lewis, actress (Box Office) In 1926, Ann B Davis, Schenectady NY, actress (Bob Cummings Show, Brady Bunch) In 1927, Charles Rosen, NYC, pianist/musicologist (Sonata Forms) In 1927, Pat Carroll, Shrevport La, comedienne/actress (Make Room for Daddy) In 1927, Sid O'Linn, cricketer (soccer for S Africa 1947, cricket 1960) In 1929, John S Ragin, Newark NJ, actor (Dr Astin-Quincy ME) In 1930, Michael James Adams, USAF pilot (X-15) In 1932, Aurel Stroe, composer In 1932, Will Hutchins, Atwater Calif, actor (Sugarfoot, Hey Landlord) In 1935, Douglas Marland, West Sand Lake NY, soap opera writer (Gen Hospital) In 1937, Rob Van Gennep, publisher In 1937, Robert O "Rob" van Gennep, Dutch publisher (Guevara, Gorz, Mand�l) In 1938, Jerzy Skolimowski, Warsaw Poland, director (Hands Up, Deep End) In 1938, Johnnie Taylor, US gospel singer (I Believe in You) In 1938, Michael Murphy, LA CA, actor (McCabe & Mrs Miller, Unmarried Woman) In 1939, James R Jones, (Rep-D-OK, 1973- ) In 1940, Eric Burdon, rock singer (House of Rising Sun-Animals, War) In 1940, Lance Henriksen, actor (Aliens, Pumpkinhead, Knights, Hard Target) In 1941, Aleksandr Ragulin, USSR, ice hockey play (Olympic-gold-1964, 68, 72) In 1941, Howie Komives, NBA star (NY Knicks, Buffalo Braves) In 1942, Amy Hill, actress (Grandma-Seinfeld, Pauly Shore) In 1942, Tammy Wynette, Redbay Alabama, country singer (Stand by your Man) In 1943, Michael Palin, England, comedian (Monty Python, Fish Called Wanda) In 1944, Jean-Pierre Leaud, Paris France, actor (Detective) In 1944, John Rhys-Davies, Salisbury England, actor (Sir Edward-Quest, Sliders) In 1944, Roger Raised, English actor (Nicholas Nickleby) In 1945, Jiri Svoboda, composer (Accumulator 1) In 1945, Raphael, Spain, spanish singer (When the Sun Sets, Lo Meyur de Ano) In 1946, Stefania Sandrelli, Viareggio Italy, actress (Lie, Conformist, 1900) In 1948, Bill Ward, Birmingham England, heavy metal drummer (Black Sabbath) In 1948, Frank Esier-Smith, rocker In 1949, Anna Bergman, Stockholm Sweden, actress (Agent 69) In 1950, Maggie MacNeal, Dutch singer (Mouth & MacNeal, I See a Star) In 1951, Rex Goh, rock guitarist (Air Supply) In 1952, Louis Cortelezzi, rock saxophonist (Mink DeVille) In 1953, Billy Burnette, Memphis Tn, rock guitarist (Fleetwood Mac) In 1954, Angelo Kimball, Boston Mass, rock guitarist (Face To Face) In 1954, Dagmar W�hrl, German FR, Miss Germany (1977) In 1954, John Greg Adams, Scottsdale AZ, PGA golfer (1982 Hall of Fame-2nd) In 1954, Peter Erskine, jazz drummer (Weather Report) In 1955, Melinda Culea, Western Springs Ill, actress (A-Team, Brotherly Love) In 1955, Robert Feld, Nashville Tn, National Scrabble Champion (1990) In 1956, Dick Kemper, Amsterdam Neth, rock vocalist/bassist (Vandenberg) In 1957, Lisa Eilbacher, Dharan Saudi Arabia, actress (Beverly Hills Cop) In 1957, Thereza Bazaar, rocker (Dollar-Love's Gotta Hold on Me) In 1959, Ian McCullough, rock vocalist (Echo & Bunnymen-Heaven Up Here) In 1961, Hiro Hase, wrestler (NJPW) In 1964, Heike Henkel, German FR, world record indoor high jumper (1992) In 1964, Lorraine McIntosh, British pop singer (Deacon Blue-Fellow Hoodlums) In 1964, Ulrich Wilson, soccer player (FC Volendam) In 1965, Paul Frase, NFL defensive tackle (Jacksonville Jaguars) In 1966, Mike Stapleton, Sarnia, NHL center (Winnipeg Jets) In 1967, Brad Baxter, NFL fullback (NY Jets) In 1967, Charles Nagy, Fairfield CT, pitcher (Cleveland Indians) In 1968, Craig Hendrickson, CFL tackle (Winnipeg Blue Bombers) In 1968, Michael Titley, WLAF TE (London Monarchs) In 1968, Robert David Burns, Mission Hills CA, PGA golfer (1994 Buick-5th) In 1968, Tim Neilsen, cricket wicket-keeper (South Australian 1991) In 1969, Bryan Ivie, Torrance Calif, volleyball middle blocker (Oly-br-92, 96) In 1970, Harold Nash, CFL halfback (Montreal Alouettes) In 1970, LaPhonso Ellis, NBA forward (Denver Nuggets) In 1971, Harold Miner, NBA guard (Cleveland Cavaliers) In 1971, Keith Hamilton, defensive end (NY Giants) In 1971, Ken Brown, NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos) In 1971, Reggie Jones, wide receiver (KC Chiefs) In 1972, Barrett Brooks, NFL tackle (Phila Eagles) In 1972, Brigitta Boccoli, Milan Italy, actress (Manhattan Baby) In 1972, Janelle Lynn Canady, Miss Alaska USA (1996) In 1972, Mikael Renberg, Pitea Swe, NHL right wing (Phila Flyers, TB Lightning) In 1972, Mike Hollis, kicker (Jacksonville Jaguars) In 1972, Ron Snook, Australian rower (Olympics-96) In 1972, Rushia Brown, WNBA forward/center (Cleveland Rockers) In 1972, Travis Jervey, NFL running back (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31) In 1972, Wendy Kaye, Memphis Tenn, playmate (Jul, 1991) In 1972, Zigmund Palffy, Skalica Slo, NHL right wing (NY Islanders) In 1973, Johan Hedberg, Nacka SWE, hockey goalie (Team Sweden, Oly-1998) In 1973, Matt Dubuc, CFL running back (Toronto Argonauts) In 1973, Muhsin Muhammad, wide receiver (Carolina Panthers) In 1973, Tina Yothers, Whittier Calif, actresss (Jennifer-Family Ties) In 1975, Christine Buschur, Eagle River Alaska, Miss America-Alaska (1997) In 1976, Sage Stallone, Sylvester's son/actor (Rocky V) In 1977, Tiffany Roberts, Petaluma Calif, soccer midfielder (Olympics-96) In 1980, Bonnie Lynn Gagnon, Miss New Hampshire Teen USA (1997) In 1981, Danielle Christine Fishel, Mesa AZ, actress (Topanga-Boy Meets World) In 1990, Tatiana Celia Kennedy Schlossberg, NYC, daughter of Caroline Sorry to see these people go: In , Gaius VM Galerius, emperor of Rome, dies at about 50 In 1028, Alfonso V, King of Le�n/Galicia (999-1028), dies in battle In 1194, Kazimierz II, the Justified, grand duke of Poland (1177-94), dies In 1309, Charles II, the Lame, King of Naples (1285-1309), dies In 1504, Anton of Burgundy, the Great Bastard, knight, dies at about 82 In 1525, Frederik III, the Wise, ruler of Saxon (1486-1525), dies at 62 In 1553, Erasmus Alberus, Germ theologist (Barf�sser M�nche), dies at about 52 In 1582, Charlotte de Bourbon, Princess of Orange, dies In 1604, Claudio Merulo, Italian organist/composer, dies at 71 In 1613, Johann Steuerlein, composer, dies at 66 In 1678, Anna M van Schurman, Dutch poet/spoke 10 languages, dies at about 70 In 1702, Jacob Hintze, composer, dies at 79 In 1705, Leopold I von Hapsburg, Emperor of Holy Roman Empire, dies at 64 In 1786, Pedro III, King of Portugal, dies In 1801, Philippe-Lambert-Joseph Spruyt, Flemish painter/engraver, dies at 74 In 1821, Napoleon I Bonaparte, emperor France (1799-1815), dies in St Helena In 1827, Frederik Augustus I, Justified, King of Saxon (1806-27), dies at 76 In 1831, Friedrich Ludwig Seidel, composer, dies at 65 In 1837, Niccolo Antonio Zingarelli, Italian composer/bandmaster, dies at 85 In 1840, Gottlob Benedikt Bierey, composer, dies at 67 In 1840, Matthaus Fischer, composer, dies at 76 In 1859, Peter G L Dirichlet, German mathematician, dies at 53 In 1864, Alexander Hays, US Union-general-major, dies in battle at 44 In 1864, John Marshall Jones, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 43 In 1864, Leroy A Stafford, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 42 In 1875, Jan A C A van Nispen tot Sevenaer, Dutch MP (1848-75), dies at 71 In 1885, Lauro Rossi, composer, dies at 73 In 1886, Joseph Albert, German photographer (Albertotype), dies at 61 In 1892, Jan Nepomuk Skroup, composer, dies at 80 In 1902, Bret Harte, writer, dies at 65 In 1909, Pauline Staegeman, German feminist, dies In 1921, Alfred H Fried, Austrian/German pacifist (Nobel 1911), dies In 1927, Charles Boissevain, editor in chief (General Trade 1885-1908), dies In 1945, Gu�mundur J�nsson Kamban, Icelandic writer (Vi mordere), dies at 56 In 1949, Maurice Maeterlinck, Belg playwright (Grand Fairie, Nobel 1911), dies In 1951, Eddie Dunn, comedian (Face to Face, Spin the Picture), dies at 54 In 1956, Charles R Gallas, lexicographer (French Dictionary), dies at 88 In 1957, Mikhail Fabianovich Gnesin, composer, dies at 74 In 1960, Sulho Ranta, composer, dies at 58 In 1962, Ernest Tyldesley, cricketer (990 runs in 14 Tests for England), dies In 1963, Heinrich Gebhard, composer, dies In 1963, Jacobus JP Old, architect/co-founder (Stijl), dies at 73 In 1968, Albert Dekker, dies of accidental suffocation at 62 In 1969, Ben Alexander, actor (Frank Smith-Dragnet), dies at 57 In 1971, Alice Tissot, actress (Italian Straw Hat), dies of cancer at 81 In 1971, Petro Scaglione, Italian procureur-general, killed by Mafia In 1972, Rev Gary David, vocalist, dies at 76 In 1976, Thomas Burnett Swann, sci-fi author (Day of Minotaur), dies at 47 In 1977, Ludwig Erhard, German minister of Economic Affairs (CDU), dies at 80 In 1978, Alfred H H Gilligan, cricketer (4 Tests for England), dies In 1979, Shirley O'Hara, actress (Wild Party), dies at 68 In 1980, Edmond Vandercammen, Belgian writer/poet (Grand Combat), dies at 79 In 1981, Bobby Sands, IRA activists dies in his 66th day of his hunger strike In 1983, John Williams, actor (Family Affair, Dial M for Murder), dies at 80 In 1986, Jon William Haussermann Jr, composer, dies at 76 In 1986, Rui Coelho, composer, dies at 94 In 1988, George Rose, actor (Devil's Disciple, Hideaways), dies at 68 In 1988, Tamara Pos, Suriname/Dutch activist In 1989, Frank Easton, cricket wicketkeeper (NSW 1933-39), dies In 1991, William De Acutis, dies at 33 In 1992, Ben Frommer, dies at 78 In 1992, Dick Yarmy, dies of lung cancer at 58 In 1992, Jean-Claude Pascal, French actor (Golden Salamander), dies at 64 In 1992, Stefano d'Arrigo, Siciilian writer, dies at 72 In 1993, Balak Brahmachari, [Marxist Godman], Indies guru, dies at 73 In 1993, Irving Howe, US writer/critic (Dissent), dies at 72 In 1993, Lenore Kingston Jenson, dies of cancer at 79 In 1994, Hein Salomonson, architect, dies at about 83 In 1994, Joe Layton, director (Richard Pryor Live on Sunset Strip), dies at 63 In 1995, Anthony Wagner, genealogist, dies at 86 In 1995, Bernard Benjamin Gillis, judge, dies at 89 In 1995, Esther Waterhouse, doctor/methodist, dies at 86 In 1995, James Pack, naval officer museum curator, dies at 81 In 1995, Lionel Alexander Bethune [Alastair] Pilkington, engineer, dies at 75 In 1995, Mikhail Moseyevich Botvinnik, world chess champ, dies In 1995, Thomas Eden Binkley, musician, dies at 63 In 1996, Ai Qing, poet, dies at 86 In 1996, Beryl Burton, cyclist, dies at 58 Events In , 2nd Council of Constantinople (5th ecumenical council) opens In 1382, Battle of Beverhoutsveld - population beats drunken army In 1430, Jews are expelled from Speyer Germany In 1494, On 2nd voyage to New World, Christopher Columbus sights Jamaica In 1640, English Short Parliament unites In 1646, King Charles I surrenders at Scotland In 1665, Nicolaas Witsen visits patriarch Nikon in Moscow In 1726, Marie de Camargo (16) premieres at Op�ra of Paris In 1749, Pope Benedict XIV proclaims 1750 a Year" [?] In 1762, Russia & Prussia sign peace treaty In 1764, Smolny-institution forms in St Petersburg for noble girls In 1780, 2nd oldest learned society in US (American Academy of Arts & In 1780, Sciences) forms (Boston) In 1789, French States-General for It first since 1614 together In 1797, Napoleon I's sister Elisa marries Felix Bacciochi In 1809, Citizenship is denied to Jews of Canton of Aargau Switzerland In 1809, Mary Kies is 1st woman issued a US patent (weaving straw) In 1814, British attack Ft Ontario, Oswego, NY In 1816, American Bible Society organized (NY) In 1834, Charles Darwin's expedition begins at Rio Santa Cruz In 1835, King Leopold opens Brussels-Mechelen railway In 1842, City-wide fire burns for over 100 hours (Hamburg Germany) In 1847, American Medical Association organized (Philadelphia) In 1853, R Luther discovers asteroid #26 Proserpina In 1854, English pirate Plumridge robs along pro-English Finnish coast In 1855, NYC regains Castle Clinton, to be used for immigration In 1861, Alexandria, VA - CS troops abandon city In 1861, H Goldschmidt discovers asteroid #70 Panopaea In 1862, French army intervenes in Puebla, Mexico: Cinco de Mayo In 1862, Peninsular Campaign-Battle of Williamsburg, VA In 1863, Battle of Tupelo, MS In 1863, Joe Coburn KOs Mike McCoole for US boxing title in 63rd round In 1864, Atlanta Campaign-5 days fighting begins at Rocky Face Ridge In 1864, Battle between Confederate & Union ships at mouth of Roanoke In 1864, Battle of Wilderness, VA (Germanna Ford, Wilderness Tavern) In 1864, Campaign in Northern Georgia - Chattanooga GA to Atlanta GA In 1865, 1st US train robbery (North Bend Ohio) In 1874, Dutch 2nd Chamber passes child labor law In 1881, Anit-Jewish rioting in Kiev Ukraine In 1891, Music Hall (Carnegie Hall) opens in NY, Tchaikovsky as guest conductor In 1893, Panic of 1893: Great crash on NY Stock Exchange In 1900, "The Billboard" began weekly publication In 1904, Cy Young of Boston pitches perfect game against Phila A's (3-0) In 1905, Robert S Abbott published 1st issue of newspaper "Chicago Defender" In 1907, J H Metcalf discovers asteroid #638 Moira In 1908, 34th Kentucky Derby: Arthur Pickens on Stone Street wins in 2:15.2 In 1908, Great White Fleet arrives in SF In 1912, 5th Olympic games open at Stockholm, Sweden In 1912, Soviet Communist Party newspaper Pravda begins publishing (4/22 OS) In 1915, German U-20 sinks Earl of Lathom In 1916, US marines invade Dominican Republic, stay until 1924 In 1917, St Louis Brown Ernie Koob no-hits Chic White Sox, 1-0 In 1920, German-Latvian peace treaty signed In 1920, Polish troops occupy Kiev In 1920, US Pres Wilson makes Communist Labor Party illegal In 1921, 1st ranger for Cleveland Metroparks hired In 1921, Miniature newspaper published (Brighton Gazette 10 x 13 cm) In 1922, Construction begins on Yankee Stadium (Bronx) In 1924, Unions terminate Twentse textile strike In 1925, John T Scopes arrested for teaching evolution in Tennessee In 1925, Ty Cobb goes 6 for 6, (16 total bases) In 1925, Yankee Everett Scott is benched, ending his 1,307-game playing streak In 1926, Geldrop soccer team forms In 1926, Sinclair Lewis refuses his Pulitzer Prize for "Arrowsmith" In 1927, Dmitri Sjostakovitch' 1st Symphony, premieres in Berlin In 1930, 1st woman to fly solo from Engl to Australia takes-off (Amy Johnson) In 1930, Bradman scores 185* Aust v Leicestershire, 317 mins, 16 fours In 1932, Japan & China sign a peace treaty In 1934, 60th Kentucky Derby: Mack Garner aboard Cavalcade wins in 2:04 In 1935, H Van Gent discovers asteroid #1693 Hertzsprung In 1935, Jessie Owens of US, sets then long jump record at 26' 8�" In 1936, Edward Ravenscroft patents screw-on bottle cap with a pour lip In 1936, Italian troops occupy Addis Ababa In 1938, Phillies Harold Kelleher faces 16 batters in 6th, as Cubs score 12 In 1938, runs, both marks are NL records off one hurler in a single inning In 1939, Flash floods kill 75 in Northeast Kentucky In 1940, Norwegian govt in exile forms in London In 1941, 2 Fokker's employees flee nazi occupied Netherlands to England In 1941, Emperor Haile Selassie returns to Addis Ababa In 1941, Pulitzer prize awarded to Robert E Sherwood (There shall be no night) In 1942, British assault on Diego Suarez Madagascar In 1942, US begins rationing sugar during WW II In 1943, Postmaster General Frank C Walker invents Postal Zone System In 1944, Gandhi freed from prison In 1944, Russian offensive against Sebastopol Krim In 1945, Mauthausen Concentration camp liberated In 1945, Netherlands & Denmark liberated from Nazi control In 1945, Premier Gerbrandy on Radio Orange tells Dutch they are liberated In 1945, Uprising against SS-occupying troops in Prague In 1947, Mississippi Valley flooding kills 16 & causes $850M in damage In 1947, Pulitzer prize awarded to Robert Penn Warren (All the King's Men) In 1948, 1st air squadron of jets aboard a carrier In 1948, Belgian govt of Spaak resigns In 1949, Council of Europe forms In 1949, KGO TV channel 7 in San Francisco, CA (ABC) begins broadcasting In 1949, Statue of Council of Europe drawn In 1949, Tiger 2nd baseman Charlie Gehringer selected to Hall of Fame In 1950, Phumiphon Abundet crowned as king Rama IX of Thailand In 1951, "Out of This World" closes at New Century Theater NYC after 157 perfs In 1951, 77th Kentucky Derby: Conn McCreary aboard Count Turf wins in 2:02.6 In 1952, Pulitzer prize awarded to Herman Wouk (Caine Mutiny) In 1952, Ron Necciai of Pitts Pirate's Bristol Twins Class D farm team, strikes In 1952, out 27, as he no-hits Welch Minors, 4 Minors do reach base In 1954, Military coup by general Alfredo Stroessner in Paraguay In 1955, "Damn Yankees" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 1022 performances In 1955, Indies parliament accept hindu-divorce In 1955, US performs nuclear test at Nevada test Site In 1955, West Germany granted full sovereignty by 3 occupying powers In 1956, 82nd Kentucky Derby: David Erb aboard Needles wins in 2:03.4 In 1956, Broekster Boys soccer team forms in Damwoude In 1956, Jim Bailey (US) runs mile a record 3:58.6 in LA Calif In 1956, World championships of judo are 1st held, in Tokyo In 1957, Adolf Sch�rf elected president of Austria In 1957, Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Open In 1958, KNME TV channel 5 in Albuquerque, NM (PBS) begins broadcasting In 1958, Pulitzer prize awarded to James Agee for (Death in the Family) In 1958, US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak In 1961, Alan Shepard becomes 1st American in space (aboard Freedom 7) In 1962, 88th Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack aboard Decidedly wins in 2:00.4 In 1962, LA Angel Bo Belinsky no-hits Balt Orioles, 2-0 In 1962, West Side Story soundtrack album goes to #1 & stays #1 for 54 weeks In 1962, which is more than 20 weeks longer than any other album In 1963, Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Open In 1964, Separatists riot in Quebec In 1965, 1st large-scale US Army ground units arrive in South Vietnam In 1966, Borussia Dortmund wins 6th Europe Cup II In 1966, Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 2 In 1966, Willie Mays hit his 512th HR In 1968, Carol Mann wins LPGA Shreveport Kiwanis Club Golf Invitational In 1969, 23rd NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat LA Lakers, 4 games to 3 In 1969, Pulitzer prize awarded to Norman Mailer (Armies of the Night) In 1970, US performs nuclear test at Nevada test Site In 1971, "Earl of Ruston" opens at Billy Rose Theater NYC for 5 performances In 1971, Race riot in Brownsville section of Brooklyn (NYC) In 1972, Alitalia DC-8 crashes west of Palermo Sicily; killing 115 In 1973, 99th Kentucky Derby: Ron Turcotte aboard Secretariat wins in 1:59.4 In 1974, Sandra Spuzich wins LPGA Lady Tara Golf Classic In 1975, A's release pinch runner Herb Washington (played 104 games without In 1975, Pulitzer prize awarded to Michael Shaara (Killer Angels) In 1975, batting, pitching, or fielding He stole 30 bases, & scored 33 runs) In 1976, Anderlecht wins 16th soccer Europe Cup II In 1976, Train collision at Schiedam Neth, kills 24 In 1978, Cin Red Pete Rose becomes 14th player to get 3,000 hits In 1979, 105th Kentucky Derby: Ron Franklin on Spectacular Bid wins in 2:02.4 In 1979, Masterpiece Radio Theater begins broadcasting In 1979, Voyager 1 passes Jupiter In 1980, Siege at Iranian Embassy in London ends; British commandos & police In 1980, stormed the building In 1981, C Shoemaker discovers asteroids #2686 Linda Susan, In 1981, #2748 Patrick Gene, #3107 Weaver, #3375 Amy, #3689 Yeates In 1981, #3777 McCauley, #4368 Pillmore & #4888 Doreen In 1981, 16th & final Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yanks 4-1, hold 8-7-1 edge In 1981, C S Shoemaker & E M Shoemaker discover asteroid #3927 Feliciaplatt In 1981, E Bowell discovers asteroids #2659 Millis & #3023 Heard In 1983, Bruins 5-Isles 1-Wales Conf Championship-Isles hold 3-2 lead In 1983, US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site In 1984, 110th Kentucky Derby: Laffit Pincay Jr aboard Swale wins in 2:02.4 In 1985, Amy Alcott wins LPGA Moss Creek Women's Golf Invitational In 1986, C S Shoemaker discovers asteroid #4765 Wasserburg In 1986, Hall of Fame & Museum announced to be built in Cleveland In 1987, A C Gilmore & P M Kilmartin discover asteroid #6034 In 1987, Congress begins Iran-Contra hearings In 1987, Detroit Tigers are 11 games back in AL, but go on to win AL East In 1987, France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island In 1988, Eugene A Marino installed as 1st black US archbishop In 1989, Mike Tyson gets 2nd speeding ticket for drag racing in Albany NY In 1990, 116th Kentucky Derby: Craig Perret aboard Unbridled wins in 2:02 In 1990, ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Chris Warren In 1990, Paul Hogan & Linda Koslowski wed in Byron Bay, Eastern Australia In 1991, Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic In 1991, S Otomo & O Muramatsu discover asteroid #6830 In 1991, T Seki discovers asteroid #7289 In 1992, Country singer Tammy Wynette hospitalized with bile duct infection In 1994, "Sally Marrand Her Escorts" opens at Helen Hayes NYC for 50 perfs In 1994, K Endate & K Watanabe discover asteroid #6669 In 1994, Labour beats Conservatives in British local elections In 1994, North-Yemen air force bombs Aden South Yemen In 1995, Last basketball game at Boston Gardens (Magic beats Celtics) In 1996, "Jack-Night on Town with J Barrymore" closes at Belasco after 12 perfs In 1996, Karrie Webb wins LPGA Sprint Titleholders Golf Championship In 1996, Renette Cruz, Vancouver, wins Miss Canadian Universe In 1997, "Married With Children" final episode on Fox TV In 1997, Iridium-1 Delta 2 Launch, Successful In 2000, Conjunction of Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn & Moon Holidays [Denmark-1945, Ethiopia-1941, Netherlands-1945] Liberation Day [Ethiopia] Victory Day [Japan] Tango-no-sekku [Boys' Festival]/Children's Day [M�xico] Cinco de Mayo/Battle of Pueblo (1867) [Netherlands] National Memorial Day [New Orleans] McDonogh Day (1850) [South Korea] Dano Festival/Children's Day (1975) [Thailand] Coronation Day [Zambia] Labour Day Observances In 1572, [old RC] Feast of St Pius V, pope (1566-72) In 2014, [Jewish] Yom Haatzmaut (Iyyar 5, 5774) In 2016, [Jewish] Yom Hashoah-Holocaust Memorial Day (Nis 27, 5776) In 2022, [Jewish] Yom Haatzmaut (Iyyar 4, 5782) In 2024, [Jewish] Yom Hashoah-Holocaust Memorial Day (Nis 27, 5784) In 2026, [Jewish] Lag B'Omer-Love for Holy Land Day (Iyyar 18, 5786) In 2045, [Jewish] Lag B'Omer-Love for Holy Land Day (Iyyar 18, 5805) In 2054, [Jewish] Yom Hashoah-Holocaust Memorial Day (Nis 27, 5814) In 2060, [Jewish] Yom Haatzmaut (Iyyar 5, 5820) [Christian-Bruges Belgium] Holy Blood Procession [Christian] May Fellowship Day (Church Woman United) [RC] Angelus, carmelite/martyr of Sicily [RC] Hilarius, bishop of Arles [RC] Irene, martyr [RC] Maximus, bishop of Jerusalem [RC] Pope Pius V [RC] St Godehard/Gotthard, 14th bishop of Hildesheim

On May 06 - 126th day of year with 239 days left (Numerology = 2) Happy Birthday to: In , Henry II, Roman Catholic German king/emperor (1002/14-24) In 1501, Marcellus II, [Marcello Cervini], Italy, humanist/Pope (1555, 22 days) In 1581, Frans Francken, the Younger, painter In 1606, Lorenzo Lippi, [Perlone Zipoli], poet/painter In 1758, Maximilien Robespierre, Arras Fr, French revolutionary/avocat (1781) In 1759, Fran�ois GJS Andrieux, French writer/politician In 1769, Ferdinand III, archduke of Austria/ruler of Toscane In 1785, Arvir A Afzelius, Swedish story teller In 1786, Ludwig B�rne, writer In 1790, Vaclav Vilem Wurfel, composer In 1800, Ferdinand Marcucci, composer In 1801, George Sears Greene, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1899 In 1802, Friedrich Wilhelm Schirmer, artist In 1806, Chapin Aaron Harris, US, found America Society of Dental Surgeons In 1809, William Walker, composer In 1812, Marin R Delany, Charlestown Va, 1st black major in US Medical Corp In 1813, Joseph Tarr Copeland, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1893 In 1814, Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, composer In 1814, Wilhelm Ernst, violinist/composer In 1825, Joseph Bailey, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1867 In 1829, Phoebe Ann Coffin, 1st female ordained minister in New England In 1830, Guido Gezelle, Flemish priest/poet In 1838, Alfred Humphreys Pease, composer In 1843, Grove Karl Gilbert, geologist, investigated Lake Bonneville, Utah In 1849, Wyatt Eaton, artist In 1856, Robert Edwin Peary, US, arctic explorer (North Pole-Apr 6 1909) In 1856, Sigmund Freud, Austria, cigar smoker, father of psychology In 1858, Georges Adolphe Hue, composer In 1859, Luis Mar�a Drago, Argentina, statesman, anti-interventionist In 1859, Willem J T Kloos, Dutch poet (Act of Simple Justice) In 1861, Radindranath Tagore, Hindu poet/mystic/composer (Nobel 1913) In 1868, Wladyslaw Stanislaw Reymont, Poland, novelist (Chiopi, Nobel-1924) In 1869, Jan R Slotemaker de Bru�ne, Dutch clergyman/politician (CHU) In 1869, Joseph Cuvelier, Belgian historian/archivist In 1870, Amedos Peter Giannine, San Jose Calif, founded Bank of America In 1870, John McClutcheon, cartoonist (Pulitzer Prize-1931) In 1871, August Reusner, composer In 1871, Ch Morgenstern, writer In 1875, William Daniel Leahy, Iowa, 5 star admiral/chief of staff (1949) In 1879, Johan H T Norlind, Swedish musicologist In 1880, Baron W Edmund, Archangel & Ironside, British fieldmarshal In 1880, Ernst L Kirchner, German painter (Die Br�cke) In 1883, Jos� Ortega y Gasset, Spanish philosopher/author [or May 9] In 1888, Emmanuel Celler, (Rep-D-NY, 1923-73) In 1889, Arthur Morison, typographer In 1890, Claire Whitney, NY, silent film actress (Blind Fools, Haunted Mine) In 1894, Filip Lazar, composer In 1895, Rudolph Valentino, Castellaneta Italy, sheik/actor (Eagle) In 1897, Paul Alverdes, German writer (Pfeiferstube) In 1898, Daniel Gerber, Freemont Mi, beloved by babies at mealtime In 19--, Kathleen Collins, Boston, Astronaut Michael's daughter/act (Grit Wins) In 19--, Sunny McKay, Australia, XXX actress (Raunch) In 19--, Tony King, Canton Ohio, actor (Sgt John Webber-Bronk) In 1902, Harry Golden, Jewish humorist/writer (2� Plain, Only in America) In 1902, Max Oph�ls, Saarland, dir/writer (Letters From an Unknown Woman) In 1902, Walter Dawson, British Air Chief marshall In 1904, Catherine Lacey, London England, actress (Sorcerors) In 1904, Harry Martinson, Sweden, novelist/poet (Trade Wind-Nobel 1974) In 1905, Norman De Tar, composer In 1905, [Bernard] Toots Shor, raconteur/restauranteur (Toots Shor) In 1906, Andr� Weil, [Bourbaki], French/US mathematician In 1907, Weeb Ewbank, NFL coach (Baltimore Colts, NY Jets) In 1908, Necil Kazim Akses, composer In 1910, Antoon Breyne, Belgian journalist In 1912, Barend Roest Crollius, painter/writer (Chronicle Sins of Youth) In 1912, Bill Quinn, NYC, actor (Rifleman, Van Ranseleer-All in the Family) In 1912, Hugh Martell, British Vice Admiral In 1913, Carmen Cavallaro, NYC, actor (Hollywood Canteen, Diamond Horseshoe) In 1913, Gyula David, composer In 1913, Jack [John T] Aitken, British anatomist In 1913, Kenneth Horne, English paper manufacturer/multi-millionaire In 1913, Ronald Harris, British 1st Church Estates Commissioner In 1913, Stewart Granger, [James Stewart], London, actor (Prisoner of Zenda) In 1915, George Perle, Bayonne NJ, composer (12 Tone Tonality) In 1915, John Arnold, British high court judge In 1915, May Henriquez-Alvarez, Cura�ao, sculptor In 1915, Orson Welles, Kenosha Wisc, actor (Citizen Kane, War of the Worlds) In 1915, Theodore H White, historian/writer (Making of President) In 1916, Adriana Caselotti, animation voice (Show White) In 1918, Godfrey Ridout, composer In 1918, Sydney Chatton, England In 1919, Frank Ereaut, Balliff of Jersey In 1920, John Henderson, Lord-Lieutenant (Berkshire England) In 1921, Erich Freid, writer In 1921, Freddy Randall, jazz trumpeteer In 1921, Robert Fell, CEO (British Stock Exchange) In 1922, Alan Ross, editor (London Magazine) In 1922, Carlos J Moorhead, (Rep-R-CA, 1973- ) In 1922, John Ernest, constructionist artist In 1922, Pat Harder, Milwaukee, NFL fullback (Cardinals, Lions) In 1923, Elizabeth Sellars, Glasgow Scotland, actress (Chalk Garden) In 1923, Guiseppe Martelli, physicist In 1924, Mimi Benzell, Bridgeport Ct, operatic soprano (Gilda-Rigoletto) In 1925, Patrick Meany, CEO (Rank Organization) In 1926, John Hamilton-Jones, CEO (Richmond Enterprises)/British Maj-Gen In 1926, Marguerite Piazza, New Orleans LA, operatic soprano (Young Broadway) In 1926, [Martin] Ross Hunter, Cleveland OH, actor (Ever Since Paris) In 1927, Ettore Manni, Rome Italy, actor (Fatal Desire, Heroes in Hell) In 1927, Michael Frederick, cricketer (one Test WI v Engld 1954, scored 0 & 30) In 1929, John Polk Allen, Carnegie Okla, CEO (Biosphere 2) In 1929, John Taylor, bishop (St Albans)/Lord High Almoner to Queen In 1929, Rosemary Camp, president (Council for British Archaeology) In 1931, Marvin Leath, (Rep-D-TX, 1979- ) In 1931, Willie Mays, baseball centerfielder, "Say Hey Kid" (660 HRs, MVP 1954) In 1932, Gunther Hauk, composer In 1932, John Bond, cricket umpire In 1932, Viscount Coke, English large landowner/art collector In 1933, Lord Pender In 1934, Richard C Shelby, (Rep-D-AL (1979-86)/Sen-D-AL, 1987- ) In 1936, Joanna Dunham, actress (Possession, House the Dripped Blood) In 1936, Sylvia Robinson, rocker (Mickey & Sylvia-Love is Strange) In 1938, Eleanor Platt, QC In 1939, Anthony Blacker, master-general of Ordnance In 1939, Herbie Cox, rocker (Cleftones) In 1939, Zhanna Dmitriyevna Yerkina, Russian cosmonaut In 1940, Henry Habibe, Arubian poet (Kerensentenchi) In 1940, Murray Sidlin, Baltimore Maryland, conductor (Natl Symph 1973-77) In 1941, Fred J Eckert, (Rep-D-NY, 1985-87) In 1941, Ghena Dimitrova, actress (Nabucco) In 1942, Colin Earl, rocker In 1945, Bob Seger, Dearborn Mich, folk singer (Silver Bullet Band-Shake Down) In 1945, Richard Eyers, LA Calif, actor (My Friend Irma, Stagecoach West) In 1945, Victoria Bond, composer In 1946, Jim Ramstad, (Rep-R-Minnesota) In 1946, Susan Brown, actress (Gail Baldwin-General Hospital) In 1946, Sydne Rome, Akron Ohio, actress (What?, Candy) In 1947, Andy Roberts, cricketer (NZ batsman 1976) In 1947, Ben Masters, Corvalis OR, actor (Vic-Another World, Making Mr Right) In 1947, Dennis Cowan, London, rocker (Bonzo Dog Band) In 1947, Richard "Dick" Fosbury, Portland Ore, high jumper (Oly-gold-68) In 1947, Sandra Fisher, painter In 1948, Lolita, [Abr zame], spanish singer (Esp�rame) In 1948, Richard Cox, NYC, actor (Mark-Executive Suite) In 1949, David Cornell Leestma, Muskegon Mich, USN/astronaut (STS 41-G, 28, 45) In 1950, Robbie McIntosh, drummer (Avg White Band-Show your Hand) In 1952, Chiaki Naito-Mukai, Tatebayashi Japan, astronaut (STS 65, sk:95) In 1953, Lynn Whitfield, Baton Rouge, actress (Josephine Baker, Equal Justice) In 1953, Tony Blair, British PM (Labour, 1997- ) In 1954, Sergei Nikolayevich Tresvyatsky, Russia, cosmonaut In 1955, Donald A Thomas, Cleve Ohio, PhD/Astronaut (STS 65, 70, 83, 94) In 1955, John Hutton, MP In 1959, Aidan Quinn, actor (Avalon, Crusoe, Desperately Seeking Susan) In 1959, Charles Hendry, MP In 1959, Eric D Fingerhut, (Rep-D-Ohio) In 1959, Kate Collins, Boston Mass, actress (Natalie Hunter-All My Children) In 1959, Scott Hood, Seattle Wash, Canadian Tour golfer (1989 Montana Open-2nd) In 1960, Bart de Boer, Dutch guitarist (Ivy Green) In 1960, Julianne Phillips, Lake Oswego Oregon, actress (Frankie Reed-Sisters) In 1960, Larry Steinbachek, rock synthesizer (Bronski Beat-Smalltown Boy) In 1961, Clay O'Brien, Ray Az, actor (Weedy-Cowboys) In 1961, George Clooney, Lexington KY, actor (Dr Douglas Ross-ER, Batman) In 1961, Roma Downey, Derry Ire, actress (1 Life to Live, Touched by an Angel) In 1962, Lori Singer, Corpus Christi TX, actress (Jurasic Park) In 1962, Neil Foster, cricketer (England right-fast medium) In 1963, Alessandra Ferri, British ballerina (American Ballet Theater) In 1964, Dana Hill [Goetz], Van Nuys Calif, actress (2 of Us, Shoot the Moon) In 1964, Kim Oden, Ala, US Olympic volleyball player (NCAA Play of Decade-80s) In 1964, Mike Grob, Billings Montana, Canadian Tour golfer (1988 Manitoba-3rd) In 1964, Mike McGruder, NFL cornerback (Tampa Bay Bucs) In 1965, Bob Bassen, Calgary, NHL center (Dallas Stars) In 1965, Ken Harvey, NFL linebacker (Washington Redskins) In 1965, Norman Whiteside, British soccer player In 1965, Paul Frase, NFL defensive end (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31) In 1965, Tim Simpson, Atlanta GA, Nike golfer (1985 Southern Open) In 1965, Zahid Sadiq, cricketer In 1967, Patrick F Manning Jr, Poughkeepsie NY, rower (Olympic-92) In 1968, Andy Kelly, WLAF quarterback (Rhein Fire) In 1968, Linnea Marie Fayard, Shrevept La, Miss Louisiana-America (1991-5th) In 1969, Mark Thomas, NFL defensive end (Carolina Panthers, Packers, Bears) In 1969, Pascall Davis, WLAF linebacker (Amsterdam Admirals) In 1970, Emerson Martin, NFL guard (Pitts Steelers, Carolina Panthers, Packers) In 1971, Rob Holmberg, NFL linebacker (Oakland Raiders) In 1972, Dean Larsson, BC Canada, Nike golfer (1994 Monterrey Open-46th) In 1972, Martin Brodeur, Montreal, NHL goalie (NJ Devils, Team Canada) In 1973, Clay Williams, OL (Indianapolis Colts) In 1973, Joe Spiteri, Australian soccer striker (Olyroos, Olympics-96) In 1973, Wendy Ward, San Antonio Texas, LPGA golfer (1995 GHP Classic-15th) In 1976, Lindsay Page, Madison Wis, figure skater (1997 E Great Lakes Sr-3rd) In 1977, Gabriela Aguilar, Miss Costa Rica Universe (1997) In 1977, Shannon Shakespeare, Mission BC, 100m swimmer (Olympics-96) In 1977, Trent Steed, Sydney NSW Australia, swimmer (Olympics-96) In 1980, Brooke Bennett, 800m freestyle (Olympics-gold-96) In 1980, Kasumi Takahashi, Tokyo Japan, Australian rhythmic gymnast (Oly-96) Sorry to see these people go: In , Dirk II, West Frisian count of Holland In , Thrasamunde, king of Vandalen In 1085, King Alfonso VI, of Le�n conquered Toledo, dies In 1124, Balak, Emir of Aleppo, murdered In 1475, Dieric Bouts, Dutch painter, dies at about 64 In 1527, Karel van Bourbon, military governor (Lombardije), dies at 37 In 1540, Jean Luis Vives, Spanish theory/humanist/reformer, dies at 48 In 1638, Cornelius Jansen, theologian (Jansenism), dies In 1642, Frans Francken, the Younger, Flemish painter, dies on 61st birthday In 1666, Paul Siefert, composer, dies at 79 In 1667, Johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer, dies at 50 In 1678, Joseph de La Barre, composer, dies at 44 In 1727, Catharina I, Latvia tsarina of Russia, dies at about 42 In 1739, Bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed), dies at 63 In 1776, James Kent, composer, dies at 76 In 1794, Jean-Jacques Beauvarget-Charpentier, composer, dies at 59 In 1814, George Joseph Vogler, composer, dies at 64 In 1836, Christian Ignatius Latrobe, composer, dies at 78 In 1841, John Thomson, composer, dies at 35 In 1852, Charles-Louis-Joseph Hanssens, composer, dies at 75 In 1856, William Hamilton, metaphysicist, dies In 1859, Friedrich Heinrich Alexander, explorer/scientist, dies In 1862, Henry David Thoreau, US writer/pacifist (Walden Pond), dies at 44 In 1864, Henry Livermore Abbott, US Union brig-general, dies in battle In 1864, Micah Jenkins, Confederate brig-general (friendly fire), dies at 28 In 1882, Frederick Cavendish, assassinated by Fenian Invincibles, in Dublin In 1882, Thomas Henry Burke, assassinated by Fenian Invincibles, in Dublin In 1890, Hubert Leonard, composer, dies at 71 In 1892, Ernest Guiraud, composer, dies at 54 In 1904, Franz von Lenbach, German painter, dies at 67 In 1908, Jean R�ville, French vicar (Le Proph�tisme H�breu), dies at 53 In 1910, Edward VII, King of England (1901-10), dies at 68 In 1916, Dirk Bos, Dutch MP (Liberal), dies at 53 In 1916, Earl Ross Drake, composer, dies at 50 In 1919, Frank Lyman Baum, author (Wizard of Oz), dies at 62 In 1924, Carel S Adama van Scheltema, poet/writer (socialism), dies at 47 In 1936, Hans Jelmoli, composer, dies at 59 In 1948, 43 communist rebels, executed in Athens In 1949, A L Ochse, cricketer (10 wickets in 3 Tests for S Afr 1927-29), dies In 1949, P-M-B Maurice Maeterlinck, Belg philosopher (Nobel 1911), dies at 86 In 1950, Agnes Smedley, writer, dies In 1952, Alberto Savinio, Italian composer (Capitano Ulisse), dies at 60 In 1952, Maria Montessori, Italian physician/educationist, dies at 81 In 1960, Paul Abraham, Hungarian composer (Blume von Hawaii), dies at 67 In 1961, Lucian Blaga, philosopher/poet (Transcendental censor), dies at 65 In 1963, Monty Wooley, actor (Pied Piper, Man Who Came to Dinner), dies at 74 In 1964, Harold Morris, composer, dies at 74 In 1971, Helene Weigel, Austrian/German actress (Metropolis), dies at 70 In 1973, Ernest MacMillan, composer, dies at 79 In 1975, J�zsef Mindszenty, [Joseph Prehm], Hungarian cardinal, dies at 83 In 1976, Karel M J F Cruysberghs, Flemish author (On the Pulpit), dies at 85 In 1978, Ethelda Bleibtrey, US swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-1920), dies at 76 In 1978, Ko van Dijk Jr, Dutch actor (Zaak M P), dies at 61 In 1982, Sam Baker, dies In 1987, William J Casey, director of CIA (1981-87), dies at 73 In 1989, Guy Williams, actor (Zorro, Lost in Space) In 1990, Charles Farrell, actor (Vern-My Little Margie), dies at 89 In 1991, Anthony van Kampen, writer (Ketelbinkie, Geschonden Eldorado), dies In 1991, Chucky Mullins, US soccer player, dies In 1991, Thomas A Carlin, dies at 62 In 1991, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Brits actor (Peyton Place/140+ films), dies at 87 In 1992, Jilly Rizzo, restauranteur/friend of Frank Sinatra, dies in car at 75 In 1992, Marlene Dietrich, [Maria Losch], actress (Angel), dies in Paris at 90 In 1993, Ann Todd, actress (Things to Come, Danny Boy), dies of stroke at 84 In 1993, Minnie Gentry, actress (Def by Temptation), dies in NY at 77 In 1994, Fred Sadoff, actor (Quiet American), dies of AIDS at 67 In 1994, Haskell "Cool Papa" Sadler, blues singer/guitarist, dies at 59 In 1994, Helen Lessore, artist, dies at 86 In 1994, Montague Modlyn, broadcaster, dies at 72 In 1994, Moses Rosen, Romania's chief rabbi, dies at 81 In 1995, Dona Maria Pia de Braganca, pretender to Port throne, dies at 88 In 1995, Leanoard "Red" Truss, R&B singer, dies at 47 In 1995, Nicholas Palmer, TV writer/producer, dies at 57 In 1996, Frank Hercules, writer, dies at 85 In 1996, Geoffrey Dawes, physiologist, dies at 78 In 1996, Geoffrey Hodges, bomb disposal expert, dies at 87 In 1996, Joseph Stone, lawyer, dies at 79 In 1996, Leon Joseph Suenens, cardinal, dies at 91 In 1996, Michael Gerzon, mathematician, dies at 50 Events In 1312, Pope Clement V closes Council of Vienna In 1476, Emperor Frederik III of Habsburg & duke Charles the Stout In 1476, arrange marriage of their children In 1527, Spanish & German Imperial troops sack Rome; ending Renaissance In 1529, Battle at Gogra: Mogol emperor Babur beats Afghans & Bengals In 1536, King Henry VIII, orders bible be placed in every church In 1598, Arch duke Albrecht & Isabella become monarch of Southern Netherlands In 1626, Dutch colonist Paul Minuit buys Manhattan for $24 in trinkets In 1642, Ville Marie (Montreal) forms In 1644, Johan Mauritius resigns as governor of Brazil In 1648, Battle at Z�lty Wody-Bohdan Chmielricki's Cossaks beat John II Casimir In 1672, Brandenburgs monarch Frederik Willem signs treaty with Netherlands In 1733, 1st international boxing match: Bob Whittaker beats Tito di Carni In 1753, French King Louis XV observes transit of Mercury at Mendon Castle In 1757, Battle at Prague: Frederik II of Prussia beats emperor army In 1787, 1st Black Masonic Lodge (African # 459) forms Prince Hall, Boston In 1794, Haiti, under Toussaint L'Ouverture, revolts against France In 1804, Suriname sold to English (until Feb, 1816) In 1833, John Deere makes 1st steel plow In 1835, 1st edition of NY Herald (price 1�) In 1840, 1st postage stamps (Penny Black) issued (Great Britain) In 1844, Johan Thorbecke argue general right to vote In 1848, Otto Tank ends slavery in Suriname colony In 1851, Dr John Gorrie patents a "refrigeration machine" In 1851, Linus Yale patents Yale-lock In 1851, New slave regulations go into effect in Suriname In 1851, SF Chamber of Commerce starts In 1853, 1st major US rail disaster kills 46 (Norwalk, Connecticut) In 1860, SF Olympic Club, 1st US athletic club forms In 1861, Arkansas & Tennessee becomes 9th & 10th state to secede from US In 1861, Jefferson Davis approves a bill declaring War between US & Confederacy In 1864, Battle of Port Walthall Junction, VA In 1864, Battle of Wilderness-Gen Longstreet seriously injured In 1864, General Sherman begins advance to Atlanta Georgia In 1882, Chinese Exclusion Act: US Congress ceases Chinese immigration In 1882, Epping Forest England dedicated by Queen Victoria In 1889, Universal Exposition opens in Paris, Eiffel Tower completed In 1890, Mormon Church renounces polygamy [1006-Truth Restored (Morman pub)] In 1891, Conductors on London General Omnibus Company go on strike In 1895, 21st Kentucky Derby: Soup Perkins aboard Halma wins in 2:37� In 1896, 22nd Kentucky Derby: Willie Simms aboard Ben Brush wins in 2:07.75 In 1896, Max Wolf discovers asteroid #417 Suevia In 1902, British SS Camorta sinks off Rangoon; 739 die In 1902, Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place" (BG) In 1902, Zulu assault at Holkrantz South-Africa In 1903, Chicago White Sox commit 12 errors against Detroit Tigers In 1904, American Lung Association holds its 1st meeting In 1906, "Temporary" permit to erect overhead wires on Market St SF In 1907, 33rd Kentucky Derby: Andy Minder aboard Pink Star wins in 2:12.6 In 1910, King George V ascends to British throne In 1913, King Nikita I of Montenegro vacates Skoetari, North-Albania In 1914, British House of Lords rejects women suffrage In 1915, Allies attack Cape Helles, Hellespont In 1915, German U-20 sinks Centurion SE of Ireland In 1915, Red Sox Babe Ruth pitching debut & 1st HR, loses to Yanks 4-3 in 15 In 1916, Belgian troop march into Kigali, German East-Africa In 1917, St Louis Brown Bob Groom no-hits Chic White Sox, 3-0 In 1919, Paris Peace Conference disposes of German colonies; Ger E Africa is In 1919, assigned to Britain & France, German SW Africa to South Africa In 1921, American Soccer League forms In 1925, Ty Cobb hits his 5th HR in 2 games tying Cap Ansons record of 1884 In 1929, AL announces it will discontinue MVP award In 1929, NY to SF footrace begins In 1933, 59th Kentucky Derby: Don Meade aboard Brokers Tip wins in 2:06.8 In 1933, Italy & USSR sign trade agreement In 1934, Red Sox score 12 runs in 4th inning including record 4 consecutive In 1934, triples hit by Carl Reynolds, Moose Solters, Rick Ferrell, & B Walters In 1935, British King George & Queen Mary celebrates silver jubilee In 1935, KTM-AM in Los Angeles Calif changes call letters to KEHE (now KABC) In 1935, Pulitzer prize awarded to Audrey Wurdemann (Bright Ambush) In 1937, Dirigible Hindenburg explodes in flames at Lakehurst, NJ (36 die) In 1938, Dutch writer Maurits Dekker sentenced to 50 days for "offending a In 1938, friendly head of state" (Hitler) In 1939, 1st performance of Honegger/Claudel's "Jeanne d'Arc Ouch B-cher" In 1939, 65th Kentucky Derby: James Stout aboard Johnstown wins in 2:03.4 In 1940, Pulitzer prize awarded to John Steinbeck (Grapes of Wrath) In 1941, Joseph Stalin became premier of Russia In 1942, Corregidor & Philippines surrender to Japanese Armies In 1943, British 1st army opens assault on Tunis In 1944, 70th Kentucky Derby: Conn McCreary aboard Pensive wins in 2:04.2 In 1944, KJR-AM in Seattle Wash swaps calls with KOMO In 1945, Gen J Blaskowitz surrenders German troops in Netherlands In 1946, Pulitzer prize awarded to Arthur M Schlesinger (Age of Jackson)" In 1948, "Sally" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 36 performances In 1950, "Great to Be Alive" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 52 perfs In 1950, 76th Kentucky Derby: William Boland on Middleground wins in 2:01.6 In 1950, Liz Taylor's 1st marriage (Conrad Hilton Jr) In 1951, Pitts Pirate Cliff Chambers no-hits Boston Brave, 3-0 In 1953, Brown's Bobo Holloman 1st major league start, no-hits Phila A's, 6-0 In 1954, Roger Bannister of Britain breaks 4 minute mile (3:59:4) In 1955, West Germany joins NATO In 1956, Gus Bell (Reds) homers off Bob Miller in both ends of a double header In 1956, WRCB TV channel 3 in Chattanooga, TN (NBC) begins broadcasting In 1957, Indiana University discovers asteroid #8059 In 1957, Italian govt of Segni resigns In 1957, Last broadcast of "I Love Lucy" on CBS-TV In 1957, Pulitzer prize awarded to John F Kennedy (Profiles in Courage) In 1959, Iceland gunboats shoot at British fishing ships In 1960, English prince Margaret marries Antony Armstrong-Jones (Lord Snowdon) In 1960, Pres Eisenhower signs Civil Rights Act of 1960 In 1960, Students attack Dutch embassy in Djakarta In 1960, Trotsky's murderer Jacques Mornard (Ram�n Mercader), freed in Mexico In 1961, 87th Kentucky Derby: John Sellers aboard Carry Back wins in 2:04 In 1961, Omer Vanaudenhove chosen chairman of Belgium Liberal Party In 1962, 1st nuclear warhead fired from Polaris submarine (Ethan Allen) In 1962, Antonio Segni elected president of Italy In 1962, Mary Lena Faulk wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Tournament In 1962, Pathet Lao breaks cease fire/conquerors Nam Tha Laos In 1962, US performs nuclear test at Pacific Ocean In 1963, Pulitzer prize awarded to Barbara Tuchman (Guns of August) In 1964, D McLeish discovers asteroid #2854 In 1964, Joe Orton's "Entertaining Mr Sloan," premieres in London In 1965, Lawry & Simpson complete opening stand of 382 against W Indies In 1966, Canadian Minister of Finance announces a $20 Centennial gold coin In 1966, Most runs scored in 11th inning (9) Phils score 5 to beat Pirates 8-7 In 1967, C U Cesco & A R Klemola discovers asteroids #1829 Dawson, In 1967, #1991 Darwin, #2308 Schilt, #2504 Gaviola, #5757 Ticha & #8128 In 1967, 400 students seize administration building at Cheyney State College In 1967, 93rd Kentucky Derby: Bobby Ussery on Proud Clarion wins in 2:00.6 In 1967, Maureen Wilton runs female world record marathon (3:15:22) In 1967, Zakir Hussain elected 1st Moslem president of India In 1968, Battle between students & troops in Paris, 1000 injured In 1968, Giants reliever Lindy McDaniel sets NL record of 225th consecutive In 1968, Spain closes border to Gibraltar except to Spaniards In 1968, errorless game (108 chances consecutively since June 16, 1964) In 1970, Yuchiro Miura of Japan skies down Mt Everest In 1972, 98th Kentucky Derby: Ron Turcotte aboard Riva Ridge wins in 2:01.8 In 1973, 1st WHA championship, New England Whalers beat Win Jets, 4 games to 1 In 1973, Judy Rankin wins LPGA American Defender-Raleigh Golf Classic In 1974, A's pitcher Paul Lindblad makes an errant throw in 1st inning of 6-3 In 1974, Bundy victim Roberta Parks disappears from OSU, Corvallis, Ore In 1974, Smallest attendance at Phila's Veterans Stadium (4,149) In 1974, Stolen "Guitar Player" painting by Jan Vermeer found in London In 1974, W German chancellor W Brandt resigns In 1974, loss to Balt ends his record streak of 385 consecutive errorless games In 1975, 3 people die in tornado that strikes Omaha, Nebraska In 1975, Bundy victim Lynette Culver disappears from Pocatello, Idaho In 1975, Early warnings provided by REACT (ham radio operators) means only In 1977, "Beatles at Hollywood Bowl," released in UK In 1978, 104th Kentucky Derby: Steve Cauthen aboard Affirmed wins in 2:01.2 In 1978, N S Chernykh discovers asteroid #4234 Evtushenko In 1978, South Africa military goes into Angola In 1979, Fred Markham set a bicycle speed record of 818 kph over 200 m In 1979, Louis LaRusso II's "Knockout," premieres in NYC In 1979, Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Women's International Golf Tournament In 1979, USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR In 1981, C S Shoemaker discovers asteroids #2742 Gibson, #2773, #2982 Muriel In 1981, "Inacent Black" opens at Biltmore Theater NYC for 14 performances In 1981, #3837 Carr, #3972 Richard & #6204 MacKenzie In 1981, Mariners manager Maury Wills is fired & replaced by Rene Lachemann In 1981, US expels Libyan diplomats In 1982, Seattle Mariner Gaylord Perry becomes 15th pitcher to win 300 games In 1983, N G Thomas discovers asteroid #3976 Lise & #6062 Vespa In 1984, Balt Oriole Cal Ripken Jr hits for cycle In 1984, Jos� Napoleon Duarte wins El Salvador presidential election In 1985, 17th Space Shuttle Mission (51-B)-Challenger 7 lands at Edwards AFB In 1986, Berlin: Real Madrid wins 15th UEFA Cup In 1986, Donald E Pelotte becomes 1st native American bishop In 1986, France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island In 1987, Gary Hart denies affair with model Donna Rice In 1987, Mario Andretti sets one-lap speed record at Indy at 218.204 MPH In 1987, Niroslav Milhailovic begins 54 hours of telling jokes In 1987, PTL's Jim Bakker & Rich Dortch dismissed from Assemblies of God In 1987, USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR In 1988, Doughnutgate incident: NJ Devils' coach Jim Schoenfeld tells referee In 1988, Don Koharski to 'eat another doughnut you fat pig!,' he is suspended In 1988, Graeme Hick scores 405 for Worcs v Somerset 35 fours 11 sixes In 1989, 115th Kentucky Derby: Pat Valenzuela on Sunday Silence wins in 2:05 In 1990, Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic In 1990, Former president PW Botha quit South Africa's ruling National Party In 1990, Tom Cruise is ticketed for careless operation of a vehicle in SC In 1991, Phillie Lenny Dykstra slams his sports car into 2 trees In 1991, Seppo Raty of Finland sets javelin record to 301' 9" In 1991, Space Shuttle STS 39 (Discovery 12) lands In 1992, A Sugie discovers asteroid #7021 In 1992, NY Met Anthony Young begins losing streak of at least 26 games In 1992, Werder Bremen wins 32nd Europe Cup II In 1993, STS-55 (Columbia) lands In 1994, Chunnel linking England & France officially opens In 1994, Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait sets fire to the couch on Tonight Show In 1994, House passes the assault weapons ban In 1994, K Endate & K Watanabe discover asteroid #6570 Tomohiro & #6744 In 1994, Lennox Lewis TKOs Phil Jackson in 8 for heavyweight boxing title In 1994, Nelson Mandela & his ANC, finally confirmed winners in South Africa In 1995, 121st Kentucky Derby: Gary Stevens on Thunder Gulch wins in 2:01.2 In 1995, ABC Bud Light Masters Bowling Tournament won by Mike Aulby In 1995, Classic Sports Network begins on cable TV In 1996, Alvaro Arzu aimed at ending 35 years of civil war In 1996, Guatemala's leftist guerrillas sign key accord with govt of Pres In 1996, Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Hartford CT on WCCC 106.9 FM In 1997, Army Staff Sgt Delmar Simpson gets 25-year sentence for rape In 1997, Michael Jackson & Bee Gees inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame In 1997, NHL Hartford Whalers become Carolina Hurricanes In 1997, Rick Pitino becomes coach of Boston Celtics In 2012, Transit of Venus Holidays [Bulgaria] Shepherd's & Herdsman's Day [Denmark] Prayer Day [Lebanon] Martyrs' Day [New Orleans] McDonogh Day (1850) [Zambia] Labour Day Observances In 2005, [Jewish] Yom Hashoah-Holocaust Memorial Day (Nis 27, 5765) In 2007, [Jewish] Lag B'Omer-Love for Holy Land Day (Iyyar 18, 5767) In 2035, [Jewish] Yom Hashoah-Holocaust Memorial Day (Nis 27, 5795) In 2041, [Jewish] Yom Haatzmaut (Iyyar 5, 5801) In 2049, [Jewish] Yom Haatzmaut (Iyyar 4, 5809) In 2053, [Jewish] Lag B'Omer-Love for Holy Land Day (Iyyar 18, 5813) [Ang/RC] Feast day of St John Before Latin Gate [Ang] Feast day of St Edbert [Ang] Feast day of St Evodius of Antioch [Ang] Feast day of St Petronax [Christian-Bruges Belgium] Holy Blood Procession [Christian] May Fellowship Day (Church Woman United) [Denmark] Prayer Day [RC] Valerianus, 3rd bishop of Auxerre

On May 07 - 127th day of year with 238 days left (Numerology = 3) Happy Birthday to: In 1530, Louis I Cond�, French prince/leader of hugenots In 1574, Innocent X, [Giambattista Pamfili], 236th pope (1644-55) In 1700, Gerard van Swieten, Dutch botanist In 1704, Carl Heinrich Graun, composer In 1763, Josef Poniatovski, Polish general/marshal of France In 1769, Giuseppe Farinelli, composer In 1776, D niel Berzsenyi, [Hungarian Horatius], Hungarian poet In 1795, Gerhard M Roentgen, industrialist (founder dockyard Fijenoord) In 1803, Johan Peter Cronhamm, composer In 1812, Robert Browning, London England, poet (Pied Piper) In 1826, Varina Howell Davis, 1st lady (Confederacy), died in 1905 In 1827, Charles T H Coster, Belgian literary (L�gendes Flamandes) [or Aug 20] In 1827, Francis Engle Patterson, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862 In 1832, Carl G Neumann, German mathematician/physicist (Neumann-functions) In 1833, Johannes Brahms, Hamburg Germany, composer, enjoys a good lullaby In 1840, Peter Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Votkinsk Rus, composer (1812 Overture) [NS] In 1845, Jacob van Stolk Azn, timber merchant/art collector In 1847, Archibald Primrose, Earl of Rosebery (Lib), British PM (1894-95) In 1866, Cornelis J K van Aalst, president (Dutch Trading Company) In 1867, Philippine "Pine" Belder, [Mary de Klerk], actress (Hope of Blessing) In 1873, Clarence Dickinson, composer In 1882, Willem Elsschot, [Alfons J de Ridder], Flemish writer (Mend) In 1883, Gino Roncaglia, composer In 1883, Martin Albertz, German theologist (Church Jesus Christ) In 1885, George "Gabby" Hayes, Wellesvile NY, actor (In Old Santa Fe, El Paso) In 1887, Henri Pourrat, French writer (Gaspard of the Montagnes) In 1890, Billy House, Minn, actor (Imitation of Life, Bedlam, Egg & I) In 1892, Archibald MacLeish, Glencoe Ill, polit essayist/poet/dramatist (JB) In 1892, Josip Broz Tito, WW II partisan, leader of Yugoslavia (1943-80) In 1897, Kitty McKane, England, tennis (Oly-gold/2 silver/2 bronze-1920, 24) In 1898, Vera Chapman, writer In 19--, Maria Laria, Havana Cuba, Spanish TV hostess (Cara Cara) In 19--, Phil Campbell, rocker (Motorhead-No Remorse) In 1900, Bauke Tuinstra, Dutch/Frisian notary/author (Earste Keur) In 1900, Ralph Truman, London England, actor (Web of Evidence) In 1901, Gary Cooper, Montana, actor (2 Acad Awards-Sgt York, High Noon) In 1901, L T Coggeshall, medical scientist/ US Secretary of HEW (1956-58) In 1901, Marcel Poot, Belgian baron/composer In 1902, Sal Gliatto, baseball player In 1903, Basil Nield, judge/politician In 1907, Jef van Durme, composer In 1908, Ed MacDonald, actor (Mysteries of Chinatown) In 1908, Wouter Paap, composer In 1909, Edwin H Land, inventor (instant photography (Polaroid)) In 1912, Paul H F Brenneker, Neth/Antillian photographer/folklorist In 1917, Daniel Gill�s, Belgian writer In 1917, David Tomlinson, Scotland, actor (Mary Poppins, Helter Skelter) In 1917, William Geoffrey Biddle, bomb disposal expert In 1918, Argeliers Leon, composer In 1919, Eva (Evita) Per�n-Duarte, Argentina, 1st lady/actress In 1921, Gale Robbins, Chic, actress (Fuller Brush Girl, Mr Hex) In 1922, Darren McGavin, Spokane Wash, actor (Night Stalker, Tribes, Turk 182) In 1923, Anne Baxter, Mich City Ind, actr (Myra-Marcus Welby, Victoria-Hotel) In 1923, Pete V Domenici, (Sen-R-NM, 1973- ) In 1926, Val Bisoglio, NYC, actor (Lt Marsh-Police Woman, Danny-Quincy ME) In 1927, Jim Lowe, Springfield Mass, DJ (WNEW) "King of Trivia" In 1928, John Ingle, actor (Edward Quartermaine-General Hospital) In 1928, Marvin Mitchelson, attorney In 1929, Dick Williams, baseball player, manager (including Seattle 1986-87) In 1929, Sally L Smith, educator/founder (Lab School of Wash) In 1930, Aviard Gavrilovich Fastovets, Russia, cosmonaut In 1930, Horst Bienek, German poet In 1931, Gene [Rodman] Wolfe, US, sci-fi author (Soldier of Arete) In 1931, Nel J Ginjaar-Maas, Dutch under-secretary of Education (VVD) In 1931, Teresa Brewer, Toledo Ohio, singer (Put Another Nickel In) In 1932, Hans Boskamp, [Johan HG Hoelscher], actor/producer (Oh My Papa) In 1933, Johnny Unitas, NFL QB (Balt Colts, San Diego); one of the greats In 1934, Ben Smith, Atlanta GA, PGA golfer (Ralphs Senior Classic-4th) In 1934, Donald Russell Holler, composer In 1934, Heinz Marti, composer In 1934, Willard Scott, weatherman (Today) In 1935, Kevin O'Connor, Honolulu Hawaii, actor (Bogie, Special Effects) In 1936, Cornelius Cardew, composer In 1938, Johnny Caldwell, Ireland, flyweight boxer (Olympic-bronze-1956) In 1939, Jimmy Ruffin, vocalist (What Becomes of Broken Hearted) In 1939, Johnny Maestro, NY rock vocalist (Crests-16 Candles, Brooklyn Bridge) In 1939, Marco St John, New Orleans La, actor (Rayford-Ball Four) In 1939, Rudolphus FM "Ruud" Lubbers, director Dutch/CDA-premier (1982-94) In 1939, Volker Braun, writer In 1940, Armando Krieger, composer In 1940, John Irvin, actor (Moment in Time) In 1941, Grahame Bilby, cricketer (two Tests NZ v England 1966) In 1943, Christopher Taylor White, rocker In 1943, Peter Horak, jetboat jumper In 1943, Rick West, [Richard Westwood], rocker (Brian Poole & Tremeloes) In 1944, Alison Margaret Bauld, composer In 1944, John Heard, actor (Pelican Brief, CHUD, Radio Flyer, Big) In 1944, Sivi Aberg, actress (Batman TV show) In 1945, Robin Strasser, NYC, actress (Dorian-One Life to Live, Another World) In 1945, Wim A Mateman, Dutch MP (CDA) In 1946, Bill Danoff, Springfield Mass, vocalist (Starland Vocal Band) In 1946, Bill Kreutzmann, drummer (Grateful Dead) In 1946, Richard L Brodsky, US lawyer/NY State Assemblyman (D) (1983- ) In 1948, Peter Wingfield, Wales, rocker/actor (Methos-Highlander) In 1949, Marilyn Cole, Portsmouth England, playmate of the year (Jan, 1972) In 1949, Stuart Marshall, director (Desire) In 1950, Janis Ian, [Fink], NYC, rock vocalist (At 17, Society's Child) In 1950, Prairie Prince, rocker (Tubes) In 1951, David Whitton, campaigner In 1951, Robert Hegyes, NJ, actor (Underground Aces, Welcome Back Kotter) In 1952, Amy Heckerling, Bronx, dir (Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Clueless) In 1952, Derek Taylor, rocker (Let it Be, Beatles Anthology) In 1953, Paul Thomas, [Tobias], XXX director/actor (Showgirls) In 1955, Peter Reckell, Elkhart, actor (Days of our Lifes) In 1957, Shauna McDonald Brown, TV producer In 1957, [Christopher St John] "Sinjin" Smith, LA CA, volleyballer (Oly-96) In 1959, Michael E Knight, Princeton NJ, actor (Date with Angel, All My Child) In 1959, Robin L Freeman, St Charles MO, PGA golfer (1993 Northern Telecom-3rd) In 1959, Tamara E Jernigan, Chattoonaga, PhD/astro (STS 40, 52, 67, 80) In 1960, Arnon Ohad, co-pilot (El Al) plane that crashed on Bijlmer Amsterdam In 1961, Linda Somers, Bitburg Germany, US marathoner (Olympics-31st-96) In 1962, Robbie Knievel, daredevil, son of Evel (Chips Something Special) In 1964, Leslie O'Neal, NFL defensive end (SD Chargers, St Louis Rams) In 1964, Mustapha Zerqti, Moroccan/Neth writer (Ihtidaar hub fi el-mahd) In 1964, Ronnie Harmon, NFL running back (SD Chargers, Tennessee Oilers) In 1965, Reuben Davis, NFL defensive tackle (SD Chargers) In 1966, Anderson Cummins, cricketer (in Packer's Valley Barbados & WI quickie) In 1968, Joe King, NFL safety (Oakland Raiders) In 1968, Traci Lords, [Nora L Kuzma], Steubenville Oh, XXX actress (Cry Baby) In 1969, Katerina Maleeva, Bulgaria, tennis player (US Open Junior 1984) In 1969, Melanie Valerio, 400m freestyle swimmer (Olympics-96) In 1970, Edwin Zoetebier, Dutch soccer player (FC Volendam) In 1970, Mark Smith, Pasadena CA, outfielder (Baltimore Orioles) In 1970, Sebastien Britten, Brossard Que, figure skater (1995 Canadian Champ) In 1971, Cameron McFadzean, Melbourne VIC Australia, canoeist (Olympics-96) In 1971, Dave Karpa, Regina, NHL defenseman (Anaheim Mighty Ducks) In 1971, Jos� Munoz, WLAF offensive tackle (Rhein Fire) In 1971, Rondell Jones, NFL safety (Denver Broncos, Baltimore Ravens) In 1972, Chris Hayes, safety (NY Jets) In 1972, John Holecek, NFL linebacker (Buffalo Bills) In 1972, Vince Stewart, WLAF defensive tackle (Barcelona Dragons) In 1973, Dameian Jeffries, NFL defensive end (NO Saints) In 1973, Kristian Lundin, record producer In 1974, Scott Whittaker, center/tackle (Oakland Raiders) In 1975, Jason Tunks, London Ontario, discus thrower (Olympics-96) In 1976, Nicholas Butcher, LA Ca, field hockey midfielder/forward (Olympics-96) In 1977, Marko Milic, NBA guard (Phoenix Suns) In 1987, Katie Danza, daughter of Tony & Tracy Danza Sorry to see these people go: In , Marwan I ibn al-Hakam, 4th kalief of Omajjaden (684-85), dies In , Otto I the Great, Holy Roman Emperor (962-973), dies at 60 In 1166, Willem I, the Bad, king of Sicily (1154-66) In 1205, Ladislaus III Arpad, King of Hungary (1204-05), dies at 5 or 6 In 1523, Franz von Sickingen, Germ knight/protect of poor, dies of wounds at 42 In 1617, David Fabricius, German astronomer, dies at 53 In 1667, Johann Jakob Froberger, German 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How did Willem I get the nickname "the bad"?

Let me check and get back to you on that. It struck me as curious, too. In those days, bad did not imply super-good!

http://www.angelfire.com/ne/hendrikrody/gennl.html HM Willem I Frederik King of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange-Nassau, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, etc., etc., etc.2 (Born as: Willem Frederik Prince of Orange-Nassau) (Between April 9th, 1806 and December 2nd, 1813:) HH Willem Frederik Prince of Orange and Prince of Nassau, Count of Katzenelnbogen, Vianden, Diez, Spiegelberg, Buren, Leerdam and Culemborg (Since his abdication:) HM King Willem Frederik Count of Nassau * Huis ten Bosch Palace near The Hague, August 24th, 1772 � Palace at 36 Unter den Linden (a.k.a. "Dutch Palace"), Berlin, December 12th, 1843 Governor of Breda 1790 (deprived of his commission when he went into exile following the French invasion of the Netherlands, January 18th, 1795); Reigning Prince of Fulda, Count of Corvey, Weingarten, Dortmund, Isny and Buchhorn 1802-1807; Reigning Prince of Nassau in Diez, Dillenburg, Siegen and Hadamar 1806-1807 and 1813-1815; Count of Spiegelberg 1806-1819 Sovereign Prince of the Netherlands (proclaimed: Amsterdam, December 2nd, 1813; inaugurated: New Church, Amsterdam, March 30th, 1814); King of the Netherlands (proclaimed: March 16th, 1815; inaugurated: Brussels, September 21st, 1815; abdicated: The Loo Palace near Apeldoorn, October 7th, 1840); Grand Duke of Luxembourg, June 9th, 1815 (abdicated: The Loo Palace near Apeldoorn, October 7th, 1840) General of the Infantry of the Republic of the United Netherlands 1790 (deprived of his commission when he went into exile following the French invasion of the Netherlands, January 18th, 1795); General in the Army of Prussia 1806-1807 ***** This is the guy, but nothing about his being "Bad" or why. Married lots and fooled around even more apparently from his list of children!

Well he "went into exile".

...that bad?!

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1936, James Darren, actor (Time Tunnel) In 1936, Neville Purvis, British vice admiral (Chief of Fleet Support) In 1937, Dani�l Robberechts, Belgian writer (Labia Majora) In 1937, Dennis DeConcini, (Sen-D-AZ, 1977- ) In 1937, Michael Simmons, Air Marshal (British Ministry of Defense) In 1937, Thomas Pynchon, novelist (V) In 1938, Javed Burki, cricketer (Pakistani batsman in 25 Tests 1960-69) In 1938, Pierre Lucien Claverie, bishop of Oran In 1939, Otis Paul Drayton, Glen Cove NY, 4x100m runner (Olympic-gold-1964) In 1940, James Blyth, CEO (Boots) In 1940, Peter Benchley, NYC, novelist (Jaws, The Deep) In 1940, Ricky Nelson, NJ, rock star (Hello Mary Lou, It's Late, Garden Party) In 1941, James A Traficant Jr, (Rep-D-OH, 1985- ) In 1941, Jim Mitchum, Bridgeport CT, actor (Blackout, Invincible 6) In 1941, John Fred, rocker In 1942, Angel Cordero Jr, Santurce PR, jockey (Seattle Slew) [or Nov 8] In 1942, Euclid "Motorhead" Sherwood, rocker (Mothers Of Invention) In 1942, Norman Lamont, MP/Chancellor of Exchequer In 1942, Robin Hobbs, cricketer (England leg-spinner 1967-71) In 1942, Ruth Holland, journalist In 1943, Paul Samwell-Smith, rocker (Yardbirds-For Your Love) In 1943, Rick Samwell-Smith, rocker (Yardbirds-For Your Love) In 1943, Toni Tennille, Montgomery Ala, female Beachboy (Capt & Tennille) In 1944, Gary Glitter, [Paul Gadd], England, rocker (Rock & Roll Part II) In 1945, Arthur Docters van Leeuwen, jurist (Holland's secret service) In 1945, Keith Jarrett, jazz musician/film composer (Nachtfahrer) In 1947, Felicity Lott, English soprano (We come to the river) In 1947, Phil Sawyer, rocker (Spencer Davis Group) In 1947, Rick Zehringer, Ohio, rocker (McCoys) In 1948, John Reid, MP In 1948, Maurizio Nichetti, actor (Icicle Thief, Volcano) In 1951, Chris Frantz, Ky, rock drummer (Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club) In 1951, Deborah Harmon, actress (Ted Knight Show, M*A*S*H, Just the 10 of Us) In 1951, Philip Bailey, rocker (Earth Wind & Fire-Shining Star, Easy Lover) In 1952, Beth Henley, Jackson Miss, actress/playwright (Miss Firecracker) In 1952, Charles J Camarda, NYC, PhD/astronaut In 1954, David Keith, Knoxville Tenn, actor (Back Roads, Firestarter) In 1954, Pat Meyers, LPGA golfer In 1955, Alex Van Halen, Nijmegen Neth, rock drummer (Van Halen-1984, Jump) In 1955, Stephen Furst, Norfolk Va, actor (Animal House, Elliot-St Elsewhere) In 1956, Gary Wilmot, British? entertainer In 1956, Jeff Madrigali, Walnut Creek Calif, soling yachter (Olymp-bronze-96) In 1957, Deana Deardruff, US, 4 X 100m swimmer (Olympic-gold-1972) In 1957, Jeff Wincott, Toronto Canada, actor (Night Heat) In 1959, Ronnie Lott, Albuquerque, NM, NFL defensive back (SF 49er) In 1961, Riaz Poonawalla, cricketer (Indian 12th man/UAE bat 1994 ICC Trophy) In 1962, Terry Baker, CFL kicker (Montreal Alouettes) In 1963, Clemens Lothaller, Austria, cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-13 backup) In 1964, Cheryl Richardson, Palo Alto Calif, actress (Jennie-General Hospital) In 1964, Eric Brittingham, rocker (Cinderella-Heartbreak Station) In 1964, Melissa Gilbert Brinkman, LA, actress (Little House on the Prairie) In 1964, Peter Gill, rocker (Frankie Goes to Hollywood-Relax) [or Mar/Jan 8] In 1966, Eddie Brown, CFL slot back (Edmonton Eskimos) In 1967, Jamie Summers, [Cindy Sterling], XXX actress (Army Brat, Brat) In 1968, Franklin Langham, Augusta GA, Nike golfer (1993 Permian Basin Open) In 1968, John Johnson, NFL linebacker (NO Saints) In 1968, Omar Camporese, Italy, tennis star In 1969, Brad Culpepper, NFL defensive tackle (Tampa Bay Bucs) In 1969, Duane Forde, CFL fullback (Calgary Stampeders) In 1969, Swift Burch, CFL defensive end (Montreal Alouettes) In 1970, Christine Stark, Winnipeg Manitoba, volleyballer (Olympics-96) In 1970, Marco Heering, soccer player (Go Ahead Eagles) In 1970, Michael Bevan, cricketer (dashing NSW & Australian lefty bat) In 1971, Carlos Brooks, NFL cornerback (Arizona Cardinals) In 1971, Chris Wolf, actor/musician (Guys Next Door) In 1971, Stephen Ingram, NFL tackle/guard (Tampa Bay Bucs) In 1972, Chris Sanders, NFL wide receiver (Tennessee/Houston Oilers) In 1972, Keelin Curnuck, Miss New York USA (1996)/Ms Venus Swimwear (1994) In 1973, Wolf Wigo, Abington Penn, water polo driver (Olympics-96) In 1974, Calvin Branch, cornerback (Oakland Raiders) In 1974, Colin Daynes, Windsor Ontario, 68 kg Greco Roman wrestler (Olympic-96) In 1974, Korey Stringer, NFL tackle (Minn Vikings) In 1976, Oleg Tverdovsky, Donetsk Ukr, NHL defenseman (Winnipeg Jets) In 1978, Cindy Parlow, Memphis Tenn, soccer forward (Olympics-96) In 1978, Sandra Kleinova, Prague Czech, tennis star (1995 Futures-Turku-FIN) In 1979, Jayna Cronin Geneva NY, dance skater (& Dreger-1997 Natl-13th) Sorry to see these people go: In , Benedict II, Italian Pope (683-85), dies In , John, [Mercurius], Italian Pope (533-35), dies In 1319, Haakon V, King of Norway (1299-1319), dies In 1577, Viglius ab Aytta Zuichemus, lawyer/President (Raad van State), dies In 1684, Henri Dumont, composer, dies In 1725, John Lovewell, US indian fighter, dies in battle In 1773, Ali Bey, Egyptian Mameluk head, dies In 1785, Pietro Longhi, painter, dies In 1794, Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier, chemist (identified oxygen), guillotined In 1809, Augustin Pajou, French sculptor (Bachante), dies at 78 In 1818, Franz Ignaz Kaa, composer, dies at 78 In 1829, Mauro Giuseppe Sergio Pantaleo Giuliani, composer, dies at 47 In 1844, Charles XIV Johan, [Jean B Bernadotte], King of Sweden/Norway, dies In 1846, Giacomo Cordella, composer, dies at 59 In 1853, Joannes P Roothaan, 1st Dutch lt col-gen of Jesuits, dies at 67 In 1861, L sel� Teleki, Hungarian earl/revolutionary, commits suicide In 1864, James Samuel Wadsworth, gen-mjr (Union), dies in battle at 56 In 1873, John Stuart Mill, great Empiricist philosopher, dies at 66 In 1876, Truganini, last originating Tasmanian, dies In 1880, Gustave Flaubert, French writer (Salammb�), dies In 1885, Pavel Krizkovsky, composer, dies at 65 In 1887, Alexander Ulyanov, brother of Lenin/hanged for assassination of tsar In 1891, Helena Petrovina Blavatsky, Russian theosophist, dies In 1894, Klara Fey, German orch leaser (Die Kleinen Betrachtungen), dies at 79 In 1903, Eug�ne-Henri-Paul Gauguin, French painter (Tahiti), dies In 1904, Eadweard Muybridge, English photographer (horse trot), dies In 1909, Friedrich von Holstein, German diplomat, dies In 1915, Henry McNeal Turner, 1 US black army chaplain, dies at 82 In 1924, Lev N Lunts, Russian writer (Outside the Law), dies at 23 In 1930, Lvar Henning Mankell, composer, dies at 61 In 1932, Albert Thomas, French socialist politician In 1936, Oswald Spengler, German philosopher (Underworld of Abendlandes), dies In 1941, Heinrich Zollner, composer, dies at 86 In 1943, Mordicai Anielewicz, commander of Warsaw ghetto uprising, killed In 1948, Alfred Holy, composer, dies at 81 In 1950, Franklin Dyall, dies at 76 In 1951, Margaret Lindsay, actress (Take a Guess), dies at 40 In 1957, Johannes C B "Jan" Sluyters, Dutch painter, dies at 75 In 1958, Nasni Matni, Lebanese journalist, murdered In 1959, Renato Caccioppoli, Italian mathematician/pianist, suicide at 55 In 1960, Hugo Alfven, Swedish composer (Midsommarvaka), dies at 88 In 1961, James Fairfax, actor (Gale Storm Show), dies at 63 In 1965, H T W Hardinge, cricketer (scored 25 & 5 in only Test for Engld), dies In 1967, Barbara Payton, actress (Dallas, Trapped, Bad Blonde), dies at 39 In 1967, Elmer Rice, NY playwright/director/novelist, dies at 74 In 1967, Laverne Andrews, singer (Andrews Sisters), dies at 51 In 1973, Ralph Miller, last 19th century baseball player, dies In 1974, Graham Bond, rocker, dies jumping under a train In 1975, Avery Brundage, CEO (Intl Olympic Committee, 1952-72), dies at 87 In 1976, Alan Baxter, dies at 67 In 1976, Ulrike Meinhof, lead Germany Red Army Faction, dies In 1979, Talcott Parsons, US sociologist, dies at 76 In 1981, Daniel Gill�s, Belgian writer, dies at 64 In 1981, Margaret Lindsay, actress (G Men, Lady Killer, Jezebel), dies In 1981, Maurice Fernandes, cricket capt (WI in 1st Test win, 1930 v Eng), dies In 1982, Colin Blunstone, rocker (Zombies), dies of cancer at 36 In 1982, Gilles Villeneuve, Canadian auto racer, dies in an accident In 1985, Dolph Sweet, actor (Gil McGowan-Another World), dies at 74 In 1985, Edmond O'Brien, actor (Sam Benedict), dies of Alzheimer's at 69 In 1985, Karl Marx, German composer/conductor, dies at 87 In 1987, Pam Ewing, (Victoria Principal) character on Dallas, is killed off In 1988, Robert A Heinlein, sci-fi writer (Friday), dies of heart failure at 80 In 1990, Tomas O'Fiach, [Tomas Seamus Fee], Irish cardinal-archbishop, dies In 1991, Jean Langlais, composer, dies at 84 In 1991, Lloyd Ford, stuntman, dies at 79 In 1991, Ronnie Brody, British actor (Superman 3, What's Up Nurse), dies at 72 In 1992, Addeke H Boerma, dir-gen (FAO), dies at 80 In 1992, Brian Moore, writer (Catholics), dies of heart failure at 59 In 1992, Gul Mahomed, cricketer (8 Tests for India & one for Pakistan), dies In 1992, Margaretha D Ferguson-Wigerink, author (Fear on Java), dies In 1992, Richard Derr, actor (When Worlds Collide), dies at 74 of cancer In 1993, Kees Deenik, singer/conductor In 1994, Cobina W "Coby" Molenaar, peace activist, dies at 88 In 1994, George Peppard, actor (Breakfast at Tiffanys, A-Team), dies at 65 In 1994, Rupert Haselden, journalist/screenwriter, dies at 36 In 1994, Steven Keats, actor (Death Wish), dies of apparent suicide at 48 In 1995, Carroll Best, bluegrass banjo, dies at 63 In 1995, Jerry Zipkin, socialite, dies at 80 In 1995, Prem Bhatia, journalist, dies at 83 In 1995, Teresa Teng, singer, dies at 41 In 1996, Jane Cowan, cello teacher, dies at 80 In 1996, Luis Miguel Domiguin, bullfighter, dies at 69 In 1996, Serge Chermayeff, architect/designer, dies at 95 In 1997, Kai-Uwe Von Hassel, German Pres of Bundestag (CDU 1969-72), dies In 1999, Dana Plato, actor (Diff'rent Strokes), dies at 34. Events In , John II ends his reign as Catholic Pope In , St Benedict II ends his reign as Catholic Pope In , St Boniface IV ends his reign as Catholic Pope In 1360, Treaty of Br�tigny signed by English & French In 1429, French troops under Joan of Arc rescues Orl�ans In 1450, Jack Cade's Rebellion-Kentishmen revolt against King Henry VI In 1521, Parliament of Worms installs edict against Marten Luther In 1541, Hernando de Soto discovers Mississippi River In 1624, Hung king Bethlen G bor & emperor Ferdinand II sign Treaty of Vienna In 1639, William Coddington founds Newport RI In 1660, English parliament asks King Charles II to resigns In 1721, Michelangiolo dei Conti replaces Pope Clement XI, as Innocent XIII In 1741, France & Bavaria sign Covenant of Nymphenburg In 1784, Only known deaths by hailstones in US (Winnsborough SC) In 1792, British Capt George Vancouver sights, names Mt Rainier, Wash In 1792, US establishes military draft In 1794, US Post Office established In 1823, "Home Sweet Home" 1st sung (London) In 1834, Charles Darwin's expedition returns to the Beagle In 1834, Prussia, Austria & Russia sign classified accord about Belgium In 1840, Alexander Wolcott patents Photographic Process In 1842, Versailles to Paris train catches fire; 50 die In 1846, 1st major battle of M�xican War fought at Palo Alto Texas In 1847, Robert Thompson patents rubber tire In 1858, John Brown holds antislavery convention In 1861, Richmond Va, is named the capital of the Confederacy In 1862, Valley Campaign: Federals repulsed at Battle of McDowell Va In 1863, Confederaci�n Granadina becomes Estados Unidos de Colombia In 1864, Actions at Stony Creek/Nottoway bridge Virginia (Drewry's Bluff) In 1864, Atlanta Campaign: Sever fighting near Dalton In 1864, Battle of Antietam, VA (Spotslyvania Court House, Laurel Hill) In 1866, Australian Rules Football is created In 1871, English-US treaty ends Alabama dispute In 1877, 1st Westminster Dog Show held In 1878, 1st unassisted triple play in organized baseball, by Paul Hines In 1879, George Selden files for 1st patent for a gasoline-driven automobile In 1881, Henry Morton Stanley signs contract with Congolian monarch In 1882, David Belasco's "La Belle Russe," premieres in NYC In 1885, Sarah Ann Henley survives 76-m jump from Clifton Bridge, Avon, Engl In 1886, Jacob's Pharmacy in Atlanta sells 1st Coca-Coke (contained cocaine) In 1895, China cedes Taiwan to Japan under Treaty of Shimonoseki In 1896, Yorkshire Cricket all out for 887 against Warwickshire In 1897, 22nd Preakness: T Thorpe aboard Paul Kauvar wins in 1:51� In 1900, 250 grave robbers shot to death In 1900, Galveston Texas, hit by hurricane; about 6,000 die In 1900, John McGraw & Wilbert Robinson sign with Cardinals In 1901, In their long-delayed AL home opener, Boston defeats Phila 12-4 In 1902, Mt Pel�e erupts, wipes out St Pierre, Martinique, kills 30,000 In 1906, Phila A's pitcher Chief Benders plays outfield & hits 2 HRs In 1907, Boston's Big Jeff Pfeffer no-hits Cin Reds, 6-0 In 1907, Tommy Burns beats Jack O'Brien in 20 for heavyweight boxing title In 1909, Albert Raines runs world record marathon (2:46:04.6) In 1909, Frederick Barrett runs world record marathon (2:42:31) In 1915, 41st Kentucky Derby: Joe Notter aboard Regret wins in 2:05.4 In 1916, German munitions bunker in Fort Douaumont explodes In 1919, 1st transatlantic flight take-off by a navy seaplane In 1919, Appingedam soccer team forms In 1920, 46th Kentucky Derby: Ted Rice aboard Paul Jones wins in 2:09 In 1921, Sweden abolished capital punishment In 1923, Hobbs scores his 100th 100, 116* v Somerset at Bath In 1924, Arthur Honegger's "Pacifica 231," premieres In 1924, Memel territories given to Lithuania In 1924, Workers at Werkspoor in Amsterdam strike against 3rd wage cut In 1925, 51st Preakness: Clarence Kummer aboard Coventry wins in 1:59 In 1925, French colonial army beats Rifkabylen in Morocco In 1926, 1st flight over North Pole (Bennett & Byrd) In 1926, A Philip Randolph organizes Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters In 1926, Fire breaks out in Fenway Park In 1929, Jan Mayen island, 500 km NNE of Iceland, incorporated into Norway In 1929, NY Giant Carl Hubbell no-hits Pirates, 11-0 In 1931, Operette "Land of Smiles," premieres in London In 1935, Cin Red Ernie Lombardi doubles in 6th, 7th, 8th & 9th beat Phils 15-4 In 1936, Jockey Ralph Neves unexpectedly revived after being declared dead In 1936, after a fall. His wife fainted when he returned to track In 1937, 63rd Kentucky Derby: Charley Kurtsinger on War Admiral wins 2:03.2 In 1938, Stravinsky's "Dumbarton Oaks," premieres in Washington, DC In 1941, German Q-ship Pinguin sinks in Indian Ocean In 1942, $60,000 for Navy Relief Fund In 1942, 1st twilight game in 24 years, the Dodgers top Giants 7-6 raising In 1942, Aircraft carrier Lexington sunk by Japanese air attack at Coral Sea In 1942, German summer offensive opens in Crimea In 1943, 69th Preakness: Johnny Longden aboard Count Fleet wins in 1:57.4 In 1943, Adm Cunningham of Brit fleet: "Sink, burn & destroy; let nothing pass" In 1944, 1st eye bank opens (NYC) In 1944, 33 communist resistance fighter sentenced to death In 1944, U-575 sinks Asphodel In 1945, Canadian troops move into Amsterdam In 1945, Chinese counter attack at Tsjangte, supports by 14th air fleet In 1945, Gen Von Keitel surrenders to Marshal Zhukov In 1945, V-E Day; Germany signs unconditional surrender, WW II ends in Europe In 1946, Red Sox Johnny Pesky scores 6 runs in 1 game In 1947, A movement among Card players to protest its 1st meeting with Jackie In 1947, Robinson & the Dodgers is aborted by a talk from owner Sam Breadon In 1948, Bradman scores 146 Aust v Surrey, 174 mins, 15 fours In 1949, West German constitution approved In 1950, Chiang Kai-shek asks US for weapons In 1951, Dacron men's suits introduced In 1951, US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak In 1952, "Of Thee I Sing" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 72 performances In 1952, "Shuffle Along" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 4 performances In 1952, Mad Magazine debuts In 1953, WIPB TV channel 49 in Muncie, IN (PBS) begins broadcasting In 1954, 1st shot-put over 60' (18.29 m)-Parry O'Brien, Los Angeles, CA In 1956, John Osbornes "Look Back in Anger," premieres in London In 1958, Pres Eisenhower orders National Guard out of Central HS, Little Rock In 1958, VP Nixon is shoved, stoned, booed & spat upon by protesters in Peru In 1959, 3-deck Nile excursion steamer springs a leak panicking passengers In 1959, who capsized ship. 200 drown just yards from shore In 1960, USSR & Cuba resume diplomatic relations In 1960, Wiffi Smith wins LPGA Betsy Rawls Peach Blossom Golf Open In 1961, 1st practical sea water conversion plant-Freeport Texas In 1961, Alan Shepard receives NASA Distinguished Service Medal, Washington In 1962, "Funny Thing Happened" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 965 perfs In 1962, 1st Atlas Centaur Launch In 1962, London trolley buses go out of service In 1963, "Dr No" premieres in US In 1963, JFK offers Israel assistance against aggression In 1965, 1st shut put over 70' (Randy Matson 70' 7") In 1966, Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Tall City Golf Open In 1966, Last game at old Busch stadium, St Louis Card lose 10-5 to SF In 1966, Only HR ever hit out of Baltimore's Memorial Park (Frank Robinson) In 1967, Muhammad Ali is indicted for refusing induction in US Army In 1968, Jim (Catfish) Hunter of Oakland pitches perfect game vs Twins (4-0) In 1968, Pulitzer prize awarded to William Styron (Confessions of Nat Turner) In 1969, Cambodia recognizes German DR In 1969, Pope Paul VI publishes constitution Sacra Ritum Congregation In 1970, Beatles release "Let it Be" album In 1970, Construction workers break up an anti-war rally in NYC's Wall Street In 1970, NBA championship: Knicks beat Lakers, 113-99 In 1971, "Earl of Ruston" closes at Billy Rose Theater NYC after 5 performances In 1971, Joe Frazier beats Muhammad Ali at Madison Sq Garden In 1972, Sabena aircraft at Lod Intl, Tel Aviv, captured by Palestinians In 1973, Ernie Banks fills in for Cubs mgr Whitey Lockman who is ejected during In 1973, Indians holding SD hamlet of Wounded Knee for 10 weeks surrender In 1973, the game, thus technically becoming baseball's 1st black manager In 1974, 50 MPH speed limit in Britain lifted In 1974, Canada govt of Trudeau falls In 1974, FC Magdenburg wins 14th Europe Cup II In 1976, "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue" closes at Mark Hellinger NYC after 7 perfs In 1977, David Berkowitz pleads guilty in "Son of Sam" 44-caliber shootings In 1977, Hollis Stacy wins LPGA Lady Tara Golf Classic In 1978, ABC TV airs "Stars Salute Israel at 30" In 1978, Jan Stephenson wins LPGA Women's International Golf Tournament In 1979, Radio Shack releases TRSDOS 2.3 In 1980, Sabres take only 15 shots, Islanders 22, in a playoff game In 1980, World Health Organization announced smallpox had been eradicated In 1981, L Brozek discovers asteroid #3419 In 1981, Ron Davis pitches 10th consecutive strike out, 1 short of record In 1982, Canucks 5-Isles 6 (OT)-Stanley Cup-Isles hold 1-0 lead In 1983, Janet Coles wins LPGA Lady Michelob Golf Tournament In 1984, Chicago White Sox beat Milw Brewers, 7-6, in 25 inn (completed 5/9) In 1984, France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island In 1984, Minn Twins Kirby Puckett debuts with 4 singles In 1984, Thames Barrier to stop flooding in London officially completed In 1984, USSR announces it will not participate in LA Summer Olympics In 1985, 20th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama & Judds win In 1985, France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island In 1987, Gary Hart quits democratic presidential race (Donna Rice affair) In 1988, "Oba Oba" closes at Ambassador Theater NYC after 46 performances In 1988, Amateur referees work NJ Devil-Boston Bruin playoff games, as NHL In 1988, Fran�ois Mitterrand elected president of France In 1988, Juli Inkster wins LPGA Crestar Golf Classic In 1988, Mike Tyson crashes his $183,000 Bently on Varick St in NYC In 1988, referees walk-off, due to a restraining order brought by Devils In 1989, Paul McCartney releases "My Brave Face" & "Ferry Cross the Mersey" In 1989, US space shuttle STS-30 lands In 1990, Cuyahoga County voters approve sin tax to build Cleveland Gateway In 1991, CIA director William H Webster resigns In 1991, E F Helin discovers asteroid #5916 van der Woude & #8026 In 1991, R H McNaught discovers asteroid #5382 & #5441 In 1993, 16 year old Keron Thomas disguises himself as a motorman & takes In 1993, ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Phil Ware In 1993, Lennox Lewis beats Tony Tucker in 12 for heavyweight boxing title In 1993, NYC subway train & 2,000 passengers on a 3 hour ride In 1994, "Rise & Fall of Little Voice" closes at Neil Simon NYC after 9 perfs In 1994, 500th commentary by Andy Rooney on 60 Minutes In 1994, Colorado Silver Bullets (all-female pro baseball team) 1st game In 1994, Ernesto P�rez Balladares elected president of Panama In 1994, Jos� Maria Figueres becomes president of Costa Rica In 1994, Laura Davies wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic In 1994, Pres Clinton announces US will no longer repatriate boat people In 1996, NY Yankee Dwight Gooden wins his 1st AL game beating Tigers 10-3 In 1996, R H McNaught discovers asteroid #8218 In 1996, S Afr's Const Assembly adopts permanent post-apartheid constitution In 1997, Tea Leoni & David Duchovny wed in Greenwich Village Holidays [Czechoslovakia] Anniversary of Liberation (1945) [Helston, England] Furry Day [Ireland] Feis Ceoil music festival (1897) [Missouri] Harry S Truman's Birthday (1884) [M�xico] Higaldo Day [Norway] Liberation Day [Ribe, Denmark] Stork Day [US] Mother's Day, give her a call today [US] Native American/Indian Day [World] V-E Day, Victory in Europe (1945) Observances In 1417, [Ang/COE/ECUSA] Commemoration Julian of Norwich, mystic (1342-c1417) In 1417, [COE/ECUSA] Julian of Norwich 1342-c 1417 In 2008, [Jewish] Yom Haatzmaut (Iyyar 3, 5768) In 2030, [Jewish] Yom Haatzmaut (Iyyar 5, 5790) In 2042, [Jewish] Lag B'Omer-Love for Holy Land Day (Iyyar 18, 5802) [Christian-Bruges Belgium] Holy Blood Procession [Orthodox] Latest possible Orthodox Easter (4/25 OS) [RC] Commemoration of Apparition of St Michael the Archangel [RC] Desideratus, archbishop of Bourges

Today in Rotten History TODAY IN ROTTEN HISTORY we live in a slightly mad world May 8 1842 Parisians travelling by rail to commemorate the birthday of the French king are trapped in their railcars and incinerated, after a collision between two trains. In these early dails of rail, coaches were locked and no means of escape was available. This first major rail disaster took between 50 and 100 lives. May 8 1902 Mt. Pelee erupted, killing 30,000 (Martinique; 1902) Martinique, West Indies: Mt. Pelee erupted and wiped out city of St. Pierre; 40,000 dead. May 8 1987 Gary Hart withdrew from US Presidential race after press uncovered his affair with Donna Rice (1987) May 8 1988 Robert A Heinlein dead May 8 1991 Bill Clinton asked Paula Jones to have sex with her at the Excelsior Hotel (1991) May 8 1994 George Peppard, star of TV's "A Team" and "Banacek", dead at 65. May 8 1998 Bob Dole, on TV's Larry King Live, tells the world he participated in the Viagra impotence drug trials, thoroughly enjoying himself in the process. May 8 1999 Dana Plato, who played Kimberly Drummond on Diff'rent Strokes, dies in Oklahoma of an overdose of Valium and Loritab. On Friday, Plato appeared on the Howard Stern syndicated radio show claiming to be clean & sober; on Saturday she is dead from prescription drugs.

On May 09 - 129th day of year with 236 days left (Numerology = 5) Happy Birthday to: In 1265, Dante Alighieri, Italian poet (Divina Commedia) In 1596, Abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter In 1738, John Pindar, [Peter], physician/poet In 1740, Giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Barber of Seville) In 1783, Alexander Ross, Canada, pioneer/fur trader In 1785, James Pollard Espy, Penns, meteorologist (Philosphy of Storms) In 1793, Johannes C de Jonge, Dutch historian/archivist In 1796, August Pauly, German classicus (Real Encyclopedia) In 1800, John Brown, abolitionist; led attack on Harpers Ferry In 1801, Samuel Cousins, mezzotint engraver In 1810, Louis Gallait, historical painter In 1810, WFLC Marianne, princess of Orange-Nassau/daughter of king Willem I In 1814, Adolph von Henselt, composer In 1824, William Edmonson "Grumble" Jones, Brig General (Confederate Army) In 1829, Ciro Pinsuti, pianist/composer In 1833, Boleslaw Dembinski, composer In 1837, Adam Opel, German manufacturer (cycling, motorcars) In 1843, Belle Boyd, spy (Confederate)/actress/lecturer In 1844, [Maria] Catharina Beersmans, Belgian actress (Bad Herders) In 1846, Nikolay Feopemptovich Solov'yov, composer In 1855, Julius Rontgen, composer In 1860, James Matthew Barrie, Scotland, novelist (Margaret Ogilvy, Peter Pan) In 1865, August de Boeck, composer In 1873, Howard Carter, British archaeologist (found King Tutankhamen's tomb) In 1873, Lilian Mary Baylis, manager (Old Vic & Sadler's Wells Theater) In 1882, Henry J Kaiser, builder (Liberty Ships, Jeeps, Boulder Dam) In 1887, Jules Van de Leene, Belgian writer In 1892, Eric Westberg, composer In 1892, Zita, empress (Austria)/Queen (Hungary) In 1895, Lucian Blaga, Romaniams philosopher/poet (Dogmatic Aeon) In 1895, Richard Barthelmess, NYC, actor (Broken Blossoms, Noose) In 1899, Edward Pollock, saxophone/clarinet In 19--, Jeanna Michaels, New London Ct, actress (Connie-Dallas, Gen Hospital) In 19--, Teresa Hill, Burley Idaho, actress (Linda Holden-Models Inc) In 1901, Fuzzy Knight, Fairmont WV, actor (Oklahoma Annie, Cowby & the Lady) In 1901, George Duckworth, cricket wicket-keeper (England late 20's early 30's) In 1903, Walter Dehmel, writer In 1906, Eleanor Estes, author (Ginger Pye, Moffats) In 1907, Baldur von Schirach, German writer/nazi politician (Frame) In 1910, Barbara Woodhouse, dog training expert In 1910, P E Palia, cricketer (appeared in India's 1st Test-Lord's 1932) In 1911, Harry Simeone, Newark NJ, choral director (Kate Smith Show) In 1912, Pedro Armendariz, Mexico, actor (From Russia With Love) In 1913, John Hayes, Admiral In 1913, Victor Smith, Admiral (Australian Chiefs of Staff) In 1914, Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor In 1914, Frank Chacksfield, arranger/orch leader In 1914, Hank Snow, Nova Scotia Canada, country singer (I Went to Your Wedding) In 1914, Josef Muller-Brockmann, graphic designer/writer In 1914, Theodore Kheel, labor negotiator (Fair Employment Practices) In 1915, Richard Janvrin, British vice admiral In 1916, Bernard William George Rose, composer/organist In 1916, Cyril Bowles, bishop of Derby In 1916, Douglas Guest, organist In 1917, George Fleming, cyclist In 1917, John Arnatt, actor (Circumstantial Evidence) In 1918, Mike Wallace, Brookline Mass, newscaster (Biography, 60 Minutes) In 1918, Orville Freeman, Minneapolis, (Sen-D-Mn)/Sec of Agriculture (1961-69) In 1919, Arthur English, comedian/actor (Malachi's Cove) In 1920, Richard Adams, author (Day Gone By) In 1922, Sheila Burrell, actress (Black Orchid, Paranoiac, Laughter in Dark) In 1924, Bulat S Okudzjava, Russian author (Student!) In 1924, Connie Russell, NYC, singer (Club Embassy, Garroway at Large) In 1924, Gerard Wernars, Dutch graphic designer (Library stamps 1991) In 1924, Jean J A Girault, French director/screenwriter (l'Amour) In 1925, Peter Leng, Master General of the Ordnance In 1926, Alistair MacFarlane, principal (Heriot-Watt University England) In 1926, Francis Kennedy, British diplomat In 1926, Joshua Hassan, chief minister (Gibralter) In 1926, Robin Cooke, pres (NZ Court of Appeal) In 1927, John McDermott, Lord Justice of Appeal (Northern Ireland) In 1927, Manfred Eigen, German physicist/chemist (Nobel 1967) In 1927, Ray Katt, baseball player In 1928, Barbara Ann Scott, Ottawa Ontario, figure skater (Olympic-gold-1948) In 1928, Pall Pampichier Palsson, composer In 1928, Richard A "Pancho" Gonzalez, LA Calif, tennis star (US 1948-49) In 1929, Anthony Lloyd, Lord Justice of Appeal In 1930, Joan Sims, actress (Carry on Behind, Carry on Cleo) In 1931, Vance DeVoe Brand, Longmont Co, astro (Apollo 18, STS-5, 41B, 35) In 1932, Conrad Hunte, cricketer (great West Indian opener 1958-66) In 1932, David Plastow, CEO (Medical Research Council) In 1932, Gavin Lyall, author (Conduct of Major Maxim) In 1932, Geraldine McEwan, actress (Henry V) In 1932, J Alex McMillan, (Rep-R-NC, 1985- ) In 1933, Johnny Grant, unofficial mayor of Hollywood In 1934, Alan Bennett, Engld, playwright/actor (Secret Policeman's Other Ball) In 1934, John Robertson, deputy chairman (Barclays de Zoete Wedd) In 1934, Roy Massey, Master of Choristers (Hereford Cathedral) In 1936, Albert Finney, Salford UK, actor (Dresser, Under the Volcano) In 1936, Floyd Robinson, baseball player (White Sox, Reds, A's) In 1936, Glenda Jackson, Cheshire England, actress (Women in Love) In 1936, Terry Downes, middleweight boxing champ (1961-62) In 1936, Terry Drinkwater, TV newsman (CBS) In 1937, Dave Prater, Ocilla Ga, rock vocalist (Sam & Dave) In 1937, Sonny Curtis, Texas, guitarist (Crickets) In 1938, Geoffrey Holland, civil servant In 1938, Nokie Edwards, rocker (Ventures) In 1939, Bruce Mather, composer In 1939, Herbert Hippauf, baseball player In 1939, Jim Dent, Augusta GA, PGA golfer (1989 MONY Syracuse Senior) In 1939, Kenneth Warby, fastest man on water at 300 knots (345 mph) In 1939, Nokle Edwards, rocker In 1939, Ralph Boston, Laurel Miss, long jumper (Oly-gold/sil/brz-60, 64, 68) In 1940, Dick Morrissey, saxophonist In 1940, James L Brooks, producer/director (Broadcast News, Taxi, Critic) In 1941, Dorothy Hyman, England, sprinter (Oly-silver-60) In 1941, Jan Dibbets, sculptor/artist (Dutch Mountains) In 1941, Pete Birrell, rock bassist (Freddie & The Dreamers) In 1942, John D Ashcroft, (Gov-MO) In 1942, Mike Millward, rocker In 1942, Tommy Roe, Atlanta, rocker (Hooray for Hazel) In 1942, William Olner, MP In 1943, Bruce Milner, rocker (Every Mother's Son) In 1943, Maurice Foster, cricketer (West Indies batsman of 70's) In 1943, Tommy Roe, rocker In 1944, Don Dannemann, rocker (Cyrkle) In 1944, Richard Furay, Ohio, rock vocalist (Buffalo Springfield, Poco) In 1945, Steve Katz, NYC, rock guitarist/vocalist (Blood, Sweat & Tears) In 1946, Candice Bergen, Beverly Hills, actr (Carnal Knowledge, Murphy Brown) In 1947, Anthony Corlan, Cork City Ireland, actor (Something for Everyone) In 1948, John Drayton Mahaffey, Kerrville TX, PGA golfer (1978 PGA Champ) In 1949, Billy Joel, Bronx, rock vocalist (Pianoman, Capt Jack, Bridge) In 1949, Oleg Yuriyevich Atkov, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz T-10) In 1950, James A Butts, LA Calif, triple jumper (Olympic-silver-1976) In 1950, Matthew Kelly, actor/TV host (Holding the Fort, Relative Strangers) In 1950, Tom Petersson, Rockford Il, rock bassist (Cheap Trick) In 1951, Alley Mills, Chicago Ill, actress (Norma Arnold-Wonder Years) In 1952, Patrick Ryecart, actor (Silas Mariner) In 1953, Daniel Talbot, Montreal Que, golfer (Quebec Open-1979, 81, 84) In 1953, Gregory Beecroft, Chorpus Christi TX, actor (Guiding Light) In 1953, Ron Jackson, baseball player In 1953, Scott McInnis, (Rep-R-Colorado) In 1954, Balazs Taroczy, Hungary, tennis star In 1955, Kevin Peter Hall, Pitts Pa, actor (Misfits of Science) In 1955, Myra Blackwelder, LPGA golfer In 1957, Fred Markham, 1st man to pedal a bike 65 mph In 1957, John Stuper, baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals) In 1958, Esko Rechardt, Finland, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1980) In 1959, Andrew Jones, cricketer (highly consistent for NZ at 1st drop) In 1959, Asantha De Mel, cricketer (pioneering Sri Lankan Test opening bowler) In 1960, Iain Butchart, cricket all-rounder (Zimbabwe, Test v Pak 1995) In 1960, Jim Reilly, rocker (Red Rockers) In 1960, Tony Gwynn, LA CA, outfielder (San Diego Padres) In 1961, Rene Capo, Pinal del Rio Cuba, half-heavyweight judoka (Olympics-96) In 1962, Dave Gahan, Essex, rock vocalist (Depeche Mode-Dreaming of Me) In 1962, John Corbett, actor/singer (Chris-Northern Exposure) In 1962, Paul Heaton, rocker (Housemartins-Happy Hour, Over There) In 1964, Miloslav Mecir, Czechoslovakia, tennis player (Olympic-gold-1988) In 1965, Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot, rocker (Curiosity Killed Cat-Keep Distance) In 1965, Marc Logan, NFL running back (Washington Redskins) In 1965, Steve Yzerman, Cranbrook BC, NHL forward (Team Canada, Detroit) In 1966, Mark Tinordi, Red Deer, NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals) In 1968, Bruce Pickens, NFL cornerback (Oakland Raiders) In 1968, David Benoit, NBA forward (Utah Jazz, NJ Nets) In 1968, Marie-Jos� P�rec, Guadeloupe, French 200m/400m runner (Oly-2 gold-96) In 1968, Vince Workman, NFL running back (Packers, Panthers, Colts) In 1969, Carla Overbeck, Pasadena Calif, soccer defender (Olympics-96) In 1969, Renn Crichlow, Ottawa Ontario, canoeist (Olympics-8-92, 96) In 1970, Doug Christie, NBA guard/forward (Toronto Raptors) In 1972, Dan Hollander, Royal Oak Mich, figure skater (1996 Great Lakes champ) In 1972, Dave Barr, WLAF quarterback (Scotland Claymores) In 1972, Simon Hollingsworth, Australian 400m hurdler (Olympics-92, 96) In 1974, Pete Kelley, 218� lbs (99 kg) US weightlifter (Olympics-14th-1996) In 1974, Shin Yahata, hockey forward (Team Japan 1998) In 1974, Stephane Yelle, Ottawa, NHL center (Colorado Avalanche) In 1976, Faye Johnstone, Auckland NZ, archer (Olympics-96) In 1980, Angela Nikodinov, Spartanburg SC, figure skater (1997 Pacif Sr champ) In 1980, Tatewin Means, Miss South Dakota Teen USA (1996) Sorry to see these people go: In 1079, Stanislaus, Polish bishop of Cracow, murdered In 1280, Magnus VI Lagaboeter, King of Norway (1263-80), dies at 42 In 1443, Niccol� d'Albergati, Italian cardinal, dies In 1460, Jean Lavite, Atrechts painter, dies In 1474, Peter van Hagenbach, Elzasser knight/land guardian, beheaded In 1590, Karel "Cardinal" van Bourbon, archbishop of Rouen, dies at 66 In 1657, William Bradford, Governor (Plymouth Colony, Mass), dies In 1667, Marie Louise de Gonzague-Nevers, French Queen of Poland (1645-48) In 1688, Frederick William, Great Elector of Brandenburg, dies at 68 In 1707, Dietrich Buxtehude, German organist/composer, dies at about 69 In 1745, Tomaso Antonio Vitali, composer, dies at 82 In 1760, Nikolaus Ludwig und Pottendorf, Austrian composer, dies at 59 In 1770, Charles Avison, composer, dies at 61 In 1785, Franz Xaver Schnitzer, composer, dies at 44 In 1791, Francis Hopkinson, US writer/music/lawyer, dies at 53 In 1799, Claude-Benigne Balbastre, composer, dies at 72 In 1805, Friedrich Schiller, writer, dies at 45 In 1805, Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller, poet/playwright, dies at 45 In 1822, Charles Duquesnoy, composer, dies at 62 In 1850, Louis-Joseph Gay-Lussac, chemist/physicist, dies In 1853, Johann Philipp Samuel Schmidt, composer, dies at 73 In 1864, "Uncle" John Sedgwick, US Union general-major, dies in battle at 50 In 1864, Thomas Donnely Doubleday, US Union Col, dies in an accident In 1880, Johann Hermann Berens, composer, dies at 54 In 1884, Hermanus W Witteveen, theologist, dies at 69 In 1903, Rudolf Serkin, Bohemian/US pianist, dies In 1905, Ernst Pauer, composer, dies at 78 In 1926, Joseph Mallaby Dent, publisher, dies In 1927, Tommy Routledge, cricketer (4 Tests for S Africa 1892-96), dies In 1928, Constantin Dimitrescu, composer, dies at 81 In 1931, A[lbert] A[braham] Michelson, US physicist (1907 Nobel), dies at 78 In 1937, Walter Mittelholzer, Swiss aviation pioneer, dies in crash at 43 In 1944, Ethel Mary Smyth, composer, dies at 86 In 1945, Clem Hill, cricketer (49 Tests for Australia 1896-1912), dies In 1949, Louis II, Prince of Monaco, dies In 1951, Marie Ault, dies at 80 In 1952, Canada Lee, black actor (Lost Boundaries), dies in NYC at 45 In 1957, Ezio F Pinza, Italian bass (Scale of Milan, NY Met Opera), dies In 1957, Heinrich Campendonk, German painter/wood carver/glasier, dies at 67 In 1958, Bill Goodwin, TV announcer (Burns & Allen), dies at 47 In 1965, Leopold Figl, premier Austria, dies at 62 In 1966, Alfred Mendelsohn, composer, dies at 56 In 1966, Wilhelmus M Bekkers, bishop of Dukeenbosch, dies In 1967, Elmar Berkovich, Dutch industrial designer (Eindhoven theater), dies In 1967, Philippa Duke Schuyler, composer, dies at 35 In 1968, Finlay Currie, dies at 90 In 1968, Harold Gray, US comic strip artist (Little Orphan Annie), dies at 74 In 1968, Marion Lorne, actress (Aunt Clara-Bewitched), dies at 81 In 1968, Phil Arnold, actor (Skidoo, Errand Boy, Damn Yankees), dies at 58 In 1970, Percy Brier, composer, dies at 84 In 1970, Walter P Reuther, US worker's union leader/president (CIO), dies In 1974, Lyubomir Pipkov, composer, dies at 69 In 1975, Philip Dorn, dies at 73 In 1976, Raymond Chevreuille, Belgian composer, dies at 74 In 1976, Valentino Bucchi, composer, dies at 59 In 1977, James Jones, US writer (Bad Blood, From Here to Eternity), dies at 55 In 1977, Walter Kraft, composer, dies at 71 In 1979, Cyrus S Eaton, Canada/US multi-millionaire, dies at 95 In 1979, Lan Adomian, composer, dies at 73 In 1981, C E "Nip" Pellew, cricketer (10 Tests 484 runs at 37), dies In 1981, Nelson Algren, US writer (Man with the Golden Arm), dies at 72 In 1982, Ab [Albert] Visser, poet/writer (Ka�n sloeg Abel), dies In 1985, Edmond O'Brien, actor (Moon Pilot, Wild Bunch), dies at 69 In 1986, Dirk de Vroome, [Red Giant], Limbourg activist, dies at 60 In 1986, Herschel Bernardi, actor (Lt Jacoby-Peter Gunn, Arnie), dies at 62 In 1986, Tenzing Norgay, Tibetan climber (Mount Everest 1953), dies at 71 In 1987, Obafemi Awolowo, Nigeria, pres of Nigeria (1979-83), dies at 78 In 1989, Keith Whitley, country singer (Don't Close Your Eyes), dies at 33 In 1989, Paul J Steenbergen, actor (Ciske de Rat), dies at 82 In 1990, Luigi Nono, Ital composer (Intolleranza), dies at 66 In 1990, Pauline Frederick, 1st women to moderate Pres debate, dies at 84 In 1991, James L Reinsch, media-advisor (Roosevelt/Churchill/Kennedy), dies In 1991, Ronnie Brody, British actor (Superman III, Whats Up Nurse), dies at 72 In 1991, Rudolf Serkin, Bohemian/US pianist, dies In 1992, Mike Tyrell [Red Baron], British air acrobat, dies in an accident In 1993, Freya Stark, English author (Sunday Bloody Sunday), dies at 61 In 1993, Mary Duncan Sanford, dies at 98 In 1993, Penelope Gilliatt [Conner], British author In 1995, Abha Gandhi, servant to Gandhi, dies at 68 In 1995, Charles Montgomery Monteith, publisher, dies at 74 In 1995, Marshall Royal, jazz Sax/Clarinet, dies at 82 In 1995, Percy Mansell, cricketer (355 runs in 13 Tests for S Afr), dies Events In 1092, Lincoln Cathedral consecrated In 1336, Italian poet Francesco Petrarca climbs Mont Ventoux In 1386, Treaty of Windsor between Portugal-England In 1460, Court yard episcopal palace Atrecht has witch burnings In 1502, Columbus left Spain on his 4th & final trip to New World In 1519, Austrian adel/burgerij in uprising against central government In 1573, Polish Parliament selects duke of Anjou as king In 1588, Duke Henri de Guises troops occupy Paris In 1671, Col Thomas Blood attempts to steal Crown Jewels In 1689, English King Willem III declares war on France In 1738, England routes fleet in Mediterranean Sea & West-Indies In 1753, King Louis XV disbands French parliament In 1754, 1st newspaper cartoon in America-divided snake "Join or Die" In 1766, John Byron back in England after trip around the world In 1785, British inventor Joseph Bramah patents beer-pump handle In 1788, English parliament accepts abolishing of slave trade In 1836, HMS Beagle with Charles Darwin departs Port Louis, Mauritius In 1837, "Sherrod" burns in Mississippi River below Natchez Miss; 175 dies In 1846, Battle of Resaca de la Palma-US sends Mexico back to Rio Grande In 1862, Battle of Farmington, MS In 1862, Battle of Ft Pickens, FL (Pensacola), evacuated by CS In 1862, US Naval Academy relocated from Annapolis MD to Newport, RI In 1864, -20] Skirmish at Ware Bottom Church, Virginia In 1864, Battle of Cloyd's Mt, & Swift Creek, VA (Drewery's Bluff, Ft Darling) In 1864, Battle of Dalton, GA In 1864, Ship battle at Helgoland, Austria-Denmark In 1868, Anton Bruckner's 1st Symphony in C, premieres In 1874, Victoria Embankment, in London opens In 1882, Telegraph Hill RR Co organized In 1889, 15th Kentucky Derby: Thomas Kiley aboard Spokane wins in 2:34� In 1896, 1st horseless carriage show in London (featured 10 models) In 1899, Lawn mower patented In 1901, Australia opens its 1st parliament in Melbourne In 1901, Cleve's Earl Moore no-hits Chic White Sox 9 inn but loses in 10th 4-2 In 1905, Max Wolf discovers asteroid #565 Marbachia In 1905, P Gotz discovers asteroid #564 Dudu In 1908, Dirk Fock becomes governor of Suriname In 1911, Fire breaks out at Empire Theater in Edinburgh Scotland In 1913, 17th amendment provides for election of senators by popular vote In 1914, 40th Kentucky Derby: John McCabe aboard Old Rosebud wins in 2:03.4 In 1914, Pres Wilson proclaims Mother's Day In 1915, German & French fight Battle of Artois In 1916, British-France Sykes-Picot meet over division of Turkey In 1917, R Schorr discovers asteroid #869 Mellena In 1925, Cornerstone for Hebrew University, Jerusalem laid In 1926, Richard Byrd & Floyd Bennett make 1st flight over North Pole In 1927, 53rd Preakness: Whitey Abel aboard Bostonian wins in 2:01.6 In 1927, Canberra replaces Melbourne as the capital of Australia In 1929, NY Giant Carl Hubbell no-hits Pitts Pirates In 1929, WJW-AM in Cleveland Ohio begins radio transmissions In 1930, 56th Preakness: Earl Sande aboard Gallant Fox wins in 2:00.6 In 1931, 57th Preakness: George Ellis aboard Mate wins in 1:59 In 1932, 58th Preakness: Eugene James aboard Burgoo King wins in 1:59.8 In 1932, Piccadilly Circus, 1st lit by electricity In 1932, WOC-AM in Davenport Iowa merges with WHO to become WHO-WOC In 1933, Spanish anarchists call for general strike In 1934, Bradman out for a Cricket duck against Cambridge University! In 1936, 1st KLM airplane to land on Bonaire In 1936, Italy takes Addis Abba, annexing Absynnia (Ethiopia) In 1937, Reds beat Phillies 21-10 (Ernie Lombardi goes 6 for 6) In 1939, Catholic church beatified the 1st Native American, Kateri Tekakwitha In 1941, English Army breaks German spy codes In 1942, 68th Preakness: Basil James aboard Alsab wins in 1:57 In 1943, 5th German Pantser army surrenders in Tunisia In 1943, Rotschild-Haddassh University Hospital opens In 1944, 1st eye bank opens (NYC) In 1944, Country singer Jimmie Davis becomes governor of Louisiana In 1944, Dutch resistance fighter Gerard Musch arrested In 1944, Joe McCarthy returns as Yankee manager after an illness In 1944, Russians recapture Crimea by taking Sevastopol In 1945, Czechoslovakia liberated from Nazi occupation (Natl Day) In 1945, Jersey liberated from nazis In 1945, Nazi propagandist Max Blokzijl arrested In 1945, New balata ball used in baseball, 50% livilier In 1945, Norwegian nazi collaborators Vidkun Quisling arrested In 1945, Victory celebration at Red Square In 1946, 1st hour long entertainment TV show, "NBC's Hour Glass" premieres In 1946, 1st variety show on TV "NBC's Hour Glass," premieres In 1946, King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy abdicates, replaced by Umberto In 1949, Britain's 1st launderette opens in Queensway London In 1949, Prince Rainier III becomes leader of Monaco In 1950, French Foreign min Robert Schuman calls for European community EGKS In 1950, Norman Dello Joco's premieres in Bronxville In 1951, Air raid on Chinese positions at Yalu River In 1955, German Federal Republic joins NATO In 1958, Botvinnik recaptures world chess championship In 1959, Dorothy Rigney, husband John, & Hank Greenberg resign from White Sox In 1960, Nigeria becomes a member of British Commonwealth In 1960, US is 1st country to use the birth control pill legally In 1960, US send U-2 over USSR In 1961, Balt Oriole Jim Gentile hits 2 grand slams (9 RBIs) vs Minn Twins In 1961, FCC Chairman Newton N Minow criticizes TV as a "vast wasteland" In 1961, Jim Gentile is 4th to hit grand slams in consecutive innings In 1962, Beatles sign their 1st contract with EMI Pstlophone In 1962, Laser beam successfully bounced off Moon for 1st time In 1962, US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island In 1963, US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site In 1964, Khrushchev visits Egypt In 1964, Peter & Gordon release "World Without Love" In 1965, Beatles attend a Bob Dylan concert In 1965, Luna 5 launched (USSR) 1st attempt to soft land on Moon (fails) In 1966, 1st black member of Federal Reserve Board (A F Brimmer) In 1966, China PR performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC In 1967, 1st flight of Fokker F-28 Fellowship In 1967, Gijsbert van Hall resigns as mayor of Amsterdam In 1969, BPAA All-Star Bowling Tournament won by Billy Hardwick In 1970, 100,000s demonstrate against Vietnam War In 1971, 23rd Emmy Awards: All in the Family, Jack Klugman & Jean Stapleton In 1971, Elizabeth Bonner runs female world record marathon (3:01:42) In 1971, Friends of Earth return 1500 non-returnable bottles to Schweppes In 1971, Largest walk in crowd (31,626) in Balt Oriole history In 1971, Sandra Haynie wins LPGA San Antonio Alamo Golf Open In 1972, T Smirnova discovers asteroids #1903 Adzhimushkaj & #1904 Massevitch In 1973, For 2nd time, Johnny Bench hits 3 HRs in a game In 1974, House Judiciary Committee begin formal hearings on Nixon impeachment In 1975, Brian Oldfield shot puts 22.86 m (world record) In 1975, Flyers 1-Isles 5-Semifinals-Flyers hold 3-2 lead In 1976, "So Long 174th St" closes at Harkness Theater NYC after 16 perfs In 1976, Sally Little wins LPGA Ladies Masters at Moss Creek Golf Tournament In 1977, Hotel Poland in Amsterdam destroyed by fire, 33 killed In 1977, Mabel Murphy Smythe confirmed as ambassador to Rep of Cameroon In 1977, Patty Hearst let out of jail In 1978, "Ain't Misbehavin'" opens at Longacre Theater NYC for 1604 perfs In 1978, Corpse of kidnapped ex-premier Aldo Moro found In 1978, Fee Waybill of Tubes breaks a leg falling off stage In 1978, Musical "Ain't Misbehavin'," premieres in NYC In 1978, PSV beats Bastica, 3-0, to win UEFA Cup in Eindhoven Neth In 1979, US & USSR sign Salt 2 treaty, limiting nuclear weapons In 1980, 35 motorists die as a Liberian freighter rams a Tampa Bay Bridge In 1981, Felix Aguilar Observatory discovers asteroid #4397 Jalopez In 1981, Kazimiroff Blvd in Bronx named for a Bronx historian In 1982, "9" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 739 performances In 1982, Arthur Kopit's musical "Nine," premieres in NYC In 1982, Sally Little wins LPGA United Virginia Bank Golf Classic In 1983, 18th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama & Willie Nelson In 1983, S Sei discovers asteroid #2909 Hoshi-no-ie In 1984, Alexander Calder's "Big Crinkly" sells for $852,000 In 1984, Chicago White Sox beat Milw Brewers, 7-6, in 25 inn (started 5/8) In 1984, J Gibson discovers asteroid #7460 In 1984, White Sox & Brewers play 8:06, game, longest timed baseball game In 1987, 183 die aboard a Polish jetliner that crashes in Warsaw In 1987, Actor Tom Cruise (27) & actress Mimi Rogers (33), marry In 1987, Oriole Eddie Murray is 1st to switch hit HRs in 2 consecutive games In 1988, A's winning streak hits 14, ends tommorow In 1988, Australia's new parliament house is opened by Queen Elizabeth In 1988, Belgium: 8th govt of Martens forms In 1988, C S Shoemaker & E M Shoemaker discover asteroid #4899 Candace In 1988, C S Shoemaker discovers asteroid #4451 Grieve & #5231 Verne In 1989, "Saratina!" closes at Cort Theater NYC after 597 performances In 1989, Journalist petition Chinese govt for freedom of press In 1989, NY Mets Kevin Elster, errors after 88 errorless games at shortstop In 1989, NY Mets Rick Cerone, errors after 159 errorless games as catcher In 1989, VP Quayle say in United Negro College Fund speech: "What a waste it In 1989, is to lose one's mind" instead of "a mind is terrible thing to waste" In 1990, NY Newsday reporter Jimmy Breslin suspended for a racial slur In 1990, Sampdoria wins 30th Europe Cup II In 1991, E F Helin discovers asteroid #5593 Jonsujatha In 1991, Italian actress Laura Antonelli found guilty of cocaine possession In 1991, Michael Landon appears on Tonight Show to talk about his cancer In 1992, After trailing 9-0, St Louis Cards beat Atlanta Braves 12-11 In 1992, America Cup finals begin in San Diego In 1992, Final episode of "Golden Girls" airs on NBC-TV In 1992, Michelle McLean, 19, of Namibia, crowned 41st Miss Universe In 1993, "Ain't Broadway Grand" closes at Lunt-Fontanne NYC after 25 perfs In 1993, "Song of Jacob Zulu" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 53 perfs In 1993, Landslide in Nambija Ecuador, kills 300 In 1993, Meg Mallon wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic In 1993, Mustapha Matura's "Playboy of West Indies," premieres in NYC In 1993, Paraguay holds its 1st pres & parliamentary elections in 50 years In 1994, "Passion" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 280 performances In 1994, G J Garradd discovers asteroid #6874 In 1994, Mass murderer Joel Rifkind found guilty in NY In 1995, Cleveland Indians tie record of scoring 8 runs before making an In 1995, Kinshasa, Zaire under quarantine after an outbreak of Ebola virus In 1995, out, they beat Twins 10-0 In 1997, 1st US ambassador since Saigon fell arrives in Vietnam In 1997, San Diego Padres retire #35 worn by pitcher Randy Jones In 1998, ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Holidays [Channel Island, Guernsey, Jersey] Liberation Day (1945) [Ireland] Feis Ceoil music festival (1897) [Poland, USSR] Victory Day [in World War II] [US] Mother's Day, give her a call today [US] Native American/Indian Day [World] North Pole Flight Day (1926) Observances In 2004, [Jewish] Lag B'Omer-Love for Holy Land Day (Iyyar 18, 5764) In 2011, [Jewish] Yom Haatzmaut (Iyyar 5, 5771) In 2019, [Jewish] Yom Haatzmaut (Iyyar 4, 5779) In 2023, [Jewish] Lag B'Omer-Love for Holy Land Day (Iyyar 18, 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Marcia, as you noted today is the birthday of John Brown. It is the bicentennial of his birth in fact. Brown is fascinating, but also one of the most problemic figures in American History. He was a deeply religious man with a strong sense of justice, but his bent toward employing extreme violence in support of his cause, makes him a problemic hero. I've never thought that Brown was mad. That is something which African-American historians have noted about white Americans. To their minds, some whites too easily dismiss Brown as a madman. He was nowhere near that simple. Brown truly hated the institution of slavery, and he held equal vehemence toward racism. His actions were in part triggered by the Supreme Court's handing down of the Dred Scott Decision, and the probable expansion of slavery into the western territories, such as Kansas. The novelist Russell Banks has noted that John Brown was a very American man as evidenced by his taking up of arms to fight against what he felt was an injustice. The history of the United States is rife with such people and actions from the 17th Century to the present. Brown is not only a hero to those opposed to racism, but also to the extreme wing of the Pro-Life movement. They justify their bombings of reproductive rights clinics and murders of doctors that perform abortions by Brown's actions against slavery. It is frightening. John Brown remains complex, compelling, and elusive. Yes, he did have the courage of his convictions, but at what extreme cost were his ideals to be realized?

One must be prepared to sacrifice greatly to accomplish greatly... Tom Brown was one such driven person. I lived in West Virginia for four years and they do not like to talk about him with newcomers, which they consider "outsiders." In four years of trying to get a handle on this enigmatic man, I was unable to do so and he remains as elusive to me as ever. Thank you for bringing up the whole situation concerning his life and times. Fascinating.

I asked John about John Brown. he replied: If you believe in equality and that sometimes people have to march to a moral authority that is above but against the law (Emerson, Thoreau, Gandhi, Jesus), then John Brown is a hero. If you believe that whites are superior to blacks and should be treated as such or if you believe the law of men is the law, and that following the law is the only moral authority, then Brown would be a villain--as were Jesus, Gandhi, Emerson and Thoreau.

Today is Wednesday, May 10, the 131st day of 2000 with 235 to follow. The moon is in its first quarter. The morning stars are Venus and Jupiter. The evening stars Mercury and Mars. Those born on this date are under the sign of Taurus. They include British statesman and scholar James Bryce in 1838; Swiss theologian Karl Barth in 1886; Max Steiner, who composed movie themes, in 1888; actor/dancer Fred Astaire in 1899; movie producer David O. Selznick ("Gone With The Wind") in 1902; pediatrician/author T. Berry Brazelton in 1918 (age 82); actress Nancy Walker in 1921; actor Gary Owens ("Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In") in 1936 (age 64); and U2 lead singer Bono in 1960 (age 40). On this date in history: In 1865, Confederate President Jefferson Davis was captured by Union troops and spent the next two years in prison. In 1869, the "golden spike" was driven at Promontory, Utah, joining the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific lines to form America's first transcontinental railway. In 1940, Nazi Germany invaded Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, swinging 89 army divisions around France's so-called "impregnable" Maginot Line. Scarcely one month later, German forces entered Paris. In 1973, a federal grand jury investigating the Watergate scandal indicted former Attorney General John Mitchell and former Commerce Secretary Maurice Stans on perjury charges. In 1984, a federal judge in Utah found the U.S. government negligent in above-ground Nevada nuclear tests from 1951 to 1962 that exposed downwind residents to radiation. In 1992, at least 14 coal miners were killed in an underground explosion at a mine in Nova Scotia, Canada. In 1993, in Orlando, Fla., jury selection began in the racially charged retrial of William Lozano, the Hispanic Miami police officer charged with killing two black motorcyclists. Also in 1993, the FDA approved the sale of the first female condom. In 1994, Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as South Africa's first black president. Also in 1994, the Michigan Court of Appeals struck down the state's ban on assisted suicide. And in 1994, John Wayne Gacy, the convicted killer of 33 young men and boys, was executed in Illinois. In 1995, a second man, Terry Nichols, was charged in the bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City. Also in 1995, the World Health Organization said a mysterious disease in Zaire was caused by the deadly Ebola virus. By the time the outbreak was declared over in late August, 244 of the 315 known victims had died. In 1997, President Clinton attended a summit of 15 Caribbean leaders in Barbadoes. A thought for the day: it was actor Peter Ustinov who observed, "Parents are the bones on which children sharpen their teeth."

People on May 10th: birthdates Jim Abrahams: 1944 (is 56 in 2000, 57 in 2001) (*) Movie Director, Writer, Airplane!, Hot Shots, Top Secret Ron Banks: 1951 (is 49 in 2000, 50 in 2001) Rhythm and Blues Singer, lead of The Dramatics Taurean Blacque: 1940 (is 60 in 2000, 61 in 2001)? TV Actor, Hill St. Blues' Det. Neal Washington; some also say b. May 1946; some say b. Aug 21, 1948 (is 52 in 2000) Bono: 1960 (is 40 in 2000, 41 in 2001) Rock & Roll Singer, Songwriter, Irish, b. in Dublin; U2 lead; RN:Paul Hewson Barbara Taylor Bradford: 1933 (is 67 in 2000, 68 in 2001) Author Jason Brooks: 1966 (is 34 in 2000, 35 in 2001) Soap Actor, Days of our Lives' Peter Blake Mark David Chapman: 1955 (is 45 in 2000, 46 in 2001) Assassin, The scum who killed John Lennon David Clennon: 1943 (is 57 in 2000, 58 in 2001) TV/Movie Actor, thirtysomething's Miles, Almost Perfect's Neal Luder Teri Copley: 1961 (is 39 in 2000, 40 in 2001) Actress, We Got It Made's Mickey MacKenzie; Christopher Mayer's ex- Gary Daley: 1962 (is 38 in 2000, 39 in 2001) New Wave Musician, of China Crisis Jason Dalyrimple: 1980 (is 20 in 2000, 21 in 2001) Rhythm and Blues Performer, of Soul For Real Donovan: 1946 (is 54 in 2000, 55 in 2001) (*) Classic Rock Singer, Guitarist, Songwriter, Scotish, b. in Glasgow; Sunshine Superman; LN:Phillip Leitch or Donald P. Leitch; some say b. Feb 10 or 1943 Sly Dunbar: 1952 (is 48 in 2000, 49 in 2001) Drummer, Music Producer, Songwriter, Jamaican, of Sly & Robbie, RFN:Noel Charles Henry Fambrough: 1938 (is 62 in 2000, 63 in 2001)? Rhythm and Blues Singer, of The Spinners; AP says 1938; some say b. May 10, 1935 (is 65 in 2000) Jay Ferguson: 1947 (is 53 in 2000, 54 in 2001) Rock & Roll Singer, Keyboardist, RFN:John; of Spirit Meg Foster: 1948 (is 52 in 2000, 53 in 2001)? Actress, Cagney & Lacey's Det. Chris Cagney (1982), Sharon Gless took over the role in the second season; AP says May 14.; some say b. May 14, 1948 (is 52 in 2000) Graham Gouldman: 1946 (is 54 in 2000, 55 in 2001)? Rock & Roll Performer, Keyboardist, Singer/Guitarist, Songwriter, Bassist, English, of Mockingbirds, Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders, 10cc, Wax, The Teardrop Explodes; some say b. May 10, 1945 (is 55 in 2000) Jordan Hewson: 1989 (is 11 in 2000, 12 in 2001) Celebrity Daughter, Bono & Ali's daughter; aka U3 Larry Flash Jenkins: yr unknown Actor, Speeder in karate & sports; The White Shadow's Wardell Stone, Bay City Blues, Finder of Lost Loves Lawrence Lau: 1954 (is 46 in 2000, 47 in 2001) Soap Actor, All My Children's Greg Nelson, Another World's Jamie Frame; some say b. 1953 Maureen Lipman: 1946 (is 54 in 2000, 55 in 2001) Movie Actress, Educating Rita, Wonderworks Jackie Lomax: 1944 (is 56 in 2000, 57 in 2001) Singer, Songwriter, English Dave Mason: 1946 (is 54 in 2000, 55 in 2001) Rock & Roll Performer, Singer/Guitarist, Composer/Songwriter, English, lead of Traffic, soloist; some say 1944, 45, or 47 Emily Katherine McEnroe: 1991 (is 9 in 2000, 10 in 2001) Celebrity Daughter, Tatum O'Neal & John's daughter Judson Mills: 1969 (is 31 in 2000, 32 in 2001) Soap Actor, As The World Turns' Hutch Hutchinson (sounds like Starsky's partner); Christiaan Mills' hubby, Walker Texas Ranger Krist Novoselic: 1965 (is 35 in 2000, 36 in 2001) Heavy Metal Bassist, of Nirvana Gary Owens: 1936 (is 64 in 2000, 65 in 2001) (*) HALL OF FAMER, Radio Disc Jock, Cartoon Voicist, Announcer, Variety Show Host, Panelist, Rowan & Martin's Laugh In announcer, Gong Show host/panelist, The Banana Splits, Yogi Bear, Space Ghost, Green Hornet, comedy LPs; Owens was the orignal voice behind the Cartoon Network's late night host with the most Space Ghost, and also the narrator for SG's original cartoon which also featured Johnny Carson as "Dino Boy." Erik Palladino: 1968 (is 32 in 2000, 33 in 2001) Actor, ER's Dr. David Mallucci Marie-France Pisier: 1944 (is 56 in 2000, 57 in 2001) Actress, Vietnamese, Scruples Jimmy Ponder: 1946 (is 54 in 2000, 55 in 2001) Jazz Performer, Guitarist Victoria Rowell: 1960 (is 40 in 2000, 41 in 2001) TV/Movie Actress, Soap Actress, Young & the Restless' Drucilla Barber Winters, Cosby Show's Paula, Diagnosis Murder's Amanda Livingston Homer Simpson: 1955 (is 45 in 2000, 46 in 2001) (*) Fictious Character, Simpsons character Trevin Valentine: 1987 (is 13 in 2000, 14 in 2001) Celebrity Son, Kim & Scott's son Julius Wechter: 1935 (is 65 in 2000, 66 in 2001) Musician, Marimba player; of Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass Bert Weedon: 1920 (is 80 in 2000, 81 in 2001)? Singer, Guitarist, Songwriter, English; some say b. May 10, 1921 (is 79 in 2000) Young M.C.: 1967 (is 33 in 2000, 34 in 2001) Rap Singer, English, RN:Marvin Young Goto Top People on May 10th: birth anniversaries Carl Albert: 1908=d.Feb 4, 2000 (was 91) Congressperson, ex-White House speaker Arthur B. Jr. Alexander: 1940=d.Jun 9, 1993 (was 53) Soul Singer, Country Singer, Songwriter, Music Producer Fred Astaire: 1899=d.Jun 22, 1987 (was 88) HALL OF FAMER, Dancer, TV/Movie Actor, Singer, TV Host, Episcopalian, Choreographer, b. in Omaha, Ne.; RN:Frederick Austerlitz; major star of 30 film musicals; It Takes a Thief's Alister, Alcoa Premiere; Robin Smith's hubby; d. in Los Angeles Edward "Ed" Barrow: 1868=d.???? HALL OF FAMER, MLB Manager, Executive, N.Y. Yankees prez 1921-45 John Wilkes Booth: 1838?=d.Apr 26, 1865 Stage Actor, Assassin, He assassinated Lincoln; some say b. Aug 26, 1838 Lee Brilleaux: 1952=d.Apr 7, 1994 (was 41) Singer, English, South African, b. in Durban; founder of the rhythm and blues band Dr. Feelgood; thanks to Shirley for the birthdate Clarence Brown: 1890?=d.Aug 17, 1987 (was 97) Movie Director; some say b. May 1, 1890 "Mother" Maybelle Carter: 1909=d.Oct 23, 1978 (was 69) HALL OF FAMER, Country Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist, of The Carter Family; Mother of June, Helen, & Anita Ariel Durant: 1898=d.Oct 25, 1981 (was 83) Historian, Russian, American, Will's wife; The Story of Civilization Augustin Jean Fresnel: 1788=d.Jul 14, 1827 (was 39) Physicist, French, pioneered in optics and did much to establish the wave theory of light advanced by Thomas Young. Robert Gray: 1755=d.Sep, 1806 Navigator, Explorer, first to carry the U.S. Flag around the world as the captain of the first ship to circumnavigate the globe and explorer of the Columbia River. Thurston Hall: 1882=d.Feb 20, 1958 (was 75) Actor, Topper's Mr. Schuyler Vincent T. Hamlin: 1900=d.Jun 14, 1993 (was 93) (*) ComicStrip Cartoonist, Journalist, Alley Oop creator David Huffman: 1945=d.Feb 27, 1985 (was 39) Movie Actor, FIST, Onion Field Pee Wee Hunt: 1907=d.Jun 22, 1979 (was 72) Singer, Trombonist, Bandleader, Jazz Musician Charles Knowlton: 1800=d.Feb 20, 1850 (was 49) Physician, whose popular treatise on birth control, the object of celebrated court actions in the United States and England, initiated the widespread use of contraceptives. Mel Lewis: 1929=d.Feb 2, 1990 (was 60) Drummer, Bandleader, Jazz Musician Sir Thomas Lipton: 1850=d.Oct 2, 1931 (was 81) Merchant, Scotish, of Lipton Tea Margo: 1918=d.Jul 17, 1985 (was 67) Actress, Viva Zapata; Eddie Albert's wife Charles McGraw: 1914=d.Jul 30, 1980 (was 66) TV/Movie Actor, Casablanca, The Smith Family's Capt. Hughes; Hollywood tough guy actor Mae Murray: 1885?=d.Mar 23, 1965 Actress, MN:Marie Adrienne Koenig; some say b. May 10, 1889 Danny Rapp: 1941=d.Apr 5, 1983 (was 41) Singer, b. in Philadelphia; lead of Danny and the Juniors George Ross: 1730=d.Jul 14, 1779 (was 49) Judge/Jurist, Attorney/Lawyer, Revolutionary, Politician, Declaration of Independence signer Rudolf Schoenheimer: 1898=d.Sep 11, 1941 (was 43) Biochemist, German, whose technique of "tagging" molecules with radioactive isotopes made it possible to trace the paths of organic substances through animals and plants and revolutionized metabolic studies. David O. Selznick: 1902=d.Jun 22, 1965 (was 63) Movie Producer, Duel in the Sun, The Third Man, Gone With the Wind, Rebecca; Jennifer Jones' hubby Jared Sparks: 1789=d.Mar 14, 1866 (was 76) Historian, Editor, Publisher, Biographer, editor of the North American Review, and president of Harvard College. Max Steiner: 1888=d.Dec 28, 1971 (was 83) Conductor/Composer, Austrian, Gone With The Wind, Casablanca Dimitri Tiomkin: 1899=d.Nov 11, 1979 (was 80) Composer, Musician, Pianist, American, Russian, of films such as High Noon, The High And The Mighty, The Old Man And The Sea, Gunfight At The O.K. Corral, Rio Bravo, The Alamo, The Guns Of Navarone, amd Tchaikovsky Sid Vicious: 1957=d.Feb 2, 1979 (was 21) (*) Punk Rock Singer/Guitarist, Bassist, Songwriter, British, RN:John Simon Ritchie; of The Sex Pistols Nancy Walker: 1922=d.Mar 25, 1992 (was 69) (*) TV/Movie/Stage Actress, Comedienne, Director, Singer, Jewish, b. in Philadelphia; Family Affair's Emily Turner, McMillan & Wife's Mildred, Rhoda's Ida Morgenstern, Nancy Walker Show's Nancy Kitteridge, Blansky's Beauties' Nancy Blansky, True Colors' Sara Freeman; RN:Anne Myrtle Swoyer; Bounty paper towels as Rosie; some say 1921 Larry Williams: 1935=d.Jan 2, 1980 (was 44) Pianist, Songwriter, Singer, R&B-Rock Goto Top People on May 10th: death anniversaries Scotty Beckett: 1968 (was 38)/b.Oct 4, 1929 TV/Movie Actor, of Our Gang Joan Crawford: 1977 (was 69)/b.Mar 23, 1908 Movie Actress, Singer, b. in San Antonio, TX; RN:Lucille Le Sueur; Douglas Fairbanks Jr.'s ex-; some say d. May 13 or b. 1904; d. in New York James Europe Europe: 1919 (was 38)?/b.Feb 22, 1881 Bandleader, 1st black bandleader to record; some say d. May 9, 1919 (was 38) John Wayne Gacy: 1994 (was 52)/b.Mar 17, 1942 Outlaw, serial killer; was convicted of 33 slayings after bodies were found buried in the crawl space under his suburban Chicago home. Executed in Illinois. Carol Haney: 1964 (was 39)/b.Dec 24, 1924? Movie/Stage Actress, Dancer, Choreographer, Panelist, Pantotime Quiz reg; some say b. Dec 24, 1928 John Wesley Hyatt: 1920 (was 82)/b.Nov 28, 1837 Inventor, patented celluloid, 1st practical synthetic material Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson: 1863 (was 39)/b.Jan 21, 1824 General, b. in Clarksburg, VA; Confederate general in the American Civil War, one of its most skillful tacticians, who gained his sobriquet "Stonewall" by his stand at the First Battle of Bull Run (called First Manassas by the South) in 1861; died from wounds received at Chancellorsville King Louis XV Of France: 1774 (was 64)/b.Feb 15, 1710 King, ruled 1715-74 Jack E. Leonard: 1973 (was 62)/b.Apr 24, 1911 Comedian, RN:Leonard Lebitsky John Lund: 1992 (was 79)/b.Feb 6, 1913? Movie Actor; some say b. Feb 6, 1911 Robert Moore: 1984 (was 56)/b.Aug 17, 1927 Stage Actor, Stage Director, of Diana; Broadway's 70-80s successful dir. (Promises Promises, Deathtrap, Woman of the Year) Susan Oliver: 1990 (was 53)/b.Feb 13, 1937 (*) Actress, TV Director, Soap Actress, Star Trek The Cage episode; Peyton Place's Ann Howard, Days of Our Lives' Dr. Laura Horton, supporting plyr in 100s of 50-70s series Walker Percy: 1990 (was 73)/b.May 28, 1916 Novelist, Philosopher, Physician, Psychiatrist, Great southern writer; B. 5-14? George E. Price: 1964 (was 64)/b.1900 ComicStrip Cartoonist, Vaudevillan, Comedian, Singer, N.Y. lower class life Jed Prouty: 1956 (was 77)/b.Apr 6, 1879 Movie Actor, Vaudevillan, Comedian Paul Revere: 1818 (was 83)/b.Jan 1, 1735 O.S. (*) Statesman, ComicStrip Cartoonist, Revolutionary, Inventor, Engraver, b. in Boston; Silversmith; Political; New England Patriot; False Teeth, Eye Glasses, Picture Frames, Surgical Tools, warned the colonists "The British Are Coming!"; d. in Boston; other style says b. Jan 12, 1735 N.S. Woody Herman Shaw: 1989 (was 44)/b.Dec 24, 1944 Jazz Trumpeter, Composer, Flugelhorn, Bandleader, d. 5-9 or 5-11? Shel Silverstein: 1999 (was 66)/b.Nov 23, 1932 (*) Novelty Singer, Author, Composer/Songwriter, Cartoonist, Poet, Artist, The Smokeoff and many other poetic gems Sir Henry Morton Stanley: 1904 (was 63)/b.Jan 28, 1841? Explorer, Journalist, English, RN:John Rowlands; found David Livingstone; some say b. Jan 31, 1841 Edward L. Stratemeyer: 1930 (was 67)/b.Oct 4, 1862 Children's Author, The Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, Tom Swift; used over 60 pen names Sylvia Syms: 1992 (was 74)/b.Jan 6, 1918 Pop Singer, Jazz Singer, English, saloons; Hello Dolly, Dream Girl, Them There Eyes; some say b. 1934 or June 1 or Dec 1-1919 George Vancouver: 1798 (was 40)/b.Jun 22, 1757 Navigator, Explorer, Author, British, surveyed Pacific coast from S.F. to Vancouver Joseph M. "Joe" Weber: 1942 (was 74)/b.Aug 11, 1867 (*) Comedian, Stage Actor, Singer, of Weber & (Lewis) Fields Peter Weiss: 1982 (was 65)/b.Nov 8, 1916 Dramatist/Playwright, Novelist, German Thomas Young: 1829 (was 55)/b.Jun 13, 1773 Physician, Physicist, English, Deciphered the Rosetta Stone; proponent of the wave theory of light Goto Top General events on May 10th An Amazon.com Recommendation: Television Themes: 16 Most Requested Songs Various / Audio CD / Published 1994 Buy It Here In 1652, John Johnson, a free black granted 550 acres in Northampton Va. In 1676, Bacon's Rebellion, frontiersmen vs Virginia govt begins. In 1837, There was a financial panic in the United States In 1876, the Centennial Fair opened in Philadelphia. In 1908, the first Mother's Day was observed during church services in Grafton, West Virginia, and Philadelphia. Anna May Jarvis organized the first official Mother's Day service at St. Andrew Methodist Church in Grafton, W.Va. in honor of her mother who had passed away two years earlier on the second Sunday in May. In 1974, The Prime Interest Rate went to 11.25 percent In 1998, 2 years ago, the FAA grounded older models of the Boeing 737 after mandatory inspections of some aircraft found extensive wear in power lines running through their wing fuel tanks. Goto Top Government and Politics on May 10th In 1775, Second Continental Congress convened in Pennsylvania and issued paper currency for first time. In 1872, Victoria Claflin Woodhull became the first woman nominated for the U.S. Presidency. She was nominated by the National Equal Rights Party. In 1924, The F.B.I. appoints J. Edgar Hoover as director, a post Hoover will retain until his death in 1972. In 1933, the Nazis staged massive public book burnings in Germany. In 1940, 60 years ago, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain resigned, and Winston Churchill formed a new government. In 1960, 40 years ago, John F Kennedy wins primary in West Virginia. In 1971, the U.S. Special delivery rates go up from 45 cents to 60 cents. In 1973, a federal grand jury investigating the Watergate scandal indicted former Attorney General John Mitchell and former Commerce Secretary Maurice Stans on perjury charges. The burglary at Democratic party offices in the Watergate office complex eventually led to President Nixon's most trusted aides...and attempts to cover up their involvement let to Nixon himself. In 1976, COVER OF "TIME" Presidential Candidate JIMMY CARTER ("Jimmy's Breakthrough") In 1981, Socialist Francois Mitterrand defeated incumbent Valery Giscard d'Estaing in the second round of France's presidential election. In 1982, at John Hinckley Jr.'s trial for shooting President Reagan and others, a psychiatrist who had treated him in Colorado said Hinckley never showed one sympton of mental illness. Six weeks later, Hinckley was found not guilty by reason of sanity. In 1984, a federal judge in Salt Lake City, Utah, ruled the government was negligent in its 1950s open-air nuclear weapons testing, and ordered it to pay $2.6 million in ten cancer cases (the award was later overturned). In 1984, the International Court of Justice said the U.S. should halt any actions to blockade Nicaragua's ports (the U.S. had already said it would not recognize World Court jurisdiction on this issue.). In 1985, 15 years ago, President Reagan was greeted by Vice President George Bush as he returned to Washington from his four-nation tour of Europe. In 1989, in Panama, the government of General Manuel Antonio Noriega announced it had nullified the country's elections, whech independent observers said the opposition had won by a three-to-one margin. In 1990, 10 years ago, The government of China announced the release of 211 dissidents who had been involved in pro-democracy demonstrations a year earlier. In 1991, Alexander Bessmertnykh became the first Soviet foreign minister to visit Israel as he met with Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir and Foreign Minister David Levy. In 1993, members of the Senate Armed Services Committee visited the Norfolk Naval Base in Virginia for a hearing on the issue of homosexuals in the military; most of the sailors said they favored keeping the ban on gays. In 1993, in Orlando, Fla., jury selection began in the racially charged retrial of William Lozano, the Hispanic Miami police officer charged with killing two black motorcyclists. In 1993, the FDA approved the sale of the first female condom. In 1994, media magnate Silvio Berlusconi formed Italy's first conservative government in half-century. In 1994, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was sworn in as the first black President Of South Africa after winning the first free election in South Africa's history. In 1994, serial killer John Wayne Gacy was executed by lethal injection in Joliet, Il. He was convicted of killing 33 young men and boys during the 1970s. In 1994, Silvio Berlusconi forms Italian govt with 5 neo-fascists. In 1995, 5 years ago, former President Bush's office released his letter of resignation from the National Rifle Association in which Bush expressed outrage over its reference to federal agents as "jack-booted government thugs." In 1995, 5 years ago, the World Health Organization said a mysterious disease in Zaire was caused by the deadly Ebola virus. By the time the outbreak was declared over in late August, 244 of the 315 known victims had died. In 1997, President Clinton signed modest drug-fighting and trade agreements with Caribbean leaders in Barbados. In 1998, 2 years ago, Sinn Fein (shin fayn) leader Gerry Adams won full backing for the Northern Ireland peace accord in a fundamental reversal of decades-old policy. In 1999, 1 year ago, China broke off talks on arms control with the United States, and allowed demonstrators to hurl stones at the US Embassy in Beijing for a third day to protest NATO's bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Yugoslavia. Goto Top War, Crime and Disaster events on May 10th In 1635, It was a preview of the Civil War when Virginians and Marylanders engaged in a naval fight. By the way, France declared war on Spain the same day. In 1655, Jamaica captured by English. In 1755, Fort Ticonderoga was captured by Ethan Allen, a feat so daring that today furniture is named after him. The Second Continental Congress opened the same day in Philadelphia. In 1775, Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys captured the British-held fortress at Ticonderoga, New York. In 1796, Napoleon defeats Austria in Battle of Lodi Bridge. In 1797, The "United States", the first ship of the U.S. Navy, is launched. In 1865, Union forces captured Confederate President Jefferson Davis in Irwinville, Georgia. He spent the next two years in prison. In 1919, Brig. General Douglas MacArthur is named to head West Point. In 1931, Golf ball size hail falls in Burlington NJ. In 1934, dust storms sweep away three hundred million tons of topsoil in Arkansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Texas. Hundreds of farmers subsequently abandon their land. In 1940, 60 years ago, Dutch torpedo boat Johan van Galen sinks. In 1940, 60 years ago, Dutch-Indies Gov Van Starkenborch proclaims end to state of siege. In 1940, 60 years ago, French marines stationed on Aruba. In 1940, 60 years ago, French troops arrive in Zealand/Brabant Netherlands. In 1940, 60 years ago, Hitler and the Nazi armies invaded and attacked Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. In 1940, 60 years ago, Nazi army overthrows eastern Europe. In 1940, 60 years ago, Germany invaded Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. They were taken without a fight. France had fortifications called the Maginot (mah-zhih-NOH') Line. It was supposed to be impregnable. The Nazis simply went around it...with 89 divisions. A few weeks later they took Paris. Ironically, it was on this day in 1871 that German ceded Alsace and Lorraine to France. These two regions have changed hands so many times that a language is spoken there that is a sort of a mix of French and German. In 1940, 60 years ago, Nazi Germany invaded Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, swinging 89 army divisions around France's so-called "impregnable" Maginot Line. Scarcely one month later, German forces entered Paris. In 1941, England's House of Commons and Holborn Theater destroyed in a blitz. In 1941, German Luftwaffe strikes London with fire bombs. In 1941, Adolf Hitler's deputy, Rudolf Hess, parachuted into Scotland on what he claimed was a peace mission. (Hess ended up serving a life sentence at Spandau prison until 1987, when he apparently committed suicide). In 1944, Chinese offensive in West-Yunnan. In 1945, Allies capture Rangoon from the Japanese. In 1945, Russian troops occupied Prague. In 1966, the lowest temperature ever experienced in Cleveland in the month of May is recorded, 25 degrees. In 1967, Stockholm Vietnam-Tribunal declares US aggression in Vietnam/Cambodia. In 1968, preliminary Vietnam peace talks began in Paris between the U.S. and North Vietnam. In 1972, Overloaded South Korean bus plunges into reservoir, killing 77. In 1986, Soviet official Valentin Falin was quoted by the West German magazine "Der Spiegel" as saying two more people had died from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, bringing the reported death toll to four. In 1989, Gen Manuel Noriega's govt nullifies country's elections, which the opposition had won by a 3-1 margin. In 1992, at least 14 coal miners were killed in an underground explosion at a mine in Nova Scotia, Canada. In 1993, at least 188 workers were killed in a doll factory fire in Bangkok, Thailand. In 1995, 5 years ago, Terry Nichols, a second man, was charged in the bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City. In 1995, 5 years ago, In Orkney, South Africa, 104 miners were killed in an elevator accident. In 1996, two Marine helicopters collided in the dark and crashed in a piney swamp at Camp Lejeune, N.C., during a U.S.-British training exercise, killing 14 people. In 1997, A powerful earthquake in northeastern Iran claimed at least 24-hundred lives. In 1999, 1 year ago, a military jury at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, sentenced Captain Richard Ashby, a Marine pilot whose jet had clipped an Italian gondola cable, sending 20 people plunging to their deaths, to six months in prison and dismissed him from the corps for helping hide a videotape shot during the flight (Ashby was acquitted earlier of manslaughter). Goto Top Royalty and Religious events on May 10th In 1285, Philip IV "the Fair" succeeds to French throne In 1291, Edward I, King of England, invites the Scots clergy and nobility to meet with him at Norham, to discuss who shall be King of Scots In 1550, John Knox's sermon launches Scottish Reformation In 1774, Louis XVI ascended the throne of France. Didn't Allan Sherman write a song about him? (*) In 1939, the Methodist Church is reunited after 109 years of division. In 1946, Umberto II succeeds Victor Emmanuel III as king of Italy. In 1963, Pope John XXIII received the Balzan Peace Prize, the first peace prize ever awarded to a pope. In 1978, Britain's Princess Margaret and the Earl of Snowdon announced they were divorcing after 18 years of marriage.

May 10th continues... In 1497, Amerigo Vespucci sailed for the New World for the first time. Christopher Columbus got there first, but Vespucci wrote about his voyages. A Swiss publisher put out an atlas after learning of Vespucci's adventures but before learning about Columbus's. He suggested naming the New World after Vespucci...and so put America on the map. In 1501, an expedition left Europe to explore Brazil In 1503, Columbus found the Tortugas Islands In 1534, French navigator Jacques Cartier reaches Newfoundland. In 1823, the first steamboat to ascent the Mississippi River arrived at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. In 1869, a golden spike was driven by California Governor Stanford at Promontory, Utah, marking the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in the United States. In 1879, Meteor falls near Estherville, Iowa. In 1879, the Archaeological Institute of America is founded. In 1910, Comet Halley's closest approach to Earth in 1910 pass. In 1930, the first planetarium in the U.S. opened to the public; it ws the Adler Planetarium in Chicago, Illinois. In 1959, archeologists find ruins of Nero's gardens in Rome. In 1969, Apollo 10 transmits the first color TV pictures of earth from space. In 1979, Vivekananda (Sri Lanka) completed a nonstop cycle ride of 187 hrs, 28 min, around Vihara Maha Devi Park, Columbia, Sri Lanka [From May 2]. In 1986, Navy Lt. Commander Donnie Cochran became the first black pilot to fly with the celebrated "Blue Angels" precision aerial demonstration team. In 1990, 10 years ago, French TGV-train hits record speed of 510.6 kph. In 1992, astronaut Pierre Thuot tried but failed to snag a wayward satellite during a spacewalk outside the shuttle Endeavour. A trio of astronauts succeeded in capturing the Intelsat-Six three days later. In 1994, an annular, or "ring," eclipse cast a moving shadow across the United States. In 1994, an annular, or "ring," eclipse cast a moving shadow across the United States; it darkened skies in a 150-mile swath across North America. Goto Top Entertainment events on May 10th An Amazon.com Recommendation: Leonard Maltin's Movie Encyclopedia : Career Profiles of More Than 2,000 Actors and Filmmakers, Past and Present Leonard Maltin, et al / Paperback / Published 1995 Buy It Here In 1955, Homer Simpson, Cartoon Character, born; date according to E.T. (*) In 1988, "Phantom Of The Opera" album by Andrew Lloyd Webber was certified Gold by the RIAA In 1999, 1 year ago, Cartoonist, playwright and songwriter Shel Silverstein was found dead in his Key West, Florida, apartment; he was 66. (*) Goto Top Entertainment-TV events on May 10th In 1928, WGY in Schenectady began regular TV programming. In 1948, "Broadway Jamboree", TV Series, TV's first all black series; debut on NBC. In 1948, NBC launches TV's first all-black variety series with the debut episode of "Broadway Minstrels." The format will last two weeks, then will become the not-all-black "Broadway Jamboree." In 1958, on the cover of TV Guide: "Richard Boone of Have Gun Will Travel". Other Articles: Hitchcock Presents In 1959, "Omnibus", TV Anthology; last aired on NBC. In 1969, on the cover of TV Guide: "TV's Role in Space Shots". Other Articles: Richard Chamberlain In 1971, "It Was A Very Good Year", TV Documentary; debut on ABC. In 1975, 25 years ago, on the cover of TV Guide: "Muhammad Ali". Other Articles: Untouchables, Baretta, Dinah In 1979, "Whodunnit?", TV Game Show; last aired on NBC. Whowatchedit? In 1979, David Huddleston stars as a popular Midwestern mayor in the NBC sitcom "Hizzoner." Also in the cast: Kathy Cronkite (Walter's daughter), Don Galloway and Diana Muldaur. In 1980, 20 years ago, on the cover of TV Guide: "cast of One Day at a Time". Other Articles: Tim Conway In 1983, "Laverne And Shirley", TV Comedy; last aired on ABC. (*) In 1985, 15 years ago, "Half-Nelson", TV Crime Drama; last aired on NBC. It got half-ratings. In 1986, on the cover of TV Guide: "cast of Cheers". Other Articles: Susan Howard, Brothers (*) In 1986, Barbara Walters and Merv Adelson wed in Beverly Hills, Ca. In 1986, Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee married actress Heather Locklear. They have since divorced and he married Pamela Lee while Heather married Richie Sambora. Tommy was divorced by Pamela in 1998. Tommy figured that if a rocker and an actress like Ed and Val can survive a marriage, why not he and another? He bombed both times. In 1988, "Crime Story", TV Crime Drama; last aired on NBC. In 1996, Today in Late Show w/ Letterman History: Letterman spends his final day in San Francisco with Manny, the Haight-Ashbury hippie, who popularizes words such as "dank" (good), "schwag"(bad) and "diggity dank" (awesome!). Later, Letterman makes Manny's dream come true, when he invites him to play harmonica on stage with his idol, Blues Traveler's John Popper. In 1997, on the cover of TV Guide: "Kate Mulgrew and Borg OR cast of Chicago Hope". Other Articles: Star Trek Special, Chicago Hope In 1998, 2 years ago, the miniseries "From The Earth To The Moon" concluded on HBO Goto Top Entertainment-Soap events on May 10th In 1989, Another World's Mac (Douglass Watson) made his final on-screen appearrance. Douglass died of a heart attack nine days before. In 1999, 1 year ago, As the World Turns aired it's 11,000th show Goto Top Entertainment-Movies events on May 10th An Amazon.com Recommendation: The Birthday Directory Dennis Crossland / Paperback / 1999 Buy It Here In 1929, Walt Disney released "The Skeleton Dance", which was the first Silly Symphony cartoon. In 1935, "The Bride of Frankenstein" (The Monster Talks!) starring Boris Karloff and Elsa Lanchester premiered at the Roxy. In 1935, Dorothy Lamour wed Herbie Kaye In 1936, Pare Lorentz's documentary on the plight of the dust-bowl farmer, "The Plow That Broke The Plains" made for the New Deal's Resettlement Administration premiered at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. In 1937, George Brent wed Constance Worth In 1940, 60 years ago, the movie "Edison, the Man" was released in the movie theaters in USA. In 1945, Humphrey Bogart and Mayo Methot divorced In 1947, the cartoon short "Rabbit Transit" was released in the movie theaters in USA. In 1948, Howard Hughes gained control of RKO. In 1950, 50 years ago, Jayne Mansfield wed 'Paul Mansfield' In 1956, Joan Crawford wed Alfred Steele (Pepsi-Cola prez) In 1959, Julie Andrews wed Tony Walton In 1978, "FM" album (soundtrack) was certified Platinum by the RIAA In 1978, Nick Nolte wed Sharon Haddad In 1980, 20 years ago, "Friday The 13th", the first installment featuring "Jason" opened in theaters in the U.S.A. In 1995, 5 years ago, the movie "A Little Princess" was released in the movie theaters in USA. In 1996, "Twister" was released in theaters in the U.S.A. with a record May opening weekend of over $41 million. It stars Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt and grossed $100 million before the Memorial Day weekend. Goto Top Entertainment-Radio events on May 10th In 1982, WABC NYC plays its last record (John Lennon's Imagine), WABC joins ABC's All Talk radio network. In 1990, 10 years ago, Howard Stern holds a mock funeral for rival John DeBella. Goto Top Arts and Prose events on May 10th In 1948, the comic strip "Rex Morgan, M.D.", debut. In 1993, Paul Cezannes stilllife sells for $28,600,000 in NYC. Goto Top Music events on May 10th An Amazon.com Recommendation: Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954: The History of American Popular Music Joel Whitburn, 1890-1954. Pop Memories / Hardcover / Published 1992 Buy It Here Joel Whitburn's Pop Hits 1940-1954 Joel Whitburn / Hardcover / Published 1996 Buy It Here Whereever you see these initials, R.C., that means that these are excerpts of music chart data you can find in the Billboard� paperback book family. For books spanning Top 40, pop, R and B, country, album, rock, Top 10 weeklies, Hot 100, and even just the #1 singles off several charts, please visit D.T.'s Billboard�/Amazon.com page and purchase the books directly online. In 1940, 60 years ago, vibes player Lionel Hampton teamed up with the Nat King Cole trio to record "Central Avenue Breakdown" and "Jack the Bellboy" on the Victor label. In 1969, the Turtles and the Temptations performed at the White House for Tricia Nixon's Masque Ball. It was believed they have snorted cocaine in the White House after performing there. Mark Volman falls off stage 5 times. In 1982, "Rio" album by Duran Duran was released In 1985, 15 years ago, The Go-Go's announce their breakup. The all-girl group's two top 10 hits are "We Got the Beat" and "Vacation." The group launches a reunion tour in 1990. In 1986, R.C., "West End Girls" by Pet Shop Boys peaked at #1 on the pop singles chart. In 1986, "Rock Me Amadeus," by Falco hit #1 on UK pop chart. (*) In 1986, R.C., "Rock Me Amadeus" by Falco peaked at #1 on the U.K. pop singles chart. (*) In 1986, R.C., "Right Between The Eyes" by Wax peaked at #43 on the pop singles chart. In 1994, "All Time Greatest Hits" album by Louis Armstrong was released In 1998, 2 years ago, The voices of Ani DiFranco and the late Tammy Wynette are featured on Fox's "King of the Hill." (*) Goto Top Music-Easy events on May 10th In 1969, R.C., "My Way" by Frank Sinatra peaked at #27 on the pop singles chart. In 1975, 25 years ago, "Old Days" by Chicago entered the Top 40 chart. In 1975, 25 years ago, R.C., "It's A Miracle" by Barry Manilow peaked at #12 on the pop singles chart. In 1977, "Best Of Friends" album by Loggins & Messina was certified Gold by the RIAA In 1977, "When I Need You" single by Leo Sayer was certified Gold by the RIAA In 1978, "Son Of A Son Of A Sailor" album by Jimmy Buffett was certified Platinum by the RIAA In 1980, 20 years ago, "Little Jeannie" by Elton John entered the Top 40 chart. In 1984, "Against All Odds (take A Look At Me Now)" single by Phil Collins was certified Gold by the RIAA In 1986, "A Different Corner" by George Michael entered the Top 40 chart. In 1986, "Holding Back The Years" by Simply Red entered the Top 40 chart. In 1986, "Saturday Night Live" musical guest Paul Simon performs "You Can Call Me Al," "Homeless" and "Graceland." Within the next year and a half, Simon will have performed over half of his "Graceland" album on the program. In 1994, Barbra Striesand's begins 1st concert tour in 30 years. Goto Top Music-Rock events on May 10th An Amazon.com Recommendation: Virgin Encyclopedia Guide To Independent/New Wave Music Published 1998 Buy It Here In 1954, Bill Haley recorded the landmark rock and roll classic "Rock Around The Clock". It wasn't until the release of the film "Blackboard Jungle" where the song played over the opening titles that anyone realized how exiciting and contagoius the song was. In 1963, it was the Rolling Stones first official recording session at Olympic Studios in London. Andrew Oldham produced the songs. The session included "Come On" and "I Wanna Be Loved". The Stones would make it to the American pop music charts in August, 1964. In 1964, "Another Side Of Bob Dylan" album by Dylan, Bob was released In 1964, Bob Dylan arrived in Britian for his first tour. In 1965, The Rolling Stones recorded part of "Satisfaction" in two days at Chicago's Chess Records. It was for their "Out of Our Heads" album In 1965, Donovan and members of the Beatles were in the audience for the first of two Bob Dylan shows at London's Royal Albert Hall. In 1967, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Brian Jones were all in court, defending themselves in separate drug-related cases. In 1968, Jim Morrison of the Doors incites an audience riot during a Chicago concert, then escapes backstage as the crowd battles with police. In 1969, "Get Back" by Beatles entered the Top 40 chart. In 1969, R.C., "Hair" by Cowsills peaked at #2 on the pop singles chart. In 1969, R.C., "Hawaii Five-O" by Ventures peaked at #4 on the pop singles chart. In 1973, COVER OF "ROLLING STONE" ALICE COOPER In 1974, Eric Clapton recorded "I Shot the Sheriff" In 1974, The Who sold out Madison Square Gardens in New York for four nights; eight hours was enough to sell all 80,000 tickets. In 1975, 25 years ago, "Magic" by Pilot entered the Top 40 chart. In 1975, 25 years ago, R.C., "Young Americans" by David Bowie peaked at #28 on the pop singles chart. In 1978, The Rolling Stones' "Miss You"/"Far Away Eyes" released. Stones begin rehearsing for their tour, at Bearsville, in Woodstock, NY. In 1980, 20 years ago, "Against The Wind" by Bob Seger entered the Top 40 chart. In 1980, 20 years ago, "Coming Up (Live At Glasgow)" by Paul McCartney entered the Top 40 chart. In 1982, "Diary Of A Madman" album by Ozzy Osbourne was certified Platinum by the RIAA In 1986, Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee married actress Heather Locklear. They have since divorced and he married Pamela Lee while Heather married Richie Sambora. Tommy was divorced by Pamela in 1998. Tommy figured that if a rocker and an actress like Ed and Val can survive a marriage, why not he and another? He bombed both times. In 1986, R.C., "Feel It Again" by Honeymoon Suite peaked at #34 on the pop singles chart. In 1986, R.C., "Stick Around" by Julian Lennon peaked at #32 on the pop singles chart. In 1986, R.C., "Take Me Home" by Phil Collins peaked at #7 on the pop singles chart. In 1986, R.C., "Your Love" by The Outfield peaked at #6 on the pop singles chart. In 1989, "Beautiful Loser" album by Bob Seger was certified Platinum by the RIAA In 1991, "Stick It To Ya" album by Slaughter was certified Multi Platinum 2.00 by the RIAA In 1993, "Fate Of Nations" album by Robert Plant was released In 1994, "Last Of The Independents" album by The Pretenders was released In 1994, "Weezer" album by Weezer was released (*) In 1994, Linda McCartney unveiled her new line of frozen meatless entrees she had created at a Chicago news conference. In 1995, 5 years ago, members of the Black Crowes donated all proceeds from their Oklahoma City concert to charities helping the victims and survivors of the federal building bombing. Goto Top Music-Country events on May 10th An Amazon.com Recommendation: Joel Whitburn's Top Country Singles: 1944-1993 Joel Whitburn / Hardcover / Published 1995 Buy It Here For more country record books, please visit D.T.'s Country Billboard�/Amazon.com page. In 1928, the Carter Family recorded "Wildwood Flower." In 1980, 20 years ago, "Beneath Still Waters" -- a single by Emmylou Harris -- reached the number-one position on the charts In 1989, "Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc." album by Dwight Yoakam was certified Platinum In 1989, Dwight Yoakum's album "Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc." was certified platinum by the RIAA In 1993, fire heavily damaged Mickey Gilley's theater in Branson, Missouri. In 1994, "Ten Feet Tall And Bulletproof" album by Travis Tritt was released In 1994, "War Paint" album by Lorrie Morgan was released In 1994, Willie Nelson was arrested on drug possession charges in Hewitt, Texas, after a police officer found him asleep in his car with a marijuana cigarette in the ashtray. The case was later thrown out of court, the cop was fired, and Willie was on the road again! In 1995, 5 years ago, Reba McEntire became the first woman in 15 years to be named entertainer of the year at the 30th annual Academy of Country Music Awards. In 1997, Barbara Mandrell launches her own jewelry line on the QVC cable TV channel. The "Country Sentiments" line of earrings, rings, bracelets and necklaces range in price from $20 to $125. Goto Top Music-R and B / Dance events on May 10th In 1969, "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby" by Marvin Gaye entered the Top 40 chart. In 1969, R.C., "I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing (Open Up The Door, I'll Get It Myself)" by James Brown peaked at #20 on the pop singles chart. In 1974, "Just Don't Want To Be Lonely" single by Main Ingredient was certified Gold by the RIAA. The trio began as the Poets in 1964. Cuba Gooding is heard singing lead. (Gooding's son, Cuba Jr., starred in the 1991 film "Boyz N The Hood".) The Main Ingredient's biggest hit, "Everybody Plays The Fool" made it to number three on the pop charts (1972). In 1974, "Wild & Peaceful" album by Kool & The Gang was certified Gold by the RIAA In 1975, 25 years ago, "Get Down,Get Down (Get On The Floor)" by Joe Simon entered the Top 40 chart. In 1975, 25 years ago, R.C., "Walking In Rhythm" by Blackbyrds peaked at #6 on the pop singles chart. In 1975, 25 years ago, Stevie Wonder played an unannounced free concert near the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. The show drew an estimated 125,000 people to celebrate "Human Kindness Day", for which he is the honoree. In 1977, GOLD RECORD FOR LEO SAYER "WHEN I NEED YOU" is certified as a million seller In 1978, "Flying High On Your Love" album by Bar-kays was certified Gold by the RIAA In 1978, "Natural High" album by Commodores was released In 1978, "Secrets" album by Con Funk Shun was certified Gold by the RIAA In 1980, 20 years ago, "She's Out Of My Life" by Michael Jackson entered the Top 40 chart. In 1986, R.C., "Bad Boy" by Miami Sound Machine peaked at #8 on the pop singles chart. In 1988, "Lovesexy" album by Prince was released In 1991, "3 A.m. Eternal" single by KLF, The was released In 1991, "I Like The Way" single by Hi-five was certified Gold by the RIAA In 1994, "100% Pure Love" single by Crystal Waters was released In 1994, "The Remixes" album by S.W.V. was released In 1994, pop singer Paula Abdul filed for divorce from actor Emilio Estevez after two years of marriage. Guess she's not forever his girl anymore. In 1995, 5 years ago, "Keep Their Heads Ringin'" single by Dr. Dre was certified Gold by the RIAA In 1996, "Woo-hah" single by Busta Rhymes was certified Gold and Platinum by the RIAA In 1999, 1 year ago, "'N The Mix" video by 'n Sync was certified Multi Platinum 5.00 by the RIAA Goto Top Weird and Other events on May 10th In 1950, 50 years ago, 05 x 10 = 50 (*) In 1983, Lee Chin Yong did 170 continuous chin-ups in Seoul. (*) In 2050, 05 x 10 = 50 (*) Goto Top

That one was too inclusive - will make other arrangements while the other inclusive one is "down"

History for May 11: Today is Thursday, May 11, the 132nd day of 2000 with 234 to follow. The moon is waxing, moving toward its full phase. The morning stars are Venus, Jupiter and Saturn. The evening stars are Mercury and Mars. Those born on this date are under the sign of Taurus. They include Ottmar Mergenthaler, inventor of the Linotype typesetting machine, in 1854; songwriter Irving Berlin in 1888; dancer-choreographer Martha Graham in 1893; Spanish surrealist painter Salvador Dali in 1904; comic actor Phil Silvers in 1912; actor Denver Pyle ("The Dukes of Hazzard") in 1920; satirist Mort Sahl in 1927 (age 73); Nation of Islam leader the Rev. Louis Farrakhan in 1933 (age 67); artificial heart developer Dr. Robert Jarvik in 1934 (age 66); actor Doug McClure in 1938; and actress Natasha Richardson in 1963 (age 37). On this date in history: In 1910, Glacier National Park in Montana was created by an act of Congress. In 1928, the first regularly scheduled television programs were begun by station WGY in Schenectady, N.Y. In 1987, Emmanuel Vitria died in Marseilles in southern France at age 67, 18 years after receiving a transplanted human heart. He was the longest-surviving heart transplant patient. In 1992, a three-day ordeal on Oregon's Mount Hood ended safely for three climbers stranded with minimal gear by a sub-zero whiteout. In 1994, Joseph Hazelwood, captain of the Exxon Valdez, told a federal court in Anchorage, Alaska, he'd had three vodkas just hours before the tanker ran aground, spilling 11 million gallons of oil into Prince William Sound in 1989. In 1995, a federal grand jury in Detroit indicted James Nichols with conspiring with Oklahoma City bombing suspects Terry Nichols, his brother, and Timothy McVeigh to make and set off bombs at James's farm in Decker, Mich. In 1996, a ValuJet airliner crashed in the Florida Everglades, killing 110 people. In 1997, world chess champion Gerry Kasparov was defeated by a computer, IBM's Deep Blue, in a six-game match in New York City. In 1998, India conducted the first of five underground nuclear tests. Also in 1998, in what would be the second-largest merger in corporate history, SBC Communications announced it would acquire Ameritech. The deal would make SBC the largest local telephone service provider in the United States. A thought for the day: Alain Robbe-Grillet said, "The true writer has nothing to say. What counts is the way he says it."

May 11 - History n 1928, the first regularly scheduled television programs were begun by station WGY in Schenectady, N.Y. In 1987, Emmanuel Vitria died in Marseilles in southern France at age 67, 18 years after receiving a transplanted human heart. He was the longest-surviving heart transplant patient. In 1992, a three-day ordeal on Oregon's Mount Hood ended safely for three climbers stranded with minimal gear by a sub-zero whiteout. In 1994, Joseph Hazelwood, captain of the Exxon Valdez, told a federal court in Anchorage, Alaska, he'd had three vodkas just hours before the tanker ran aground, spilling 11 million gallons of oil into Prince William Sound in 1989. In 1995, a federal grand jury in Detroit indicted James Nichols with conspiring with Oklahoma City bombing suspects Terry Nichols, his brother, and Timothy McVeigh to make and set off bombs at James's farm in Decker, Mich. In 1996, a ValuJet airliner crashed in the Florida Everglades, killing 110 people. In 1997, world chess champion Gerry Kasparov was defeated by a computer, IBM's Deep Blue, in a six-game match in New York City. In 1998, India conducted the first of five underground nuclear tests. Also in 1998, in what would be the second-largest merger in corporate history, SBC Communications announced it would acquire Ameritech. The deal would make SBC the largest local telephone service provider in the United States. +------------------ Birthdays ------------------+ Ottmar Mergenthaler, inventor of the Linotype typesetting machine, in 1854 Songwriter Irving Berlin in 1888 Dancer-choreographer Martha Graham in 1893 Spanish surrealist painter Salvador Dali in 1904 Comic actor Phil Silvers in 1912 Actor Denver Pyle ("The Dukes of Hazzard") in 1920 Satirist Mort Sahl in 1927 (age 73) Nation of Islam leader the Rev. Louis Farrakhan in 1933 (age 67) Artificial heart developer Dr. Robert Jarvik in 1934 (age 66) Actor Doug McClure in 1938; and actress Natasha Richardson in 1963 (age 37)

Today is the 100th aniversary of Kodak introducing the Brownie camera. It caused a revolution in photography, in that it allowed working class people to take it up, if not as a hobby, then as way to preserve their memories and chronicle their lives. In 1900 a camera could cost 3 weeks worth of the average working person salary, that was just the camera. Then George Eastman introduced the Brownie. Much of the cost of the Brownie was kept down by its being constructed of cardboard, later models would be made of plastic. The camera's advertising was also aimed at children. Firstly, the name, Brownie, a brownie was a kind of pokemon of the time. It was a kind of fairy, which all children could easily identify. The Brownie did indeed inspire some of its young recipients to take up photography. In 1916 Mr. and Mrs. Adams gave a Brownie to their son Ansel, the rest, as they say, is history.

My friend Bob Nagy, picked up an ICOM camera today, he swears by this digital potography site but I forgot to write it down. But I'll see him tonight.

Did not know ICOM made a digital. My son has done incredible work with his digital and has converted more than a few SLR devotees. His photos are posted in Geo re: the lunar eclipse.

Strive.To Know Your History for May 12: Today is Friday, May 12, the 133rd day of 2000 with 233 to follow. The moon is waxing, moving toward its full phase. The morning stars are Venus, Jupiter and Saturn. The evening stars are Mercury and Mars. Those born on this date are under the sign of Taurus. They include English painter and writer of limericks and nonsense poems Edward Lear in 1812; nursing pioneer Florence Nightingale in 1820; French composer Jules Emile Massenet in 1842; lawmaker and author Henry Cabot Lodge in 1850; novelist Philip Wylie in 1902; actress Katharine Hepburn in 1907 (age 93); newscaster Howard K. Smith in 1914 (age 86); convicted spy Julius Rosenberg in 1918; baseball Hall of Fame member Yogi Berra in 1925 (age 75); composer Burt Bacharach in 1929 (age 71); TV personality Tom Snyder and artist Frank Stella, both in 1936 (age 64); comedian George Carlin in 1938 (age 62); and actors Gabriel Byrne in 1950 (age 50), Bruce Boxleitner ("Babylon 5") in 1951 (age 49), Ving Rhames in 1961 (age 39), Emilio Estevez in 1962 (age 38), Stephen Baldwin in 1966 (age 34), Kim Fields in 1969 (age 31); and MacKenzie Austin in 1973 (age 27). On this date in history: In 1922, the magazine "Radio Broadcast" commented, "The rate of increase in the number who spend at least part of an evening listening to radio is almost incomprehensible." In 1937, George VI was crowned king of England, succeeding his brother Edward, who abdicated to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson. In 1949, Soviet authorities announced the end of a land blockade of Berlin. The blockade lasted 328 days but was neutralized by the Allies' Berlin airlift. In 1975, a Cambodian gunboat fired on the U.S. cargo ship Mayaguez and forced it into a Cambodian port. All 39 crewmen aboard were freed but a number of U.S. servicemen died during a rescue mission two days later. In 1991, Operation SEA ANGEL sent 8,000 U.S. troops to Bangladesh to distribute relief packages to cyclone victims. In 1992, CIA Director Robert Gates said he had begun declassifying all relevant information on the President Kennedy assassination to end the "insidious, perverse notion" that the CIA was involved. In 1994, John Smith, 55, leader of Britain's opposition Labor Party, died of a heart attack. In 1997, the White House appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court a federal appeals court ruling that White House lawyers worked for the government and could not claim a privileged lawyer-client relationship with first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton. At issue were notes taken by the lawyers at White House meetings with Mrs. Clinton and special prosecutor Kenneth Starr's right to subpoena them. In 1999, Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin announced he was resigning. Rubin's policies were credited for contributing to the roaring U.S economy. A thought for the day: playwright Simon Gray said, "In my experience, the worst thing you can do to an important problem is discuss it."

Thanks, Cheryl ! Ansel Adams imortalized my favorite place on earth, Yosemite. The rest is, Indeed, history!

Today is Friday, May 12, the 133rd day of 2000. There are 233 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 12, 1820, the founder of modern nursing, Florence Nightingale, was born in Florence, Italy. On this date: In 1870, Manitoba entered Confederation as a Canadian province. In 1932, the body of the kidnapped son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh was found in a wooded area of Hopewell, N.J. In 1937, Britain's King George VI was crowned at Westminster Abbey. In 1943, during World War II, Axis forces in North Africa surrendered. In 1949, the Soviet Union announced an end to the Berlin Blockade. In 1965, West Germany and Israel exchanged letters establishing diplomatic relations. In 1970, the Senate voted unanimously to confirm Harry A. Blackmun as a Supreme Court justice. In 1975, the White House announced the new Cambodian government had seized an American merchant ship, the Mayaguez, in international waters. In 1978, the Commerce Department said hurricanes would no longer be given only female names. In 1982, in Fatima, Portugal, security guards overpowered a Spanish priest who was trying to reach Pope John Paul II armed with a bayonet. Ten years ago: The presidents of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania forged a united front by reviving a 1934 political alliance in hopes of enhancing their drive for independence from the Soviet Union. Five years ago: President Clinton, during a stopover in Ukraine, visited Babi Yar, where the Nazis massacred more than 30,000 Kiev Jews in 1941. One year ago: Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin announced he was quitting in July. (He was succeeded by his deputy, Lawrence Summers.) Russian President Boris Yeltsin dismissed Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov and the Cabinet. Today's Birthdays: Actress Katharine Hepburn is 93. Journalist Howard K. Smith is 86. Critic John Simon is 75. Baseball Hall-of-Famer Yogi Berra is 75. Composer Burt Bacharach is 71. Talk show host Tom Snyder is 64. Comedian George Carlin is 63. Actress Millie Perkins is 62. Former White House press secretary Ronald L. Ziegler is 61. Country singer Billy Swan is 58. Actress Linda Dano is 57. Musician Ian McLagan is 55. Actress Lindsay Crouse is 52. Singer-musician Steve Winwood is 52. Actor Gabriel Byrne is 50. Actor Bruce Boxleitner is 50. Singer Billy Squier is 50. Country singer Kix Brooks is 45. Actress Kim Greist is 42. Actor Ving Rhames is 39. Rock musician Billy Duffy is 39. Actor Emilio Estevez is 38. Actress Vanessa Williams (formerly on "Melrose Place") is 37. Country musician Eddie Kilgallon is 35. Actor Stephen Baldwin is 34. Actress Kim Fields Freeman is 31. Actress Samantha Mathis is 30. Actress Jamie Luner is 29. Actor Mackenzie Astin is 27. Singer Melanie "Sporty Spice" Chisholm (Spice Girls) is 24. Actor Jason Biggs ("American Pie") is 22. Actors Sullivan and Sawyer Sweeten ("Everybody Loves Raymond") are 5. Thought for Today: "Act well at the moment, and you have performed a good action to all eternity." -- Johann Kaspar Lavater, Swiss theologian (1741-1801).

Today is Saturday, May 13, the 134th day of 2000. There are 232 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 13, 1940, in his first speech as prime minister of Britain, Winston Churchill told the House of Commons, "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat." On this date: In 1607, the English colony at Jamestown, Va., was settled. In 1842, composer Sir Arthur Sullivan, who collaborated with Sir William Gilbert in writing 14 comic operas, was born in London. In 1846, the United States declared that a state of war already existed against Mexico. In 1917, three peasant children near Fatima, Portugal, reported seeing a vision of the Virgin Mary. In 1918, the first U.S. airmail stamps, featuring a picture of an airplane, were introduced. (On some of the stamps, the airplane was printed upside down, making them collector's items.) In 1954, President Eisenhower signed into law the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Act. In 1954, the musical play "The Pajama Game" opened on Broadway. In 1958, Vice President Nixon's limousine was battered by rocks thrown by anti-U.S. demonstrators in Caracas, Venezuela. In 1981, Pope John Paul II was shot and seriously wounded in St. Peter's Square by Turkish assailant Mehmet Ali Agca. In 1985, a confrontation between Philadelphia authorities and the radical group MOVE ended as police dropped an explosive onto the group's headquarters; 11 people died in the resulting fire. Ten years ago: Two U.S. airmen were shot to death in the Philippines on the eve of talks concerning the future of U.S. military bases; the revolutionary New People's Army claimed responsibility. Five years ago: Army Captain Lawrence Rockwood was convicted at his court-martial in Fort Drum, N.Y., of conducting an unauthorized investigation of reported human rights abuses at a Haitian prison (the next day, Rockwood was dismissed from the military, but received no prison time). One year ago: Russian lawmakers opened hearings on whether President Boris Yeltsin should be impeached. (The lower chamber of parliament ended up rejecting all five charges raised against Yeltsin, including one accusing him of starting the Chechen War.) Pulitzer Prize-winning editor and columnist Meg Greenfield died in Washington at age 68. Today's Birthdays: Actress Beatrice Arthur is 74. Critic Clive Barnes is 73. Director-choreographer Herbert Ross is 73. Actor Harvey Keitel is 61. Actor Franklin Ajaye is 51. Singer Stevie Wonder is 50. Basketball player Dennis Rodman is 39. Country singer Lari White is 35. Singer Darius Rucker (Hootie and the Blowfish) is 34. Actress Susan Floyd ("Then Came You") is 32. Actress Samantha Morton ("Sweet and Lowdown") is 23. Thought for Today: "A nation is a society united by a delusion about its ancestry and by a common hatred of its neighbours." -- William Ralph Inge, English religious leader and author (1860-1954).

May 14 - This Day In History David Little was born in Buckhannon, West Virginia Happy Birthday, Sweetie! On this date in: 1643 Louis XIV became King of France at age 4 upon the death of his father, Louis XIII. 1787 Delegates began gathering in Philadelphia for a convention to draw up the U.S. Constitution. 1796 English physician Edward Jenner administered the first vaccination against smallpox to an 8-year-old boy. 1804 The Lewis and Clark expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory left St. Louis. 1904 The first Olympic games to be held in the United States opened in St. Louis. 1942 Aaron Copland's ''Lincoln Portrait'' was first performed by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. 1942 The Women's Auxiliary Army Corps was established. 1955 Representatives from eight Communist bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, signed the Warsaw Pact in Poland. 1973 The United States launched Skylab 1, its first manned space station. 1975 U.S. forces raided the Cambodian island of Koh Tang and recaptured the American merchant ship Mayaguez. All 40 crew members were released safely by Cambodia, but some 40 U.S. servicemen were killed in the military operation. 1980 President Carter inaugurated the Department of Health and Human Services. 1987 Actress Rita Hayworth died in New York at age 68. 1992 Former Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev addressed members of the U.S. Congress, appealing to them to pass a bill aiding the people of the former Soviet Union. 1992 Former football player Lyle Alzado died in Portland, Ore., at age 43. 1996 A tornado flattened 80 villages in nothern Bangladesh, killing more than 440 people. 1998 Singer Frank Sinatra died at age 82 after a heart attack. 1998 The hit TV series ''Seinfeld'' aired its final episode after nine years on NBC. 1998 The Associated Press commemorated its 150th anniversa

Reuters Today in History for May 14 LONDON (Reuters) - Here are some notable events from this date in history: 1885 - Otto Klemperer, German musical director and conductor, born. In his early career he championed modern works. 1900 - The second modern Olympic Games opened in Paris, with women being allowed to take part for the first time. 1904 - The Olympic Games were held in the United States for the first time, at St. Louis, Missouri. 1912 - August Strindberg, influential Swedish playwright, died. Best known for his ``Miss Julie'' and ``The Father.'' 1919 - Henry John Heinz, U.S. food manufacturer, died; his food company became famous for its slogan ``57 varieties.'' 1921 - In the United States, Florence Allen became the first woman judge to sentence a man to death. Frank Motto was tried on a murder charge and executed on August 20. 1940 - Two thirds of the Dutch city of Rotterdam was destroyed by German bombing. Almost 1,000 people died and at least 80,000 were made homeless. 1941 - Swiss student Maurice Bavaud was executed in Berlin. He had planned to kill Adolf Hitler at a rally on November 9, 1938, but never got close enough to shoot him. 1948 - The state of Israel was proclaimed at 4 p.m., eight hours before the British mandate in Palestine was to end. 1955 - The Warsaw Pact was signed by the Soviet Union, Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland and Romania. 1973 - America's Skylab I space laboratory was launched into earth orbit by the last Saturn Five booster rocket. 1991 - Jiang Qing, widow of Chinese Communist Party chairman Mao Zedong and leader of the ``Gang of Four,'' committed suicide. 1993 - U.S. newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst Jr. died after a heart attack aged 85. 1997 - Laurie Lee, who immortalized a sensual and earthy way of English country living in his classic novel ``Cider with Rosie,'' died. 1998 - Frank Sinatra, one of the world's greatest popular singers, died. He also appeared in a number of films including ``From Here to Eternity.'' 19XX - David Nathan Little was born.

World History - May 15 Birthdates which occurred on May 15: 1567 Claudio Monteverdi Cremona Italy, composer (L'Orfeo) 1856 Lyman Frank Baum children's book author (Wizard of Oz) 1859 Pierre Curie France, physicist (Nobel 1903) 1860 Ellen Louise Axson Wilson 1st wife of Woodrow Wilson 1862 Arthur Schnitzler Austria, playwright/novelist (La Ronde) 1890 Katherine Anne Porter US, novelist (Ship of Fools) 1891 Mikhail Bulgakov Russia, playwright/novelist/short-story writer 19-- Jim Phipps rock drummer (Every Mother's Nightmare-Hard to Hold) 19-- Peggy Pope Montclair NJ, actress (Billy, Mrs David-Soap) 1902 Richard Daley (Mayor-D-Chic) 1904 Clifton Fadiman Bkln NY, TV host (Information Please, Quiz Kids) 1904 Gustav-Adolf Boltenstein Sweden, equest dressage (Oly-gold-1952, 56) 1905 Joseph Cotten US, actor (3rd Man, Airport 77, Hearse) 1908 Lars-Erik Larsson Akarp Sweden, composer (Linden) 1909 James Mason England, actor (Lolita, Bloodline, Boys From Brazil) 1910 Constance Cummings US, actress (John & Julie, 7 Sinners, Glamour) 1910 Robert F Wagner (Mayor-D-NYC, 1949-65) 1912 Alexis Nihon Bahamas, wrestler (Olympics-1968) 1912 Arthur Berger NYC, composer (Ideas of Order) 1915 Paul A Samuelson economist (1970 Nobel, 1947 John Bates Clark Medal) 1916 Bill Williams Bkln NY, actor (Starlit Time, Date With the Angels) 1918 Eddy Arnold country singer (Anytime) 1918 Joseph Wiseman Montr�al, actor (Dr No, Viva Zapata, Les Miserables) 1921 Erroll Garner Pittsburgh Pa, jazz pianist (Misty) 1923 Richard Avedon US, photographer (1957 ASMP award) 1924 Ursula Thiess Hamburg, actress (Monsoon, Bengal Brigade, Americano) 1926 Anthony Shaffer twin brother playwright (Sleuth) 1926 Peter Shaffer twin brother playwright (5 Finger Exercise, Equus) 1930 Jasper Johns artist (Green Target) 1936 Anna Maria Alberghetti Italy, actress/singer (Cinderfella) 1936 Paul Zindel playwright (Effects of Gamma Rays on Marigolds) 1937 Trini Lopez singer (If I Had a Hammer) 1938 Lenny Welch Asbury Park NJ, (Breaking up is Hard to Do) 1940 Paul Rudd Boston Mass, actor (Conn Yankee in King Arth�r's Court) 1941 Lainie Kazan Brooklyn, singer/actress (Lust in the Dust) 1942 Anthony W England Indianapolis Indiana, PhD/astronaut (STS 51F) 1944 Gunilla Hutton Goteborg Sweden, actress (Petticoat Junction) 1944 Miruts Yifter Ethiopia, 5K/10K runner (Olympic-gold-1980) 1948 Brian Eno Woodbridge England, singer (On Land) 1949 Frank L Culbertson Jr Charleston SC, Cmdr USN/astro (STS-38) 1953 George Brett WV, KC Royal 3rd baseman (1980 AL MVP) 1953 Mike Oldfield England, composer (Tubular Bells) 1954 Andrea Gyarmati Hungary, water polo player (Olympic, 1948-60) 1955 Lee Horsley Muleshoe Tx, actor (Nero Wolfe, Matt Houston) 1959 Andrew Eldritch rocker (Sisters of Mercy-Walk Away, Black Planet) 1963 Grant Herslov LA Calif, actor (Wayne-Spencer, Under One Roof) 1964 Pierre Trentin France, 1K time trials (Olympic-gold-1968) 1967 Omar Vizquel Caracas Venezuela, shortstop (Seattle Mariners) 1968 Todd Porter NJ, actor (Hamilton-Whiz Kids) 1973 Vic"Tori"a Davey Spelling LA Ca, actress (Donna-Beverly Hills 90210) 1974 Ahmet Rodan Zappa son of Frank 1981 Zara Anne Elizabeth Phillips 10th in succession to British throne World Birthday Web (WBW) Deaths which occurred on May 15: 1482 Paolo Toscanelli Italian physician & mapmaker, dies 1886 Emily Dickinson US poet, died 1985 Jackie Curtis playwright/actor, dies of a drug overdose at 38 1987 John Baur museum director, dies at 78 1988 Andrew Duggan actor, dies of cancer at 64 Reported: MISSING in ACTION ( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report ) 1966 BALCOM RALPH C. SEATTLE WA 1975 BENEDETT DANIEL A. AUBURN KING WA 1975 BLESSING LYNN LANCASTER PA 1975 BOYD WALTER NORFOLK VA 1975 COPENHAVER GREGORY S. PORT DEPOSIT MD 1975 GARCIA ANDRES CARLSBAD NM 1975 GAUSE BERNARD JR. BIRMINGHAM AL 1975 HALL GARY L. COVINGTON KY 1975 HARGROVE JOSEPH N. MT OLIVE NC 1967 HEILIGER DONALD L. MADISON WI 1967 HILL CHARLES DALE ROLLA MO 1975 JACQUES JAMES J. DENVER CO 1966 JENSEN GEORGE W. SEATTLE WA 1975 LONEY ASHTON N. ALBANY NY 1966 MADISON WILLIAM L. LEXINGTON KY 1975 MANNING RONALD J. TORONTO OH 1975 MARSHALL DANNY G. WAVERLY WV 1975 MAXWELL JAMES R. CENTER RIDGE AR 1966 MC KENNEY KENNETH D. AUBURN MA 1961 MC MORROW JOHN P. 1967 POLLARD BEN M. SHELBYVILLE KY 1966 PRESTON JAMES A. BOWDEN GA 1979 RAPP JEFF 1966 REILLY LAVERN G. ST PAUL MN 1975 RIVENBURGH RICHARD W. SAN DIEGO CA 1975 RUMBAUGH ELWOOD E. SPANGLER PA 1975 SANDOVAL ANTONIO R. SAN ANTONIO TX 1961 SHORE EDWARD R. JR. 1979 SMITH EMMETT Q. 1979 SMITH KAREN 1966 TAPP MARSHALL L. LOS ANGELES CA 1966 THOMPSON GEORGE W. BECKLEY WV 1975 TURNER KELTON R. LOS ANGELES CA 1975 VAN DE GEER RICHARD COLUMBUS OH 1966 WILLIAMS JAMES E. OXFORD MS 1961 WOLFKILL GRANT NEW !! POW-MIA Search Engine (Search by Name, DOB, Loss-Date, or Country-State ) POW / MIA Data & Bios supplied by the P.O.W. NETWORK. Skidmore, MO. USA On this day... 884 Marinus I ends his reign as Catholic Pope 1248 Archbishop Konrad v Hochstaden lays cornerstone for K�ln cathedral 1602 Cape Cod discovered by English navigator Bartholomew Gosnold 1618 Johannes Kepler discovers his harmonics law 1702 War of Spanish Succession, 1st Amer conflict between England & France 1800 Pope Pius VII calls on French bishops to return to Gospel principles 1829 Joseph Smith ordained by John the Baptist according to Joseph Smith 1836 Francis Baily observes "Baily's Beads" during annular solar eclipse 1849 Philadelphia Turngemeinde founded 1856 2nd SF Vigilance Committee organized 1862 Battle of Drewry's Bluff, Virginia 1862 Department of Agriculture created 1862 Union Grounds, Brooklyn, 1st baseball enclosure, opens 1864 Battle of New Market, Virginia 1864 Battle of Resaca, Georgia (or 05/13) 1885 Canadian M�ti insurgent Louis Reil captured, Saskatchewan 1891 British Central African Protectorate (now Malawi) established 1896 Tornado kills 78 in Texas 1911 Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Indiana University, incorporates 1911 Sup Court dissolves Standard Oil violates Sherman Antitrust Act 1912 Ty Cobb rushes a fan at a NY Highlander game & is suspended 1915 A.T.&T. becomes 1st corporation to have 1 million stockholders 1918 1st regular airmail service (between NY & Wash) inaugurated 1929 Fire in X-ray film stock kills 125 at Crile Clinic (Cleve Ohio) 1930 Ellen Church becomes 1st airline stewardess, United (SF to Cheyenne) 1933 1st voice amplification system to be used in US Senate 1934 Dept of Justice offers $25,000 reward for Dillinger, dead or alive 1935 Pirates beat Phillies 20-5 1939 C Jackson discovers asteroid #1506 Xosa 1940 1st nylon stockings sold in US 1941 1st British turbojet flies 1941 Joe DiMaggio starts 56-game hitting streak; Yanks win 13-1 1942 Gasoline 1st rationed in US 1944 Cincinatti Reds Clyde Shoun no-hits Boston Braves, 1-0 1952 Detroit Tiger Virgil Trucks no-hits Wash Senators, 1-0 1952 Johnny Longden becomes 2nd jockey to ride 4,000 winners 1955 Austrian state treaty signed making itself independent again 1957 18,000 people at Madison Sq Garden-Billy Graham launched a crusade 1958 USSR launches Sputnik III 1960 Chic Cub Don Cardwell no-hits St Louis Cards, 4-0 1960 Sputnik 4 launched into Earth orbit; later recovery failed 1961 36 Unification church couples wed in Korea 1963 Last Project Mercury flight, L Gordon Cooper in Faith 7, launched 1967 Paul McCartney meets his future wife Linda Eastman 1968 "Wonderwall" with George Harrison premiers at Cannes Film Festival 1968 A tornado strikes Jonesboro Arkansas at 10 PM, killing 36 1968 Paul McCartney & John Lennon appear on Johnny Carson Show to promote Apple records, Joe Garagiola is the substitute host 1969 Associate Justice Abe Fortas resigned from Supreme Court 1970 Mississippi Highway Patrol kills 2 at Jackson State College 1972 Bus plunges into Nile River killing 50 pilgrims. (Minia Egypt) 1972 George Wallace shot & left paralyzed by Arthur Bremer in Laurel, Md 1972 Ryukyu Is & Daito Is returned to Japan after 27 yrs of US control 1973 Calif Angel Nolan Ryan's 1st no-hitter beats KC Royals, 3-0 1975 11th Mayor's Trophy Game, Yanks beat Mets 9-4 1977 N Chernykh discovers asteroid #2862 Vavilov 1980 1st trans-US balloon crossing 1980 Flyers score 8 goals against Islanders in playoffs 1981 George Harrison releases "All Those Years Ago" in UK 1981 Leonard Barker of Cleveland pitches perfect game vs Toronto 1981 Second City TV's (SCTV) network premier (NBC) 1981 Soyuz 40 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Rumanian) to Salyut 6 1982 16-year-old jockey wins the Preakness 1982 Osservatorio San Vittore discovers asteroid #3344 Modena 1983 Madison Hotel (Boston) destroyed by implosion 1987 Record archery score for a pair over 24 hrs, is set 1988 Soviets begin withdrawl in Afghanistan 1989 Soviet Pres Gorbachev in Beijing for 1st Sino-Soviet summit in 30 yrs 1989 US Basketball League cancels its summer schedule Maxwell House coffee runs ads during "Roe vs Wade" movie despite threat of boycott by right to lifers 1990 Dow Jones avg hits a record 2,822.45 1990 Edmonton Oiler Klima beats Boston Bruins in 6th period 1990 Miss Universe pageant 1991 Defense releases docs claiming Noriega was "CIA's man in Panama" 1992 Colombo '92 opens in Genoa Italy Holidays Austria : Independence Day (1955) Religious Observances ____ RC : Commemoration of St Dymphna, patron of the insane 1170_ RC : Commemoration of Isidore the Farmer, patron of farmers 1719_ old RC : Feast of St John Baptist de la Salle, confessor Religious History 1455 A crusade against the Turks and for the capture of Constantinople was proclaimed by Pope Calixtus III. 1686 Rev. Robert Ratcliffe arrived in Boston from England, with orders from King Charles II to establish the Anglican Church in Massachusetts. 1816 Birth of Sylvanus Dryden Phelps, U.S. Baptist clergyman and poet. His several writings included the hymn, "Savior, Thy Dying Love." 1889 At the close of a two-day denominational conference in Cleveland, Ohio, the Epworth League of the Methodist Episcopal Church was organized. It became the foundation of the current United Methodist Youth (UMY) fellowship programs. 1943 German Lutheran theologian and Nazi martyr Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote in a letter from prison: 'I read the Psalms every day, as I have done for years; I know them and love them more than any other book.' Source for this Religious History section: William D. Blake. ALMANAC OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1987. Additional information supplied by the author. Contact via E-mail: William D. Blake. (pilgrimwb@aol.com) Thought for the day : " You can judge a man by how he keeps his golf score. "

History for May 16 Birthdates which occurred on May 16: 1763 Louis-Nicolas Vauquelin chemist (discovered chromium, beryllium) 1801 William Henry Seward Sec of State (1861-69, buys Alaska at 2/acre) 1804 Elizabeth Palmer Peabody founded 1st US kindergarten 1824 Edmund Kirby-Smith Fla, West Point grad/educator/soldier 1824 Levi Parsons Morton (R) 22nd US VP (1889-93) 1831 Edward Hughes inventor (microphone) 19-- Carolyn Conwell actress (Mary-Young & Restless) 19-- Ralph Tresvant singer (New Editon) 19-- Scott Reeves actor (Ryan-Young & Restless) 1904 Hugh Plaxton Canada, ice hockey player (Olympic-gold-1928) 1905 Henry Fonda Grand Is Nebraska, actor (Mr Roberts, On Golden Pond) 1907 Robert Tisdall Ireland, 400m hurdles (Olympic-gold-1932) 1911 Margaret Sullavan Norfolk Va, actress (Back Street) 1912 Studs Terkel NYC, author/host (Stud's Place, Working) 1913 Woody Herman bandleader/composer (Thundering Herds) 1917 George Gaynes Helsinki Finland, actor (Henry-Punky Brewster) 1919 Wladziu Valentino Liberace West Allis Wisconsin, pianist 1921 Harry Carey Jr Saugus Calif, actor (She Wore a Yellow Ribbon) 1924 Frank F Mankiewicz columnist (Perfectly Clear) 1928 Billy Martin baseball manager (NY Yankees, Oakland A's) 1929 Adrienne Cecile Rich Balt Md, feminist writer (Diamond Cutters) 1931 Donald Martino Plainfield NJ, composer (Noturnno-Pulitzer 1974) 1931 Jack Dodson Pitts Pa, actor (Howard Sprage-Andy Griffith Show) 1931 Lowell Weicker (Sen-R-Conn) 1936 Philippe de Montebello Paris, art exhibitionist (Treasures of Tut) 1937 Yvonne Craig Taylorville Ill, actress (Batgirl-Batman, Kissin Cousin) 1944 Billy Cobham Panam , jazz artist (Same Ole Love) 1945 Brewster H Shaw Jr Mich, Col USAF/astro (STS-9, STS 61B, STS-28) 1946 Jessi B Wilson Mississippi, murderer (FBI Most Wanted List) 1949 Rick Reuschel pitcher (NY Yankees) 1950 Johannes Bednorz German superconductivity physicist (Nobel 1987) 1951 Jonathan Richman rocker (Modern Lovers-New England, Egyptian Reggae) 1952 Pierce Brosnan Israel, actor (Remington Steele) 1953 Rick Rhoden pitcher (NY Yankees) 1955 Debra Winger Columbus Oh, actress (Officer & Gentleman) 1955 Jack Morris St Paul Minn, pitcher (Detroit Tigers) 1955 Olga Korbut Grodno USSR, gymnist (Olympic-2 golds-1972) 1959 Mare Winningham Phoenix Az, actress (St Elmo's Fire, Turner & Hooch) 1961 Nina Arvesen White Plains, NY, actress (Cassandra-Young & Restless) 1964 John Salley NBA star (Detroit Pistons) 1966 Janet Jackson Gary Indiana, singer, Michael's sister (Control) 1969 Tracey Gold NYC, actress (Carol-Growing Pains, Incredible Sunday) 1969 Tricia Cast actress (Nina-The Young and Restless) 1970 Gabriela Sabatini Argentina, tennis player (Olympic-silver-1988) World Birthday Web (WBW) Deaths which occurred on May 16: 1691 Jacob Leisler becomes 1st American colonist hanged for treason 1892 John Banvard painted worlds largest painting (3 mile canvas), dies 1955 James Agee US author & critic, dies in NY 1975 Michael X (Abdul Malik), hanged in Trinidad, for murder 1979 Asa Philip Randolph labor leader & civil rights pioneer, dies at 90 1984 Andy Kaufman comedian (Latka-Taxi), dies at 35 of cancer 1985 Margaret Hamilton actress, dies at 82 of a heart attack 1988 Louise Wood director of Girl Scouts of USA (1961-72), dies at 78 1990 Jim Henson muppeteer, dies of pneumonia at 53 1990 Sammy Davis Jr entertainer, dies at 64 from throat cancer Reported: MISSING in ACTION ( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report ) 1970 CONNER EDWIN RAY HILLSBORO TX 1971 CROOK ELLIOTT PHOENIX AZ 1968 CROSSON GERALD J. NEW YORK NY 1971 FARLOW CRAIG L. CLEVELAND OH 1971 JACOBSON TIMOTHY J. OAKLAND CA 1971 NOLAN JOSEPH P. JR. OAK PARK IL 1968 RICKEL DAVID J. FORT LAUDERDALE FL 1968 ROARK ANUND C. SAN DIEGO CA 1968 ROMINE ALBERT W. BURLINGAME KS 1970 SKEEN RICHARD ROBERT RIVERSIDE CA On this day... 1571 Johannes Kepler, by his own calculations, is conceived at 4:37 AM 1763 Samuel Johnson meets his future biographer James Boswell in London 1770 Marie Antoinette marries future King Louis XVI of France 1863 Battle of Champion's Hill, bloodiest action of Vicksburg Campaign 1866 Congress authorizes nickel 5 piece (replaces silver half-dime) 1866 N R Pogson discovers asteroid #87 Sylvia 1866 US Treasury Dept authorizes the nickel 1868 President Johnson acquitted during Senate impeachment, by 1 vote 1869 Cincinnati Reds play their 1st baseball game, win 41-7 1872 Metropolitan Gas Company lamps lit for 1st time 1874 1st recorded dam disaster in US (Williamsburg Mass) 1875 Quake in Venezuela & Colombia kills 16,000 1879 Treaty of Gandamak to set up Afghan state between Russia & English 1888 CPR opens Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, BC 1888 J Palisa discovers asteroid #278 Paulina 1891 A Charlois discovers asteroid #310 Margarita 1894 Fire in Boston destroys baseball stadium & 170 other buildings 1901 Start of Sherlock Holmes "The Adventure of the Priory School" (BG) 1903 1st transcontinental motorcycle trip begins at SF (George Wymann) 1914 American Horseshoe Pitchers Assn organizes in Kansas City 1914 Ewing Field, near Masonic Street, opens 1920 Joan of Arc (Jean D'arc) canonized in Rome 1920 Spanish bullfighter Joselito was fatally gored fighting his last bull 1924 108�F in Blitzen Oregon 1925 1st network radiocast (WHAS) of Kentucky Derby, Flying Ebony wins 1927 Bob Meusel steals 2nd, 3rd & home 1929 1st Academy Awards (Film-Wings, Actor-E Jennings Actress-J Gaynor) 1933 Cecil Travis becomes 1st player to get 5 hits in his 1st game 1937 C Jackson discovers asteroid #1427 Ruvuma 1938 38 die in Terminal Hotel fire (Atlanta Ga) 1939 1st AL night game, Phila Shribe Park (Indians 8, Athletics 3 in 10) 1948 Botvinnik wins 5-player tournament to determine world chess champion 1948 CBS news correspondent George Polk's body is found in Greece 1948 Israel issues its 1st postage stamps 1953 Phillies Curt Simmons gives up a single, then retires next 27 in a row 1954 Ted Williams gets 8 hits in 1st game since breaking his collarbone 1956 Kraft Theatre presents an act from "Profiles in Courage" 1957 Maj Irwin, USAAF flies a Lockheed Starfight to a record 1,404.18 MPH 1957 Yanks involved in Copacabana Incident, leads to Billy Martin trade 1958 Eli Beeding experiences 83 g deceleration on a rocket sled, New Mex 1960 Big 4 summit in Paris collapses as USSR levels spy charges against US 1963 Gordon Cooper completes 22 orbits in Faith 7, ends US Proj Mercury 1964 Northern Dancer wins the Preakness stakes by 2� lengths 1965 Balt Oriole Jim Palmer's pitching debut, beats Yankees 7-5 & homers 1966 A record of "Pets Sounds" is released 1966 N Chernykh discovers asteroid #1796 Riga 1966 National Welfare Rights Organization organizes 1966 Stokely Carmichael named chairman of Student Nonviolent Coordinating 1969 Barbra Striesand appears at a Friars Club Tribute 1969 The Who's Pete Townsend & Roger Daltrey charged with assault 1969 Venera 5 lands on Venus, returns data on atmosphere 1971 1st class postage now costs 8 (was 6) 1972 Greg Luzinski's 500' HR hits the Liberty Bell monument in Phila Vet 1975 Japanese Junko Tabei became 1st woman to reach Mt Everest's summit 1975 Wings release "Listen to What the Man Said" in UK 1976 Mont Canadiens sweeps Phila Flyers for the Stanley Cup 1977 5 die as NY Airway helicopter topples on the Pan Am bldg in NYC 1980 Brian May of rock group Queen collapses onstage with hepatitis 1980 Los Angeles beats Phila 76ers, for the NBA championship 1980 Paul McCartney releases "McCartney II" album 1981 Houston Astro Craig Reynolds hits 3 triples beating Cubs 6-1 1981 Pretenders' Martin Chambers weds Tracy Atkinson 1982 Canucks 1-Isles 3-Stanley Cup-Isles win cup 4-0 (15-4) 1982 Columbia moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating in preparation for STS-4 1983 Isles win 3rd Cup in row def Canucks in Vancouver 3-1 in game 4 1984 Phillie pitcher Steve Carlton hits a grand slam homer 1986 Bobby Ewing (Patrick Duffy) comes back from dead on Dallas 1987 Rocker David Crosby weds Jan Dance in LA 1988 US Supreme Court rules trash may be searched without a warrant 1991 Daily Planet fires cub reporter Jimmy Olson (Superman character) Holidays Cayman Islands : Commonwealth Day Religious Observances ____ Unification Church : Day of Love of God 1160_ RC : Commemoration of St Ubaldus, bishop/confessor Religious History 1540 German reformer Martin Luther remarked: 'In the worst temptations nothing can help us but faith that God's Son has put on flesh, is bone, sits at the right hand of the Father, and prays for us. There is no mightier comfort.' 1850 Birth of Arthur H. Mann, English church organist. In addition to being an authority on Handel, Mann also composed a number of sacred hymn tunes, including ANGEL'S STORY, to which we sing today, "O Jesus, I Have Promised." 1866 Missouri Lutheran Synod founder C.F.W. Walther wrote in a letter: 'God carries on His work through men with whom it sometimes seems as if one would go to the right and the other to the left and the third one would hold back, and yet the work progresses.' 1920 Popular Baptist pastor and denominational leader George Washington Truett, 53, preached his famous sermon, "Baptists and Religious Liberty," to 15,000 people from the Capitol steps in Washington, D.C. 1929 The Shaffer Lectureship was established at the Yale Divinity School, in memory of Kent Shaffer, Ph.B., 1907. The lectures are concerned with some phase of the life, character and teachings of Jesus. Lecturers have included C.H. Dodd (1935); Ralph W. Sockman (1936); Martin Dibelius (1937); and James Moffatt (1940).

History - May 17 Birthdates which occurred on May 17: 1444 Sandro Botticelli Italian painter (Birth of Venus) 1749 Edward Jenner England, physician, discovered vaccination 1836 Joseph Norman Lockyer discovered Helium/founded Nature magazine 1866 Erik Satie Honfleur France, composer (M�moirs d'un Amb�sique) 1888 Selmer Jackson Iowa, actor (Life & Legend of Wyatt Earp) 1889 Marcel Moyse Saint-Amour, France, flutist (20 Exercises et �tudes) 19-- Audie Desbrow rocker (Great White-Twice Shy) 19-- Fiona Hutchison actress (Gabrielle-One Life to Live) 19-- Paige Turco actress (Melanie-Guiding Light) 1900 Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini Iran's spiritual leader 1901 Werner Egk Auchsesheim Germany, composer (Die Zaubergeige) 1907 Horace McMahon South Norwalk Ct, actor (Martin Kane Private Eye) 1907 Ilona Elek Hungary, foils (Olympic-gold-1948) 1908 Zinka Milanov Zagreb Yugoslavia, soprano (Ljublama Opera 1927) 1911 Maureen O'Sullivan Boyle Ireland, actress (Pride & Prejudice) 1912 Archibald Cox 1st Watergate special prosecutor 1912 Clarence (Ace) Parker NFL QB (Brooklyn, Boston Yanks) 1920 Harriet Van Horne Syracuse NY, columnist/panelist (Leave it to Girls) 1920 Lydia Wideman Finland, 10K cross country skier (Olympic-gold-1952) 1921 Dennis Brain London England, french-hornist (Serenade) 1923 Birgit Nilsson Karup Sweden, soprano (Elektra) 1923 Peter (Mennini) Mennin Erie Pennsylvania, composer (Moby Dick) 1934 Earl Morrall NFL QB (Lions, Giants, Colts) 1935 Ivan Slone world-famous watchmaker 1936 Dennis Hopper actor (True Grit, Blue Velvet, Easy Rider) 1938 Don Dolan Staten Island NY, actor (Guy Lewis- General Hospital) 1942 Taj Mahal NYC, singer/songwriter (The Real Thing) 1944 Jesse Winchester Shreveport La, singer/songwriter (Learn to Love it) 1946 Sinaida Turchina USSR, team handball (Olympic-gold-1976) 1950 Bill Bruford drummer (Yes, King Crimson, Genesis) 1950 Christian Lacroix French couturier (Chic Frills) 1953 Kathleen Sullivan Pasadena Ca, newscaster (ABC-TV, CBS Morning Show) 1956 "Sugar" Ray Leonard welter/middle/light-heavyweight boxing champion 1956 Bob Saget comedian/actor (Danny-Full House, America's Home Videos) 1962 Tracey Bryn rocker (Voice of the Beehive-Let it Bee) 1963 Brigitte Nielsen actress (Red Sonja, Rocky IV, Domino) 1970 Jordan Nathaniel M Knight Mass, rocker (New Kids-Hangin' Tough) World Birthday Web (WBW) Deaths which occurred on May 17: 1981 Jeannette Ridlon Piccard 1st US woman free balloon pilot, dies 1985 Bobby Ewing (Patrick Duffy) killed off on Dallas 1985 Hugh Burden actor, dies at 72 1987 Gunnar Myrdal Sweden, economist (Nobel 1974), dies at 88 Reported: MISSING in ACTION ( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report ) 1966 DEERE DONALD T. SNYDER TX 1967 DODGE RONALD WAYNE SAN DIEGO CA 1967 LEWIS CHARLIE G. FAYETTEVILLE NC 1971 PEARCE DALE A. MENTOR OH 1971 SOYLAND DAVID P. RAPID CITY SD 1969 STEWART VIRGIL G. BATON ROUGE LA 1970 WESTWOOD NORMAN P. JR. WEST HARTFORD CT 1968 YOUNG CHARLES L. NEW YORK NY POW-MIA Search Engine (Search by Name, DOB, Loss-Date, or Country-State ) POW / MIA Data & Bios supplied by the P.O.W. NETWORK. Skidmore, MO. USA On this day... 218 7th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet 352 Liberius begins his reign as Catholic Pope 884 St Adrian III begins his reign as Catholic Pope 1620 1st merry-go-round seen at a fair (Philippapolis, Turkey) 1630 Italian Jesuit Niccolo Zucchi, 1st to see 2 belts on Jupiter surface 1672 Frontenac becomes governor of New France (Canada) 1756 Britain declares war on France (7 Years' or French & Indian War) 1792 24 merchants form NY Stock Exchange at 70 Wall Street 1794 Hard frost in southern New England 1804 Lewis & Clark begin exploration of the Louisiana Purchase 1809 Papal States annexed by France 1814 Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden (Natl Day) Norwegian constitution passed by constitutent assembly at Eidsvoll 1864 Battle of Adairsville Georgia, Union forces Confederates to retreat 1872 Bohemian Club incorporated 1875 1st Kentucky Derby run at Churchill Downs, Aristides wins 1881 Frederick Douglass appointed recorder of deeds for Wash DC 1887 J Palisa discovers asteroid #266 Aline 1890 The opera "Rustic Chivalry" is produced (Rome) 1898 Camp Merritt established in Presidio [see 0503] 1906 Switzerland's Simpion Tunnel open to rail traffic 1909 White firemen on Georgia RR strike to protest hiring blacks 1915 National Baptist Convention chartered 1918 M Wolf discovers asteroid #891 Gunhild 1921 President Harding opens (via telephone) 1st Valencia Orange Show 1923 Fire during closing day ceremonies at Grover Cleveland School (SC) 1927 Chicago Cubs beat Boston Braves, 4-3, in 22 innings 1928 9th modern Olympic games opens in Amsterdam 1932 Congress changes the name "Porto Rico" to "Puerto Rico" 1938 Radio quiz show "Information Please!" debuts on NBC Blue Network 1939 1st sports telecast-Columbia vs Princeton-college baseball 1940 Germany occupies Brussels, Belgium & begins invasion of France 1954 Supreme Court unanimously rules on Brown v Topeka Board of Education reversed 1896 "separate but equal" Plessy Vs Ferguson decision 1957 Prayer Pilgrimage, biggest civil rights demonstration to date (DC) 1959 Sam Snead sets PGA record for 36 holes at 122 1960 1st atomic reactor system to be patented, JW Flora, Canoga Park CA 1962 Marin County withdraws from BART district 1963 Houston Colt .45's Don Notterbart no-hits Phillies, 4-1 1964 Phillies triple play Houston Colt .45s 1967 Dylan's 1965 UK Tour is released as the film "Don't Look Back" 1968 European Space Research Org launches 1st satellite 1969 Balt, Cleve & Pitts agree to go from NFC to the AFC in the NFL 1969 Russian probe Venera 6 landed on Venus 1970 Hank Aaron becomes 9th player to get 3,000 hits 1970 Thor Heyerdahl crosses the Atlantic on reed raft Ra 1972 T Smirnova discovers asteroids #2400 Derevskaya, #3082 Dzhalil & #3146 1973 Senate Watergate Committee begins its hearings 1973 Stevie Wonder releases "You are the Sunshine of my Love" 1975 10cc releases "I'm Not in Love" 1975 Mick Jagger punches a restaurant window, gets 20 stitches 1979 -12� F (11� C), Mauna Kea, Hawaii (state record) 1980 Major race riot in Miami Florida - 16 killed, 300 injured 1980 Paul & Linda McCartney appear on Saturday Night Live 1980 VS Kumar Anandan sets record of balancing on 1 foot for 33 hrs 1981 Islanders score 5 power play goals against Flyers in a playoff 1983 Israel & Lebanon sign a peace treaty 1983 Oilers 2-Isles 4-Stanley Cup-Isles win cup 4-0 (15-5) 1985 Les Anderson, catches record 97 lb 4 oz Chinook Salmon, off Alaska 1987 USS Stark hit by Iraqi missiles, 37 sailors die 1989 Nelson Mandela recieves a BA from U of S Africa 1990 Cheers' star Kelsey Grammer sentenced to jail for 30 days for DWI 1990 Dow Jones avg hits a record 2,831.71 Holidays Cuba : Agrarian Reform/Peasant Day Norway : Independence Day/Constitution Day (1814) Religious Observances 988_ RC : Comm of St Dunstan, archbp of Canterbury, patron of jewelers 1592_ RC : Commemoration of St Paschal Baylon, lay brother Religious History 352 Liberius was elected 36th pope of the Early Church. During this time the dispute between Arius and Athanasius was at its height, and after vacillating earlier, Liberius vindicated himself as a champion of Nicene orthodoxy. 1291 Scottish medieval Franciscan philosopher John Duns Scotus, 25, was ordained. He believed in "divine will" rather than "divine intellect," and founded a scholastic system called Scotism. In the Catholic Church he is known as "the Subtle Doctor." 1844 Birth of Julius Wellhausen, the German biblical scholar who, in his 1878 "History of Israel," first advanced the JEDP Hypothesis, claiming that the Pentateuch (i.e., the first five O.T. books) was a compilation of four earlier, literary sources. 1881 The Revised Version (EV or ERV) of the New Testament was first published in England. The Old Testament was completed in 1885. In 1905 the American Standard Version (ASV) �� based on the textual foundation of the ERV �� was published in the U.S. 1947 The Conservative Baptist Association of America (CBAA) was formally established at Atlantic City, NJ, as a breakaway movement from within the American Baptist Convention. Source for this Religious History section: William D. Blake. ALMANAC OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1987. Additional information supplied by the author. Contact via E-mail: William D. Blake. (pilgrimwb@aol.com)

May 18 in history: Napoleon I, Emperor of France Napoleon (1769 - 1821) was crowned Emperor of France on this day in 1804. Soon after, several European powers banded together to fight the powerful Napoleonic forces. Unfortunately, the alliance was a failure, as Napoleon crushed his enemies in battle after battle. However, he was unable to keep his foothold in Spain, and this began his downhill slide. The British entered the fray, and under the command of the Duke of Wellington, managed to drive Napoleon back into France. He suffered a crushing defeat at Waterloo from which he never fully recovered. The former emperor was banished to Elba, where he lived out the remaining years of his life.

Birthdates which occurred on May 18: 1830 Karl Goldmark Keszthely Hungary, composer (Sakuhtala) 1836 Wilhelm Steinitz Austria, world chess champion (1866-94) 1850 Oliver Heaviside physicist predicted existance of ionosphere 1865 William Heinemann England, publisher (Chemical Instrumental) 1868 Nicholas II last Russian tsar (1894-1917) 1872 Bertrand Russell England, mathematician/philosopher (Nobel 1950) 1883 Walter Gropius architect (founded Bauhaus school of design) 1885 Eurico Gaspar Dutra president of Brazil (1945-50) 1891 Rudolf Carnap philosopher (German Logical Positivist) 1892 Ezio Pinza Rome Italy, bass (NY Met-South Pacific) 1897 Frank Capra movie director (Its a Wonderful Life, Arsenic & Old Lace) 19-- Gail Strickland Birmingham Ala, actress (Alice West-Insiders) 19-- Priscilla Pointer NYC, actress (Rebecca-Dallas, Call to Glory) 19-- Steve Delong rocker (Sweet F.A.-Stick To Your Guns) 1900 Sarah Miriam Peale US, portrait painter (Gen Lafayette-1825) 1901 Henri Sauguet Bordeaux France, composer (La Chotte) 1902 Meredith Willson Mason City Iowa, composer (Music Man) 1904 Jacob K Javits (Sen-R-NY) 1907 Clifford Curzon London England, pianist (MacFarren Gold Medal) 1909 Fred Perry Stockport England, tennis star (Wimbeldon 1934-36) 1911 Joe Turner KC, blues singer (Corrine Corrina, Shake Rattle & Roll) 1912 Perry Como singer/TV (Perry Como Show, What did Delaware?) 1912 Richard Brooks Phila, director (Blackboard Jungle, In Cold Blood) 1914 Pierre A Balmain France, fashion designer (1940's "New Look") 1918 Pope John Paul II 264th Roman Catholic pope (1978- ) 1919 Dame Margot Fonteyn England, ballerina (partner of Nureyev) 1919 Margot Fonteyn England, ballerina (Giselle) 1922 Bill Macy Revere Mass, actor (Walter-Maude, Oh! Calcutta) 1923 Liam Sullivan Jacksonville Ill, actor (Mapoy-Monroes) 1924 Jack Whitaker Phila Pa, sportscaster (ABC, CBS) 1928 Pernell Roberts Waycross Ga, actor (Adam-Bonanza, Trapper John MD) 1930 Babara Goldsmith New Rochelle, author (Little Gloria Happy At Last) 1930 Don L Lind Midvale Utah, astronaut (STS 51B) 1930 Pernell Roberts actor (Adam Cartwright, Trapper John) 1931 Robert Morse Newton Mass, actor (That's Life, Jack Frost) 1934 Dwayne Hickman LA, actor (Dobie Gillis, How to Stuff a Wild Bikini) 1937 Brooks Robinson Baltimore Oriole 3rd baseman (1955-77) 1937 Ildik� Sagi-Retj� Hung, foils (Oly-2 gold/3 silv/2 bronze-1960-76) 1941 Diane McBain Cleve Ohio, actress (Surfside Six, Spinout, Donner Pass) 1946 Reggie Jackson "Mr October" baseball rightfielder (Yankees, A's) 1949 Rick Wakeman rocker (Yes-Fish Out of Water) 1950 Rodney Milburn Jr USA, hurdler (Olympic-gold-1972) 1951 James Stephens Mount Kisko NY, actor (Paper Chase, Devil's Island) 1952 George Strait country singer (Beyond the Blue Neon) 1958 Toyah Wilcox Birmingham England, rocker (I Want ti Be Free) 1960 Yannick Noah France, tennis player (French 1983) 1969 Martika [Marta Marrero], Cuba, singer (Toy Soldiers) World Birthday Web (WBW) Deaths which occurred on May 18: 1848 William A Leidesdorf black, dies at 38 in SF 1955 Mary McLeod Bethune educator & civil rights leader, dies at 79 1955 Mary McLeod Bethune slave/educator, dies at 79 1980 Ian Curtis musician (Joy Division), dies 1981 Arthur O'Connell actor (Mr Peepers, Second Hundred Years), dies at 73 1985 Tex Terry actor, dies at 82 1987 Wilbur J Cohen 1st employee of Social Security System, dies at 73 1990 Jill Ireland actress (Carry on Nurse, Family), dies at 54 of cancer Reported: MISSING in ACTION ( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report ) 1972 BEDNAREK JOHNATHAN B. GREENLAWN NY 1967 CAMERON KENNETH R. BERKLEY CA 1969 CUDLIKE CHARLES J. DETROIT MI 1967 DELONG JOE L. MC MINNVILLE TN 1971 ENTRICAN DANNY D. BROOKHAVEN MS 1968 GIST TOMMY EMERSON DURANT OK 1966 GUILLET ANDRE R. WATERBURY CT 1966 HARLEY LEE D. DANVILLE VA 1965 HRDLICKA DAVID L. LITTLETON CO 1968 JAMES CHARLIE N. GLENDALE CA 1968 MONROE VINCENT D. OAKLYN NJ 1966 MOORE WILLIAM J. MONMOUTH IL 1967 NAUGHTON ROBERT J. CEDAR RAPIDS IA 1968 PADILLA DAVID E. BORGER TX 1972 RATZEL WESLEY D. SCRANTON PA 1965 TAVARES JOHN R. 1968 UYEYAMA TERRY J. LEONIA NJ 1966 WALL JERRY M. NACOGDOCHES TX On this day... 526 St John I ends his reign as Catholic Pope 1756 England declares war on France 1804 Napoleon became Emperor of France 1828 Battle of Las Piedras, ends conflict between Uruguay & Brazil 1830 Edwin Budding of England signs an agreement for manufacture of his invention, the lawn mower. Saturdays are destroyed forever 1860 Abraham Lincoln nominated for president 1895 A Charlois discovers asteroid #403 Cyane 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson upholds "separate but equal" policy 1897 Irish Music Festival 1st held (Dublin) 1897 NY Giant William Joyce sets record of 4 triples in 1 game 1899 World Goodwill Day-26 nations meet in 1st Hague Peace Conference 1900 Britain proclaims protectorate over kingdom of Tonga 1910 Passage of Earth through tail of Halley's Comet causes near-panic 1911 J Helffrich discovers asteroid #714 Ulula 1912 H E Wood discovers asteroid #758 Mancunia 1912 Phila A's beat Detroit Tigers 24-2 1917 US passes Selective Service act 1922 S Belyavskij discovers asteroid #978 Aidamina 1926 H E Wood discovers asteroid #2193 Jackson 1927 "Slide Lake" in Gros Ventre Wyoming collapes 1929 Brooklyn Dodgers beat Phillies 20-16 1933 TVA Act signed by FDR 1941 An Egyptian steamer sinks 1941 Jewish veterans honor their dead 1942 L Boyer discovers asteroid #1601 Patry 1942 NYC ends night baseball games for the rest of WW II 1947 A's catcher Warren Rosar catches his 147th game without an error 1949 Antiquarian Booksellers Assoc of America incorporates 1950 Tommy Glaviano makes 3 consecutive errors on grounders 1951 UN moves HQ to NYC 1953 1st woman to break the sound barrier (Jacqueline Cochrane, USA) 1960 Eillen Fulton begins playing Lisa on As the World Turn (for ~ 30 yrs) 1964 David Frost interviews Paul McCartney on the BBC 1965 Gene Roddenberry suggests 16 names including Kirk for Star Trek Capt 1967 Silver hits record $1.60 an ounce in London 1969 Apollo 10 launched toward lunar orbit 1971 Mont Canadiens beat Chic Black Hawks 4 games to 3 for the Stanley Cup 1971 Pres Nixon rejects the 60 demands of Congressional Black Caucus 1971 Utah Stars beat Ky Colonels in 4th ABA championship, 4 games to 3 1971 Vampire rapist Wayne Bodens last victim found 1972 John Sebastian makes 63 consecutive free throws while blindfolded 1974 Felix Aguilar Observatory discovers asteroid #2691 1974 India becomes 6th nation to explode an atomic bomb 1977 E S Bus discovers asteroid #3598 Saucier 1979 A Mrkos discovers asteroid #2304 Slavia 1980 Mount St Helens blows its top in Washington State 1985 1st remote location for "Nightline" (South Africa) 1986 David Goch finishes swimming 55,682 miles in a 25-yd pool Chung Kwung Ying did 2,750 "atomic" hand-stand push-ups 1990 Judy Carne arrested at JFK airport on an 11 year old drug warrant 1991 USSR launches 2 cosmonauts to MIR space station Holidays Haiti : Flag Day/University Day Uruguay : Battle of Las Piedras (1828) Religious Observances ____ Christian : St Eric of Sweden 250_ RC : Commemoration of St Venantius, bishop, martyr 526_ RC : Commemoration of St John I, pope & martyr (523-526) 1160_ Luth : Commemoration of Erik, King of Sweden, martyr Religious History 1291 Acre, the last territory in Palestine taken by the first Crusaders, fell to invading Moslem armies. It signalled the end of a Christian "military presence" in the Near East. (Afterwards, friars sought to spread the gospel by preaching instead.) 1631 The General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony decreed that 'no man shall be admitted to the body politic but such as are members of some of the churches within the limits' of the colony. (Separation of church and state was an unthinkable concept in early American colonialism.) 1766 The Church of the United Brethren in Christ was organized in Lancaster, PA, under the leadership of Martin Boehm, 41, and Philip William Otterbein, 39. (It became a branch of the Evangelical United Brethren in 1946.) 1814 In Philadelphia, the General Missionary Convention of the Baptist Denomination in the United States of America for Foreign Missions was established -- the first national organization of Baptists in the U.S. It was later called the Triennial Convention because it met every three years. 1925 Popular evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson, 34, disappeared while on a beach outing. Turning up five weeks later, she claimed to have been kidnapped and held prisoner, before escaping from her abductors. Source for this Religious History section: William D. Blake. ALMANAC OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1987. Additional information supplied by the author. Contact via E-mail: William D. Blake. (pilgrimwb@aol.com)

May 19 in History Birthdates which occurred on May 19: 1611 Innocent XI 240th Roman Catholic pope (1676-89) 1795 Johns Hopkins philanthropist, founded Johns Hopkins University 1864 Carl Ethan Akeley US, naturalist, devoleped animal mount process 1879 Lord Waldorf Astor Eng, 2nd viscount (C)/publisher (London Observer) 1890 Ho Chi Minh trail blazer/leader of Vietnam (1946, 1969) 19-- Marilyn Chris actress (Wanda Wolek-One Life to Live) 19-- Tim Waldrip Spokane Wash, actor (Casey-American Dream) 1904 Anthony Bushell actor (Journey's End) 1904 Sven Thofelt Sweden, pentathlete (Olympic-gold-1928) 1909 Bruce Bennett Tacoma Wash, actor (Before I Hang, Sahara) 1922 David McLean Akron Oh, actor (Tate-Tate) 1925 Malcolm X Omaha NB, assassinated leader of black muslims 1934 James Charles Lehrer Wichita Ks, news anchor (McNeil-Lehrer Report) 1935 David Hartman Pawtucket RI, TV personality (Good Morning America) 1936 Elisabeth Schwartz Austria, pairs figure skater (Olympic-gold-1956) 1939 Francis R Scobee Wash, USAF/astronaut (STS 41C, 51L-Chal disaster) 1939 James Fox England, actor (Greystoke) 1940 Frank Lorenzo airline executive (Continental, Texas Air, Eastern) 1941 Nora Ephron NY, writer (Heartburn) 1945 Peter Townsend singer (Who-Tommy) 1946 Diedre Lenihan Atlanta Ga, actress (Wendy-Needles & Pins) 1947 Glenn Close Greenwich Ct, actress (Fatal Attractions) (or 0319) 1948 Grace Jones [Mendoza], Spanishtown Jamacia, singer/actress (Vamp) 1948 Tom Scott LA, saxophonist/bandleader (Pat Sajak Show) 1952 Joey Ramone [Jeffrey Hyman], rock drummer (Ramones-Baby I Love You) 1954 Rick Cerone Newark NJ, catcher (Yankees/Red Sox/Mets) 1955 Ed Whitson pitcher (NY Yankees, SD Padres) 1955 Pierre J Thuot Groton Conn, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut (STS-36, sk:49) 1956 Althea Gwyn WBL center (NY Stars) 1956 Steve Ford actor (Young & Restless)/son of Pres Gerald Ford 1957 Bill Laimbeer NBA center (Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons) 1963 Yazz [Yasmin Evans], Mrs Simon La Bon/rocker (The One Way is Up) 1965 Joshua Rifkind actor (Marshall Chronicles) Deaths which occurred on May 19: 804 Alcuin English scholar, dies in Tours France at 69 1536 Anne Boleyn wife of Henry VIII, beheaded 1935 T.E. Lawrence (of Arabia) dies in a motorcycle crash 1958 Ronald Colman British actor, dies at 67 1961 Joe Howard singer (Gay Nineties Revue), dies at 94 1966 Tortoise reportedly given to Tonga's king by Capt. Cook (1773), dies 1971 Ogden Nash poet/TV panelist (Masquerade Party), dies at 68 1989 Robert Weber character actor, dies of Lou Gehrig Disease at 64 Reported: MISSING in ACTION ( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report ) 1967 ANDERSON GARETH L. FALMOUTH MA 1968 DAVIES JOSEPH E. ALEXANDRIA VA 1965 DONOVAN LEROY M. CEDAREDGE CO 1967 GRIFFIN JAMES LLOYD GATES TN 1965 HARPER RICHARD K. BURLINGTON MA 1967 HELLBACH HAROLD J. NEW ORLEANS LA 1967 KNIGHT ROY A. JR. MILLSAP TX 1968 MC CUBBIN GLENN D. ALMENA KS 1967 MC DANIEL EUGENE B. KINSTON NC 1967 METZGER WILLIAM J. WISCONSIN RAPIDS WI 1972 MOTT DAVID P. FARGO ND 1972 NICHOLS AUBREY A. EL PASO TX 1967 PATTERSON JAMES K. LONG BEACH CA 1967 PLUMB JOSEPH C. MISSION KS 1967 RICH RICHARD STAMFORD CT 1967 RUSSELL KAY CORSICANA TX 1967 STARK WILLIAM R. CORANADO CA 1972 THOMAS WILLIAM E. PITTSBURG PA 1967 WALTERS JACK JR. WHITEVILLE NC On this day... 715 St Gregory II begins his reign as Catholic Pope 1588 Spanish Armada sets sail for Lisbon, bound to England 1749 George II grants charter to Ohio Company to settle Ohio Valley 1780 About midday, near-total darkness descends on much of New England to this day it's cause is still unexplained 1851 J R Hind discovers asteroid #14 Irene 1856 Sen Charles Sumner, Mass, spoke out against slavery 1862 Homestead Act becomes law provides cheap land for settlement of West 1863 Siege of Vicksburg, investment of city complete 1864 Last engagement in series of battles known as Spotsylvania 1865 President Jefferson Davis is captured by Union Cavalry in Georgia 1874 J Perrotin discovers asteroid #138 Tolosa 1878 Blanche Kelso Bruce appointed register of treasury by Pres Garfield 1881 J Palisa discovers asteroid #220 Stephania 1892 National Society of Colonial Dames of America founded 1893 A Charlois discovers asteroids #367 Amicitia & #368 Haidea 1893 Heavy rain wash "quick clay" into a deep valley, kills 111 (Norway) 1898 Simplon Tunnel opens from Brig, Switzerland to Iselle, Italy 1905 Tom Jenkins beats Frank Gotcha for heavyweight wrestling champ 1906 Federated Boys' Club (Boys' Club of America) organizes 1910 Cleve Indian Cy Young gets his 500th win, beats Wash 5-4 in 11 innings 1911 Phila Athletics are 12� games back in AL, & win the World Series 1917 M Wolf discovers asteroid #875 Nymphe 1919 K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #913 Otila 1921 Congress sharply curbs immigration, setting a national quota system 1923 Zev wins the Kentucky Derby 1928 "Firedamp" explodes in Mather Pa coal mine killing 195 of 273 miners 1928 51 frogs enter 1st annual "Frog Jumping Jubilee" (Angel's Camp, Cal) 1929 Stampede in Yankee Stadium crushes 2 people to death 1934 C Jackson discovers asteroid #1323 Tugela 1934 Sherlock Holmes crossword puzzle in "Sat Review of Lit" Males who solved puzzle became members of Baker Street Irregulars 1935 NFL adopts an annual college draft to begin in 1936 1950 NY Times reports of worlds smallest & dumbest mechanical brain 1954 Postmaster General Summerfield approves CIA mail-opening project 1958 South Pacific soundtrack album goes to #1 & stays #1 for 31 weeks 1960 Juan Marichal debuts as SF Giant pitcher, beats Phillies on 1 hitter 1960 USAF Maj Robert M White takes X-15 to 33,222 m 1964 US diplomats find at least 40 secret mics in the Moscow embassy 1965 Patricia R Harris named 1st US black female ambassador (Luxembourg) 1967 USSR ratifies treaty with Engl & US banning nuclear weapons in space 1968 Frank Howard fails to homer, after hitting 10 in 6 consecutive games 1968 Pirate Radio Brumble of Northern England 1st heard 1971 USSR launches Mars 2, 1st spacecraft to crash land on Mars 1973 Secretariat wins Preakness, 2nd leg in the Triple Crown 1974 Phila Flyers beat Boston Bruins 4 games to 2 for the Stanley Cup 1975 Farm truck packed with wedding party struck by a train, killing 66 in truck, 40 miles south of Poona, India 1976 Gold ownership legalized in Australia 1979 Guitarist Eric Clapton marries Patti Boyd 1979 O Pizarro & G Pizarro discovers asteroid #2567 Elba 1979 Spectacular Bid wins the Preakness #2596 Vainu Bappu & #3477 R M West discovers asteroids #2526 Alisary, #2595 Gudiachvili, 1980 Ringo & Barbara Bach are involved in a car crash 1981 Pirate Jim Bibby gives up a leadoff single to Brave Terry Harper, then retires the next 27 batters 1983 NASA launches Intelsat V 1984 Edmonton Oilers beat NY Islanders 4 games to 1 for the Stanley Cup 1984 Pat LaFontaine scores 2 goals within 22 sec in an NHL playoff game 1984 STS 41-D vehicle moves to launch pad 1988 Red Sox retire Bobby Doerr's #1 1989 Dow Jones Avg passes 2,500 mark for 1st time, closes at 2,501.1 1989 Sue Ellen (Linda Gray) last appearance on Dallas 1990 Summer Squall wins the 115th Preakness Stakes 2161 Syzygy: 8 of 9 planets aligned on same side of sun Holidays Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week" Finland : Flag Day of the Army Turkey : Youth & Sports Day Vietnam : Ho Chi Minh's Birthday (1890) Canada : Victoria Day (1819) - - - - - ( Monday ) US : Armed Forces Day - - - - - ( Saturday ) Religious Observances Christian : St Ives Ang, Luth : Commemoration of St Dunstan, archbishop of Canterbury RC : Commemoration of St Peter Celestine, pope Religious History 1662 England's King Charles II approved a bill requiring all ministers to assent publicly to the Anglican "Book of Common Prayer." 1740 English revivalist George Whitefield wrote in a letter: 'True faith is not merely in the head, but in the heart.' 1885 The complete Old and New Testament English Revised Version (EV or ERV) of the Bible was first published in England. After a promised 20-year wait, U.S. scholars on the ERV committee published an "Americanized" edition in 1905, known afterward as the American Standard Version (ASV) of the Bible. 1939 Death of Howard B. Grose, 88, U.S. Baptist leader and author of the hymn, "Give of Your Best to the Master." At one time president of South Dakota State University, Grose also worked with American Baptist publications and home missions. 1971 "Godspell" first opened at the Cherry Lane Theater in New York City. The musical by Stephen Schwartz is based on the New Testament Gospel of Matthew, and is still produced by secular and religious theater groups today. Source: William D. Blake. ALMANAC OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1987. Additional information supplied by the author. Contact via E-mail: William D. Blake. (pilgrimwb@aol.com) Thought for the day : " Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance. 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May 18, 2000 Frog Jumping Jubilee On this day in 1928, fifty-one frogs entered the first annual "Frog Jumping Jubilee" in the town of Angel's Camp located in Calaveras County, California. The contest probably had something to do with the fact that Mark Twain's first published work was "The Celebrated Frog of Calaveras County." Also, Mr. Twain, who had become a household name, lived nearby. The town of Angel's Camp has scattered reminders of Mr. Twain and frogs all over town. And during the third week of May, thousands of contestants from around the world converge for this unique frog-jumping contest. Take a look at the welcoming sign http://www.yosemitegold.com/angels/ac3.gif

This day in History - May 20 Birthdates which occurred on your SELECTED date of May 20: 1537 Hieronymus Fabricius Ab Aquapend Italy, physician (De Formato Foetu) 1750 Stephen Girard bailed out US bonds during War of 1812 1759 William Thornton architect (Capitol building, Wash DC) 1768 Dolley Dandridge Payne Madison 1st lady 1799 Honor� de Balzac France, novelist (Pere Goriot) 1806 John Stuart Mill philosopher/political economist/Utilitarian 1818 William George Fargo helped to found Wells, Fargo & Co 1822 Fr�d�ric Passy co-winner of 1st Nobel Peace Prize (1901) 1841 Sara Louisa Oberholtz social reformer, anti-smoking advocate 1844 Henri Julien Felix Rousseau French painter (The Dream) 1851 Emile Berliner Germany, inventor (flat phonograph record) 1851 Rose Hawthorne Lathrop US, nun/daughter of Nathaniel Hawthorne 1882 Sigrid Undset Norway, novelist (Kristin Lavransdatter, Nobel 1928) 1890 Beniamino Gigli Italy, tenor (Enzo-La Gioconde) 1894 Adela Rogers St John journalist/author (Foreign Correspondant) 1899 John M Harlan Chicago, US supreme court justice (1955-71) 19-- Dave Thomas St Catherines Ontario, comedian (SCTV) 19-- Jay Schellen rocker (Hurricane-I'm On To You) 19-- Pete McClanahan rocker (Warrior Soul-Last Decade of The Century) 1901 Max Euwe Netherlands, world chess champion (1935-37) 1908 Jimmy Stewart PA, actor (Mr Smith Goes to Wash, Wonderful Life) 1912 Joseph Proce 3rd victim of NYC's Zodiac killer (survives) 1913 William Hewlett cofounder of Hewlett-Packard Co 1915 Moshe Dayan Israeli general/politician 1919 George Gobel Chicago Ill, comedian/TV personality (I Love My Wife) 1921 John Marchi (Rep-R-NY) 1923 Edith Fellows Boston, actress (Pennies From Heaven, City Streets) 1926 David Hedison Providence RI, actor (Colbys, Voyage to Bottom of Sea) 1927 Bud Grant Wisc, CFL/NFL player/coach (Winnipeg, Minnesota) 1930 James McEachin Pennert NC, actor (Harry-Tenafly) 1931 Chiharu Igaya Japan, slalom (Olympic-silver-1956) 1933 Constance Towers actress (Capitol, Shock Corrider, Naked Kiss) 1933 Danny Aiello actor (Moonstruck, Do the Right Thing) 1934 Alexei A Leonov cosmonaut (Voskhod 2, Apollo-Soyuz) 1938 Christina Bass-Kaiser 3K spped skater (Olympic-gold-1972) 1940 Sadaharu Oh of Yomiuri Giants (Japan), hit 868 career HR 1942 Paula aka Jill Jackson, Tx, singer (Hey Paula) 1944 Cipa Dichter Rio de Janeiro Brazil, pianist/wife of Misha Dichter 1944 David M Walker Columbus Ga, Capt USN/astron (STS 51-A 30, sk:STS-44) 1944 Joe Cocker England, rock musician (You are so Beautiful to me) 1946 Bakhaavaa Buidaa Mongolia, wrestler (Oly-silver-1972) disqualified 1946 Cher Bono Cal, rocker/actress (I got you babe, Jack Lalane, Mask) 1948 John R McKernan Jr (Gov-Maine) 1951 Thomas D "Tom" Akers St Louis, Major USAF/astronaut (STS 41, sk:49) 1951 William Cullen Bryant actor (Hell Squad) 1958 Jane Wiedlin Wisc, singer/guitarist (GoGos, Fur, Rush Hour) 1958 Ronald Prescot Reagan Jr Pres son/TV host (Ron Reagon Show) 1959 Bronson Pinchot NYC, actor (Perfect Strangers, Beverly Hills Cop) 1961 Kit Clarke rocker (Danny Wilson-Mary's Prayer) 1961 Nick Heyward guitar/vocals (Haircut 100-Favourite Shirts) 1962 Lydia Cheng NYC, Ms. Big Apple bodybuilder (1982) (Pumping Iron 2) 1962 Sylvie Rauch Munich German FR, nude model 1963 Brian Nash Glendale Calif, actor (Joel-Please Don't Eat Daisies) 1964 Joseph Sinnott Edwards Chicago, murderer (FBI Most Wanted List) 1965 Fia Porter Mexia Tx, actress (Audrey Ames-One Life to Live) 1966 Mindy Cohn LA, actress (Facts of Life) 1969 Suzanne Lawrence Humble Texas, Miss Texas-America (1991) (4th) Deaths which occurred on May 20: 1506 Christopher Colombus explorer, dies in poverty in Spain at 55 1834 Marquis de Lafayette French general, dies 1876 Khristo Botev Bulgarian poet, dies 1939 Joe Carr NFL hall of famer/NFL president (1921-39), dies at 59 1972 Walter Winchell columnist/narrator (Untouchables), dies at 75 1984 Peter Bull British actor, dies of a heart attack at 72 1985 George Memmoli actor (Earl-Hello Larry), dies at 46 1989 Gilda Radner comedienne (Sat Night Live), dies at 42 of cancer Reported: MISSING in ACTION 1967 FRITS ORVILLE B. CONCORD CA 1967 GRAMMAR WILLIAM MICHAEL OKLAHOMA CITY OK 1967 KEEFE DOUGLAS ONEIL COLUMBIA SC 1968 LEHRMAN RONALD J. GRANITE OK 1967 MADDOX NOTLEY GWYNN ROCKFORD IL 1967 MILLIGAN JOSEPH E. GRANDIN NJ 1968 ROBERTSON JOHN H. BIRMINGHAM AL 1967 SMITH HOMER L. ALMA WV 1968 TESTER JERRY A. SUGAR GROVE NC 1967 VANLOAN JACK L. CORVALLIS OR 1972 WILLIAMS JAMES W. MEMPHIS TN On this day... 325 1st Christian ecumenical council opens at Nic�a, Asia Minor 526 Earthquake kills 250,000 in Antioch, Syria 1690 England passes Act of Grace, forgiving followers of James II 1774 Britain gives Qu�bec, Labrador & territory north of the Ohio 1775 Citizens of Mecklenburg County, NC declare independence of Britain 1830 1st railroad timetable published in newspaper (Baltimore American) 1845 1st legislative assembly convenes in Hawaii 1861 Cornerstone of University of Washington laid in Seattle 1861 Kentucky proclaims its neutrality in Civil War 1861 North Carolina becomes 11th & last state to secede from Union 1862 Homestead Act provides cheap land for settlement of the West 1868 Republican National Convention, meets in Chicago, nominates Grant 1874 Levi Strauss markets blue jeans with copper rivets, price $13.50 doz 1875 Intl Bureau of Weights & Measures established by treaty 1890 A Charlois discovers asteroid #293 Brasilia 1900 2nd modern Olympic games opens in Paris (lasted 5 months) 1902 US military occupation of Cuba (since Jan 1, 1899) ends 1903 R S Dugan discovers asteroid #510 Mabella 1916 Codell, Kansas hit by tornado (also on same date in 1917 & 1918) 1918 1st electrically propelled warship (the New Mexico) 1926 Thomas Edison says Americans prefer silent movies over talkies 1927 At 7:40 AM, Lindbergh takes off from NY to cross Atlantic for Paris 1927 Great Britain via treaty grants Saudi Arabia's kingdom independent 1930 1st airplane catapulted from a dirigible, Charles Nicholson, pilot 1930 University of California dedicates $1,500 to research on prevention & cure of athlete's foot 1932 Earhart leaves Newfoundland 1st woman fly solo across Atlantic 1939 Pan Am begins transatlantic passenger & air mail service 1st regular transatlantic airmail (NY to Marsseille France) 1940 Trailing 7-1 in the 9th to Pitts, Phils win 8-7 1941 Archer's "The Christian Calendar & the Gregorian Reform" published 1941 Germany invades Crete 1956 Atomic fusion (thermonuclear) bomb dropped from plane-Bikini Atoll 1959 Yanks sink to last place, 1st time since May 25, 1940 1960 Baseball game in Milwaukee postponed due to dense fog 1961 White mob attacks "Freedom Riders" in Montgomery, Alabama 1964 Buster Mathis defeats Joe Frazer to qualify for US Olympic team 1965 Pakistani airliner crashed at Cairo Egypt, killing 120 1967 BBC bans Beatle's "A Day in the Life" (drug references) 1970 100,000 march in NY supporting US policies in Vietnam 1970 2 die in a NYC subway accident 1970 The Beatles' "Let it Be" movie premiers in UK 1971 Pentagon reports blacks constitute 11% of US soldiers in SE Asia 1972 Indiana Pacers beat NY Nets in 5th ABA championship, 4 games to 2 1972 Republic of Cameroon declared as constitution is ratified 1974 Soyuz 14 returns to Earth 1977 "Beatlemania" opens on Broadway 1978 3 PFLP members kill a cop near El Al airlines in Orly Airport, Paris 1978 Affirmed wins the Preakness 1978 US launches Pioneer Venus 1; produces 1st global radar map of Venus 1979 1st western pop star to tour the USSR-Elton John 1980 Drummer Peter Criss quits Kiss 1980 In a referendum, 59.5% of Qu�bec voters reject separatism 1985 Dow Jones industrial avg closes above 1300 for 1st time 1985 FBI arrests John A Walker Jr, convicted of spying for USSR 1985 Larry Holmes wins a decision over Carl Williams 1985 US began broadcasts to Cuba on Radio Marti 1988 Mike Schmidt hits his 535th HR, moving into 8th place 1989 China declares martial law in Beijing 1989 Walter McConnel, 57, is oldest to reach 27,000' Mt Everest top Holidays Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week" Bulgaria : Botev Day Cambodia : Martyrs Day (1979) Cameroon : Constitution Day (1972) Cuba-1902, Saudi Arabia-1927 : Independence Day Massachusetts : Lafayette Day (1834-anniversary of his death) North Carolina : Mecklenburg Day (1775) Za�re : Revolution Day Canada : Victoria Day (1819) - - - - - ( Monday ) US : Armed Forces Day - - - - - ( Saturday ) Religious Observances Ang : Commemoration of Alcuin, deacon & abbot of Tours RC : Memorial of St Bernardine of Siena, priest (opt) Religious History 1530 German reformer Martin Luther wrote in a letter: 'God's friendship is a bigger comfort than that of the whole world.' 1690 Death of John Eliot, 86, colonial missionary to the American Indians of Maryland. Eliot arrived in America from England in 1631; by 1663 he had translated the entire Bible into the Algonquin Indian language. 1754 Columbia University in New York City was chartered as King's College, under sponsorship of the Episcopal Church. The institution adopted its present name in 1896. 1878 William R. Featherstone died at the age of 32. A Canadian Methodist who spent his life in Montreal, it was Featherstone who authored the hymn, "My Jesus, I Love Thee." 1937 Following a lifelong call to establish a worldwide evangelistic ministry to children, missions pioneer Jesse Overholtzer, 59, founded Child Evangelism Fellowship, in Chicago. Source: William D. Blake. ALMANAC OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1987. Additional information supplied by the author. Contact via E-mail: William D. Blake. (pilgrimwb@aol.com) Thought for the day : " Where facts are few, experts are many. " WORLDWIDE HISTORIC DATES & EVENTS brought to you DAILY by : Scope Systems

History for May 21 Birthdates which occurred on May 21: 427 -BC- Plato (Aristocles), Athens(?) 1471 Albrecht D�rer N�rnberg Germany, Renaissance painter/print maker 1527 Philip II king of Spain (1556-98) & Portugal (1580-98) 1688 Alexander Pope England, poet (Rape of the Lock) 1780 Elizabeth Fry Quaker minister/prison reformer/nurse 1834 Charles-Albert Gobat Switz, politician/lawyer/author (Nobel 1902) 1851 L�on Bourgeois France, politician, internationalist (Nobel 1920) 1860 Willam Einthoven inventor (electrocardiograph) 1865 C.J. Thomsen Denmark, archeologist, named Stone/Iron/Bronze Ages 1872 Henry Warren Boston Mass, inventor (Telechon electric clock) 1878 Glenn Hammond Curtiss US, inventor (the hydroplane) 1898 Armand Hammer NYC, millionaire industrialist (Occidental Petroleum) 1899 Ralph Sanford Springfield Mass, actor (Life & Legend of Wyatt Earp) 19-- Anthony Corder rocker (Tora Tora-Walkin' Shoes) 19-- Booth Savage Frederickton NB Canada, actor (Jason West-Hot Shots) 19-- John Ricco rock guitarist (Warrior Soul-Last Decade of The Century) 19-- John Zee NYC, actor (Bring 'em Back Alive) 19-- Lynnie Greene Boston Mass, actress (Maria-On Our Own) 19-- Richard Libertini Cambridge Mass, actor (Soap, Ghost) 1901 Horace Heidt Alameda Calif, orch leader (Swift Show Wagon) 1904 Fats Waller jazz pianist, composer (Ain't Misbehavin') 1904 Robert Montgomery Beacon NY, actor/dir (Earl of Chicago, Yellow Jack) 1916 Harold Robbins author (Moneychangers, Carpetbaggers) 1916 Helen Willis Moody Roark tennis player (US Open 1923-25, 27-29, 31) 1917 Dennis Day NYC, actor/singer (Jack Benny Show) 1917 Raymond Burr actor (Perry Mason, Ironsides, Godzilla) 1920 Anthony Steel London, actor (Malta Story, Wooden Horse) 1921 Andrei Sakharov Moscow, physicist, human rights worker (Nobel '75) 1924 Peggy Cass TV panelist, actress (To Tell the Truth) 1924 Robert Parris Philadelphia, composer (Book of Imaginery Beings) 1926 Rick Jason NYC, actor (Day of the Wolves, Eagles Attack at Dawn) 1926 Robert Creeley Mass, poet/novelist (The Island) 1927 Kay Kendall Yorkshire England, actress (Genevieve, Les Girls) 1929 Charles Wadsworth Barnesville Georgia, pianist (Lincoln Center) 1933 Barry Norman Britain, film critic (The Film Greats) 1938 David Groh Bkln NY, actor (Joe-Rhoda, Don-Another Day) 1941 Ronald Isley singer (Isley Brothers-Twist & Shout) 1942 Robert C Springer St Louis, Col USMC/astronaut (STS-29, STS-38) 1945 Ernst Messersclmid Reutlingen Germany, astronaut (STS 22) 1947 Richard Hatch Santa Monica Calif, actor (Battlestar Galactica) 1948 Leo Sayer [Gerard], England, singer (When I Need Love) 1952 Mr T [Lawrence Tero], Chicago, actor, (A-Team, Rocky III, T & T) 1957 Judge Reinhold actor (Fast Times at Ridgemont High) 1959 Nick Cassavet�s actor (Rosemary's Baby, Quiet Cool) 1961 Tim Lever keyboard/sax (Dead or Alive-You Spin Me Round) 1963 Yelena Vodorezova USSR, figure skater (Olympic-1976) 1964 Annabel Schofield Wales, actress (Laurel Ellis-Dallas) Deaths which occurred on May 21: 1935 Jane Addams a founder of the ACLU, dies at 65 1970 Vinton Hayworth actor (Gen Schaeffer-I Dream of Jeannie), dies at 63 1973 Vaughn Monroe singer/orch leader (Vaughn Monroe Show), dies at 61 1984 Andrea Leeds actress, dies of cancer at 70 1987 Alejandro Rey actor (Carlos-Flying Nun), dies at 57 1988 Dino Conte Grandi Italy, delegate to league of nations, dies at 92 1990 Mary Victor Bruce who flew around the empire state bldg in 1930, dies 1991 Rajiv Gandhi Indian Prime Minster, assassinated Reported: MISSING in ACTION 1970 ALBERT KEITH A. THIBODAUX LA 1965 BRACE ERNEST C. 1966 BUCKLEY LOUIS DETROIT MI 1968 LEMCKE DAVID E. HILTON NY 1967 SIMPSON WALTER S. TRENTON NJ 1966 THACKERSON WALTER A. TALLADEGA AL 1967 WROBLESKI WALTER F. FREEHOLD NJ On this day... 1602 Martha's Vineyard 1st sighted (Captain Bartholomew Gosnold) 1804 Lewis & Clark Expedition begins 1832 1st Democratic party national convention 1846 1st steamship arrives in Hawaii 1856 Lawrence, Kans captured, sacked by pro-slavery forces 1861 Richmond, Va is designated Confederate Capital 1863 Siege on Port Hudson, Louisiana begins 1879 Battle of Iquiquw 1879 J Palisa discovers asteroid #197 Arete 1881 American Red Cross founded by Clara Barton 1881 US Nation Lawn Tennis Association formed 1897 Yerkes Obsrvatory 40" (1 m) refractor used for 1st time 1898 US Assay Office in Seattle, Washington authorized 1901 M Wolf & L Carnera discovers asteroid #480 Hansa 1904 Federation Internationale de Football Assn (Soccer) forms 1914 Greyhound Bus Co begins in Minnesota 1916 Britain begins "Summer Time" (Daylight Savings Time) 1917 M Wolf discovers asteroids #872 Holda & #873 Mechthild 1922 H E Wood discovers asteroid #982 Franklina 1922 Ruppert buys out Huston interest in Yankees for $15 million 1924 Leopold and Loeb kidnap Bobby Franks for fun 1926 White Sox Earl Sheely hits a record 6th consecutive double 1927 Lindburgh lands in Paris, after 1st solo air crossing of Atlantic 1928 K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #1304 Arosa 1929 Automatic electric stock quotation board installed, NYC 1930 NY Yankee Babe Ruth hits 3 consecutive homers 1931 C Jackson discovers asteroid #1196 Sheba 1932 1st transatlantic solo flight by a woman (Amelia Earhart) lands 1933 Mt Davidson Cross lit by FDR via telegraph 1941 1st US ship sunk by a U-boat (Robin Moor) 1943 Fastest 9 inning AL baseball game (89 mins), White Sox beat Senators 1948 NY Yank Joe Dimaggio hits for the cycle (single, double, triple, HR) 1952 Bkln Dodgers score 15 runs in 1st inning & beat Cin Reds, 19-1 1955 1st transcontinental round-trip solo flight-sunrise to sunset 1961 Governor Patterson declares martial law in Montgomery 1964 1st nuclear-powered lighthouse begins operations 1968 Paul McCartney & Jane Asher attend an Andy Williams concert 1968 US sub Scorpion sinks off Azores, with all 99 crew lost 1969 After 9,015 at bats Hank Aaron is lifted for a pinch hitter, Mike Lum, who doubled in a 15-3 victory over the NY Mets 1970 National Guard mobilized to quell disturbances at Ohio State U 1971 National Guard mobilized to quell riot in Chattanooga Tenn 1975 Lowell W Perry confirmed as chairman of the Equal Opportunity Comm 1977 SD Padres beat Mont Expos, 11-8, in 21 innings 1977 Seattle Slew wins Preakness remaining undefeated 1978 118 Unification church couples wed in England 1979 Elton John becomes 1st western rocker to perform live in the USSR 1979 Mont Canadiens beat NY Rangers 4 games to 1 for the Stanley Cup 1980 "Empire Strikes Back" premeirs 1981 NY Islanders beat Minn North Stars 4 games to 1 for the Stanley Cup 1982 E Bowell discovers asteroid #3018 Godiva 1982 P Wild discovers asteroid #2731 Cucula 1983 Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB, for mating for STS-7 mission 1983 David Bowie's "Let's "Dance," single goes #1 1985 A Gilmore & P Kilmartin discovers asteroid #3305 1986 Atlanta Brave Rafael Ramirez hits 4 doubles in a game 1987 Xignals PC Board BBS begins in Alabama 1988 Jane Powell weds Dickie Moore 1989 Nancy Lopez wins her 3rd LPGA championship 1990 Dow Jones avg hits a record 2,844.68 1990 Last episode of "Newhart" airs Holidays Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week" Ancient Rome : Agonalia Chile : Battle of Inquique/Navy Day (1879) Macedonia, Greece : Anastenarides Feast-dance barefoot on hot coals NY : Armed Forces Day US : Lindbergh Flight Day (1927) Canada : Victoria Day (1819) - - - - - ( Monday ) US : Armed Forces Day - - - - - ( Saturday ) Religious Observances Orthodox : Feast of SS Constantine & Helen Luth : Commemoration of John Eliot, missionary to the Indians Religious History 1536 The General Assembly of Geneva, Switzerland officially embraced Protestantism by accepting the evangelical faith of the Swiss reformers. 1739 Methodist hymnwriter Charles Wesley, 31, on the first anniversary of his religious conversion, penned the hymn, "O For a Thousand Tongues." 1740 English revivalist George Whitefield wrote in a letter regarding Jesus' character; 'He was God and man in one person, that God and man might be happy together again.' 1864 Belgian missionary priest Father Damien, 24, was ordained on the Island of Hawaii. Born Joseph de Veuster, the Picpus Father began a work among the lepers on the island of Molokai in 1873. Contracting the disease in 1884, Father Damien succumbed to it five years later. 1944 German Lutheran theologian and Nazi martyr Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote in a letter from prison: 'God alone protects; otherwise there is nothing.' Source: William D. Blake. ALMANAC OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1987. Additional information supplied by the author. Contact via E-mail: William D. Blake. (pilgrimwb@aol.com) Thought for the day : " Obviously crime pays, or there'd be no crime. "

May 22, 2000 Birthdates 1813 Richard Wagner Leipsig Germany,, composer (Ring, Flying Dutchman) 1828 Albrecht Gr�fe pioneer eye surgeon; founded modern ophthalmology 1844 Mary Cassatt US, Impressionist painter (Woman Bathing) 1859 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle UK, brought Sherlock Holmes to life twice 1891 Robert Gordon Sproul educator/college pres (Univ of Calif) 1895 Jiddu Krishnamurti India, spiritual philosopher (Songs of Life) 19-- Victoria Wyndham actress (Rachel Cory-Another World) 1902 Al Simmons Milwaukee, outfielder (A's)/lifetime batting avg of .334 1907 Lord Laurence Olivier actor (Rebecca, Hamlet, Jazz Singer) 1920 Thomas Gold astronomer; proposed steady-state theory of universe 1922 Judith Crist NY, movie critic (TV Guide) 1924 Charles Aznavour Paris France, singer (Monsieur Carnavel) 1924 Helen Wedemeyer Hilo Hawaii, actor (Hawaii Five-O) 1927 Michael Constantine actor (Room 222, Don't Drink the Water) 1928 T Boone Pickens buys large companies (Shamrock) 1933 John Browning Denver Colorado, pianist (Leventritt Award-1956) 1934 Peter Nero NYC, pianist (A Sunday in NY) 1938 Frank Converse actor (It's About Time, Dr Cook's Garden, Movin' On) 1938 Richard Benjamin actor/director (Goodbye Columbus, He & She) 1938 Susan Strasberg NYC, actress (In Praise of Older Women, Manitou) 1940 Michael Sarrazin actor (Seduction, They Shoot Horses Don't They) 1941 Paul Winfield LA, actor (Star Trek II, Huckleberry Finn) 1942 Barbara Parkins Vancouver BC, actress (Betty-Peyton Place, Asylum) 1943 Tommy John pitcher (Yankee/Dodger) 1950 Bernie Taupin musician, writes with Elton John 1952 Jan Todd woman power lifter, once lifted 248 kg in a squat 1953 John Edward Stevens NYC, bank robber (FBI Most Wanted List) 1954 Jerry Dammers keyboardist (Specials-The Special) 1956 Douglas Heyes Jr LA Calif, actor (Captains & the Kings, Aspen) 1959 (Steven Patrick) Morrissey British rocker (The Smiths & solo artist) 1970 Naomi Campbell London England, model/girlfriend of Mike Tyson 1972 Alison Eastwood daughter of actor Clint Deaths which occurred on May 22: 1948 Claude McKay poet dies at 58 in Chicago 1984 John Marley actor, dies at 77 following heart surgery 1988 Giorgio Almirante Italy, fascist (member of parliament), dies at 73 1990 Rocky Graziano boxer, dies at 71, of heart failure Reported: MISSING in ACTION 1968 ADAM JOHN Q. BETHEL KS 1967 BACKUS KENNETH F. PYRITES NY 1968 CHAMBERS JERRY L. MUSKOGEE OK 1968 CREWS JOHN H. III ASHVILLE NC 1968 GLOVER CALVIN C. STEUBENVILLE OH 1967 HOLMES LESTER EVAN PLAINFIELD IA 1968 KNEBEL THOMAS E. MIDWAY AR 1968 MASON WILLIAM H. CAMDEN AR 1968 MC PHAIL WILLIAM T. CHATTANOOGA TN 1968 MILLER EDWIN F. BERGEN NJ 1968 MITCHELL THOMAS B. LITTLETON CO 1968 PATE GARY BROOKS GA 1967 PERRINE ELTON L. PITTSFORD NY 1968 RASH MELVIN D. YORKTOWN VA 1968 ST PIERRE DEAN PAUL KANKAKEE IL 1967 VOGEL RICHARD D. MILLARD OH On this day... 12 -BC- A daytime meteor shower, possibly Zeta Perseid observed in China 760 14th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet 1370 Jews are expelled from Brussels Belgium 1761 1st life insurance policy in US, issued in Phila 1807 Townsend Speakman 1st sells fruit-flavored carbonated drinks (Phila) 1856 H Goldschmidt discovers asteroid #41 Daphne 1856 Violence in Senate, SC rep Brooks used a cane on Mass Sen Sumner 1858 Confederaci�n Granadina (now Colombia) forms 1863 War Dept establishes Bureau of Colored Troops 1868 Great Train Robbery; 7 men make off with $98,000 in cash 1872 Amnesty Act restores civil rights to Southerners (except for 500) 1883 Cub's Billy Sunday's 1st at bat, begins 14 consecutive strikes out 1884 1-armed pitcher Hugh Daily fanned 13 hitters 1893 Montreal Athletic Assn beat Ottawa Generals 2-1, in 1st Cup Game 1900 Associated Press organized 1900 M Wolf & A Schwassmann discovers asteroid #455 Bruchsalia 1906 10th anniversary of Olympics, celebration held in Athens 1906 Wright Brothers patents an aeroplane 1909 1st SF fireboat, David Scannell, launched 1911 Braves pitcher, Cliff Curtis, loses his 23rd game in a row 1915 Local train collides with troop train killing 226 (Gretna Scotland) 1924 In Chicago, Nathan Leopold & Richard Loeb kidnap Robert Franks 1927 Dodgers beat Phillies, 20-4 1930 Ruth hits 3 consecutive HR (8th-10th of 60 in 1930) 1930 Yankee "Bronx Bombers" hit 14 HRs in a game 1933 World Trade Day/National Maritime Day 1st celebrated 1939 Hitler & Mussolini sign "Pact of Steel" 1946 Yankees turn triple-play & defeat Tigers' 5-3 1947 "Truman Doctrine" goes into effect, aiding Turkey & Greece 1947 1st US ballistic missile fired 1950 E L Johnson discovers asteroid #1580 Betulia 1953 Yankee Irv Noren hits into a triple-play, Yanks beat Wash 12-4 1954 Robert Zimmerman aka Bob Dylan is Bar Mitzvahed 1955 the oldest man to drive in the Grand Prix (aged 55) finished 6th 1960 Virtually all coastal towns between 37th & 44th parallels severly damaged by tsunami that strikes Hilo, Hawaii at 01:04 AM 1962 Robert A Rushworth, USAF major, takes X-15 to 30,600 m 1962 Roger Maris walks 5 times (record 4 intentionally) in a 9 inn game 1963 Mickey Mantle hits a ball off Yankee Stadium's facade 1965 Beatles' "Ticket to Ride," single goes #1 1967 Egyptian president Nassar closes Straits of Tiran to Israel 1967 Fire at L'Innovation dept store kills 322 (Brussels, Belgium) 1969 Stafford & Cernan pilot Apollo 10 LEM 9.4 mi(15km) above lunar surface 1970 Arab terrorists kill 9 children & 3 adults on a school bus 1970 Mel Stottlemyre sets record by walking 11, but wins 2-0 1972 Ceylon becomes Republic of Sri Lanka as its constitution is ratified 1974 Ruffian begins her racing career as a filly & dies 14 months later 1975 Ky Colonels beats Ind Pacers in 8th ABA championship, 4 games to 1 1976 NASA launches space vehicle S-179 1977 Final European scheduled run of the Orient Express (94 years) 1977 Red Sox (6) & Brewers (5) tie single game HR record of 11 1980 Marlo Thomas & Phil Donahue marry H Debehogne discovers asteroids #2590 Mourao, #2673, #2926 Caldeira, #3138 & #3374 1981 Soyuz 40 returns to Earth 1985 Pete Rose 2,108th run passes Hank Aaron as NL run scoring leader 1990 Dow Jones avg hits a record 2,852.23 1990 Final episode of "Newhart" airs 1992 Johnny Carson's final appearance as host of the Tonight Show Holidays Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week" Angel's Camp, Calif : Jumping Frog Jubilee Day Haiti : National Sovereignty Day Sri Lanka : Republic Day (1972) US : National Maritime Day Canada : Victoria Day (1819) - - - - - ( Monday ) Religious Observances RC : Commem of St Rita of Cascia, widow; invoked in desperate cases Orth : Translat of Relics of St Nicholas the Wonderworker (5/9 OS) Christian-Scotland : Term Day Christian : Solemnity of Pentecost (Whitsunday) Religious History 1541 In Germany, the Ratisbon (Regensburg) Conference ended, its mission to reunify the Catholic Church having failed. From this time on, the Protestant movement became permanent. 1740 English revivalist George Whitefield wrote in a letter: 'We must all have the spirit of martyrdom, though we may not all die martyrs.' 1868 Birth of William R. Newell, American clergyman and devotional writer. He published expository works on the Bible, and is remembered today as author of the hymn, "At Calvary" (a.k.a. "Years I Spent in Vanity and Pride"). 1944 The Gospel Mission of South America was founded by William M. Strong in Concepcion, Chile. An interdenominational Protestant missions agency, its headquarters moved to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida in 1975. 1967 The General Assembly of the Southern Presbyterian Church (PCUS) adopted the Confession of 1967. It was the first major declaration of faith adopted by this branch of Protestantism since the Westminster Confession of 1647. Source: William D. Blake. ALMANAC OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1987. Additional information supplied by the author. Contact via E-mail: William D. Blake. (pilgrimwb@aol.com) Thought for the day : " One disadvantage of having nothing to do: You can't stop and rest. " WORLDWIDE HISTORIC DATES & EVENTS brought to you DAILY by : Scope Systems

History for May 23 Birthdates which occurred on your SELECTED date of May 23: 1707 Carolus Linn�us Sweden, biological classifier 1734 Friedrich Anton Mesmer Austria, physician/hypnotist (Mesmerism) 1810 Margaret Fuller writer/critic 1st pro book review column (NY Trib) 1820 James Buchanan Eads US, engineer/inventor (Eads Bridge-St Louis) 1828 Edward Hitchcock America's 1st prof of physical ed (Amherst College) 1844 'Abdu'l-Bah early Bah '� leader ('Azamat 7, 1) 1862 William "Dummy" Hoy professional baseball player who lived to 99 1883 Douglas Fairbanks 1st & greatest of Hollywood's swashbucklers 1891 P�r Lagerkvist Sweden, novelist/poet/dramatist (Nobel 1951) 1898 Frank McHugh actor (Front Page, Gold Diggers 1935, Mighty Joe Young) 19-- Bill McCutcheon Russell Ky, actor (Dom Deluise Show, Ball Four) 19-- Charles Pierce SF, woman impersonnator (Judy Garland) 19-- Charytin Santo Domingo Dom Rep, TV entertainer (El Show de Charytin) 19-- Lucia Galan Argentina, singer (Pimpinera) 19-- Mary Fickett actress (Ruth Martin-All My Children) 19-- Phil Allocco rocker (Law & Order-Whiskey Song) 1901 Edmund Rubbra Northampton England, composer (Morning Watch) 1903 Walter Reisch US, screenwriter (Ninotchka, Gaslight, Titanic) 1908 John Bardeen physicist (Nobel 1956, 1972) 1910 Artie Shaw [Arthur Arshawsky], bandleader (Come'on my House) 1912 Jean Fran�aix Le Mans France, composer (Le Rui Nu) 1912 John Payne Roanoke Va, actor (Restless Gun) 1912 Marius Goring Isle of Wight, actor (Herr Palitz-Holocaust) 1914 Barbara Ward economist/writer (Only One Earth) 1919 Betty Garrett St Joseph Mo, actress (Irene-All in the Family) 1920 Helen O'Connell Lima Ohio, singer (Green Eyes, Anapola) 1920 Sid Melton Bkln NY, actor (Alf-Green Acres, Charlie-Danny Thomas) 1923 Alicia de Larrocha Copenhagen Denmark, pianist (Orquesta Sinfonica) 1928 Nigel Davenport Cambridge England, actor (Mucianus-Masada) 1928 Rosemary Clooney Kentucky, singer/coronet paper towels spokeswoman 1931 Barbara Barrie Chicago, actress (Breaking Away, Barney Miller) 1933 Joan Henrietta Collins London, actress (Alexis-Dynasty, The Bitch) 1934 Robert Moog inventor (the Moog Synthesizer) 1943 John Newcombe Australia, tennis pro (Wimbeldon 1967, 70, 71) 1945 Lauren Chapin actress (Kathy-Father Knows Best) 1949 Alan Garc�a P�rez pres of Peru (1985- ) 1951 Anatoliy Karpov USSR, world chess champion (1975-85) 1952 "Marvelous" Marvin Hagler NJ, middleweight boxing champ (1982-83) 1964 Staci Greason Denver, actress (Isabella Toscando-Days of Our Lives) Deaths which occurred on May 23: 1498 Savonarola Italian preacher tortured & executed in Florence 1934 Bonnie & Clyde bank robbers killed in shoot-out with police in La 1937 John D Rockfeller industrialist, dies in Ormond Beach Fla 1945 Himmler Nazi commits suicide while in prison at Luneburg, Germany 1961 Joan Davis comedic actress (I Married Joan), dies at 53 1966 Ruth Gates actress (Aunt Jenny-Mama), dies at 79 1968 Merle Kendrick orch leader (Window on the World), dies at 72 1970 Nydia Westman actress (Going My Way, Young Mr Bobbins), dies at 68 1973 Athena Lorde actress (Judith-One Man's Family), dies at 57 1981 George Jessel comedian/America's toastmaster general, dies at 83 1986 Sterling Hayden actor (Blue & Gray), dies at 70 1988 David Schoenbrun CBS broadcast bureau head (Wash, Paris), dies at 73 1972 BARNETT CHARLES E. HOUSTON TX 1972 BEAN WILLIAM R. JR. FT PAYNE AL 1969 BENTON GREGORY R. VALLEJO CA 1972 BYRNS WILLIAM G. ST. LOUIS MO 1968 COCHRAN ISOM CARTER JR. HOUSTON TX 1967 HOMUTH RICHARD W. SPRING VALLEY CA 1968 LANE GLEN O. ODESSA TX 1968 OWEN ROBERT D. CHATHAM VA 1967 PETTIS THOMAS E. MOBILE AL 1969 RAMIREZ ARMANDO WILLCOX AZ 1967 SCHMITTOU EUREKA LAVERN RINGGOLD TX 1968 SCHRUMP RAYMOND C. TOMAHAWK WI 1967 SOUCY RONALD PHILIP WHITTING LAKE IN 1965 WALKER BRIEN J. BOSTON MA On this day... 1430 Joan of Arc captured by Burgundians, who sell her to English 1533 King Henry VIII & Catherine of Aragon marriage declared null & void 1576 Tycho Brahe given Hveen Island to build Uraniborg Observatory 1618 Defenestration of Prague; the beginning of the 30 Years War 1701 Capt Kidd hung in London after conviction of piracy & murder 1785 Benjamin Franklin announces his invention of bifocals 1788 SC becomes 8th state to ratify US constitution 1844 Declaration of the B b (Bah '� festival) ('Azamat 7, 1) 1848 Otto Lilienthal, pioneer aviator 1853 Buenos Aires gains independence from Argentina (reunited 1859) 1856 N R Pogson discovers asteroid #42 Isis 1861 Virginia citizens vote 3 to 1 in favor of secession 1862 Valley Campaign-Stonewall Jackson takes Fort Royal, Virginia 1864 Battle of North Anna, Va, 1st of 3 days of fighting 1873 Canada's North West Mounted Police force established 1873 Postal cards sold in SF for 1st time 1876 1st NL no-hitter (Joe Borden, Boston) 1878 Atty John Henry Smyth named minister to Liberia 1882 6" of snow falls in eastern Iowa 1883 Baseball game between one-armed and one-legged players 1887 1st transcontinental train arrives in Vancouver, BC 1898 1st Philippine Expeditionary Troops sail from SF 19-- B.J. & Peg Hunnicutt of Mill Valley's anniversary (on M*A*S*H) 1901 US captures leader of Philippine rebels, Emilio Aguinaldo 1903 1st automobile trip across US from SF to NY, ended April 1 1903 1st direct primary election law in US adopted, by Wisconsin 1908 Dirigible explodes over SF Bay, 16 passengers fall, none die 1908 Part of the Great White Fleet arrives in Puget Sound, Wash 1911 NY Public Library building at 5th Avenue dedicated by Pres Taft 1915 Italy declared war on Austria-Hungary in WW I 1921 "Shuffle Along" 1st black musical comedy, opens in NYC 1922 "Abie's Irish Rose" 1st of over 2,500 performances 1922 Harry Greb gave Gene Tunney his only professional boxing defeat 1922 Walt Disney incorporates his 1st film company Laugh-O-Gram Films 1926 Lebanese constitution established under French mandate 1932 Sir Hubert Ferdinand Opperman sets 24 hr record of 860 mi, 367 yds 1935 1st scheduled night game, postponed due to rain (Cincinatti) 1939 British decoration, George Cross, 1st presented 1939 British parliament plans to make Palestine independent by 1949 1939 Submarine Squalis sank off Portsmouth NH, 26 die 1943 In Dr Faustus, Serenus Zeitblom begins his bio of Adrian Leverk�hn 1943 Thomas Mann begins writing his novel Dr Faustus 1945 German island of Helgoland in North Sea surrenders to British 1948 Joe DiMaggio hits 3 consecutive HRs 1949 Federal Republic of [West] Germany proclaimed (Republic Day) 1956 World Trade Center dedicated in Ferry Building, SF 1960 Israel announced capture of Nazi Adolf Eichmann in Argentina 1962 Joe Pepitone 2nd Yankee to hit 2 HRs in 1 inning (Joe DiMaggio) 1962 Scott Carpenter orbits Earth 3 times in US Aurora 7 1963 NBC purchases 1963 AFL championship game TV rights for $926,000 1965 Pontoon ferry overturned on Shire River Malawi, kills 150 1966 The Beatles release "Paperback Writer" 1968 Beatles open 2nd Apple Boutique at 161 New Kings Road, London 1969 The Who release the rock opera "Tommy" 1970 Grateful Dead's 1st perfomance outside of the US (England) 1971 Rock group Iron Butterfly disbands 1979 "The Kids Are Alright" premiers 1979 Rocker Tom Petty files chapter 11 bankruptcy 1981 NASA launches Intelsat V 1982 Colin Wilson rides a surfboard 294 miles 1989 Lincoln Square in the Bronx named 1990 Dow Jones avg hits a record 2,856.26 1990 NY Yankees hit 6 home runs to beat Minn Twins 12-0 1991 Phillie Tommy Greene no-hits Mont Expos, 2-0 Holidays Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week" Bermuda : Empire Day German Federal Republic : Republic Day (1949) Jamaica : Labour Day Rye, Sussex England : Mayoring Day South Carolina : Ratification Day (1788) Canada : Victoria Day (1819) - - - - - ( Monday ) Religious Observances Christ : Feast of St Ives of Chartres, patron of lawyers (or 0519?) Bah '� : Declaration of Bab (festival) ('Azamat 7, 1) Ang, RC : Rogation Day Jewish : Lag B'Omer (love for Holy Land Day) (Iyar 18, 5760 AM) Religious History 1633 By French edict, only Catholic settlers were permitted permanent residence within the country known as New France (called "Canada" today), thus ending 30 years of attempted colonization by Huguenots (Protestants). 1862 Birth of Hermann Gunkel, the German Protestant biblical scholar who pioneered the analytical approach to understanding Scripture afterward known as "form criticism." Gunkel applied its formulas primarily to the Old Testament, in his commentaries on Genesis (1901) and on the Psalms (1926-28). 1889 Birth of Mary Susanne Edgar, a Canadian YWCA leader who wrote a number of hymns during her years of leading a Christian camping ministry with girls. Her best-remembered hymn: "God, Who Touchest Earth with Beauty." 1903 Death of American Congregational missionary Henry Blodget, 78. He served 40 years in China (1854-94), and helped translate the New Testament into the colloquial Mandarin language of Peking. 1926 Birth of Wilbur Nelson, Christian broadcast personality and for many years the host of "The Morning Chapel Hour," a radio ministry originating in Paramount, California. Source: William D. Blake. ALMANAC OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1987. Additional information supplied by the author. Contact via E-mail: William D. Blake. (pilgrimwb@aol.com) Thought for the day : " Real love stories have no endings. "

History for May 24 Birthdates 1544 William Gilbert Essex England, physicist (researcher into magnetism) 1686 Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit German physicist; inventor (thermometer) 1743 Jean-Paul Marat France, revolutionist 1753 Oliver Cromwell Burlington NJ, black who served with Washington 1810 Abraham Geiger theologian/author/leader of Reform Judaism 1816 Emanuel Leutze US, painter (Washington Crossing the Delaware) 1819 Queen Victoria England (1837-1901) 1870 Jan Christian Smuts proponnent of Commonwealth & League of Nations 1878 Lillian M Gilbreth engineer (CIOS Gold Medal-1954) 1886 Paul Paray Le Tr�port Normandy, conductor (Artemis Trouble) 1895 Samuel I Newhouse US millionaire publisher (Parade, Vogue, Glamour) 1899 Suzanne Lenglen Wimbledon tennis champion (6-times) 19-- Judy Kahan Roslyn Heights NY, actress (Doc, Mary Hartman) 19-- Rich Robinson rocker (Black Crowes-Shake Your Money Maker) 1905 Mikhail Sholokhov novelist (And Quiet Flows the Don, Nobel 1965) 1909 Wilbur Mills (Rep-D-Ark) 1913 Audrey Brown England, 4 X 100m runner (Olympic-silver-1936) 1914 Lilli Palmer Germany, actress (The Gentle Sex, Lotte in Weimar) 1918 Coleman A Young civil rights leader (Mayor-D-Detroit) 1923 Siobhan McKenna Ireland, stage actress (Saint Joan) 1927 John Kelly Jr US, sculls (Oly-gold-1956), brother of Grace Kelly 1932 Elaine Malbin opera singer 1934 Jane Byrne (Mayor-D-Chic) 1938 Tommy Chong Edmonton, Alberta, comedian/actor (Cheech & Chong) 1939 Dixie Carter actress (Designing Women, Edge of Night) 1940 Joseph Brodsky USSR, author (Less than 1, Nobel 1987) 1941 Andres Garcia Santo Domingo Dom Rep, actor (Tiger Shark) 1941 Bob Dylan [Zimmerman], Minn, singer/songwriter (Blowin' in Wind) 1941 Tony Valentino rocker (Standells-Dirty Water) 1942 Derek Quinn guitarist (Freddie & the Dreamers) 1942 Sarah Dash Trenton, NJ, rocker (LaBelle-Lady Marmalade) 1943 Frank Oz Muppeteer (Grover, Yoda) 1943 Gary Burghoff actor (Radar-M*A*S*H) 1944 Patti LaBelle rocker (LaBelle-Lady Marmalade) 1945 Priscilla Presley Bkln NY, actress (Jenna-Dallas, Naked Gun) 1946 Steve Upton rock drummer (Wishbone Ash-There's the Rub, Locked In) 1951 Pat Bradley golfer (leader in the LPGA career earnings) 1953 Nell Campbell [Laura], Sydney Australia, actress (Rocky Horror) 1955 Roseanne Cash country singer (I Wonder) 1956 Helen Terry rocker (Now You're Mine) 1963 Gene Anthony Ray Harlem NY, actor (Leroy-Fame) 1963 Joe Dumars NBA guard (Detroit Pistons) 1970 Thomas Alden Page Glenridge NJ, rocker (New Kids-Hangin' Tough) 1970 Tommy Page singer (I'll Be Your Everything) 1982 ? heaviest known viable baby, South Africa (10.2 kg) Deaths which occurred on May 24: 1543 Copernicus allegedly sees 1st copy of De Revolutionibus &, dies 1543 Nicolas Copernicus astronomer, dies in Poland 1879 William Lloyd Garrison abolitionist (Liberator), dies at 73 1959 John Foster Dulles US Secretary of State (1953-59), dies at 71 1963 Elmore James blues guitarist, dies at 45 of a heart attack 1972 Gavin Muir actor (Hollister-Betty Hutton Show), dies at 64 1974 Duke Ellington blues singer, dies at 75 of cancer 1986 Stephen D Thorne Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut, dies in a plane crash at 33 1987 Hermione Gingold actress (Gigi, Music Man), dies at 89 Reported: MISSING in ACTION 1972 BEELER CARROLL R. FRISCO TX 1972 HENN JOHN R. JR. SUTTON MA 1969 MANSKE CHARLES J. EL CAMPO TX 1969 MONTEZ ANASTACIO PRESIDIO TX 1968 RUCKER EMMETT JR. WICHITA FALLS TX 1968 SHANKS JAMES LEE OYSTER POINT NY On this day... 1689 English Parliament guarantees freedom of religion for Protestants 1738 Methodist Church established 1822 At Battle of Pichincha, Bol�var secures independence of Quito 1824 Pope Leo XII proclaims a universal jubilee 1829 Pope Pius VIII issues his program for the pontificate 1830 1st passenger rail service in US (Baltimore & Elliots Mill, Maryland) 1844 Samual FB Morse taps out "What hath God wrought" (1st telegraph msg) 1846 Gen Zachary Taylor captures Monterey in Mexican War 1854 Anthony Burns, slave, arrested by US Deputy marshals in Boston 1861 Maj Gen Benjamin Butler declares slaves "contraband of war" 1866 Berkeley, Calif named (for George Berkeley, Bishop of Cloyne) 1870 Memoria of Jackson Kemper, 1st Missionary Bishop in US 1873 C H F Peters discovers asteroid #131 Vala 1878 1st American bicycle race held (Boston) 1878 CA Parker (Harvard) wins 1st American bike race, Beacon Park Boston 1881 Canadian ferry Princess Victoria sinks near London Ontario 1883 Brooklyn Bridge opened by Pres Arthur & Gov Cleveland 1884 Anti-Monopoly party & Greenback Party forms People's Party in the US 1890 Geo Train & Sam Wall circle world in record 67 days, Tacoma-Tacoma 1899 1st auto repair shop opens (Boston) 1918 Cleveland beats Yankees 3-2 in 19 inning 1921 1st parliament for Northern Ireland elected 1921 British Legion formed 1927 J Comas Sola discovers asteroid #1117 Reginita 1929 Detroit Tigers beats Chicago White Sox, 6-5, in 21 innings 1930 1st woman to fly from England to Australia solo, lands (Amy Johnson) 1931 1st air-conditioned train installed-B&O Railroad 1931 C Jackson discovers asteroid #1195 Orangia 1935 1st major league night baseball game, in Cincinnati (Reds 2, Phil 1) 1935 H Van Gent discovers asteroid #1385 Gelria 1936 Tony Lazerri 2 grand slams (11 RBIs); Ben Chapman sets record by reaching 1st 7 times safely, Yanks beat A's 25-2 1940 1st night game at NY's Polo Grounds (Giants 8, Braves 1) 1940 1st night game at St Louis Sportsman Park (Indians 3, Browns 2) 1941 HMS Hood sunk by German battleship Bismarck 1944 Icelandic voters severe all ties with Denmark 1946 Bill Dickey replaces Joe McCarthy as Yankee manager 1951 Racial segregation in Wash DC restaurants ruled illegal 1951 Willie Mays begins playing for the NY Giants 1954 1st rocket attains 150 mi (241 km) altitude, White Sands, NM 1954 Dr Peter Murray Marshall becomes 1st black to head an AMA unit 1957 Anti American riots breakout in Taipei, Taiwan 1959 1st house with built-in bomb shelter exhibited, Pleasant Hills, Pa 1961 27 Freedom Riders arrested in Jackson, Mississippi 1961 Explorer (12) fails to reach Earth orbit 1962 M Scott Carpenter aboard Aurora 7 launched into earth orbit 1963 1st Lockheed A-12 to crash, CIA pilot Ken Collins ejects safely 1964 Beatles' 3rd appearance on Ed Sullivan 1964 Longest HR (471') in Balt Memorial Stadium (Harmon Killebrew, Minn) 1967 AFL grants a franchise to the Cincinatti Bengals 1968 Haiti closes down shortwave station 4VEH for 40 days 1968 Mick Jagger & Marianne Faithfull arrested for drug possession 1969 Beatles' "Get Back," single goes #1 & stays #1 for 5 weeks 1970 Peter Queen quits Fleetwood Mac to join a religious cult 1971 A commuter bus plunges into Panama Canal, killing 38 of 43 aboard 1975 Soyuz 18B carries 2 cosmonauts to space station Salyut 4 1976 1st commerial SST flight to North America (Concorde to Wash DC) 1980 Flyers 4-Isles 5 (OT)-Stanley Cup-Isles win cup 4-2 (15-6) 1980 Iran rejects a call to the World Court to release US hostages 1980 NY Islanders beat Phila Flyers 4 games to 2 for the Stanley Cup 1981 Al Unser wins, loses, & wins a controversial Indy 500 1981 Hostage situation ends at Central Bank in Barcelona Spain 1984 Det Tigers win AL record 17th straight road game 1986 Country Singer Garth Brooks marries Sandy 1986 Margaret Thatcher becomes 1st British PM to visit Israel 1986 Mont Canadiens beat Calgary Flames 4 games to 1 for the Stanley Cup 1986 Reginald Huffstetler treds water for 985 hrs 1987 Al Unser Sr, 47, wins his 4th Indy 500 1988 Power outage in Boston Garden in NHL's Stanley Cup finals 1989 "Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade" premiers 1989 NHL's NY Rangers fire GM & coach Phil Esposito innings before giving up his 1st run of the season NY Yankee hurler Lee Gutterman sets record of pitching 30-2/3 1990 Andre Dawson recieves a record 5 intentional walks in a game 1990 Edmonton Oilers beat the Boston Bruins, 4 games to 1 for Stanley Cup Holidays Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week" ancient Rome : Quando Rex Comitiavit; a. d. ix Kal. Junias Bahamas, Belize, Gibralter, Lesotho, Turk & Caicos : Commonwealth Day Bulgaria : Education Day/Enlightenment & Culture Day Ecuador : Battle of Pichincha (1822) England : Victoria Day/Empire Day (1819) Canada : Victoria Day (1819) - - - - - ( Monday ) France : La Fete des Saintes Maries Religious Observances RC : Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, help of Christians Orth : Feast of SS Cyril & Methodius, evangelizers (5/11 OS) Luth : Commemoration of Copernicus, teacher Luth : Commemoration of Euler, teacher Ang : Commemoration of Jackson Kemper, 1st missionary bishop in US Ang, RC : Rogation Day Religious History 1738 English founder of Methodism John Wesley underwent his famous religious conversion at Aldersgate Chapel in London. Later, in his journal, Wesley reflected under this date: 'I felt my heart strangely warmed....' 1752 According to a note inscribed in his Bible, Robert Robinson, 16, was "born again" ("renatus") under the preaching of English revivalist George Whitefield. Robinson later authored the hymn, "Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing." 1892 Birth of Earl B. Marlatt, American religious educator and hymnologist. In 1926 Marlatt penned the hymn, "`Are Ye Able?' Said the Master," to be sung in a consecration service at Boston University's School of Religion. 1930 Pioneer linguist Frank C. Laubach, while serving as a Congregational missionary, wrote in a letter: 'As one makes new discoveries about his friends by being with them, so one discovers the "individuality" of God if one entertains him continuously.' 1950 In Boston, during its annual gathering, the Northern Baptist Convention formally changed its name to the American Baptist Convention. Twenty-two years later, in 1972, the denomination changed its name once more, and became the American Baptist Churches in the U.S.A. Source: William D. Blake. ALMANAC OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1987. Additional information supplied by the author. Contact via E-mail: William D. Blake. (pilgrimwb@aol.com) Thought for the day : " When all else fails, read the directions. "

History - May 25 Birthdates 1803 Ralph Waldo Emerson US, essayist/philosopher (Concord Hymn) 1845 William Muldoon Belfast NY, boxing commissioner (help find PAL) 1847 John Alexander Dowie [Elijah the Restorer], US, evangelist 1865 John Raleigh Mott worked in intl church movements (Nobel 1946) 1878 Bill "Bojangles" Robinson actor (Stormy Weather, Little Colonel) 1886 Philip Murray founded Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) 1889 Igor Sikorsky developed a working helicopter 1898 Bennett Cerf publisher (Random House) panelist (What's My Line) 1898 Gene Tunney world heavyweight boxing champion (1926-30) 19-- Hillary Bailey Smith actress (As the World Turns) 19-- Klaus Meine rocker (Scorpions-No One Like You) 19-- Sue Simmons news anchor (WNBC-TV) 1905 Joseph C Harsch Toledo Ohio, newscaster (Background) 1908 Theodore Roethke US, poet (Words for the Wind) 1917 Theodore Hesburgh ex-president of Notre Dame 1918 Claude Akins actor (BJ & the Bear, Movin' On, Lobo) 1918 Peder Lunde Norway, yachtsman (Olympic-silver-1952) 1919 Lindsey Nelson Pulaski Tn, sportscaster (NY Mets) 1921 Hal David lyricist (Promises Promises-Grammy 1969) 1923 John Weitz spy/author/fashion designer (Friends in High Places) 1925 Jeanne Crain Barstow Calif, actress (Man Without a Star) 1926 Miles Davis trumpeter; pioneered cool jazz (Porgy & Bess) 1927 Robert Ludlum spy novelist (Bourne Identity) 1929 Beverly Sills [Belle "Bubbles" Miriam Silverman], Bkln NY, soprano 1929 David S Ruder 23rd chairman of Security & Exchange Commission 1932 Georgi M Grechko cosmonaut (Soyuz 17, 26, T-14) 1934 Ron Nesson press secretary (Gerald Ford) 1935 Barbara Harris US, actress (Family Plot, Plaza Suite) 1936 Tom T Hall Olive Hill Ky, country singer/writer (Harper Valley PTA) 1938 Ludmil Buldakova USSR, volleyball player (Olympic-gold-1972) 1938 Raymond Carver poet/short story writer (Furious Season) 1939 Dixie Carter actress (Designing Women, Edge of Night) 1939 Ian McKellen England, actor (Keep, Plenty, Scarlet Pimpernel) 1943 Leslie Uggams NYC, singer/actress (Leslie Uggams Show, Roots) 1943 Sally Jesse Raphael TV talk show host (Sally) 1944 Frank Oz Heresford England, puppeteer (Sesame St, Muppet Show) 1945 Dave Lee Travis DJ 1946 Irnema Szewinski Kirszenstein Poland, 200m runner (1968 Olym Gold) 1947 Jessi Colter [Miriam Johnson], Phoenix, country singer (I'm Not Lisa) 1947 Karen Valentine Santa Rosa Cal, actress (Room 222) 1951 Clifford Archer bassist (Atlantic Star-Touch a 4 Leaf Clover) 1954 Allison Stern wife of radio personality Howard Stern 1955 Connie Selleca Bronx, actress (Hotel, Capt America II) 1958 Dorothy Straight 4 year old author (How the World Begun) 1958 Paul Weller guitar (Jam-This is the Modern World, Style Council) 1965 Mark Knight Calif, rock guitarist (Bang Tango-Dancin' on Coals) 1969 Matt Borlenghi LA Calif, actor (Brian Bodine-All My Children) 1970 Lindsay Greenbush LA, twin actress (Carrie-Little House on Prairie) 1970 Sidney Greenbush LA, twin actress (Carrie-Little House on Prairie) Deaths which occurred on May 25: 1919 Madame C J Walker wealthy cosmetics manufacturer, dies at 52 1971 Jo Etha Collier young black woman killed by 3 whites in Drew Miss 1971 Terence De Marney actor (Case Thomas-Johnny Ringo), dies at 62 1982 Larry J Blake character actor, dies at 68 1983 Sydney Box academy award producer, dies at 76 1985 Harold Hecht choreographer, dies at 77 of cancer 1990 Vic Tayback actor (Mel-Alice), dies at 60 of a heart attack Reported: MISSING in ACTION 1967 GRAVES RICHARD C. SUNDERLAND MA 1965 HARNAVEE "THA CHAN ""CHIP"""THAILAND 1970 SPRINGMAN RICHARD LONG BEACH CA 1972 STRONG HENRY H. NORTH WALES PA 1969 WEITZ MONEK ROXBURY MA 1969 WILLIAMS LEROY C. JACKSONVILLE FL On this day... 585 -BC- 1st known prediction of a solar eclipse 1085 St Gregory VII, pope (1073-85), dies (birth date unknown) 1721 John Copson becomes America's 1st insurance agent 1784 Jews are expelled from Warsaw by Marshall Mniszek 1787 Constitutional convention opens at Phila, G Washington presiding 1810 Argentina declares independence from Napoleonic Spain (Natl Day) 1825 American Unitarian Assn founded 1861 John Merryman is arrested under suspension of writ of habeas corpus it later sparks a supreme court decision protecting the writ 1870 Irish Fenians raid Eccles Hill, Qu�bec 1876 1st tie in NL history (Athletics & Louisville, 2-2 in 14) 1900 Eyre M Shaw, 78, becomes oldest gold medalist in the Olympics 1906 After 20 straight wins, Boston Red Sox lose to Chicago White Sox 3-0 1911 Revolution in Mexico overthrows President Diaz 1914 British House of Commons passes Irish Home Rule 1915 Chicago Claude Hendrix no-hits Pitts (Federal League), 10-0 1917 M Wolf discovers asteroid #874 Rotraut 1924 V Albitzkij discovers asteroid #1030 Vitja 1927 Henry Ford stops producing Model T car (begins Model A) 1932 C Jackson discovers asteroid #1244 Deira 1935 Babe Ruth hits his last 3 home runs, Boston Braves vs Pirates 1935 Jesse Owens equals or breaks 6 world records in one hour 1936 C Jackson discovers asteroid #1393 Sofala 1937 1st airmail letter to circle the globe returns to New York 1939 Carl Storck becomes the 2nd NFL president 1940 Golden Gate Intl Expo reopens 1941 5,000 drown in a storm at Ganges Delta region in India 1943 Riot at Mobile Ala shipyard over upgrading 12 black workers 1945 Arther C Clark proposes relay satellites in geosynchronous orbit 1946 Jordan gains independence from Britain (Natl Day) 1947 Coal dust explosion rocks Centralia Coal Co.'s Mine #5 killing 111 1948 SF receives its 1st telecast 1950 Bkln-Battery Tunnel opens in NYC 1951 NY Giant Willie Mays 1st major league game (goes 0 for 5) 1953 1st atomic cannon electronically fired, Frenchman Flat, Nevada 1953 1st noncommercial educational television station-Houston, Texas 1955 Series of 19 twisters destroy Udall Kansas & most of Blackwell Okla 1961 JFK sets goal of putting a man on Moon 1961 NASA civilian pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 32,770 m 1962 Isley Brother relase "Twist & Shout" 1963 Early Wynn wins his 300th baseball game 1963 Great Britain ends its amateur-professional classes in cricket 1963 Organization for African Unity formed by Chad, Mauritania & Zambia 1965 Dave Davies of the Kinks stumbles & is knocked unconscious on stage 1965 Muhammad Ali KOs Sonny Liston in 1st round for HW boxing title 1967 John Lennon takes delivery of his psychedelic painted Rolls Royce 1968 Rolling Stones release "Jumping Jack Flash" 1970 Indiana Pacers beat LA Stars in 3rd ABA championship, 4 games to 2 1973 George Harrison releases "Give Me Love" in UK 1973 Skylab 2 (US) launched 1973 US launches 1st Skylab crew Kerwin, Conrad, Weitz 1975 Warriors beat Bullets for NBA championship, 4 games to 0 1977 "Beatles Live! At the Star-Club in Hamburg Germany" released 1978 "Star Wars" released 1978 Mont Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 4 games to 2 for the Stanley Cup 1979 American Airlines DC-10 crashes in Chicago killing 275 1979 Israel begins to return Sinai to Egypt 1979 Raul Gonz les of M�xico completes 50,000 m walk in record 3:41:38.4 1980 Jacek Wszoka of Poland sets high jump record (7'8") 1981 Al Unser becomes 1st Indy 500 winner to be disqualified 1982 Ferguson Jenkins becomes the 7th pitcher to strike out 3,000 batters 1982 STS-4 vehicle moves to launch pad 1983 "Return of the Jedi" (Star Wars 3) released 1986 95-year-old woman scores a hole-in-one in Florida 1989 Calgary Flames beat Montreal Canadiens for the Stanley Cup 1989 Eastern Airlines graduates it 1st class of non-union pilots 1992 Jay Leno becomes permanent host of "The Tonight Show" Holidays Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week" Argentina : Day of the May Revolution/National Day (1810) Chad, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Zambia : African Freedom/Unity Day Jordan : Independence Day/Arab Renaissance Day (1946) Lybia, Sudan : Sudan National Day/May Revolution Day (1969) Yugoslavia : Day of Youth US : Memorial Day/Decoration Day, a legal holiday (1868) - - - - - ( Monday ) Virginia : Confederate Memorial Day (1868) - - - - - ( Monday ) Religious Observances Anglican : Deposition of St Aldelmus, bishop/confessor RC : Commemoration of St Urban I, pope (222-230), martyr -BC- Buddhist-Hong Kong : Buddha's Birthday Ang, RC : Mem of Bede the Venerable, priest, monk of Jarrow (opt) RC : Memorial of St Gregory VII, pope [1073-85], confessor (opt) RC : Feast of St Mary Magdalen dei Pazzi, virgin RC : Commemoration of St Madeleine Sophie Barat, virgin Christian : Solemnity of the Ascension Religious History 1085 Alfonso VI of Castile captured Toledo, Spain, and brought the Moorish center of science into Christian hands. 1521 Holy Roman Emperor Charles V pronounced Martin Luther an outlaw and heretic for refusing to recant his teachings while at the Diet of Worms (held the previous month). 1793 Stephen T. Badin, 25, was ordained in Baltimore, MD �� the first Catholic priest to be ordained in the newly independent United States of America. Badin afterward served as a frontier missionary, and played a key role in establishing Catholicism in Kentucky, Indiana and Tennessee during the early nineteenth century. 1824 The American Sunday School Union was established in Philadelphia. It pledged itself: (1) to circulate appropriate literature in every part of the land; (2) to secure a unity of evangelistic effort; and (3) to plant a Sunday School wherever there was a population. 1876 The Reformed Presbyterian Church of Scotland (org. 1743) united with the Free Church of Scotland (org. 1843) to form the new Free Church of Scotland. (In 1929 the Free Church merged with the Mother Church, afterward retaining the name Church of Scotland.) Source: William D. Blake. ALMANAC OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1987. Additional information supplied by the author. Contact via E-mail: William D. Blake. (pilgrimwb@aol.com) Thought for the day : " If your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt. "

History for May 26 Birthdates which occurred on your SELECTED date of May 26: 1667 Abraham De Moivre French mathematician (De Moivre's theorem) 1689 Lady Mary Wortley Montagu English essayist, feminist, eccentric 1799 Alexander S Pushkin Russia, writer (Eugene Onegin) 1835 Edward Porter Alexander brigadier general of artillery 1859 Alfred Edward Housman Bromsgrove England, poet (A Buried Life) 1876 Jack Root boxing's 1st light heavyweight champion 1877 Isadora Duncan SF, free form/interpretative dancer 1884 Charles Winninger Athens Wisc, actor (Charlie Farrell Show) 1886 Al Jolson jazz singer/silent film actor (Mamie, Swanee) 1893 Sir Eugene Goossens London England, conductor/composer (Perseus) 19-- Barbara Stock Downers Grove Ill, actress (Susan-Spenser For Hire) 19-- Robyn Bernard singer/actress (General Hospital) 1903 Estes Kefauver (Sen-D-Tn) 1907 John Wayne "Duke", [Marion Michael Morrison] actor (True Grit) 1908 Robert Morley England, actor (High Road to China) 1910 Laurance S Rockefeller CEO (Chase Manhattan Bank) 1913 Peter Cushing England, actor (Hound of the Baskervilles) 1914 Archie Duncan Glasgow Scotland, actor (Sherlock Holmes) 1920 Peggy Lee Jamestown ND, singer (Is That All There Is?) 1923 James Arness actor (Matt Dillon of Gunsmoke, The Thing) 1923 Oren Lee Staley 1st pres of National Farmers Organization (1955-79) 1923 Roy Dotrice Guernsey Channel Island, actor (The Wizard) 1926 Miles Davis Alton Ill, jazz artist (cool jazz) 1927 Jacques Bergerac actor (Gigi, Les Girls, Thunder in the Sun) 1938 Teresa Stratas [Anastasia Stratakis], Toronto Canada, soprano 1938 William Elden Bolcom Seattle Washington, composer (Oracles) 1939 Brent Musburger sportscaster (CBS-TV) 1942 Levon Helm drummer/singer (Band) 1942 Ray Ennis England, guitar (Swinging Blue Jeans-You're No Good) 1944 Verden "Phally" Allen keyboardist (Mott the Hoople) 1946 Stevie Nicks Phoenix Az, rocker (Fleetwood Mac-Bella Donna) 1947 Sherry Bain Calif, actress (Pipe Dreams) 1949 Dan Pastorini NFL quarterback (Houston Oilers, Oakland Raiders) 1949 Dayle Haddon Montr�al Qu�bec Canada, actress (Bedroom Eyes) 1949 Hank Williams Jr country singer (Honky Tonk) 1949 Pam Grier Winston-Salem NC, actress (Big Bird Cage, Tough Enough) 1949 Philip Michael Thomas Columbus Ohio, actor (Miami Vice) 1951 Sally Kristen Ride LA Calif, 1st US woman astronaut (STS-7, STS 41G) 1956 Joe Penny actor (Jake & the Fatman) 1957 Siouxsie [Susan Ballion], (Siouxsie & the Bandshee-Wild Thing) 1959 Wayne Hussey rocker (The Mission-Lover for Life) 1962 Colin Vearncombe rocker (Black-Wonderful Like) 1962 Genie Francis Englewood NJ, actress (General Hospital, Bare Essence) 1963 Charles Van Eman Pitts, actor (Charlie-All My Children, Dynasty II) 1966 Zola Budd Bloemfontein South Africa, track star (Olympics-1988) 1976 Benji Gregory Encino Calif, actor (Brian Tanner-Alf) 19?? Candace L Collins Dupo Illinois, playmate (Dec, 1979) Deaths which occurred on May 26: 1851 Lincoln Ellsworth explorer, dies at 71 1933 Jimmie Rodgers country singer, dies at 35 1956 Al Simmons Outfielder (A's)/lifetime batting avg of .334, dies at 54 1959 Ed Walsh baseball pitcher, dies at 78 1959 Joe Kelly TV host (Quiz Kids), dies at 57 1971 John Longden actor (Man From Interpol), dies at 70 1977 William Powell rocker (O'Jays), dies of cancer at 35 Reported: MISSING in ACTION 1966 GLANDON GARY A. POWELL TN 1966 GRIFFEY TERRANCE H. FORT DODGE IA 1967 MECLEARY READ BLAINE OLD GREENWICH CT On this day... 1328 William of Ockham forced to flee from Avignon by Pope John XXII 1736 Battle of Ackia (La), British & Chickasaw Indians defeat the French 1781 Bank of North America incorporated in Philadelphia 1788 Mary Clark of England gives birth to a baby without a brain 1790 Territory South of River Ohio created by Congress 1864 Territory of Montana organized 1868 President Andrew Johnson avoids impeachment by 1 vote 1876 HMS Challenger returns from 128,000-km oceanographic exploration 1887 Legal betting at rece tracks begins 1896 1st American intercollegiate bicycle race, Manhattan Beach NY 1896 Dow Jones Industrial Average adopted 1896 Last Czar of Russia, Nicholas II, crowned 1898 SF approves City Charter, allows Municipal ownership of utiliies 1903 Start of Sherlock Holmes "The Adventure of the 3 Gables" (BG) 1907 Chic White Sox Ed Walsh no-hits NY Highlanders, 8-1 in 5 inning game 1913 Actors' Equity Association forms (NYC) 1915 H.H. Asquith forms a coalition government in England 1916 F Sy discovers asteroid #858 El Djezair 1917 Walt Cruise hit 1st HR out of Braves Field 1918 Georgian Social Democratic Republic declares independence from Russia 1923 1st Le Mans Grand Prix d'Endurance was run 1928 A's commit 7 errors & lose to Yanks 7-4 1930 Joe Sewell, hardest to strike out, is struck out twice by Pat Caraway 1932 C Jackson discovers asteroid #1245 Calvinia 1933 Phillies Chuck Klein hits for the cycle vs St Louis Cards 1934 Century of Progress Exposition reopens in Chicago 1937 San Francisco Bay's Golden Gate Bridge opens 1938 House on un-American Activities begins work 1941 American Flag House (Betsy Ross' Home) given to city of Phila 1943 1st president of a black country to visit US (Edwin Barclay, Liberia) 1946 Patent filed in US for H-Bomb 1948 South Africa elects a nationalist govt with apartheid policy 1956 Aircraft carrier "Bennington" burns off RI, killing 103 1956 Reds' John Klippstein, Hershel Freemman & Joe Blacks no-hitter, broken up with 2 outs in the 10th & lose to Braves in 11th, 2-1 1958 Union Square, SF becomes state historical landmark 1959 Harvey Haddix pitches 12 perfect innings, loses in 13th 1961 Freedom Ride Coordinating Committee establishes in Atlanta 1961 USAF bomber flies the Atlantic in a record of just over 3 hours 1963 Wes Stock becomes the only Balt Oriole to win a double header 1965 Revised intl Convention on Safety of Life at Sea takes effect 1966 British Guiana gains independence, takes the name Guyana 1969 Apollo 10 returns to Earth 1969 John & Yoko begin their 2nd bed-in (Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montrael) 1973 Beatles' "The Beatles 1967-1970," album goes #1 1973 Chic White Sox beat Cleve Indians, 6-3, in 21 inn (game complete 5/28) 1974 During a David Cassidy concert in London a 14 year old is trampled 1975 Tennis game in the Surrey championships lasts 31 minutes 1976 N Chernykh discovers asteroid #2426 Simonov 1977 "Beatlemania" opens in Winter Garden Theater on Broadway 1977 George Willig climbs NYC World Trade Center 1977 Movie "Star Wars" debuts 1978 1st legal gambling casino opens in Atlantic City 1980 Dietmar Mogenburg of West Germany ties high jump record at 7'8" 1980 Phillie Steve Carlton is 1st NLer to record 6, 1-hitters 1980 Soyuz 36 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Hungarian) to Salyut 6 1981 Soyuz T-4 returns to Earth 1983 Challenger moves to launch pad for STS-7 1983 LA Lakers set NBA playoff game record of fewest free throws 1983 NASA launches Exosat 1984 C Shoemaker & E Shoemake discovers asteroid #3317 Paris 1984 Floods kill 14 in Tulsa Okla 1984 Frisbee is kept aloft for 1,672 seconds in Philadelphia 1984 Tulsa Oklahoma gets 13" of rain, 14 die 1985 Danny Sullivan wins Indy 500 by 24 seconds following a spin 1989 At 7:42 AM, radio has a 30 second silence, honoring radio 1990 Phila Phillies retire Mike Schmidt's uniform #20 2000 Thomas Paquette exhibition opened at Flanders Art Gallery, Minneapolis Holidays Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week" Guyana : Independence Day (1966) US : Memorial Day/Decoration Day, a legal holiday (1868) - - - - - ( Monday ) Virginia : Confederate Memorial Day (1868) - - - - - ( Monday ) Religious Observances RC : Commemoration of St Eleutherius, pope [175-178], martyr RC, Ang : Mem Augustine, English Apostle, 1st abp of Canterbury (opt) RC : Memorial of St Philip Neri, priest Religious History 1232 Pope Gregory IX sent the first Inquisition team to Aragon in Spain, after turning its details over to the Dominicans the previous year. 1811 Birth of William Hunter, American Methodist clergyman. The author of three collections of hymns, published during his lifetime, Hunter is best remembered today for the hymn entitled, "The Great Physician Now is Near." 1858 In Pittsburgh, the Associate Presbyterian and the Associate Reformed Presbyterian churches merged to form the United Presbyterian Church in North America. 1899 Future President William McKinley, 56, wrote in his notebook: 'My belief embraces the Divinity of Christ and a recognition of Christianity as the mightiest factor in the world's civilization.' (McKinley had been "born again," at age 10, during a revival meeting, and later joined a Methodist church.) 1957 The religious program "The Fourth R" aired for the last time over NBC television. Produced by several different religious organizations, this short-lived series aired on Sunday mornings. Source: William D. Blake. ALMANAC OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1987. Additional information supplied by the author. Contact via E-mail: William D. Blake. (pilgrimwb@aol.com) Thought for the day : " If reality wants to get in touch with me, it knows where I am. "

History for May 27 Birthdates 1332 Ibn Khaldun Tunis, Arab historian/sociologist (Muqaddimah) 1626 William II prince of Orange 1794 Cornelius Vanderbilt millionaire (B & O railroad) 1818 Amelia Jenks Bloomer suffragette known for her pantaloons 1819 Julia Ward Howe US, author/lecturer (Battle Hymn of the Republic) 1836 Jay Gould US railroad executive, financier 1837 Wild Bill Hickok cowboy 1867 Arnold Bennett England, novelist/playwright/critic (Great Babylon) 1894 Dashiell Hammett author who created the hard-boiled detective 1894 Louis-Ferdinand C�line France, novelist (Journey to End of Night) 19-- Beau Kazer actor (Brock-Young and Restless) 19-- Isabel Lascuray Mexico, singer 19-- Susan Foster Torrance Calif, actress (Sierra) 1907 Rachel Louise Carson ecologist/writer (Silent Spring) 1908 Harold Rome composer (Fanny, Pins & Needles) 1911 Hubert Humphrey (Sen-D-Minn) 38th VP (1965-69), 1969 Pres candidate 1911 Vincent Price St Louis Mo, actor (The Fly, Laura) 1912 John Cheever writer (Wapshot Chronicle) 1912 Sam Snead Hot Springs Va, PGA golfer (Masters 1949, 52, 54) 1915 Herman Wouk US, author (Caine Mutiny, Winds of War) 1918 Yasuhiro Nakasone Japanese PM (1982-87) 1919 Kam Fong Honolulu Hawaii,actor (Hawaii Five-0) 1921 Caryl Chessman kidnapper who got the death penalty (1960) 1921 Redd Stewart Ashland City Tn, guitarist/pianist (Pee Wee King Show) 1922 Christopher Lee actor (Hound of the Baskervilles) 1923 Henry Kissinger Secretary of State (1973-77)/Nobel Peace Prize (1973) 1925 Mai Zetterling Sweden, actress (Only 2 Can Play, Quartet) 1928 Thea Musgrave Barnton Midlothian Scot, composer (Mary Queen of Scots) 1930 John Barth novelist (The Sot-Weed Factor) 1930 William S Sessions Arkansas, director of FBI 1931 Kenny Price Florence Ky, country singer (Midwestern Hayride, Hee Haw) 1935 Lee Meriwether LA Calif, Miss America (Time Tunnel, Barnaby Jones) 1935 Ramsey Lewis Chic, pop jazz artist (Hang on Sloopy) 1936 Louis Gossett Jr Bkln NY, actor (An Officer & a Gentleman, The Deep) 1941 Allan Carr Ill, director (Grease, Happiest Millionaire) 1943 Bruce Weitz Norwalk Ct, actor (Hill St Blues, Death of a Centerfold) 1943 Cilla Black Liverpool England, rocker (You're My World) 1944 Christopher J Dodd (Gov/Sen-D-Ct) 1948 Pete Sears bassist (Jefferson Starship) 1954 Catherine Carr US breaststroke swimmer (Olympics-2 gold-1972) 1957 Susan Ballion singer (Siouxsie & the Banshees) 1958 Linnea Quigley Davenport Iowa, actress (Night of the Demons) 1958 Neil Finn rocker (Split Enz-I Got You, Crowded House) 1961 Cathy Silvers NYC, actress (Jenny-Happy Days, Foley Square) 1965 Pat Cash tennis player (Wimbeldon 1987) 1965 Todd Bridges actor (Diff'rent Strokes, Fish) 1969 Dondre Whitfield Bkln NY, actor (Terence-All My Children) Deaths which occurred on May 27: 1647 Achsah Young becomes 1st woman known to be executed as a witch (MA) 1949 Ropert L Ripley cartoonist (Believe It or Not), dies at 55 in NY 1958 Ainslie Pryor actor (Adventures of Hiram Holiday), dies at 46 1964 Jawaharlal Nehru Independent India's 1st PM, dies 1969 Jeffrey Hunter actor (Christopher Pike-Star Trek Cage), dies at 43 1975 Ezzard Charles heavyweight boxing champion, dies at 53 in Chicago 1976 Ruth McDevitt actress (Jo-All in the Family), dies at 80 1988 Florida Friebus actress (Bob Newhart Show), dies at 79 of a stroke 1991 Ed Dodd cartoonist (Mark Trail), dies at 88 Reported: MISSING in ACTION 1967 BLACKWOOD GORDON B. PALO VERDE CA 1971 KNUCKEY THOMAS W. WHARTON NJ 1972 LATENDRESSE THOMAS B. YAKIMA WA 1970 LEE GLEN H. HONOLULU HI 1965 LYNN DOYLE W. ALIQUIPPA PA 1966 MONAHAN ROBERT W. 1966 SCALES THOMAS R. 1971 TAYLOR PHILLIP C. GRAND ISLAND NY On this day... 1647 1st woman known to be executed as a witch, Achsah Young in Mass 1813 Americans capture Fort George, Canada 1844 Samuel F.B. Morse completes 1st telegraph line 1850 Mormon Temple in Nauvoo Illinois destroyed by tornado 1854 Marine Telegraph from Fort Point to SF completed 1857 H Goldschmidt discovers asteroid #44 Nysa 1873 1st Preakness Stakes won by Survivor (2:43) 1887 A Charlois discovers asteroid #267 Tirza 1896 1st major tornado to strike urban US (St Louis & E St Louis Mo) 1896 Bay District Race Track closes 1904 NL record of 5 stolen bases in a game (Dennis McGann, NY Giants) 1907 Bubonic Plague breaks out in SF 1916 Groundbreaking begins on Hugh Grant Circle in the Bronx 1917 Race riot in East St Louis Illinois, 1 black killed 1919 1st transatlantic flight ends; US Navy flying boat takes 11 days 1920 Tatar ASSR established in Russian SFSR 1921 After 84 years of British control, Afgh nist n achieves sovereignty 1931 1st full scale wind tunnel for testing airplanes, Langley Field Va 1931 Piccard & Knipfer make 1st flight into stratosphere, by balloon 1931 Pressurized cabin in a balloon is 1st used 1933 Century of Progress Exposition opens in Chicago 1933 Trailing 11-3, Yanks score 12 runs in 8th & beat White Sox 15-11 1933 Walt Disney's "3 Little Pigs" released 1935 Supreme Court declares FDR's Natl Recovery Act unconstitutional 1936 RMS Queen Mary leaves Southampton for NY on maiden voyage 1937 Golden Gate Bridge, SF, dedicated 1941 FDR proclaimes an "unlimited national emergency" 1941 German battleship Bismarck sunk by British naval force 1951 Maritime Museum at Aquatic Park, SF opens 1958 Ernest Green & 600 whites graduate from Little Rock's Central HS 1958 Vanguard SLV-1 launched for Earth orbit (failed) 1960 Military coup overthrows democratic government of Turkey 1961 Pres Kennedy announces US goal to reach the Moon 1961 Ralph Boston of the US, sets then long jump record at 27' �" 1963 3 NJ businessman purchase the NHL Colorado Rockies, & get approval to move them to the NJ Meadowlands (Devils) 1968 6th Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yanks 4-3 1968 Nuclear submarine Scorpion is lost 1969 Walt Disney World construction begins 1970 British expedition climbs south face of Annapurna I 1975 Paul McCartney releases "Venus & Mars" 1975 Phila Flyers beat Buffalo Sabres 4 games to 2 for the Stanley Cup 1975 Worst motor vehicle disaster in UK; bus full of elderly women plunges Dibble's Bridge Yorkshire, killing 38 1977 NYC fines George Willig 1 for each of 110 stories he climbed 1979 Pope John Paul ordains John J O'Conner as a bishop 1981 A Gilmore & P Kilmartin discovers asteroid #2434 Bateson 1981 John Hinckley attempts suicide by overdosing on Tylenol 1981 Lenny Randle tries to blow a slow roller foul but the ump says no 1982 C & E Shoemaker discovers asteroid #3194 Dorsey 1983 Former EPA official Rita Lavelle indicted for contempt of Congress 1984 C & E Shoemaker discovers asteroid #3671 Dionysius 1984 Manuela Manleeva wins 3 singles tennis matches in one day 1985 Inaugural bands parade for Pres Reagan 1986 Norway Showcase groundbreaking 1987 Jim & Tammy Bakker appears on "Nightline" after PTL scandal 1987 Yank Phil Niekro is 3rd pitcher making 700th start (Young & Sutton) 1990 74th Indianapolis 500 runs 1990 Radical Democratic Party holds 1st political meetings in Moscow Holidays Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week" Afgh nist n : Independence Day (1921) Nicaragua : Army Day Nigeria : Children's Day Turkey : Freedom & Constitution Day (1960, 1961) US : Memorial Day/Decoration Day, a legal holiday (1868) - - - - - ( Monday ) Virginia : Confederate Memorial Day (1868) - - - - - ( Monday ) Religious Observances old RC : Commemoration of St John I, pope, martyr old RC : Feast of St Bede the Venerable, doctor, writer Luth : Commemoration of John Calvin, renewer of the church Ang, RC : Ember Day Religious History 1664 Colonial theologian Increase Mather, 24, was installed as minister of Boston's Second (Congregational) Church. He remained there until his death in 1723. 1799 Birth of George Washington Doane, American Episcopal clergyman. One of the foremost promoters of Episcopal missions in his day, Doane also authored many hymns, including "Fling Out the Banner! Let It Float" and "Softly Now the Light of Day." 1917 Benedict XV promulgated the "Codex iuris canonici." Divided into five books and 2,414 regulations, the CIC was the first revision of canon law in the Catholic church in modern times, and went into effect at Pentecost the following year. 1924 The General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, meeting at Springfield, Maryland, repealed its ban on dancing and theater attendance. 1927 Birth of Ralph Carmichael, a popular sacred composer whose works flourished most during the 1960s-1970s. Among his oft�sung arrangements are "The Savior is Waiting" and "He's Everything to Me." Source: William D. Blake. ALMANAC OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1987. Additional information supplied by the author. Contact via E-mail: William D. Blake. (pilgrimwb@aol.com) Thought for the day : " When forced to choose between two evils, try the new one. " WORLDWIDE HISTORIC DATES & EVENTS brought to you DAILY by : Scope Systems

History for May 28 Birthdates 1371 John the Fearless Burgundy France, warrior 1660 George I king of England (1714-27) 1738 Dr Joseph Ignace Guillotin guess what he invented 1759 William Pitt the Younger (C), English PM (1783-1801, 1804-06) 1807 Louis Agassiz Switzerland, naturalist/geologist/teacher 1818 Gen P.G.T. Beauregard La, in charge of capture of Sumter 1838 Basil W Duke Kentucky, brigidare general 1886 Nicolai Sokoloff near Kiev Ukraine, conductor (Seattle Symph) 1888 Jim Thorpe greatest US athlete of 1st half century 1896 Warren Giles baseball's National League president 19-- John Karlen Bkln NY, actor (Harvey Lacey-Cagney & Lacey) 1906 Phil Regan singer (My Wild Irish Rose) 1908 Ian Fleming gave James Bond a job (Goldfinger, Dr No) 1910 T-Bone Walker Linden Tx, blues guitarist (Funky Town, Well Done) 1912 Patrick White Australia, novelist (Happy Valley, Nobel 1973) 1915 Scott McKay Pleasantville Iowa, actor (Stage Door) 1916 Walker Percy Brimingham Ala, author (Adventures of a Bad Catholic) 1917 Barry Commoner Brooklyn NY, biologist (Science & Survival) 1917 Marshall Reed Englewood Calif, actor (Fred Asher-Lineup) 1923 Gy�rgy Ligeti Dics�szentmartin Transylvania Hungary composer 1923 Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao India, film star/politician 1925 Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Zehlendorf Germany, baritone (Doktor Faust) 1931 Carroll Baker Penn, actress (Andy Warhol's Bad, Babydoll, Harlow) 1931 Stephen Birmingham Hartford, author (Real Lace: America's Irish Rich) 1934 Dionne quintuplets (Annette, C�cile, �milie, Marie, Yvonne) 1938 Jerry West W Virginia, NBA superstar (LA Lakers, Olympic-gold-1960) 1944 Billy Vera musician (& the Beaters-At This Moment, Into the Night) 1944 Gladys Knight Atlanta Ga, singer, leader of the Pips (Last train) 1945 John Fogerty guitarist (Creedence Clearwater Revival) 1946 Madeline LeRouix Wyoming, actress 1947 Beth Howland Boston Mass, actress (Vera-Alice) 1947 Sondra Locke Shelbyville Tenn, actress (Heart Is a Lonely Hunter) 1956 Germaine Montenesdro 2nd victim of NYC's Zodiac killer (survives) 1956 Susie Diane Owens Arkansas City Kansas, playmate (March, 1988) 1957 Kirk Gibson Mich, outfield (Tigers, Dodgers, 1988 NL MVP) 1962 Roland Gift rocker (Fine Young Cannibals-She Drives Me Crazy) 1968 Kylie Minogue Australia, rocker (Locomotion) 1970 Morgan Fox Prince George BC, playmate (Dec, 1990) 1977 Ashley Ryan Ruiz Offord Miami Fla, singer (Menudo-Cannonball) Deaths which occurred on May 28: 1843 Noah Webster lexicographer (Webster's Dictionary), dies at 84 1898 Edward Bellamy US author ("Looking Backward"), died 1964 John Finley Williamson conductor (Westminster Choir), dies at 76 1971 Audie Murphy actor (Whispering Smiths), dies at 46 1972 Duke of Windsor who abdicated the throne, dies in Paris at 77 1975 Roy Roberts actor (Petticoat Junction, Lucy Show), dies at 75 1981 Mary Lou Williams black musician, dies at 71 in Durham NC 1986 Lurene Tuttle actress (Father of Bride, Julia), dies at 79 Reported: MISSING in ACTION 1971 CHAVIRA STEPHEN WASCO CA 1968 HILL JOSEPH A. TAYLORVILLE IL 1968 INGVALSON ROGER D. AUSTIN MN 1971 URQUHART PAUL D. MC MURRAY PA On this day... 585 -BC- Thales Miletus predicts solar eclispe Persian-Lydian battle ends 640 Severinus begins his reign as Catholic Pope 1539 Hernando de Soto lands in Florida 1664 1st Baptist Church organized (Boston) 1742 1st indoor swimming pool opens (Goodman's Fields, London) 1774 1st Continental Congress convenes (Virginia) 1830 Congress authorizes Indian removal from all states to western prairie 1868 A Borrelly discovers asteroid #99 Dike 1900 Britain annexes Orange Free State (as Orange River Colony) 1905 P Gotz discovers asteroids #566 Stereoskopiab & #567 Eleutheria 1907 Auto-Cycle Union Tourist Trophy was 1st held 1918 Tatars declares Azerbaijan, in Russian Caucasus, independent 1926 Military coup in Portugal 1926 US Customs Court created by congress 1929 1st all color talking picture "On With The Show" exhibited, NYC 1935 C Jackson discovers asteroid #1712 Angola 1940 Belgium surrenders to Germany 1941 1st night game at Wash DC, Griffith stadium (Yanks 6, Senators 5) 1946 1st night game at Yankee stadium (Senators 2, Yanks 1) 1951 Willie Mays gets his 1st major league hit, a home run 1953 Premier of 1st animated 3-D cartoon in Technicolor-"Melody" 1955 Nashua wins the Preakness 1956 Carl Erskine becomes 1st to hit HRs in 8 straight games 1957 NL approves Bkln Dodgers' & NY Giants' move to west coast 1959 Congressional Committee of Astronautics meets Project 7 astronauts 1959 Monkeys Able & Baker zoom 300 mi (500 km) into space on Jupiter missile, became 1st animals retrieved from a space mission 1961 Amnesty Intl founded (Nobel Peace Prize 1977) 1961 Last trip on the Orient Express (after 78 years) 1962 Suit alleging de facto school segregation filed in Rochester NY 1962 US stock market drops $20.8 B in 1 day 1963 Estimated 22,000 die in another cyclone in Bay of Bengal (India) 1963 Jomo Kenyatta becomes 1st PM of Kenya 1964 Unmanned Apollo 2 Saturn test launched into Earth orbit 1965 Fire & explosion at Dhori mine in Dhanbad India kills 400 1968 NL grants San Diego Padres a franchise 1971 Paul McCartney releases his 2nd solo album "Ram" 1971 USSR Mars 3 launched, 1st spacecraft to soft land on Mars 1972 White House "plumbers" break into Democratic Nat'l HQ at Watergate 1973 Chic White Sox beat Cleve Indians, 6-3, in 21 inn (game started 5/26) 1974 E F Helin discovers asteroid #2050 Francis 1977 165 killed in a fire at Beverly Hills Supper Club in Kentucky 1978 Al Unser became 5th to win Indianapolis 500, 3 times 1980 2 Oakland A's steal home in 1st inning 1980 Joe Darby does a standing long jump of 12'5" 1985 Discovery moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 51-G 1987 Balt Oriole Mike Young hits 2 HRs in extra innings 1987 Bob Milacki sets Southern league pitching record 11 1/3 no hit inns 1987 Mathias Rust, 19, W German pilot, makes unauthorized landing in USSR 1987 Paul Pearman jumps 21 barrels on a skateboard in Augusta 1987 Southern League no-hit record-Bob Milacki pitches 11 1/3 no-hit inn 1987 Stacking of Discovery's SRBs completed 1989 Delta Burke (Designing Women) weds Gerald McRaney (Simon & Simon) 1989 Emerson Fittipaldi wins the Indianapolis 500 Holidays Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week" Puerto Rico : Memorial Day US : Memorial Day/Decoration Day, a legal holiday (1868] - - - - - ( Monday ) Virginia : Confederate Memorial Day (1868) - - - - - ( Monday ) Religious Observances old RC : Feast of St Augustine, 1st achbp of Canterbury, confessor Christ : Comm of St Bernard of Montjoux, patron of mountain climbers Ang, RC : Ember Day Religious History 1725 English founder of Methodism John Wesley wrote in a letter: 'I can't think that when God sent us into the world He had irreversibly decreed that we should be perpetually miserable in it.' 1818 Former president Thomas Jefferson set forth in a letter to a Jewish journalist his opinion of religious intolerance: 'Your sect by its sufferings has furnished a remarkable proof of the universal point of religious insolence, inherent in every sect, disclaimed by all while feeble and practised by all when in power. Our laws have applied the only antidote to this vice, protecting our religions, as they do our civil rights, by putting all on equal footing. But more remains to be done.' 1898 In Italy, the Shroud of Turin was first photographed by Secundo Pia in Turin's Cathedral, where it had rested for 320 years. 1954 President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a bill which added the words "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance. 1958 The Presbyterian Church in the U.S. merged with the Presbyterian Church of North America to form the United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (UPCUSA). Source: William D. Blake. ALMANAC OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1987. Additional information supplied by the author. Contact via E-mail: William D. Blake. (pilgrimwb@aol.com) Thought for the day : " Every human being comes equipped with a brain at no extra cost. "

History for May 29 Birthdates 1630 Charles II king of England (1660-85) 1736 Patrick Henry US, patriot "Give me liberty or give me death" 1826 Ebenezer Butterick inventor (tissue paper dress pattern) 1860 Isaac Alb�niz Spain, composer (Iberia) 1874 Gilbert Keith Chesterton England, journalist/novelist/poet/critic 1880 Oswald Spengler Germany, philosopher (Decline of the West) 1894 Beatrice Lillie Toronto, comedian/actress (Around World in 80 Days) 1897 Erich Wolfgang Korngold Brno Austria, movie composer (Violanta) 19-- Aroya Megnot Southfield Mich, actress (Ava-Loving) 19-- Donna Jean Young East McKeesport Pa, comedienne (Laugh-in) 19-- Sandy Helberg Frankfurt Germany, actor (Flatbush, 79 Park Ave) 1903 Leslie Townes (Bob) Hope Kent England, entertainer (famous profile) 1905 Sebastian Shaw London, actor (High Season, Spy in Black) 1913 Iris Adrian LA Calif, actress (Blue Hawaii, Bluebeard) 1915 Igor Buketoff Hartford Conn, conductor (Iceland Symph 1964-65) 1917 John Fitzgerald Kennedy (Sen-D-Mass), 35th Pres (1961-1963) 1921 Clifton James NYC, actor (Buster & Billie, David & Lisa) 1922 Iannis Xenakis Braila Romania, composer/architect/mathematician 1926 Charles Denner Tarnow Poland, actor (And Now My Love) 1928 Felix Rohatyn Vienna Austria, investment banker (NY Big MAC Bonds) 1936 Arlene McQuade NYC, actress (Rosalie-Goldbergs) 1939 Al Unser auto racer (Indianapolis 500-1970, 71) 1942 Kevin Conway NYC, actor (Flash Point, Cage of Angels) 1944 Helmut Berger actor (Ash Wednesday, Damned, Picture of Dorian Gray) 1946 Robin Johnson Brooklyn, actress (Times Square) 1948 Anthony Geary Coalville Utah, actor (Luke/Bill-General Hospital) 1949 Francis Rossi rocker (Status Quo-Picture of a Matchstick Man) 1949 Gary Brooker keyboardist (Procol Harum) 1950 Rebbie (Maureen) Jackson singer (R U Tuff Enuff) 1955 John Hinckley Jr shot & wounded Pres Reagan in 1981 1956 Greg R rocker (Bad) 1956 La Toya Jackson singer (posed in Playboy, Millipede) 1956 Larry Blackmon rocker (Cameo-Alligator Woman) 1958 Annette Bening actress (Bugsy, Valmont) 1958 Ivar Sisniega Mexico, pentathelete (Olympic-1980) 1960 Mel Gaynor drummer (Simple Minds-Water Front) 1961 Rupert Everett actor (Livin' the Life) 1963 Lisa Whelchel Fort Worth Texas, actress (Blair-Facts of Life) 1963 Tracey E Bregman Recht actress (Young & Restless, Concrete Jungle) 1965 Emilio Sanchez Madrid Spain, Tennis player (1988 Olympic bronze) 1977 Danny Gerard Mt Vernon NY, actor (Alan Silver-Brooklyn Bridge) 1989 Danielle Riley Keough grand daughter of Elvis Presley 1991 Coral Browne Australian actor (Ruling Class), dies of cancer at 77 Deaths which occurred on May 29: 1892 Bah 'u'll h Death of prophet (Ascension of Baha'Ullah-'Azamat 7, 49) 1951 Fanny Brice Zeigfield Girl (Baby Snooks Show), dies at 59 1970 John Gunther author/host (John Gunther's High Road), dies at 68 1982 Romy Schneider actress, dies of cardiac arrest at 43 1984 Eric Morecambe comedian (Morecambe & Wise), dies at 58 1985 39 die at Heysel Stadium in Liverpool in a riot prior to soccor match 1985 Madge West actress (Grandma-McLean Stevenson Show), dies at 93 1991 Coral Browne Australian actress, (Dreamchild), dies at 77 1967 GARNER JOHN H. CHARLESTON HEIGHTS SC 1972 MORROW LARRY K. LOWELL NC On this day... 757 St Paul I begins his reign as Catholic Pope 1453 Constantinople falls to Muhammad II (Turks); ends Byzantine Empire 1660 Charles II restored to English throne after Puritan Commonwealth 1692 Royal Hospital Founders Day 1st celebrated 1721 South Carolina formally incorporated as a royal colony 1787 "Virginia Plan" proposed 1790 Rhode Is becomes last of original 13 colonies ratifing Constitution 1848 Wisconsin becomes 30th state 1849 Patent for lifting vessels granted to Abraham Lincoln 1861 Asteroid 72, Feronia, discovered (name for Italian goddess of groves) 1861 C H F Peters discovers asteroid #72 Feronia 1864 Mexican Emperor Maximilian arrives at Vera Cruz 1874 Present constitution of Switzerland takes effect 1889 A Charlois discovers asteroid #284 Amalia 1900 Trademark "Escalator" registered by Otis Elevator Co 1909 Frank "Home Run" Baker's 1st career home run 1911 1st running of the Indianapolis 500 1912 15 young women fired by Curtis Publishing for dancing the "Turkey Trot" during their lunch break 1916 Official flag of president of US adopted 1916 US forces invade Dominican Republic, stay until 1924 1919 Einstein's light-bending prediction confirmed by Arthur Eddington 1922 Ecuador becomes independent 1922 US Supreme Court rules organized baseball is a sport and not a business and thus not subject to antitrust laws 1928 Fritz von Opel reaches 200 kph in experimental rocket car 1951 1st North Pole flight in single engine plane-CF Blair 1953 Edmund P Hillary 1st reached the summit of Everest 1953 Hillary & Tenzing become 1st humans to reach top of Mt Everest 1954 Kirk & Anne Douglas married 1960 Everly Brothers "Cathy's Clown" hits #1 1962 Barbra Striesand appears on "The Garry Moore Show" 1965 Phillies Dick Allen hits 529' HR out of Connie Mack Stadium 1967 Australian Paul McManus waterskis barefoot for 1:30:19 1971 L Chernykh discovers asteroid #2127 Tanya 1973 Thomas Bradley elected 1st black mayor of Los Angeles Calif $100,000 in funds, Davis will start Arista records Columbia Records fires president Clive Davis for misappropriating 1977 A.J. Foyt wins Indianapolis 500 for a record 4th time Janet Guthrie becomes 1st woman to drive in the Indy 500 Sue Press is 1st woman golfer to hit consecutive holes-in one 1978 1st class postage now 15 (13 for 3 years) 1979 1st rock n roll radio network begins-The Source 1979 Radio's 1st rock network "The Source" premiers 1980 Attempted assassination of Vernon Jordan Jr, National Urban Leag pres 1980 Larry Bird beats out Magic Johnson for NBA rookie of year 1983 Yuri Dumchev of USSR throws discus a record 71.86 m 1984 Boston Red Sox retires #9 (Ted Williams) & #4 (Joe Cronin) 1985 35 die in rioting between British & Italians at European Cup soccer 1987 "Twilight Zone" director John Landis found innocent 1987 Michael Jackson attempts to buy Elephant Man's remains 1987 Robin Ventura set a college baseball record with hits in 57 games 1989 Student protesters in China construct a replic of Statue of Liberty 1990 Dow Jones avg hits a record 2,870.49 1990 NY Mets file manager Davey Johnson & hire Bud Harrelson Holidays Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week" England : Oak Apple Day/Nettle Day (1660) Rhode Island : Ratification Day (1790) Wisconsin : Admission Day (1848) US : Memorial Day/Decoration Day, a legal holiday (1868) - - - - - ( Monday ) Virginia : Confederate Memorial Day (1868) - - - - - ( Monday ) Religious Observances Christian-Andorra : Our Lady of Canolic old RC : Feast of St Mary Magdalen dei Pazzi, virgin Luth : Commemoration of Jiri Tranovsky, hymn writer Bah '� : Death (ascension) of prophet Bah 'u'll h ('Azamat 7, 49) Religious History 1453 Constantinople, the capital of Eastern Christianity from A.D. 324, fell to the Turks. The city afterward became the capital of the Ottoman Empire and was renamed Istanbul. Its conquest marked the end of the Middle Ages. 1698 Construction began on Old Swedes (Holy Trinity) Church in Wilmington, Delaware. The structure has been used continuously as a place of Christian worship ever since. 1774 Pioneer American Methodist bishop Francis Asbury wrote in his journal: 'Lord, keep me from all the superfluity of dress, and from preaching empty stuff to please the ear, instead of changing the heart.' 1837 Birth of Charles W. Fry, the English musician who, along with his three sons, formed the first Salvation Army brass band. Fry also authored the hymn, "Lily of the Valley." 1944 German Lutheran theologian and Nazi martyr Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote in a letter: 'We are to find God in what we know, not in what we don't know; God wants us to realize His presence, not in unsolved problems, but in those that are solved.' Source: William D. Blake. ALMANAC OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1987. Additional information supplied by the author. Contact via E-mail: William D. Blake. (pilgrimwb@aol.com) Thought for the day : " To laugh at men of sense is the privilege of fools. "

History for May 30 Birthdates 1672 Peter I (the Great) tsar of Russia (1682-1725) 1757 Henry Addington Viscount Sidmouth (C), British PM (1801-04) 1835 Alfred Austin Leeds England, poet laureate of England (Garden) 1846 Peter Carl Faberg� Russia, goldsmith/jeweler/egg maker 1847 Alice Sophia Stopford Green Ireland, proponent of Irish independence 1859 Pierre Marie Felix Janet France, psychologist/neurologist 1867 Arthur Vining Davis Sharon Mass, CEO (Alcoa-1910-57) 1888 James A Farley postmaster general (1932-38) 19-- John Terlesky actor (Dakota-Guns of Paradise) 19-- Michel Langevin Canada, rock drummer (Voivod-Angel Rat) 19-- Scott Holmes actor (Tom-As the World Turns) 19-- Steve West rocker (Danger Danger-Screw It) 19-- Ted McGinley Newport Beach Calif, actor (Love Boat, Dynasty) 1901 Cornelia Otis Skinner writer (When Our Hearts Were Young & Gay) 1902 Stepin Fetchit actor (In Old Kentucky, Miracle in Harlem) 1903 Countee Cullen US, poet (Black Christ & Other Poems) 1904 Ernesto de la Guardia Jr President of Panam (1956-60) 1908 Mel Blanc voice of Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd & Porky Pig 1909 Benny Goodman Chicago Ill, swinger/clarinetist, "King of Swing" 1911 Douglas Fowley NYC, actor (Grandpa-Pistols 'n' Petticoats) 1914 Bobby Sherwood Indianapolis Ind, orch leader (Milton Berle Show) 1916 Dr Joseph W Kennedy scientist (1 of 4 discoverers of plutonium) 1920 George London Montreal Canada, baritone (Dr Greenvil-La Traviata) 1923 Jimmy Lydon Harrington Pk NJ, actor (Richard-Love That Jill) 1924 Norbert Schemansky USA, middle heavyweight (Olympic-gold-1952) 1926 Christine Jorgensen pioneer transsexual 1926 Edouard Van Remoortel Brussels, conductor (1958-62 St Louis Symph) 1927 Clint Walker Hartford Ill, actor (Kodiak, Cheyenne, Dirty Dozen) 1927 Dick Noel Bkln NY, TV host (It's a Small Wonder) 1932 Pauline Oliveros Houston Texas, composer (Sound Patterns) 1934 Alexei A Leonov Siberia USSR, cosmonaut (Voskhod II Soyuz 19) 1936 Keir Dullea actor (2001, 2010, David & Lisa) 1936 Ruta Lee actress (Operation Eichmann, Marjorie Morningstar) 1939 Michael J Pollard Passaic NJ, actor (Bonny & Clyde, Roxanne) 1943 Gale Sayers NFL running back (Chicago Bears) 1945 Meredith MacRae Houston Tx, actress (Petticoat Junction, My 3 Sons) 1955 Nicky "Topper" Headon drummer (Clash-Complete Control) 1958 Marie Ostra-Ljuajak Sweden, singer (Roxette-Must Have Been Love) 1958 Michael E Lopez-Alegria Madrid Spain, US Navy Lt Commander/astronaut 1960 Stephen "Tea Tower" Duffy rocker (Lilac Time-Paradise Song) 1961 Trey Parker actor (Newsies) 1962 Tonya Pinkins Chicago Ill, actress (Livia Frye-All My Children) 1963 Lynda Wiesmeier Washington DC, playmate (Jul, 1982) 1964 Wynonna Judd country singer (The Judds-Rockin' With Rhythm) 1976 Omri Hairi Katz LA Calif, actor (Marshall Teller-Eerie Indiana) Deaths which occurred on May 30: 1416 Jerome of Prague burned as a heretic by the Church 1431 Joan of Arc burned as a witch by the English at Rouen at 19 1744 Alexander Pope poet, dies at 56 1778 Voltaire French philosopher, dies 1960 Boris Pasternak Russian poet (Dr Zhivago), dies at 70 1967 Claude Rains dies at 77 1969 John Cipollini guitarist, dies at 45 of ephysema 1973 Hal Hastings orch leader (Chevrolet on Broadway), dies at 66 1980 Carl Radle bassist (Derek & Dominoes), dies of a kidney ailment 1981 Ziaur Rahmen pres of Bangladesh, is assassinated 1987 Frank Carlson (Gov/Rep/Sen-R-Ks), dies at 94 1989 Zinka Milanov Met Opera Diva, dies of a stroke at 83 Reported: MISSING in ACTION 1970 DUKE CHARLES R. 1962 GERBER DANIEL A. 1966 HATCHER DAVID B. MT. AIRY NC 1968 IODICE FRANK C. 1970 ISHI TOMOHARA JAPAN 1970 MARK KIT T. 1967 MEHL JAMES P. BELLE HARBOR NY 1962 MITCHELL ARCHIE E. ELLENSBURG WA 1968 POTTER ALBERT J. 1968 SMITH LEWIS P. II BELLEFONTE PA 1962 VIETTI ELANOR A. HOUSTON TX On this day... 1416 Jerome of Prague burned as a heretic by the Church 1527 U of Marburg (Germany) founded 1814 1st Treaty of Paris, after Napoleon's 1st abdication 1822 House slave betrays Denmark Vesey conspiracy (37 blacks hanged) 1848 William Young patents ice cream freezer 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act repealed Missouri Compromise opens north slavery 1854 Territories of Kansas & Nebraska created 1858 Hudson's Bay Co rights to Vancouver Island revoked 1862 Gen Beauregard evacuates Corinth, Miss 1866 The opera "Die Verkaufte Braut" premiers (Prague) 1868 Memorial Day 1st observed when 2 women in Columbus Mississippi placed flowers on both Confederate & Union graves 1889 The brasierre is invented 1894 Bobby Lowe is 1st to hit 4 HRs in 1 baseball game 1901 Hall of Fame for Great American on NYU campus dedicated 1901 Memorial Day 1st observed in US 1903 R S Dugan discovers asteroid #511 Davida 1904 Frank Chance gets hit by pitch 5 times in a doubleheader 1908 1st federal workmen's compensation law approved 1908 Aldrich Vineland Currency Act forerunner to Federal Reserve System 1908 US Assay Office in Salt Lake City, Utah authorized 1911 1st Indianapolis 500 car race, Ray Harroun wins at 75 MPH (120 KPH) 1912 US Marines sent to Nicaragua 1913 1st Balkan War ends, Treaty of London 1913 Conclusion of the 1st Balkan War 1913 New country of Albania, formed 1922 Cubs swap Max Flack for Cards Cliff Heathcote during the middle 1922 Lincoln Memorial dedicated of the doubleheader. Both play for both teams that day 1924 H E Wood discovers asteroid #1032 Pafuri 1925 Peter DePaolo became 1st man to average over 100 mph at Indy 1932 Yankees dedicate a plaque to Miller Huggins 1933 Patent on invisible glass installation 1935 Babe Ruth's final game, goes hitless for Braves against Phillies 1937 Pitcher Carl Hubbell's 24th consecutive victory 1937 Police kill 10 strikers at Republic Steel Plant in Chicago 1938 Yanks sweep Red Sox 10-0 & 5-4 in front of 83,533 at Yankee Stadium 1946 United flight 521 crashes on takeoff at LaGuardia Airport 1953 1st major league network baseball game-Cleveland 7, Chicago 2 1956 Bus boycott begins in Tallahassee Florida 1961 Maris hits his 10th & 11th of 61 HRs 1962 69 killed in bus crash (Ahmedabad India) 1964 Beatles 1961 record of "Cry for a Shadow" is #1 in Australia 1964 Beatles' "Love Me Do," single goes #1 1965 Vivian Malone, is 1st black to graduate from University of Alabama 1966 US launches Surveyor 1 to the Moon 1967 Biafra declares independence from Nigeria 1967 Robert "Evel" Knievel's motorcycle jumps 16 automobiles 1968 Beatles begin work on their only double album "The Beatles" 1971 36 hospitalized during Grateful Dead concert; drunk LSD apple juice 1971 US Mariner 9 1st satellite to orbit Mars launched 1972 3 Jap PFL terrorists kills 24, wound 72 at Tel Aviv's Lydda airport 1974 10th Mayor's Trophy Game, Yanks beat Mets 9-4 1975 Wings release "Venus & Mars" album 1976 Bobby Unser sets world record for the fastest pit stop (4 seconds) 1977 Cleve Indian Dennis Eckersley no-hits Calif Angels, 2-0 1979 Percom Data Company Inc release Microdos for Radio Shack's TRS-80 1979 Ted Coombs began a 5,193 mile roller skate from LA to NYC 1980 Turner's painting "Juliet & Her Nurse" sells for $6.4 million 1981 "Nightline" extends from 4 nights to 5 nights a week (Friday) 1982 Closest Indy 500, Gordon Johncock beats Rick Mears by 0.16 seconds 1982 Spain becomes 16th member of NATO 1985 Edmonton Oilers beat Flyers 4 games to 1 for the Stanley Cup 1986 Ariane-2 (ESA) launched 1986 Bobby Rahal is 1st to avg over 170 mph in the Indianapolis 500 1989 Margaret Ray pleads guilty to breaking into David Letterman's house 1990 135 die in a (6.4) earthquake in Peru 1990 Dow Jones avg hits a record 2,878.56 Holidays Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week" Channel Is, England, N Ireland, Wales : Spring Holiday Guam, Puerto Rico, US, US Virgin Islands : Memorial Day Lincoln City, Indiana : Nancy Hanks Lincoln Memorial Day US : The REAL Memorial Day (Decoration Day) (1868) US : Memorial Day/Decoration Day, a legal holiday (1868) - - - - - ( Monday ) Virginia : Confederate Memorial Day (1868) - - - - - ( Monday ) Religious Observances RC : Commemoration of St Felix I, pope [268-73], martyr RC : Commemor of St Ferdinand III, Spanish king/patron of engineers RC : Comm of St Jean d'Arc, Maid of Orleans, patroness of France Islam : leap day (Dh�l-Hijjah 30, 1415 AH) Religious History 339 Death of Eusebius, 74, Father of early church history. He attended the Council of Nicea in A.D. 325, and his "Historia Ecclesiastica" contains an abundance of detail on the first three centuries of the Early Church found nowhere else in ancient literature. 1431 French heroine Joan of Arc, 19, a prisoner of the English, was burned at the stake for heresy. (She was later canonized in 1920 by Benedict XV.) 1819 Anglican bishop Reginald Heber, 36, penned the words to the missionary hymn, "From Greenland's Icy Mountains." 1934 The two-day Barmen Synod ended in Germany. The resulting Barmen Declaration affirmed that the German Confessing Church recognized Jesus Christ to be the only authoritative voice of God, in clear contrast to all other (i.e., Nazi) powers representing divine revelation. 1968 Death of Martin Noth, 66, German Old Testament scholar. Noth was the first authority to note that 1&2 Samuel and 1&2 Kings contain virtually no mention of the classic prophets: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Amos and Hosea. Source: William D. Blake. ALMANAC OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1987. Additional information supplied by the author. Contact via E-mail: William D. Blake. (pilgrimwb@aol.com) Thought for the day : " To save one life is better than to build a seven story pagoda. "

History for May 31 Birthdates 1469 Manuel I king of Portugal (1495-1521) during era of exploration 1701 Alexander Cruden compiler of a concordance to King James Bible 1819 Walt Whitman West Hills, NY, poet (Leaves of Grass) 1857 Pius XI 259th Roman Catholic pope (1922-39) 1872 William Heath Robinson England, illustrator/cartoonist (Don Quixote) 1887 Saint-John Perse France, poet/diplomat (Nobel 1960) 1889 Athene Seyler London, actress (Make Mine Mink) 1894 Fred Allen radio comedian (Fred Allen Show) 1897 Margalo Gillmore London, actress (Skirts Ahoy, High Society) 1898 Norman Vincent Peale Ohio, clergyman (Power of Positive Thinking) 19-- Maeve Kinkead actress (Guiding Light) 1908 Don Ameche actor (Cocoon, Trading Places) 1909 Thor Thorvaldsen Norway, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1948, 52) 1912 Barbara Pepper NYC, actress (Doris Ziffel-Green Acres) 1912 Henry M "Scoop" Jackson (Sen-D-Wash) 1916 Bert Haanstra Holten Netherlands, director (Fanfare) 1920 Edward Bennett Williams lawyer/team owner (Redskins, Balt Orioles) 1921 Alida Valli Pola Italy, actress (Miracle of the Bells, 3rd Man) 1922 Denholm Elliott actor (Alfie, Cuba, Doll's House, King Rat) 1923 Rainier III Prince of Monaco (1949- ) 1928 Jacob Lateiner Havana Cuba, pianist/professor (Juiliard) 1929 Elaine Stewart actress (Take the High Ground) 1930 Clint Eastwood SF Calif, actor (Dirty Harry), mayor (Carmel, Calif) 1931 Shirley Verrett New Orleans, mezzo-soprano (Cassandra-Les Troyens) 1934 Bent Peter Rasch Denmark, canoe (Olympic-gold-1952) 1934 Jim Hutton Binghamton NY, actor (Ellery Queen) 1938 Peter Yarrow NYC, (Peter, Paul & Mary-Puff the Magic Dragon) 1939 Terry Waite Anglican Church envoy/Lebaneese hostage 1941 Johnny Paycheck country singer (Take This Job & Shove It) 1941 Kenneth Cooper NYC, harpsichordist/professor (Barnard, Bkln) 1942 Happy Hairston NBA star (Cin, Detroit, LA) 1943 Joe Namath PA, NFL QB (NY Jets), the $400,000 man (1969 Superbowl) 1943 Sharon Gless LA Calif, actress (Chris Cagney-Cagney & Lacey) 1944 Mick Ralphs guitarist (Mott the Hoople, Bad Company) 1948 John "Bonzo" Bonham drummer (Led Zeppelin-Stairway to Heaven) 1948 Rhea Perlman Bkln NY, actress (Carla-Cheers, Zena-Taxi) 1949 Steven Kampmann Phila, actor (Kirk-Newhart) 1950 Gregory Harrison Catalina Calif, actor (Trapper John, Logan's Run) 1950 Tom Berenger actor (Big Chill, Someone to Watch Over Me) 1960 Norm Johnson NFL placekicker (Seattle Seahawk) 1961 Harry Enfield comedian 1961 Lea Thompson actress (Casual Sex, Howard the Duck, Space Camp) 1963 Wendy Smith rocker (Prefab Sprout-2 Wheels Good) 1964 Scotti Hill Manhasset NY, rock guitarist (Skid Row-Psycho Love) 1965 Brooke Shields NYC, actress/model (Blue Lagoon, Endless Love) 1990 Liberty Irene Kasem daughter of Casey & Jean Kasam 19?? Marcia Ellen Hemming, Spring contributor, born Deaths which occurred on May 31: 1594 Tintoretto Italian Mannerist painter, dies (birth date unknown) 1740 Frederick-William I king of Prussia (1713-1740) 1809 Franz Josef Hayden composer, dies in Wien (Vienna) Austria 1910 Elizabeth Blackwell 1st woman physician, dies at 89 1942 Reinhard Heydrich German protector of Bohemia & Moravia, assassinated 1955 "Wild Bill" Vukovich killed in the Indy 500 1962 Adolf Eichmann war criminal, hanged at Ramie Prison in Israel at 56 1976 Martha Mitchell wife of former Att General John Mitchell dies in NY 1983 Jack Dempsey heavyweight boxing champ, dies at 87 1989 Dr Charles A Hufnagel artificial heart valve pioneer, dies at 72 1989 Terry Drinkwater CBS news correspondant, dies at 53 of cancer 1991 HN "Swanie" Swanson literary agent, dies at 91 from a stroke Reported: MISSING in ACTION 1966 ALBERTSON BOBBY J. ANAHEIM CA 1968 BERESIK EUGENE PAUL WEBSTER MA 1971 BRUNSON JACK W. SINCLAIRVILLE NY 1966 CASE THOMAS F. THOMSON GA 1967 CHAUNCEY ARVIN R. GLENDALE CA 1970 COLNE ROGER FRANCE 1966 EDMONDSON WILLIAM R. CASSVILLE MO 1967 FITZGERALD JOSEPH E. NORTHBRIDGE MA 1968 GATEWOOD CHARLES HUE CHICAGO IL 1970 HANGEN WELLES 1966 HARWORTH ELROY E. ELIZABETH MN 1966 HERROLD NED R. NEW BRUNSWICK NJ 1967 JAKOVAC JOHN A. DETRIOT MI 1968 LEONARD EDWARD W. WINLOCK WA 1966 MC DONALD EMMETT R. BELLEVUE WA 1967 MC GAR BRIAN K. CERES CA 1971 MUSIL CLINTON A. SR. MINNEAPOLIS MN 1965 PEEL ROBERT D. MEMPHIS TN 1966 RAGLAND DAYTON W. KANSAS CITY MO 1970 SAKAI KOJIRO JAPAN 1966 SHINGLEDECKER ARRON D. LIMA OH 1966 STEEN MARTIN W. GRAND FORKS ND 1966 STICKNEY PHILLIP J. MANCHESTER NH 1990 WAKU YOSHIHIKO JAPAN 1966 ZOOK HAROLD J. NEW HOLLAND PA On this day... 1678 Tax protester Lady Godiva rides naked through Coventry 1790 US copyright law enacted 1837 New York's Astor Hotel opens ... most elaborate in US 1853 Elisha Kane's Arctic expedition leaves NY aboard the Advance 1861 Mint at New Orleans closes 1862 Battle of Fair Oaks, Va; North defeats South 1868 Dr James Moore (UK) wins 1st recorded bicycle race, a 2-km velocipede race at Parc fde St Cloud, Paris 1870 Congress passes 1st Enforcement Act (rights of blacks) 1879 1st electric railway opens at Berlin Trades Exposition 1879 Madison Square Garden opens its doors 1889 Johnstown Flood; 2,209 die in Penn 1899 Bronx acquires Keltch Memorial Park 1900 US troops arrive in Peking, help put down Boxer Rebellion 1902 Boer War Ends; Treaty of Vereeniging signed, Britain annexes Transvaal 1909 1st NAACP conference (United Charities Building, NYC) 1910 Cape of Good Hope becomes part of the Union of South Africa 1913 17th amendment (direct election of senators) declared ratified 1914 Chic White Sox Joe Benz no-hits Cleve Indians, 6-1 1915 An LZ-38 Zeppelin makes an air raid on London 1916 During WW I British & German fleets fight Battle of Jutland 1917 1st jazz record released (Dark Town Strutters Ball) 1918 M Wolf discovers asteroids #892 Seeligeria & #893 Leopoldina 1919 NC-4 aircraft commanded by AC Read completes 1st crossing of Atlantic 1921 Suffy McInnis (1st base) begins an errorless string of 1,700 1926 Sesquicentennial Exposition opens in Philadelphia 1927 Tiger 1st baseman Johnny Neun makes an unassisted triple play 1928 1st aerial cross of the Pacific takes off from Oakland 1929 Atlantic City Convention Center opens 1929 K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #1108 Demeter 1935 Quake kills 50,000 in Quetta Pakistan 1937 Bkln Dodgers snap NY Giant Carl Hubbell's 24-game winning streak 1938 K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #1466 Mundleria 1947 Eastern DC-4 crashes between Ft Deposit & Perryville Md, kills 53 1950 Due to rain, Johnny Parson wins Indy 500 in 345 miles 1951 S Arend discovers asteroid #1591 Baize 1955 Construction begins on Soviet cosmodrome launch facilities 1955 Supreme Court orders school integration "with all deliberate speed" 1956 Mickey Mantle HR just misses clearing Yankee Stadium's roof 1958 Dick Dale invents "surf music" with "Let's Go Trippin" 1961 Dominican Republic president Trujillo assassinated 1961 Judge Irving Kaufman orders Board of Ed of New Rochelle, to integrate 1961 Union of South Africa becomes a republic, leaves the Commonwealth 1964 Charles Schmid kills first Pied Piper victim 1964 SF Giants beat NY Mets, 8-6, in 23 innings (2nd game) (7 hrs 32 mins) 1965 Jim Clark becomes 1st foreigner in 49 years to win Indy 1969 John Lennon & Yoko Ono record "Give Peace a Chance" 1969 Stevie Wonder releases "My Cherie Amore" 1970 At 03:23 PM, Yungay Peru levelled by earthquake. (50-70,000 die) 1974 Israel & Syria sign an agreement concerning Golan Heights 1975 Fred Newman made 12,874 baskets in a one-day exhibition 1976 Loudest PA (76 KW) for Who's Quadrophenia in London 1979 J Kveton discovers asteroid #2672 Pisek 1979 Radio City Music Hall (NYC) reopens 1979 Zimbabwe proclaims independence 1983 Phila 76ers sweep Lakers for NBA championship in 4 games 1985 New Orleans Saints are sold for $70,204,000 1987 Edmonton Oilers beat Flyers 4 games to 3 for the Stanley Cup 1987 Saul Ballesteros drives 3 golf balls off Mt McKinley, Alaska 1989 "Rambling with Gambling" 20,000th radio program on WOR-AM (NYC) 1989 1st presentation of rock n roll Elvis awards 1989 Speaker of the House Jim Wright resigns 1990 NYC's Zodiac killer shoots 3rd victim, Joseph Ponce Holidays Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week" Botswana : President's Day Brunei : Royal Brunei Malay Regiment Namibia, South Africa : Union Day (1910), Republic Day (1961) Zimbabwe : Independence Day (1979) US : Memorial Day/Decoration Day, a legal holiday (1868] - - - - - ( Monday ) Virginia : Confederate Memorial Day (1868) - - - - - ( Monday ) Religious Observances Luth, Ang, RC : Feast of the Visitation [Queenship] of Mary RC : Commemoration of St Aurelia Petronilla, virgin old RC : Feast of St Angela Merici, virgin Religious History 1578 Italian archaeologist Antonio Bosio became the first man in modern times to rediscover the Christian catacombs in Rome. Researchers (e.g., Giovanni B. de Rossi) who followed him dubbed Bosio "the Columbus of the Catacombs." 1638 Colonial clergyman Thomas Hooker, 51, first arrived at the site of New Haven, CT, having migrated there with his church members who repudiated the autocratic rule of Puritanism in Boston. Hooker (the founder of Connecticut) believed Boston had become corrupt, and that church authority should rest in the people's consent. 1769 Anglican clergyman and hymnwriter John Newton wrote in a letter: 'He fulfills His promise in making our strength equal to our day; and every new trial gives us new proof how happy it is to be enabled to put our trust in Him.' 1821 The first Catholic cathedral in the U.S. �� the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Mary was dedicated in Baltimore. 1942 German warplanes bombed Canterbury, England, causing severe damage to the Canterbury Cathedral (seat of Anglicanism), in retaliation for Britain's assault on Cologne, Germany. Source: William D. Blake. ALMANAC OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1987. Additional information supplied by the author. Contact via E-mail: William D. Blake. (pilgrimwb@aol.com) Thought for the day : " To criticize the incompetent is easy; it is more difficult, to criticize the competent. "

History - June 1 Birthdates 1563 Robert Cecil Earl of Salisbury, English chief minister (1598-1625) 1801 Brigham Young religious leader (Mormon church)/polygamist 1804 Mikhail Glinka Novosspaskoye Russia, composer (Jota Aragonesa) 1814 Philip Kearney Civil War general (Union) 1825 John Hunt Morgan Brig General (Confederate cavalry commander) 1831 John B Hood confederate general (lost Atlanta) 1878 John Masefield England, 15th poet laureate (Salt-Water Ballads) 1890 Frank Morgan NYC, actor (Affairs of Cellini, Annie Get Your Gun) 1898 Curtis Stevens US, 2 man bobsled (Olympic-gold-1932) 1898 Edgar "Cookie" Fairchild NYC, bandleader (Jerry Colonna Show) 1898 Molly Picon actress (Milk & Honey, Fiddler on the Roof) 1899 Werner Janssen NYC, conductor/composer (New Years Eve in NY) 19-- Anthony Ponzini Bkln NY, actor (Flatbush, Rituals) 19-- Kathi Norris Newark Ohio, TV hostess (Spin the Picture) 1901 John W Van Duren playwright (I Remember Mama) 1907 Frank Whittle inventor (jet engine) 1921 Nelson Riddle Oradell NJ, musical conductor (Batman, Frank Sinatra) 1922 Abdul Rashid Pakistan, field hockey player (Olympic-gold-1960) 1922 Joan Caulfield East Orange NJ, actress (Liz-My Favorite Husband) 1925 Richard Erdman Enid Ok, actor (Stalag 17, Anything Goes) 1926 Andy Griffith Mount Airy NC, actor (Andy Griffith Show, Matlock) 1926 Marilyn Monroe [Norma Jean Baker], actress (Some Like It Hot) 1928 Bob Monkhouse Kent England, comedian (Bonkers) 1928 Georgi T Dobrovolsky Odessa, cosmonaut (Soyuz 11) 1930 Edward Woodward England, actor (Breaker Morant, Wickerman) 1930 Ty Hardin Ill, actor (Berserk, PT 109) 1933 Alan (the Horse) Ameche Wisc, NFL fullback (Baltimore Colts) 1934 Pat Boone Florida, singer/actor (April Love, Cross & Switchblade) 1934 Peter Masterson Texas, actor (Ambush Bay) 1935 James George US, weightlifter (Olympic-silver-1960/bronze-1956) 1935 Reverend Ike SC, evangelist minister 1937 Morgan Freeman actor (Driving Mrs Daisy) 1939 Cleavon Little Chickasha Okla, actor (Blazing Saddles, Toy Soldiers) 1940 Ren� Auberjonois NYC, actor (Clayton-Benson, McCabe & Mrs Miller) 1941 Edo de Waart Amsterdam Holland, conductor (Houston Opera-1976) 1943 Richard Goode Bronx, concert pianist (1980 Avery Fisher Award) 1944 Robert Powell England, actor (Jigsaw Man, Shaka Zulu, Secrets) 1945 Frederica Von Stade Somerville NJ, mezzo-soprano (Die Zauberfl�te) 1945 Linda Scott singer (Hey Look at Me Now) 1946 Carol Neblett Modesto California, soprano (NYC Opera) 1947 Ron Wood rock guitarist (Faces, Jeff Beck Group, Rolling Stones) 1948 Tom Sneva US auto racer (Indianapolis 500-1983) 1953 Diana Canova West Palm Beach Fla, actress (Corrine-Soap) 1955 Chiyonofuji sumo wrestler 1956 Lisa Hartman Houston Tx, singer/actress (Tabitha, Knots Landing) 1956 Robin Mattson actress (Gina-Santa Barbara, Bonnie's Kids, Wolf Lake) 1959 Alan "Wild"er rocker (Depeche Mode-Just Can't Get Enough) 1961 Paul Coffey NHL forward (Edmonton Oilers, Pitts Penguins) 1963 Mike Joyce rocker (The Smiths-Ask, Panic, London) 1965 India Allen Portsmouth Va, playmate of the year (Dec, 1987) 1968 Jason Donovan rocker/actor (Neighbors) Deaths which occurred on June 01: 1823 Louis Nicholas Davout French field marshall, dies at 53 1864 Solomon George Washington Dill poor white ally of blacks, assassinated in his home by white terrorists in SC 1960 Lester Patrick NHL coach/star, dies at 76 1968 Helen Keller blind & deaf, dies at 87 1985 Richard Greene actor (Adv of Robin Hood), dies at 67 1987 Errol W Barrow PM of Barbados (1961-76), dies at 67 1987 Rashid Karami Lebanon, 10 time PM of Lebanon, dies at 65 Reported: MISSING in ACTION 1966 BORLING JOHN L. CHICAGO IL 1965 CROSBY FREDERICK P. ORLANDO FL 1971 MAGERS PAUL G. SIDNEY NE 1975 MC DONALD HERMAN 1966 MYERS ARMAND J. MEDFORD OR 1971 WANN DONALD L. SHAWNEE OK On this day... 1495 1st written record of Scotch Whiskey appears in Exchequer Rolls of Scotland. Friar John Cor is the distiller 1638 1st earthquake recorded in US, at Plymouth, Mass 1774 British govt orders Port of Boston closed 1789 1st US congressional act becomes law (on administering oaths) 1792 Kentucky admitted as 15th US state 1796 Tennessee admitted as 16th US state 1808 1st US land-grant university founded-Ohio Univ, Athens, Ohio 1809 Allardyce Barclay begins a bet of walking 1 mile every hour for 1,000 hours. Each hour he walked a � mile round trip from his home 1813 Capt John Lawrence utters Navy motto "Don't give up the ship" 1835 6th national black convention (Phila) 1843 It snows in Buffalo & Rochester NY & Cleveland Ohio 1843 Sojourner Truth leaves NY to begin her career as antislavery activist 1845 Homing pigeon completes 11,000 km trip (Namibia-London) in 55 days 1855 US adventurer Wm Walker conquers Nicaragua, reestablishes slavery 1861 1st skirmish in the Civil War, Fairfax Court House, Va 1861 US & Confederacy simultaneously stop mail interchange 1862 Gen Lee assumes command after Joe Johnston is injured at 7 Pines 1864 Battle of Cold Harbour, VA 1866 Renegade Irish Fenians invade Fort Erie Ontario from US 1868 Texas constitutional convention meets in Austin 1869 Voting Machine patented by Thomas Edison 1877 US troops authorized to pursue bandits into Mexico 1888 California gets its 1st seismograph 1893 The opera "Falstaff" is produced (Berlin) 1898 Trans-Mississippi International Exposition opens in Omaha 1905 Lewis & Clark Centennial Exposition opens in Portland, Oregon 1907 -27� F (-33� C), Sarmiento, Argentina (South American record) 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition opens in Seattle 1911 1st US group insurance policy written, Passaic, NJ 1915 1st Zeppelin air raid over England 1918 Yanks turn triple-play, beat Tigers 5-4 1921 Race riot in Tusla Okla (21 whites & 60 blacks killed) 1923 NY Giants beat Phillies, 22-5 1925 Lou Gehrig replaces Wally Pipp (1st of record 2130 consec games) 1933 Century of Progress world's fair opens in Chicago 1935 Yanks set solo HR record with 6 beat Boston 7-2 1937 Chic White Sox Bill Dietrich no-hits St Louis Browns, 8-0 1938 Superman Comics launched 1939 1st night game at Phil's Shribe Park (Pirates 5, Phillies 2) 1939 1st televised heavyweight boxing match-Max Baer vs Lou Nova 1939 British sub "Thetis" sinks in Liverpool Bay with all 99 aboard 1941 31.98 cm (12.59") rainfall, Burlington, Kansas (state 24-hr record) 1941 Germany bans all Catholic publications 1945 WLB-AM in Minneapolis Minn changes call letters to KUOM 1946 Assault wins Belmont Stakes & Triple Crown 1947 The OPA, which issued WW II rationing coupons, disbands 1949 1st magazine on microfilm offered to subscribers (Newsweek) 1951 1st self-contained titanium plant opened Henderson Nevada 1951 S Arend discovers asteroids #1592 Mathieu & #1593 Fagnes 1957 1st US runner breaks 4 minute mile (Don Bowden) [see 05051956] 1958 Charles de Gaulle becomes premier of France 1959 Constitution of Tunisia promulgated (National Day) 1962 Oscar 2 (ham radio satellite) launched into Earth orbit 1962 USAF Maj Robert M White takes X-15 to 40,420 m 1963 King Victor Emmanual III of Italy, becomes Emperor of Ethiopia 1965 A Penzias & R Wilson detect 3� K primordial background radiation 1965 Explosion at Fukuoka, Japan kills 237 coal miners 1966 2,400 persons attend White House Conference on Civil Rights 1966 George Harrison is impressed by Ravi Shankar's concert in London 1966 Shortwave station Radio NY Worldwide changes calls from WRUL to WNYW 1967 Beatles release Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band in US & goes gold 1967 Mayor-council form of government instituted for Washington, DC 1968 Simon & Garfunkel's "Mrs Robinson" hits #1 1969 Tobacco advertising is banned on Canadian radio & TV 1970 Soyuz 9 launched into Earth orbit for 18 days 1971 Ed Sullivan's final TV show 1971 Perth Observatory discovers asteroid #2167 Erin 1973 Paul McCartney & Wings release "Live & Let Die" 1974 Bundy victim Brenda Ball disappears from Burien, Wash 1975 Calif Angel Nolan Ryan 4th no-hitter beats Balt Orioles, 1-0 1975 Ron Woods replaces Mick Taylor as Rolling Stone guitarist 1979 Supersonics beat Bullets for NBA championship, 4 games to 1 1979 Wings release "Old Siam, Sir" 1980 Barbra Striesand appears at an ACLU Benefit in Calif 1980 H Debehogne discovers asteroids #2543 Machado & #3411 1980 Ted Turner's Cable News Network begins broadcasting 1984 KWK-AM in St Louis MO changes call letters to KGLD 1984 Weightlifter Alexander Gunyashev of USSR snatches a record 211 kg 1990 Detroit Pistons beat Trailblazers in Portland for 1st time since 1974 1990 Dow Jones Avg hits a record high of 2,900.97 1990 The Cowboy Channel on cable TV begins transmitting 1991 Mount Pinatubo (Phillipines) erupts for 1st time in 600 years Holidays Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week" China PR, Mongolia : Children's Festival Day Kentucky-1792, Tennessee-1796 : Statehood Day Kenya : Madaraka Day, a day to enjoy freedom Philadelphia : Elfreth's Alley Day-celebrates oldest US street Samoa : Independence Day Thailand : Visakha Puja Tunisia : Victory Day/Constitution Day (1959) Western Samoa : National Day Massachusetts : Teachers' Day - - - - - ( Sunday ) Ireland : Bank Day - - - - - ( Monday ) Bahamas : Labour Day - - - - - ( Friday ) New Zealand : Queen's Birthday - - - - - ( Monday ) Western Australia : Foundation Day (1838) - - - - - ( Monday ) Religious Observances Eastern Orthodox : All Saint's Day Moslem-Uganda : Supreme Council Day RC : Commemoration of the BVM, Mediatrix of All Graces Ang, Luth : Commemoration of Justin, martyr at Rome Religious History 1793 Birth of Henry Francis Lyte, Scottish clergyman who wrote the hymns 'Abide with Me' and 'Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken.' 1922 Birth of Ray Knighton, who in 1954 founded the Medical Assistance Program (MAP International) in Chicago. 1930 Missionary-linguist Frank C. Laubach wrote in a letter: 'I must talk about God, or I cannot keep Him in my mind. I must give Him away in order to have Him.' 1953 The Christian Aid Mission (CIM) was chartered in Washington, DC by founder Bob Finley. 1978 The Evangelical Free Baptist Church was incorporated in DuPage County, Illinois, having withdrawn from the Southern Baptist Convention following a doctrinal dispute. Source: William D. Blake. ALMANAC OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1987. Additional information supplied by the author. Contact via E-mail: William D. Blake. (pilgrimwb@aol.com) Thought for the day : " Conversation enriches the understanding, but solitude is the school of genius. "

History for June 2 Birthdates 1491 Henry VIII King of England (1509-47) 1740 Marquis de Sade 1st known sadist, writer (Justine) 1821 Ion Bratianu (Lib), premier of Romania (1876-88) 1835 St Pius X 257th Roman Catholic pope (1903-14) 1840 Thomas Hardy England, poet/novelist (Mayor of Casterbridge) 1857 Edward Elgar Broadheath, England, composer (Pomp & Circumstance) 1857 Karl Gjellerup Denmark, poet/novelist (Nobel 1917) 1863 Felix Weingartner Germany, conductor (Zara, Dalmatia) 1890 Hedda Hopper gossip columnist (From Under My Hat) 1894 Erich R�mer Germany, ice hockey player (Olympic-bronze-1932) 19-- Al Ruscio Salem Mass, actor (Paul-Shannon) 19-- Chris Bernau actor (Guiding Light) 19-- Dennis Haysbert San Mateo Calif, actor (Code Red) 19-- Joan Pringle Harlem NYC, actress (Ironside, That's My Mama) 19-- Marie Cheatham actress (Search for Tomorrow, Guiding Light) 19-- Michael Steele female rocker (Bangles-Walk Like an Egyptian) 19-- Richard McKenzie Chattanooga Tn, actor (Walter-It Takes Two) 19-- Tom Hill Mussoorie India, actor (Wizards & Warriors) 1901 Michael Todd producer (Around the World in 80 Days) 1904 John Weissmuller actor (Tarzan)/100m swimmer (Olympic-gold-1924, 28) 1913 Barbara Pym romantic author (Very Private Eye) 1913 Bert Farber Bkln NY, orch leader (Arthur Gudfrey, Vic Damone) 1917 Max Showalter Caldwell Ks, actor/composer (Stockard Channing Show) 1926 Milo O'Shea actor (Barbarella, Romeo & Juliet) 1927 Phillip Burton historian (Vanishing Eagles) 1930 Charles Pete Conrad Jr Phila, USN/astro (Gem 5 11, Ap 12, Skylab 2) 1932 Sammy Turner Patterson, NJ, singer (Lavender Blue Moods) 1933 Bob Rozario Shanghai China, orch leader (Tony Orlando, Marie) 1936 Sally Kellerman Long Beach Cal, actress (M*A*S*H, Back to School) 1936 Vladimir Golubnichy USSR, 20K walker (Olympic-gold-1960, 68) 1940 Constantine II deposed king of Greece (-1967) 1941 Charlie Watts drummer (Rolling Stones-Brown Sugar) 1941 Stacy Keach Savannah Ga, actor (Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer) 1941 William Guest Atlanta Ga, singer (Gladys Knight Show) 1943 Charles Haid SF Ca, actor (Andy Renko-Hill St Blues, Altered States) 1944 Garo Yepremian NFL place kicker (Miami Dolphins) 1944 Marvin Hamlisch US, composer/pianist (The Sting, Chorus Line) 1944 Poul Jensen Denmark, yachting (Olympic-gold-1976, 80) 1948 Albert Innaurato Phila, playwright/director (Age in Soho) 1948 Jerry Mathers Sioux City Iowa, actor (Beaver-Leave It To Beaver) 1950 Joanna Gleason Toronto Canada, actress (Morgan-Hello Larry) 1953 Craig Stadler San Diego Calif, PGA golfer (Masters 1982) 1955 Dana Carvey comedian (Sat Night Live-Church Lady/George Bush) 1955 Garry Grimes SF, actor (Summer of '42, Class of '44) 1960 Tony Hadley rocker (Spandau Ballet-True) 1976 Adrian Carlos Olivares Mexico City, singer (Menudo-Cannonball) Deaths which occurred on June 02: 1882 Guiseppi Garibaldi Italian rebel leader, dies at 74 1941 Lou Gehrig Yankee great, dies at 37 of ALS in Riverdale NY 1943 Leslie Howard actor killed, when Nazis shot down his plane 1961 George S Kaufman playwright/dir/pulitzer prize winner, dies at 72 1967 Zamah Cunningham actress (Menosha the Magnificent), dies at 74 1976 Alan Dewitt actor (Mr Tyler-It's About Time), dies at 52 1977 Forrest Lewis actor (Great Gildersleeve, Ichabod & Me), dies at 77 1979 Jim Hutton actor (Ellery Queen), dies at 45 1987 Andr�s Segovia Spanish guitarist, dies at 94 1987 Sammy Kaye orch leader (Sammy Kaye Show), dies at 77 1988 Horace A Hildreth (Gov-Maine, 1945-49), dies at 85 1990 Frederick Mellinger founder of Fredericks of Hollywood, dies at 76 1990 Rex Harrison actor (My Fair Lady), dies at 82 of cancer 1990 Robert Noyce co-inventor (semi-conductor)/founded Intel, dies Reported: MISSING in ACTION 1965 AMSPACHER WILLIAM H. CANOGA PARK CA 1967 CARRIER DANIEL L. SAN DIEGO CA 1965 CHRISTIAN DAVID M. LANE KS 1965 MC KAMEY JOHN B. FILLMORE IN 1965 MC MICAN M.D. TOPPENISH WA 1965 PLANTS THOMAS L. MEDINA OH 1967 ROCKETT ALTON C. JR. BIRMINGHAM AL 1965 ROMANO GERALD M. NEW YORK NY 1966 ROSATO JOSEPH FRANK HUDSON OH 1967 SMITH DEWEY L. LOUISVILLE KY 1967 WOOD REX S. MOULTON IA On this day... 455 Gaiseric & the Vandals sack Rome 575 Benedict I begins his reign as Catholic Pope 657 St Eugene I ends his reign as Catholic Pope 1797 1st ascent of "Great Mountain" (4,622') in Adirondack NY (C Broadhead) 1834 5th national black convention meet (NYC) 1835 P.T. Barnum & his circus begin 1st tour of US 1851 1st US alcohol prohibition law enacted (Maine) 1857 James Gibbs, Va., patents chain-stitch single-thread sewing machine 1858 Donati Comet 1st seen named after it's discoverer 1862 Gen Robert E Lee takes command of the Confederate armies of E VA & NC 1864 Battle of Cold Harbour, Day 2 1865 At Galveston, Kirby-Smith surrenders the Trans-Mississippi Dept 1866 Renegade Irish Fenians surrender to US forces 1873 Ground broken on Clay St (SF) for world's 1st cable railroad 1883 1st night baseball under lights, Ft Wayne Indiana 1883 Chicago's "El" opens to traffic 1886 Grover Cleveland is 1st to wed during presidency (Frances Folsom) 1899 Black Americans observed day of fasting to protest lynchings 1902 2nd statewide initiative & referendum law adopted, in Oregon 1903 Pirates win a triple header from the Dodgers 1910 1st roundtrip flight over the English Channel (C.S. Rolls, England) 1910 Pygmies discovered in Dutch New Guinea 1913 1st strike settlement mediated by US Dep't of Labor-RR clerks 1914 Glenn Curtiss flies his Langley Aerodrome 1922 Suffy McInnis (1st base) ends an errorless string of 1,700 chances 1924 US citizenship granted to all American Indians 1925 NY Yankee Lou Gehrig begins his 2,130 consecutive game streak 1930 1st baby born on a vessel passing through Panama Canal 1930 Sarah Dickson becomes 1st woman Presbyterian elder in US, Cincinnati 1933 WNJ-AM in Newark NJ goes off the air 1936 Gen Anastasio Somoza takes over as dictator of Nicaragua 1943 99th Pursuit Squadron flies 1st combat mission (over Italy) 1946 Italian plebiscite chooses republic over monarchy (National Day) 1949 Transjordan renamed Jordan 1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey 1959 Allen Ginsberg writes his poem "Lysergic Acid," SF 1964 Rolling Stones 1st US concert tour debuts in Lynn, Mass 1965 2nd of 2 cyclones in less than a month kills 35,000 (Ganges R India) 1966 US Surveyor 1 lands in Oceanus Procellarum; 1st lunar soft-landing 1967 Race riots in Roxbury section of Boston 1969 Australian aircraft carrier "Melbourne" slices US destroyer "Frank E Evans" in half, killing 74. (South Vietnam) 1972 Dion & the Belmonts reunion concert at Madison Square Garden 1975 James A Healy, 1st black Roman Catholic bishop, consecrated (Maine) 1977 NJ allows casino gambling in Atlantic City 1979 John Paul II becomes 1st pope to visit a communist country (Poland) 1979 NASA launches space vehicle S-198 1981 Barbara Walters asks Katharine Hepburn what kind of tree she would be 1983 Toilet catches fire on Air Canada's DC-9, 23 die at Cincinatti 1984 Actress Jill Ireland has a radical masectomy 1984 B A Skiff discovers asteroid #3617 1984 Flight readiness firing of Discovery's main engines 1985 Nancy Lopez wins the LPGA tournament 1986 NYC transit system issues a new brass with steel bullseye token 1986 Regular TV coverage of US Senate sessions begins 1989 14 year old Scott Isaacs spells spoliator to win 1989 Spelling Bee 1989 Cincinatti Red Eric Davis hits for the cycle 1989 Rolling Stones Bill Wyman marries Mandy Smith 10,000 Chinese soldiers are blocked by 100,000 citizens protecting students demonstrating for democracy in Tiananmen Square, Beijing Holidays Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week" Bhutan : Coronation Day Iceland : Seaman's Day Italy-1946, West Germany : Republic (Constitution) Day Tunisia : Youth Day Massachusetts : Teachers' Day - - - - - ( Sunday ) Ireland : Bank Day - - - - - ( Monday ) Bahamas : Labour Day - - - - - ( Friday ) New Zealand : Queen's Birthday - - - - - ( Monday ) Western Australia : Foundation Day (1838) - - - - - ( Monday ) Religious Observances Ang : Commemoration of the martyrs of Lyons RC : Commemoration of St Erasmus (Elmo), martyr, patron of sailors RC : Memorial of St Peter, martyrs (opt) RC : Memorial of St Marcellinus, martyrs (opt) Religious History 0553 The Second Council of Constantinople closed. Led by Eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople, the council condemned the Nestorian writings of Theodore of Mopsuestia, Theodoret of Cyprus and Ibas of Edessa. 0597 Augustine, missionary to England and first archbishop of Canterbury, baptized Saxon king Ethelbert. Afterward, the Christian faith spread rapidly among the Angles and Saxons. 1738 Writing of his contemporary, English revivalist George Whitefield penned in his journal: 'The good which John Wesley has done in America, under God, is inexpressible. His name is very precious among the people; and he has laid such a foundation that I hope neither man nor devils will ever be able to shake.' 1875 James A. Healy was consecrated bishop over the Diocese of Maine, making him the first African- American bishop in the history of American Catholicism. Source: William D. Blake. ALMANAC OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1987. Additional information supplied by the author. Contact via E-mail: William D. Blake. (pilgrimwb@aol.com) Thought for the day : " Justice delayed is justice denied. "

History for June 3 Birthdates 1761 Henry Scrapnel English inventor (shrapnel shell) 1780 William Hone England, author/bookseller (The Every-Day Book) 1804 Richard Cobden founder Anti-Corn-Law League 1808 Jefferson Davis Ky, Pres of Confederate States of America (1861-5) 1844 Garret Augustus Hobart (R) 24th US VP (1897-99) 1864 Ransom Eli Olds auto (Oldsmobile) & truck (REO) manufacturer 1865 George V king of England (1910-36) 1877 Raoul Dufy France, Fauvist painter (The Palm) 1895 Kavalam Madhava Panikkar India, statesman/diplomat/writer 19-- Kerry King rock guitarist (Slayer-Die by the Sword) 1901 Maurice Evans Dorchester England, actor (Maurice-Bewitched) 1904 Dr Charles Drew famous African 1904 Jan Peerce [Jacob Pincus Perelmuth], NYC, tenor (NY Met Opera) 1906 Josephine Baker dancer/singer/Parisian night club owner 1911 Dr Mason Gross TV professor (Think Fast, Two for the Money) 1911 Olaf Okern Norway, Nordic skier (Olympic-medal-1948) 1911 Paulette Goddard [Marion Levy], Switz, actress (The Great Dictator) 1913 Ellen Corby Racine Wisc, actress (Grandma Walton-The Waltons) 1922 Alain Resnais France, director (Providence, Hiroshima, Mon Amour) 1925 Tony Curtis [Bernard Schwartz], actor (Some Like It Hot, Trapeze) 1926 Allen Ginsberg beat poet (Howl) 1926 Colleen Dewhurst Montreal Canada, actress (Maggie-Blue & Grey) 1929 Chuck Barris Phila, TV game show producer/host (Gong Show) 1942 Curtis Mayfield singer (Freddie's Dead, Superfly) 1943 Billy Cunningham NBA/ABA (Phila 76ers, Carolina Cougers) 1944 Michael Clarke drummer (Byrds) 1945 Hale Irwin PGA golfer (US Open 1974, 79) 1946 Ian Hunter England, rocker (Mott the Hoople-All the Young Dudes) 1946 Tristan Rogers Australia, actor (Robert Scorpio-General Hospital) 1950 Suzi Quatro Detroit, singer (Stumblin' In)/actress (Happy Days) 1951 Christopher Cross Texas, singer (Sailing) 1951 Deniece Williams singer (Love Wouldn't Let Me Wait) 1952 Billy Powell keyboards (Lynyrd Skynyrd-That Smell, Freebird) 1956 Suren Nalbandyan USSR, lightweight (Olympic-gold-1976) 1958 Scott Valentine actor (Nick-Family Ties, My Demon Lover) Deaths which occurred on June 03: 1875 Georges Bizet France, composer (...and that's no Bull!) 1881 Japanese giant salamander dies in Dutch zoo at 55; oldest amphibian 1933 William Muldoon Belfast NY, boxing commissioner, dies at 88 1949 Amedos Peter Giannine founder of Bank of America dies at 79 1963 Paul Maxey actor (Matt-Lassie, Mayor-People's Choice), dies at 57 1963 Pope John XXIII dies at 81 1975 Ozzie Nelson actor (Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet), dies at 69 1981 Dr Carleton Coon anthropology prof (What in the World), dies at 76 1986 Patricia Wheel actress (Christine-Woman to Remember), dies at 42 1987 Will Sampson actor (From Here to Eternity, Yellow Rose), dies at 54 1991 Harry Glicken volcanologist, killed by Mt Unzen Volcano in Japan 1991 Thomas C Lasorda artist/son Dodger manager, dies of pneumonia at 33 Reported: MISSING in ACTION 1967 BODDEN TIMOTHY R. DOWNERS GROVE IL 1967 CIUS FRANK E. 1967 DEXTER RONALD J. ABILENE TX 1967 GARDNER JOHN G. HOT SPRINGS NC 1967 HANSON STEPHEN PAUL BURBANK CA 1967 KEARNS JOSEPH THOMAS JR. SEA CLIFF NY 1966 KRYSZAK THEODORE E. BUFFALO NY 1967 LANEY BILLY R. GREEN ACRES CITY FL 1966 MARTIN RUSSELL D. BLOOMFIELD IA 1966 MULLINS HAROLD E. DENVER CO 1966 ROSE LUTHER L. HOWE TX 1966 SMITH HARDING E. LOS GATOS CA 1967 SPRINGSTON THEODORE JR. SAN FRANCISCO CA 1966 WARREN ERVIN PHILADELPHIA PA On this day... 1098 Christian Crusaders seize Antioch, Turkey 1539 Hernando De Soto claims Florida for Spain 1621 Dutch West India Company receives charter for "New Netherlands" 1770 Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo founded in Calif 1781 Jack Jouett rides to warn Jefferson of British attack 1789 Alex Mackenzie explores Mackenzie River (Canada) 1833 4th national black convention meets (Phila) 1851 1st baseball uniforms worn. Knickerbockers wear straw hat, white shirt & blue long trousers 1860 Comanche, Iowa completely destroyed by 1 of a series of tornadoes 1861 1st Civil War land battle-Union defeats Confederacy at Philippi, WV 1864 Battle of Cold Harbour continues 1875 C H F Peters discovers asteroid #144 Vibilia & #145 Adeona 1884 John Lynch (R-MS) chosen 1st black major-party natl convention chair 1888 "Casey at the Bat" published (SF Examiner) 1916 ROTC established by Act of Congress 1918 Supreme Court rules child labor laws unconstitutional 1919 Liberty Life Insurance Co (Chicago) organized by blacks 1921 A sudden cloudburst kills 120 near Pikes Peak, Colorado 1924 Gila Wilderness Area established by Forest Service 1925 Goodyear airship "Pilgrim" makes 1st flight (1st with enclosed cabin) 1929 1st trade show at Atlantic City Convention Center (electric light) 1929 Border dispute between Peru & Chile resolved 1932 Lou Gehrig hits 4 consecutive HRs; Yanks beat A's 20-13 1933 A's score 11 runs in 2nd, Yanks score 10 in 5th & win 17-11 1933 Pope Pius XI encyclical "On oppression of the Church in Spain" 1934 Dr Frederick Banting co-discoverer of insulin, is knighted 1935 French Normandie sets Atlantic crossing record of 1,077 hours 1937 Duke of Windsor (Edward 8) weds Mrs Wallis Warfield Simpson in France 1941 Author Irving Wallace marries writer Sylvia Kahn 1948 200" (5.08 m) Hale telescope dedicated at Palomar Observatory 1948 Korczak Ziolkowski begins sculpture of Crazy Horse near Mt Rushmore 1949 1st negro to graduate from US Naval Academy (Wesley Anthony Brown) 1949 Dragnet is 1st broadcast on radio (KFI in Los Angeles) 1957 Howard Cosell's 1st TV show 1959 1st US Air Force Academy graduation 1962 Air France Boeing 707 crashes on takeoff from Paris, kills 130 1964 Ringo Starr collapses from tonsilitis & pharyngitis 1964 Rolling Stones begin 1st US tour (with Bobby Goldsboro & Bobby Vee) 1965 Gemini 4 launched; 2nd US 2-man flight (McDivitt & White) 1966 European DX Council formed in Copenhagen (shortwave listeners) 1966 Gemini 9 launched; 7th US 2-man flight (Stafford & Cernan) 1968 Yanks turn 21st triple-play in their history lose 4-3 to Twins 1971 Chic Cub Ken Holtzman 2nd no-hitter beats Cin Reds, 1-0 1972 Yanks score 8 times in 13th beating White Sox 18-10 1976 Queen's Bhoemian Rhapsody goes gold 1976 US presented with oldest known copy of Magna Carta 1977 Balt Orioles pull their 6th triple play (9-6-4-6-6 vs KC Royals) 1979 "The Madwoman of Central Park West" opens on Broadway 1979 Ixtoc I rig in Gulf of Mexico blows; 3 million bbl of oil spilled 1980 Crew of Soyuz 36 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 35 1980 ESPN begins televising college world series games 1980 Jimmy Carter wins enough delegates for renomination 1981 Pope John Paul II released from hospital after attempt on life 1984 Patty Shoehan wins LPGA by a record 10 strokes 1986 E F Helin discovers asteroid #3767 1987 Cubs & Astro tie Oriole & Ranger record of 3 grand slams in a game 1988 Margo Adams sues Red Sox 3rd baseman Wade Boggs for palimony 1989 Chinese troops kill hundred of pro-democracy students in Beijing 1989 Country singer Rebe McEntire weds her manager Narvel Blackstone 1989 Houston Astros beat LA Dodgers, 5-4, in 22 innings (7:14:09) 1989 Troops in China shoot & kill 100s of students demonstrating for democracy in Tiananmen Square, Beijing 1991 Mount Unzen erupts in Japan. Worst eruption in Japanese history Holidays Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week" Kentucky, Louisana : Confederate Memorial Day (1868) Massachusetts : Teachers' Day - - - - - ( Sunday ) Ireland : Bank Day - - - - - ( Monday ) Bahamas : Labour Day - - - - - ( Friday ) New Zealand : Queen's Birthday - - - - - ( Monday ) Western Australia : Foundation Day (1838) - - - - - ( Monday ) Religious Observances Buddhist : Memorial of Broken Dolls RC : Feast of St Clotilda, queen of the Franks RC, Ang : Mem of SS Charles Lwanga & 21 companions, Ugandan martyrs Luth : Commemoration of John XXIII, Bishop of Rome Religious History 1098 Armies of the First Crusade (1096-99) captured the city of Antioch (in modern Syria). 1726 Birth of Philip William Otterbein, German Reformed pastor who in 1800 helped found the Church of the United Brethren in Christ (an early branch of the modern United Methodist Church). 1853 Central College was chartered in Pella, Iowa under Baptist auspices. (In 1916 the university passed to Dutch Reformed leadership.) 1930 Missionary linguist Frank C. Laubach wrote in a letter: 'As we grow older all our paths diverge, and in all the world I suppose I could find nobodym who could wholly understand me excepting God.' 1972 In Cincinnati, Ohio, Sally J. Priesand, 25, became the first woman in Reform Judaism to be ordained as a rabbi. Source: William D. Blake. ALMANAC OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1987. Additional information supplied by the author. Contact via E-mail: William D. Blake. (pilgrimwb@aol.com) Thought for the day : " They know enough who know how to learn. "

History of June 4 Birthdates 1694 Fran�ois Quesnay France, economist, leader of the Physiocrats 1738 George III English king during American Revolution (1760-1820) 1867 Carl Gustaf Mannerheim Finland, military hero, Pres (1944-46) 1877 Heinrich Wieland German chemist (bile acids-Nobel 1927) 1895 Dino Conte Grandi Italy, delegate to league of nations (1925-32) 19-- Lindsay Frost actress (As the World Turns) 19-- Priscilla Morrill Medford Mass, actress (Edie Grant-Mary Tyler Moore) 1902 Richard Allen India, field hockey goal tender (Olympic-gold-1928) 1908 Rosalind Russell actress (Mame, Take a Letter Darling) 1909 Paul Nordoff Philadelphia, composer (Frog Prince) 1917 Charles Collingwood Mich, news commentator (CBS, Chronicles) 1917 Howard Metzenbaum (Sen-D-Ohio) 1917 Robert Anderson author (Tea & Sympathy) 1917 Robert Merrill Bkln NY, baritone (NY Metropolitan Opera) 1922 Irwin Bazelon Evanston Illinois, composer (Duo for Viola) 1924 Dennis Weaver Joplin Mo, actor (Chester-Gunsmoke, Duel, Battered) 1926 Nan Leslie LA Calif, actress (Kings Row, The Californians) 1926 Robert Earl Hughes became heaviest known human (486 kg) 1932 John Barrymore Jr Beverly Hills Calif, actor (Pantomine Quiz) 1936 Bruce Dern Winnetka Ill, actor (Coming Home, Silent Running, Tatoo) 1937 Freddie Fender Mexico, country singer (Feelings) 1944 Michelle Phillips singer/actress (Mamas & Papas) 1944 Roger Ball saxophonist (Average White Band) 1945 Gordon Waller Scotland, singer (Peter & Gordon-World Without Love) 1945 Ivan "Ironman" Stewart Mickey Thompson off-road champ (1983, 84, 90) 1945 Margaret Impert Horseheads NY, actress (Maggie, Spencer's Pilots) 1946 Bettina Gregory newswoman (ABC-TV) 1948 Rosemary Joyce model/actress (Daphne Draper-Search For Tomorrow) 1950 Wayne Powers New Rochelle NY, actor (Laverne & Shirley, 13 East) 1952 Catherine Watkins Hartford Ct, actress (It's Not Easy, Mary) 1952 Parker Stevenson Phila Pa, actor (Falcon Crest, Stroker Ace) 1958 Julie Gholson Birmingham Ala, actress 1961 El Debarge rocker (Debarge-All this Love) 1963 Xavier McDaniel NBA forward (Seattle SuperSonics) 1964 Chris Kavanagh rocker (Sigue Sigue Sputnik-Love Missile F-111) 1965 Andrea Jaeger Chicago, tennis player (retired as a teenager) 1968 Stacy Leigh Arthur Naperville Ill, playmate (Jan, 1991) Deaths which occurred on June 04: 1954 Harold Hoffman (Gov-NJ), dies at 58 1960 Lucien Littlefield actor (Mr Beasley-Blondie), dies at 64 1970 Menasha Skulnik comedian (Menasha the Magnificent), dies at 78 1973 Arna Bontemps writer/educator, dies at 72 in Nashville, Tenn 1973 Murray Wilson father of beachboys Brian, Carl & Dennis, dies at 55 1989 Ayatalloh Ruhullah Khomeini of Iran, dies at 86 of internal bleeding 1990 Jack Gilford comedic actor, dies at 82 of stomach cancer Reported: MISSING in ACTION 1968 BRICE ERIC PARKER ROCKY MOUNT NC 1975 CONWAY ROSEMARY A. 1970 HUGGINS BOBBY GENE TROY AL 1967 ROBINSON LEWIS M. SAGINAW MI 1970 WILSON HARRY TRUMAN GRAND PRAIRIE TX On this day... 780 -BC- 1st total solar eclipse reliably recorded by Chinese 1070 Roquefort cheese created in a cave near Roquefort, France 1647 British army seizes King Charles I as a prisoner 1745 Prussians defeat Austrians at Hohenfriedeberg 1783 Montgolfier brothers launch 1st hot-air balloon (unmanned) 1784 Mme Thible becomes 1st woman to fly (in a balloon) 1792 Capt George Vancouver claims Puget Sound for Britain 1805 Tripoli forced to conclude peace with US after war over tribute 1812 Louisiana Territory officially renamed "Missouri Territory" 1825 Unseasonable hurricane hits NYC 1832 3rd national black convention meets (Phila) 1850 Empire Engine Company No 1 organized 1862 Confederates evacuate Fort Pillow, Tenn 1878 Cyprus ceded by Turkey to Britain for administrative purposes 1896 Henry takes his 1st Ford through streets of Detroit 1900 M Wolf & A Schwassmann discovers asteroid #456 Abnoba 1912 Cone of Mount Katmai (Alaska) collapses 1912 Massachusetts passes 1st US minimum wage law 1918 M Wolf discovers asteroid #894 Erda 1919 Senate passes Women's Suffrage bill 1919 US marines invade Costa Rica 1927 1st Ryders Cup (Golf), US beats England 9�-2� 1929 George Eastman demonstrates 1st technicolor movie (Rochester NY) 1934 C Jackson discovers asteroid #2066 Palala 1940 1st night game at Forbes Field (Pirates 14, Braves 2) 1940 1st NL night game at Sportsman's Park (Dodgers 10, Cardinals 1) 1940 British complete miracle of Dunkirk by evacuating 300,000 troops 1940 German forces enter Paris 1942 Battle of Midway begins; Japan's 1st major defeat in WW II 1942 Capitol Record Co opens for business 1943 St Louis Card Mort Cooper pitches his 2nd consecutive 1 hitter 1944 1st submarine captured & boarded on high seas-U 505 1944 5th Army enters & liberates Rome from Mussolini's Fascist armies 1946 Largest solar prominence (300,000 mi/500,000 km) observed 1949 "Cavalcade of Stars" debuts (DuMont); Jackie Gleason made host in 1950 1951 Pirate's Gus Bell hits for the cycle helps beat Phillies 12-4 1954 Arthur Murray flies X-1A rocket plane to record 27,000 m 1956 Speech by Khrushchev blasting Stalin made public 1957 1st commercial coal pipeline placed in operation 1963 1st transmission of "Pop Go the Beatles" on BBC radio 1964 Beatles "World Tour" begins in Copenhagen Denmark 1964 LA Dodger Sandy Koufax 3rd no-hitter beats Phil Phillies, 3-0 1965 Rolling Stones release "Satisfaction" 1967 Emmy Awards-Monkees win for comedy series 1968 Don Drysdale pitches his 6th straight shutout, en route to 58 innings 1969 Nicky Hopkins quits rock & rolls, Jeff Beck Group 1970 Tonga gains independence from Britain (National Day) 1971 Oakland A's beat Wash Senators, 5-3, in 21 innings 1972 Angela Davis, black activist, acquitted of killing a white guard 1974 NFL grants franchise to Seattle Seahawks 1977 Violence during Puerto Rican Day in Chicago kills 2 1981 E Bowell discovers asteroids #2494 Inge, #2797 Teucer, #2870 Haupt, #3169 Ostro & #3726 1982 Israel attacks targets in south Lebanon 1984 Bruce Springsteen releases "Born in the USA" 1985 STS 51-G vehicle moves to the launch pad 1985 Supreme Court strikes down Alabama "moment of silence" law 1986 Jonathan Pollard, spy for Israel, pleads guilty in US court 1987 Danny Harris beats Edwin Moses, ends streak of 122 cons hurdle wins 1988 Longest game in Balt Memorial Stadium (5:46) 14 inn (beat NY 7-6) 1989 Beijing cop shoots & wounds Chinese priemer Li Ping 1989 Eastern Europe's 1st somewhat free election in 40 years held in Poland 1989 Largest parade in Bronx history honors 350th anniversary 1989 Red Sox lead Blue Jays 10-0 in 7th, but lose 12-11 in 12 for Blue Jays 12th consecutive victory at Fenway 1990 Greyhound Bus files bankruptcy 1990 NY Telephone company announces that it wants Bronx areacode 917 Holidays Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week" Botswana : Commonwealth Day Finland : Flag Day (1867) International : Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression Tonga : Independence Day Massachusetts : Teachers' Day - - - - - ( Sunday ) Ireland : Bank Day - - - - - ( Monday ) Bahamas : Labour Day - - - - - ( Friday ) New Zealand : Queen's Birthday - - - - - ( Monday ) Western Australia : Foundation Day (1838) - - - - - ( Monday ) Religious Observances Christian : Feast of SS Quirinus & Optatus Christian : Feast of St Saturnine Unification Church : Day of all things RC : Commemoration of St Francis Caracciolo, confessor Christian : Solemnity of Pentecost (Whitsunday) Jewish : Shavuot (celebration of 10 commandments) (Sivan 6, 5755 AM) Religious History 1820 Birth of Elvina M. Hall, American Methodist poet who authored the hymn, 'Jesus Paid It All' (a.k.a. 'I Hear the Savior Say'). 1873 Birth of Charles F. Parham, American charismatic church pioneer. In 1898 he founded a Bible training school in Topeka, Kansas, where the modern Pentecostal movement began in 1901. 1878 Birth of Frank N. Buchman, American exponent of the social gospel. He founded the First Century Christian Movement (1921), the Oxford Group (1929) and the Moral Re-Armament Movement (1938). 1900 Birth of Nelson Glueck, American Jewish archaeologist. Director of the American School of Oriental Research in Jerusalem between 1932 and 1947, he explored and dated over 1,000 ancient sites in Palestine and the Near East. 1948 In Manilla, the first missionary radio station built in the Philippines by the Far East Broadcasting Company (FEBC) first went on the air. Source: William D. Blake. ALMANAC OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1987. Additional information supplied by the author. Contact via E-mail: William D. Blake. (pilgrimwb@aol.com) Thought for the day : " The laborer is worthy of his hire, if his labor is. "

"1968 Stacy Leigh Arthur Naperville Ill, playmate (Jan, 1991) "

June 5, 2000 Birthdates 1718 Thomas Chippendale England, furniture maker (baptized) 1723 Adam Smith Kirkcaldy Scot, economist (Wealth of Nations) (baptized) 1819 John Couch Adams co-discover (Neptune) 1823 George Thorndike Angell Mass, lawyer (ASPCA) 1825 Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry Georgia, educator (Rep-Ala, 1857-61) 1878 Francisco (Pancho) Villa Mexico, revolutionary/guerrilla leader 1883 John Maynard Keynes Cambridge England, economist/math/journalist 1887 Ruth Benedict US, anthropologist (Patterns of Culture) 1895 William Boyd Ohio, cowboy (Hopalong Cassidy) 1898 Federico Garc�a Lorca Spain, poet/dramatist (Blood Wedding) 19-- Eric Stacy rocker (Faster Pussycat-Wake Me When It's Over) 19-- Howard Platt Chicago Ill, actor (Sanford & Son, Empire) 19-- Mark Withers Nimmonsberg NY, actor (Peter-Kaz) 19-- Nancy Stafford Fla, Miss Florida (1977)/actress (Joan-St Elsewhere) 19-- Nicolette Goulet actress (Meredith Bauer-Guiding Light) 19-- Paul Taylor rocker (Winger-17) 1900 Dennis Gabor inventor (holography (3D laser photography)) 1905 Art Donovan NFL defensive tackle (Balt, NY Yanks, Dallas) 1905 John Abbott London, actor (Smogasboard) 1912 Josef Neckermann German FR, equestrian dressage (Olympic-gold-1968) 1914 Stan Jones Douglas Az, actor (Sheriff of Cochise) 1919 Akeo Watanabe Tokyo Japan, conductor (Nippon Phil Orch 1956-68) 1920 Marion Motley AAFC, NFL fullback (Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh) 1923 Daniel Pinkham Lynn Massachusetts, composer (Signs of Zodiac) 1925 Bill Hayes Harvey Ill, actor/singer (Your Show of Shows) 1925 Dorothy Claire LaPorte Ind, singer (Winchell & Mahoney) 1926 Bill Hayes Illinois, actor, (Your Show of Shows, Days of our Life) 1928 Robert Lansing SD Calif, actor (12 O'Clock High, Equalizer, Automan) 1928 Tony Richardson England, director (Delicate Balance, Hotel NH) 1931 Jacques Demy France, director (Lola, Magic Donkey) 1932 Christy Brown Dublin, novelist (My Left Foot, Down All the Days) 1934 Bill D Moyers Hugo Okla, news commentator (Bill Moyers' Journal) 1934 F Curtis Michel LaCrosse Wisconsin, astronaut 1937 Waylon Jennings Littlefield Tx, country singer (Dukes of Hazzard) 1938 Marion Chapman smallest known premature baby to survive (280 g) 1939 Charles Joseph Clark (P-C) 16th Canadian PM (1979-80) 1939 Ken Follett spy author (Eye of the the Needle) 1939 Margaret Drabble author (The Needle's Eye) 1941 Martha Argerich Buenos Aires Argentina, pianist (debut 1949) 1944 Tommie Smith US sprinter (Olympic-gold-1968); gave black power salute 1945 Don Reid Va, country singer (Statler Bros-Flowers on the Wall) 1945 John Carlos track star (Olympic bronze 1968); gave black power salute 1946 Stefania Sandrelli Viareggio Italy, actress (The Key) 1950 Adrian Cosma Romania, team handball (Olympic-silver-1976) 1956 Kenny G saxophonist (Duotones) 1959 Michael Winans gospel singer (The Winans) 1964 Mags rocker (Fuzzbox-Into Rescue) 1974 Chad Allen Lazzari Cerritos Cal, actor (David-Our House, My 2 Dads) 1974 Chassity Lazzari Cerritos Cal, actress Deaths which occurred on June 05: 221 -BC- Chu Yuan China's poet drowns 1864 Gen William E "Grumble" Jones killed at Piedmont 1916 Horatio H Kitchener British General (Sudan), dies at 65 1953 Bill Tilden tennis champ, dies at 60 1970 Jay Irving cartoonist (Draw Me a Laugh), dies at 69 1988 Clarence M Pendleton chairman of comm on Civil Rights (1981-88) dies Reported: MISSING in ACTION 1971 CAVAIANI JON R. MERCED CA 1967 HAINES COLLINS H. MOORESTOWN NJ 1967 IBANEZ DI REYES SAN DIEGO CA 1971 JONES JOHN R. EL PASO TX 1972 KRANER DAVIS STANLEY WENDEL CA 1968 MC MANUS TRUMAN JOSEPH MANSFIELD CT 1972 PAYNE KYLIS THEROD BALTIMORE MD On this day... 1661 Isaac Newton admitted as a student to Trinity College, Cambridge 1783 Joseph & Jacques Montgolfier make 1st public balloon flight 1794 Congress prohibits citizens from serving in foreign armed forces 1805 1st recorded tornado in "Tornado Alley" (Southern Illinois) 1806 1st trotter to break 3 minute mile (Yankee) 1806 Batavian Republic becomes the Kingdom of Holland 1833 Ada Lovelace (future 1st computer programmer) meets Charles Babbage 1849 Danish National Day-Denmark becomes a constitutional monarchy 1855 Anti-foreign anti-Roman Catholic Know-Nothing Party's 1st convention 1863 CSS "Alabama" captures the "Tailsman" in the Mid Atlantic 1869 3rd Belmont Stakes, Fenian wins 1872 Republican National Convention meets (Phila) 1875 Pacific Stock Exchange formally opens 1876 Bananas become popular in US, at Centennial Exposition in Phila 1885 J Palisa discovers asteroid #248 Lameia 1910 J Helffrich discovers asteroids #699 Hela & #700 Auravictrix 1912 US marines invade Cuba (3nd time) 1917 10 million US men begin registering for draft in WW I 1920 1st rivet driven on Bank of Italy headquarters at 1 Powell 1926 Indians triple-play Yankees & win 15-3 1933 US goes off gold standard 1934 1st formal meeting of The Baker Street Irregulars (NYC) 1937 A Bohrmann discovers asteroid #1455 Mitchella 1940 1st synthetic rubber tire exhibited Akron Oh 1940 American Negro Threater organizes 1940 Battle of France begins in WW II 1942 Elwood Ordnance Plant near Joliet Illinois kills 54 1944 1st B-29 bombing raid; 1 plane lost due to engine failure 1945 USA, UK, USSR, France declare supreme authority over Germany 1946 Fire at LaSalle Hotel cocktail lounge kills 61 (Chicago Ill) 1947 Sec of State George C Marshall outlines "The Marshall Plan" 1950 US Supreme Court undermines legal foundations of segregation 1952 Jersey Joe Walcott beats Ezzard Charles for heavyweight boxing title 1953 Denmark adopts a new constitution 1956 Fed court rules racial segregation on Montgomery buses anti-Const 1957 NY narcotics investigator, Dr Herbert Berger, urges AMA to investigate use of stimulating drugs by athletes 1964 Davie Jones & King Bees debut "I Can't Help Thinking About Me", group disbands but Davie Jones goes on to success as David Bowie 1967 Murderer Richard Speck sentenced to death in the electric chair 1968 Sirhan Sirhan shoots Bobby Kennedy, who dies the next day 1969 Race riot in Hartford Connecticut 1972 "If You Had Wings" opens 1972 UN Conference on the Human Environment opens in Stockholm 1975 Suez Canal reopens (after 6 Day War caused it to close) 1976 Teton Dam in Idaho burst causing $1 billion damage (14 die) 1977 1st personal computer, the Apple II, goes on sale 1977 Coup in Seychelles (National Day) 1977 Trailblazers beat 76ers for NBA championship, 4 games to 2 1980 Soyuz T-2 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6 space station 1981 Center of Disease Control reports of a pneumonia affecting gays (AIDS) 1981 George Harrison releases "Somewhere in England" 1981 TODAY/PC runs for 1st time 1982 Conquistador Cielo wins Belmont Stakes by 14� lengths 1982 Waterfront streetcar begins operating in Seattle 1983 Yannich Noah becomes 1st Frenchman to win French Open since WW II 1984 Indira Gandhi orders attack on Sikh's holiest site (Golden Temple) 1987 "Nightline" presents it's 1st "Town Meeting" the subject is AIDS & the show runs until 3:47 AM 1989 Billy Smith, last original NY Islander, retires 1989 Paul McCartney releases "Flowers in the Dirt" 1989 Toronto Blue Jays Skydome stadium opens, Mil Brewers win 5-3 1991 Space Shuttle STS 40 (Columbia 12) launched 8239 -BC- presumed origin of Mayan Era of Creation Holidays Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week" Columbia : Thanksgiving Day Denmark : Constitution Day (1849, 1953) Massachusetts : Teachers' Day - - - - - ( Sunday ) Ireland : Bank Day - - - - - ( Monday ) Bahamas : Labour Day - - - - - ( Friday ) New Zealand : Queen's Birthday - - - - - ( Monday ) Western Australia : Foundation Day (1838) - - - - - ( Monday ) Religious Observances RC, Luth, Ang : Mem of St Boniface, bishop/martyr/apostle to Germany Ang : Commemoration of 1st Book of Common Prayer Religious History 1860 The Scandinavian Evangelical Lutheran Augsburg Synod in North America was founded in Wisconsin. In 1962, the Augsburg Synod became one of four branches in American Lutheranism that merged to form the Lutheran Church in America (LCA). 1944 German Lutheran theologian and martyr Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote in a letter from prison: 'Certainly one must try everything, but only to become more certain what God's way is.' 1960 John XXIII published his motu proprio, 'Superno Dei Nutu,' which created the necessary committees and organizational structure for the upcoming Vatican II Ecumenical Council (1962-65). 1961 English apologist C.S. Lewis wrote in a letter: 'Any fixing of the mind on old evils beyond what is absolutely necessary for repenting of our own sins and forgiving those of others is...usually bad for us.' 1967 The Arab-Israeli Six-Day War began, during which Israel took control of the Sinai Desert, the city of Jerusalem and the west bank of the Jordan River. A cease-fire arranged by the U.N. ended the conflict on June 10th. Source: William D. Blake. ALMANAC OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1987. Additional information supplied by the author. Contact via E-mail: William D. Blake. (pilgrimwb@aol.com) Thought for the day : " Love is blind, to everything except fat. "

Flowers in the Dirt?

Never heard of it, either...will check with my expert, John, and see what it was.

History for June 6 Birthdates 1436 Regiomontanus (Johannes M�ller) prepares astronomical tables 1599 Diego Vel zquez Spain, painter (Rokeby Venus) (baptized) 1606 Pierre Corneille France, dramatist (Le Cid, Horace) 1755 Nathan Hale hanged patriot, had but one life to give for his country 1756 John Trumbull US painter (Declaration of Independence) 1799 Aleksandr Sergeyevich Russia, poet, founder of modern Russian Lit 1799 Alexandr Pushkin Russia, writer (Eugene Onegin) (5/26 OS) 1850 Karl F Braun codeveloped wireless telegraphy (Nobel 1909) 1868 Robert Falcon Scott leader of ill-fated south polar expedition 1872 Alexandra last Russian tsarina (1894-1918) 1875 Thomas Mann Germany, novelist (Magic Mountain-Nobel 1929) 1875 Walter Percy Chrysler found Chrysler Corp (1925) 1886 Paul Dudley White heart specialist 1890 Dorothy Heyward NYC, playwright (Porgy) 1896 Robert Sheriff playwright (Journey's End) 1898 Walter Abel actor St Paul Mn, actor (Suspicion, Dream Girl) 19-- Bryan Utman Hartford Ct, actor (7 Brides for 7 Brothers) 19-- David Duke SF Calif, actor (Beacon Hill, 79 Park Ave, Winds of War) 19-- Nicko McBrain rocker (Iron Maiden-Number of the Beast) 19-- Richard Paul LA Calif, actor (Carter Country, Hail to the Chief) 19-- Steve Val rock guitarist (Passion & Warfare) 19-- Tom Araya rock vocalist/bassist (Slayer-Die by the Sword) 1901 Sukarno Java, PM of Indonesia (1945-67) 1903 Aram Khachaturian Tiflis Georgia, Russia, musician/composer (Gayane) 1905 John Gart Russia, orch leader (Paul Winchell Show) 1907 Bill Dickey NY Yankee hall-of-fame catcher (1928-43), manager (1946) 1915 Vincent Persichetti Phila Pennsylvania, composer (Sibyl) 1917 Kirk Kerkorian CEO (MGM, UA) 1918 Richard Crane Newcastle Ind, actor (Surfside 6) 1926 Klaus Tennstedt Merseburg Germany, conductor (Fidelio) 1928 George Deukmejian Menands NY, (Gov-Cal) 1932 Billie Whitelaw Coventry England, actress (Omen, Adding Machine) 1932 David R Scott San Antonio Tx, Col USAF/astronaut (Gem 8, Apol 9, 15) 1933 Heinrich Rohrer Swiss physicist (tunneling microscope-Nobel 1986) 1934 Philippe Entremont France, pianist/conductor (Vienna Chamber Orch) 1935 Bobby Mitchell NFL running back, wide receiver (Browns, Redskins) 1935 Dalai Lama Tibet, spiritual leader of Tibet's Lamaistic Buddhists 1936 Levi Stubbs rocker (4 Tops-Same Old Song) 1939 Gary "US" Bonds [Anderson] singer/songwriter (New Orleans) 1939 Marian Wright-Edelman health care president (Childrens Defense Fund) 1942 Sandra Morgan US 4 X 100m freestyle swimmer (Olympic-gold-1956) 1946 Chelsea Brown Chicago Ill, comedienne (Laugh-in, Matt Lincoln) 1947 Marion Coakes England, equestrian show jumper (Olympic-silver-1968) 1949 Richard Lewis comedian/actor (Anything But Love) (or June 29) 1949 Robert Englund actor (Freddy Kreuger-Nightmare on Elm St, V) 1951 Dwight Twilley country singer (Twilley Don't Mind) 1954 Harvey Fierstein playwright (Torch Song Trilogy) 1955 Dana Carvey Missoula Montana, comedian (Church Lady-SNL) 1955 Sandra Bernhard comedian/actress bugs Letterman (King of Comedy) 1956 Bj�rn B�rg Sodertlage Sweden, tennis champ (Wimbeldon 1976-79) 1956 Marilyn Jones Pitts Pa, actress (Carey-King's Crossing) 1959 Amanda Pays actress (Max Headroom, Off Limits) 1960 Gary Graham actor (Money on the Side) 1961 Sydney Walsh actress (Mo-Hooperman) 1961 Terri Nunn Calif, singer (Berlin-You Take my Breathe Away) 1964 Dee C Lee [Diane Sealey], rocker (Style Council-You're Best Thing) 1964 Sherry J Traylor Mexico Missouri, Miss Missouri-America (1991) 1965 David Whyte rocker (Brother Beyond-Can You Keep a Secret) 1967 Max Casella actor (Vinnie-Doogie Howser) 1969 Douglas Lee Mitchell Miles Mi, heavy metal artist (Southgang) 1975 Damon Pampolina rocker (Party-Rodeo, That's Why) 1975 Staci Keanan [Anastasia Love Sagorsky], actress (Nicole-My 2 Dads) 1976 Lukas Hass actor (Lady in White) Deaths which occurred on June 06: 1862 Gen Turner Ashby is killed near Harrisonburg, VA 1956 Margaret Wycherly actress (Claudia), dies at 75 1961 Dr Carl Gustav Jung Swiss psychatrist, dies at 85 1962 Guinn Williams actor (Big Boy-Circus Boy), dies at 63 1965 Lester Matthews (Sir Dennis-Adv of Fu Manchu), dies at 64 1966 Claudette Orbison wife of singer Roy, dies in a motorcyle crash 1967 Edward G Givens Jr astronaut, dies in an auto accident at 37 1968 Robert F Kennedy (Sen-D-NY), assassinated in LA by Sirhan Sirhan 1975 Larry Blyden actor (Joe & Mabel, What's My Line), dies at 49 1976 J Paul Getty oil magnate dies at 83 in London 1988 Ella Raines actress, dies of throat cancer at 67 1991 Larry Kert actor (Tony-West Side Story), dies from AIDS 1991 Stan Getz jazz saxophonist (Girl from Impanima), dies at 64 1991 Sylvia Porter economist/author, dies at 77 Reported: MISSING in ACTION 1968 BURGARD PAUL E. PORTLAND OR 1972 FOWLER JAMES A. BISMARK ND 1968 HARPER RALPH LEWIS INDIANAPOLIS IN 1964 KLUSMANN CHARLES F. SAN DIEGO CA 1968 LA PLANT KURT ELTON LENEXA KS 1968 PALACIOS LUIS FERNANDO LOS ANGELES CA 1968 SANCHEZ JOSE R. NEW YORK NY 1972 SEUELL JOHN W. WHEELING MO On this day... 1523 Gustavus I becomes king of Sweden (Swedish National Day) 1639 Massachusetts grants 500 acres of land to erect a gunpowder mill 1813 US invasion of Canada halted at Stoney Creek (Ont) 1816 10" snowfall in New England, the "year without a summer" (Krakatoa) 1831 2nd national black convention (Phila) 1844 Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) founded in London 1862 Battle of Memphis-the city is surrendered 1882 Cyclone in Arabian Sea (Bombay India) drowns 100,000 1882 Electric iron patented by Henry W. Seely, NYC 1885 The opera "Lakm�" is produced (Paris) 1889 Great Fire in Seattle destroys 25 downtown blocks 1890 United States Polo Association formed, NYC 1896 George Samuelson leaves NY harbor to row across the Atlantic 1904 National Tuberculosis Association organized, Atlantic City, NJ 1911 Nicaragua signs treaty turning over customs to US (not ratified) 1913 Rabbit Maranville, was thrown out trying to steal home 3 times 1914 1st air flight out of the sight of land (Scotland to Norway) 1918 Battle of Belleau Wood, 1st US victory of WW I 1919 Man O' War wins 1st victory as a 2-year-old at Belmont 1924 S Belyavskij discovers asteroid #1031 Arctica 1925 Walter Percy Chrysler founded Chrysler Corp (Iacocca was 8 months old) 1931 G Neujmin discovers asteroid #1210 Morosovia 1931 Yanks turn triple-play but lose 7-5 to the Indians 1932 US Federal gas tax enacted 1933 1st drive-in theatre opens (Camden NJ) 1933 US Employment Service created 1934 Securities & Exchange Commission established 1934 Yankee Myrl Hoag hits 6 singles in one game 1936 Aviation gasoline 1st produced commercially Paulsboro NJ 1937 Phillies trailing 8-2 to St Louis, forfeit game 1941 1st navy vessel constructed as mine layer Terror launched 1942 1st nylon parachute jump (Hartford Ct-Adeline Gray) 1942 Japanese forces retreat, ending Battle of Midway 1942 Nazis burn village of Lidice Bohemia, as reprisal of killing Heydrich 1944 D-Day: 150,000 Allied Expeditionary Force lands in Normandy, France 1944 Theodore Roosevelt Jr receives congressional medal of honor 1946 Henry Morgan is 1st to take off shirt on TV 1946 The 11 Basketball of America Assn teams meet to schedule 1st season 1953 J Churms discovers asteroid #2025 1955 Bill Haley & Comets, "Rock Around the Clock" hits #1 1960 Roy Orbison releases "Only the Lonely" 1962 Beatles meet their producer George Martin for the 1st time Beatles record "Besame Mucho" with Peter Best on drums 1965 Yankees Tom Tresh bangs 3 consecutive homers beating White Sox 12-0 1966 1966 Activist James Meredith shot in Mississippi 1966 Claus Von Bulow & Martha (Sunny) Crawford wed 1966 James Meredith wounded by white sniper 1966 NFL & AFL announce their merger 1967 6 day war between Israel & Arab neighbors begin 1971 Air West filght 706 collides with Navy Phantom jet over LA, 50 die 1971 Soyuz 11 takes 3 cosmonauts to Salyut 1 space station 1972 David Bowie releases "Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust" 1972 Explosion at world's largest coal mine kills 427 (Wankie Rhodesia) 1972 Gold hits record $60 an ounce in London 1975 British voters decide to remain in Common Market 1975 Provisional Revolutionary Government of South Vietnam established 1976 Celtics beat Suns for NBA championship, 4 games to 2 1977 Doobie Brothers sponser a Golf Classic & Concert for United Way 1977 Joseph L Howze installed as bishop of Roman Catholic diocese (Miss) 1977 Supreme Court tossed out automatic death penalty laws 1978 A Mrkos discovers asteroids #2199 Klet & #3339 1978 Proposition 13 cuts California property taxes 57% 1979 200th running of horse's Derby in England 1979 Willie Horton becomes 43rd player to hit 300 HRs in the majors 1980 Bjorn Borg beats John McEnroe for Wimbeldon title 1982 30,000 Israeli troops invade Lebanon to drive out PLO 1982 Israel invades southern Lebanon, site of Palestinian guerrilla 1984 1,200 die in Sikh "Golden Temple" uprising India 1985 Body of Nazi criminal, Dr Josef Mengele located & exhumed 1985 Chris Evert wins a grand slam title for 13th straight year (French) 1985 Soyuz T-13 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 7 space station 1986 Kathy Ormsby, a 21-year-old member of the NC State track team jumps off a bridge permanently paralyzing herself 1987 NY Yankees play their 13,000th game 1988 George Bush makes campaign promise to support reparations for WW II Japanese-American internees (promise broken, May 1989) 1989 Mets turn their 1st triple play in 7 years but lose to Cubs 8-4 1991 Dana Plato receives 6 yr suspended sentence for robbing a video store 1992 2nd WLAF World Bowl 2012 Transit of Venus (between Earth & Sun) occurs Holidays Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week" Malaysia : King's Birthday New Zealand : Queen's Birthday - - - - - ( Monday ) South Korea : Memorial Day Sweden : Constitution Day/Flag Day/National Day (1523, 1809) Massachusetts : Teachers' Day - - - - - ( Sunday ) Ireland : Bank Day - - - - - ( Monday ) Bahamas : Labour Day - - - - - ( Friday ) Western Australia : Foundation Day (1838) - - - - - ( Monday ) Religious Observances RC : Mem of St Norbert, abp of Magdeburg, confessor (opt) Religious History 1622 Gregory XV published the bull 'Inscrutabili Divinae,' which reminded the Church of its mission to the newly discovered native populations in the recently discovered Americas. 1799 Birth of Alexis F. Lvov, Russian church musician who composed the tune to the hymn, 'God, the Almighty One! Wisely Ordaining.' 1882 Blind Scottish Presbyterian clergyman George Matheson penned the words to the hymn, 'O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go.' 1907 Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning, a graduate school for biblical and rabbinical studies, was chartered in Philadelphia. 1977 Joseph Lason was installed as Bishop of Biloxi, Mississippi, becoming the first African- American Roman Catholic bishop consecrated since the 19th century. Source: William D. Blake. ALMANAC OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1987. Additional information supplied by the author. Contact via E-mail: William D. Blake. (pilgrimwb@aol.com) Thought for the day : " A husband is the medicine that cures all the ills of girlhood. "

From John The album had one top 30 hit: "My Brave Face." It also had a remake of Eleanor Rigby, which, although originally a Beatles song, was basically Paul singing solo with a string quartet.

June 8 Birthdates 1625 Giovanni Domenico Cassini discovered 4 satellites of Saturn 1810 Robert Schumann Zwickau Saxony Germany, composer (Fantastiest�cke) 1813 David D Porter US Admiral (Civil War) 1814 Charles Reade England, novelist (The Cloister & the Hearth) 1829 Sir John Everett Millais England, painter (Order of Release) 1847 Ida Sazton McKinley 1st lady 1867 Frank Lloyd Wright Richland Center, Wisc, master builder 19-- Debra Clinger Salt Lake City Utah, actress (Amy-American Girls) 19-- Ellen Maxted Birmingham Mich, actress (Meagan Huxley-Just Our Luck) 19-- Linda Cook actress (Edge of Night, Egypt Masters-Loving) 19-- Robert Hirschfield NYC, actor (Officer Schnitz-Hill St Blues) 1903 Marguerite Yourcenard author (Memoirs of Hadrien) 1911 Van Lingle Mungo SC, pitcher (Dodgers, Giants) 1914 Joseph de Pietro US, 56kg weightlifter (Olympic-gold-1948) 1916 Francis Crick codiscovered DNA's structure (Nobel 1962) 1917 Byron R (Whizzer) White Ft Collins CO, NFLer/Supreme Court Justice 1918 Robert Preston Newton MA, actor (Music Man, Mame, Last Starfighter) 1921 Alexis Smith Penticton BC Canada, actress (Jessica-Dallas, Follies) 1922 Myron Healy Petalumus Calif, actor (Wyatt Earp) 1924 George Kirby Chicago, comedian (ABC Comedy Hour) 1924 Sheldon Allman Chicago, actor (Norm-Harris Against the World) 1925 Barbara Pierce Bush Rye NY, 1st lady (1989- ) 1925 Eddie Gaedel 3'7" St Louis Browns pinch-hitter (he walked) 1929 Jerry Stiller Bkln NY, comedian/actor (Stiller & Meara, Hairspray) 1930 Bo Gunnar Widerberg Malm� Sweden, director (Elvira Madigan) 1930 Dana Wynter London, actress (Airport, Invasion of the Body Snatchers) 1933 Joan Rivers Brooklyn, comedian (The Late Show, Hollywood Squares) 1934 Millicent Martin Romford Eng, actress (Alfie, Nothing but the Best) 1936 James Darren Phila, actor (TJ Hooker, Diamond Head, Venus in Furs) 1937 Bruce McCandless II Boston, Cap USN/astronaut (STS 41B, STS-31) 1939 Bernie Casey Wyco WV, actor (Boxcar Bertha, Rent-a-Cop) 1939 Herb Adderley Phila, NFL hall of famer (Packers, Cowboys) 1940 Nancy Sinatra Jersey City, singer, her boots were made for walkin' 1942 Chuck Negron singer (3 Dog Night-Joy to the World) 1943 Willie Davenport US, 110m hurdler (Olympic-gold-1968) 1944 Don Grady actor (Robbie Douglas-My 3 Sons) 1944 William Royce "Boz" Scaggs Dallas Tx, rocker (Steve Miller Band) 1949 Emanuel Ax Lvov Poland, pianist (Artur Rubinstein Comp -1974) 1950 Alex Van Halen drummer (Van Halen-Jump, 1984) 1950 Elmar Oliveira Waterbury Connecticut, violinist (Naumburg 1978) 1950 Kathy Whitton Baker Midland Tx, actress (Right Stuff, 16 Candles) 1955 Griffin Dunne actor (American Werewolf in London, Who's That Girl) 1958 Keenen Ivory Wayans comedian (In Living Color) 1960 Mike Hucknail rocker (Simply Red-Every Time We Say Goodbye) 1961 Ursula Buchfellner Munich W Germany, playmate (Oct, 1979) 1962 Nick Rhodes rocker (Duran, Duran-Hungry Like the Wolf) 1965 Robert Platus NYC, rocker (Milli Vanilli-Girl You Know This) 1966 Doris Pearson rocker (5 Star-Silk & Steel) 1967 Neil Mitchell rocker (Wet, Wet, Wet-Wishing I Was) 1972 P(eter) J(ason) Farley Hackensack, bass (Trixter-Give It To Me Good) Deaths which occurred on June 08: 632 Mohammed prophet of Islam (Koran), dies (according to tradition) 1809 Thomas Paine writer (Age of Reason, Common Sense), dies at 72 1969 Robert Taylor actor (Death Valley Days), dies at 57 1979 Herb Polesie producer/playwright (20 Questions), dies at 79 1991 Mary Bacon jockey, dying of cancer, commits suicide by gun at 43 Reported: MISSING in ACTION 1967 APODACA VICTOR J. ENGLEWOOD CO 1967 BUSCH JON T. COLUMBUS OH 1969 HARRIS JESSIE B. PORT CHESTER NY 1963 KRAUSE ARTHUR E. ONARGA IL 1972 MURPHY JOHN S. JR. WACO TX 1967 MYERS DAVID GEPHART STATE COLLEGE PA On this day... 452 Italy invaded by Attila the Hun 536 St Silverius begins his reign as Catholic Pope 570 Relgion of Islam (submission) founded in Mecca 1783 Laki Volcano in southern Iceland begins 8-month eruption 1786 1st commercially-made ice cream sold (NY) 1815 39 German states unite under the Act of Confederation 1824 Washing machine patented by Noah Cushing of Quebec 1861 People of Tennessee vote to succeed from Union 1862 Valley Campaign-Battle of Cross Keys, Virginia 1869 Ives W McGaffey of Chicago patents 1st vacuum cleaner (it sucks) 1875 A Borrelly discovers asteroid #146 Lucina 1887 A Borrelly discovers asteroid #268 Adorea 1889 Cable Cars begin service in LA 1889 Start of Sherlock Holmes Adventure "The Boscombe Valley Mystery" (BG) 1900 Start of Sherlock Holmes "The Adventure of the 6 Napoleons" (BG) 1915 William Jennings Bryan quits as Secretary of State 1917 Walt Disney graduates from Benton High School 1918 Nova Aquila, brightest nova since Kepler's nova of 1604, discovered 1923 S Belyavskij discovers asteroid #995 Sternberga 1927 Tony Lazzeri hits 3 HRs Yanks beat White Sox 12-11 1928 1st US-to-Australia flight lands (Sir Charles Kingford) 1937 World's largest flower blooms in NY Botonical Garden, 12' calla lily 1940 Discovery of element 93, neptunium, announced 1948 "The Milton Berle Show" premiers on NBC TV 1948 John Rudder becomes 1st negro commissioned officer in US marines 1950 Boston Red Sox beats St Louis Browns 29-4 1953 Cluster of 6 tornaodes touch down in Flint Michigan killing 113 1953 Segregated lunch counters in DC forbidden by Supreme Court 1953 Tornadoes kill 110 in Mich & Ohio 1959 1st official "missile mail" lands (Jacksonville, Fla) 1959 X-15 makes 1st unpowered flight, from a B-52 at 11,500 m 1960 1st date in James Clavell's novel "Nobel House" 1965 US troops ordered to fight offensively in Vietnam 1965 USSR launches Luna 6; missed Moon 1966 NFL & AFL announce plans to become NFC & AFC in 1970 1967 Israel attacks USS Liberty in Mediterranean, killing 34 US crewmen 1968 Don Drysdale pitches a record 58th consecutive scoreless inning 1968 Gary Puckett & The Union Gap release "Lady Will Power" 1968 James Earl Ray, alleged assassin of Martin Luther King Jr, captured 1968 New colonial constitution for Bermuda adopted 1968 Rolling Stones release "Jumpin' Jack Flash" 1969 Mickey Mantle Day, 60,096 saw #7 retired (I was there-BTG) 1969 Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor replaces Brian Jones 1972 N Chernykh discovers asteroid #3230 1974 Keyboardist Rick Wakeman quits the rock group "Yes" 1975 2 passenger trains collided near Munich Germany killing 35 1975 USSR launches Venera 9 for Venus landing 1979 The Source, 1st computer public information service, goes online 1979 Wings release "Back to the Egg" album 1982 Los Angeles beats Phila 76ers, for the NBA championship 1982 Reagan addresses joint session of British Parliament 1983 Charlos Vieira begins 191 hr "nonstop" cycling in Leiria, Portugal 1985 Pirates score 10 in top of 1st, but lose 15-11 to Phillies, as Steve becomes 1st Phillie to switch hit HRs in the same game 1986 Alleged Nazi Kurt Waldheim elected pres of Austria 1986 Boston Celtics win NBA championship #16 over Houston Rockets 1986 Longest 9 inning AL game (4h16m), Balt Orioles beat Yankees 18-9 1990 Phil Bradley hits the 18th inside-the-park HR in Oriole history 1991 Former NY Jet Mark Gastineau wins 1st pro boxing fight in 12 seconds 1991 Monica Seles beats Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, 6-3, 6-4 for French Open 2004 Transit of Venus (between Earth & Sun) occurs Holidays Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week" Swaziland, Botswana : Commonwealth Day Massachusett : Children's Day - - - - - ( Sunday ) Shelby, Mich : National Asparagus Festival - - - - - ( Thursday ) Great Britain : Queen's official birthday (National Day) - - - - - ( Saturday ) Religious Observances Christian : Feast of St Chlodulph RC : Feast of St. Medard, bishop/confessor Religious History 1536 Ten Articles of Religion were published by the English clergy, in support of Henry VIII's Declaration of Supremacy. The Anglican Church had begun defining its doctrinal distinctions, after breaking with Roman Catholicism. 1810 Birth of German composer Robert A. Schumann, who composed the sacred tune CANONBURY, to which is commonly sung the hymn, 'Lord Speak to Me That I May Speak.' 1942 Unevangelized Fields Mission (UFM) was incorporated in Philadelphia. Today this interdenominational mission agency works in a dozen countries in Latin America, Europe and Africa. 1973 The American Society of Missiology was founded in St. Louis. The ecumenical organization seeks to stimulate an academic interest in Christian missions, and publishes the journal 'Missiology: An International Review.' 1978 Through the voice of its president Spencer W. Kimball, the Mormon Church reversed a 148-year- long policy of spiritual discrimination against African-American leadership within the denomination. Source: William D. Blake. ALMANAC OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1987. Additional information supplied by the author. Contact via E-mail: William D. Blake. (pilgrimwb@aol.com) Thought for the day : " Would that government spent our money like it was their own. "

June 9 Birthdates 1640 Leopold I Emperor of Holy Roman Empire 1781 George Stephenson inventor (principal RR locomotive) 1791 John Howard Payne US, author/actor/diplomat (Home Sweet Home) 1843 Bertha von Suttner Austria, novelist/pacifist (Nobel 1905) 1865 Carl Nielsen Norre-Lyndelse Denmark, composer (Det Uuslukkelige) 1893 Cole Porter Indiana, composer/lyricist (Anything Goes, Kiss Me Kate) 1900 Fred Waring Tyrone Penn, musician/conductor/inventor (Waring Blender) 1906 Tonio Selwart Germany, actor (Barefoot Contessa, Naked Maja) 1908 Robert Cummings Joplin Mo, actor (Love that Bob, Dial M For Murder) 1912 Ingolf Dahl Hamburg Germany, composer (Andante & Arioso) 1915 Les Paul Waukesha Wi, guitarist/inventor (Les Paul guitar) 1916 Robert S McNamara US Sec of Defense (1961-68)/head of World Bank 1921 Agnes Keleti Hungary, gymnist (Olympic-gold-1952, 56) 1922 George Axelrod playwright (Breakfast at Tiffany) 1924 Christine Goitschel France, slalom (Olympic-gold-1964) 1924 Tony Britton Birmingham Eng, actor (Day of Jackal, Girl in my Soup) 1926 Mona Freeman Baltimore, actress (Black Beauty, Dear Wife, Heiress) 1930 Jackie Mason comedian (The World According to Me, Chicken Soup) 1930 Marvin Kalb NYC, educator/newscaster (CBS/NBC) 1933 Dick Orkin Williamsport Pa, actor (Tim Conway Show) 1934 Donald Duck famous fowl 1934 Helga Haase German FR, 500m speed skater (Olympic-gold-1960) 1934 Jackie Wilson Detroit, singer (Lonely Teardrops) 1934 Joe Santos Bkln NY, actor (Rockford Files, AKA Pablo, Shamus) 1938 Charles Wuorinen NYC, composer (Pulitzer 1980) 1941 John Lord England, keyboardist (Deep Purple-Hush) 1944 Brigid Bazlen Wisc, actress (Pam-Too Young to go Steady) 1947 Mitch Mitchell drummer (Jimi Hendrix Experience-Purple Haze) 1948 Nathaniel Rosen Altadena Calif, cellist (Tchaikovsky Gold 1978) 1951 Bonnie Tyler [Gaynor Hopkins], rocker (Total Eclipse of the Heart) 1951 Dave Parker baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates, NL MVP 1978) 1958 Donald Michael Santini Mass, murderer (FBI Most Wanted List) 1961 Michael J Fox Edm, actor (Family Ties, Back to the Future, Teen Wolf) 1962 Eddie Lundon rocker (China Crisis-Christian) 1963 Johnny Depp Queensboro Ky, actor (21 Jump Street) 1969 Mitch McLee [Douglas Lee Mitchell], Miles Mi, drummer (Southgang) Deaths which occurred on June 09: 68 Nero Roman Emperor commits suicide 1870 Charles Dickens author, dies in England 1897 Alvin Graham Clark dies 3 weeks after 1st use of Yerkes 40" lens 1981 Allen Ludden game show host (Password), dies at 63 1982 Hank Ladd TV host (Arrow Show, Waiting for the Break), dies at 74 Reported: MISSING in ACTION 1966 BUSH ROBERT IRA RACINE WI 1965 DALE CHARLES A. PHOENIX AZ 1965 DEMMON DAVID S. VENICE CA 1970 ELLIOTT ANDREW J. OAKLAND CA 1970 HILBRICH BARRY W. CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1968 HOLDEN ELMER LARRY OKLAHOMA CITY OK 1968 LOCKER JAMES DOUGLAS SIDNEY OH 1968 RITTICHIER JACK C. BARBERTON OH 1970 RYDER JOHN L. CHISHOLM MN 1968 SCHMIDT WALTER R. JR. NASSAU NY 1966 SHORACK THEODORE JAMES JR SALEM OR 1968 YEEND RICHARD C. MOBILE AL On this day... 1456 23rd recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet 1534 Jacques Cartier 1st sails into mouth of St Lawrence River 1628 1st deportation from what is now US, Thomas Morton from Mass 1732 Royal charter for Georgia granted to James Oglethorpe 1772 1st Protestant church west of Penn (in Ohio) holds communion 1784 John Carroll appointed supervisor of US Catholic Missions 1789 Spanish capture British schooner Northwest America near Vancouver I 1790 1st book copyrighted under the constitution, Philadelphia Spelling Bk 1822 Charles Graham receives 1st patent for false teeth 1851 San Francisco Committee of Vigilance forms (1st time) 1862 Battle of Port Republic, last of 5 battles in Jacksons Valley camp 1863 Battle of Brandy Station, Va 1868 1st meeting of the Board of Regents, University of California 1869 Charles Elmer Hires sells his 1st root beer (Phila) 1883 1st commercial electric railway line begins operation (Chicago El) 1890 The opera "Robin Hood" is produced (Chicago) 1898 China leases Hong Kong's new territories to Britain for 99 years 1899 Jim Jeffries KOs Bob Fitzsimmons for the Heavyweight boxxing crown 1901 NY Giants get record 31 hits to beat Cin Reds 25-13 1902 1st Automat restaurant opens (818 Chestnut St, Phila) 1907 K Lohnert discovers asteroid #635 Vundtia 1914 Honus Wagner becomes the 1st baseball player to get 3,000 hits 1928 1st aerial cross of the Pacific lands in Brisbane Australia 1931 1st showing of a Donald Duck cartoon 1931 C Jackson discovers asteroid #1197 Rhodesia 1931 Goddard patents rocket-fueled aircraft design 1934 1st Donald Duck cartoon, The Wise Little Hen, released 1934 Lawson Little beats Gene Sarazen by 3 strokes for the US Open 1936 Olin Dutra beats Gene Sarazen by 1 stroke for the US Open 1940 Norway surrenders to Germany during WW II 1943 Congress passes "pay-as-you-go" income tax 1944 23 puppies (record litter) born to Lena, a foxhound, Ambler, Penn 1946 19 guests at Canfield Hotel die in fire. (Dubuque Iowa) 1946 66,545 fans help Yanks break million attendance mark, the earliest 1946 NY Giant Mel Ott becomes the 1st manager to be ejected from both games of a doubleheader 1949 Mrs Georgia Neese Clark of Kansas becomes 1st woman treasurer of US 1953 About 100 die in Worcester MA tornado 1953 Tornado strikes Worcester Mass destroying Assumption College 1954 Joseph Welch asks Sen Joseph McCarthy "Have you no sense of decency, sir?" during Senate-Army hearings 1955 100� F-Hottest day in Seattle Washington 1957 Anthony Eden resigns as British PM 1959 1st ballistic missile sub launched (George Washington-Groton, Ct) 1960 ABC & AFL sign a 5 year contract 1963 1st Sunday night game in baseball SF Giants lose to Houston Colts 3-0 1963 Barbra Striesand appears on "The Ed Sullivan Show" 1963 Movie "Cleopatra" opens in NY 1965 Michel Fazy runs the mile in 3 minute 53.6 seconds 1966 5 Minn Twins (Rich Rollins, Zolio Versailes, Tony Oliva, Don Michner, & Harmon Killebrew) all homer in the 7th inning to beat Athletics 9-4 1967 The Monkees appear at the Hollywood Bowl 1969 Brian Jones quits the Rolling Stones 1969 Warren Burger confirmed as US Chief Justice 1970 Harry A Blackmun becomes a Supreme Court Justice 1971 Paul McCartney's album "Ram" goes gold 1972 14" of rain in 6 hrs burst Rapid City SD dam, drowns 200 1972 1st all-nite grad parties 1972 Bruce Springsteen signs a record deal with Columbia 1973 Secretariat wins Belmont Stakes & Triple Crown 1974 Supergroup Blind Faith's (Clapton, Windwood, Baker) 1st concert 1975 E Roemer discovers asteroid #1983 Bok 1975 Fire in prison hospital kills 10 prisoners & 1 guard (Sanford Fla) 1977 George & Patti Harrison divorce 1977 Silver jubilee of Queen Elizabeth celebrated with fireworks 1978 Gutenberg Bible (1 of 21) sells for $2.4 million, London 1978 Larry Holmes wins a decision over Ken Norton for the WBC crown Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) strikes down 148 year policy of excluding black men from priesthood 1979 Coastal wins the Belmont Stakes 1979 Michael Cairney topples a record row of 169,713 dominoes 1979 Phillies wear burgundy uniforms for 1st & last time 1979 Willie Horton is honored at Seattle's Kingdome 1980 Comedian Richard Pryor suffers burns from free basing cocaine 1980 Phillies & SF Giants end their game at 3:11 AM 1980 Soyuz T-2 returns to Earth 1982 Israel wipes out Syrian SAM missiles in Bekaa Valley 1984 "Laserphonic Fantasy" premieres 1984 Cyndi Lauper's 1st #1 "Time After Times" 1984 J�rgen Hingsen of W Germany sets record for decathlon, 8,798 pts 1984 NASA launches Intelsat V, it failed 1984 Polygram's Hanover Germany plant produces its 10 millionth CD 1984 Swale wins the Belmont Stakes (8 days later Swale dies) 1985 American Thomas Sutherland is kidnapped & held hostage in Lebanon 1985 LA Lakers beats Boston Celtics in 6 games for NBA title 1985 Los Angeles beats Boston, for the NBA championship 1985 USSR's Vega 1 deposits lander on surface of Venus 1986 Angel Don Sutton (298 wins) beats White Sox Tom Seaver (306 wins) 3-0 1986 Rogers Comm report on Challenger disaster blames Morton Thiokol 1988 Attorney General Meese orders Joseph Doherty deported to the UK 1989 "Star Trek V" premiers 1989 Barry Switzer resigns as head coach of Oklahoma's football 1989 Michael Changs French Open win makes him youngest male to go to finals 1989 Rare tornado in Philadelphia kills 1 1990 Czechoslovakia beats US 5-1 in World Cup soccer 1990 Go and Go wins the 122nd Belmont Stakes 1990 Kerry Kennedy (daughter of Robert) & Andrew Coumo (Mario's son) wed 1990 Monoica Salas beats Steffi Graff for French Open title 1991 Hansel wins the Belmont Stakes 1991 Jim Courier beats Andre Agassi for the French Open 1991 World Bowl-World League of American Football 1st championship 1997 British lease on New Territories in Hong Kong expires Holidays Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week" Oklahoma : Senior Citizens Day Massachusett : Children's Day - - - - - ( Sunday ) Shelby, Mich : National Asparagus Festival - - - - - ( Thursday ) Great Britain : Queen's official birthday (National Day) - - - - - ( Saturday ) Religious Observances Ancient Rome : Vestalia (honors goddess Vesta); a d v Id Juni� Christian : Feast of St Pelagia RC : Memorial of Ephraem, deacon & doctor (opt) RC : Commemoration of SS Primus & Felician, martyrs Ang, Luth, RC : Commemoration of Columba, Abbot of Iona Luth : Commemoration of Aidan, confessors Luth : Commemoration of Bede, confessors Religious History 0597 Death of St. Columba (born 521), pioneer missionary to Scotland. From the Isle of Iona, Columba evangelized the mainland of Scotland and Northumbria. 1549 In England, Parliament established a uniformity of religious services and the first Book of Common Prayer, as Anglicanism became the newly established national faith. 1732 Englishman James Oglethorpe received a royal charter to form the American colony of Georgia. It was to be a place of refuge for sectarian Protestant believers, persecuted in England. 1784 In the first step toward formal organization of the Roman Catholic Church in the U.S., Father John Carroll was appointed superior of the American missions by Pius VI. 1834 English Baptist missionary pioneer William Carey died at 73. Having translated portions of Scripture into as many as 25 languages, he is known by some today as the 'father of modern missions.' Source: William D. Blake. ALMANAC OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1987. Additional information supplied by the author. Contact via E-mail: William D. Blake. (pilgrimwb@aol.com)

June 10 Birthdates 1706 John Dollond owner of 1st patent for achromatic lens 1735 John Morgan American physician-in-chief of Continental Army 1819 Gustave Courbet France, realist painter (Funeral at Ornans) 1836 Yamaoka Tesshu Japanese swordsman, master of kendo 1895 Immanuel Velikovsky writer (Worlds in Collision) 19-- Franco Santunone rocker (Electric Boys-Funk-o-metal Carpet Ride) 19-- Garry Walberg Buffalo NY, actor (Speed-Odd Couple, Quince ME) 19-- Randee Heller Bkln NY, actress (Alice-Soap, Mama Malone, Better Days) 1904 Frederick Loewe composer/partner of Learner 1910 Chester Burnette hamonica player (Howlin Wolf) 1910 Howlin' Wolf [Chester Arthur Burnett], rocker (Evil, Big City Blues) 1911 Ralph Kirkpatrick Leominster Mass, harpsichordist 1911 Terence Rattigan playwright (Winslow Boy, Browning Version) 1913 Thor Johnson Wisconsin Rapids Wisconsin, conductor (Cin Symph 1958) 1913 Wilbur J Cohen 1st employee of Social Security System 1914 Saul Bellow author (Mr Sammler's Planet) 1915 Oscar Comras Bronx, drummer (namesake of Comras Mall in Bronx Park) 1921 Prince Philip Mountbatten Greece, Duke of Edinburgh, Mr Elizabeth II 1922 Judy Garland [Frances Gumm], Mich, actress/singer (Wizard of Oz) 1922 Rose Moffard AZ acting Governor 1923 Earl Hamner Jr Schuyler Va, TV narrator (The Waltons) 1923 Robert Maxwell [Jan Hoch], Czech, billionaire/CEO (NY Daily News) 1925 Nat Hentoff columnist/novelist (Village Voice, The Cold Society) 1926 June Haver actress (Dolly Sisters, Girl Next Door) 1928 Maurice Sendak NYC, author/illustrator (Where The Wild Things Are) 1929 James McDivitt Chicago, Brig Gen USAF/astronaut (Gemini 4, Apollo 9) 1932 Gardner McKay NYC, actor (Pleasure Seekers, Boots & Saddles) 1933 F Lee Bailey Waltham Mass, attorney (Sam Shepard case) 1937 Richard Foreman NYC, theatrical director (Daily Life) 1939 Alexandria Stewart Montr�al, actress (In Praise of Older Women) 1941 Shirley Alston Passaic NJ, singer (Shirelles-Soldier Boy) 1943 Jeff Greenfield NYC, media commentator (Firing Line, Nightline) 1945 Ron Glass Evansville Ind, actor (Ron-Barney Miller, New Odd Couple) 1946 Matthew Fisher England, keyboardist (Procal Harum-Conquistador) 1951 Dan Fouts NFL QB (San Diego Chargers) 1955 Andrew Stevens Memphis Tn, actor (Seduction, Boys in Company C, Fury) 1959 Timothy Van Patten Bkln NY, actor (White Shadow, Master) 1961 Maxi Priest rocker (Wide World) 1962 Duane Sutter NHL player (NY Islander) 1966 Doug McKeon NJ, actor (Big Shamus Little Shamus, Centennial) 1967 Human Beatbox (Darren Robinson) rocker (Fat Boys-Jail House Rock) 1973 David Friedman LA Calif, actor (Jason-Little House on the Prairie) 1991 James Cleveland McFadden-Talbot son of Gates McFaden (Star Trek NG) Deaths which occurred on June 10: 1580 Lu�s Vaz de Camoes Portugal's national poet, dies 1839 Nathaniel Pryor sgt of Lewis & Clark Expedition, dies 1903 King Alexander I & Queen Dragia of Serbia are assassinated 1924 Giacomo Matteotti Italian socialist deputy, assassinated by fascists 1941 Marcus Garvey dies at 52 in London England 1946 Jack Johnson 1st black heavyweight champion, dies in car accident 1971 Michael Rennie actor (Day the Earth Stood Still), dies at 61 1981 Russell "Lucky" Hayden actor (Judge Roy Bean), dies at 68 1982 Rainer Werner Fassbinder film-maker, dies of drug overdose at 36 1985 Bob Prince sportscaster (Monday Night Baseball), dies at 68 1985 George Chandler actor (Lassie), dies of Alzheimer's disease at 87 1988 Louis L'Amour western writer, dies at 80 of cancer Reported: MISSING in ACTION 1965 COMPA JOSEPH J. JR. EAST LIVERPOOL OH 1965 CURLEE ROBERT L. JR. MONROE NC 1965 DOUGHTIE CARL LOUIS TARBORO NC 1967 EVERSON DAVID AITKIN MN 1965 HAGEN CRAIG L. SACRAMENTO CA 1965 HALL WALTER L. OLD TOWN ME 1967 HALL THOMAS R. CARROLLTON VA 1965 JOHNSON BRUCE G. HARBOR BEACH MI 1965 OWENS FRED M. PICHER OK 1970 PIERCE WALTER M. PHILADELPHIA PA 1967 PLATT ROBERT L. JR. CHARLESTON SC 1965 SAEGAERT DONALD R. BERLIN CT 1967 SHERMAN PETER WOODBURY BAY VILLAGE OH On this day... 1610 1st Dutch settlers arrive (from NJ), to colonize Manhattan Island 1639 1st American log cabin at Fort Christina (Wilmington Delaware) 1682 Tornado in Connecticut uproots a 3' diameter oak tree 1720 Mrs Clements of England markets 1st paste-style mustard 1752 Ben Franklin's kite is struck by lightning-what a shock! 1760 NY passes 1st effective law regulating practice of medicine 1772 Burning of the Gasp�e, British revenue cutter, by Rhode Islanders 1776 Continental Congress appoints a committee to write a Decl of Ind 1801 Tripoli declares war on US for refusing tribute 1809 1st US steamboat to a make an ocean voyage leaves NY for Phila 1846 Robert Thomson obtains an English patent on a rubber tire 1848 1st telegraph link between NYC & Chicago 1854 Georg F.B. Reiman proposes that space is curved 1863 Battle of Brice's Crossroads, Miss; Forrest w/3500 defeats 8000 Feds 1865 Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde" 1st performance M�nchen Germany 1868 2nd Belmont Stakes, General Duke wins 1869 Agnes arrives in New Orleans with 1st ever shipment of frozen beef 1880 Charlie Jones becomes 1st to hit 2 HRs in 1 inning 1892 Wilbert Robinson of Balt Orioles sets record of 7 for 7 in 9 inn game 1898 US Marines land in Cuba, during Spanish-American War 1899 Improved Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks forms in Cincinnati 1902 Patent for window envelope granted to H.F. Callahan 1905 1st forest fire lookout tower placed in operation, Greenville, Me 1908 1st flying club, Aeronautical Society of NY, opens 1916 Great Arab Revolt begin 1921 Babe Ruth becomes all time HR champ with #120 (Gavvy Cravath) 1924 1st political convention broadcast on radio-Republicans at Cleveland 1926 Phillies Russ Wrightstone hits for the cycle 1932 1st demonstration of artificial lightning Pittsfield Mass 1934 Italy beats Czechoslovakia 2-1 (OT) in soccer's 2nd World Cup at Rome 1935 Dr Robert Smith & William Wilson of Akron form Alcoholics Anonymous 1940 Italy declares war on France & Britain during WW II 1942 Massacre at Lidice (Czechoslovakia) Gestapo kills 173 1943 FDR becomes 1st US pres to visit a foreign country during wartime 1943 FDR signs withholding tax bill into law (this is W-2 Day!) 1944 Joe Nuxhall at 15 becomes youngest ML baseball player 1946 Italian Republic established 1952 Chic White Sox Sam Mele is 6th to get 6 RBIs in an inning (4th) 1954 PBS reaches SF: KQED (Channel 9) starts broadcasting 1955 1st separation of virus into component parts reported 1956 16th modern Olympiad equestrian events open in Stockholm 1957 Harold MacMillan becomes British PM 1957 John Diefenbacker (C) elected PM of Canada 1959 Rocky Colovito hits 4 HRs in 1 game 1962 A record 54 home runs hit in baseball 1962 Igor Ter-Ovanesyan of USSR, sets then long jump record at 27' 3�" 1964 Southern filibuster on civil rights bill ends; cloture invoked 1965 A R Klemola discovers asteroid #2370 van Altena 1966 Beatles "Paperback Writer" is released in the UK 1966 Beatles record "Rain", 1st to use reverse tapes 1966 Cleve Indian Sonny Siebert no-hits Wash Senator, 2-0 1966 Janis Joplins 1st live concert (Avalon Ballroom in SF) 1967 15,000 attend Fantasy Faire & Magic Mountain Music Festival, Calif 1967 Israel, Syria, Jordan, Iraq & Egypt end "6-Day War" with UN help 1971 11 die in a train crash in Salem Ill 1972 Hank Aaron's grandslammer (14) ties him for NL lead with Gil Hodges & moves him aheard of Willie Mays as the #2 HR hitter (649) 1973 NASA launches Radio Astronomy Explorer 49 into lunar orbit 1975 Rockefeller panel reports on 300,000 illegal CIA files on Americans 1976 67,000 fans attends Wings concert at Seattle's Kingdome 1977 Apple Computer ships its 1st Apple II 1977 James Earl Ray (Martin Luther King's killer) escapes from prison 1978 Yankees trade Ken Holzman for Ron Davis 1979 Balt Orioles pull their 8th triple play (5-4-3 vs Cleve) 1979 Pope John Paul II visits Poland 1981 IRA's Joseph Doherty escapes from Crumlin Road Jail 1981 Pete Rose ties Stan Musial's NL record of 3,630 hits 1981 Sebastian Coe of Englands sets the 800m record (1:41.73) in Florence 1981 Seven Brothers Square in Bronx named honoring 7 Santini Bro Moving Co 1982 Israeli troops reach outskirts of Beirut 1984 Boston beats Los Angeles, for the NBA championship 1984 Ivan Lendl wins the French Open, his 1st grand slam title 1984 US missile shot down an incoming missile in space for 1st time 1984 Zhu Jian Hua of China high jumps a record 7'10" (2.39m) 1985 Claus von Bulow acquitted on charges he tried to murder his wife 1985 Coca Cola announces they'd bring back their 99-year-old formula 1986 A Bartlett Giamatti becomes president of baseball's NL 1987 Discovery's SRBs and External Tank are mated 1988 Greatest number of participants (31,678) on a bicycle tour (London) 1989 Major French Open upset, as Spain's Arantxa Sanchez, 17 beats heavily favored Steffi Graf, also 1st Spaniard to win a grand slam title 1990 Andres Gomez beats Andre Agassi for French Open title 1990 Burger King begins using Newman's Own Salad Dressing 1990 Detroit Pistons beat Trail Blazers for 1st time since 1974 in Portland 1990 Rap group 2 Live crew members arrested in Fla for obscenity 1991 Mother of All Parades-NYC welcomes desert storm troops Holidays Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week" Argentina : Affirmation of Argentina's Rights over the Malvinas Azores : Camoes Day (1580) Cape Verde, Maderia : National Day (1580) Portugal : Day of Portugal (1580) Massachusett : Children's Day - - - - - ( Sunday ) Shelby, Mich : National Asparagus Festival - - - - - ( Thursday ) Great Britain : Queen's official birthday (National Day) - - - - - ( Saturday ) Religious Observances RC-Vatican City : Sacred Heart Day (moveable feast) Luth-Manheim, Penn : Rose Day anniversary Methodist : Student Day (2nd Sunday in June) Ang : Commemoration of Ephrem of Edessa, Syria, deacon old RC : Commemoration of St Margaret, Queen of Scotland, widow Religious History 1692 Bridget Bishop became the first person hanged for witchcraft, during the ordeal known to history as the 'Salem Witch Trials.' In all, 20 people died before theological jurisprudence was restored in this isolated Puritan community in Massachusetts. 1850 The American Bible Union was founded, organized by church leaders who had broken from the American and Foreign Bible Society. 1854 Eventually to become the first African- American Roman Catholic bishop, James Augustine Healy, 24, was ordained a priest in Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris. 1925 The United Church of Canada was formed, uniting both the Methodist and Presbyterian denominations of Canada. The merger also took in 3,000 independent Canadian Congregational churches. 1983 The Presbyterian Church (USA) was formed in Atlanta, through a reunification of the United Presbyterian Church (UPCUSA) and the Southern Presbyterian Church (PCUS). Source: William D. Blake. ALMANAC OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1987. Additional information supplied by the author. Contact via E-mail: William D. Blake. (pilgrimwb@aol.com) Thought for the day : " If you want the last word with a woman, apologize. "

June 11 Birthdates 1572 Ben Jonson England, playwright/poet (Volpone, Alchemist) 1723 J G Palitzsch 1st saw Halley's comet on return, Prolitz 1776 John Constable England, landscape painter (Hay Wain) 1823 James L Kemper Maj Gen, hero at Battle of Williamsberg 1847 Dame Millicent Garrett Fawcett leader of English women's movement 1864 Richard Strauss M�nchen Germany, composer (Till Eulenspiegel) 1867 Charles Fabry found ozone layer in upper atmosphere 1876 A.L. Kroeber Hoboken NJ, anthropologist/textbook author 1880 Jeannette Rankin 1st woman elected to US Congress (from Montana) 1883 Frank O. King Cashton, Wisc., "Gasoline Alley" cartoonist 1886 David Steinman NYC, bridge designer (Hudson, Triborough) 1895 Nikolai A Bulganin Gorki Russia, premier of USSR (1955-8) 1899 Yasonari Kawabata Japan, novelist (Thousand Cranes) 19-- Denise de Kalafe Brazil, singer 1900 Lawrence E Spivak Bkln NY, news panelist (Meet the Press) 1903 Ernie Nevers NFL fullback (Duluth Eskimos, Chicago Cardinals) 1907 Paul Mellon philanthropist/horse breeder (1964 Gold Baton) 1910 Jacques-Yves Cousteau France, oceanic explorer aboard Calypso 1911 Russ Hodges Dayton Tn, sportscaster (Wednesday Night Fights) 1913 Ris� Stevens NYC, mezzo-soprano (Metropolitan Opera) 1913 Vince Lombardi NFL coach (Green Bay Packers) 1914 Gerald Mohr NYC, actor (Christopher-Foreign Intrigue) 1914 Henry G Cisheros (Mayor-San Antonio) 1918 Nelson Mandela civil right activist in South Africa 1919 Richard Todd Ireland, actor (Dorian Gray, Assassin Yangtse Incident) 1920 Hazel Scott Trinidad, singer/pianist (Hazel Scott) 1920 Robert Hutton Kingston NY, actor (Torture Garden, Rocket) 1922 John Bromfield South Bend In, actor (Easy to Love) 1925 William Styron Va, novelist (Confess of Nat Turner, Sophie's Choice) 1926 Carlisle Floyd Latta SC, composer (Slow Dusk) 1931 Lucianna Paluzzi Rome Italy, actress (Five Fingers, Thunderball) 1931 Tab Hunter NYC, actor (Tab Hunter Show) 1932 Athol Fugard South Africa, anti-apartheid writer (Blood Knot) 1933 Jud Strunk Jamestown NY, singer/comedian (Laugh-In) 1935 Gene Wilder Milwaukee, actor (Young Frankenstein, Silver Streak) 1936 Chad Everett South Bend In, actor (Medical Center, Airplane II) 1937 Johnny Brown St Petersburg Fla, comedian (Good Times, Leslie Uggams) 1939 Jackie Stewart Scotland, driver/sports announcer (27 Grand Prix) 1940 Joey Dee Passaic NJ, actor (Hey Let's Twist, 2 Tickets to Paris) 1944 James "Ox" D A Van Hoften Fresno Calif, astronaut (STS 41C, STS 51I) 1945 Adrienne Barbeau wife of John Carpenter/actress (Maude, Swamp Thing) 1947 Henry G Cisneros (Mayor-D-San Antonio) 1949 Frank Beard rocker (ZZ Top-She Got Lets, Fandango) 1950 Debbie "Pokey" Watson US, 200m backstroke swimmer (Olympic-gold-1968) 1950 Michael Swan Palo Alto Calif, actor (Duncan-As The World Turns) 1952 Russell Hitchcock rocker (Air Supply-All out of Love) 1953 Peter Bergman actor (All My Children, Starland Vocal Band) 1954 Gary Fencik NFL defensive back (Chicago Bears) 1956 Joe Montana NFL quarterback (SF 49ers) 1967 Clare Carey actress (Kelly Fox Rosebrock-Coach) 1973 Robby Kiger Encino Calif, actor (Crazy Like a Fox) Deaths which occurred on June 11: 1963 Quang Duc Buddhist monk, immolates himself on a street in Saigon 1966 Wallace Ford actor (The Deputy), dies at 68 1969 John L Lewis formed Congress of Industrial Organizations, dies at 89 1970 Frank Laubach Benton Pa, taught reading through phonetics, dies 1970 Frank Silvera actor (High Chaparral), dies at 55 1979 John Wayne actor, dies of cancer 1985 Karen Ann Quinlan dies in Morris Plains, NJ at 31 1988 Giuseppe Saragat president of Italy (1964-71), dies at 89 1988 Nathan Cook actor (White Night), dies of an allergic reaction at 38 Reported: MISSING in ACTION 1967 BEECHER QUENTIN R. TERRE HAUTE IN 1972 BIBBS WAYNE BLUE ISLAND IL 1967 BOHLSCHEID CURTIS R. POCATELLO ID 1967 CHOMEL CHARLES D. COLUMBUS IN 1967 CHRISTIE DENNIS R. IMPERIAL BEACH CA 1967 CLINTON DEAN E. DIX IL 1967 FOLEY JOHN J. III PLAINFIELD NJ 1968 FORD RANDOLPH W. GAINESVILLE FL 1967 GONZALES JOSE J. EL PASO TX 1972 HACKETT JAMES E. BRADENTON FL 1967 HANRATTY THOMAS M. BEULAH CO 1967 HAVRANEK MICHAEL W. MISSOULA MT 1972 HOLM ARNOLD E. JR. WATERFORD CT 1967 KLEMM DONALD MARTIN YOUNGSTOWN OH 1967 KOOI JAMES W. FRUITPORT MI 1972 MC QUADE JAMES R. HOQUAIM WA 1967 MOSHIER JIM E. BAKERSFIELD CA 1967 NELSON JAMES R. LUDINGTON MI 1967 OLDHAM JOHN S. TINNIE NM 1967 PEARSON ROBERT HARVEY EVERETT WA 1967 RIGGS THOMAS F. FARMINGTON MI 1967 STOCKMAN HERVEY ANDOVER NJ 1967 UHLMANSIEK RALPH E. CINCINNATI OH 1967 WEBB RONALD J. TRENTON NJ 1967 WIDENER JAMES E. CHURCHVILLE NY 1972 WILSON ROGER E. NORFOLK VA 1972 YEAKLEY ROBIN R. SOUTH BEND IN On this day... 1184 -BC- Greeks finally captured Troy 1488 Battle of Sauchieburn, Scotland 1517 Sir Thomas Pert reached Hudson Bay 1770 Capt Cook runs aground on Australian Great Barrier Reef 1788 1st British ship built on Pacific coast begun at Nootka Sound, BC 1859 Comstock silver load discovered near Virginia City, Nevada 1864 300' (90 m) of Meigg's Wharf washed away in storm 1891 A Charlois discovers asteroid #311 Claudia 1895 1st auto race 1896 US Assay Office in Deadwood, South Dakota authorized 1901 Cook Islands annexed & proclaimed part of New Zealand 1904 Cub's Bob Wicker no-hits NY Giants, wins in 12th on 1 hitter, 1-0 1905 Penns Railroad debuts fastest train in world (NY-Chicago in 18 hrs) 1911 Tigers trailing White Sox 13-1 come back to win 16-15 1919 Sir Barton becomes 1st horse to win the Triple Crown 1920 Republicans nominate Warren G Harding for president 1927 Babe Ruth hits 19th & 20th of 60 HRs 1929 G Neujmin discovers asteroid #1147 Stavropolis 1932 E Delporte discovers asteroid #1222 Tina 1936 Presbyterian Church of America founded at Philadelphia 1937 Marx Brothers' "A Day At The Races" released 1938 Cin Red Johnny Vander Meer no-hits Boston Braves, 3-0 1939 King & Queen of England taste 1st "hot dogs" at FDR's party 1942 US & USSR sign Lend-Lease agreement during WW II 1944 1st Serbian Orthodox cathedral in US, Cathedral of St Sava, NYC 1947 WW II sugar rationing finally ends 1951 Mozambique becomes an oversea province of Portugal 1955 1st jet magnesium airplane flown 1955 Eddie Arcaro ties record of 6 Belmont Stakes wins 1957 12 die in a train crash in Vroman Colo 1959 Postmaster General bans D.H. Lawrence's book, Lady Chatterley's Lover 1960 House packed with wedding celebrants collapses killing 30 (Pakistan) 1961 Norm Cash becomes 1st Det Tiger to hit a ball out of Tiger Stadium 1961 Roger Maris hits 19th & 20th of 61 HRs 1963 Gov Wallace tries to prevent blacks registering at U of Alabama 1963 JFK says segregation is morally wrong & that it is "time to act" 1966 French & German media mistakenly report death of Roger Daltry 1967 Race riot in Tampa Florida; National Guard mobilizes 1969 David Bowie releases "Space Oddity" 1970 US leaves Wheelus AFB Libya 1972 KPAT-AM in Berkeley CA returns from KRE 1974 Bundy victim Georgann Hawkins disappears from UW, Seattle, Wash 1977 Dutch marines rescued hostages from a Moluccan held train in Holland 1977 ELO releases "Telephone Line" 1977 Main Street Electrical Parade premiers [Disneyland? WDW?] 1977 Seattle Slew wins Belmont Stakes & Triple Crown 1980 E Bowell discovers asteroid #2531 Cambridge 1980 K-Ingleside streetcar converts to METRO service (SF) #2614 Torrence C Shoemaker discovers asteroids #2459 Spellmann, #2511 Patterson & 1981 Mariners beat Orioles 8-2 at Kingdome, then players go on strike 1982 Israel & Syria stop fighting in Lebanon 1982 Larry Holmes defeats Gerry Cooney, retains WBC heavyweight crown 1982 Movie "ET The Extra-Terrestrial" released (highest grossing film) Zhu Jianhua of China set a new world record in high jump at 7-9 14 1985 Von Hayes becomes 21st to hit 2 HRS in an inning (Phils-26, Mets-7) 1985 WJW-AM/TV in Cleveland Ohio change call letters to WRMR 1987 Margaret Thatcher is 1st British PM in 160 years to win 3rd cons term 1988 Galina Chistyakova of USSR sets long jump woman's record (24"8�") 1988 Yanks' Rick Rhoden becomes 1st pitcher to DH (0 for 1 with an RBI) 1989 Youngest male French Open champ & 1st US champ since 1955, Michael Chang, 17, beats Stefan Edberg of Sweden 1990 UN appoints Olivia Newton-John environmental ambassador Nolan Ryan pitches his 6th no-hitter beating Oakland, in the 9th he retires Ken Phelps, Rickey Henderson & Willie Randolph (all ex Yanks) 1991 Chicago Bulls beat LA Lakers 4 games to 1 for the NBA title 1991 Microsoft releases MS DOS 5.0 Holidays Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week" Hawaii : King Kamehameha I Day (1737-1819) Nep l : King's Birthday US : National Impressionists Day Massachusett : Children's Day - - - - - ( Sunday ) Paraguay : Chaco Peace Day (1935) - - - - - ( Sunday ) Shelby, Mich : National Asparagus Festival - - - - - ( Thursday ) Great Britain : Queen's official birthday (National Day) - - - - - ( Saturday ) Religious Observances RC, Ang, Luth, Cong : Memorial of St Barnabas, apostle Luth-Manheim, Penn : Rose Day anniversary Methodist : Student Day (2nd Sunday in June) RC : Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity (Trinity Sunday) Religious History 1739 English founder of Methodism John Wesley stated in his journal: 'I look upon all the world as my parish.' 1799 Richard Allen (1760-1831), first African- American bishop in the U.S., was ordained a deacon of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia. 1850 Birth of David C. Cook, pioneer developer of Sunday School curriculum. In 1875, Cook founded the David C. Cook Publishing Co., headquartered today in Elgin, Illinois. 1918 Brazil's first Pentecostal Church was established by missionaries Daniel Berg and Adolf Gunnar Vingren. The new congregation was registered as an 'Assembly of God' church. 1936 The Presbyterian Church of America (PCA) was organized in Philadelphia. In 1938 the denomination changed its name to the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. Source: William D. Blake. ALMANAC OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1987. Additional information supplied by the author. Contact via E-mail: William D. Blake. (pilgrimwb@aol.com) Thought for the day : " Just because he's on the road, it doesn't mean his mind is. "

Happy Birthday to Her Majesty.

Officially. I think her actual birthday is somewhere in the end of April but the weather is not as good as it is in June when they hold Trooping of the Colour in her honor. It is quite a spectacle and when we saw it, there was glorious sunshine everywhere.

June 12 Birthdates 1519 Cosmos de Medici art patron (Accademia del Disegno) 1771 Patrick Gass Falling Springs PA, sgt of Lewis & Clark Expedition 1819 Charles Kingsley England, clergyman/novelist (Westward Ho!) 1829 Johanna Spyri Switzerland, writer (Heidi) 1851 Oliver Joseph Lodge England, early radio pioneer 1885 Werner Josten Elberfeld Germany, composer (Jungle) 1897 Alexandre Tansman Lodz Poland, composer (Dyptique) 1897 Anthony Eden Earl of Avon (C), British PM (1955-57) 19-- Alan Dysert Danville Ill, actor (Sean Cudahy-All My Children) 19-- Bernie Hamilton LA Calif, actor (Starsky & Hutch) 19-- David Lain Baker Long Beach Calif, actor (Call to Glory) 19-- James Healey actor (Sean Ryan-Dynasty) 1909 Archie Bleyer Corona NY, orch leader (Arthur Godfrey) 1912 Russell "Lucky" Hayden Chico Calif, actor (Judge Roy Bean) 1914 William Lundigan Syracuse NY, actor (Climax) 1915 David Rockefeller banker, international power broker 1916 Irwin Allen disaster-movie producer (Towering Inferno) 1917 Priscilla Lane US, actress (Arsenic & Old Lace) 1919 Uta Hagen Germany, actres (Boys From Brazil)/teaches acting 1919 Vera Hruba Ralston actress (Dakota, Accused of Murder) 1920 Peter Jones England, actor (From a Bird's Eye View) 1921 James Houston Toronto, author/filmmaker (Tikta'Liktak) 1924 George Herbert Walker Bush (R) 43rd VP (1981-89) 41st Pres (1989- ) 1927 Henry Slesar Brooklyn NY, headwriter (Edge of Night) 1928 Vic Damone [Vito Farinola], Bkln, singer (the Street Where You Live) 1929 Anne Frank Holland, diarist/Nazi victim 1930 Barbara Harris famous African 1932 Jim Nabors Sylacauga Al, actor/singer (Gomer Pyle) 1932 Rona Jaffe novelist (Mazes & Monsters) 1941 Chick Corea Chelsea Mass, jazz musician (Delhpi I, Toy Dance) 1941 Roy Harper Manchester, rocker (Folkjokeopus) 1943 Marv Albert NYC, "Yes!" sportscaster (NBC-TV) 1943 Reg Presley rock vocalist (Troggs-Wild Thing) 1944 Linda Foster Lancaster England, actress (Doris-Hank) 1951 Brad Delp guitarist (Boston-More Than a Feeling) 1952 Ben E Carlos drummer (Cheap Trick-Dream Police) 1952 Dale Krantz singer (Crossings-Collis Band) 1952 Oliver Knussen Glasgow Scotland, composer (Chicara) 1952 Seigfried Brietzke German DR, coxless rower (Oly-gold-1972, 76, 80) 1953 Grace Jones Kingston Jamacia (she claims but actually 5/19/48) 1953 Rebecca Holden Austin Tx, actress (April-Knight Rider) 1953 Rocky Burnette Memphis, rocker (Towing the Line) 1957 Jim Morris impressionist/comedian (Ronald Reagan, George Bush) 1957 Timothy Busfield East Lansing Mich, actor (Elliot-30 Something) 1959 Jenilee Harrison Glendale Calif, actress (Cindy-3's Company, Dallas) 1962 Michael Link Provo Utah, actor (Earl-Julia) Deaths which occurred on June 12: 1963 Medgar Evers NAACP official, murdered in Jackson, Miss at 37 1972 Saul David Alinsky radical writer (John L Lewis), dies at 63 1980 Milburn Stone actor (Doc-Gunsmoke), dies at 75 1983 Norma Shearer Academy Award-winner, dies at 80 1986 Tony Desimone combo leader (Ernie in Kovacsland), dies at 66 Reported: MISSING in ACTION 1972 ANGUS WILLIAM K. GOLDEN CO 1966 HARRIS GREGORY J. TOLEDO OH 1965 HOLLAND LAWRENCE T. ALHAMBRA CA 1972 WILEY RICHARD D. DECATUR IL On this day... 816 St Leo III ends his reign as Catholic Pope 1665 English rename New Amsterdam, New York, after Dutch pull out 1701 Act of Settlement gives English crown to Sophia, Princess of Hanover 1775 1st naval battle of Revolution-Unity (Am) captures Margaretta (Br) 1776 Virginia adopts Declaration of Rights 1787 Law passes providing a senator must be at least 30 years old 1792 George Vancouver discovers site of Vancouver, BC 1812 Napoleon's invasion of Russia begins 1838 Hopkins Observatory, dedicated in Williamstown, Mass 1838 Territory of Iowa organized 1839 1st baseball game played in America 1845 George Abernethy becomes 1st governor of Oregon Country 1849 Gas mask patented by Lewis Haslett, Louisville, Ky 1859 Comstock Silver Lode in Nevada discovered 1867 Austro-Hungarian Empire forms 1880 1st baseball perfect game-John Richmond of Worcester beats Cleve 1885 Roof collapse kills 30 at murder trial in France 1889 Single tornado kills 119, injures 146 (New Richmond Wisc) 1897 Possibly most severe quake in history strikes Assam India. Shock waves felt over an area size of Europe. Negligible death toll 1898 Philippine nationalists declares independence from Spain to US control 1900 German Navy Law calls for massive increase in sea power 1903 Niagara Falls, Ontario incorporated as a city 1907 Yanks commit 11 errors & lose 14-6 to the Tigers 1913 "The Dachshund" by Pathe Freres, early animated cartoon, released 1917 Secret Service extends protection of president to his family 1918 1st airplane bombing raid by an American unit, France 1920 Farmer Labor Party organized (Chicago) 1922 St Louis gets record 10 hits in a row & beats Phillies 14-8 1923 Harry Houdini frees himself from a straitjacket while suspended upside down, 40 feet (12 m) above the ground in NYC 1925 William DeHart Hubbard of US, sets long jump record at 25' 10 3/4" 1934 Black-McKeller Bill passes causes Bill Boeing empire to break up into Boeing United Aircraft [Technologies] & United Air Lines 1935 Chaco War ends between Bolivia & Paraguay [?] 1936 1st 50 KW US radio station (Pittsburgh Pa) 1936 C Jackson discovers asteroid #1394 Algoa 1937 USSR executes 8 army leaders as Stalin's purge continued 1939 Baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown NY 1942 Tornado kills 35 in Oklahoma City 1947 Babe Didrikson is 1st American to win Br Women's Amateur Golf Champ 1948 Eddie Arcaro becomes 1st jockey to win the triple crown twice 1952 420th kitten (record) born to cat named Dusty, Bonham, TX 1954 Milwaukee Braves Jim Wilson no-hits Phillies, 2-0 1957 Paul Anderson of US back-lifts a record 2850 kg (6,270 lbs) 1959 SF Giants Mike McCormick no-hits Phillies, 3-0 in 5 inning game 1962 USAF Maj Robert M White takes X-15 to 56,270 m 1964 South Africa sentences Nelson Mandela to life imprisonment 1965 Rolling Stones release "Satisfaction" 1965 The Beatles are awarded the MBE 1967 Israel wins 6 day war 1967 Race riot in Cincinnati Ohio (300 arrested) 1967 Supreme Court unanimously ends laws against interracial marriages 1967 USSR launches Venera 4 for parachute landing on Venus 1967 Wash Senators beat Chic White Sox, 6-5, in 22 innings 1970 Pitts Pirate Dock Ellis no-hits San Diego Padres, 2-0 1971 T Smirnova discovers asteroid #2216 Kerch 1971 Tricia Nixon & Edward F Cox marry at White House 1972 John Lennon's political "Sometime in NYC" released including "Woman is the Nigger of the World" "Attica State" & "Luck of the Irish" 1973 Yanks trade wife swapper Mike Kekich for Lowell Palmer 1977 Ground-breaking ceremonies for Pres Kennedy library 1978 David Berkowitz sentenced in NY Supreme Court to 25 yrs to life 1979 Bryan Allen flew man-powered Gossamer Albatross over English Channel in a human-powered aircraft; flight took 2 hrs, 49 min 1979 Kevin St Onge throws a playing card a record 185' 1980 Reagan said he would submit to periodic medical tests 1981 Baseball players begin a 50 day strike, their 3rd strike 1982 750,000 anti-nuclear demonstrators, rally in Central Park NYC 1986 P W Botha declares South African national emergency 1989 Ben Johnson, Canadian Olympian, admits using steroids 1990 NY Yankee reliever Dave Righetti becomes 9th to record 200 saves 1990 Oakland A's Rickey Henderson becomes 2nd to steal 900 bases 1990 NY Mets beat Chicago Cubs 19-8 at Wrigley Field, Cubs outfielder Doug Dazcenzo pitched a scoreless 9th inning Holidays Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week" Finland : Helsinki Day (1550) Phillipines : Independence Day (1898) Turk & Cacios Island : Constitution Day Massachusett : Children's Day - - - - - ( Sunday ) Paraguay : Chaco Peace Day (1935) - - - - - ( Sunday ) Shelby, Mich : National Asparagus Festival - - - - - ( Thursday ) Great Britain : Queen's official birthday (National Day) - - - - - ( Saturday ) Religious Observances Buddhist-Bhutan : Buddha's Ascension Christian : Feast of Bl Guy of Cortona RC : Commem of SS Basilides, Cyrinus, Nabor, Nazarius, martyrs Luth-Manheim, Penn : Rose Day anniversary Methodist : Student Day (2nd Sunday in June) RC : Commemoration of St John of San Facondo, confessor Religious History 1458 In England, the College of St. Mary Magdalen was founded at Oxford University. 1720 Birth of Isaac Pinto, translator of the first Jewish prayerbook published in America. 1744 David Brainerd, 26, was ordained a missionary to the Indians in Colonial New England by the Society for Propagating Christian Knowledge (SPCK). 1914 The first edition of A.T. Robertson's monumental 'Grammar of the Greek New Testament' was released. Its 1400+ pages make it the largest systematic analysis of the original New Testament language ever published. 1950 American missionary martyr Jim Elliot wrote in his journal: 'Earthly blessing is no sign of heavenly favor. Behold how many wicked prosper.' Source: William D. Blake. ALMANAC OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1987. Additional information supplied by the author. Contact via E-mail: William D. Blake. (pilgrimwb@aol.com) Thought for the day : " Death and taxes may always be with us, But at least death doesn't get any worse. " WORLDWIDE HISTORIC DATES & EVENTS brought to you DAILY by : Scope Systems

June 13 Birthdates 40 Gnaeus Julius Agricola Roman general; conquered Wales, No. England 823 Charles II (the Bald) king of France (843-77), emperor (875-77) 1752 Fanny Burney England, author (Camille, Evelina) 1773 Thomas Young proponent of the wave theory of light 1786 Winfield Scott American army general/presidential candidate 1821 Albert duc de Broglie, France, premier (1873-74, 1977) 1831 James Clerk Maxwell physicist, formulated electromagnetic theory 1865 William Butler Yeats Ireland, poet (Wild Swans at Coole-Nobel 1923) 1881 Lois Weber 1st US woman film director (What Do Men Want?) 1892 Basil Rathbone Johannesburg S Africa, actor (Sherlock Holmes) 1893 Dorothy L Sayers England, novelist (9 Taylors) 1894 Mark van Doren Ill, author (The Happy Critic) 1897 Paavo Johannes Nurmi Finland, 5K runner (Olympic-gold-1924) 1899 Carlos Ch vez Mexico City, conductor/composer (Sinfon�a India) 19-- Deann Mears Fort Fairfield Maine, actress (Emily-Beacon Hill) 19-- Lefty Perez NYC, salsa singer 1900 Ian Hunter S Africa, actor (Sir Richard-Robin Hood) 1903 Harold "Red" Grange "Galloping Ghost" of football (Illinois Bears) 1911 Albert Cleage famous African 1911 Luis W Alvarez physicist (Nobel-1968) 1912 Mary Wickes St Louis Mo, actress (Dennis the Menace, Julia, Doc) 1913 Ralph Edwards Merino Colo, TV host (This is Your Life) 1915 J Donald Budge US tennis player (1st to hold world's 4 major titles) 1918 Ben Johnson Foraker Okla, actor (Chisum, Battle Force, Dillinger) 1920 Knut Nordahl Sweden, soccer players (Olympic-gold-1948) 1926 Paul Lynde Mt Vernon Ohio, comedian (Uncle Arthur-Bewitched) 1935 Christo Bulgaria, artist, wrapper (Running Fence) 1940 Bobby Freeman SF, rocker (Do You Want to Dance) 1941 Robert Forester Rochester NY, actor (Banyon, Nakia) 1941 Tom Hallick Buffalo NY, actor (Search) 1943 Edward Skorek Poland, volleball player (Olympic-gold-1976) 1944 Joe Amato NHRA top fuel drag racing champion (1991) 1945 Ronald J Grabe NYC, Col USAF/astronaut (STS 51-J, STS 30, STS 42) 1947 Peter Holm boyfriend of Joan Collins 1951 Richard Thomas NYC, (John Boy-Waltons, Last Summer, Johnny Belinda) 1962 Ally Sheedy NYC, actress (St Elmo's, Short Circuit, Maid to Order) 1963 Bettina Bunge Switz, tennis player (Virginia Slims of Calif 1983) 1963 Catarina Lindqvist Sweden, tennis player (Swedish Open 1986) 1968 Deniece Peterson rocker (5 Star-Silk & Steel) 197- Charlie Rivera singer (Menudo) 1971 Broderick nonuplets Sydney Australia (7 of 9 survived infancy) 1986 Ashley Olsen actress (Full House) 1986 Mary Kate Olsen actress (Full House) Deaths which occurred on June 13: 323 -BC- Alexander the Great dies of fever at Babylon 1886 King Ludwig II of Bavaria drowns 1946 Edward Bowes radio host (Major Bowes Amateur Hour), dies at 71 1961 Ben Jones Missouri, horse trainer (Citation, Whirlaway), dies at 79 1962 Sir Eugene Goossens composer, dies at 69 1972 Clyde McPhatter singer of the drifters, dies of a heart attack 1977 Tom C Clark former Supreme Court Justice, dies in NY at 77 1979 Darla Hood actress (Little Rascals), dies 1982 King Khalid of Saudi Arabia, dies at 69 1986 Benny Goodman the clarinet playing King of Swing, dies in NY at 77 1987 Geraldine Page actress (Blue & Gray), dies at 62 Reported: MISSING in ACTION 1966 BURKART CHARLES W. SELKIRK NY 1968 CARTER JAMES D. CLARKSTON MI 1972 FULTON RICHARD J. CHANDLER AZ 1966 GIERAK GEORGE G JR. SPRINGFIELD NY 1966 GLANVILLE JOHN T JR. MANDHAM NJ 1972 HANSON GREGG O. ROSELLE IL 1966 KERR EVERETT O. BELMONT WV 1966 LAMBTON BENNIE R. INDIANAPOLIS IN 1966 LURIE ALAN P. CLEVELAND OH 1966 PYLE DARREL E. COMPTON CA 1969 STORY JAMES C. BERWYN IL 1969 WARD NEAL CLINTON COLLEGE STATION TX events on this day.... 1373 Anglo-Portuguese Treaty of Alliance (world's oldest) signed 1611 John Fabricius dedicates earliest sunspot publication 1774 Rhode Island becomes 1st colony to prohibit importation of slaves 1777 Marquis de Lafayette lands in US 1789 Mrs Alexander Hamilton serves ice cream for dessert to Washington 1798 Mission San Luis Rey de Francia founded in California 1837 1st Mormon missionaries to the British Isles leave Kirtland, Ohio 1855 The opera "Les V�pres Sicilenne" is produced (Paris) 1863 Samuel Butler publishes 1st part of "Erewhon," Christchurch, NZ 1866 House passes 14th Amendment 1871 Hurricane kills 300 in Labrador 1873 J C Watson discovers asteroid #132 Aethra 1879 A Borrelly discovers asteroid #198 Ampella 1886 Fire destroys nearly 1,000 buildings in Vancouver, BC 1888 Congress creates the Department of Labor 1889 2' of snow accumulates in Rawlins Wyoming 1890 Eagle Ave in the Bronx is cut out & named 1895 �mile Levassor wins 1st Paris-Bordeaux-Paris auto race (24 kph) 1898 Yukon Territory of Canada organized, Dawson chosen as capital 1900 China's Boxer Rebellion against foreigners & Christians 1905 NY Giant Christy Mathewson 2nd no-hitter, beats Chic Cubs, 1-0 1907 Lowest temp ever in 48 US states for June, 2�F in Tamarack Calif 1910 Pilot Charles Hamilton makes 1st 1-day round-trip from NY to Phila 1910 William D Crum, a SC physician, appointed minister to Liberia 1913 Yanks win 13th game of year after losing 36 games 1918 Philles & Cards tie 8-8 in 19 innings 1921 Yanks' pitcher Babe Ruth hits 2 HRs beating Tigers 11-8 1924 Yanks win by forfeit over Tigers, their 3rd forfeit win 1927 Ticker-tape parade welcomed Charles A Lindbergh to NYC 1930 22 people killed by hailstones in Siatista Greece 1933 1st sodium vapor lamps installed (Schenectady NY) 1933 Federal Home Owners Loan Corporation authorized 1934 C Jackson discovers asteroid #1349 Bechuana 1935 James T Braddocks beats Max Baer for HW boxing champ 1937 Joe DiMaggio hits 3 consecutive HRs against St Louis Browns 1940 Paris evacuated before the German advance 1942 1st V-2 rocket launch, Peenem�nde, Germany; reached 1.3 km 1944 Nazi Germany begins V-1 (Fieseler Fi-103) buzz-bomb attacks 1946 1st transcontinental round-trip flight in 1-day, California-Maryland 1947 1st night game at Fenway Park (Red Sox 5, White Sox 3) 1948 Babe Ruth's final farewell at Yankee Stadium, he dies Aug 16th 1955 Mercedes racing car kills 77 at Le Mans France 1957 Ted Williams becomes 1st ALer to have 2, 3-HR games in a season 1966 Supreme Court's Miranda decision; suspect must be informed of rights 1967 Thurgood Marshall nominated as 1st black Supreme Court justice 1969 Mick Taylor leaves John Mayall Band & joins the Rolling Stones 1969 T Smirnova discovers asteroid #2111 Tselina 1970 Beatles' "Let It Be," album goes #1 & stays #1 for 4 weeks 1970 Beatles' "Long & Winding Road," single goes #1 & stays #1 for 2 weeks 1971 NY Times began publishing "The Pentagon Papers" 1971 Perth Observatory discovers asteroids #1806 Derice & #1978 Patrice 1972 T Smirnova discovers asteroid #2604 1973 Garvey, Lopes, Cey & Russell play together for 1st time, set record of staying together as an infield for 8+ years (LA Dodgers) 1975 Felix Aguilar Observatory discovers asteroid #2219 Mannucci 1977 Convicted assassin James Earl Ray recaptured [?] 1980 Paul McCartney releases "Waterfall" 1980 Rep John Jenrette Jr (D-SC) indicted in "Abscam" investigation 1980 UN Security Council calls for South Africa to free Nelson Mandela 1981 39 Unification church couples wed in Germany 1981 Teenager fires 6 blanks at Queen Elizabeth II 1981 Tom Snyder interviews Charles Manson on "Tomorrow" 1982 Fahd becomes king of Saudi Arabia when King Khalid dies at 69 1983 Pioneer 10 becomes 1st man-made object to leave Solar System 1986 Pres Reagan criticizes South African state of emergency 1986 Steve Garvey 1st ejection from a game, after Atlanta's triple-play 1987 Daniel Buettner, Bret Anderson, Martin Engel & Anne Knabe complete cycling journey of 15,266 mi from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska to Argentina 1988 Boston Red Sox are 10 games back in AL, & go on to win the AL East 1988 George Harrison releases "This is Love" 1988 US Supreme Court refuses to hear Yonkers argument they aren't racist 1989 Detroit sweeps Los Angeles, for the NBA championship 1990 Boeing 767 sets nonstop commercial flight, Seattle to Narobi Kenya 1990 Wash DC mayor Marion Barry announces he will not seek a 4th term, 1991 NHL owners present contract to players (leads to Apr 1, 1992 strike) Holidays Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week" Yemen Arab Rep : Reform Movement Day Massachusett : Children's Day - - - - - ( Sunday ) Paraguay : Chaco Peace Day (1935) - - - - - ( Sunday ) Shelby, Mich : National Asparagus Festival - - - - - ( Thursday ) Great Britain : Queen's official birthday (National Day) - - - - - ( Saturday ) Religious Observances RC : Mem of St Anthony of Padua, patron of lovers, poor Religious History 1525 German Reformer Martin Luther, 42, married former nun Katherine von Bora, 26. Their 21-year marriage bore six children. Kate outlived her husband (who died in 1546) by six years. 1742 English founder of Methodism John Wesley wrote in his journal: 'Oh, let none think his labor is lost because the fruit does not immediately appear.' 1816 Birth of Edward F. Rimbault, the English church organist who composed the hymn tune to which is sung 'O Happy Day, That Fixed My Choice.' 1876 The Presbyterian Church in England merged with the United Presbyterian Church of Scotland, in creating a more uniform representation of the Reformed faith in the British Isles. 1897 Birth of Reuben Larson, missionary pioneer who in 1931 (along with Clarence W. Jones) co-founded the World Radio Missionary Fellowship. Since 1969, WRMF has been headquartered in Opa Locka, Florida. Source: William D. Blake. ALMANAC OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1987. Additional information supplied by the author. Contact via E-mail: William D. Blake. (pilgrimwb@aol.com) Thought for the day : " To reform a man, begin with his grandmother. "

June 14 Birthdates 1736 Charles-Augustin de Coulomb physicist (formulated Coulomb's Law) 1811 Harriet Beecher Stowe author (Uncle Tom's Cabin) 1820 John Bartlett US, editor (compiled Familiar Quotations) 1855 Robert Marion La Follette Wisconsin, pres candidate (Progressive) 1856 Andrey Markov Russia, mathematician (Markov Chain) 1864 Alois Alzheimer Germany, psychiatrist/pathologist (Alzheimer Disease) 1868 Karl Landsteiner immunologist/pathologist (Nobel 1930) 1874 Edward Bowes radio host (Major Bowes Amateur Hour) 19-- Andy Christell rocker (Electric Boys-Funk-o-metal Carpet Ride) 19-- Chris DeGarmo rock guitarist (Queensr�che-The Warning) 19-- Jorge Rivero Mexico, actor (Priest of Love, Last Hard Men) 19-- Kim Lankford Montebello Calif, actress (Gingers-Knots Landing) 19-- Rosa Langschwadt actress (Cecily Davidson-All My Children) 19-- Trish Stewart Hot Springs Ark, actress (Melanmie-Salvage 1) 19-- Yasmine Bleeth actress (Ryan's Hope) 1906 Carl Esmond Wien (Vienna) Austria, actor (Smash-Up) 1906 Gil Lamb Minneapolis, actor (Hit Parade of 1947, Riding High) 1908 John Scott Trotter Charlotte NC, orch leader (George Gobel Show) 1909 Burl Ives Hunt Ill, folk singer/actor (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof) 1910 Rudolf Kempe Niederpoyritz Germany, conductor (Tonhalle Orch 1965-72) 1917 Lash La Rue Gretna La, cowboy actor (Lash of the West, Wyatt Earp) 1918 Dorothy McGuire Omaha Neb, actress (Old Yeller, Summer Magic) 1919 Sam Wanamaker Chic Ill, actor (Holocaust, Competition, Raw Deal) 1921 Gene Barry NYC, actor (Bat Masterson, Name of the Game, Burke's Law) 1925 Pierre Salinger newsman (ABC)/press secretary (John Kennedy) 1928 Ernesto (Che) Guevara Latin American revolutionary 1929 Cy Coleman [Seymour Kaufman], songwriter (Witchcraft, Sweet Charity) 1931 Marla Gibbs Chicago Ill, actress (Florence-Jeffersons, Mary-227) 1933 Jerzy Kosinski novelist (Painted Bird, Being There) 1940 Ben Davidson LA Calif, actor (Rhino-Ball Four, Code R) 1940 Jack Bannon LA Calif, actor (Art-Lou Grant, Trauma Center) 1943 Muff Mervyn Winwood singer (Spencer Davis Group-Gimme Some Lovin) 1946 Donald Trump master builder (Trump Towers/Plaza/Castle) 1946 Ralph McAllister Ingersol II NYC, newspaper publisher 1949 Bob Frankston programmer (VisiCalc) 1949 Rochelle Firestone Kansas City MO, actress (Hellhole) 1952 Eddie Mekka Worcester Mass, actor (Carmine-Laverne & Shirley) 1954 Will Patton Charleston SC, actor (No Way Out, Ballzaire the Cajun) 1958 Carina Persson Stockholm Sweden, playmate (August, 1983) 1958 Eric Heiden Wisc, .5/1/1.5/5/10K speed skater (Olympic-5 golds-1980) 1961 Boy George O'Dowd androgynous rock musician & druggie (Culture Club) 1969 Steffi Graf West Germany, tennis player (Grand Slam 1988) 1970 Simone Fleurice Eden Arcadia Ca, playmate (Feb, 1989) 2160 Montgomery Edward Scott Aberdeen, Scotland (Star Trek) Deaths which occurred on June 14: 1801 Benedict Arnold Revolutionary War general, dies in London 1828 Charles Duke of Prussia, dies at 70 1962 Anna Sleasers first Boston Strangler victim 1965 H.V. Kaltenborn newscaster (Who Said That?), dies at 86 1977 Alan Reed actor (Mr Adams & Eve/voice (Fred Flintstone), dies at 69 1977 Robert Middleman actor (Barney-The Monroes), dies at 66 1982 Marjorie Bennett actress (Blossom-Dobie Gillis), dies at 87 of cancer 1986 Alan Jay Lerner Broadway librettist, dies in NY at 67 1986 Jorge Luis Borges Argentine author, dies in Geneva at 86 1986 Marlin Perkins "Wild Kingdom" host, dies near St Louis at 81 Reported: MISSING in ACTION 1972 DAVIS FRANCIS J. MONTROSE IA 1969 GRACE JAMES W. NEW IBERIA LA 1965 GUARINO LAWRENCE N. NEWARK NJ 1969 KAHLER HAROLD LINCOLN NE 1973 MC LEOD DAVID V. JR. JACKSONVILLE FL 1967 MC MANUS KEVIN J. BABYLON NY 1967 MECHENBIER EDWARD J. DAYTON OH 1971 WILSON RICHARD JR. CRAWFORDSVILLE AR On this day... 1623 1st breach-of-promise lawsuit: Rev Gerville Pooley, Va files against Cicely Jordan. He loses 1642 1st compulsory education law in America passed by Massachusetts 1775 US Army founded 1777 Continental Congress adopts Stars & Stripes replacing Grand Union flag 1834 Hardhat diving suit patented by Leonard Norcross, Dixfield, Maine 1834 Sandpaper patented by Isaac Fischer Jr, Springfield, Vermont 1841 1st Canadian parliament opens in Kingston, Ontario 1846 California (Bear Flag) Republic proclaimed in Sonoma 1847 Bunson invents a gas burner. Lab teachers celebrate worldwide 1850 Fire destroys part of SF 1863 Battle of 2nd Winchester, Virginia 1864 Battle of Pine Mt, Gen Leonidas Polk killed in action 1870 All-pro Cincinnati Red Stockings suffer 1st loss in 130 games 1876 1st player to hit for the cycle (George Hall, Phila Athletics) 1876 California Street Cable Car Railroad Co gets its franchise 1881 Player piano patented by John McTammany, Jr, Cambridge, Mass 1900 Hawaiian Republic becomes the US Territory of Hawaii 1906 J H Metcalf discovers asteroid #600 Musa 1917 Gen Pershing & his HQ staff arrived in Paris during WW I 1919 1st nonstop air crossing of Atlantic (Alcock & Brown) leaves Nfld 1923 Pres Harding is 1st US president to use radio, dedicating the Francis Scott Key memorial in Baltimore 1924 WOKO-AM radio begins transmitting from Albany NY 1928 Republican Natl Convention, met in KC, nominated Herbert Hoover 1931 French "St Philbert" overturned off St Nazaire France, drowns 450 1934 Max Baer KO's Primo Carnera in 11 for HW box champ in Long Island City 1934 WOQ-AM in KC Missouri goes off the air 1935 Chaco War between Bolivia & Paraguay ends 1936 C Jackson discovers asteroid #1490 Limpopo 1938 Chlorophyll patented by Benjamin Grushkin 1938 Dorothy Lathrop wins the 1st Caldecott Medal (kid books author) 1940 German forces occupied Paris during WW II 1941 Ground broken for Boeing Plant II (ex-AFLC Plant 13) Wichita KS 1942 1st bazooka rocket gun produced Bridgeport Ct 1942 Walt Disney's "Bambi" is released 1944 1st B-29 raid against mainland Japan 1945 Rod Argent, rocker (The Zombies-Never Even Thought) 1946 Canadian Library Association established 1949 State of Vietnam formed 1951 1st commercial computer, UNIVAC 1, enters service at Census Bureau 1952 Keel laid for 1st nuclear powered sub the Nautilus 1953 Elvis Presley graduates from LC Humes High School in Memphis, Tenn 1953 Yanks sweep Indians 6-2, 3-0 before 74,708 win streak at 18 straight 1954 Pres Eisenhower signs order adding words "under God" to the Pledge 1961 106�F, hottest temperature in San Francisco 1963 Valery Bykovsky in Vostok 5 orbits earth 81 times in 5 days 1965 Beatles release the album "Beatles VI" 1965 Cincinatti Red Jim Maloney no-hits NY Mets but loses in 11, 1-0 1965 John Lennon's 2nd book "A Spaniard in the Works" is published 1967 Launch of Mariner V for Venus fly-by 1967 USSR launches Kosmos 166 for observation of Sun from Earth orbit 1969 John & Yoko appear on David Frost's British TV Show 1970 Cincinatti Red Stockings loses 1st game after winning 130 straight 1975 Janis Ian releases "At 17" 1975 USSR launches Venera 10 for Venus landing 1976 "Gong Show" premieres on TV (syndication) 1976 12th Mayor's Trophy Game Yanks beat Mets 8-4 1978 Down 9-7 in 10th with 2 outs, Yanks Paul Blair hits a 3 run HR 1979 Rock group "Little Feat" disbands 1980 E Bowell discovers asteroid #2937 Gibbs, #2938 Hopi & #3160 Angerhofer 1982 Argentina surrenders to Britain on Falkland Is, ends 74-day conflict 1983 5 killed in a fire at a Ramada Inn in Fort Worth, Tx 1985 Lebanese Shiite Moslem gunmen hijack TWA 847 after Athens' takeoff 1987 4th full-duration test firing of redesigned SRB motor 1987 LA Lakers win NBA title with a 106-93, victory over the Celtics 1989 Ground breaking begins in Minn on the world's largest mall 1989 Nolan Ryan becomes 2nd pitcher to defeat all 26 teams 1989 Pistons sweep LA for NBA title, Kareem Abdul Jabber's final NBA game 1989 Rocker Carol King gets a star in Hollywood's walk of fame 1990 Detroit Pistons beat Portland, 4 games to 1 for NBA championship 1991 Leroy Burrell of USA sets the 100m record (9.90) in NYC 1991 Space Shuttle STS 40 (Columbia 12) lands Holidays Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week" Afgh nist n : Mother's Day US : Flag Day (1777) Massachusett : Children's Day - - - - - ( Sunday ) Paraguay : Chaco Peace Day (1935) - - - - - ( Sunday ) Shelby, Mich : National Asparagus Festival - - - - - ( Thursday ) Great Britain : Queen's official birthday (National Day) - - - - - ( Saturday ) Religious Observances Christian : Feast of SS Valerius & Rufinus Luth : Commem of Gregory of Nazianzus & Gregory of Nyssa, bishops old RC, Luth, Ang : Comm of St Basil the Great, bp of C�sarea, doc Religious History 1715 Robert Norden became licensed pastor of the Baptist congregation in Prince George County -- the first Baptist church organized within the American colony of Virginia. 1940 Auschwitz, largest of the Nazi concentration camps, was first opened near Krakow, Poland. Before its liberation by the Allies in 1945, over 3 million Jews would be exterminated there. 1956 President Eisenhower signed a congressional resolution which added the words "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance. The last phrase now reads: '...one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.' 1966 The Vatican announced that its 'Index of Prohibited Books' (created by Pope Paul IV in 1557) had been abolished. 1984 The Southern Baptist Convention passed a resolution opposing the ordination of women for ministry in the Baptist Church. Source: William D. Blake. ALMANAC OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1987. Additional information supplied by the author. Contact via E-mail: William D. Blake. (pilgrimwb@aol.com) Thought for the day : " No man's religion ever survives his morals. "

Good day for the Pistons.

Yup!!! June 14th is "Flag Day" in the United States. GCFL feels that it is important to remember our flag. In the most simple terms, Flag Day is the birthday of the United States Flag. While we traditionally celebrate July 4th as the birthday of the United States itself, it was many years after 1776 that the idea of a special day to celebrate the Flag came about. A very nice history of Flag Day can be found at http://www.icss.com/usflag/flag.day.html The anniversary of the Flag Resolution of 1777 was established by President Wilson in 1916, but it was not until 1949 that President Truman designated June 14th of each year as National Flag Day. Finally, it seems appropriate to mention the Pledge of Allegiance. Red Skelton, one of the greatest comedians, is know for being funny without being smutty. He also made some profound statements, one of which was his "Commentary on the Pledge of Allegiance." You can visit http://www.otrsite.com/memoriam/#pledge to read it (recommended). The site also has a link which will allow you to hear the words as Red Skelton spoke them on his television show. "RealAudio" is required. The words are just as meaningful now as they were so many years ago. I urge all of you in the United States to display your flag on June 14th. **Our flag is up every morning and down every sunset...

Today is Friday, June 16, the 168th day of 2000 with 198 to follow. The moon is full. The morning stars are Jupiter and Saturn. The evening stars are Mercury, Venus and Mars. Those born on this date are under the sign of Gemini. They include film comedian Stan Laurel in 1890; publisher Katharine Graham in 1917 (age 83); authors Erich Segal in 1937 (age 63) and Joyce Carol Oates in 1938 (age 62); actress Joan Van Ark ("Knots Landing") in 1946 (age 54); Boxer Roberto Duran in 1951 (age 49); and actress Laurie Metcalf ("Roseanne") in 1955 (age 45). On this date in history: In 1904, James Joyce met his future wife, Nora, for the second time and fell in love. He later chose the date as the single-day setting for his novel, "Ulysses." In 1917, the first Congress of Soviets was convened in Russia. In 1963, the Soviet Union put the first woman into space, cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova. In 1986, South African blacks marked the 10th anniversary of the Soweto uprising with a one-day strike. 11 blacks were killed in the resulting violence. In 1992, President Bush and Russian President Boris Yeltsin met at the White House for the first ever U.S.-Russian summit. Also in 1992, former Defense Secretary Weinberger was indicted on five felony counts of lying to Congress and investigators in connection with the Iran-Contra scandal. In 1993, the U.N. Security Council voted to impose a worldwide ban on oil shipments to Haiti. In 1996, Boris Yeltsin won 35 percent of the vote in the Russian presidential election, forcing a runoff. In 1998, Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic indicated a willingness to resume peace talks with ethnic Albanian leaders about the rebellious Serbian province of Kosovo. Also in 1998, the Detroit Red Wings won the National Hockey League's Stanley Cup for the second straight year with a four-game sweep of the Washington Capitals. In 1999, Vice President Al Gore announced his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination. A thought for the day: Henry David Thoreau wrote, "Some circumstantial evidence is very strong, like when you find a trout in the milk."

Today is Monday, June 19, the 171st day of 2000 with 195 to follow. The moon is waning, moving toward its last quarter. The morning stars are Jupiter and Saturn. The evening stars are Mercury, Venus and Mars. Those born on this date are under the sign of Gemini. They include James VI of Scotland, later James I of England, in 1566; French philosopher and mathematician Blaise Pascal in 1623; the Duchess of Windsor, born Bessie Wallis Warfield, in 1896; Moe Howard, one of the "Three Stooges," in 1897; bandleader Guy Lombardo in 1902; baseball player Lou Gehrig in 1903; former Sen. Alan Cranston, D-Calif., in 1914 (age 86); film critic Pauline Kael in 1919 (age 81); actresses Nancy Marchand in 1928 (age 72) and Gena Rowlands in 1936 (age 64); actor Malcolm McDowell in 1943 (age 57); author Salman Rushdie in 1947 (age 53); actress Phylicia Rashad in 1948 (age 52); singer Ann Wilson of Heart in 1951 (age 49); actress Kathleen Turner in 1954 (age 46); and singer Paula Abdul in 1962 (age 38). On this date in history: In A.D. 325, the early Christian church opened the general council of Nicaea, which settled on rules for computing the date of Easter. In 1787, the U.S. Constitutional Convention voted to strike down the Articles of Confederation and form a new government. In 1846, two amateur baseball teams played under new rules at Hoboken, N.J., planting the first seeds of organized baseball. The New York Nine beat the Knickerbockers, 23-1. In 1953, convicted spies Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed. In 1987, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the 1981 Louisiana law that required schools to teach the creationist theory of human origin espoused by fundamentalist Christians. In 1991, the U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a plan to prohibit the export of military supplies to Iraq. In 1992, Curtis Sliwa, founder of the Guardian Angels youth anti-crime patrols, was shot and wounded by two men who laid in wait in a taxi near his Manhattan home. A thought for the day: Henri-Frederic Amiel said, "An error is the more dangerous the more truth it contains."

Today is Tuesday, June 20, the 172nd day of 2000 with 194 to follow. Summer begins at 9:48 p.m. EDT, today in the Northern Hemisphere. The moon is waning, moving toward its last quarter. The morning stars are Jupiter and Saturn. The evening stars are Mercury, Venus and Mars. Those born on this date are under the sign of Gemini. They include author-playwright Lillian Hellman in 1907; actor Errol Flynn in 1909; World War II hero Audie Murphy in 1924; actors Martin Landau and Olympia Dukakis, both in 1931 (age 69), Danny Aiello in 1933 (age 67), and John Mahoney ("Frasier") in 1940 (age 60); songwriter Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys in 1942 (age 58); singer Anne Murray in 1945 (age 55); TV handyman Bob Vila and concert pianist Andre Watts, both in 1946 (age 54); singer Lionel Richie in 1949 (age 51); actor John Goodman in 1952 (age 48); pop singer Cyndi Lauper in 1953 (age 47); and actors Michael Landon Jr. in 1964 (age 36) and Nicole Kidman in 1967 (age 33). On this date in history: In 1898, the U.S. Navy seized Guam, the largest of the Mariana Islands in the Pacific, during the Spanish-American war. The people of Guam were granted U.S. citizenship in 1950. In 1963, the United States and the Soviet Union agreed to establish a hot line communications link between Washington, D.C., and Moscow. In 1967, the American Independent Party was formed to back George Wallace of Alabama for president. In 1977, oil began to flow through the $7.7 billion, 789-mile Alaska pipeline. In 1986, President Reagan had two benign polyps removed from his colon at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Maryland. In 1990, President Bush broke off U.S. diplomatic contact with the Palestine Liberation Organization after the PLO refused to act against a factional leader who plotted to attack Israel. Also in 1990, South African nationalist Nelson Mandela began a triumphant U.S. fund-raising tour in New York. In 1991, the German parliament voted in favor of moving its capital from Bonn to Berlin. Also in 1991, Boris Yeltsin, then president of the Soviet republic of Russia, met with President Bush in Washington, D.C. In 1994, O.J. Simpson pleaded "100 percent not guilty" to charges he murdered his ex-wife and her friend. In 1995, a military court acquitted Air Force Capt. James Wang of charges in connection with the April 1994 downing of two U.S Army helicopters over Iraq. He'd been the senior director of an AWACS plane that failed to warn two U.S. jets that the choppers were friendly. In 1996, Attorney General Janet Reno asked that the Whitewater counsel be allowed to investigate the matter of FBI background checks. A panel of judges agreed the next day. In 1997, four major U.S. tobacco companies and several state attorneys general, after months of negotiations, agreed to a $368.5 billion settlement to recover the costs of smoking-related illnesses. In 1999, NATO formally ended its bombing campaign of Yugoslavia as Serb forces completed their withdrawal from Kosovo. A thought for the day: it was Alexander Dumas the Younger who said, "Business? It's quite simple. It's other people's money."

Today is Wednesday, June 21, the 173rd day of 2000 with 193 to follow. The moon is waning, moving toward its last quarter. The morning stars are Jupiter and Saturn. The evening stars are Mercury, Venus and Mars. Those born on this date are under the sign of Cancer. They include first lady Martha Washington, in 1731; philosopher and author Jean-Paul Sartre in 1905; actors Jane Russell in 1921 (age 79), Maureen Stapleton in 1925 (age 75), Bernie Kopell ("The Love Boat") in 1933 (age 67), Monty Markham in 1938 (age 62), and Michael Gross and Meredith Baxter (both of "Family Ties"), both in 1947 (age 53); actress/TV host Mariette Hartley in 1940 (age 60); actor Robert Pastorelli in 1954 (age 46); actress Juliette Lewis in 1973 (age 27); and Britain's Prince William in 1982 (age 18). On this date in history: In 1788, the Constitution became effective when New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify it. In 1945, Japanese defenders of Okinawa Island surrendered to American troops. In 1982, John Hinckley Jr. was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the March 1981 shooting of President Reagan and three other people. In 1984, the United States reported that an explosion in mid-May at a Soviet navy supply depot 900 miles north of Moscow had apparently killed more than 200 people. In 1985, international experts in Sao Paulo, Brazil, conclusively identified the bones of a 1979 drowning victim as the remains of Nazi war criminal Dr. Josef Mengele, ending a 40-year search for the so-called "angel of death" of the Auschwitz concentration camp. In 1990, an earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale struck northwestern Iran, killing as many as 50,000 people. Also in 1990, the U.S. House of Representatives failed by 34 votes to pass a flag-protection constitutional amendment. In 1992, "Batman Returns" smashed the box office record with a weekend opening estimated at $44.6 million. In 1997, Cambodia announced the capture of former Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot. In 1998, opposition leader Andres Pastrana Arango was elected president of Columbia by a narrow margin. In 1999, President Clinton began a two-day visit to the Balkans, where he visited with Kosovo refugees in Slovenia and Macedonia. A thought for the day: it was Jean-Paul Sarte who said, "Man can will nothing unless he has first understood that he must count on no one but himself...."

June 23, 2000 On This Date in History: In 1845, the Congress of the Republic of Texas agreed to annexation by the United States. In 1865, the last Confederate holdouts formally surrendered in the Oklahoma Territory. In 1947, Congress enacted the Taft-Hartley labor act over the veto of President Truman. In 1967, the Senate censured Sen. Thomas Dodd, D-Conn., for misusing campaign funds. In 1985, an Air India Boeing 747 from Toronto crashed off the Irish coast, killing all 329 people aboard in the world's worst commercial air disaster at sea. In 1991, the Group of Seven industrialized democracies agreed to offer the Soviet Union associate membership in the International Monetary Fund. In 1992, the largest study of its kind found that eating a large bowl of oat bran cereal each day leads to a "modest" drop in cholesterol. In 1993, U.N.-imposed oil and arms sanctions against Haiti took effect. In 1994, a U.N.-approved French intervention force crossed into civil war-torn Rwanda.

Reuters Today in History for June 25 LONDON (Reuters) - Here are some notable events from this date in history: 1788 - Virginia became the 10th state of the United States. 1867 - The first barbed wire was patented by Lucien B. Smith of Ohio. 1876 - At the Battle of the Little Big Horn, Sioux Indians led by Chief Crazy Horse routed the U.S. 7th Cavalry led by Colonel Custer. Custer died along with his company of 264 men in what was known as ``Custer's Last Stand.'' 1900 - Earl Louis Mountbatten, British naval commander and statesman, born. He became first sea lord and last viceroy of India. 1903 - Novelist George Orwell was born as Eric Arthur Blair in Bengal. His works included ``Animal Farm'' and ``Nineteen Eighty Four.'' 1910 - The first performance of ``The Firebird,'' a ballet by Igor Stravinsky, took place in Paris. 1910 - U.S. Congress passed the White Slavery Act (or Mann Act), outlawing the interstate transportation of women for immoral purposes. 1942 - Major General Dwight Eisenhower was appointed commander of U.S. forces in Europe; on the same day, General Sir Claude Auchinleck became commander of the British Eighth Army in North Africa. 1945 - Carly Simon, American singer/songwriter, born; hit songs include ``You're So Vain,'' ``Nobody Does It Better'' and the James Bond movie-theme ``The Spy Who Loved Me.'' 1950 - North Korea invaded South Korea, heralding the beginning of the Korean War. 1951 - The first regular commercial colour TV transmissions were inaugurated by CBS from New York. 1953 - John Christie, the notorious British murderer of Ten Rillington Place, was sentenced to death for killing six women. 1968 - British comedian Tony Hancock was found dead in a Sydney hotel room after committing suicide. 1976 - Johnny Mercer, U.S. popular song composer and actor, died. He wrote the lyrics for a number of award winning songs including ``Moon River.'' 1991 - The last Soviet troops stationed in Czechoslovakia left the country, 23 years after the Warsaw Pact invasion. 1997 - Veteran French oceanographer Jacques-Yves Cousteau, who popularized underwater exploration with prize-winning films, died aged 87.

Reuters Today in History for June 26 LONDON (Reuters) - Here are some notable events from this date in history: 1284 - The Pied Piper lured 130 children of Hamelin away and they were never seen again. Although the fact is true, the reasons behind it are obscured by legend and the story that he did it in revenge for not being paid for clearing the town of rats was a fiction added later. 1810 - Joseph Michel Montgolfier, Frenchman jointly credited with the invention of the hot air balloon, died. 1836 - Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, French author, army officer and composer of ``La Marseillaise,'' died. 1844 - U.S. President John Tyler secretly married Julia Gardiner in New York. 1854 - Robert Borden, eighth prime minister of Canada from 1911-20, born. 1892 - Pearl Buck, American novelist, born. 1898 - Wilhelm Messerschmitt, German aviation designer and engineer, born. 1904 - Peter Lorre, Hungarian actor notably in ``The Maltese Falcon,'' ``Casablanca'' and ``Arsenic and Old Lace,'' born as Lazlo Loewenstein. 1906 - The first grand prix motor race was held, over two days at Le Mans, France. 1914 - Laurie Lee, British author notably of ``Cider With Rosie,'' born. 1945 - The United Nations Charter was signed by 50 nations in San Francisco, succeeding the League of Nations. It became effective on October 24. 1970 - Alexander Dubcek was expelled from the Czechoslovak Communist Party. 1975 - In India, Indira Gandhi declared a state of emergency and arrested hundreds of political opponents. 1976 - An earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter Scale struck Indonesia's Irian Jaya province; estimates of the death toll varied from 400 to 9,000. 1977 - Elvis Presley made his final concert performance at Indianapolis; he died two months later. 1978 - South Yemeni President Salim Rubai Ali was overthrown and executed. 1984 - Carl Foreman, American film director, screen writer and producer, died; best known for his work on ``The Bridge on the River Kwai.'' 1995 - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak survived an assassination bid when gunmen sprayed bullets at his armoured limousine in Addis Ababa. 1997 - Fianna Fail leader Bertie Ahern was elected prime minister of a minority Irish government.

June 27th Birthdates 1462 Louis XII (the Just) king of France (1498-1515) 1550 Charles IX king of France (1560-74) 1682 Charles XII king of Sweden (1697-1718) 1838 Bankim Chandra Chatterjee Bengali novelist (Anandamath) 1846 Charles Stewart Parnell Ireland, nationalist 1850 Ivan Vazov Bulgaria, poet/novelist/playwright (Under the Yoke) 1850 Lafcadio Hearn US, journalist/author (Chita) 1862 May Irwin US comedienne/singer (A Hot Time in the Old Town) 1869 Emma Goldman anarchist/publisher (Mother Earth) 1872 Paul Laurence Dunbar Dayton Oh, short story writer (Majors & Minors) 1880 Helen Keller blind-deaf author/lecturer had more sense than many 19-- Robert Newman actor (Guiding Light) 1900 Otto E Passman (Rep-D-La, 1947-77) 1907 John McIntire Spokane Ws, actor (Naked City, Wagon Train, Virginian) 1907 Valerie Cossart London, actress (The Hartmans) 1912 Audrey Christie Chic Ill, actress (Dorothy-Fair Exchange) 1913 Willie Mosconi world champion pool player (1941-57) 1914 Giorgio Almirante Italy, fascist (member of parliament (1948-87)) 1918 Adolph Kiefer US, 100m backstroke swimmer (Olympic-gold-1936) 1920 I.A.L. Diamond screenwriter (1960 Acad Award-The Apartment) 1922 George Walker Washington DC, composer (In Praise of Lillies) 1923 Paul F Conrad Cedar Rapids Iowa, cartoonist (Pulitzer 1964, 71, 84) 1927 Bob Keeshan aka Capt Kangaroo/Clarabelle (Good Morning Captain) 1927 Robert Casey Rochester NY, actor (Henry-Aldrich Family Show) 1930 H Ross Periot Texas billionaire (tries to take over corps) 1930 Tamio Kono US, weightlifter (Olympic-gold-1952) 1933 Gary Crosby son of Bing, actor (Which Way to the Front) 1934 Anna Moffo Wayne Penn, soprano (or 1932) 1937 Joseph P Allen IV Crawfordsville Ind, PhD/astronaut (STS-5, STS 51A) 1938 Bruce E Babbitt (Gov-D-AL) 1942 Bruce Johnston rocker (Beachboys-In My Room) 1944 Patrick Sercu Belgium, 1K time trial (Olympic-gold-1964) 1945 Norma Kamali NYC, dress designer (Costumes for the Wiz) 1950 Benjamin Peterson US, heavyweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1972) 1950 Julia Duffy Minneapolis Mn, actress (Stephanie-Newhart, Baby Talk) 1951 Sidney M Gutierrez Albuquerque NM, Major USAF/astronaut (STS 40) 1951 Ulf Andersson Sweden, International Chess Grandmaster (1972) 1955 Isabelle Adjani Paris, actress (Story of Adele H, Driver, Ishtar) 197- Robby Rosa singer (Menudo)/actor (Salsa) 19!! William E. Roland, Computer Programmer and Chef Extrarodinaire Deaths which occurred on June 27: 1829 James Smithson dies, his will established Smithsonian Institute 1844 Joseph & Hyrum Smith Mormon leaders killed by a mob in Carthage Ill 1973 Ernest Truex actor (Pop-Pete & Gladys, Mr Peepers), dies at 73 1980 Steve Peregrin Took percussionist (T-Rex), dies at 31 1982 Jack Mullaney actor (My Living Doll, It's About Time), dies at 49 1983 Maxie Anderson & Don Ida balloonists, die during a race 1986 Don Rogers of the Cleveland Browns, dies of cocaine poisoning Reported: MISSING in ACTION 1972 BAKER DAVID E. HUNTINGTON NY 1972 CERAK JOHN P. CLAYTON NJ 1972 DINGEE DAVID B. OLD GREENWICH CT 1972 FRANCIS RICHARD L. BARTLESVILLE OK 1968 GIAMMERINO VINCENT F. NEW YORK NY 1972 HANTON THOMAS J. SANTA MONICA CA 1969 JABLONSKI MICHAEL J. CHICAGO IL 1965 JACKSON CARL E. NATCHITOCHES LA 1972 MC DOW RICHARD H. COLUMBIANA AL 1965 ROTH BILLIE L. LACON IL 1966 SMITH GENE A. SALT LAKE CITY UT 1972 SULLIVAN FARRELL J. CADDO MILLS TX On this day in... 678 St Agatho begins his reign as Catholic Pope 1693 1st woman's magazine "The Ladies' Mercury" published (London) 1743 English defeat French at Dettingen 1806 Buenos Aires captured by British 1833 Prudence Crandall, a white woman, arrested for conducting an academy for black females at Canterbury Conn 1847 NY & Boston linked by telegraph wires 1857 H Goldschmidt discovers asteroid #45 Eugenia 1862 Day 3 of the 7 Days-Battle of Gaines' Mill 1864 Atlanta Campaign-Battle of Kennesaw Mountain 1867 Bank of Calif opens doors 1876 1st NLer to get 6 hits in 9 inn game (Dave Force, Phila Athletics) 1884 J Palisa discovers asteroid #237 Coelestina 1914 US signs treaty of commerce with Ethiopia 1915 100� F (38� C), Fort Yukon, Alaska (state record) 1917 1st baseball player (Hank Gowdy) to enter WW I military service 1922 Newberry Medal 1st presented for kids literature (Hendrik Van Loon) 1929 1st color TV demo (NYC) 1930 P Parchomenko discovers asteroid #1166 Sakuntala 1934 Federal Savings & Loan Association created 1939 1st night game at Cleveland Municipal Stadium (Indians 5, Tigers 0) 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers tie Boston Braves, 2-2, in 23 innings 1940 USSR returns to the Gregorian calendar 1942 FBI captures 8 Nazi saboteurs from a sub off NY's Long Island 1944 Cherbourg, France captured by Allies 1949 W Baade discovers asteroid #1566 Icarus 1950 Pres Truman orders Air Force & Navy into Korean conflict 1950 UN Security Council calls on members for troops to aid South Korea 1950 US sends 35 military advisers to South Vietnam 1951 M Itzigsohn discovers asteroid #1588 Descamisada 1954 1st atomic power station opens (Obninsk, near Moscow, Russia) 1954 CIA-sponsored rebels overthrow elected government of Guatemala 1955 1st automobile seat belt legislation enacted (Illinois) 1956 Indians trailing Orioles 9-1 come back to win 12-11 in 11 innings 1957 390 die by Hurricane Audrey in coastal La & Tx 1958 Billy Pierce's perfect game bid broken with 2 outs in 9th 1960 British Somaliland becomes part of Somalia 1960 Chlorophyll "A" synthesized Cambridge Mass 1962 NASA civilian pilot Joseph Walker takes X-15 to 6,606 kph, 37,700 m 1963 Bill J Kramer & Dakotas record Lennon & McCartney "I Call Your Name" 1963 Pres Kennedy spent 1st full day in Ireland 1963 USAF Major Robert A Rushworth in X-15 reaches 86,900 m Phillies Johnny Callison hits for cycle, but Phillie centerfielder Tony Gonzalez's error ends his record 205 consecutive errorless games 1966 1st sci-fi soap opera, "Dark Shadows," premiers 1966 4th Mayor's Trophy Game; Yanks beat Mets 5-2 1967 Race riot in Buffalo NY (200 arrested) 1969 50,000 attend Denver Pop Festival 1969 Police raid the Stonewall Gay Bar in Greenwich Village, NY, about 400 to 1,000 patrons riot against the police, it lasts 3 days 1971 T Smirnova discovers asteroid #2121 Sevastopol 1973 John W Dean tells Watergate Committee about Nixon's "enemies list" 1977 5-4 Supreme Court decision allows lawyers to advertise 1977 Djibouti gains independence from France (National Day) 1978 Henry Rono of Kenya sets record for 3,000 m, 7:32.1 1978 Soyuz 30 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Polish) to Salyut 6 space station 1978 US Seasat 1, 1st oceanographic satellite, launched into polar orbit 1980 Dodger's Jerry Reuss' no-hits SF Giants 8-0 1982 4th Space Shuttle Mission-Columbia 4 launched 1983 Highest price paid for painting by a living artist-�960,200-Mir� 1983 Maxie Anderson & Don Ida die during a balloon race 1983 NASA launches space vehicle S-205 1983 Soyuz T-9 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 7 space station 1984 Supreme Court ends NCAA monopoly on college football telecasts 1985 1st hotel strike in NY 1986 Anne White shocks Wimbeldon by wearing only a body stocking 1986 In referendum, Irish uphold ban on divorce 1986 Robby Thompson (SF) sets record, caught stealing 4 times in 1 game 1986 US informs New Zealand it will not defend it against attack 1986 World Court rules US aid to Nicaraguan contras illegal 1987 Supreme Court Justice Powell retires 1988 Mike Tyson KOs Michael Spink in 91 seconds, in Atlantic City ($67m) 1990 Jos� Canseco signs record $4,700,000 per year Oak A's contract 1990 Salman Rushdie, condemned to death by Iran, contributes $8600 to help their earthquake victims Holidays Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week" Iowa : Independence Sunday (1776) - - - - - ( Sunday ) Newfoundland : Discovery Day (1497-John Cabot) - - - - - ( Monday ) Religious Observances Christian : Feast of Our Lady of Perpetual Help RC : Memorial of Cyril of Alexandria, bishop & doctor (opt) Christian : Commem of St Ladislas I (St Lazlo), king of Hungary Religious History 1299 In his encyclical 'Scimus fili,' Pope Boniface VIII claimed that Scotland owed allegiance to the Catholic Church. 1739 English revivalist George Whitefield wrote in a letter: 'Christ's servants have always been the world's fools.' 1760 English founder of Methodism John Wesley wrote in a letter: 'Every one, though born of God in an instant, yet undoubtedly grows by slow degrees.' 1844 Joseph Smith, founder of the Mormons, and his brother Hyrum were lynched by a mob in Carthage, Illinois, resulting in part from the community's moral outrage at Smith's recent authorization of polygamous Mormon marriages. 1961 In England, Arthur Michael Ramsey was enthroned as the 100th Archbishop of Canterbury, the principal see of the Established Church of England. Source: William D. Blake. ALMANAC OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1987. Additional information supplied by the author. Contact via E-mail: William D. Blake. (pilgrimwb@aol.com) Thought for the day : " The plural of spouse is spice. "

Strive.To Know Your History for June 29: Today is Thursday, June 29, the 181st day of 2000 with 185 to follow. The moon is waning, moving toward its new phase. The morning stars are Jupiter and Saturn. The evening stars are Mercury, Venus and Mars. Those born on this date are under the sign of Cancer. They include William Mayo, co-founder of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., in 1861; astronomer George Ellery Hale, founder of the Yerkes and Mount Palomar observatories, in 1868; actor/singer Nelson Eddy in 1901; Broadway songwriter Frank Loesser in 1910; actor Slim Pickens in 1919; "black power" advocate Stokely Carmichael in 1941 (age 59); actor Gary Busey in 1944 (age 56); actor-turned-congressman Fred Grandy in 1948 (age 52); and actress Sharon Lawrence ("NYPD Blue") in 1962 (age 38). On this date in history: In 1853, the U.S. Senate ratified the $10 million Gadsden Purchase from Mexico, adding more than 29,000 square miles to the territories of Arizona and New Mexico and completing the modern geographical boundaries of the contiguous 48 states. In 1946, two years before Israel became a nation, British authorities arrested more than 2,700 Jewish Zionists in an effort to stop terrorism in Palestine. In 1970, the last American troops were withdrawn from Cambodia into South Vietnam. In 1972, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that capital punishment, as then administered by individual states, was unconstitutional. In 1991, the European Community announced $1.4 billion in aid for the Soviet Union. In 1992, the U.S. Supreme Court left intact the important aspects of the 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision legalizing abortion, but upheld most of Pennsylvania's new restrictions on a woman's right to abortion. Also in 1992, doctors in Pittsburgh reported the world's first transplant of a baboon liver into a human patient. The recipient, a 35-year-old man, survived three months. And in 1992, the president of Algeria was assassinated during a speech. In 1994, the Japanese Diet, or parliament, elected Tomiichi Murayama as prime minister. Also in 1994, in a taped interview aired on British TV, Prince Charles admitted he'd been unfaithful to his estranged wife, Princess Diana. In 1995, editors of the New York Times and Washington Post said they were considering publishing the UNAbomber's manifesto in hopes of ending the bombings. Also in 1995, the U.S. shuttle Atlantis docked with the Russian space station Mir. In 1999, a Turkish court convicted Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan of treason and sentenced him to death. A thought for the day: Maurice Maeterlinck wrote, "It is always a mistake not to close one's eyes, whether to forgive or to look better into oneself."

June 30 Today is Friday, June 30, the 182nd day of 2000 with 184 to follow. The moon is waning, moving toward its new phase. The morning stars are Jupiter and Saturn. The evening stars are Mercury, Venus and Mars. Those born on this date are under the sign of Cancer. They include English socialist leader Harold Laski in 1893; film director Howard Hawks in 1896; actress Susan Hayward, drummer Buddy Rich and singer Lena Horne (age 83), all in 1917; actress Nancy Dussault in 1936 (age 64); former Rep. Patricia Schroeder, D-Colo., in 1940 (age 60); singer Florence Ballard of The Supremes in 1943; actors William Atherton in 1947 (age 53) and David Alan Grier in 1955 (age 45); and boxer Mike Tyson in 1966 (age 34). On this date in history: In 1870, Ada Kepley became the first woman to graduate from an accredited law school in the United States: Union College of Law in Chicago. In 1936, Margaret Mitchell's Civil War novel "Gone With the Wind" was published. In 1950, American troops were moved from Japan to help defend South Korea against the invading North Koreans. In 1982, the extended deadline for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment expired, three states short of the 38 needed for passage. In 1986, Hugh Hefner, calling his Playboy Bunny a "symbol of the past," closed Playboy Clubs in Chicago, New York and Los Angeles. In 1992, Fidel Ramos was inaugurated as the eighth Philippine president in the first peaceful transfer of power in a generation. Also in 1992, toxic gas from a derailed tank car forced the evacuation of 80,000 people in Superior, Wis. In 1994, the U.S. Figure Skating Association stripped Tonya Harding of her 1994 national championship title. In 1997, Mike Tyson apologized publicly for biting Evander Holyfield's ears during a heavyweight championship boxing match in Las Vegas two days earlier, saying he'd become angered after Holyfield head-butted him. In 1998, a casualty of the Vietnam War buried at the Tomb of the Unknown in Arlington, Va., was identified as Air Force Lt. Michael Blassie of St. Louis. In 1999, for the first time since Nov. 1998, the Federal Reserve Board announced an increase in the prime rate -- the rate banks charge each other on overnight loans - from 4.75 to 5 percent. Also in 1999, Clinton crony Webster Hubbell, a former associate U.S. attorney general, pleaded guilty to reduced charges in the Whitewater land deal scandal. A thought for the day: William Penn said, "Truth often suffers more by the heat of its defenders than from the arguments of its opposers."

Reuters Today in History for July 1 LONDON (Reuters) - Here are some notable events from this date in history: 1860 - Charles Goodyear, U.S. inventor of the vulcanised rubber process, died. Infringements of his copyright left him $200,000 in debt. 1863 - General Robert E. Lee with Confederate troops launched an attack, beginning the battle of Gettysburg in the U.S. civil war. 1896 - Harriet Beecher Stowe, U.S. author of ``Uncle Tom's Cabin,'' died. 1902 - William Wyler, German-born American film director, born. He directed ``The Best Years of Our Lives'' for which he won an Oscar. He also won Oscars for ``Mrs Miniver'' and ``Ben Hur.'' 1903 - Amy Johnson, English aviator who made many pioneering flights including England to Australia, born. 1916 - Olivia de Havilland, U.S. actress and screen star, born. Sister of Joan Fontaine, she won best actress Oscars for ``To Each His Own'' in 1946 and ``The Heiress'' in 1949. 1945 - Deborah Harry, frontwoman for New York-based techno-pop band Blondie, born. 1946 - The U.S. tested its atomic bomb over the Bikini Atoll in the Pacific. 1954 - Fred Schneider, singer for pop-punk band the B-52s, born. 1961 - Lady Diana Spencer, future wife of Britain's Prince Charles, born. 1961 - Carl Lewis, American athlete who dominated the 1984 Olympics with four Gold Medals, born. 1967 - Pamela Anderson, a former Playboy playmate who carved out a TV career in the syndicated shows ``Baywatch'' and ''V.I.P.,'' born in Canada. 1969 - The investiture of the Prince of Wales was held at Caernarvon Castle. 1974 - Juan Peron, Argentine president (1946-55) and founder of the Peronista movement, died. 1977 - In Argentina, Maria Estela (Isabel) Peron, widow of the late president Juan Peron, was charged with a one-million U.S. dollar charity fraud. 1977 - Actress Liv Tyler, daughter of Aerosmith vocalist Steven Tyler and star of such films as ``Armageddon'' and ''Stealing Beauty,'' born. 1991 - East European leaders met in Prague and announced the end of the Warsaw Pact. 1996 - The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine said it was suspending its membership in the PLO and urged other groups to work to cancel the PLO-Israeli peace deals. 1997 - Robert Mitchum, U.S. movie star notably in films like ``Fire Down Below'' and ``Ryan's Daughter,'' died. 1999 - A French cable car taking staff to an international Alpine observatory fell 80 metres (260 feet), killing 20. 1999 - Scotland opened its first parliament in nearly 100 years. 1999 - Edward Dmytryk, U.S. film director, died. He was one of the last survivors of the jailed and blacklisted ``Hollywood Ten'' and the director of such movie classics as ``Crossfire'' and ``The Caine Mutiny.''

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Today is Wednesday, July 5, the 187th day of 2000 with 179 to follow. The moon is waxing, moving toward its first quarter. The morning stars are Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. The evening stars are Mercury and Venus. Those born on this date are under the sign of Cancer. They include David Farragut, the first U.S. Navy admiral, in 1801; showman P.T. Barnum in 1810; British colonialist Cecil Rhodes, founder of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), in 1853; Dwight Davis, founder of the Davis Cup tennis tournament, in 1879; French writer and film director Jean Cocteau in 1889; politician and diplomat Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. in 1902; actress Katherine Helmond in 1934 (age 66); Julie Nixon Eisenhower in 1948 (age 52); and rock singer Huey Lewis in 1951 (age 49). On this date in history: In 1865, William Booth founded the Salvation Army in London. In 1935, President Roosevelt signed the National Labor Relations Act. In 1945, Gen. Douglas MacArthur announced the liberation of the Philippines as World War II approached its end. In 1982, the Penn Square Bank of Oklahoma was declared insolvent, touching off a bank crisis that affected much of the United States. In 1991, BCCI, with $20 billion in assets, was seized by regulators in the United States, Cayman Islands, France, Great Britain, Luxembourg, Spain and Switzerland. In 1994, the United States stopped accepting Haitian refugees and asked that other countries provide them with "safe havens." Also in 1994, Yasser Arafat took the oath as head of the new Palestinian National Authority. The swearing-in ceremony took place in Jericho on the West Bank. In 1997, Martina Hingis, 16, of Switzerland became the youngest in 100 years to win the women's singles tennis championship at Wimbledon. A thought for the day: author Leo Tolstoi said, "The strongest of all warriors are these two -- Time and Patience."

Today is Friday, July 7, the 189th day of 2000 with 177 to follow. The moon is waxing, moving toward its first quarter. The morning stars are Mercury, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. The evening star is Venus. Those born on this date are under the sign of Cancer. They include composer Gustav Mahler in 1860; painter Marc Chagall in 1887; film director George Cukor in 1899; baseball pitcher Leroy "Satchel" Paige in 1906; science fiction author Robert Heinlein in 1907; French fashion designer Pierre Cardin in 1922 (age 78); bandleader Doc Severinsen in 1927 (age 73); actor Vince Edwards in 1928; former Beatle Ringo Starr in 1940 (age 60); actress Shelley Duvall in 1949 (age 51); and figure skater Michelle Kwan in 1980 (age 20). On this date in history: In 1846, U.S. Navy Commodore J.D. Sloat proclaimed the annexation of California by the United States. In 1898, President William McKinley signed a joint resolution of Congress authorizing the annexation of Hawaii by the United States. In 1973, President Nixon said he would NOT appear before the Senate Watergate Investigating Committee or give it access to White House files. In 1987, Lt. Col. Oliver North began six days of testimony before the congressional Iran-Contra committees. In 1994, 16 people died in Americus, Ga., when 21.1 inches of rainfall was reported. In 1998, a Los Angeles jury convicted Mikail Markhasev, 19, of murder in the January 1997 shooting death of Ennis Cosby, son of entertainer Bill Cosby. In 1999, a Miami-Dade Co. jury held the leading tobacco companies liable for various illnesses of Florida smokers. The class-action lawsuit, filed in 1994, was the first of its kind to actually come to trial. A thought for the day: poet Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, "Nothing can bring you peace but yourself."

Today is Monday, July 10, the 192nd day of 2000 with 174 to follow. The moon is waxing, moving toward its full phase. The morning stars are Mercury, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. The evening star is Venus. Those born on this date are under the sign of Cancer. They include Protestant theologian John Calvin in 1509; American painter James Whistler in 1834; French novelist Marcel Proust in 1871; black educator Mary McLeod Bethune in 1875; novelist Saul Bellow in 1915 (age 85); TV news anchor/commentator David Brinkley in 1920 (age 80); boxer Jake LaMotta in 1921 (age 79); author Jean Kerr in 1923 (age 77); actor Fred Gwynne in 1926; former New York City Mayor David Dinkins in 1927 (age 73); tennis star Arthur Ashe in 1943; actress Sue Lyon in 1946 (age 54); and folksinger Arlo Guthrie in 1947 (age 53). On this date in history: In 1890, Wyoming was admitted to the Union as the 44th state. In 1938, industrialist Howard Hughes and a crew of four flew around the world in 91 hours, setting a speed record. In 1962, the pioneer telecommunications satellite Telstar began relaying TV pictures between the United States and Europe. In 1985, Coca-Cola, besieged by consumers dissatisfied with the new Coke introduced in April, dusted off the old formula and dubbed it "Coke Classic." In 1991, President Bush lifted U.S. trade sanctions against South Africa, making it possible for the two nations to engage in trade. Also in 1991, in Moscow, Boris Yeltsin was inaugurated as the first freely elected president of the Russian republic. In 1992, former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega was sentenced to 40 years in prison for cocaine racketeering. And in 1992, an Alaskan appeals court overturned the conviction of former Exxon Valdez Capt. Joseph Hazelwood in connection with the massive oil spill in Prince William Sound. In 1993, President Clinton addressed the South Korean parliament. In 1994, Russian President Boris Yeltsin took part in the G7 leaders' annual political discussion for the first time. Also in 1994, challenger Leonid Kuchma was elected president of Ukraine. In 1995, Burmese pro-democracy dissident Daw Aung San Sun Kyi was freed from house arrest after six years. Also in 1995, the defense in the O.J. Simpson murder trial opened its case. In 1997, the Senate approved George Tenet as director of the Central Intelligence Agency. In 1999, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and five other African nations -- all of which had troops in Congo -- signed a cease-fire agreement in a bid to end that country's civil war. Also in 1999, the U.S. team won the Women's World Cup in soccer, defeating China in the final on penalty kicks. A thought for the day: French novelist Maurice Proust said, "Happiness is beneficial for the body but it is grief that develops the powers of the mind." Today is also Geo's first Birthday

Today is Tuesday, July 11, the 193rd day of 2000 with 173 to follow. The moon is waxing, moving toward its full phase. The morning stars are Mercury, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. The evening star is Venus. Those born on this date are under the sign of Cancer. They include Scottish King Robert the Bruce in 1274; John Quincy Adams, sixth president of the United States, in 1767; author E.B. White in 1899; actors Yul Brynner in 1920 and Tab Hunter in 1931 (age 69); fashion designed Giorgio Armani in 1936 (age 64); Blondie's Deborah Harry in 1945 (age 55); Leon Spinks, who in 1978 won and then lost the heavyweight boxing title in fights with Muhammad Ali, in 1953 (age 47); actress Sela Ward in 1956 (age 44); and "Talk Soup" host John Henson in 1967 (age 33). On this date in history: In 1952, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower was nominated as the Republican presidential candidate, with Richard Nixon as his running mate. They were elected that November. In 1955, the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado was dedicated with 300 cadets in its first class. In 1979, America's Skylab space station fell to earth, scattering tons of debris across the Australian desert. In 1985, two explosions sank the Rainbow Warrior, flagship of the Greenpeace environmental activist group, in Auckland, New Zealand, killing a ship's photographer and launching an international uproar. France later acknowledged responsibility. In 1991, Japan's prime minister agreed to pay the United States an additional $500 million requested for military expenses in the Persian Gulf War. In 1993, the collapse of a river levee left Des Moines, Iowa, without any potable tap water. The water was not declared safe to drink until month's end. In 1994, Haiti kicked human-rights monitors out of the country. In 1995, the United States resumed diplomatic relations with Vietnam. In 1996, the international court at The Hague handed down more indictments for Bosnian war crimes, including the political leader of Serbs within Bosnia, Radovan Karadzic. Karadazic resigned under international pressure but was rumored to continue wielding power from behind the scenes. A thought for the day: Martin Farquhar Tupper wrote, "A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever."

Today is Wednesday, July 12, the 194th day of 2000 with 172 to follow. The moon is waxing, moving toward its full phase. The morning stars are Mercury, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. The evening star is Venus. Those born on this date are under the sign of Cancer. They include Roman leader Julius Caesar in 100 B.C.; American writer Henry David Thoreau in 1817; photography pioneer George Eastman in 1854; Italian painter and sculptor Amedeo Modigliani in 1884; composer Oscar Hammerstein and author-architect R. Buckminster Fuller, inventor of the geodesic dome, both in 1895; comedian Milton Berle in 1908 (age 92); painter Andrew Wyeth in 1917 (age 83); former General Motors Chairman Roger B. Smith in 1925 (age 75); pianist Van Cliburn in 1934 (age 66); comedian/actor Bill Cosby in 1937 (age 63); singer Connie Francis in 1938 (age 62); exercise and diet guru Richard Simmons in 1948 (age 52); actresses Denise Nicholas in 1945 (age 55), Cheryl Ladd in 1951 (age 49), and Mel Harris in 1957 (age 43); talk-show host Rolanda Watts in 1959 (age 41); and Olympic gold medal figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi in 1971 (age 29). On this date in history: In 1862, Congress authorized a new award, the U.S. Medal of Honor, often called the Congressional Medal of Honor. In 1933, a new U.S. industrial code was established to fix a minimum wage of 40 cents an hour. In 1972, Sen. George McGovern, D-S.D., was nominated as the Democratic candidate for president. He lost that November to Republican Richard Nixon. In 1984, Democratic presidential nominee Walter Mondale named Rep. Geraldine Ferraro, D-N.Y., as his running mate. She was the first woman to share a major U.S. political party's presidential ticket. In 1990, Boris Yeltsin quit the Soviet Communist Party, saying he wanted to concentrate on his duties as president of the Russian republic. In 1991, members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee accused the former ambassador to Iraq, April Glaspie, of misleading them about prewar meetings with Saddam Hussein. In 1992, Axl Rose, lead singer of the rock band Guns N' Roses, was arrested in New York on charges stemming from a riot that erupted at a Missouri concert the previous July. He later pleaded innocent. In 1994, President Clinton addressed a large crowd at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. Also in 1994, PLO chief Yasser Arafat and his wife took up permanent residence in the Gaza Strip. In 1995, at least 800 people died in the Midwest and Northeast as the result of a heatwave that lasted five days. In 1996, details surfaced on the divorce of Prince Chuck and Princess Diana. Among other things, she kept the princess title but not Her Royal Highness, and received about $25 million in a lump sum followed by an income of $600,000 a year. In 1998, France won the World Cup soccer tournament with a 3-0 upset over defending champion Brazil. A thought for the day: Henry David Thoreau said, "Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth."

July 13 Birthdates 1396 Philip the Good Duke of Burgundy 1527 John Dee London, alchemist/astrologer/mathematician 1793 John Clare Northamptonshire peasant poet (Shepard's Calendar) 1821 Nathan Bedford Forrest Tennessee, brilliant cavalry leader, Lt Gen 1863 Emma Mary Wooley educator (Mary Anna Wells) 1894 Isaak Babel Russian short-story writer/dramatist (Red Calvary) 19-- Danitra Vance comedienne (SNL) 19-- Lois Kibbee actress (Edge of Night) 1901 Mickey "Toy Bulldog" Walker welterweight boxing champ (1922-26) 1906 Harry Sosnik Chicago, orch leader (Jack Carter Show, Your Hit Parade) 1913 Carolina Gisolf Holland, high jumper (Olympic-silver-1928) 1913 Dave Garroway Schnectady NY, TV host (Today Show) 1923 Susie Bond Louisville Ky, actress (Flo, Temperature Rising) 1926 Meyer Kupferman NYC, composer (In Fimi Tres) 1928 Bob Crane Waterbury Ct, actor (Hogan's Heroes) 1931 Bill Moor Toledo Oh, actor (Hanky Panky) 1934 Alexei S Yeliseyev cosmonaut (Soyuz 5, 8, 10) 1934 Wole Soyinka Nigeria, dramatist (Road, Kongi's Harvest) 1935 Jack Kemp (Rep-R-NY)/right-wing/US Secretary of Housing (1989- ) 1940 Patrick Stewart actor (Capt Picard-Star Trek Next Generation) 1940 Paul Prudhomme cajun chef 1941 Robert Forster Rochester NY, actor (Lady in Red, Alligator) 1942 Harrison Ford actor (Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Frantic) 1942 Roger McGuinn rocker (Byrds-Turn Turn Turn, Mr Tambourine Man) 1944 Erno Rubik Budapest, inventor (Rubik's cube) 1946 Richard "Cheech" Marin comedian (Cheech & Chong-Up in Smoke) 1948 Alf Hansen Norway, double sculls (Olympic-gold-1976) 1948 Daphne Maxwell Reid actress (Frank's Place) 1948 Don Sweet Vancouver, CFL, NFL place kicker (Montr�al, Green Bay) 1950 George D "Pinky" Nelson Iowa, PhD/astro (STS 41C, STS 61-C, STS-26) 1951 Didi Conn Bkln NY, actress (Denise-Benson, Helen-The Practice) 1954 David Thompson NBA guard (Phoenix Suns, Seattle Supersonics) 1954 Louise Mandrell Corpus Christi Tx, country singer (Mandrell Sisters) 1956 Mark "Animal" Mendoza rocker (Twisted Sister-We're Not Gonna Take It) 1963 Bobby Rock Houston Tx, rock drummer (Nelson-Love & Affection) 1963 Spud Webb NBA guard (Atlanta Hawks) 1966 Myong Hui Choe North Korea, gymnist (Olympic-1980) 1970 Steven J Brown Hackensack NJ, guitarist (Trixter-Give It To Me Good) 19!! Evelyn of Drool Deaths which occurred on July 13: 1762 James Bradley 3rd Astronomer Royal, dies 1793 Jean Paul Marat French revolutionary, murdered by Charlotte Corday 1890 John C Fremont declared Republic of California, dies at 76 1955 Ruth Ellis hung 1961 Arnold Schoenberg Austrian-US composer (Second Quartet), dies at 86 1973 Lon Chaney Jr actor (Hawkeye, Pistols 'n' Petticoats), dies at 67 1982 John Alexander actor, dies at 85 Reported: MISSING in ACTION 1965 GALLANT HENRY J. TAMPA FL 1968 HURST JOHN CLARK LUFKIN TX 1965 TAYLOR FRED CASTLEWOOD VA On this day... 432 -BC- Origin of Metonic Cycle 574 John III ends his reign as Catholic Pope 1568 Dean of St Paul's Cathedral perfects a way to bottle beer 1787 Congress establishes Northwest Territory (excludes slavery) 1787 Ord of 1787-a territory can become 3 to 5 states at 60,000 pop 1793 French rev writer Jean Paul Marat murdered by Charlotte Corday 1832 Source of Mississippi River discovered (Henry R Schoolcraft) 1836 US patent #1 (after 9,957 unnumbered patents), for locomotive wheels 1854 US forces shell & burn San Juan del Norte, Nicaragua 1863 Anti-draft mobs lynch blacks in NYC; about 1,000 die 1865 Horace Greeley advises his readers to "Go west young man" 1865 PT Barnum's museum burns down 1868 Oscar J Dunn, former slave, installed as lt governor of Louisiana 1878 Treaty of Berlin amended terms of Treaty of San Stefano 1882 200 die as train derails near Tcherny, Russia 1896 Ed Delahanty, becomes 2nd major leaguer to hit 4 HRs in a game 1898 Guglielmo Marconi patents the radio 1898 SF Ferry Building at foot of Market St opens 1900 Phillies beat Pittsburgh 23-8 1908 4th modern Olympic games opens in London 1917 Vision of Virgin Mary appeared to children of F tima, Portugal 1919 Race riots in Longview & Gregg counties Texas 1930 Sarnoff reports in NY Times "TV would be a theater in every home" 1934 Babe Ruth hits HR #700 against Detroit 1936 112� F (44� C), Mio, Michigan (state record) 1936 114� F (46� C), Wisconsin Dells, Wisc. (state record) 1943 1st All Star night game (AL beats NL 5-4 at Shribe Pk, Phila) 1948 AL beats NL 5-2 in 15th All Star Game (Sportsman Park, St Louis) 1953 J A Bruwer discovers asteroids #1658 Innes & #3284 1954 AL beats NL 11-9 in 21st All Star Game (Cleveland Stadium) 1954 Dean Stone gets credit for AL win, although he didn't retire a batter, he threw out Shoendienst trying to steal home, AL-11 NL-9 1960 AL beats NL 6-0 in 29th All Star Game (NY Yankees host) 1960 Democratic Natl convention nominates Sen John F Kennedy for president 1960 KDBQ-AM in San Francisco CA changes call letters to KYA 1961 NL beats AL 5-4 (10 innings) in 30th All Star Game (SF Candlestick) 1963 Early Wynn, wins his 300th & last game at 43 1965 NL beats AL 6-5 in 36th All Star Game (Metropolitan Stadium, Minneapolis) 1967 Race riots break out in Newark, 27 die 1969 Russia launches unmanned Luna 15 to Moon 1971 AL beats NL 6-4 in 42nd All Star Game (Tiger Stadium, Detroit) 1972 C Torres discovers asteroid #3050 Carrera 1972 LA Rams (Irsay) & Baltimore Colts (Rosenbloom) swap owners 1972 T Smirnova discovers asteroid #2112 Ulyanov 1973 Bobby Murcer's 3 homers accounted for all RBIs, beating KC 5-0 1975 8.5" (21.6 cm) of rainfall, Dover, Delaware (state record) 1976 Courtmartial begins in USSR for Valeri Sablin (Hunt for Red Oct) 1976 NL beats AL 7-1 in 47th All Star Game (Veteran's Stadium Phila) 1977 NYC experiences 25 hr black-out 1978 Alexander Ginzburg sentenced by Soviet court to 8 years 1978 BBC bans Sex Pistols "No One is Innocent" 1978 Lee Iacocca fired as Ford Motor Pres by chairman Henry Ford II 1978 Walter Poenisch completes swim of 207 km from Cuba to Florida 1979 George Harrison releases "faster" 1982 NL scores 4-1 victory over AL for 11th straight All-Star triumph 1984 Sergei Bubka of USSR pole vaults a record 5.89 m 1985 Live Aid, a rock concert in London, Phila, Moscow & Sydney 1985 Yankees retire Roger Maris (#9) & Elston Howard (#32) uniforms 1987 Federal judge throws out Bette Midler's $10 million suit against Ford Motor Co, who used a sound alike voice for their TV commercials 1991 Bob Milacki & 3 other Balt Oriole pitchers no-hit the A's 2-0 Holidays Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week" France : La Retraite aux Flambeaux/Night Watch-� day Japan : Bon Festival starts Rhodesia : Founder's Day/Rhode's Day South Africa : Family Day - - - - - ( Monday ) Swaziland : Reed Dance Day - - - - - ( Monday ) Religious Observances Christian : Festival of Our Lady of F tima RC : Commemoration of St Anacletus I, pope (c 76-c 88), martyr RC : Feast of St Eugenius, bishop of Carthage, confessor RC : Memorial of St Henry II (the Pious), emperor (opt) Religious History 1105 Death of Rashi (b.1040), medieval Jewish Bible scholar. His name is a Hebrewacrostic for Rabbi Shelomoh ben Isaac. Rashi was the leading rabbinic commentator in hisday on the Old Testament and Talmud. 1769 Birth of Thomas Kelly, Irish Episcopal clergyman and author of 765 hymns,including 'Praise the Savior, Ye Who Know Him.' 1778 Anglican clergyman and hymnwriter John Newton wrote in a letter: 'It is perhapsthe highest triumph we can obtain over bigotry when we are able to bear with bigotsthemselves.' 1815 President John Adams wrote in a letter: 'The Hebrews have done more to civilizemen than any other nation. If I were an atheist,... I should still believe fate had ordainedthe Jews to be the most essential instrument for civilizing the nations.' 1886 Birth of Father Edward Flanagan, American Catholic parish priest. Believing therewas 'no such thing as a bad boy,' in 1922 he organized Boys Town near Omaha, Nebraska. Source: William D. Blake. ALMANAC OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1987. Additional information supplied by the author. Contact via E-mail: William D. Blake. (pilgrimwb@aol.com) Thought for the day : " Learning music by reading about it, Is like making love by mail. "

Today is Friday, July 14, the 196th day of 2000 with 170 to follow. The moon is waxing, moving toward its full phase. The morning stars are Mercury, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. The evening star is Venus. Those born on this date are under the sign of Cancer. They include British suffragist Emmeline Pankhurst in 1858; Austrian Art Nouveau painter Gustav Klimt in 1862; British comedian Terry-Thomas in 1911; folk singer Woody Guthrie in 1912; Gerald Ford, 38th president of the United States, in 1913 (age 87); Swedish film director Ingmar Bergman in 1918 (age 82); actors Dale Robertson in 1923 (age 77), Harry Dean Stanton in 1926 (age 74), and Polly Bergen in 1930 (age 70); TV news commentator John Chancellor in 1927; football star-turned-actor Roosevelt "Rosie" Grier in 1932 (age 68); film producer Joel Silver in 1952 (age 48); and actors Matthew Fox ("Party of Five") in 1966 (age 34) and Missy Gold ("Benson") in 1970 (age 30). On this date in history: In 1789, French peasants stormed the Bastille prison in Paris, beginning the French Revolution. The event is now commemorated as "Bastille Day," a national holiday in France. In 1914, Robert Goddard was granted the first patent for a liquid-fueled rocket design. In 1933, all political parties except the Nazis were officially suppressed in Germany. In 1966, eight nurses were found murdered in Chicago. Drifter Richard Speck later was convicted of the slayings. In 1991, Syrian President Hafez al-Assad accepted President Bush's compromise proposal for a Middle East peace conference. In 1998, independent counsel Kenneth Starr subpoenaed a number of Secret Service agents to testify before a grand jury investigating President Clinton's alleged affair with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. In 1999, the European Union ended its 3-year ban on British beef imports. The ban had been prompted by fears of "mad cow disease." A thought for the day: Henri-Frederic Amiel said, "An error is the more dangerous the more truth it contains."

Reuters Today in History for July 17 LONDON (Reuters) - Here are some notable events from this date in history: 1841 - The humorous magazine Punch was first published in London. 1899 - James Cagney, U.S. star of stage and screen, born. Best known for his appearances in films including ``Angels with Dirty Faces'' and ``Yankee Doodle Dandy,'' for which he won an Oscar. 1903 - U.S.-born artist James Whistler, noted for the portrait of his mother, died. 1917 - Britain's royal family changed its name from the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Windsor amid anti-German feelings in Britain during World War I. 1917 - Comedienne Phyllis Diller born. 1945 - The post-World War Two Potsdam Conference began, bringing together British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Soviet leader Joseph Stalin and U.S. President Harry Truman. 1959 - Billie Holliday, jazz and blues singer, died. 1951 - Actress Lucie Arnaz, daughter of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, born 1952 - Singer Phoebe Snow born. 1954 - Groucho Marx married his third wife, Eden Hartford, the sister of actress and former Vogue model Dee Harford 1975 - Apollo 18 and the Soviet Union's Soyuz 19 linked up 140 miles above the earth. Commanders Tom Stafford and Alexei Leonov shook hands through the hatches of their spacecraft and exchanged greetings in each other's languages. 1979 - Anastasio Somoza resigned as Nicaraguan president and fled the country; a government headed by Sandinista leader Daniel Ortega took over. 1996 - TWA Flight 800 exploded over the Atlantic Ocean after taking off from New York en route for Paris. All 230 on board died. 1998 - The remains of Czar Nicholas II and his family were buried in St. Petersburg in a ceremony attended by President Boris Yeltsin. 1999 - Actress Helen Hunt and actor Hazk Azaria were married.

Today is Tuesday, July 18, the 200th day of 2000 with 166 to follow. The moon is waning, moving toward its last quarter. The morning stars are Mercury, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. The evening star is Venus. Those born on this date are under the sign of Cancer. They include English novelist William Makepeace Thackeray in 1811; playwright Clifford Odets in 1906; actor Hume Cronyn in 1911 (age 89); comedian Red Skelton in 1913; actress Harriet Nelson in 1914; South African black leader Nelson Mandela in 1918 (age 82); astronaut-turned-Senator John Glenn, D-Ohio, in 1921 (age 79); journalist/author Hunter S. Thompson and pop singer Dion Di Mucci, both in 1939 (age 61); actor James Brolin in 1941 (age 59); singer Martha Reeves in 1941 (age 59); publisher Steve Forbes in 1947 (age 53); country singer Ricky Skaggs in 1954 (age 46); actress Elizabeth McGovern in 1961 (age 39); and basketball star Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway in 1972 (age 28). On this date in history: In 1936, a nephew of Oscar Mayer invented the "Weinermobile." In 1938, pilot Douglas Corrigan earned the nickname "Wrong Way" when he landed in Ireland instead of California after a flight from New York. In 1977, Vietnam was admitted to the United Nations. In 1969, a car driven by Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., plunged into a pond on Chappaquiddick Island, Mass., killing his passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne. In 1984, a gunman opened fire at a McDonald's restaurant in San Ysidro, Calif., killing 21 people. In 1991, the first Ibero-American Summit Conference opened in Guadalajara, Mexico. Also in 1991, the Yugoslav federal presidency began withdrawing troops from Slovenia. In 1992, youths rampaged for a second night in southwest England following the deaths of two young men on a stolen police motorcycle. In 1994, a car bombing in Buenos Aires, Argentina, killed some 100 people in or near a building that housed Jewish organizations. A thought for the day: Soviet leader Josef Stalin said, "You cannot make a revolution with silk gloves."

Today in History for July 29 LONDON (Reuters) - Here are some notable events from this date in history: 1805 - Alexis de Tocqueville, French politician and historian, born. He wrote the political study ``Democracy in America'' while in the United States to study the prison system. 1856 - Robert Schumann, German composer and critic, died. He wrote many pieces for piano and four symphonies and his vocal works include the song cycles ``Frauenliebe und Leben'' and ``Dichterliebe.'' 1883 - Benito Mussolini, Italian Fascist dictator, was born. He ruled Italy from 1922 until 1943, leading the country into World War II on the side of Germany in 1940. Italian partisans shot him dead in 1945. 1887 - Sigmund Romberg, famous for his operettas ``Desert Song,'' ``Maytime'' and ``Student Prince,'' was born in Hungary. 1890 - Vincent van Gogh, Dutch post-impressionist painter, died two days after shooting himself. His works include such masterpieces as ``Sunflowers'' and ``The Bridge.'' 1938 - Broadcast journalist Peter Jennings, anchor of the ABC Evening News, born. 1948 - The first Olympic Games after World War II opened at London's Wembley Stadium. 1959 - The Isley Brothers record ``Shout.'' 1968 - Pope Paul VI, in an encyclical entitled ``Humanae Vitae'' (Of Human Life), declared that the Roman Catholic Church prohibited all artificial forms of birth control 1970 - Sir John Barbirolli died. British conductor of the Halle Orchestra, he was a famous interpreter of English music, Mahler and Italian opera. 1974 - Singer ``Mama'' Cass Elliot died. 1981 - Charles, Prince of Wales and heir to the British throne, married Diana Spencer at St. Paul's Cathedral in London. 1983 - David Niven, dapper British film actor, died. He appeared in films from 1935 and won an Oscar for his role in ``Separate Tables'' in 1958. 1983 - Raymond Massey, Canadian actor, died. He acted in films from 1931, including ``Things to Come'' and ``Arsenic and Old Lace.'' He also appeared as Dr Gillespie in the U.S. television series ``Doctor Kildare.'' 1992 - Former East German leader Erich Honecker arrived in Berlin to face manslaughter charges for deaths along the Berlin Wall. Honecker had spent eight months in Chile's embassy in Moscow.

Birthdates - August 03: 1753 Charles Earl Stanhope, England, radical politician/scientist 1811 Elisha Graves Otis inventor (safe elevator) 1851 Lady Isabella Caroline Somerset temperance leader 1867 Stanley Earl Baldwin, (C) British PM (1923-24, 1924-29, 1935-37) 1871 Vernon Louis Parrington critic/educator/author (Pulitzer 1928) 1872 Haakon VII Charlottenlund Denmark, King of Norway 1884 Louis Gruenberg near Brest Litovsk Poland, composer (Daniel Jazz) 1887 Rupert Brooke British WW I poet (1914) 1894 Harry Heilmann SF Cal, baseball hall of famer outfielder (Detroit) 19-- JoMarie Payton-France actor (Harriette Winslow-Family Matters) 19-- Larry Haines Mt Vernon, NY actor (Search for Tomorrow) 1900 Ernie Pyle correspondant during WW II 1900 John T Scopes Tennessee teacher convicted for teaching evolution 1901 John Stennis (Sen-D-Miss) 1902 Habib Bourguiba 1st president of Tunisia 1902 Judson Laire NYC, actor/singer (Papa-Mama, Adm Broadway Revue) 1902 Ray Block France, orch leader (Ed Sullivan, Jackie Gleason) 1905 Dolores Del Rio Mexico, actress (What Price Glory?) 1907 Irene Tedrow Denver Colo, actress (Lucy-Dennis the Menace, Mr Novak) 1918 James MacGregor Burns political writer (The Lion & the Fox) 1920 Maria Karnilova Hartford Ct, actress (Olga-Ivan the Terrible) 1920 P.D. James mystery writer (Cover Her Face) 1921 Hayden Carruth Waterbury Ct, novelist (Crow & Heart) 1921 Marilyn Maxwell actress (East of Sumatra) 1923 Anne Klein fashion designer (Anne Klein II) 1924 Leon Uris US, novelist (Exodus, QB VII) 1926 Tony Bennett Queens NY, singer (Left a body part in SF) 1927 Gordon Scott Portland Oregon, actor (Tarzan & the Trappers) 1929 Bethel Leslie NYC, entertainer (Capt Newman MD, Rabbit Trap) 1930 James Komack NYC, writer/director/actor (Courtship of Eddie's Father) 1931 Alex Cord actor (Brotherhood, Fire, Street Asylum) 1935 Georgi S Shonin cosmonaut (Soyuz 6) 1935 Richard D Lamm (Gov-D-Colo) 1938 George Memmoli NYC, actor (Earl-Hello Larry) 1938 Terry "5 Wigs" Wogan British talk show host (Irish Days) 1940 John W Carlin (Gov-D-KS) 1940 Lance Alworth Houston Tx, NFL hall of famer (Charger, Cowboys) 1940 Martin Sheen actor (Subject Was Roses, Wall St) 1941 Beverly Lee Passaic NJ, singer (Shirelles-Soldier Boy) 1941 Martha Stewart cookbook author/actress (Those Two) 1945 Ron Hendren Pinehurst NC, TV host (Entertainment Tonight) 1950 John Landis director (Twilight Zone) 1950 Waldemar Cierpinski German DR, marathoner (Olympic-gold-1976, 80) 1951 Marcel Dionne Qu�bec, NHL center (LA Kings, NY Rangers) 1952 Jay North North Hollywood Calif, actor (Dennis the Menace, Maya) 1954 Denise Craig WBL forward (Dayton Rockettes, NY Stars) 1956 Kirk Brandon rocker (Theatre of Hate, Spear of Destiny-Outland) 1959 Victoria Jackson Miami Fla, actress (Casual Sex, SNL) 1960 Tim Mayotte Springfield Mass, tennis player (Olympic-silver-1988) 1962 Tina Lehtola Finland, women's ski jumper (world's record holder) 1963 Carlo Imperato Bronx, actor (Fame) 1963 James Hetfield heavy metal rocker (Metallica-Helpless) 1966 Christine Richters Fullerton Ca, playmate (May, 1986) 1967 John Femia Bkln NY, actor (Square Pegs, Hello Larry) 1974 Jenny Beck actress (Claire Carroll-Guns & Paradise) Deaths which occurred on August 03: 1954 Colette France, novelist (Claudine), dies at 81 1966 Lenny Bruce comedian, dies of a morphine overdose 1983 Carolyn Jones actress (Morticia-Addams Family), dies at 54 of cancer Reported: MISSING in ACTION 1965 BOWER JOSEPH E. ELY NV 1967 GOPP THOMAS ALAN NEW LONDON OH SURVIVORS EXTRACTED SAY SUBJ DEAD 1967 MC GRATH JAMES P. CHICAGO IL SURVIVORS EXTRACTED SAY SUBJ DEAD 1967 NEWCOMB WALLACE G. PAINTED POST NY 03/14/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE IN 98 1967 NAHAN JOHN B. III ALLEGAN MI SURVIVORS EXTRACTED SAID SUBJ DEAD 1967 WOLPE JACK NEWBURGH NY SURVIVORS EXTRACTED SAY SUBJ DEAD 1970 ANSON ROBERT 08/23/70 RELEASED On this day... 1492 Columbus sets sail from Palos, Spain for "Indies" 1596 David Fabricius discovers light variation of Mira (1st variable star) 1678 Robert LaSalle builds 1st ship in America, Griffon 1852 1st intercollegiate rowing race, Harvard beats Yale by 4 lengths 1860 American Canoe Association founded at Lake George NY 1863 Governor Seymour asks Lincoln to suspend draft in NY 1863 Saratoga Racetrack (NY) opens 1881 US Nation Lawn Tennis Association removes "Nation" from name 1882 Congress passes 1st law restricting immigration 1914 Germany invades Belgium & declares war on France in WW I 1914 Yankee catcher Nunamaker throws out 3 would be stealers in 1 inning 1921 1st aerial cropdusting (Troy Ohio to kill caterpillars) 1921 Due to a technicality, 8 Chicago White Sox accused in the Black Sox scandal are acquited, however Landis throws them out of baseball 1928 Ray Barbuti saves US team from defeat in Amsterdam Olympics track events by winning 400 m (47.8 sec) 1930 2nd time in 1930, Chuck Klein of Phillies hits in 26 straight games 1933 Yanks are shut out for 1st time after 308 games 1940 Lithuanian SSR is accepted into the USSR 1949 Basketball Assoc of America & National Basketball League merge to form the National Basketball Association 1952 15th Olympic games close in Helsinki Finland 1953 Frank Blair becomes news anchor of the Today Show 1954 1st VTOL (Vertical Take-off & Land) flown 1955 Automobile Association of America ends support of auto racing 1955 Hurricane Connie begins pounding US for 11 days 1956 Willie Williams of the US sets 100 meter record at 10.1 1958 USS Nautilus begins 1st crossing of Arctic Ocean under icecap 1959 AL beats NL 5-3 in 27th All Star Game (Dodger Stadium) 1960 Niger gains independence from France 1962 NY Met Frank Thomas hits his 6th HR in 3 games 1963 Allan Sherman releases "Hello Mudda, Hello Fadda" 1963 Beatles final performance at the Cavern Club in Liverpool 1963 Great Train Robbery-$2.5 M ($3.25 M) robbed 1969 Reds beats Phillies 19-17 1970 4 day NFL strike ends 1970 Hurricane "Celia" becomes most expensive Gulf storm in history 1970 Mairiam Hargrave of Yorkshire, passes her driving test on 40th try 1971 Paul McCartney announces the formation of his group Wings 1973 Flash fire kills 51 at amusement park. (Isle of Man, UK) 1974 Guitarist Jeff Baxter quits Steely Dan & joins Doobie Brothers 1975 500 drown when 2 river boats collide & sink in China's West River 1975 Louisiana Superdome is dedicated 1977 Radio Shack issues a press release introducing the TRS-80 computer 25 existed, within weeks thousands were ordered 1979 Fastest jai-alai shot (188 mph), Jose Arieto at Newport Jai Alai, RI 1980 Duke Snider & Al Kaline enter baseball's Hall of Fame 1981 Air Traffic Controllers (PATCO) begin their strike 1982 Clyde King replaces Gene Michaels as Yankee manager 1983 John Sain of South Bend, Ind builds 3.91 m house of cards 1984 365.7 million shares traded in NY Stock Exchange 1985 "Nihilator" set harness pacing mile (1:49.6) in East Rutherford, NJ 1987 Chicago Bears beat Dallas Cowboys 17-6 in London, England (NFL expo) 1987 Discovery in Orbital Processing Facility is powered up for STS-26 1988 Skip Storch swims 246 km of Hudson River from Albany to NYC 1989 5th jockey to win 6,000 races (Jorge Valesquez) 1989 Lawrence Delisle drives his 4 kids into river 1989 Rickey Henderson sets AL mark of 50 steals in 9 seasons 1989 Cincinnati Reds send record 20 men to bat with a record 16 hits in 1 inning as they score 14 runs in the 1st inning 1990 NY Yankee Kevin Mass sets record with 10th HR in 1st 72 at bats 1990 Radio Kuwait goes off the air, due to the Iraqi invasion 1990 US announces commitment of Naval forces to Gulf regions 1990 For the 3rd time in 1990 a no-hitter is broken up with 2 outs in the 8th inning. Doug Drabek of Pitts still beats Phila 11-0 1991 Pan Am games open in Havana Holidays Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week" New Zealand : Arbor Day (1872) Niger : Independence Day (1960) Tunisia : Bourguiba's Birthday (1902) Arizona, Michigan : American Family Day - - - - - ( Sunday ) Italy : Joust of the Quintana (1st Sunday) - - - - - ( Sunday ) Bahamas, Barbados, Turks & Caicos Island : Emancipation Day (1838) - - - - - ( Monday ) British Commonwealth : Bank Holiday - - - - - ( Monday ) Canada : Civic Holiday (1st Monday) - - - - - ( Monday ) Colorado : Colorado Day (1876) - - - - - ( Monday ) Jamaica : Independence Day (1962) - - - - - ( Monday ) St Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla : August Monday - - - - - ( Monday ) US : National Smile Week begins - - - - - ( Monday ) Grasmere England : Rush-Bearing Day - - - - - ( Saturday )

AUGUST IS... August is National Catfish Month August is Romance Awareness Month August is Foot Health Month August 1 is...National Raspberry Cream Pie Day August 3 is...National Watermelon Day August 4 is...Twins Day Festival August 6 is...Wiggle Your Toes Day August 7 is...Sea Serpent Day August 8 is...Sneak Zucchini Onto Your Neighbor's Porch Night August 10 is...Lazy Day August 12 is...Middle Child's Day August 13 is...Blame Someone Else Day August 15 is...National Relaxation Day & National Failures Day August 18 is...Bad Poetry Day August 25 is...Kiss-And-Make-Up Day August 28 is...World Sauntering Day August 30 is...National Toasted Marshmallow Day August 31 is...National Trail Mix Day

Today in History for August 17 LONDON (Reuters) - Here are some notable events from this date in history: 1786 - Davy Crockett, U.S. frontiersman and politician, born. U.S. congressman 1827-31, 1833-35. Killed by the Mexicans at the Alamo in March 1836. 1893 - Mae West, U.S. sex symbol and actress, born. Her Broadway performance in ``Sex'' in 1926 earned her an eight-day jail term. The only actress to have an inflatable life jacket named after her, she insisted her birth year was 1893 and not 1892 as is often recorded. 1929 - Francis Gary Powers, U.S. pilot, born. He was shot down in a spy plane over Soviet territory in 1960, setting off a major diplomatic crisis. 1943 - Robert De Niro, U.S. actor and Oscar winner for ``The Godfather Part II'' and ``Raging Bull,'' born in New York. 1952 - Nelson Piquet, Brazilian grand prix motor racing champion, born. 1960 - Actor Sean Penn, Oscar-nominated for his lead roles in ``Dead Man Walking'' and ``Sweet and Lowdown,'' born in Los Angeles. 1962 - Peter Fechter, 18, was shot by East German guards as he attempted to flee across the Berlin Wall. Left to bleed to death, his case was the most notorious in the history of the Wall. In July 1996 two former guards were charged with his manslaughter. 1969 - Dr Philip Blaiberg died in South Africa, 19 months and 15 days after receiving a heart transplant, a survival record at the time. 1978 - Three American balloonists, Ben Abruzzo, Maxie Anderson and Larry Newman, completed the first crossing of the North Atlantic in their balloon, Double Eagle II. 1983 - Ira Gershwin, U.S. lyricist and elder brother of George, died in Beverly Hills aged 86. 1987 - Adolf Hitler's deputy Rudolf Hess was found dead in his cell in Spandau Prison, after hanging himself with an electric cord. 1988 - Pakistan President Zia ul-Haq and the U.S. ambassador to Pakistan Arnold Raphel were killed when Zia's plane exploded after takeoff. 1990 - American singer Pearl Bailey, who entertained two generations with her stage and record performances, died. 1995 - First reports emerged that Alison Hargreaves, the first woman to climb Everest without oxygen, had been killed by an avalanche on K-2 four days earlier. 1998 - U.S. President Clinton testified in four hours of questioning in the White House by independent prosecutor Kenneth Starr, and said on TV he had an ``inappropriate relationship'' with Monica Lewinsky. 1999 - A French state prosecutor lay sole blame on chauffeur Henri Paul for the Paris road crash that killed Britain's Princess Diana in 1997 and said the case should be closed without charges.

August 24th Birthdates which occurred on your SELECTED date of August 24: 1113 Geoffrey Plantagenet France, conquered Normandy 1591 Robert Herrick England, poet (Gather ye rosebuds) (baptized) 1759 Wilbur Wilberforce England, crusaded against slavery 1787 James Weddell Ostend England, Antarctic explorer (Weddell Sea) 1816 Sir Daniel Gooch laid 1st successful transatlantic cables 1872 Sir Max Beerbohm England, caricaturist/writer/wit (Saturday Review) 1886 William Francis Gibbs naval architect, designed Liberty ships 1890 Duke Kahanamoku Hawaii, 100m swimmer (Olympic-gold-1912, 20) 1894 Jean Rhys West Indies, writer (Voyage in the Dark) 1896 Phil Baker Phila, comedian (Who's Whose) 1898 Albert Claude Belgium, physician (Nobel 1974) 1898 Malcolm Cowley Belsano Penn, author (Flowering of New England) 1899 Jorge Luis Borges Argentina, writer of fiction, essays (Labyrinths) 19-- Carole Ita White NYC, actress (Rosie-Laverne & Shirley) 19-- Frank Runyeon actor (As the World Turns) 19-- Stephen Keep Camden SC, actor (Les Kincaid-Flo) 19-- Steve Hanks Wadsworth Ohio, actor (B.A.D. Cats) 1900 Preston Foster Ocean City NJ, actor (Waterfront, Gunslinger) 1902 Fernand Braudel French historian (Civililization & Capitalism) 1912 Durward Kirby Indianapolis Ind, TV announcer (Garry Moore Show) 1917 Dennis James Jersey City NJ, wrestling announcer/TV host (PDQ) 1922 R�ne L�vesque Quebec premier (1976-85) 1924 Louis Teicher pianist (Ferrante & Teicher-Exodus) 1927 William V Shannon journalist/ambassador to Ireland (1977-81) 1938 Mason Williams Abilene Tx, writer (Smother Brothers Hour) 1944 Gregory B Jarvis Detroit Mich, astronaut (STS 25) 1946 Richard "Dick" N Richards Key West Fl, USN/astr (STS-28, 41, sk:50) 1949 Anna L Fisher St Albans NY, MD/astronaut (STS 51-A) 1949 Joe Regalbuto Bkln NY, actor (Knots Landing, Frank-Murphy Brown) 1956 Gerry Cooney heavyweight boxer (Olympics-1980) 1958 Steve Guttenberg Bkln NY, actor (Police Academy, Short Circuit) 1961 Cal Ripken Jr all-star shortstop (Balt Orioles) 1963 John Bush heavy metal rocker (Armoured Saint-Can U Deliver) 1964 Pebbles rocker (Girlfriend) 1965 Marlee Matlin Ill, deaf actress (Children of Lesser God-Acad Award) 1962 Mary E Weber Cleveland Ohio, PhD/astronaut 19!! John, Toronto, Canada Deaths which occurred on August 24: 1967 Amanda Randolph actress (Danny Thomas, Amos n Andy), dies at 65 1973 Billy Greene actor (Burton-One Man's Family), dies at 76 1983 Jack Somack actor (Ball Four, Stockard Channing Show), dies at 64 1988 Max Shulman author (Dobie Gillis, Tender Trap), dies at 69 1991 Abel Kivlat US 1500m runner (Olympic-silver-1912), dies at 99 1991 Bernard Castro patented convertible couch, dies at 87 1998 E.G. Marshall actor - "The Defenders", "Nixon", "Absolute Power", dies at 88 Reported: MISSING in ACTION 1965 BRUNHAVER RICHARD M. YAKIMA WA 02/12/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE IN 1998 1965 DOREMUS ROBERT H. MONTCLAIR NJ 02/12/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98 1965 FRANKE FRED A. BROOKLYN NY "02/12/73 RELEASED BY DRV (SAN DIEGO, CA)" " ""BILL"" ALIVE AND WELL 98" 1967 ALLARD RICHARD M. CHESANING MI 1967 GOFF KENNETH B. JR. WARWICK RI 1967 HESS JAY C. FARMINGTON UT 03/14/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98 1967 HOLTZMAN RONALD L. WHITEPOINT VA 1967 SCHELL RICHARD J. MINNEISKA MN 1968 HEEP WILLIAM ARTHUR SAN PEDRO CA 1968 LADEWIG MELVIN E. ENGLEWOOD CO 1968 READ CHARLES H. JR. MIAMI FL 1969 HATCH PAUL G. 08/25/69 ESCAPED On this day... 79 Mt Vesuvius erupts, buries Pompeii & Herculaneum 410 Rome overrun by Visigoths, symbolized fall of Western Roman Empire 1572 King Charles IX orders massacre of thousands of French Protestants 1662 Act of Uniformity requires English to accept book of Common Prayer 1682 DE awarded to William Penn 1751 Thomas Colley executed in England for drowning supposed witch 1814 British sack Washington, DC, White House burned 1853 1st potato chips prepared by Chef George Crum (Saratoga Springs, NY) 1854 National emigration convention meets in Cleveland 1869 Waffle iron invented 1891 Thomas Edison patents motion picture camera 1905 Chicago Cubs beat the Phillies 2-1 in 20 innings 1906 Cincinatti Red John Weimer no-hits Dodgers, 1-0 in 7 inning game 1909 Workers start pouring concrete for Panama Canal 1912 NYC ticker tape parade for Jim Thorpe & victorious US olympians 1912 Territory of Alaska organized 1912 US passes Anti-gag law, federal employees right to petition the govt 1922 1st Phillie to hit for the cycle (Cy Williams) 1932 1st transcontinental non-stop flight by a woman, Amelia Earhart 1936 Australian Antarctic Territory created 1939 Germany & USSR sign 10-year non-aggression pact 1949 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) established 1950 1st US Negro delegate to UN appointed-ES Sampson 1950 Operation Magic Carpet-45,000 Yemenite Jews move to Israel 1954 Communist Control Act passed, at height of McCarthyism 1954 International Amateur Athletic Federation recognizes Red China 1956 1st non-stop transcontinental helicopter flight arrived Wash DC 1959 Hiram L Fong sworn in as 1st Chinese-American senator while Daniel K Inouye sworn in as 1st Japanese-American Rep (Both from Hawaii) 1960 -127 F (-88� C), Vostok, Antarctica (world record) 1960 60 people die when bus plunges off bridge into Turvo River, Brazil 1961 Former nazi leader Johannes Vorster becomes South Africa's minister of justice (if the shoe fits...) 1963 1st 200 meter freestyle swum under 2 minutes (Don Schollander 1:58) 1963 John Pennel is 1st to pole-vault 17' 1964 2nd Mayor's Trophy Game, Yanks beat Mets 6-4 1966 USSR launches Luna 11 for orbit around Moon 1967 Liberian flag designed 1968 France became world's 5th thermonuclear power 1970 Bomb kills 1 at U of Wisconsin's Army Math Research Center in Madison 1972 8th Mayor's Trophy Game, Yanks beat Mets 2-1 1972 Gordie Howe & Jean Beliveau inducted in Hockey Hall of Fame 1975 SF Giant Ed Halick no-hits NY Giants, 6-0 1975 Tampa Bay Rowdies beat Portland 2-0 for NASL cup 1976 Soyuz 21 returns to Earth 1979 NFL fans (60,916) choose old Patriots logo over new 1979 UN's Vienna office begins issuing postage stamps 1981 Mark David Chapman is sentenced to 20 yrs to life for Lennon's murder 1984 Pat Bradley set the LPGA record for 9 holes with a 28 at Denver 1985 STS 51-I mission scrubbed at T -5m because of bad weather 1987 Announcement of possible Martian tornadoes 1989 Pete Rose is suspended from baseball for life for gambling 1989 Voyager 2 flies past Neptune 1990 Iraqi troops surround US & other embassies in Kuwait City 1991 Gorbachev resigns as head of USSR Communist Party 1991 Ukraine declares independence from the USSR Holidays Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week" Liberia : Flag Day (1847) Sierra Leone : President's Birthday Religious Observances RC, Ang, Luth : Feast of St Bartholomew, apostle Religious History 0410 The Visigoths sacked Rome, disillusioning Christians who were trusting in God's protection of this ecclesiastical center of early Christianity. St. Augustine (354�430) later tacked this religious problem in his monumental work, "City of God" (ca.413�27). 1456 In Mainz, Germany, volume two of the famed Gutenberg Bible was bound, completing a two-year publishing project, and making it the first full-length book to be printed using movable type. 1572 The St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre took place all across France, where thousands of French Protestants (Huguenots) were slaughtered. depleted the intellectual, educational and financial reserves of the French nation. 1854 The Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Iowa was organized by German Lutherans. In 1930 this synod merged with the synods of Ohio and Buffalo to form the American Lutheran Church. 1906 Five Baptist congregations met at Jellico Creek, Whitley County, Kentucky, and formed the Church of God of the Mountain Assembly. The CGMA both pentecostal and holiness in doctrine reports a world membership today of 7,000. Source: William D. Blake. ALMANAC OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1987. Additional information supplied by the author. Contact via E-mail: William D. Blake. (pilgrimwb@aol.com) Thought for the day : " Nothing beats reading a good book when there is work to do. " WORLDWIDE HISTORIC DATES & EVENTS brought to you DAILY by : Scope Systems

On this day...October 26 1774 First Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia 1825 Erie Canal between Hudson River & Lake Erie opened 1863 Soccer rules standardized; rugby starts as a separate game 1863 Worldwide Red Cross organized in Geneva 1863 Football Association forms in England, standardizing soccer 1868 White terrorists kill several blacks in St Bernard Parish, Louisiana 1869 First American steeplechase horserace (Westchester, NY) 1876 President sends federal troops to SC 1881 Shootout at the OK corral, in Tombstone, Arizona 1887 Detroit (NL) beats St Louis (AA) 10 games to 5 in the World Series 1903 Yerba Buena is first Key System ferry to cross SF Bay 1905 First Soviet (workers' council) formed, St Petersburg, Russia 1905 Union of Sweden & Norway ends 1911 Phila A's beat NY Giants, 4 games to 2 in 8th World Series 1916 Margaret Sanger arrested for obscenity (advocating birth control) 1921 Solomon Porter Hood named minister to Liberia 1941 US savings bonds go on sale 1942 US ship Hornet sunk in Battle of Santa Cruz Islands during WW II 1947 Maharajah of Jammu & Kashmir accedes to India 1949 Pres Truman increases minimum wage from 40 cents to 75 cents 1950 Branch Rickey resigns as Brooklyn Dodger president 1951 Rocky Marciano defeats Joe Louis at Madison Square Garden 1955 Ngo Dinh Diem proclaims Vietnam a republic with himself as pres 1956 UN's International Atomic Energy Agency statute approved 1956 Vietnam promulgates its constitution 1957 USSR fires defense minister, Marshal Georgi Zhukov 1957 Vatican Radio begins broadcasting 1958 PanAm flies the first transatlantic jet trip-NY to Paris 1960 AL announces Minneapolis & LA to get teams in 1961 1960 AL's Washington Senators move to become Minnesota Twins 1962 Beatles tape "Please Please Me" & "Ask Me Why" 1964 Rolling Stones appear on the Ed Sullivan Show 1965 Beatles receive MBEs at Buckingham Palace 1965 Sylvia Likens tortured by teen girl gang 1966 first Pacific communications satellite launched, Intelsat 2 1967 Shah of Iran crowns himself after 26 years on Peacock Throne 1968 Soyuz 3 launched 1970 "Doonesbury" comic strip debuts in 28 newspapers 1971 UN votes to replace Taiwan with China 1972 Guided tours of Alcatraz (by Park Service) begin 1972 Henry Kissinger declares "Peace is at hand" in Vietnam 1973 Wings release "Helen Wheels" 1974 Cleveland Coliseum opens for NBA's Cavaliers & MISL's Crunch 1975 Anwar Sadat became first Egyptian president to officially visit the US 1976 Transkei gains independence, not recognized outside of South Africa 1976 Trinidad & Tobago becomes a republic 1977 5th & final test of space shuttle Enterprise 1977 Dr. Clifford R. Wharton, Jr. named chancellor of State University of NY 1980 St. Louis Cards sack Balt Colt QBs an NFL record tying 12 times 1981 LA Dodgers beat NY Yankees, 4 games to 2 in 78th World Series 1982 Steve Carlton became first pitcher to win 4 Cy Young awards 1984 "Baby Fae" gets baboon heart transplant, lives 21 days 1984 E Bowell discovers asteroid #3174 Alcock 1985 On a poor call in 6th game, umpire Don Deckinger starts a string of events costing Cardinals the World Series 1987 Dow Jones down 156.83 points 1987 Head of Salvadoran Human Rights Comm assassinated by death squads 1988 Donald Trump bills Mike Tyson $2,000,000 for 4 month advisory service 1988 US-Soviet effort free 2 grey whales from frozen Arctic, Barrow, AK Birthdates which occurred on October 26th: 1466 Desiderius Erasmus, Holland, scholar/author (In Praise of Folly) 1685 Domenico Scarlatti, Naples Italy, composer/harpsichordist 1759 Georges Danton, France, revolutionary leader 1791 Charles Sprague, Boston, banker/poet (Curiosity) 1855 Charles Post, Mr. breakfast cereal 1861 Richard D. Sears, Boston, first to win US amateur national tennis match 1873 Thorvald Stauning, Denmark, PM (1924-26, 1929-42) 1879 Leon Trotsky, Russian revolutionary 1894 John S. Knight, West Virginia, publisher (Knight-Rider) 1910 John Cardinal Krol, former archbishop of Philadelphia 1911 Mahalia Jackson, New Orleans, gospel singer (Whole World in His Hands) 1911 Sid Gillman, NFL coach (LA, San Diego, Houston) 1914 Jackie Coogan, Los Angeles, actor (Uncle Fester-Addams Family) 1917 Felix the Cat, cartoon character 1919 Edward W. Brooke, first black senator in over 80 yrs (R-Mass) 1919 Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Aryamehr, the last Shah of Iran 1931 Hank Garrett, Monticello NY, actor (Car 54 Where Are You) 1932 Chinadorai Deshmutu, India, field hockey player (1952) 1933 Suzy Parker, San Antonio Tx, model/actress (Chamber of Horrors) 1936 Bruce Belland, Chicago, singer (Tim Conway Hour) 1939 John Arden, England, novelist/playwright (Left Handed Liberty) 1940 Mario Orosco, first victim of NYC's Zodiac killer (survives) 1941 Harald Nielsen, Denmark, soccer player (Olympic-silver-1960) 1942 Bob Hoskins, Suffolk England, actor (Brazil, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?) 1945 Pat Conroy, American writer (Great Santini, Prince of Tides) 1946 Pat Sajak, Chicago, TV host (Wheel of Fortune, Pat Sajak Show) 1947 Jaclyn Smith, Houston Tx, actress (Charlie's Angels) 1948 Marshall Colt, New Orleans, actor (Eric-Lottery) 1950 Chuck Foreman, NFL running back (Minnesota Vikings) 1953 Julian Keith Stockland, drummer (B-52's-Rock Lobster) 1954 Lauren Tewes, actress (Love Boat, Eyes of a Stranger) 1962 Cary Elwes, actor (Glory, Princess Bride) 1963 Kerri Lynne Rosenberg, Burlington Iowa, Miss Iowa-America 1966 Olga Bicherova, gymnastics (won title at 15yrs 33 days) Deaths which occurred on October 26th: 901 King Alfred the Great 1868 B. F. Randolph, SC state senator, assassinated 1909 Prince Ito of Japan, assassinated 1962 Louise Beavers, actress (Beulah-Beulah), dies at 64 1979 Park Chung-hee, South Korean President, assassinated 1984 Sue Randall, actress (Miss Landers-Leave it to Beaver), dies at 49 1990 William Paley, CEO (CBS), dies at 89 from a heart attack 1991 Lori Rae Matthews, crushed to death by an artist's 485 lb umbrella

October 27, 2000 On this day... 625 Honorius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope 1492 Christopher Columbus discovers Cuba 1775 US Navy established 1787 Federalist letters start appearing in NY newspapers 1795 Treaty of San Lorenzo, provides free navigation of Mississippi 1810 US annexes West Florida from Spain 1858 RH Macy & Co opens 1st store, (6th Ave-NYC) Gross receipts $1106 1871 Boss Tweed (William Macy Tweed), Democratic leader of Tammany Hall, arrested after NY Times exposed his corruption 1880 Theodore Roosevelt marries Alice Lee, on his 22nd birthday 1886 Musical fantasy "Night on Bald Mountain," performed in Russia 1893 Hurricane hits coast between Savannah Ga & Charleston SC 1896 First Pali Road completed in Hawaii (winds so strong streams flow UP!) 1904 World's first subway, the IRT (Interborough Rapid Transit), opens in New York City, subway/bus fare is set at one nickel 1916 First published reference to "jazz" appears (Variety) 1919 Axeman of New Orleans claims last victim 1920 League of Nations moves headquarters in Geneva 1920 Westinghouse radio station in East Pittsburgh, KDKA begins 1922 First commemoration of Navy Day 1925 Water skis patented by Fred Waller 1931 Chuhei Numbu of Japan, sets then long jump record at 26' 2" 1938 DuPont announces its new synthetic fiber will be called "nylon" 1941 Chicago Daily Tribune editorialize there will not be war with Japan 1947 "You Bet Your Life", with Groucho Marx, premieres on ABC radio 1948 Israel recaptures Nizzanim in the Negev 1954 B. O. Davis, Jr., becomes 1st black general in USAF 1954 Walt Disney's firsst TV show, "Disneyland," premieres on ABC 1959 Rare Pacific hurricane kills 2,000 in Western Mexico 1961 First Saturn launch vehicle makes an unmanned flight test 1961 American Basketball League starts play 1961 Outer Mongolia & Mauritania become the 102nd & 103rd members of UN 1967 4 people from Baltimore pour blood on selective service records 1967 Expo '67 closes in Montreal, Canada 1969 Ralph Nader sets up a consumer organization knowns as Nader's Raiders 1969 St Vincent & the Grenadines gains associated status with Britain 1971 Republic of the Congo becomes Republic of Zaire 1971 Steve Garvey weds Cynthia Truhan 1972 Golden Gate National Recreation Area created 1973 Alabama sets offensive record (828 yds), beats Virginia Tech 77-6 1977 NASA launches space vehicle S-200 1978 Begin & Sadat with the Nobel Peace prize 1978 President Carter signs Hawkins-Humphrey full employment bill 1979 Islanders score 2 goals within 6 seconds 3 goals within 44 seconds 1979 St Vincent & the Grenadines becomes independent of UK (Nat'l Day) 1979 Voluntary Euthanasia Society publishes how-to-do-it suicide guide 1980 Dave Gryllis sets world bicycle speed record of 94.37 kph 1981 Andrew Young, former UN Ambassador, elected mayor of Atlanta, Georgia 1982 China announces its population at over 1 billion people 1982 IBM ROM is capable of EGA graphics 1984 Wash State's Rueben Mayes sets college football rec of 357 yards rushing 1985 KC Royals beat St Louis Cards, 4 games to 3 in 82nd World Series 1986 NY Mets beat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3 in 83rd World Series 1987 South Korean voters overwhelmingly approved a new constitution 1988 "ET" released to home video (14 million presold) Birthdates which occurred on October 27th: 1728 James Cook captain/explorer, discovered Sandwich Islands 1782 Niccolo Paganini Genoa It, composer/violin virtuoso (Princess Lucca) 1811 Issac Merrit Singer inventor (1st practical home sewing machine) 1844 Klas Arnoldson Sweden, politician/pacifist (Nobel 1908) 1858 Theodore Roosevelt (R) 26th Pres (1901-09) (Nobel 1906) 1872 Emily Post authority on social behavior, writer (Etiquette) 1889 Enid Bagnold novelist (1956 Award of Merit) 1910 Fred de Cordova film/TV producer (The Tonight Show) 1910 Jack Carson Manitoba Canada, actor (Star is Born, Mildred Pierce) 1911 Leif Erickson Calif, actor (Invaders from Mars, On the Waterfront) 1912 Conlon Nancarrow Texarkana Arkansas, composer (Soundings 4) 1914 Dylan Thomas Swansea, Wales, poet (Child's Christmas in Wales) 1917 Oliver Tambo leader of African National Congress 1918 Paul Dixon Earling Iowa, Ohio talk show host (Paul Dixon Show) 1918 Teresa Wright NYC, actress (Pride of the Yankees) 1920 Nanette Fabray San Diego Calif, actress (One Day at a Time) 1922 Ralph Kiner HR hitter (Pitts Pirates)/sportscaster (NY Mets) 1923 Roy Lichtenstein US, Pop art painter; painted comic book panels 1923 Ruby Dee Cleve Ohio, actress (Raisin in the Sun, Cat People) 1925 Jane Connell Oakland Calif, actress (Jane-Stanley, Bridget-Dumpling) 1925 Mary Kay Steans Glendale Calif, actress (Mary Kay & Johnny) 1926 HR Haldeman former White House Chief of Staff-Watergate figure 1927 Dominick Argento York Penn, composer (Colonel Jonathan the Saint) 1928 Kyle Rote football half-back (NY Giants 1951-61) 1930 Bill George NFL linebacker (Chicago Bears, LA Rams) 1932 Jean-Pierre Cassel Paris France, actor (The Trout) 1932 Sylvia Plath American poet (Bell Jar) 1933 Floyd Cramer La, cowboy singer (Last Date, On the Rebound) 1939 John Cleese comedian/actor (Monty Python, Fawlty Towers) 1940 Lee Greenwood country singer (God Bless the USA) 1945 Carrie Snodgress Park Ridge Ill, actress (Diary of Mad Housewife) 1946 Steven R Nagel Canton Ill, USAF/astr (STS 51-G, STS 61-A, STS 37) 1946 Terry J Hart Pittsburgh Penn, astronaut (STS 41C) 1947 Terry Anderson AP correspondent/US hostage held in Lebanon (1984-) 1951 Jayne Kennedy Wash DC, actress (Penitentary) 1953 Michael A Baker Memphis Tenn, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut (STS 43) 1953 Peter Firth Bradford England, actor (Equus, Lifeforce, Tess) 1958 Hazell Dean rocker (Always Doesn't Mean Forever) 1958 Simon Le Bon rocker (Duran, Duran-Hungry Like the Wolf) 1963 Deborah Moore London England, actress (Danielle=-Day of Our Lives) 1963 Marla Maples Dalton Ga, model/Donald Trumps main squeeze 1968 Kata Karkkainen Helsinki Finland, playmate (Dec, 1988) Deaths which occurred on October 27th: 1449 Ulugh Beg, USSR astronomer, dies at 56 1553 Michael Servetus, Spanish physician, burns at stake for heresy 1955 Clark Griffith, baseball player/manager (NY Yankees), dies at 85 1962 Fatso Marco, comedian (Milton Berle Show), dies at 56 1964 Sammee Tong, actor (Bachelor Father, Mickey), dies at 63 1972 Lew Parker, actor (Lou Marie-That Girl), dies a day before turning 65 1988 S.B. Fuller, founder of Fuller products, dies at 83 1990 Elliott Roosevelt, son of FDR, dies at 80 1990 Xavier Cugart, bandlander, dies from heart failure at 90

October 30th On this day... 701 John VI begins his reign as Catholic Pope 1270 8th & last crusade is launched 1864 Helena, Montana's capital, founded 1871 Phila Athletics beat Chicago for 1st Natl Assn baseball pennent 1888 First ballpoint pen patented 1905 "October Manifesto." Russian Tsar Nicholas II grants civil liberties 1918 Slovakia asks for creation of Czechoslovakian state 1919 Baseball league presidents call for abolishment of the spitball 1922 Mussolini forms cabinet in Italy 1930 Turkey & Greece sign a treaty of friendship 1938 Orson Welles panics a nation with broadcast of "War of the Worlds" 1939 USSR & Germany agree on partitioning Poland 1941 USS Reuben James torpedoed by Germans, even though US is not in war 1944 Anne Frank is deported from Auschwitz to Belsen 1945 US government announces end of shoe rationing 1948 20 die & 6,000 made ill by smog in Donora Pennsylvania 1953 Dr. Albert Schweitzer & Gen. George C. Marshall win Nobel Peace Prize 1954 Defense Department announces elimination of all segregated regiments 1956 Israel captures Egyptian militay post at El-Thamad 1961 Soviet Union tests a 58 megaton hydrogen bomb 1965 Fireworks explosions kill 50 in Cartagena, Columbia 1972 Worst US rail accident in 14 years; 45 die in Chicago 1973 Tom Seaver becomes first non-20-game winner to win Cy Young award 1974 Muhammad Ali KO's George Foreman in 8th round in Kinshasa, Zaire 1975 Juan Carlos assumes power in Spain 1975 NY Daily News runs headline "Ford to City: Drop Dead" 1976 Jane Pauley becomes news co-anchor of the Today Show 1976 Rev. Joseph Evans elected president of the United Church of Christ 1979 NASA launches space vehicle S-203 1979 Richard Arrington elected mayor of Birmingham 1980 Honduras & El Salvador settle their boundary dispute 1980 NASA launches Flt Satcom-4 1985 22nd Space Shuttle Mission (61-A)-Challenger 9-launched 1988 2 gambling clubs & 1 player share 61.4 million California lotto 1991 Mid East peace conference begins in Madrid Spain 1938 - As part of a series of radio dramas based on famous novels, Orson Welles produced H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds. Near panic resulted when listeners believed the simulated news bulletins, which described a Martian invasion of New Jersey. Birthdates which occurred on October 30th: 1735 John Adams, Braintree, Mass (F) 2nd President (1797-1801) 1821 Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevski, Russian novelist & short-story writer 1830 John S. Bowen, Major-General (Confederate) 1873 Francisco Madero, Mexico, revolutionary, president (1911-13) 1885 Ezra Pound Hailey, Idaho, poet (Cantos) 1887 Eduardo Ciannelli, Italy, actor (Waldo-Johnny Staccato) 1893 Charles Atlas, body builder 1896 Ruth Gordon, actress (Rosemary's Baby, Harold & Maude) 1907 Renzo Cesana, Rome, TV host (First Date, Continental) 1914 Marion Ladewig, bowler (9 time woman bowler of year 1950-63) 1917 Ruth Hussey, Providence RI, actress (Another Thin Man, Phila Story) 1918 Ted Williams, Red Sox hitter (AL MVP '46, '49; Trip Crown '42, '47) 1919 Jane Randolph, singer, backup for Tony Orlando (Dawn) 1923 Herschel Bernardi, NYC, actor (Lt Jacoby-Peter Gunn, Arnie) 1928 Ernest Flatt, choreographer (Carol Burnett Show) 1928 William Campbell, Newark NJ, acotr (Jerry-Cannonball, Luke-Dynasty) 1931 Dick Gautier, actor (Hymie-Get Smart, Mr Terrific) 1932 Louis Malle, France, director (Atlantic City, Black Moon, Viva Maria) 1934 Hamilton Camp, London, actor (Andrew-He & She) 1936 Jim Perry, pitcher (Cy Young Award 1970) 1937 Claude Lelouch, movie director (A Man & A Woman, Cat & Mouse, Bolero) 1939 Grace Slick, Chicago, rock vocalist (Jefferson Airplane-White Rabbit) 1940 Ed Lauter, Long Beach NY, actor (Sheriff Cain-BJ & the Bear) 1943 Joanna Shimkus, Halifax NS, actress (Marriage of a Young Stockbroker) 1945 Henry Winkler, NYC, actor (Fonz-Happy Days, Night Shift) 1946 Andrea Mitchell, NYC, newscaster (NBC-TV, Summer Sunday USA) 1946 Lynne Marta, Philadelphia, actress (Love American Style) 1950 Phil Chenier, NBA guard (Wash Bullets) 1951 Harry Hamlin, Pasadena California, actor (Michael Kuzak-LA Law) 1953 Kathleen Cody, Bronx NY, actress (Charley & the Angel) 1954 JoAnne Russell, Miami, tennis player (Wibeldon Double 1977) 1965 Charnele Brown, East Hampton NY, actress (Kim-A Different World) 1969 Brittany Gae Thompson, Portland Oregon, Miss Oregon-America (1991) Deaths which occurred on October 30th: 1626 Willebord van Roijen, mathematician, dies at 35 1893 Sir John Abbott, PM of Canada (C) (1891-92), dies at 72 1968 Pert Kelton, actress (Cavalcade of Stars), dies at 61 1972 Alan Roth, orchestra leader (Milton Berle Show), dies at 68 1984 June Duprez, actress, dies at 66 1984 Mario Gallo, actor (Delvecchio), dies at 61 1985 Grant Kirby, actor/singer, dies in an auto accident at 74 1985 Kirby Grant, actor (Sky King), dies at 74 1988 John Houseman, actor (Paper Chase), dies at 86 1991 William Shea (Shea Stadium namesake), dies at 84

On this day...October 31st 1517 Martin Luther posts 95 theses on Wittenberg church-Protestant Reformation 1759 Earthquake in Safed Palestine kills hundred 1793 Execution of the Girondins at Paris, during the Reign of Terror 1815 Sir Humphrey Davy of London patents miner's safety lamp 1864 Nevada admitted as 36th state 1908 4th Olympic games ends in London 1922 Benito Mussolini (Il Duce) becomes premier of Italy 1940 Deadline for Warsaw Jews to move into the Warsaw Ghetto 1943 Wash Redskin Sammy Baugh passes for 6 touchdowns vs Bkln (48-10) 1950 Collazo & Torresola attempt to kill Truman in Washington, DC 1952 Firsst thermonuclear bomb detonated-Marshall Islands 1954 Algerian Revolution against French begins 1956 First American to land an airplane at South Pole-Rear Adm. GJ Dufek 1956 Britain & France begin to bomb Egypt to reopen the Suez Canal 1956 Brooklyn, NY ends streetcar service 1959 Lee Harvey Oswald announces in Moscow he will never return to US 1963 Ed Sullivan witnesses the Beatles & their fans at London Airport 1963 Leaking propane gas explodes, kills 64 at "Holiday on Ice" (Indiana) 1964 Barbra Streisand's "People," album goes #1 for 5 weeks 1967 Nguyen Van Thieu took oath of office as 1st pres of S Vietnam 2nd Rep 1968 Linda Eastman moves to UK permanently 1968 Milwaukee Bucks win their 1st game beating Detroit 138-118 (6th game) 1968 President Johnson orders a halt to all bombing of North Vietnam 1969 George Harrison's "Something" is released in UK 1969 Race riot in Jacksonville Florida 1974 Bundy victim Laura Aime disappears in Utah 1980 Julian Nott sets world hot-air balloon altitude record (16,806 m) 1982 Pope John Paul II becomes 1st pontiff to visit Spain 1983 Paul McCartney releases "Pipes of Peace" album 1983 Ron Grant completes a 217 day, 8,316 mile run around Australia 1984 Puerto Rican tanker, San Francisco, explodes spilling 2 million gallons of oil as the ship caught fire 1987 First jockey to win 9 races in 1 day (Chris Antley at Belmont) 1987 A pair in Coventry, England ties the world record for the longest singles tennis match at 80 hrs 21 minutes 1988 First Monday Night NFL game in Indianapolis, Colts beat Denver 55-23 1988 Journalists demand greater press freedom in Yugoslavia Halloween - is an ancient celebration combining Christian customs with ancient Druid autumn festival. All Hallow's Eve is the beginning of Hallowtide, a season embracing the Feast of All Saints (11/1) and the Feast of All Souls (11/2). This observance, dating from the sixth century, has long been associated with thoughts of spirits, the dead, ghosts, devils, and witches. Birthdates which occurred on October 31st: 1620 John Evelyn British, diarist (Life of Mrs Godolphin) 1632 Jan Vermeer, Holland, painter (Procuress, The Astronomer) 1795 John Keats, London, romantic poet (Ode to a Grecian Urn) 1815 Karl Weierstrass, Germany, mathematician (theory of functions) 1860 Juliette Gordon Low, Girl Scout founder 1887 Chiang Kai-shek, Chekiang Province, China, president of Nationalist China 1893 Sara Allgood, Dublin Ireland, actress (Jane Eyre, Spiral Staircase) 1896 Ethel Waters, Chester PA, actress (Beulah)/singer (Stormy Weather) 1897 Wilbur (Pete) Henry, NFL tackle (Canton, NY Giants, Pottsville) 1902 Eduard Franz, Milwaukee, actor (Zorro) 1902 Willie Shaw, race car driver (Indy 500-1937, 39, 40) 1906 Louise Talma, Arcachon France, composer (Summer Sounds) 1912 Dale Evans, Uvalde TX, cowgirl (Roy Rogers Show) 1920 Dick Francis, Wales, jockey/novelist (Whip Hand, High Stakes) 1923 Hicks B. Waldron, Amsterdam NY, CEO (Avon) 1926 Shirley Dinsdale, SF California, ventriloquist (Judy Splinters) 1927 Lee Grant [Lyova Haskell Rosenthal], NYC, actress (Shampoo, Landlord) 1928 Andrew Sarris, movie critic (Village Voice) 1931 Dan Rather, Wharton TX, news anchor (CBS Evening News, 60 Minutes) 1937 Michael Landon, Forest Hills NY, actor (Bonanza, Highway to Heaven) 1937 Tom Paxton, Chicago, folk singer/songwriter (Forest Lawn) 1942 David Ogden Stiers, Peoria Ill, actor (Winchester-M*A*S*H, Doc) 1944 Kinky Friedman, Palestine TX, country rocker (Ride 'em Jewboy) 1944 Sally Kirkland, NYC, actress (Anna, Sting, Pvt Benjamin, Big Bad Mama) 1947 Deidre Hall, Milwaukee, actress (Days of our Life, Our House) 1947 Frank Shorter, US, marathon runner (Olympic-gold-1972) 1949 Terrence W. Wilcutt, Russellville Ky, Major USMC/astronaut 1950 Jane Pauley, Indianapolis Indiana, newscaster (Today, NBC Weekend) 1950 John Candy, Ontario Canada, comedian (SCTV, Uncle Buck) 1953 John Lucas, NBA guard (Houston Rockets, Milwaukee Bucks) 1960 Reza Pahlavi, Iran, son of Shah of Iran 1961 Larry Mullen Jr., drummer (U2) 1963 Johnny Marr, rocker (The Smiths-Ask, Girl Afraid) 1964 Amanda Sandrelli, Rome Italy, actress (The Key) 1966 Ad-Rock [Adam Horowitz], rocker (Beastie Boys-You Gotta Fight) 1968 Vanilla Ice [Robert Van Winkle], rapper (Ice Ice Baby) Deaths which occurred on October 31: 1865 William Parson, 3rd Earl of Rosse & maker of large telescopes 1918 Count Stephen Tisza, Hungarian PM, assassinated by soldiers 1926 Erich Weiss, better known as magician Harry Houdini, dies in Detroit 1963 Henry Daniell, actor (Camille, Body Snatchers), dies at 69 1964 Theodore C. Freeman, astronaut, dies at 34 in a T-38 jet air crash 1965 Rita Johnson, actress (All Mine to Give), dies at 53 1975 Joseph Calleia, actor (Jungle Book, Gilda), dies at 78 1983 George Halas, NFL Hall of Fame, dies at 88 1984 Indira Gandhi, PM of India ,assassinated by 2 of her Sikh bodyguards 1987 Joseph Campbell, mythologist (Mythic Image), dies at 83 1991 Joseph Papp, Broadway producer (Chorus Line), dies of cancer at 70

Oh, my sister, who was born on April Fool's Day, has a son born on Hallowe'en. And a daughter born on Friday the thirteenth! No kiddding!

+--------------- Bizarre National Holidays ----------------+ NOVEMBER IS November is... International Drum Month November is... Peanut Butter Lover's Month November is... Slaughter Month November 1 is ... Plan Your Epitaph Day November 4 is... Waiting For The Barbarians Day November 5 is... Gunpowder Day November 8 is... Dunce Day November 9 is... Chaos Never Dies Day November 13 is... National Indian Pudding Day November 18 is... Occult Day November 20 is... Absurdity Day November 22 is... Start Your Own Country Day November 28 is... Make Your Own Head Day November 30 is... Stay At Home Because You're Well Day

November 8th is Dunce Day for sure if Bush wins.

Not sure it will not be no matter who "we" elect! Wishing I could vote for Vice President instead of president in this election. Next question...How much difference does it really make? It the president controlled by powers behind the throne? Congress? Other less honorable (yes, there are less honorable places...) groups of money-based power? We may never know...

It's really a toss up, what a cliffhanger down to the wire election!

November 7, 2000 ELECTION DAY in the USA On this day... National day of Russia. Feast day of St Herculanus of Perugia, St Engelbert, St Willibrord, and St Florentius of Strasbourg. 1783 The last public hanging in England took place when John Austin, a forger, was executed at Tyburn. 1872 The Marie Celeste, the ill-fated brigantine, sailed from New York to be found mysteriously abandoned near the Azores some time later. 1916 Jeanette Rankin, of the state of Montana, became the first woman member of US Congress. 1917 The Bolshevik Revolution, led by Lenin, overthrew Prime Minister Alexander Kerensky's government. 1972 Richard Nixon was reelected US president. 1988 In Las Vegas, "Sugar" Ray Lewis knocked out Canadian Donny Londe, completing his collection of world titles at five different weights. 1990 Mary Robinson became the Irish Republic's first woman president. Birthdates which occurred on November 7th: 994 Muhammad ibn Hazm historian/jurist/writer of Islamic Spain 1096 Herbert R O'Connor Balt Md, (Sen-Md)/TV narrator (Crime Syndicated) 1598 Francisco de Zurbar n Spain, Baroque painter (baptized) 1832 Andrew Dickson White educator/1st president of Cornell 1856 Semyon Zonovyevich Alapin Vilna, tied for chess 1st place (1878) 1867 Madame Marie Sklodowska Curie discovered radium (Nobel 1903, 1911) 1876 Culbert Olson Fillmore Utah, (Gov-D-Cal) 1879 Leon Trotsky Russian Communist theorist, Bolshevik 1883 Elder Lightfoot Solomon Michaux Newport New Va, TV preacher 1888 Sir Chandrasekhara Raman India, physicist (Nobel 1930) 1900 Efrem Kurtz St Petersburg Russia, conductor (Houston Symph 1948-54) 1903 Dean Jagger Lima Ohio, actor (Albert Vane-Mr Novak, Elmer Gantry) 1903 Konrad Lorenz zoologist/ethologist/writer (Nobel 1973) 1913 Albert Camus Algeria, novelist/director (The Just-Nobel 1957) 1916 Joe Bushkin NYC, jazz pianist (A Couple of Joes) 1918 Billy Graham Charlotte NC, evangelist (Crusades) 1922 Al Hirt New Orleans LA, jazz trumpeter (Greatest Horn in the World) 1926 Joan Sutherland Sydney Australia, operatic soprano (Met Opera) 1930 Rudy Boschwitz (Sen-R-Minn) 1936 Barry Newman Boston Mass, actor (Amy, Deadline, Petrocelli) 1936 Gwyneth Jones Pontnewyndd Wales, soprano (Die Walk?re) 1938 Dee Clark Arkansas, singer (Hambone, Nobody But You) 1938 James Katt pitcher/sportscaster (NY Yankees, Minn Twins) 1942 Johnny Rivers singer (Secret Agent Man) 1943 Joni Mitchell Alberta Canada, singer (Clouds) 1943 Judith Frost British Columbia 1944 Jim Watkins Phila, actor (Jerry-Magician) 1944 Joe Niekro baseball knuckler (NY Yankees) 1949 Judy Tenuda comedienne (Spotlight Cafe) 1951 Nick Guilder singer (Hot Child in the City) 1957 Dr Jonathan Palmer formula-1 racer 1957 Kathy McMillan long jumper (1976 Olympics silver) 1961 Mintcho Pachov Bulgaria, 67.5kg weightlifer (Olympic-bronze-1980) 1963 Todd McKee actor (Ted-Santa Barbara, Bold & Beautiful) 1964 Dana Plato Maywood Calif, actress (Kimberly-Diff'rent Strokes) 1964 Liam O'Maonlai rocker (Hothouse Flowers-Don't Go) 1972 Christopher Daniel Barnes actor (Ross-Day by Day, As World Turns) 1972 Clive B. Barnes Portland Me, actor (Scott Hayden-Starman) Deaths which occurred on November 7th: 1573 Solomon Luria (Maharshal) talmudic author (Yam Shel Shelomo) 1837 Elijah P Lovejoy publisher, murdered by proslavery mob 1962 Eleanor Roosevelt Former 1st Lady, dies at 78 in NYC 1978 Gene Tunney former heavyweight boxing champ, dies at 80 1980 Steve McQueen actor, dies at 50 1984 George Matthews actor, dies at 73 of heart disease

If YOU don't vote you have no right to complain for the next four years!!!

"I don't want to set the world on fire," goes the song. "I just want to start a flame in your heart." Or perhaps just induce heartburn, depending on how the romance goes. But no matter what course love takes, we often resort to fire for metaphors to describe it. This particular expression derives from another of life's passionate activities: politics. In 19th century America, people cared enough about their party's candidates to march in parades for them. These campaign parades were great spectacles. Bands joined in the fun, and partisans carried torches to show how strongly they felt about their favorite. Eventually, "carrying a torch" as an expression of passion also became synonymous with strong romantic feelings for someone. Of course, in love as in politics, you don't always win. You may even get burned. (Source: WHY YOU SAY IT by Webb Garrison) --------------- FAST FACTS: Politicians say the darndest things: "No man is an Ireland." --Chicago Mayor Richard Daley "I love California. I practically grew up in Phoenix." --Vice President Dan Quayle "Politics gives guys so much power that they tend to behave badly around women. And I hope I never get into that." --Rhodes Scholar Bill Clinton "The Internet is a great way to get on the Net." --Presidential candidate Bob Dole (Source: THE 267 STUPIDEST THINGS DEMOCRATS / REPUBLICANS EVER SAID)

On this day... 1793 The Louvre was opened to the public by the Revolutionary government, although only part of the collection could be viewed. 1895 William R�ntgen discovered X-rays during an experiment at the University of Wurzburg. 1923 Hitler led his unsuccessful rising in Munich, known as the Beer Hall Putsch. 1942 Under Eisenhower's command, US and British forces invaded North Africa, in "Operation Torch." 1958 Melody Maker published the first British album charts. 1987 An IRA bomb went off in Eniskillen, Co Fermanagh, shortly before a Remembrance Day service, killing 11 people. 1991 EC foreign ministers, meeting in Rome, imposed an economic embargo on Yugoslavia in an effort to halt the civil war there. 1994 In the US mid-term elections, the Democrats and President Clinton suffer a devastating setback: the Republicans gain control of the Senate for the first time since 1986. Birthdates which occurred on November 08: 1656 Sir Edmond Halley 1st to calculate comet's orbit (Halley's Comet) 1848 Gottlob Frege Germany, mathematician/logician (Begriffsschrift) 1876 Frank L Gillespie Ark, founded Supreme Life Insurance Company 1878 Marshall Walter "Mayor" Taylor famous African 1883 Sir Arnold Bax London, England, composer (Farewell My Youth) 1896 Bucky Harris baseball manager (Phillies, Yankees) 1897 Dorothy Day author (Stump the Authors) 1900 Margaret Mitchell writer (Gone With the Wind) 1913 Robert Strauss NYC, actor (Sgt Gruzewsky-Mona McCluskey) 1914 Norman Lloyd Jersey City NJ, actor (Auschlander-St Elsewhere) 1916 June Havoc Seattle Wash, actress (Willy, Panic, GE Theater) 1916 Peter Weiss Germany, Swedish writer/dramatist/novelist(Marat/Sade) 1921 Gene Saks actor/director (One & Only, Prisoner of 2nd Ave) 1921 Jerome Hines Hollywood Calif, basso (I am The Way) 1922 Christiaan Barnard S Africa, surgeon (perform 1st heart transplant) 1922 Esther Rolle Pompano Beach Fla, actress (Florida-Good Times, Maude) 1924 Joe Flynn Youngstown Ohio, actor (McHale's Navy) 1927 Patti Page Claremont Oklahoma, singer (Tennessee Waltz) 1930 Bob Harris Long Beach Calif, actor (Jim-Troubleshooters) 1931 Morley Safer Toronto Calif, TV newscaster (60 Minutes) 1935 Alain Delon France, actor (Honor Among Thieves) 1936 Edward G Gibson Buffalo NY, astronaut (Skylab 4) 1942 Angel Cordero Jr jockey (won over 6,000 races) 1947 Minnie Ripperton Chicago, singer (Loving You) 1948 Dale A Gardner Fairmont Minn, Cmdr USN/astronaut (STS 8, STS 51A) 1949 Bonnie Raitt LA, country singer (Green Light, The Glow) 1951 Mary Hart Sioux Falls SD, TV hostess (Entertainment Tonight) 1952 Christie Hefner daughter of Hugh Hefner, Playboy CEO 1954 Rickie Lee Jones Chicago, singer (Chuck E's in Love) 1956 Randi Brooks NYC, actress (Man With 2 Brains, Tightrope) 1961 Leif Garrett Hollywood Cal, singer/actor (Devil x 5, 3 for the Road) 1967 Courtney Thorne-Smith actress (Day by Day, Lucas, Summer School) 1967 Kim Dugger Wichita Kansas, Miss Kansas-America (1991) 1968 Parker Posey Balt Md, actress (Tess Shelby-As the World Turns) Deaths which occurred on November 8th: 1308 Duns Scotus who coined the word "dunce" 1933 King Nadir Shah of Afghanistan, assassinated by Abdul Khallig 1965 Dorothy Kilgallen columnist (What's My Line?), dies at 52 1968 Wendell Corey actor (11th Hour, Peck's Bad Girl), dies at 54 1969 Kam Tong actor (Have Gun Will Travel, Mr Garlund), dies at 62 1978 Norman Rockwell artist, dies in Stockbridge, Mass, at 84 1983 Robert Agnew director, died at 84 of kidney failure 1986 Beatrice Kay singer/actress (Sister Sue-Calvin & the Col), dies at 78

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My source has been somewhat unreliable of late... On this day...November 10 Feast day of St Leo the Great, St Justus of Canterbury, St Aedh MacBrice, St Theoctista, and St Andrew Avellino. 1775 The Continental Congress authorised the creation of the "Continental Marines", now known as the US Marines. 1862 The first performance of Giuseppe Verdi's opera La Forza del Destino was held in St Petersburg. 1871 Henry Morton Stanley, who had been sent to track down missing explorer David Livingstone, met him at Ujiji, on Lake Tanganyika. 1938 Kristallnacht, or "night of (broken) glass", took place when Nazis burned 267 synagogues and destroyed thousands of Jewish homes and businesses in Germany. 1928 Hirohito was crowned Emperor of Japan, at the age of 27. 1989 Bulldozers began demolishing the 28-year- old Berlin Wall, following the government's announcement it would allow free travel between East and West Germany. Birthdates which occurred on November 10th: 1483 Martin Luther Eisleben, Germany, founded Protestantism 1683 George II king of England (1727-60) 1697 William Hogarth England, satiric painter/engraver (Rake's Progress) 1730 Oliver Goldsmith Ireland, novelist/dramatist (She Stoops to Conquer) 1759 Frederich von Schiller Germany, poet/lyricist (Ode to Joy) 1793 Jared Kirtland US, physician/naturalist/reformed penitentiaries 1819 Cyrus West Field financier/success of 1st transatlantic cable 1844 Sir John SD Thompson (C), 4th PM of Canada (1892-94) 1851 Waldemar Br�gger Norway, geologist/mineralogist (Metamict State) 1861 Robert TA Innes Edinburgh Scotland, astronomer (Proxima Centauri) 1873 Henri Rabaud Paris France, composer (Le Premer Glaire) 1879 Nicholas Vachel Lindsay US, poet (Gen William Booth enters Heaven) 1879 Vachel Lindsay Springfield Ill, poet (Johnny Appleseed) 1880 Sir Jacob Epstein sculptor (Adam, Jacob & the Angel) 1882 Frances Perkins 1st woman Cabinet member (Sec of Labor 1933-45) 1889 Claude Rains London, actor (Invisible Man, Casablanca) 1895 John Knudsen Northrop aircraft designer (Northrop Air) 1907 Jane Froman St Louis Mo, singer (Jane Froman's USA Canteen) 1911 Harry Andrews Kent England, actor (Equus, Man of La Mancha) 1916 Billy May Pitts Pa, orch leader (Milton Berle Show) 1916 Guido Turchi Rome Italy, composer (Invettiva) 1918 Jack McCoy Akron Ohio, TV host (Live Like a Millionaire) 1919 Clyde (Bulldog) Turner NFL center (Chicago Bears) 1919 George Fenneman TV announcer (You Bet You're Life) 1919 Moise Tshombe pres of Katanga, then premier of the Congo (Za�re) 1925 Richard Burton South Wales, actor (Cleopatra, Virginia Woolf) 1930 Clarence M Pendleton Jr chairman of US comm on Civil Rights 1934 Norm Cash Eldorado Texas, 1st baseman (Detroit Tigers) 1935 Pippa Scott LA Calif, actress (Virginian, Mr Lucky) 1935 Ronald E Evans St Francis Ks, Captain USN/astronaut (Apollo 17) 1935 Roy Scheider Orange NJ, actor (All That Jazz, Jaws) 1937 Albert Hall Boothton Alabama, actor (Trouble in Mind, Ryan's 4) 1944 Dave Loggins singer (Please come to Boston) 1944 Tim Rice lyricist (Chess Moves, 1 Night in Bangkok) 1945 Donna Fargo NC, country singer (Happiest Girl in Whole USA) 1946 Alaina Reed Springfield Ohio, actress (Rose Lee Holloway-227) 1946 David Stockman Reagan's ex-budget director 1948 Greg Lake rock guitarist (Emerson, Lake & Palmer-Tarkus) 1949 Ann Reinking Seattle, dancer/actress (All the Jazz, Micki & Maude) 1950 Jack Scalia Bkln NY, actor (Berrengers, Hollywood Beat) 1955 Jack Clark all star outfielder (Giants, Cards, Yanks, Padres) 1956 Sinbad comedian/actor (Different World, At the Apollo) 1959 MacKenzie Phillips Alexandria Va, actress (Julie-1 Day at a Time) 1961 Junior [Norman Giscombe], R&B singer (Mama used to Say) 1973 Khiry Abdulsamad LA Calif, rocker (Boys-Dial My Heart, Lucky Charm) Deaths which occurred on November 10th: 1865 Henry Wirzm Confederate prison supt. executed for excessive cruelty 1938 Kemal Atark 1st pres of Turkey 1968 Gerald Mohr actor (Christopher-Foreign Intrigue), dies at 54 1978 Linda Scott dies at 28 1981 Abel Gance french movie director, dies at 92 1982 Leonid I Brezhnev Soviet 1st sect, dies of a heart attack at 75 1984 Sudie Bond actress, dies at 56 of a respiratory ailment 1985 Pelle Lindbergh Phila Flyer's Goalee, dies in drunk driving accident

On this day...November 11, 2000 Feast day of St Martin of Tours, St Bartholomew of Grottaferata, St Mannas of Egypt, and St Theodore the Studite. 1918 The armistice was signed between the Allies and Germany in Compeigne, France, effectively ending World War I. 1921 The British Legion held its first Poppy Day to raise money for wounded World War I veterans. 1940 The Willys-Overland Company launched a four-wheel drive vehicle for the US Army, named "Jeep" after GP (general purpose). 1952 The first video recorder was demonstrated in Beverly Hills, California, by its inventors John Mullin and Wayne Johnson. 1965 Ian Smith, Prime Minister of Rhodesia, unilaterally declared his country's independence from Britain. 1975 Angola gained independence from Portugal. Birthdates which occurred on November 11th: 1050 Henry IV Holy Roman emperor (1036-1106) 1636 Yen Jo-ch? Chinese scholar of Ch'ing dynasty 1744 Abigail Smith Adams 2nd 1st lady 1748 Charles IV king of Spain (1788-1808) 1771 Ephraim McDowell surgeon (pioneered abdominal surgery) 1821 Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky Russia, novelist (Crime & Punishment) 1836 Thomas Bailey Aldrich US, author/editor (Story of a Bad Boy) 1864 Alfred Hermann Fried Germany, pacifist (Nobel 1911) 1869 Victor Emmanual III king of Italy (1900-46)/Ethiopia 1872 Frederick A Stock J?lich, Germany, conductor (Theodore Thomas Orch) 1883 Ernest Ansermet Vevey Switzerland, conductor (Ruilles de Printemps) 1885 George S Patton general "Old Blood & Guts" 1896 Charles "Lucky" Luciano Sicily, NYC Mafia gangster 1898 Rene Clair director (I Married a Witch) 1899 Harold "Pie" Traynor baseball hall of fame 3rd baseman (Pirates) 1899 Pat O'Brien Milwaukee, actor (Knute Rockne, Angels with Dirty Faces) 1900 Helena Konopacka Poland, discus thrower (Olympic-gold-1928) 1900 Hugh Scott (Sen-R-Penn), minority whip 1900 John Longden West Indies, actor (Man From Interpol) 1901 Sam Spiegel producer (On the Waterfront, Bridge over River Kwai) 1904 Alger Hiss State Department official hid papers in a pumpkin 1909 Robert Ryan Chicago, actor (Billy Budd, Dirty Dozen, Longest Day) 1910 Franz Kemser Germany, 4 man bobsled (Olympic-gold-1952) 1911 King Hussein of Jordan. 1911 Patric Knowles England, actor (Big Steal, Chisum) 1914 Howard Fast screenwriter (Rachel & the Stranger, Spartacus) 1915 William Proxmire (Sen-D-WI) (Golden Fleece Awards) 1918 Stubby Kaye NYC, actor (Guys & Dolls, Lil' Abner, Cat Ballou) 1922 Kurt Vonnegut Jr author (Slaughterhouse Five, Sirens of Titan) 1925 Jonathan Winters Dayton Oh, comedian (J Winters Show, Mork & Mindy) 1927 Mose Allison Mississippi, jazz artist (Black Country Suite) 1929 LaVern Baker Chicago, R&B vocalist (I Cried a Tear) 1934 Bibi Andersson Sweden, actress (Scenes From a Marriage) 1934 Paula Myers-Pope US, platform diver, 2 silver, 1 bronze (Oly 1952-60) 1936 Susan Kohner actress (Imitation of Life, Gene Krupa Story) 1937 Warner Wolf Wash DC, sportscaster (WABC-TV, WCBS-TV) 1938 John Reilly Chicago, actor (Sean-General Hospital, Dallas, Hamptons) 1938 Josef Odozil Czech, 1500m (Olympic-silver-1964) 1939 Claudia Boyarskikh USSR, 5K/10K cross country (Olympic-gold-1964) 1943 Jan Adamski Poland, International Chess Master (1976) 1944 Jesse Colin Young NY, rocker (The Youngbloods-Soul of a City Boy) 1945 Daniel Ortega Saavedra president of Nicaragua (1984- ) 1945 Denise Alexander NYC, actress (General Hospital, Another World) 1951 Fuzzy Zoeller New Albany Ind, PGA golfer (Masters 1981) 1953 Andy Partridge guitars/vocal (XTC-Oranges & Lemons) 1954 Gail Marquis WBL forward (NY Stars, Olympic-silver-1976) 1955 Jigme Singye Wangchuk king of Bhutan (1972- ) 1956 Ian Craig Marsh rocker (Heaven 17-Electric Dreams) 1959 Vincent Irizarry Queens NY, actor (Guiding Light, Santa Barbara) 1960 Lisa Welch Semler Aberdeen Md, playmate (Sep, 1980) 1962 Demi Moore [Guynes], Roswell NM, actress (7th Sign, Blame it on Rio) 1963 Vinnie Testaverde NFL quarterback 1964 Philip McKeon Westbury NY, actor (Tommy-Alice, Return to Horror High) 1965 Brian Wilson NYC, murderer (FBI Most Wanted List) 1968 Jo Kittsee Germany, rocker (Fuzzbox-Into Rescue) 1968 Wyatt Pauley Ecuador, rocker (Linear-I Never Felt This Way, Lies) 1970 Derry Brownson rock keyboardist (EMF-Unbelievable) 1970 Lee Parkin Starsky daughter of Ringo 1974 Leonardo DiCaprio LA, actor (Luke-Growing Pains, Titanic) Deaths which occurred on November 11th: 1831 Nat Turner former slave, led a violent insurrection, hanged in VA 1956 Victor Young orch leader (Milton Berle Show), dies at 56 1962 Ren� Coty pres of France, dies at 80 1973 Stringbean [David Akeman], banjoist/comedian (Hee Haw), dies at 58 1974 Jane Ace comedian (Easy Aces), dies at 74 1975 Marty May (Fireball Fun For All), dies at 79 1984 Rev Martin Luther King Sr dies in Atlanta at 84 1986 Roger C Carmel actor (Mudd-Star Trek, Mothers-in-Law), dies at 54 1987 L T Coggeshall medical scientist (Sec of HEW 1956-58), dies at 86

November 13 On this day... 1002 The Massacre of the Danes in the southern counties of England took place by order of Ethelred II. 1851 The telegraph service between London and Paris began operating. 1907 The first helicopter rose 2 m/6.5 ft above ground in Normandy. 1914 US heiress Mary Phelps Jacob patented a new female undergarment, known as the "backless brassiere". 1916 In World War I, the Battle of the Somme ended, having caused the deaths of some 60,000 Allied soldiers. 1970 A tornado and tidal waves struck East Pakistan, killing over 500,000 people. 1985 The Colombian volcano Nevado del Ruiz, dormant since 1845, erupted, killing over 20,000 people. 1987 With a view to encouraging "safe sex", or AIDS prevention, the BBC screened its first condom commercial. Birthdates which occurred on November 13: 354 St Augustine of Hippo Numidia, Algeria, convert/Christian philosopher 1312 Edward III, king of England (1327-77) 1792 Edward John Trelawney, England, traveler/author (Adv of Younger Son) 1831 James Maxwell Edinburgh Scot, physicist (Treatise on Electricity) 1833 Edwin Thomas Booth, US, US Hall of Fame/actor (Hamlet) 1838 Joseph F. Smith, 6th pres of Mormon church 1850 Robert Louis Stevenson, Scotland, author (Treasure Island) 1854 George Whitefield Chadwick, Lowell Mass, composer (Judi Van Winke) 1856 Louis D. Brandeis, Supreme Court Justice (1916-39) 1882 John Lowry, Mount Vernon NY, NYC builder (Radio City Music Hall) 1898 Earl Sande, jockey (Hall of Famer) 1906 Conrad Thibault, Northbridge Massachusettes, singer (Jacques Fray Music Room) 1906 Hermione Baddeley, England, actress (Camp Runamuck, Maude, Good Life) 1915 Howard Cooke, Jamaica, (1991 Mico Gold Medal Award) 1916 Jack Elam, Miami AZ, actor (The Dakotas, East Street, Rio Lobo) 1917 Robert Sterling, Newcastle PA, actor (George Kirby-Adv of Topper) 1922 Jack Narz, Louisville KY, TV gameshow host (Dotto, Video Village) 1922 Madeleine Sherwood, Montreal, actress (Mother Superior-Flying Nun) 1922 Oskar Werner, film actor/director (Shoes of the Fisherman, Das Ekel) 1923 Linda Christian, Tampico, Mexico, actress (Athena, VIPs, Battle Zone) 1930 Fred Harris (Sen-D-Okla) 1932 Olga Fikotova, Czechoslovakia, discus thrower (Olympic-gold-1956) 1932 Richard Mulligan, Bronx NY, actor (Soap, Empty's Nest, Big Bus) 1933 Adrienne Corri, Glasgow Scotland, actress (River, Dr Zhivago) 1938 Jean Seberg, Marshaltown Iowa, actress (Breathless, Paint Your Wagon) 1941 Dack Rambo, Delano CA, actor (Guns of Will Sonnett, Dallas) 1941 Mel Stottlemyre, Washington, pitcher (NY Yankee)/pitching coach 1942 Beth Brickell, Camden Arkansas, actress (Gentle Ben) 1943 John Paul Hammond, NYC, blues singer (So Many Roads) 1947 Joe Mantegna, Chicago, actor (House of Games, Weeds) 1948 Sheila Frazier, NYC, actress (Gloria-Lazarus Syndrome) 1949 Terry Reid, guitarist (River, Bang Bang You're Terry Reid) 1949 Whoopi Goldberg [Caryn Johnson], NYC, actress (Color Purple, Burglar) 1953 Tracy Scoggins, Galveston TX, actress (Colbys, Gumshoe Kid) 1971 John Francis Zingg, Boston, musician (4 Fun-Unbelievable Fun Boys) Deaths which occurred on November 13th: 867 St Nicholas I (the Great) pope (858-67) 1460 Henry the Navigator, prince of Portugal, dies at 66 1829 Sam Patch loses his life in a 125' dive into Genesse Falls 1868 Gioacchino (Antonio) Rossini, composer (Barber of Seville), dies at 76 1961 Wally Brown, actor (Jed Fame-Cimarron City), dies at 57 1974 Karen Silkwood, killed in a car crash under suspicious circumstances 1983 "Alvin" Junior Samples, country singer (Hee Haw), dies at 56 1984 Dorothy Arnold, actress, dies at 66

Happy Birthday, Neil... On this day... November 14 1770 Scottish explorer James Bruce discovered the source of the Blue Nile in NE Ethiopia, then considered the main stream of the Nile. 1896 The speed limit for motor vehicles in Britain was raised from 4 mph to 14 mph. 1925 An exhibition of Surrealist art opened in Paris, including works by Max Ernst, Man Ray, Joan Mir�, and Pablo Picasso. 1940 Enemy bombing destroyed Coventry's medieval cathedral. 1952 Britain's first pop singles chart was published by New Musical Express. 1963 The island of Surtsey off Iceland was "born" by the eruption of an underwater volcano. 1973 Bobby Moore made his 108th (and final) international appearance for England, against Italy at Wembley. 1991 Prince Sihanouk, Cambodia's former head of state, returned to Phnom Penh after nearly 13 years in exile to head the country's interim government. Birthdays on November 14th: 1765 Robert Fulton built first commerciall steamboat 1776 Henri Dutrochet discovered & named process of osmosis 1797 Sir Charles Lyell, Scotland, geologist (Princibles of Geology) 1840 Claude Monet France, impressionist (Water Lilies) 1842 Walter Williams, claimed to be last survivor of Civil War (d 1959) 1861 Frederick Jackson Turner Wisc, historian/educator (Harvard U) 1863 Leo Baekeland, Belgian chemist (Bakelite) 1889 Jawaharlal Nehru, 1st Indian PM (1947-64) 1892 James Meredith, 800m runner (Olympic-gold-1912) 1896 Mamie Doud Eisenhower, 1st lady 1900 Aaron Copland Brooklyn, composer (Billy the Kid, Appalachian Spring) 1901 Morton Downey Wallingford, singer (Star of the Family) 1904 Dick Powell Ark, actor (42nd Street, Christmas in July) 1904 Marya Mannes, writer (The Reporter) 1906 Louise Brooks, silent screen star (American Venus, Pandora's Box) 1908 Harrison E Salisbury, journalist/writer (50th Anniversary of Soviet Union) 1909 Joseph R McCarthy (Sen-R-Wisc), anti-communist lunatic 1910 Rosemary DeCamp Prescott, actress (Love That Bob, That Girl) 1912 Barbara Hutton, heiress (Woolworth) 1914 Ken Carson, Coalgate Okla, singer (Garry Moore Show) 1919 Veronica Lake, actress (Duffy's Tavern, I Married a Witch) 1920 Johnny Desmond, Detroit Mich, singer (Your Hit Parade) 1921 Brian Keith, Bayonne NJ, actor (Bill-Family Affair, Loneliest Runner) 1921 Johnny Desmond, composer (Face the Music, Glenn Miller Time) 1924 Phyllis Avery, NYC, actress (Alice-George Gobel Show, Ruth-Mr Novak) 1926 Leonie Rysanek, dramatic soprano (Vienna Munich State Opera 1952-54) 1927 Narciso Yepes, Lorca Spain, guitarist (Orquesta Nacionale 1947) 1928 Kathleen Hughes, Hollywood California, actress (It Came From Outer Space) 1929 McLean Stevenson, Normal Ill, actor (M*A*S*H, Hello Larry) 1930 Edward H White II, San Antonio Texas, Lt Col USAF/astronaut (Gemini 4) 1933 Fred W Haise Jr, Biloxi Miss, astronaut (Apollo 13 STS T-1, T-3, T-5) 1935 Don Stewart, actor (Guiding Light) 1935 Hussein ibn Talal I, king of Jordan 1939 Wendy (Walter) Carlos, Pawtucket RI, composer (Switched on Bach) 1940 Freddie Garrity, musician (Freddie & the Dreamers-I'm Telling You Now) 1948 Prince Charles, Britain, Prince of Wales 1948 Robert Ginty, actor (Paper Chase, White Fire) 1949 Terry Lee, Johnson Alabama, murderer (FBI Most Wanted List) 1953 Alexander O'Neal, British personality (James Hearsky Harris III) 1955 Jack Sikma, NBA center (Seattle Supersonics, Milwaukee Bucks) 1967 Letitia Dean, actress (Sharon Watts-EastEnders) 1974 David Moscow, actor (Big) Deaths on November 14th: 565 Justinian, Roman emperor, dies at 82 1915 Booker T. Washington, educator/organizer, dies at 59 in Tuskegee Ala 1929 Joseph McGinnity, baseball pitcher (NY Giants), dies at 58 1955 Robert E Sherwood, dramatist (Abe Lincoln in Illinois), dies at 59 1984 George Matthews, Brooklyn NY, actor (Chick-Glynis), dies at 73 1990 Malcolm Muggeridge, WW II spy for Britain, dies at 87 1991 Tony Richardson, British director (Tom Jones), dies of AIDS at 63

November 16, 2000 On this day... 1532 Pizarro seizes Incan emperor Atahualpa after victory at Cajamarca 1676 1st colonial prision organized, Nantucket, Mass 1776 Hessians capture Fort Washington, Manhattan 1798 Kentucky becomes 1st state to nullify an act of Congress 1841 N.E. Guerin of NY patents cork-filled life preserver 1864 Union Gen William T Sherman begins march to the sea during Civil War 1894 6,000 Armenians massacred by Turks in Kurdistan 1901 3 autos race on Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn, fastest speed achieved by Henry Fournier who drives a mile in 51 4/5 seconds 1907 Oklahoma becomes 46th state 1908 Arturo Tuscanini begins conducting NY's Metropolitan Opera 1914 Federal Reserve System formally opens 1918 Hungarian People's Republic declared 1920 Postage meter 1st used in US in lieu of postage stamps 1924 Cleveland Bulldogs lose to Frankford Yellowjackets, ends 31-game undefeated streak (NFL & major-league football record) 1925 American Association for the Advancement of Atheism formed in NY 1926 NY Rangers 1st game, beat Montreal Maroons 1-0 1933 Roosevelt establishes diplomatic relations with USSR 1945 Yeshiva College (Univesity), chartered in NY, 1st US Jewish College 1950 UN gets US govt approval to issue postage stamps 1955 1st speed-boat to exceed 200 mph (322 kph) (D.M. Campbell) 1957 Ed Gein butchers last victim 1959 "Sound of Music" opens on Broadway 1962 Wilt Chamberlain of NBA SF Warriors scores 73 points vs NY 1963 Toledo, OH newspaper strike began 1964 Radio CJCX Sydney Nova Scotia (Canada) starts shortwave transmission 1965 1st public announcement about Walt Disney World 1965 Venera 3 launched, 1st to land on another planet (crashes into Venus) 1966 Dr Sam Sheppard freed after 9 years in jail, by a jury 1973 John Lennon releases "Mind Games" album 1973 Pres Nixon authorizes construction of the Alaskan pipeline 1973 Skylab 4 launched into Earth orbit 1974 1st intentional interstellar radio message sent, Arecibo telescope towards M 41, a cluster of stars some 25,000 light years away 1974 Harvard College discovers asteroid #2076 Levin 1974 John Lennon's only solo #1 "Whatever Gets You Through the Night" 1974 Milwaukee Bucks lose their 11th straight NBA game (team record) 1976 Rick Barry (SF), ends then longest NBA free throw streak of 60 1978 Major Indoor Soccer League holds its 1st draft 1979 Paul McCartney releases "Wonderful Christmas" 1981 Luke marries Laura on General Hospital 1982 5th Space Shuttle Mission-Columbia 5-lands at Edwards AFB 1982 Aggrement reached ending 57 day football strike 1984 14th Shuttle Mission (51A) -Discovery 2- lands at Kennedy Center 1984 Houston blocks 20 Denver shots tying NBA regulation game record 1984 John Lennon releases "Every Man has a Woman Who Loves Him" 1987 Lisa Bonet marries Lenny Kravitz 1987 Paul McCartney releases "Once Upon a Long Ago" 1988 Benazir Bhutto wins 1st free Pakistani elections in 11 years 1988 Estonia declares sovereignty in internal affairs 1988 Robin Givens sues Mike Tyson for $125 million for libel 1989 6 Jesuit priests are killed by El Salvadorian troops 1990 Manuel Noriega claims US denied him a fair trial Birthdates which occurred on November 16th: 42 -BC- Tiberius C'sar 2nd Roman emperor (14-37 AD) 1873 W(illiam) C(hristopher) Handy Alabama, jazz star (St Louis Blues) 1888 Burnet Corwin Tuthill NYC, composer (Laurentia) 1888 Clinton Golden Penn, founder (United Steelworkers of America) 1889 George S Kaufman Pittsburgh Pa, playwright (This is Show Business) 1895 Michael Arlen Armenia, English writer (An American Verdict) 1895 Paul Hindemith Hanau Germany, composer (Tutti F�ntchen) 1896 Lawrence Tibbett Bakersfield Calif, baritone (Metropolitan 1923-50) 1899 Mary Margaret McBride Paris Mo, radio personality (WOR-AM, NYC) 1904 Eddie Condon Goodland Ind, jazz guitarist (Eddie Condon's Floor Show) 1908 Burgess Meredith Cleve Ohio, actor (Mr Novak, Penguin-Batman, Rocky) 1916 Daws Butler Toledo Ohio, cartoon voice (Elroy Jetson) 1922 Royal Dano NYC, actor (Red Badge of Courage, Cocaine Wars, House II) 1928 Clu Gulager Holdenville Okla, actor (Virginian, Survivors, Tall Man) 1930 Chinua Achebe Nigerian writer (Christmas in Biafra) 1933 Guy Stockwell NYC, actor (Chris-Adventures in Paradise) 1935 Elizabeth Drew journalist (Politics & Money: The Road to Corruption) 1941 Ann Dore McLaughlin US Secretary of Labor (1987- ) 1942 Donna McKechnie Pontiac Michigan, actress/dancer (Company) 1944 Joanna Pettit London, actress (Knots Landing, Cry of the Innocent) 1945 Martine van Hamel Belgium, ballerina (NYC Ballet Co) 1948 Steve Railsback actor (Blue Monkey, Green Monkey, Escape 2000) 1950 Carl J Meade Illinos, Major USAF/astronaut (STS 38, sk:STS-50) 1950 David Leisure actor (Joe Isuzu, Airplane, Charley-Empty Nest) 1953 Griff Rhys Jones British humorist/actor (Morons From Outer Space) 1963 Zina Garrison Houston, tennis player (1988 Olympics Gold, Bronze) 1964 Dwight Gooden pitcher (NY Mets) 1966 Tammy Lauren SD Calif, actress (Angie, Out of the Blue) 1966 Tricia Cast Medford NY, actr (Amanda-Bad News Bear, Young & Restless) 1967 Lisa Bonet SF, actress (Cosby Show, Different World, Angel Heart) 1969 Bryan Abrams vocalist (Color Me Badd-I Want to Sex You Up) 1970 Martha Plimpton actress (Goonies, Mosquito Coast) 1971 Donald Wolf computer game creator 1979 Michael Faustino actor (brother of David) Deaths which occurred on November 16th: 1885 Louis Riel French rebel who fought against Canada, executed at 41 1960 Clark Gable dies at 59 1961 Sam Rayburn Speaker of the House for 17 years 1965 Alexander King writer (Jack Paar Show), dies at 66 1981 Enid Markey actress (Aunt Violet-Bringing Up Buddy), dies at 85

November 17, On this day... 1278 680 Jews arrested (293 hanged) in England for counterfeiting coins 1558 Elizabeth I ascends English throne upon death of Queen Mary 1734 John Zenger, arrested for libel against NY col gov; later acquitted 1796 Battle of Arcole-Napolean I's French forces beat Austrians in Italy 1800 Congress held 1st session in Washington DC 1842 Fugitive slave, George Latimer, captured in Boston 1842 The opera "Linda di Chamounix" is produced (London) 1853 Street signs authorized at San Francisco intersections 1858 Origin of Modified Julian Period 1862 Confederate Sec. of War George B Randolph resigns 1866 The opera "Mignon" is produced (Paris) 1868 N R Pogson discovers asteroid #107 Camilla 1869 Suez Canal opens (Egypt) 1875 Amer Theosophical Society founded by Mme Blavatsky & Col Olcott 1884 Police arrest John L Sullivan in 2nd round for being "cruel" 1889 Union Pacific begins daily through service, Chicago-Portland & SF 1894 Daily Racing Form founded 1913 1st US dental hygienists course established, Bridgeport, Ct 1913 Panama Canal opens 1926 NHL's Chicago Black Hawks play their 1st game, beat Tor St Pats 4-1 1927 Tornado hits Washington DC 1934 Lyndon B Johnson marries Claudia Alta Taylor 1937 Britains Lord Halifax visits Germany, beginning of appeasement 1938 Italy passes their own version of the anti-Jewish Nuremberg laws 1940 Green Bay Packers become 1st NFL team to travel by plane 1945 New world air speed record 606 mph (975 kph) set by HJ Wilson of RAF 1948 Britain's House of Commons votes to nationalize steel industry 1956 Fullback Jim Brown, Syracuse, scores 43 pts (NCAA rec) vs Colgate 1959 De Beers firm of South Africa announces synthetic diamond 1962 President Kennedy dedicates Dulles Intl Airport outside Wash DC 1966 Leonids meteor shower peaks (150,000+ per hour) 1967 Beatles Ltd & Apple Music Ltd swap names 1967 Surveyor 6 becomes 1st man-made object to lift off the Moon 1970 Russia lands Lunokhod 1 unmanned remote-controlled vehicle on Moon 1972 Richard Nixon (R) re-elected over George McGovern (D) for president 1973 Teri Garr plays the role of a stripper on "The Nurse" 1973 Pres Nixon told AP "...people have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook" 1977 Egyptian Pres Sadat formally accepts invitation to visit Israel 1977 Miss World Contest - Miss UK wears $9,500 platinum bikini 1979 NY Stars (WBL) home opener at MSG in NYC 1980 John Lennon releases "Double Fantasy" album in UK 1981 NBA NY Knick Bill Cartwright, ties record of 19 of 19 free throws 1984 Islanders score 20 assists against Rangers 1985 NY Jets best offensive production beating Tampa Bay 62-28 1988 Benzir Bhutto wins election in Parkistan 1989 Bret Saberhagen signs record $2,966,667 per year KC Royal contract 1991 Detroit Lion Mike Utley is paralized in a game vs LA Rams 1993 US Congress votes for NAFTA Birthdates which occurred on November 17th: 1503 Il Bronzino, Florentine painter (Eleanor de Toledo & her Son) 1587 Joost van den Vondel, Cologne Germany, Dutch poet/dramatist (Jephtha) 1717 Jean d'Alembert, France, mathematician/philosopher (Trait� de Dynamique) 1755 Louis XVIII, 1st post-revolutionary king of France (1814-24) 1790 August Ferdinand M"bius, mathematician, inventor (M"bius strip) 1799 Titian Ramsey Peale, US, artist/naturalist (American Ornithology) 1878 Grace Abbott, Grand Island Neb, social worker (US Children Bureau) 1887 Bernard L Montgomery, British general (WW II-African campaign) 1887 Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery, of Alamein, Moville, Ireland 1890 Jack Cusack, pro football pioneer (Canton Bulldogs) 1897 Sara Haden, Galveston Tx, actress (A Family Affair) 1900 Marcel Dalio, Paris, actor (Casablanca) 1901 Lee Strasberg, director/instructs actors (Somewhere in the Night) 1904 Isamu Noguchi, sculptor (1963 Fine Arts Medal) 1905 Mischa Auer, St Petersburg Russia, actor (My Man Godfrey) 1914 Archie Campbell, Bullsgap Tenn, comedian (Hee Haw) 1917 Jack Lescoulie, Sacramento Calif, TV host (Jackie Gleason Show) 1919 Hershy Kay, Philadelphia Penn, composer/arranger (Olympic Hymn) 1925 Rock Hudson, Winnetka, Ill, actor (Pillow Talk, A Farewell to Arms) 1925 Sir Charles Mackerras, Schenectady NY, Australian conductor 1929 Edgar White, US, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1952) 1929 Sumner White, US, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1952) 1930 Bob Mathias, Tulare Calif, decathalete (Olympic-gold-1948, 52) 1930 David Amram, Philadelphia Penn, composer (Splendor in the Grass) 1935 Anton Sailer, Austria, skier (Olympic-3 golds-1956) 1937 Peter Cook, Turquay England, actor/comedian (Bedazzled) 1938 Gordon Lightfoot, Ontario Canada, folksinger (Sundown) 1938 Peter Snell, NZ, 800m/1500m runner (Olympic-gold-1960, 64) 1942 Martin Scorsese, Queens, dir (Mean Streets, Last Temptation of Christ) 1943 Lauren Hutton, Charleston SC, model (American Gigolo, Lassiter) 1944 Danny De Vito, Neptune NJ, actor (Taxi, Ruthless People, Twins) 1944 Tom Seaver, pitcher (NY Met, 300 game winner, Cy Young '69 '73 '75) 1945 Elvin Hayes, NBA star (San Diego, Houston, Baltimore) 1948 Jaime Huelamo, Spain, cyclist (Olympic-bronze-1972) drug disqualifcation 1950 Roland Matthes, German DR, 100m/200m backstroke (Oly-gold-1968, 72) 1951 Dean Paul Martin, Santa Monica Calif, actor (Billy-Misfits of Science) 1952 Roman Codreanu, Romania, wrestler (Olympic-1980) 1955 Bill McCreary, Ontario, NHL referee 1958 Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Oak Park Ill, actress (Color of Money) 1959 William R Moses, LA Calif, actor (Cole-Falcon Crest) 1960 Jonathan Ross, British talk show host 1961 Merete Van Kemp, Denmark, actress (Grace-Dallas, Princess Daisy) 1962 Eric Olson, Santa Monica Calif, actress (Apple's Way) 1962 Traci Lords, fictious birth date to do porn movies (actual 5/7/68) 1963 Pedro Luis Estrada, Bkln NY, murderer (FBI Most Wanted List) 1964 Daisy Fuentes, Havana Cuba, VJ (MTV International) 1964 Marina Tcherkasova, US, pairs figure skater (Olympic-silver-1980) 1966 Sophie Marceau, Paris France, actress (La Boum, L'Amour Braque) 1974 Brandon Call actor (Baywatch, Blind Fury, Step by Step) Deaths which occurred on November 17th: 1917 August Rodin, sculptor, dies in Meudon, France 1962 Arthur Vining Davis, CEO (Alcoa-1910-57), dies at 92 in Miami 1971 Gladys Cooper, actress (Margaret-The Rogues), dies at 83 1978 Claude Dauphin, actor (Paris Precinct), dies at 75 1979 John Grascock ,of Jethro Tull, dies at 27 following heart surgery 1981 Bob Eberly, singer (Jimmy Dorsey Band), dies at 65 1982 Bill Baldwin, announcer (Mayor of Hollywood), dies at 69 1982 Duk Koo Kim, S Korean boxer was legally declared dead 1982 Ruth Donnelly, comedienne, dies at 86 in NYC 1985 Jimmy Ritz, of Ritz brothers, dies of heart failure at 81 1986 Alan Hewitt, actor (Det Brennan-My Favorite Martian), dies at 71 1987 Irene Wicker, singer/actress (Singing Lady), dies at 81 1988 Sheilah Graham, gossip columnist, dies of heart failure at 84 1991 Kelly Jean Van Dyke-Nance, (Jerry Van Dyke's daughter) suicides at 33

November 18, On this day... 1307 William Tell shoots apple off his son's head 1421 Zuider Zee floods 72 villages, killing estimated 10,000 in Netherlands 1497 Bartolomeu Dias discovers Cape of Good Hope 1755 Worst earthquake in Massachusetts Bay area strikes Boston; no deaths report 1776 Hessians capture Fort Lee, NJ 1787 1st Unitarian minister in US ordained, Boston 1803 Battle of Vertieres, in which Haitians defeat French 1805 30 women meet at Mrs Silas Lee's home in Wiscasset, Maine, organizes Female Charitable Society, the first woman's club in America 1820 US Navy Captain Nathaniel B. Palmer discovers Antarctica 1865 Mark Twain publishes "Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" 1874 National Woman's Christian Temperance Union organizes in Cleveland 1883 Standard time zones established by railroads in US & Canada 1889 Oahu Railway begins public service in Hawaii 1894 1st newspaper Sunday color comic section published (NY World) 1903 Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty gives US exclusive canal rights in Panama 1905 Prince Carl of Denmark becomes King Haakon VII of Norway 1909 US invades Nicaragua, later overthrows Pres Zelaya 1911 Britain's 1st seaplane flies 1911 The opera "Lobetanz" 1st American performance 1912 Albania declares independence from Turkey 1913 Lincoln Deachey performs 1st airplane loop-the-loop (San Diego) 1918 Latvia declares independence from Russia 1926 Pope Pius XI encyclical On the persecution of the Church in Mexico 1928 Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse debuts in NY in "Steamboat Willie" 1929 Large quake in Atlantic breaks Transatlantic cable in 28 places 1932 "Flowers & Trees" receives 1st Academy Award for a cartoon 1936 Germany & Italy recognized Spanish government of Francisco Franco 1936 Main span of Golden Gate Bridge joined 1940 George Matesky Mad Bomber's first time bomb 1943 1st US ambassador to Canada, Ray Atherton, nominated 1949 Jackie Robinson, Brooklyn Dodgers, named NL's MVP 1951 "See it Now" premieres on TV 1954 Yanks trade Woodling, Byrd, McDonald, Triandos, Miranada & Smith to Orioles for Turley, Larsen & Hunter as part of an 18 player deal 1955 Bell X-2 rocket plane taken up for 1st powered flight 1958 1st true reservoir in Jurusalem opens 1960 Copyright office issues its 10 millionth registration 1961 US Ranger 2 launched to Moon; failed 1964 J Edgar Hoover describes Martin Luther King as "most notorious liar" 1966 US RC bishops did away with rule against eating meat on Fridays 1970 Russia lands self propelled rover on the Moon 1975 Calvin Murphy (Houston) ends NBA free throw streak 58 games 1976 Spain's parliament establishes democracy after 37 yrs of dictatorship 1976 Yankees sign free agent Don Gullett 1980 "Heaven's Gate" premiers 1985 Enterprise (OV-101) flies from Kennedy Space Center to Dulles Airport Washington, DC, & turned over to the Smithsonian Institution 1985 Paul McCartney releases "Spies Like Us" 1987 31 die in a fire at King's Cross, London's busiest subway station 1990 NFL NY Giants beat Detroit Lions 20-0, to run 1990 record to 10-0 1990 Saddam offers to free an estimated 2,000 men held in Kuwait 1991 France deports Marlon's daughter Cheyenne Brando to Tahiti 1991 Muslim Shites release hostages Terry Waite & Thomas Sutherland Birthdates which occurred on November 18th: 1789 Louis-Jacques-Mande Daguerre, developed a method of photography 1810 Asa Gray, Sauquoit NY, botanist (Flora of North America) 1832 Nils Adolf Erik Nordenskj"ld, Sweden, Artic explorer 1836 William Schwenck Gilbert, London, composer (Gilbert & Sullivan) 1869 James E Sullivan, founder (Amateur Athletic Union) 1874 Clarence Shepard Day, NYC, writer (Life with Father) 1881 Percy Lesueur, hockey player/inventor (large goalie glove) 1882 Jacques Maritain, France, Catholic philospher (exponent of St Thomas) 1882 Wyndham Lewis, English writer/painter (Tarr, Apes of God) 1889 Amelita Galli-Curci, Italy, operatic soprano (Cave of the Winds) 1897 Jules Buffano, St Louis Mo, pianist (Jimmy Durante Show) 1898 Joris Ivens, Nijmegen Netherlands, director (Rain) 1899 Eugene Ormandy (Blau), Budapest, Hungary, conductor (Phila Orch) 1900 Constantin Alajalov, Russia, artist (Ditters & Jitters) 1900 Howard Thurman, theologian/author (Deep River, Deep in the Hunger) 1901 George Gallup, Jefferson Iowa, public opinion pollster (Gallup Poll) 1908 Imogene Coca, Phila, comedienne (Your Show of Shows, Grindl) 1909 Johnny Mercer, Savannah Ga, lyricist (Moon River, Old Black Magic) 1912 Arthur Peterson, Mandan ND, actor (Major-Soap, Crisis) 1919 Jocelyn Brando, San Francisco, actress (Ugly American) 1921 Peter Pocklington, NHL team owner (Edmonton Oiler) 1922 Marjorie Gestring, US, springboard diver (Olympic-gold-1936) 1923 Alan B Shepard, Jr., East Derry NH, Rear Adm USN/astro (Merc 3, Apollo 14) 1923 Ted Stevens, (Sen-R-Alaska) 1926 Dorothy Collins, Windsor Ontario, singer (Your Hit Parade) 1928 Mickey Mouse, cartoon strip 1929 William (Pete) Knight, X-15 pilot 1936 Hank Ballard, Detroit, rocker (The Twist (pre Chubby Checker)) 1938 Karl Schranz, Austria, slalom (Olympic-1968) 1939 Brenda Vaccaro, Bkln NY, actress (Cactus Flower, Sara, Paper Dolls) 1941 David Hemmings, England, actor (Blow-up, Barbarella) 1942 Jeffrey Siegel, Chicago Ill, pianist (Chicago Symph) 1942 Linda Evans, Hartford, actr (Dynasty, Big Valley, Beach Blanket Bingo) 1943 Susan Sullivan, NYC, actress (Having Babies, Falcon Crest) 1945 Glen Walken, Astoria Queens, actor (Leave it to Larry) 1947 Jameson Parker, Balt Md, actor (American Justice, Simon & Simon) 1948 Andrea Marcovicci, NYC, actress (Gloria-Berrengers, Fran-Trapper John) 1948 Jack Tatum, Cherryville NC, NFL defensive back (Raiders) 1949 Ted Sator, Utica NY, NHL coach (NY Rangers, Buffalo Sabres) 1950 Elizabeth Perkins, actress (About Last Night, Big) 1950 Graham Parker, musician (Live Sparks, Mercury Poisoning) 1951 Mark N Brown, Valparaiso In, Major USAF/astronaut (STS 28, STS 48) 1956 Tony Franklin, NFL kicker (Phila Eagles, New England Patriots) 1957 Jenny Burton, NYC, rocker (Nobody Loves Me Like You Do) 1960 Kim Wilde, England, rocker (You Keep Me Hanging On) 1961 Janice Lynn Kuehnemund, St Paul Minn, rocker (Vixen-Rev It Up) 1966 Gwendolyn Hajek, Shreveport La, playmate (September, 1987) 1969 Cheryl Bachman, Jacksonville Fla, playmate (October, 1991) 1973 Steve Christopher Petree, Okla, rocker (PC Quest-Can You See) Deaths which occurred on November 18th: 1886 Chester A Arthur, (21st pres), dies in NY at 56 1946 Donald Meek, Glasgow Scotland, actor (Stage Fair, Stagecoach) 1962 Niels Bohr, physicist who won the Nobel Prize in 1922, dies at 77 1969 Joseph P Kennedy, dies in Hyannis Port, Mass, at 81 1970 Hal Dickinson, singer (Modernaires), dies at 56 1978 Leo J Ryan, (Rep-Cal) & 4 killed in Jonestown, Guyana by members of Peoples Temple, followed by ritual mass suicide of 912 member 1982 Donald Dillaway actor, dies at 78

November 19, 2000 On this day... 461 St Hilary begins his reign as Catholic Pope 498 Anastasius II ends his reign as Catholic Pope 1493 Christopher Columbus discovers Puerto Rico, on his 2nd voyage 1644 1st protestant ministry society in New England 1794 Jay Treaty, 1st US extradition treaty, signed with Great Britain 1863 Lincoln delivers his address in Gettysburg; "4 score & 7 years..." 1874 William Marcy "Boss" Tweed, of Tammany Hall (NYC) convicted of defrauding the city of $6 million, sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment 1879 Natl Assoc of Trotting Horse Breeders determines what "is" a trotter 1903 Carrie Nation attempts to address the Senate 1906 London selected to host 1908 Olympics 1919 US Senate rejects (55-39) Treaty of Versailles & League of Nations 1932 Joe Kershalla scores 71 points in a college football game 1939 Don Lash wins 6th straight AAU cross-country 10K championship 1942 Russia launches winter offensive against Germans along the Don front 1947 200" mirror arrives at Mt Palomar 1949 Prince Rainier III coronation in Monaco 1951 Roy Campanella named NL MVP on his 30th birthday 1959 Ford cancels the Edsel 1961 Houston's George Blanda passes for 7 touchdowns vs NY Titans (49-13) 1963 Worst Canadian air disaster kills 118 in Montreal 1968 Army coup seizes power in Mali 1969 Apollo 12's Conrad & Bean become 3rd & 4th humans on the Moon 1970 Golden Gate Park Conservatory becomes a California state historical landmark 1971 Fort Wilderness opens 1977 Egyptian Pres Anwar Sadat arrives in Israel 1979 Chuck Berry released from prison on income tax evasion 1980 CBS TV bans Calvin Kleins jean ad featuring Brooke Shields 1985 Pres Reagan & Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev meet for 1st time 1988 LA Law's Corbin Bernsen marries actress Amanda Pays 1989 US beats Trinidad, 1-0 qualifing for the 1990 world soccer cup finals. It was US' 1st qualification since 1950 1990 Greyhound files reorganization plan so they can be traded publicly 1990 Iraq announces it will free all German hostages 1994 First National Lottery draw in England Birthdates which occurred on November 19th: 1600 Charles I, king of England (1625-49); executed by Parliament 1752 George Rogers Clark, frontier military leader in Revolutionary War 1770 Albert Bertel Thorvaldsen, Copenhagen Denmark, sculptor (Dying Lion) 1805 Ferdinand de Lesseps, France, diplomat (built Suez Canal) 1831 James A Garfield, 20th Pres (March 4-Sept 19, 1881) 1859 Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov, Russia, musician (Armenian Rhapsody) 1888 Jos� Ra�l Capablanca, Cuba, world chess champion (1921-27) 1899 Allen Tate, US, poet (Mr Pope & Other Poems) 1904 Nancy Carroll, NYC, actress (Alice-Aldrich Family) 1905 Tommy Dorsey, Mahanoy Plane Pa, orch leader (Stage Show, Mahogany) 1917 Indira Gandhi, Allahabad India, Indian PM (1966-77, 1980-84) 1919 Alan Young, England, actor (Time Machine, Wilbur Post-Mr Ed) 1919 George Fenneman, Peking China, TV announcer (You Bet Your Life) 1921 Roy Campanella, Brooklyn Dodger catcher (NL MVP 1951/53/55) 1926 Jeane J Kirkpatrick, US ambassador to UN (R) 1933 Larry King, radio talk show host "143 Arivadechi" (Larry King Show) 1935 John F Welch, Jr., Salem Mass, CEO (GE) 1936 Dick Cavett, Kearney Neb, talk show host (Dick Cavett Show) 1938 Ted Turner, broadcasting mogul/owns (Atlanta Braves)/won America's Cup 1939 Garrick Utley, Chic Ill, newscaster (1st Tuesday, NBC Weekend) 1941 Dan Haggerty, Hollywood Calif, actor (Grizzly Adams) 1942 Calvin Klein, fashion designer (Calvin Klein Jeans) 1947 Bob Boone, San Diego, catcher (Phillies, Angels) 1949 Ahmad Rashad (Bobby Moore), NFL receiver (Minn Vikings)/sportscaster 1949 Mickey Lee Davis, Jr., Tenn, murderer (FBI Most Wanted List) 1954 Kathleen Quinlan, Mill Valley Cal, actr (Rose Garden, Twilight Zone) 1956 Glynis O'Connor, NYC, actress (Calif Dreaming, Ode to Billy Joe) 1956 Scott Jacoby, Chicago Ill, actor (Bad Ronald, Return to Horror High) 1957 Kathy Sanborn, WBL guard (NY Stars) 1957 Otis J Anderson, NFL running back (NY Giants, 1990 Superbowl MVP) 1957 Sharon Farrah, WBL guard (NY Stars) 1960 "Lovely" Elizabeth, Frankfurt Ky, WWF's 1st lady of wrestling 1961 Meg Ryan, Bethel Ct, actr (When Harry Met Sally, As the World Turns) 1962 Jodie Foster, Bronx NYC, actress (Taxi Driver, Accused) 1963 Justine Greiner, Boston Mass, playmate (February, 1984) 1963 Terry Farrell, Cedar Rapids Iowa, actress (Laurie-Paper Dolls) 1969 Srka Lukesov, 1st playmate in Czechoslovkian Playboy (May, 1991) Deaths which occurred on November 19th: 1828 Franz Schubert, Austrian composer, died 1887 Emma Lazarus, US poet ("Give us your tired & poor"), dies in NY at 38 1915 Joe Hill, Labor leader, executed for murder 1971 Bill Stern, sportscaster (Saturday Night Fights), dies at 64 1988 Christine Onassis heiress, dies of heart failure at 37

November 20 On this day... 1272 Edward I proclaimed King of England 1637 Peter Minuit & 1st Swedish immigrants to Delaware sail from Sweden 1780 Britain declares war on Holland 1789 New Jersey becomes 1st state to ratify Bill of Rights 1805 The opera "Fidelio" is produced (Vienna) 1829 Jews are expelled from Russia's Nikolayev & Sevastopol 1862 Confederate army of Tennessee, organizes under Gen Braxton Bragg 1866 1st natl convention of Grand Army of the Republic (veterans' org) 1866 Howard University founded (Wash, DC) 1866 Pierre Lalemont patents rotary crank bicycle 1888 William Bundy patents the timecard clock 1890 Pope Leo XIII encyclical On slavery in the missions 1894 US intervenes in Bluefields, Nicaragua 1901 The opera "Gris�lidis" is produced (Paris) 1909 Jack Williams of Ottawa Rough Riders kicks 9 singles in a game 1910 Revolution broke out in Mexico, led by Francisco I Madero 1914 US State Department starts requiring photographs for passports 1917 Ukrainian Republic declared 1919 1st municipally owned airport in US opens in Tucson, Az 1928 WGH-AM in Newport News VA begins radio transmissions 1931 Commercial teletype service begins 1938 1st documented anti-semitic remarks over US radio (by Father Coughlin) 1942 NHL abolishes regular season OT until WW II is over 1943 US forces land on Tarawa & Makin Atoll in the Gilbert Island 1945 24 Nazi leaders put on trial at Nuremberg, Germany 1947 "Meet the Press" makes network TV debut on NBC 1947 1st permanent TV installed on seagoing vessel (The New Jersey) 1947 Britain's Princess Elizabeth, marries Duke Philip Mountbatten 1947 UN General assembly begins debate on printing their own stamps 1953 Scott Crossfield in Douglas Skyrocket, 1st to break Mach 2 (1300 MPH) 1959 UN adopts the declaration of children's rights 1962 US lifts blockade of Cuba 1966 Dallas sacks Pittsburgh QBs an NFL record 12 times 1967 At 11 AM, Census Clock at Dept of Commerce ticks past 200 million 1969 Pele scores his 1,000th soccer goal 1976 George Harrison appears on Saturday Night Live 1977 Egyptian Pres Sadat became 1st Arab leader to address Israeli Knesset 1977 Walter Payton (Bears) rushes for NFL-record 275 yards 1980 Billy Martin named AL Manager of the Year (Oakland A's) 1980 Steve Ptacek in Solar Challenger makes 1st solar-powered flight 1980 UA withdraws $44 million movie "Heaven's Gate" for reediting 1981 Anatoly Karpov, USSR retains world chess championship 1981 Ringo releases "Stop & Smell the Roses" album 1983 100 million watch ABC-TV movie "The Day After," about nuclear war 1983 Cleveland Browns shutout Patriots 30-0 1983 NY Giants Butch Woolfolk ties NFL record of 43 attempts rushing 1985 Yankee Don Mattingly named AL MVP 1986 UN's WHO announces 1st global effort to combat AIDS 1990 Thatcher fails to defeat Heseltine's bid for party leadership 1990 US 68th manned space mission STS 38 (Atlantis 7) returns from space Birthdates which occurred on November 20th: 1602 Otto von Guericke, inventor (air pump) 1620 Peregrine White, son of Wm & Susanna White, born aboard Mayflower 1726 Oliver Wolcott, (Ct-Gov), signed Declaration of Independence 1752 Thomas Chatterton, English poet (Christabel) 1761 Pius VIII, 253rd Roman Catholic pope (1829-30) 1841 Sir Wilfrid Laurier, (L) 7th Canadian PM (1896-1911) 1866 Kenesaw Mountain Landis, judge/1st commissioner of baseball 1869 Clark Griffith, Mo, baseball player/manager (NY Yankees) 1873 Daniel Gregory Mason, Brookline Mass, composer (Chanticker) 1884 Norman Thomas, Marion Ohio, socialist (Pres Candidate 1928-48) 1886 Karl von Frisch, zoologist/bee expert (Nobel 1973) 1889 Edwin Hubble, astronomer (discoverer of galaxies, red shift) 1891 Leon Cadore, pitcher (pitched all of 26 inning game) 1900 Chester Gould, cartoonist (gave Dick Tracy a job) 1907 Fran Allison, LaPorte City Iowa, actress (Kukla, Fran & Ollie) 1908 Alistair Cooke, Manchester England, actor (Masterpiece Theatre) 1909 Alan Bible, (Sen-D-Nev, 1954-74) 1910 Pauli Murray, famous African 1911 Jean Shiley, US, high jumper (Olympic-gold-1932) 1914 Emilio Pucci, Naples, fashion designer (Neiman-Marcus Award-1954) 1915 Kon Ichikawa, Japan, director (Matatabi, Money Talks) 1916 Judy Canova, Jacksonville Fla, comedienne/actress (Cannonball) 1916 Robert A Bruce, MD, pioneer (exercise cardiology) 1917 Robert Byrd, (D-Sen-WV) majority leader 1918 Dora Ratjen, Germany, man possing as woman high jumper (Oly-4th-1936) 1919 Evelyn Keyes, actress (Adventure of Martin Eden) 1920 Douglas Dick, Charlestown WV, actor (Carl-Waterfront) 1920 Gene Tierney, Bkln, actress (Laura, Razor's Edge, Ghost & Mrs Muir) 1921 Phyllis Thaxter, Portland Maine, actress (Nora, Fort Worth) 1923 Beryl Sprinkel, Missouri, economist (Council of Economic Advisers) 1923 Nadine Gordimer, South Africa, actress/writer (Lying Days) 1924 Benoit Mandelbrot, Warsaw Poland, mathematician (proved Zipf's law) 1925 Maya Plisetkaya, prima ballerina (Bolshoi Ballet) 1925 Robert Francis Kennedy, Brookline, Mass (D-Sen-NY) AG; assassinated 1926 Kaye Ballard, Cleve Ohio, actress/comedienne (Kaye-Mothers-in-Law) 1927 Estelle Parsons, Lynn Mass, actress (Rachel Rachel, Bonnie & Clyde) 1928 Franklin Cover, Cleve, actor (Tom-The Jeffersons) 1928 Rex Reason, Berlin Germany, actor (Man Without a Gun, Roaring 20s) 1929 Dick Clark, Mt Vernon NY, TV host (American Bandstand) 1929 Kenneth DeWitt Schermerhorn, Schenectady NY, conductor (American Ballet) 1932 Richard Dawson, Hampshire Engld, actor (Hogan's Heroes, Family Feud) 1934 Valentine J Peter, Omaha Neb, priest (Boy's Town 1985- ) 1937 Eero M�ntyranta, Finland, nordic ski relay (Olympic-gold-1960) 1937 Jack Linkletter, SF Calif, TV host (Haggis Baggis, Hootenanny) 1937 Ruth Laredo (n�e Meckler), Detroit, Mich, concert pianist 1939 Dick Smothers, NYC, comedian (Smother Brothers' Show) 1940 Bob Einstein, LA Calif, comedian (Officer Judy, Super Dave Osborne) 1941 Gary Karr, LA Calif, double-bassist (Oslo Philharmonic) 1942 Joseph R Biden, Jr., (D-Sen-Del) 1942 Norman Greenbaum, Mass, folk singer (Spirit in the Sky) 1943 Veronica Hamel, Phila, actress (Joyce-Hill St Blues, 79 Park Ave) 1944 Anthea Stewart, Zimbabwe, field hockey coach/player (Olympic-1980) 1946 Duane Allman, rocker (Allman Brothers-Jessica, Ramblin' Man) 1946 Judy Woodruff, newscaster (McNeil Lehrer Report) 1947 Joe Walsh, Wichita Ks, guitarist/rocker (Eagles) 1948 Samuel E Wright, Camden SC, actor (Enos, Ball Four) 1949 Juha Mieto, Finland, 15KM skier (Olympic-silver-1980) 1949 Ray Vitte, NYC, actor (Doc, Cody-Quest) 1954 Steve Dahl, Calif, Chicago's anti-disco DJ (WLS-FM) 1956 Bo Derek, Long Beach Cal, actress (10, Tarzan the Ape Man) 1956 Mark Gastineau, NFL end (NY Jets, Pro Bowl 1981-85) 1959 Sean Young, Louisville Ky, actress (Dune, Young Doctor in Love) 1962 Steve Alexander, rocker (Brother Beyond-Can You Keep a Secret) 1964 Ned Vaughn, actor (The Rescuer) 1965 Mike D [Diamond], rocker (Beastie Boys-You Gotta Fight) 1967 Jeff Cotler, Long Beach Calif, actor (Brian-Struck by Lightning) 1974 Marisa Ryan, actress (Major Dad) Deaths which occurred on November 20th: 1910 Leo Tolstoy, Russia, author (Anna Karenina), dies at 82 1962 Jasper McLevy, socialist mayor of Bridgeport Ct, dies 1968 Cathy Lewis, actress (Deidre-Hazel), dies at 50 1973 Allan Sherman, songwriter ("Camp Granada"), dies 1975 Gen Francisco Franco, Spain's dictator, dies in Madrid at 82 1983 Marcel Dalio, actor (Casablanca), dies at 83 1983 Richard Loo, actor, dies of cardio-pulmonary arrest 1985 Bill Scott, cartoon voice (Mr Peabody, Bullwinkle), dies at 65 1995 Sergei Grinkov, Soviet ice skater (Olympic Gold 1988.1994) dies (heart attack) at 28

On this day...November 21 235 St Anterus begins his reign as Catholic Pope 496 St Gelasius I ends his reign as Catholic Pope 1654 Richard Johnson, a free black, granted 550 acres in Virginia 1787 Andrew Jackson admitted to the bar 1789 North Carolina ratifies constitution, becomes 12th US state 1794 Honolulu Harbor discovered 1818 Russia's Czar Alexander I petitions for a Jewish state in Palestine 1824 1st Jewish Reform congregation established, Charleston, SC 1837 Thomas Morris of Australia skips rope 22,806 times 1847 Steamer "Phoenix" is lost on Lake Michigan, kills 200 1871 Moses Gale patents a cigar lighter 1877 Thomas A. Edison announces his "talking machine" invention 1895 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Bruce Partington Plans" 1902 1st night football game, Phila Athletics beats Kanaweola AC, 39-0 1925 Red Grange plays final Univ of Illinois game, signs with Chicago Bears 1933 1st US ambassador to USSR, W.C. Bullitt, begins service 1934 Yanks buy Joe DiMaggio from SF Seals 1935 1st commercial crossing of Pacific by plane (China Clipper) 1945 General Motors workers go on strike 1946 Harry Truman becomes 1st US president to travel in a submerged sub 1952 1st US postage stamp in 2 colors (rotary process) introduced 1953 "Pitdown Man," discovered in 1912 proved to be a hoax 1959 Jack Benny (violin) & Richard Nixon (piano) play their famed duet 1964 World's longest suspension bridge "Verrazano Narrows" opens (NYC) 1967 Phillip & Jay Kunz fly a kite a record 28,000 feet 1968 Supremes & Temptations release "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" 1968 Yoko Ono suffers a miscarriage 1970 NY Knicks 1st game against Cleveland Cavaliers, Knicks win 102-94 at MSG 1971 NY Rangers scores a NHL record 8 goals in 1 period 1975 Linda McCartney drug charges in US are dropped 1977 1st flight of the Concorde (London to New York) 1980 Dallas' "Who Shot JR?" episode (Kristen) gets a 53.3 rating 1980 Fire at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas kills 84 1980 Gene Michaels replaces Dick Howser as Yankee's 25th manager 1980 John & Yoko pose nude for photographer Allan Tannenbaum 1981 Olivia Newton-John's "Physical," single goes #1 & stays for 10 weeks 1990 Michael Milken is sentenced to 10 years for security law violations 1990 Signing of Declaration of "End of Cold war" in Paris Birthdates which occurred on November 21: 1495 John Bale, England, bishop/anti-catholic playwright (Kynge Johan) 1694 Voltaire, France, thinker 1785 William Beaumont, surgeon (studied digestion) 1787 Sir Samuel Cunard, founder (1st regular Atlantic steamship line) 1817 Richard B Garnett, Brig Gen, killed during Pickett's charge 1854 Benedict XV, 258th Roman Catholic pope (1914-22) 1863 Arthur Quiller-Couch, editor (Oxford Book of English Verse) 1898 Ren� Magritte, painter (This is Not a Pipe) 1904 Coleman Hawkins, virtually created tenor saxophone for jazz 1907 Jim Bishop, author (The Day Lincoln was Shot) 1912 Eleanor Powell, Springfield Mass, actress/tap dancer 1916 Sid Luckman, NFL QB (Chicago Bears) 1920 Ralph Meeker, actor (Anderson Tapes, Night Stalker) 1920 Stan Musial, outfielder (St Louis Cardinal, 7 times NL bat champ) 1921 Vivian Blaine, Newark NJ, actress (Guys & Dolls, Skirts Ahoy) 1927 Joseph Campanella, NYC, actor (Dr Steffen-The Nurses, Lou-Mannix) 1932 Jim Ringo, NFL center (Green Bay, Philadelphia) 1933 Jean Shepard, Pauls Valley Okla, country singer (Ozark Jubilee) 1934 Laurence Luckinbill, Fort Smith Ark, actor (Delphi Bureau, Ike) 1936 James De Preist, Philadelphia Penn, conductor (Mitropolos 1964) 1937 Marlo Thomas, Detroit Mich (That Girl!, Jenny) 1938 Robert Drivas, actor (Our Private World) 1939 Richard Lenz, Springfield Ill, actor (Hec Ramsey, Scandalous John) 1940 Natalia Maskarova, Lenningrad, ballerina (Kirov) defected 1970 1941 Juliet Mills, London England, actress (Nanny & the Professor, QB VII) 1943 Larry Mahan, Oregon, rodeo champ (1967-70) 1944 Earl "the Pearl" Monroe, Phila Pa, NGA Guard (NY Knicks, Balt Bullets) 1945 Goldie Hawn, Takoma Park Md, actress (Laugh-in, Private Benjamin) 1950 Alberto Juantorena, Cuba, 400m dash (Olympic-gold-1976) 1950 Livingston Taylor, Boston, rocker (I Will be in Love With You) 1952 Deborah Shelton, Wash DC, actress (Dallas, Ocean Kill, Body Double) 1952 Lorna Luft, Scarsdale NY, singer/actress (Where the Boys Are-1980) 1953 Tina Brown, journalist publisher (Tatler) 1956 Mariana Simionescu, Tirgu Neamt Romania, 1st wife of Bjorn Borg 1956 Terri Welles, Santa Monica Ca, playmate of the year (Dec, 1980) 1957 Jim Brown, rocker (UB40-Red Red Wine) 1959 Tim Wilkison, Shelby NC, tennis player (WCT Atlanta finals-1986) 1963 Nicollette Sheridan, Worthing England, actress (Paige-Knots Landing) 1964 Marjorie Judith Vincent, Oak Park Ill, Miss America (1991) 1975 Cherie Johnson, Pitts Pa, actress (Cherie-Punky Brewster) Deaths which occurred on November 21st: 1555 Georgius Agricola, mineralogist, dies in Germany at 61 1817 Richard B Garnett, killed during Pickett's Charge, Brig Gen 1899 Garret Augustus Hobart, 24th VP 1941 Juanita Spellini, first women executed in California 1958 Mel Ott, NY Giant baseball star (1926-1947), dies at 49 1959 Max Baer, US, heavyweight boxing champ (1934), dies at 49 1973 Allan Sherman, singer, dies at 48 (Goodbye Muddah, Goodbye Faddah) 1981 Harry Von Zell, TV announcer (Burns & Allen), dies at 75 1982 Lee Patrick, actress (Henrietta-Topper, Maltese Falcon), dies at 75 1987 James E Folsom, (Alabama-Gov, 1947-51, 1955-59), dies at 79 1991 David "Sonny" Werblin, AFL owner (NY Jets), dies at 81

November 22, On this day... 498 St Symmachus begins his reign as Catholic Pope 1809 Peregrine Williamson of Baltimore patents a steel pen 1842 Mount St Helens in Washington, erupts 1884 T Thomas Fortune starts NY Freeman (NY Age) newspaper 1886 Victoria Street Cable Tram route begins in Melbourne, Australia 1906 Intl Radio Telecommunications Com adopts "SOS" as new call for help 1910 Arthur Knight patents steel shaft golf clubs 1917 National Hockey Association disbands 1922 Library Ave in the Bronx named 1923 Coolidge pardons WW I German spy Lothar Witzke, sentenced to death 1924 England orders Egyptians out of Sudan 1925 Red Grange signs with Chicago Bears directly out of college 1928 "Bolero" by Maurice Ravel, 1st performed publicly, in Paris 1930 1st US football game broadcast to England (Harvard 13, Yale 0) 1932 Pump patented that computes quantity & price delivered 1935 China Clipper (flying boat) took off from Alameda, Calif, carrying 100,000 pieces of mail on 1st trans-Pacific airmail flight 1943 FDR, Churchill & Chiang Kai-shek meet to discuss ways to defeat Japan 1945 Jim Benton, Cleveland end, gains 303 yards (NFL record) 1950 7,021 see lowest NBA score, Ft Wayne Pistons 19, Minneapolis Lakers 18 1950 79 die in a train crash in Richmond Hills NY 1956 16th modern Olympic games opens in Melbourne 1956 Bill Sharman (Boston) begins NBA free throw streak of 55 games 1957 Mickey Mantle beats Ted Williams by 1 vote for MVP 1959 Boston Patriots enter the AFL 1959 NY Titans (AFL) 1st draft choice (George Izo, QB, Notre Dame) 1963 Beatles release their 2nd album "With the Beatles" in the UK 1967 BBC unofficially bans "I am the Walrus" by the Beatles 1967 Silver hits record $2.17 an ounce in New York 1967 UN Sec council passes resolution 242-Israel must give back occupied land 1968 Beatles release "The Beatles," (White Album)in UK, their only double album 1972 Flyers start Islanders on 15 game winless streak 1972 Pitts Penguins set NHL record for scoring fastest 5 goals (2m7s) 1974 Lake Buena Vista Club opens 1975 Juan Carlos proclaimed king of Spain 1977 Regular Concorde passenger service between NY & Europe begins 1980 Georgia tanker at Pilottown La, spills 1.3 million gallons of oil after an anchor chain caused a ship to leak 1981 SD Charger Dan Fouts passes for 6 touchdowns vs Oakland (55-21) 1982 Columbia returns to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB, Texas 1985 Columbia moves to the Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 61-C 1986 Mike Tyson KOs Trevor Berbick to win WBC heavyweight title 1986 Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton, became 13th NHLer to score 500 goals 1987 Patriots shutout Indianapolis 24-0 1989 Conjunction of Venus, Mars, Uranus, Neptune, Saturn & the Moon 1989 Kirby Pucket signs record $3,000,000 per year Minnesota Twins contract 1989 US 63rd manned space mission STS 33 (Discovery 9) launches into orbit 1989 Eastern Airlines pilots & flight attendants end their strike, but most are not rehired 1990 George Bush visits US troops in Saudi Arabia during Thanksgiving 1990 Margaret Thatcher announces her resignation as British Prime Minister Birthdates which occurred on November 22nd: 1511 Erasmus Reinhold, Germany, mathematician (calculated planetary table) 1710 Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, composer, son of JS Bach 1819 George Eliot, England, novelist (Silas Marner) 1835 Frank C Armstrong, Brig Gen (Cavalry Commander under Forrest) 1856 Heber J Grant,Salt Lake City, 7th pres of Mormon church 1857 George Gissing, English writer (Thyrza, Crown of Life) 1868 John Nance Garner, (D) 32nd VP (1933-41) 1888 Tarzan of the Apes, according to Edgar Rice Burroughs' novel 1890 Charles de Gaulle, Lille, France, President of France (1958-69) 1898 Wiley Post, Grand Plain Tx, aviator/parachutist (crashed in Alaska) 1899 Hoagy Carmichael, Bloomington Ind, actor/songwriter (Stardust) 1904 Roland Winters, Boston Mass, actor (Mama, Smothers Brothers) 1905 James Burnham, philosopher (Coming Defeat of Communism) 1906 Lee Patrick, NYC, actress (Henrietta-Topper, Maltese Falcon) 1912 Doris Duke, NYC, multi-millionaire (American Tobacco heiress) 1913 Benjamin Britten, Lowestoft Suffolk England, composer (Beggar's Opera) 1918 Claiborne Pell, (Sen-D-RI) 1921 Rodney Dangerfield, Babylon NY, comedian (Caddyshack, Back to School) 1922 Fikret Dzhamil Amirov, Kirovabad Russia, Azerbaijani composer (Shur) 1924 Geraldine Page, Kirksville Mo (Interiors, Trip to Bountiful) 1925 Gunther Schuller, NYC, hornist/composer (Visitation) 1928 Juno Stover-Irwin, US, diver (Olympic-silver-1956) 1928 Pat Smythe, England, equestrian jumper (Olympic-bronze-1956) 1930 Owen K Garriott, Enid, Oklahoma, astronaut (Skylab 3, STS-9) 1932 Robert Vaughn, NYC, actor (Napolean Solo-Man from UNCLE, I Spy) 1935 Ludmila Belousova Protopopov, USSR, pairs skater (Oly-gold-1964, 68) 1935 Michael Callan, Phila, actor (Peter-Occasional Wife) 1939 Allen Garfield, Newark NJ, actor (Candidate, Beverly Hills Cop II) 1940 Terry Gilliam, Minneapolis, comedy writer-animator (Monty Python) 1941 Tom Conti, Scotland, actor (Reuben, Reuben) 1942 Guion S Bluford, Jr. Phila, Col USAF/astr (STS 8, STS 61A, STS 39) 1943 Billie Jean King, Cal, tennis pro (Wimbeldon 1968, 72, 73, 75) 1950 Greg Luzinski, baseball player (Phillies, White Sox) 1950 Little Steven, rocker (Springsteen) 1950 Tina Weymouth, rocker (Talking Heads-& She Was) 1957 Sharon Bailey, rocker (Amazulu-Excitable) 1958 Jamie Lee Curtis, LA Calif, actress (Anything But Love, Halloween) 1960 Eg White, rocker (Brother Beyond-Can You Keep a Secret) 1961 Mariel Hemingway, Ketchum Id, actress (Manhattan, Personal Best) 1964 Stephen Geoffreys, Cincinatti Oh, actor (Faternity Vacation) 1966 Brian Robbins, Bkln NY, actor (Eric-Head of the Class) 1966 Nicholas Rowe, London England, actor (Young Sherlock Holmes) 1967 Boris Becker, West Germany, tennis player (Wimbeldon 1985,86,89) Deaths which occurred on November 22nd: 1718 Edward "Blackbeard" Teach, English pirate, dies off Virginia coast 1825 Ann Bailey, pioneer 1871 Oscar J Dunn, (Lt Gov-La), dies suddenly, charges he was poisoned 1896 George Washington Gale Ferris, inventor (Ferris wheel) 1943 Lorenz Hart, lyricist, dies in NY 1963 Aldous Huxley, English novelist. ("Brave New World" ) 1963 C.S.Lewis, English novelist. ("The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.") 1963 John F Kennedy, 35th U.S. President, shot dead in Dallas, Texas (by Lee Harvey Oswald ) 1980 Leonard Barr, comedian (Dean Martin Show, Szysznyk), dies at 77 1980 Mae West, dies at her Hollywood residence at 87 1982 Burton Turkus, lawyer/author/TV host (Mr Arsenic), dies at 80 1983 Michael Conrad, actor (Hill Street Blues), dies of cancer at 58

November 23 On this day... 1765 People of Frederick County Md refuse to pay England's Stamp tax 1832 French take Antwerp in liberation of Belgium 1835 Henry Burden patents Horseshoe manufacturing machine, Troy, NY 1848 Female Medical Educational Society founded in Boston 1852 Just past midnight, a sharp jolt causes Lake Merced to drop 30' (9m) 1863 Battle of Chattanooga begins 1863 Patent granted for a process of making color photographs 1868 Louis Ducos du Hauron patents trichrome color photo process 1876 Columbia, Harvard & Princeton form Intercollegiate Football Assn 1887 Notre Dame loses its 1st football game 8-0 to Michigan 1889 Debut of 1st jukebox (Palais Royale Saloon, San Francisco) 1904 3rd Olympic games close in St Louis 1905 Henry Watson Furness, an Indiana physican, named minister of Haiti 1911 Post Hospital at Presidio, SF renamed Letterman General Hospital 1930 NY Giant Hap Moran runs 91 yards for a TD from a scrimmage 1936 1st issue of Life, picture magazine created by Henry R Luce 1942 Coast Guard Woman's Auxiliary (SPARS) authorized 1942 Poon Lim set adrift for 133 days after his boat was torpedoed 1943 US forces seized control of Tarawa & Makin from Japanese 1947 Wash Redskin Sammy Baugh passes for 6 touchdowns vs Chi Cards (45-21) 1948 Lens to provide zoom effects patented-FG Back 1959 "Fiorello!" premiers on Broadway 1963 Horatio Alger Society founded 1963 JFK's body, lay in repose in East Room of White House 1968 Milwaukee Bucks make their 1st NBA trade, giving Bob Love & Bob Weiss to Chicago Bulls for Flynn Robinson 1971 China People's Republic seated in UN Security Council 1975 Bob Thomas of Chicago Bears kicks 55-yard field goal 1977 European weather satellite Meteosat 1 launched from Cape Canaveral 1980 4,800 die in series of earthquakes that devastated southern Italy 1982 NY Islanders & Minn North Stars play to an 8-8 tie 1985 58 die as Egyptian commandos storm hijacked Egyptair jet in Malta 1985 Retired CIA analyst Larry Wu-tai Chin, arrested of spying for China 1988 South Africa: Botha reprieves Sharpeville Six 1988 Wayne Gretzky scores his 600th NHL goal 1988 Yankees sign free agent 2nd-baseman Steve Sax to 3-year contract 1989 Pilots Union give up sympathy strike against Eastern Airlines Birthdates which occurred on November 23rd: 912 Otto I (the Great), German king, Holy Roman emperor (962-73) 1221 Alfonso X (the Wise), King of Castile & Leon (1252) 1553 Prospero Alpini, Italy, botanist/physician (De Medocoma Aegyptorum) 1749 Edward Rutledge, (Gov-SC) signed Declaration of Independence 1804 Franklin Pierce, 14th Pres (1853-1857) 1837 J van der Waals, Hol, physicist (Cont of Liquid & Gaseous States) 1859 Billy the Kid [William H Bonney], criminal 1860 Karl Branting, Sweden, statesman/diplomat (Nobel Peace Prize 1921) 1862 Alberto Williams, Buenos Aires Argentina, composer (Etrerno Reposo) 1876 Manuel de Falla, C diz Spain, composer (El Amor Brujo) 1883 Jos� Clemente Orozco, Mexico, painter (Epic of Culture in New World) 1887 Boris Karloff [William H Pratt], Dulwich Engld, actor (Frankenstein) 1888 Harpo Marx [Adolph] NYC, actor/comedian (Marx brothers) 1894 Ture Persson, Sweden, sprinter (Olympic-silver-1912) 1903 Victor Jory, actor (Gone with the Wind, Papillon, Dodge City) 1915 Ellen Drew [Terry Ray], Kansas City Mo, actress (Isle of Dead) 1915 John Dehner, Staten Is NY, actor (Big Hawaii, Bare Essence) 1917 George O'Hanlon, Bkln NY, actor (Calvin-Life of Riley, George Jetson) 1917 Michael Gough, Malaya, actor (Search for the Nile) 1920 Paul Celan, Romanian poet (Collected Prose) 1926 Don Gordon, LA Calif, actor (Prentiss-Lucan) 1928 Jerry Bock, US, Broadway composer (Fiddler on the Roof) 1930 Robert Easton, Milwaukee, actor (Someone Up There Likes Me) 1930 William E Brock (Sen-D- )/US Secretary of Labor (1985-87) 1931 Yevgeni Grischin, USSR, 500m/1500m speed skater (Oly-gold-1956, 60) 1933 Hayes Jenkins, US, figure skater (Olympic-gold-1956) 1933 Krzysztof Penderecki, Debica Poland, composer (Hiroshima Threnody) 1935 Vladislav N Volkov, cosmonaut (Soyuz 7, 11) 1938 Oscar Robertson, NBA guard (Cin, Milwaukee, Olympic-gold-1960) 1939 Susan Anspach, NYC, actress (Grace-Yellow Rose, Blume in Love) 1940 Gwen Gallagher, All-American Teacher 1943 Andrew Goodman, civil rights worker, murdered in 1964 1945 Steve Landesberg, Bronx NY, comedian/actor (Barney Miller) 1951 Bernd Landvoigt, German DR, coxless pairs (Olympics-gold-1976) 1951 David Rappaport, London England, 3'11" actor (Wizard, Time Bandits) 1952 Francie Larrieu Smith, US, track runner (AAU 1 mile-1979) 1956 Michael Brainard, LA, actor (Joey Martin-All My Children) 1956 Shane Gould, Australia, 200m/400m freestyle swimmer (Oly-gold-1972) 1958 David Wallace, Miami, actor (General Hospital, Babysitter, Humongus) 1959 Maxwell Caulfield, Derbyshire England, actor (Miles-The Colbys) 1964 Boyd Kestner, actor (Outsiders) Deaths which occurred on November 23rd: 1914 Elbrige Gerry, VP (of Gerrymander fame), dies at 70 1962 Gloria Gordon, actress (My Friend Irma), dies at 81 1972 Marie Wilson, actress (My Friend Irma), dies at 56 1973 Paul Newlan, actor (Capt Grey-M Squad) 1976 Andre Malraux, France, novelist/art historian/puplic office. ("The Voices of Silence"), dies at 75 1979 Merle Oberon, actress (Assignment Foreign Legion), dies at 68 1982 Rev. Grady Nutt, actor (Hee Haw), dies at 47 1990 Bo Diaz, catcher, crushed to death by a satellite dish, at 37 1990 Roald Dahl, british short story writer, dies at 74 1991 Freddie Mercury, lead singer of Queen, dies of AIDS at 46

November 24, On this day... 496 Anastasius II begins his reign as Catholic Pope 642 Theodore I begins his reign as Catholic Pope 1639 1st observation of transit of Venus occured (only 2, record event) 1642 Abel Janzoon Tasman discovers Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) 1703 1st Lutheran pastor ordained in America, Justus Falckner at Phila 1759 Destructive eruption of Vesuvius 1832 South Carolina passes Ordinance of Nullification 1859 Charles Darwin publishes "On the Origin of Species" 1863 Civil War battle for Lookout Mountain began in Tennessee 1871 National Rifle Association organized (NYC) 1874 Joseph F Glidden patents barbed wire 1880 Southern University established 1896 1st US absentee voting law enacted by Vermont 1903 Clyde Coleman of NYC patents automobile electric starter 1926 KVI-AM in Seattle WA begins radio transmissions 1930 1st woman pilot on a transcontinental air flight Miss Ruth Nichols (Mineola, NY to Calif), in a Lockheed-Vega, took 7 days 1938 National Semi-Pro Basketball Congress authorizes yellow basketball 1947 John Steinbeck's novel "The Pearl" published 1947 Un-American Activities Committee finds "Hollywood 10" in contempt because of their refusal to reveal whether they were communists 1949 Britain nationalizes it's steel & iron industry 1952 Agatha Christie's "The Mousetrap" opens in London 1954 1st US Presidental airplane christened 1958 Mali becomes an autonomous state within French Community 1960 Wilt Chamberlain pulls down 55 rebounds in a game (NBA record) 1963 1st live murder on TV-Jack Ruby shoots Lee Harvey Oswald 1966 1st TV station in Congo, Kinshasa (Za�re) 1966 400 die of respiratory failure & heart attack in killer NYC smog 1969 Apollo 12 returns to Earth 1970 Stanford's QB Jim Plunkett wins Heisman Trophy 1971 Dan "DB" Cooper parachutes from a Northwest Airlines 727 with $200,000 1971 Prison rebellion at Rahway State Prison NJ 1976 NBA Atlanta Hawks end a 28 game road losing streak 1977 Miami Bob Greise passes for 6 touchdowns vs St Louis (55-14) 1979 Kings' Charley Simmer fails on 8th penalty shot against Islanders 1980 Ronald Reagan Jr marries Doria Palmieri 1983 PLO exchanges 6 Israeli prisoners for 4,500 Palestinians & Lebanese 1989 Communist Party resigns in Czechoslovakia 1991 After going 12-0 Washington loses to Dallas 24-21 1991 US 75th manned space mission "STS 44" Atlantis 10 launched 1992 Chinese air crash kills 141 Birthdates which occurred on November 24th: 1632 Benedict de "Baruch" Spinoza, Amsterdam, rationalist philosopher 1713 Father Junipero Serra, had a mission in California 1713 Laurence Sterne, Ireland, novelist/satirist (Tristram Shandy) 1784 Zachary Taylor (Whig) 12th Pres (Mar 5,1849-July 9,1850) 1849 Frances Hodgson Burnett, author of childrens book (My Secret Garden) 1864 Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, France, painter (At the Moulin Rouge) 1868 Scott Joplin, US, entertainer/composer (The Entertainer) 1876 Walter Griffin, US architect, city planner; designed Canberra, Aust 1877 Alben W Barkley, Graves County Ky, (35th Vice Pres-D-1949-53) 1888 Cathleen Nesbitt, Belfast Ireland, actress (Agatha-Farmer's Daughter) 1888 Dale Carnegie author (How to Win Friends & Influence People) 1889 Albert J Sylvester, England, ballroom dancer (Alex Moor Award-1977) 1905 Irene Wicker, singer/actress (Singing Lady) 1908 Libertad Lamaraque, Agentina, actress (Madreselva, Puerta Cerrada) 1908 Ray Carter, Chicago Ill, orch leader (Arthur Murray Dance Party) 1911 Kirby Grant, Butte Mont, actor (Sky King) 1912 Garson Kanin, American playwright/producer (Double Life) 1912 Geraldine Fitzgerald, Dublin Ire, actress (Pawnbroker, Easy Money) 1917 Howard Duff, Bremerton Wash, actor (Flamingo Road, Knots Landing) 1918 Tom "Stubby" Fouts, Carroll County Ind, actor (Polka-go-round) 1921 John V Lindsay, (Mayor-R/D-NY, 1965-73) 1927 Alfred Kraus, Las Palmas Canary Islands, tenor (La Scala) 1929 Eileen Barton, Bkln, singer (Broadway Open House) 1930 Dante Lavelli, AAFC/NFL end (Cleveland Browns) 1932 Katalin Juh sz-Nagy, Hungary, foils (Olympic-gold-1964) 1934 Alfred Schnittke, Russia, composer (St Florian) 1934 Martin Charnin, Broadway lyricist (Annie, West Side Story) 1935 Ron Dellums, Oakland Calif, (Rep-D-Calif) 1939 Yoshinobu Miyake, Japan, featherweight (Olympic-gold-1964, 68) 1942 Billy Connolly, Scotland, comedian/actor (Blue Money) 1942 Marlin Fitzwater, press secretary (George Bush) 1946 Ted Bundy, Burlington VT, serial murderer 1947 Dwight Schultz, Balt Md, actor (A-Team) 1948 Steve Yeager, catcher (LA Dodger) 1950 Damon Evans, Balt Md, actor (Lionel-The Jeffersons) 1951 Gaby Landhage, Goteborg Sweden, model (Model of the Rear) 1956 Doug Davidson, actor (Young & Restless) 1957 Denise Crosby, Hollywood Calif, actress (Tasha-Star Trek: Next Gen) 1958 Carmel (McCourt) England, rocker (Storm, More More More) 196- Dana Tyler, newscaster (WCBS-TV NYC) 1962 Lesa Ann Pedriana, Milwaukee Wisc, playmate (April, 1984) 1963 Lisa Howard, actress (Days of Our Life, Rolling Vengeance) Deaths which occurred on November 24th: 1572 John Knox, Scottish preacher, dies 1959 Dr Lyman Bryson, educator (UN Casebook), dies at 71 1962 James J Kilroy, tank inspector (Kilroy was here), dies at 60 1963 Lee Harvey Oswald, JFK's assassinator shot dead by Jack Ruby 1974 Charles Quinlivan, actor (Frank-Mr Garland), dies at 50 1980 George Raft, dies at 85

On this day...November 25 1357 Charles IV issues letter of protection of Jews of Strasbourg Alsace 1715 1st English patent granted to an American, for processing corn 1758 Britain captures Fort Duquesne (Pittsburgh) 1766 Pope Clement XIII warns of the dangers of anti-Christian writings 1783 Britain evacuates NY, their last military position in US 1841 35 Amistad survivors return to Africa 1847 The opera "Marta" is produced (Vienna) 1863 Battle of Missionary Ridge, Tennessee 1864 Confederate plot to burn NYC, fails 1867 Alfred Nobel invents dynamite 1884 John B Meyenberg of St Louis patents evaporated milk 1894 Greenback (Independent) Party organizes in Indianapolis 1897 Spain grants Puerto Rico autonomy 1908 Dorando Pietri (Italy) beats Johnny Hayes (US) in MSG marathon by 60 yds 1912 American College of Surgeons incorporates in Springield, Ill 1913 Woodrow Wilson's daughter Jessie marries in the White House 1920 WTAW broadcasts first football play-by-play of Texas A&M home game 1930 690 earthquake shocks recorded in 1 day (Ito Japan) 1933 1st Soviet liquid rocket attains altitude of 261' (80m) 1940 Patria steamer sinks killing 200, outside of Haifa 1940 U of Mich retires Tom Harmon's #98 1948 Fort Funston's 16-inch coastal guns removed 1948 KING-TV, Seattle, goes on the air with 1st Pacific NW telecast 1951 17 die in a train crash in Woodstock Ala 1951 Cleve Browns penalized a record 209 yards against Chicago Bears 1957 Pres Eisenhower suffers a mild stroke, impairing his speech 1958 Senegal becomes an autonomous state in the French Community 1960 1st atomic reactor for research & development, Richland Wa 1961 NBA's Bob Cousy becomes 2nd player to score 15,000 points 1963 JFK laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery, 1966 Pirate Radio Station 390 (Radio Invicta) closes down (reopen 12/31) 1967 Puerto Rico placed on Atlantic Standard Time 1973 Bloodless military coup ousts Greek Pres George Papadopoulos 1975 Netherlands grants Surinam independence (Natl Day) 1976 OJ Simpson gains 273 yards for Buffalo vs Detroit 1976 Viking 1 radio signal from Mars help prove general theory of relativity 1977 David Steed balanced stationary on a bike for 9 hrs 15 mins 1978 Thomas Hearns KOs Jerome Hill in 2 rounds in his 1st pro fight 1978 American Airlines DC-10 crashes on takeoff from Chicago, kills 275 1980 Sugar Ray Leonard defeats Duran regains WBC welterweight championship 1983 Syria & Saudi Arabia announce cease-fire in PLO civil war in Tripoli 1984 William Schroeder, becomes 2nd to receive Jarvik-7 artificial heart 1986 Iran-Contra affair erupts, Pres Reagan reveals secret arm deal 1988 Chuck Berry pays $250 fine to resolve NYC assault charges 1988 Convention on exploitation of Antarctic mineral resources signed 1988 US & Soviet chess grand masters Donaldson & Akhmilovskaya wed 1988 Widespread earthquake hits NE US, Canada; no damage reported 1990 Lech Walesa wins in Poland's 1st popular election Birthdates which occurred on November 25th: 1562 Lope Felix de Vega, Madrid Spain, dramatist/poet (Angelica, Arcadia) 1835 Andrew Carnegie, steel industrialist/library builder 1846 Carry Nation, scourge of barkeepers & drinkers 1856 Sergei Taneyev, Russia, composer (Oresteia) 1877 Harley Granville-Barker, London, dramatist/producer/critic 1881 John XXIII [Angelo Roncalli], Bergamo Italy, 261st pope (1958-63) 1886 Rex Maupin, St Joseph Mo, orch leader (Tin Pan Alley TV) 1893 Robert Ripley, illustrator (Believe it or Not) 1895 Anastas I Mikoyan, Armenia, member of Supreme Soviet 1895 Wilhelm Kempff, Juterbog Germany, pianist (Unterdem Zimbelstern) 1896 Virgil Thomson, KC Mo, composer/music critic (4 Saints in 3 Acts) 1900 Helen Gahagan Douglas, Nixon's 1st opponent 1901 Tibor Serly, Losonc Hungary, violinist/composer (American Elegy) 1902 Eddie Shore, Boston Bruins (#2), hall of famer 1914 Joe DiMaggio, Yankee Clipper (56 game hitting streak) 1919 Steve Brodie, Eldorado Ks, actor (Life & Legend of Wyatt Earp) 1920 Ricardo Montalban, actor (Fantasy Island, Star Trek II, Naked Gun) 1925 Jeffrey Hunter, Orleans La, actor (Christopher Pike-Star Trek Cage) 1926 Murray Schisgal, playwright (Luv) 1933 Kathryn Grant Crosby, Houston Texas, actress (Mr Cory, Big Circus) 1933 Lenny Moore, NFL back (Baltimore Colts) 1933 Rene Enriquez, SF Calif, actor (Ray Calletano-Hill Street Blues) 1935 Gloria Steinem, Toledo Ohio, femnist/writer (Ms) 1939 Martin Feldstein, economist (1977 John Bates Clark Medal) 1940 Richard Furrer, Worgl Germany, astronaut (STS 22) 1947 John Larroquette, New Orleans LA, actor (Dan Fielding-Night Court) 1947 Jonathan Kaplan, Paris France, director (Heart Like a Wheel) 1952 Ernest Harden, Jr., Detroit Mich, actor (Marcus-Jeffersons) 1956 Liana Vicens, Puerto Rico, 100m breaststroke (Olympics 1968) 1959 Steve Rothery, rocker (Marillion-Real to Reel) 1960 Amy Grant, gospel singer (Glory of Love, Baby Baby) 1960 John F Kennedy, Jr., son of JFK 1960 Kasey Smith, Queens NY, heavy metal artist (Danger Danger-Screw It) 1961 Amy Gibson, actress (General Hospital) 1966 Stacy Lattislaw, disco singer (Million Dollar Baby) 1967 Curtis Baldwin, LA Calif, actor (Calvin-227) 1968 Jory Husain, Milwaukee Wisc, actor (Jawaharial-Head of the Class) 1971 Christine Applegate, Hollywood, actress (Kelly-Married With Children) Deaths which occurred on November 25th: 1885 Thomas A. Hendricks, 21st VP, dies at 66, 8 months after taking office 1944 Kenesaw Landis, baseball commisioner 1949 Luther "Bill" Robinson, famed tap dancer, dies at 71 1958 Charles F. Kettering, invented auto self-starter, dies at 82 1964 Clarence Kolb, actor (Mr Honeywell-My Little Margie), dies at 90 1968 Phil Lord, actor (Stud's Place), dies at 89 1974 U Thant, UN Secretary-General (1961-72), dies in NY of cancer at 65 1977 Richard Carlson, actor (Col MacKenzie-MacKenzie's Raiders), dies at 65 1980 George Raft, NYC, actor, dies at 85 1981 Jack Albertson, actor (Chico & the Man), dies at 74 1982 Robert Coote, actor, dies in NYC of a heart attack at 73 1987 Harold Washington, 1st black mayor of Chicago (D, 1983-87), dies at 65 1990 Bill Vukovich, Indie 500 driver, dies in crash at 27 1991 Bill Graham, rock promoter

November 27, On this day... 399 St Anastasius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope 1095 Pope Urban II preaches 1st Crusade 1815 Cracow (Poland) declared a free republic 1817 US soldiers attack Florida Indian village, beginning Seminole War 1839 American Statistical Association organizes in Boston 1843 The opera "The Bohemian Girl" is produced (London) 1870 NY Times dubs baseball "The National Game" 1889 1st permit issued to drive a car through Central Park (Curtis Brady) 1890 1st signal box for SF Police Department goes into operation 1895 Alfred Nobel establishes Nobel Prize 1898 Side-wheeler "Portland" sinks off Cape Cod, 190 die 1901 Army War College established in Washington DC 1903 The opera "Die Heugierigen Frauen" is produced (Munich) 1910 NY's Penn Station opens as world's largest railway terminal 1912 Albanian National Flag adopted 1912 Spanish protectorate in Morocco established 1924 57,000 watch a High School football game in LA 1926 110,000 watch Army & Navy play a 21-all tie 1926 KXL-AM in Portland OR begins radio transmissions 1926 Restoration of Williamsburg, Virginia, begins 1937 Pro-labor musical revue "Pins & Needles" opens, produced by ILGWU 1941 USSR begins a counter offensive causing Germany to retreat 1942 French navy at Toulon scuttles ships & subs so Nazis don't take them 1945 Gen George C Marshall named special US envoy to China 1947 Joe DiMaggio wins his 3rd MVP, beating Ted Williams by 1 vote 1951 1st rocket to intercept an airplane, White Sands, NM 1957 Army withdraws for Little Rock Ark, after Central HS integration 1958 USSR abrogates Allied war-time agreements on control of Germany 1960 Trailing 38-7 late in 3rd quarter, Buffalo Bills tie Broncos at 38-38 1965 1st French satellite launched, France becomes 3rd nation in space 1966 In highest-scoring NFL game, Washington Redskins defeat NY Giants 72-41 1967 Gold pool nations pledge support of $35 per ounce gold price 1970 Pope Paul VI wounded in chest during a visit to Philippines by a dagger-wielding Bolivian painter disguised as a priest 1971 Soviet Mars 2 becomes 1st spacecraft to crash land on Mars 1972 Yanks trade Ellis, Torres & Spikes to Indians for Nettles & Moses 1973 Senate votes 92-3 to confirm Gerald R Ford as VP 1975 Fred Lynn became 1st rookie to win the MVP 1978 Colombian Avianca Airlines Boeing 747 crashes in Madrid killing 183 1983 Colombian jetliner crashes in Madrid killing 185 1985 Republic of Ireland gains consultative role in Northern Ireland 1989 Colombian jetliner bombed killing 107 1990 Britain's conservatives chose John Major to succeed Margaret Thatcher 1991 Undertaker beats Hulk Hogan to become new WWF champ Birthdates which occurred on November 27th: 1701 Anders Celsius, Sweden, scientist, inventor (centigrade temp scale) 1746 Robert Livingston, delivered oath of office to George Washington 1804 Sir Julius Benedict, Stuttgart Germany, opera composer (Protoghesi) 1867 Charles Koechlin, Paris France, composer (Jacob Chez Luban) 1874 Chaim Weizmann, Israeli statesman (1st President) 1874 Charles A Beard, American historian (American Continentalism) 1900 Leon Barzin, Brussels Belgium, conductor (NY City Ballet 1948-58) 1901 Ted Husing, NYC, sportscaster (Monday Night Fights) 1903 Johnny Blood, aka John McNally, early NFL halfback (Green Bay) 1903 Mona Washbourne, actress (Stevie, Billie Liar, Driver's Seat) 1909 James Agee, American writer (The African Queen) 1912 David Merrick, Broadway producer (Hello Dolly) 1917 "Buffalo" Bob Smith, Buffalo NY, TV host (Howdy Doody) 1921 Alexander Dubcek, headed Czech Communist Party (1968-69) 1925 Ernie Wise, England, comedian (Morecambe & Wise) 1925 Marshall Thompson, Peoria Ill, actor (Bog, To Hell & Back, Daktari) 1925 Michael Tolan, Detroit Mich, actor (Nurses, Senator) 1932 Benigno Aquino, Jr., Philippine opposition leader 1937 Gail Sheehy, writer (Hustling) 1940 Bruce Lee, SF Calif, karate star/actor (Green Hornet) 1942 Jimi Hendrix, rock guitarist (Jimi Hendrix Experience-Purple Haze) 1944 Eddie Rabbitt, Brooklyn, country singer (I Love a Rainy Night) 1945 Barbara Anderson, Bkln, actress (Eve-Ironside, Mission Impossible) 1951 Jayne Kennedy, Wash DC, sportscaster (CBS)/actress (Body & Soul) 1952 James D Wetherbee, Flushing NY, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut (STS-32, sk:46) 1954 Curtis Armstrong, actor (Moonlighting) 1954 Patricia McPherson, Oak Harbor Wash, actress (Bonnie-Knight Rider) 1957 Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg, JFK's daughter 1959 Charlie Burchill, rocker (Simple Minds-Breakfast Club) 1960 Ken O'Brien, QB (NY Jets) 1961 Princess, rocker (Desirez Heslop, All For Love) 1962 Calvin Hayes, rocker (Johnny Hates Jazz-Turn Back the Clock) 1962 Charlie Benante, Bronx NY, rock drummer (Anthrax-Protest & Survive) 1963 Fisher Stevens, Chicago, actor (My Science Project, Short Circuit) 1964 Rebecca Michelle Ferratti, Helena Mt, playmate (Jun, 1986) 1964 Robin Simone Givens, NYC, (Darlene-Head of the Class) 1965 Fiachna O'Broanain, rocker (Hothouse Flowers-Don't Go) 1976 Jaleel White, LA Calif, actor (Steve Urkel-Family Matters) Deaths which occurred on November 27th: 8 -BC- Horace Latin poet & satirist 1934 Baby Face Nelson shot by FBI agents 1953 Eugene O'Neill playwright, dies in Boston at 65 1965 Harry Harvey Sr actor (It's a Man's World), dies at 64 1975 Ross McWhirter Guinness Book of Records keeper, is murdered 1978 George Moscone (SF Mayor) & City Sup Harvey Milk shot by Dan White 1981 Lotte Lenya singer/actress, dies in NY at 83 1984 Percy Norris deputy high commissioner of India, shot dead 1986 Steve Tracy actor (Percival-Little House on the Praire), dies at 61 1988 John Carradine actor, dies at 82 of kidney failure

December 4 On this day... 1489 Battle of Baza-Spanish army captures Baza from the Moors 1563 Council of Trent holds last session, after 18 years 1619 America's 1st Thanksgiving Day (Va) 1674 Father Marquette builds 1st dwelling in what is now Chicago 1682 1st General Assembly in Pennsylvania (Chester) 1783 Gen Washington bids officers farewell at Fraunce's Tavern, NYC 1812 Peter Gaillard of Lancaster, Pa patents a horse-drawn mower 1816 James Monroe, Va elected 5th pres, defeating Federalist Rufus King 1833 American Anti-Slavery Society organizes 1836 Whig party holds its 1st national convention, Harrisburg, Pa 1864 Romanian Jews are forbidden to practice law 1867 Grange organized to protect farm interests 1875 William Marcy "Boss" Tweed (NYC-Tammany Hall) escapes from jail 1899 56th Congress (1899-1901) convenes 1899 Webb Hayes son of pres Rutherford Hayes receives Medal of Honor 1909 1st Grey Cup game (University of Toronto 26, Toronto Parkdale 6) 1915 Ku Klux Klan receives charter from Fulton County Ga 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition opens 1918 Kingdom of Servs, Croats & Slovenes (Yugoslavia) proclaimed 1918 President Wilson sails for Versailles Peace Conference in France, first chief executive to travel outside US while in office 1920 1st Pro football playoff game Buffalo-7, Canton-3 at Polo Grounds 1933 FDR creates Federal Alcohol Control Administration 1935 1,200 at St Joseph's College (Phila) enroll in anti-communism class 1942 1st US citizenship granted an alien on foreign soil (James Hoey) 1942 FDR orders dismantling of Works Progress Administration 1942 US bombers struck Italian mainland for 1st time in WW II 1942 Works Progress Administration liquidated 1943 Commissioner Landis announces any baseball club may sign Negroes 1945 Doc Blanchard becomes 1st junior to win Heisman Trophy 1945 Senate approves US participation in UN 1947 USSR joins International Amateur Athletic Union 1949 Bob Gage ties NFL record of a 97 yard touchdown run 1951 Superheated gases roll down Mount Catarman (Phillipines), kills 500 1952 Killer fogs begin in London England. "Smog" becomes a word 1956 Paul Hornung wins the Heisman Trophy 1957 1st edition of "Chase's Annual Events" published 1957 2 commuter trains collide in heavy fog killing 92 (St John's England) 1961 Museum of Modern Art hung Matisse's Le Bateau upside down for 47 days 1961 Tanganyika becomes the 104th member of the UN 1965 Gemini 7 launched with 2 astronauts 1973 John Cappelletti wins Heisman trophy 1974 Dutch DC-8 charter crashes in Sri Lanka killing 191 Moslem pilgrims 1976 Liz Taylor's 7th marriage (John Warner) 1977 Jean-Bedel Bokassa, ruler of Central African Empire, crowns himself 1977 NFL's 5,000th game, Cincinatti beats KC 27-7 1978 Dianne Feinstein is named SF 1st female mayor 1979 Liza Minnelli's 3rd marriage (Mark Gero) 1981 "Falcon Crest" premieres on CBS-TV 1983 US jet fighters strike Syrian anti-aircraft positions in Lebanon 1985 President Reagan appoints Vice Admiral John Poindexter as security adviser 1990 Due to Persian Gulf crisis gas hits $1.60 per gallon price in NYC 1990 Iraq announces it will release all 3,300 Soviet hostages 1991 Muslim Shites release last US hostage Terry Anderson (held 6+ years) 1992 US Troops land in Somalia Birthdates which occurred on December 04: 1443 Pope Julius II, (1503-13), patron of Michelangelo, Bramante, Raphael 1584 John Cotton, Puritan clergyman in Mass Bay colony 1795 Thomas Carlyle, Scotland, essayist/historian (French Revolution) 1803 Augustus Zerega diZerega, Martinique, ship owner (Red Z Lane) 1822 Frances Crabbe, England, feminist founded Anti-Vivisection Society 1835 Samuel Butler, England, author (Erewhom, Way of All Flesh) 1861 Lillian Russell, US, singer/actress (Great Mogul) 1865 Edith Louisa Cavell, England, nurse (WW I) 1866 Vassily Kandisky, abstract artist (Dreamy Inspiration) 1875 Rainer Maria Rilke, Germany, poet (Duino Elegies) 1892 Francisco Franco, general/dictator of Spain (1936-85) 1903 Cornell Woolrich, US, writer (El Angel Nego) 1908 AD Hershey, US, biologist, worked with bacteriophages (Nobel 1969) 1910 Alex North, Chester Penn, composer (Viva Zapata) 1915 Allan Jackson, Hot Springs Ark, newscaster (Youth Takes a Stand) 1922 Deanna Durbin, actress/singer (100 Men & a Girl) 1923 Charles Keating, district attorney (LA Calif) 1924 John Portman, SC, architect (Ivan Allen Award-1964) 1930 Harvey Kuenn, baseball player (AL Rookie of the Year-1953) 1930 Ronnie Corbett, England, comedian (2 Ronnies) 1932 Roh Tae Woo, Taegu South Korea, President South Korea 1933 Horst Buchholz, actor (Magnificent 7, Raid on Entebbe, Sahara) 1934 Victor French, Santa Barbara Calif, actor (Highway to Heaven) 1934 Wink Martindale, Jackson Tn, TV host (Tic-Tac-Dough, Can You Top This) 1937 Max Baer, Jr., Oakland Calif, actor (Jethro-Beverly Hillbillies) 1938 Andre Marrou, Libertarian Presidential candidate (1992) 1940 Freddy Cannon, rocker (Palisades Park) 1942 Chris Hillman, rocker (Byrds-Turn Turn Turn, Mr Tambourine Man) 1943 Patti Chandler, Cal 1944 Dennis Wilson, Calif, drummer/singer (Beach Boys-My Room) 1949 Jeff Bridges, actor (Stay Hungry, Jagged Edge, Against All Odds) 1950 Pamela Stephenson, Auckland NZ, actress (Superman 3, Saturday Night Live) 1951 Patricia Wettig, actress (Nancy Weston-30 Something) 1956 Bernard King, basketball player (NY Knicks, NJ Nets) 1956 Blagoi Blagoyev, Bulgaria, 82.5 kg weightlifer (Olympics-silver-1976) 1957 Raul Boesel, Brazil, Indy-car racer (CART) Deaths which occurred on December 04: 1576 Rheticus, mathematician 1732 John Gay, poet (Beggar's Opera), dies at 47 1807 Prince Hall, activist & Masonic leader, dies in Boston 1976 Benjamin Britten, British composer (Beggar's Opera), dies at 63 1979 Robert Karnes, actor (Max-The Lawless Years), dies at 62 1983 Estelle Omens, actress, dies at 55 1987 Rouben Mamoulian, director (Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde), dies at 90

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Ouch!!! =) December 6 On this day... 1534 Quito, Ecuador founded by Spanish 1631 1st predicted transit of Venus (Kepler) is observed 1732 1st play in American colonies acted by professional players, NYC 1768 1st edition of "Encyclopedia Brittanica" published (Scotland) 1790 Congress meets in Philadelphia, new temporary US capital 1825 Pres. John Adams suggests establishment of a US observatory 1849 Harriet Tubman escapes from slavery in Maryland 1866 Chicago water supply tunnel 3,227 m into Lake Michigan completed 1870 Joseph H Rainey, 1st black in the House of Reps (SC) 1873 1st international football game in US: Yale 2, Eton (England) 1 1875 44th Congress (1875-77) convenes 1876 1st crematorium in US begins operation, Washington, Penn 1876 City of Anaheim incorporated for 2nd time 1877 Washington Post publishes first edition 1884 Aluminum capstone set atop Washington Monument, Wash, DC 1907 Mine explosion kills 362 at Monongah WV 1917 1,600 die as 2 munitions ships collide at Halifax, Nova Scotia 1917 Finland declares independence from Russia (National Day) 1921 Irish Free State gains independence from Britain 1922 1st constitution of Irish Free State comes into operation 1922 1st electric power line commercial carrier in US, Utica, NY 1923 1st presidential address broadcast on radio (Pres Calvin Coolidge) 1925 Record 73,000 pay to watch Chic Bears beat NY Giants 19-7 1941 NYC Council agrees to build Idlewild (Kennedy) Airport in Queens 1955 NY psychologist Joyce Brothers won "$64,000 Question" on boxing 1956 Nelson Mandela & 156 others arrested for political activities in South Africa 1957 1st US attempt to launch a satellite fails-Vanguard rocket blows up 1957 AFL-CIO votes to expel Teamsters (readmitted in October 1987) 1960 AL grants Gene Autry a franchise, LA Angels 1962 US abandons Skybolt ballistic missile program 1968 Baseball dismisses Commissioner William Eckert after 3 years 1969 300,000 attend the Altamont Calif, rock concert feature Rolling Stones 1971 Lewis Franklin Powell confirmed as Supreme Court justice 1973 Gerald Ford sworn-in as 1st unelected VP, succeeds Spiro T Agnew 1973 NL votes to move San Diego Padres to Washington DC (doesn't happen) 1975 Sen Robert Dole & Elizabeth Hanford marry 1977 South Africa grants Bophuthatswana independence 1981 Rob de Castella of Australia sets Marathon record at 2:08:18 1982 Sen Ted & Joan Kennedy divorce 1985 UK joins US Star Wars project 1986 Vinny Testaverde of Miami wins the Heisman Trophy 1987 3 satanist Missouri teenagers bludgeon comrade to death for "fun" 1988 Agnes Neil Williams purchases the Baltimore Orioles for $70 million 1988 Arafat meets prominent American Jews in Stockholm, Sweden 1988 Milwaukee Bucks win their 1,000th NBA game (2nd fastest) 1988 Nelson Mandela is transferred to Victor Vester Prison, Capetown 1990 NHL grants conditional membership to Tampa Bay Lightning 1992 Riots follow Hindu attack on Ayodha Mosque in India Birthdates which occurred on December 6th: 1421 Henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 1470-71) 1732 Warren Hastings, England, 1st governor-general of India (1773-84) 1822 John Eberhard, built 1st large-scale pencil factory in US 1833 John Singleton Mosby, US, lawyer (confederate) 1870 William S Hart, actor, silent Westerns (Wild Bill Hickok, Tumbleweeds) 1886 Joyce Kilmer, US, (male) poet (Trees) 1887 Lynn Fontanne, Bdwy actress (Dulcy, Arms & the Man) 1892 Osbert Sitwell, London, poet/writer (Out of the Flame) 1893 Lou Little, college football hall of fame coach (elected 1960) 1896 George Trafton, NFL center (Chicago Bears) 1896 Ira Gershwin, lyricist ('S Wonderful, I Got Rhythm) 1898 Gunnar Myrdal, Sweden, sociologist/economist (Nobel 1974) 1898 Herman Shumlin, actor (Watch on the Rhine) 1906 Agnes Moorehead, Clinton Mass, actress (Endora-Bewitched) 1913 Eleanor Holm, US, 100m backstroke swimmer (Olympic-gold-1932) 1920 Dave Brubeck, jazz pianist (Take 5) 1924 Wally Cox, Detroit, actor (Mr Peepers, Hollywood Squares) 1925 Andy Robustelli, NFL defensive end (LA Rams, NY Giants) 1938 David Ossman, comedian (Firesign Theater) 1939 Tom s Svoboda, Paris France, Czech composer (Etude) 1940 Steve Alaimo, Rochester NY, rocker (Mashed Potatoes) 1941 Helen Cornelius, Hannibal Mo, country singer (Nashville on the Road) 1941 Richard Speck, mass murderer (killed 8 student nurses in 1966) 1943 Mike Smith, London England, rocker/pianist (Dave Clark 5-Glad All Over) 1945 James Naughton, Middletown Ct, actor (Trauma Center, Making the Grade) 1945 Larry Bowa, 2nd baseman (Phillies) 1948 Don Nickles, (Sen-R-Okla) 1948 Jonathan King, London, singer (Everyone's Gone to the Moon) 1952 Terence Knox, Richland Wash, actor (Peter-St Elsewhere) 1953 Kin Shriner, Indiana, actor (Scott-General Hospital, Rituals) 1953 Thomas Hulce, Plymouth Mi, actor (Amadeus, Equus, Echo Park) 1953 Wil Shriner, NYC/Indiana, talk show host (Wil Shriner Show) 1954 Miles Chapin, NYC, actor (French Postcards, Get Crazy, Funhouse) 1955 Steven Wright, comedian 1963 Janine Turner, Lincoln Neb, actress (Maggie-Northern Exposure) 1966 Joe Little, Austin TX, attorney 1967 Spanky Marcus, Hollywood Calif, actor (Jimmy Joe-Mary Hartman) 1971 Ryan Wayne White, born with hemophilia, later to contract Aids from blood-clotting products. Deaths which occurred on December 6th: 1889 Jefferson Davis, President of Confederate States of America (1861-5) 1959 Len Doyle, actor (Harrington-Mr District Attorney), dies at 66 1984 Ruth Cummings, actress dies at 90 1985 Burr Tillstrom, puppeteer (Kukla Fran & Ollie), dies at 68 1988 Roy Orbison, US Rock singer, dies of a massive heart attack at 52 1989 Frances Beauvier, actress (Aunt Bee, Mayberry) dies at 86 1989 John Paine, actor (Miracle on 34th St), dies at 77 1989 Sammy Fain, composer, dies at 87

December 7 On this day... 43 -BC- Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman writer, gets his head & right hand chopped off by Mark Antony's soldiers 283 St Eutychian ends his reign as Catholic Pope 1787 Delaware becomes 1st state to ratify constitution 1836 Martin Van Buren elected 8th president 1842 NY Philharmonic's 1st concert 1875 Natives Sons of the West organized 1876 NY Mutuals & Philadelphia A's expelled from NL for not completing schedule 1885 49th Congress (1885-87) convenes 1891 52nd Congress (1st to appropriate $1 billion) holds 1st session 1909 Leo Baekeland, Yonkers, NY, patents 1st thermosetting plastic 1916 David Lloyd George replaces resigning H.H. Asquith as British PM 1917 US becomes 13th country to declare war on Austria during World War I 1921 KWG-AM in Stockton CA begins radio transmissions 1932 First gyro-stabilized vessel to cross the Atlantic arrives in NY 1934 Wiley Post discovers the jet stream 1935 Winnipeg Blue Bombers become 1st western team to win Grey Cup 1938 W9XZY broadcasts facsimile of the St Louis Post-Dispatch by radio 1941 Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor (a date that will live in infamy) 1941 1st Japanese submarine sunk by a US ship (USS Ward) 1946 Fire at Winecoff Hotel in Atlanta kills 119 1953 Israel's PM Ben-Gureon retires 1956 Helen O'Connell joins the Today Show panel 1965 Pope Paul VI & Orthodox Patriarch Athenagoras I simultaneously lift mutual excommunications that led to split of the 2 churches in 1054 1968 Orbiting Astronomical Observatory 2 launched into Earth orbit 1972 Apollo 17, last of Apollo Moon series, launched 1972 Philippine 1st lady Imelda Marcos stabbed & wounded by an assailant 1976 UN Security Council endorses Kurt Waldheim, sec-gen for 2nd 5 year term 1983 2 jets collided at Madrid Airport killing 93 1985 Atlantis returns to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB 1985 Bo Jackson of Auburn wins the Heisman Trophy 1987 43 die in Pacific Southwest Airline crash in California (man shot the pilots) 1987 Gorbachev arrives in the US for a summit meeting 1988 Armenian SSR rocked by earthquake, 8 on Richter scale (55,000 die) 1988 Gorbachev announces 10% unilateral Soviet troop reductions at UN 1988 Yasser Arafat recognizes existence of Israel 1990 Iraqi parliment endorses Saddam's decision to free hostages 1990 Ted Turner & Jane Fonda announce their engagement 1993 South African transitional executive council set up 1995 Galileo arrives on Jupiter Birthdates which occurred on December 7th: 1542 Mary, Queen of Scots (1560-1587) 1598 Giovanni Bernini, Italy, baroque sculptor (St Teresa in Ecstasy) 1761 Madame Marie Tussaud, created wax museum 1847 Solomon Schechter, US Talmudic scholar/Jewish leader 1873 Willa Cather, US, author (My Antonia) 1878 Akiko Yosano, Japan, poet (Tangled Hair) 1887 Ernst Toch, Vienna Austria, composer (Melodie Lehre) 1888 Joyce Cary, Anglo-Irish (male) writer (House of Children) 1888 Matthew Heywood Campbell Broun, 1st pres of American Newspaper Guild 1891 Fay Bainter, LA Calif, actress (Jezebel, Our Town, State Fair) 1905 Gerard Kuiper, US astronomer (discovered moons of Uranus, Neptune) 1910 Rod Cameron, Calgary Alberta, actor (City Detective, State Trooper) 1912 Louis Prima, New Orleans La, singer (That Old Black Magic) 1912 Rod Cameron, actor (Kansas, Evel Knievel, Oh Susanna, Stampede) 1915 Eli Wallach, Bkln NY, actor (Magnificent 7, Misfits, People Next Door) 1923 Ted Knight, Terryville Ct, (Mary Tyler Moore, Too Close for Comfort) 1924 M rio Soares, (Socialist), premier of Portugal (1976-78, 1983- ) 1926 Victor Kiam, CEO (Remington shavers)/NFL owner (Patriots) 1928 Noam Chomsky, linguist (founded transformational grammar) 1932 Ellen Burstyn, Detroit, actress (Exorcist, Alice Doesn't Live Here) 1936 Martha Layne Collins, Baghdad Ky, (Gov-D-Ky) 1937 Thad Cochran, (Sen-R-Miss) 1947 Johnny Bench, baseball catcher (Reds) 1947 Vincent Baggetta, Paterson NJ, actor (Lou-Chicago Story) 1948 Gary Morris, actor (The Colbys) 1949 Tom Waits, Calif, rocker/song writer (Blue Valentine) 1955 Priscilla Barnes, Fort Dix NJ, actress (License to Kill, 3's Company) 1956 Larry Bird, hoop star (Boston Celtics) 1958 Edd Hall, Tonight Show Announcer 1963 Barbara Weathers, vocalist (Atlantic Star-Touch a 4 Leaf Clover) 1964 Duncan Miller, rocker (Blue Mercedes-Rich & Famous) 1964 Mike Nolan, rocker (Bucks Fizz-My Camera Never Lies) 1966 C. Thomas Howell, LA Calif, actor (Red Dawn, Tank, Soul Man) Deaths which occurred on December 7th: 1817 William Bligh, British naval officer of "Bounty" fame dies in London 1912 George Darwin, theorized Moon was pulled out of Pacific Ocean, dies 1979 Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, 1st woman full professor at Harvard University 1979 Prince Chahryar Shafik, Shah of Iran's nephew, murdered in Paris 1982 Charlie Brooks, Jr., convicted murderer became 1st US prisoner to be executed by lethal injection, at a prison in Huntsville, Texas 1983 Edgar Graham, member of N. Ireland Assembly, shot dead by IRA 1984 Jeanne Cagney, actress dies at 65 1985 Potter Stewart, retired Supreme Court Justice dies in NH, at 70

On this day...December 8 1776 George Washington's retreating army crosses Delaware River from NJ 1794 1st issue of the Herald of Rutland, VT published 1863 2,500 reported killed at Church of La Compana, Santiago, Chile 1863 Abraham Lincoln announces plan for Reconstruction of South 1869 20th Roman Catholic ecumenical council, Vatican I, opens in Rome 1881 Vienna's Ring Theater destroyed by fire, kills between 640-850 1886 American Federation of Labor (AFL) formed by 26 craft unions 1902 Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr became Associate Justice on Supreme Court 1909 Bird banding society founded 1913 Construction starts on Palace of Fine Arts in SF 1931 Coaxial cable patented 1936 NAACP files suit to equalize the salaries of black & white teachers 1938 Highest temperature for December in US recorded in La Mesa, Calif 1940 1st NFL championship on national radio; Bears beat Redskins 73-0 1941 SF first blackout, at 6:15 PM 1941 US declares war on Japan, enters WW I 1946 Army rocket plane XS-1 makes 1st powered flight 1949 Chinese Nationalist gov't. moves from Chinese mainland to Formosa 1952 1st TV acknowledgement of pregnancy (I Love Lucy) 1956 16th Olympic games end in Melbourne 1956 1st test firing of the Vanguard satellite program, TV-0 1956 Guy Mitchell's "Singing the Blues," single goes #1 for 10 weeks 1961 Larry Costello scores 32 consecutive points without a miss (NBA rec) 1962 114-day newspaper strike begins in NYC 1963 3 fuel tanks explode when jetliner is struck by lightning crashing near Elkton, Maryland. Only case of lightning caused crash 1966 US & USSR sign treaty to prohibit nuclear weapons in outer space 1967 NHL California Seals change name to Oakland Seals 1972 United Airlines crashes at Chicago's Midway Airport killing 45 1974 Soyuz 16 returns to Earth 1976 UN General Assembly re-elects Kurt Waldheim secretary-general 1980 "Bravo" network premiers on cable television 1983 9th Space Shuttle Mission-Columbia 6-lands at Edwards AFB 1986 U.S. House Democrats select majority leader Jim Wright as 48th speaker 1987 Jack Sikma (Milwaukee) begins NBA free throw streak of 51 games 1987 Occupied Palestinians start "intefadeh" (uprising) against Israel 1987 President Reagan & Soviet General Secretary Gorbachev sign a treaty eliminating medium range nuclear missiles 1991 Russia, Byelorussia & Ukraine form Commonwealth of Independent States Birthdates which occurred on December 8th: 65 -BC- Horace, Rome, lyric poet/satirist (Satire, Odes) 1626 Christina, queen of Sweden who abdicated after becoming Catholic 1708 Francis I, Holy Roman emperor (1745-1765) 1765 Eli Whitney, inventor (Cotton Gin) 1832 Bj�rnstjerne Bj�rnson, Norway, novelist (Nobel-1903) 1861 Aristide Maillol, France, painter/sculptor (Seated Woman) 1861 Georges M�li�s, Paris, magician; 1st to film a fictional story 1861 William Crapo Durant, founded General Machine 1865 Jean Sibelius, Tavastehus Finland, composer (Valse Triste, Finlandia) 1881 Padraic Colum, Irish poet/novelist/poet (Collected Poems) 1890 Bohuslav Martinu Policka Czechoslovakia, composer (Hry o Marti) 1894 James (Grover) Thurber, Columbus Ohio, humorist (Men, Women & Dogs) 1899 John Qualen, Vancouver BC, actor (Grapes of Wrath, The Searchers) 1905 Frank Faylen, St Louis Mo, actor (Herbert Gillis-Dobie Gillis) 1906 Richard Llewellyn, Wales, novelist (How Green Was My Valley) 1907 Frank Faylen, St Louis Mo, actor (Dobie Gillis) 1908 John Volpe, (Gov-Mass)/US Secretary of Treasury (1969-73) 1911 Lee J Cobb, NYC, actor (Virginian, 12 Angry Men, On the Waterfront) 1913 Delmore Schwartz, US, poet/short story writer/critic (Shenandoah) 1918 G�rard Souzay, Angers France, baritone (Le Nozze di Figaro) 1921 Johnny Otis, Calif, R&B talent scout (Cold Shot, Cuttin' Up) 1921 Terence Morgan, London England, actor (Adv of Sir Francis Drake) 1922 Lucian Freud, Berlin artist (Boy With a Rat) 1925 Sammy Davis, Jr. NYC, singer/dancer/actor (Ocean's 11, Candy Man) 1927 Vladimir A Shatalov, cosmonaut (Soyuz 4, 8, 10) 1930 Maximilian Schell, actor/director (Odessa File, Julia) 1933 Flip Wilson, Jersey City NJ, comedian (Flip Wilson Show) 1936 David Carradine, actor (Kung Fu, Mean Streets) 1937 James MacArthur, LA Calif, actor (Danny Williams-Hawaii 5-0) 1939 James Galway, Belfast Ireland, flutist (18k gold flute, Royal Phil) 1940 Nick Nolte, actor (Teachers, 48 Hours, North Dallas 40) 1943 Jim Morrison, Melbourne Fla, singer (Doors) is he really dead? 1943 Mary Woronov, Brooklyn Hgts NY, actress (Eating Raoul, Terror Vision) 1944 Neil Innes, musician (The Rutles) 1946 John Rubinstein, LA Calif, actor/composer (Family, Boys from Brazil) 1947 Gregg Allman, singer (Allman Brothers-Eat a Peach) 1952 Richie Morales, drummer (Spyro Gyra-Morning Dance) 1952 Sam Kinison, screaming comedian/actor (Back to School, Charlie Hoover) 1953 Kim Basinger, Athens Ga, actress (9 1/2 Weeks, Batman) 1953 Roy Firestone, sportscaster (Life's Most Embarrassing Moments) 1958 Billy Hufsey, actor (Christopher-Fame, Days of our Life) 1959 Paul Rutherford, vocalist (Frankie Goes to Hollywood-Relax) 1966 Matthew Laborteaux, LA Calif, actor (Albert-Little House on Prairie) 1966 Sinead O'Connor, Dublin Ireland, singer (Nothing Compares 2 U) 1967 Marina Augusta Baker, Windsor England, playmate (Mar, 1987) 1969 Lisa Marie Munzert, New Castle Delaware, Miss Delaware-America (1991) Deaths which occurred on December 8th: 1831 James Hoban, architect who designed the White House 1954 Gladys George, actress (Roaring Twenties), dies at 50 1972 George Collins, (Rep-Ill), dies at 47, in airplane crash 1978 Golda Meir, served as Israel's PM (1969-74, dies in Jerusalem at 80 1980 John Lennon, assassinated in NY by Mark David Chapman 1983 Slim Pickins, western actor dies at 64 after brain surgery 1984 Luther Adler, actor (Dr Bernard Altman-The Psychiatrist), dies at 81

December 10, On this day... 1520 Martin Luther publicly burned papal edict demands he recant 1672 NY Gov Lovelace announces monthly mail service between NY & Boston 1690 Mass Bay becomes 1st American colonial goverment to borrow money 1817 Mississippi admitted as 20th state 1831 "Spirit of the Times" begins publishing (weekly horse racing sheet) 1864 Sherman reaches Savannah & 12 day siege begins 1869 Women suffrage (right to vote) granted in Wyoming Territory (US 1st) 1896 1st intercollegiate basketball game (Wesleyan beats Yale 4-3) 1898 Spanish-American War ends; US acquires Philippines, PR & Guam 1906 Pres Theodore Roosevelt (1st American) awarded Nobel Peace Prize 1911 Calbraith Rogers completes 1st crossing of US by airplane (84 days) 1915 President Woodrow Wilson marries Edith Galt 1920 President Woodrow Wilson receives Nobel Peace Prize 1922 Pete Henry makes longest known NFL drop-kicked field goal, 45 yards 1927 Grand Ole Opry makes its 1st radio broadcast, in Nashville, TN 1931 Jane Addams (1st US woman) named co-recipient of Nobel Peace Prize 1932 Thailand recieves its 1st constitution 1934 NFL adopts player waiver rule; applies after 6th game of the season 1936 England replaces King Edward VIII stamp series with King George VI 1948 UN General Assembly adopts Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1950 Ralph J Bunche (1st black American) presented Nobel Peace Prize 1952 Yitchak Ben-Zvi elected 2nd president of Israel 1954 Philadelphia Phillies purchase Connie Mack Stadium 1958 1st domestic (NY-Miami) passenger jet flight-National 707 flew 111 1961 Houston Oiler Billy Cannon gains record 373 yards against Titans 1962 Hunters Point (SF) jitney ends service after 50 years 1963 6 year old Donny Osmond singing debut on the Andy Williams Show 1963 Zanzibar becomes independent within British Commonwealth 1966 Israeli Shmuel Yosef Agnon wins Nobel Prize for literature 1970 North American Soccer League awards NY & Toronto franchises 1971 William H Rehnquist confirmed as Supreme Court justice 1973 1st time since 1885, tennis has 2 top males (S Smith & J Connors) 1974 Helios 1 launched by US, Germany; later makes closest flyby of Sun 1975 Andrei Sakharov's wife Yelena Bonner, accepts his Nobel Peace Prize 1977 Soyuz 26 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6 space station 1978 In Oslo, Menachem Begin & Anwar Sadat accept 1978 Nobel Peace Prize 1978 Islanders ends 15 game undefeated streak (12-0-3) to Canadians 1980 Soyuz T-3 returns to Earth 1982 Michael Doakes KOs Mike Weaver in 1:03 1982 Soyuz T-5 returns to Earth, 211 days after take-off 1983 Danuta Walesa, wife of Lech Walesa, accepts his Nobel Peace Prize 1983 Last NFL game at Shea Stadium; Steelers beat NY Jets 34-7 1983 Raul Alfonsin inaugurated as Argentina's 1st civilian president 1984 South African Bishop Desmond Tutu received his Nobel Peace Prize 1984 WNSY-AM in Newport News VA returns from WGH 1986 Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel accepts 1986 Nobel Peace Prize 1987 "Nightline" is seen in the USSR for 1st time 1988 Washington Capitals 1st NHL scoreless tie, vs Mont Canadiens 1990 Space Shuttle STS 35 (Columbia 11) lands Birthdates which occurred on December 10th: 1787 Thomas H Gallaudet, Phila, pioneer of educating the deaf 1805 William Lloyd Garrison, abolitionist (Liberator) 1813 Zachariah Chandler, US, merchant/politician (founded Republican Party) 1824 George MacDonald, Scotland, novelist (Lilith) 1830 Emily Dickinson, Amherst Mass, poet (Collected Poems) 1851 Melvil Dewey, created Dewey Decimal System for libraries 1904 Antonin Novotny, Czechoslovakia, Pres of Czechoslovakia (1957-68) 1907 Rumer Godden, England, author (Thursday's Children) 1910 Dennis Morgan, Prentice Wisc, actor (Dennis-21 Beacon Street) 1910 John Hammond, Sr., NYC, rock/jazz producer (I Can Tell, So Many Roads) 1911 Chet Huntley, Cardwell Mont, newscaster (NBC Huntley-Brinkley Report) 1913 Morton Gould, NY, composer (Verdun) 1914 Dorothy Lamour, New Orleans (Road to Bali, Greatest Show on Earth) 1920 Ragnhild Hveger, Denmark, 200m swimmer (Olympic-silver-1936) 1923 Harold Gould, Schenectady NY, actor (He & She, Martin-Rhoda, Big Bus) 1928 John Colicos, Toronto, actor (Battlestar Galactica) 1929 Dan Blocker, Texas, actor (Tiny-Cimarron City, Hoss-Bonanza) 1930 Clayton K Yeutter, Nebraska, US trade rep 1937 Don Sebesky, Perth Amboy NJ, orch leader (Jimmy Dean Show) 1938 Yuri Temirkanov, Nalchik Russia, conductor (Kirov) 1941 Fionnula Flanagan, Dublin Ireland, actress (Rich Man Poor Man) 1941 Tim Considine, Louisville Ky, actor (Mike-My 3 Sons) 1941 Tommy Rettig, Jackson Heights NY, actor (Jeff's Collie-Lassie) 1943 Theodore Wilson, NYC, actor (That's My Mama, Sanford Arms) 1946 Gloria Loring, NYC, actress/singer (Days of our Life) 1947 Sinaida Woronin, USSR, gymnist (Olympic-gold/silver/2 bronze-1968) 1952 Susan Hallock Dey, Ill, actress (1st Love, Partridge Family, LA Law) 1958 John J York, Chicago Ill, actor (Mac Scorpio-General Hospital) 1958 Paul Hardcastle, keyboardist (Don't Waste My Time, Just for Money) 1959 Burke Moses, NYC, actor (Sean Baxter-As the World Turns) 1959 Mark Aguirre, NBA forward (Dallas Mavericks) Deaths which occurred on December 10th: 1896 Alfred Nobel, Swedish Nobel Prize ceremony on this date 1946 Walter Johnson, Washington Senator great pitcher dies at 59 1967 Otis Redding, singer dies in plane crash at 26 1974 Paul Richards, actor (Dr Thompson-Breaking Point), dies at 50 1979 Fulton J Sheen, bishop (Life is Worth Living), dies at 84 1981 John Kieran, TV host (Information Please), dies at 89 1982 Freeman Gosden, radio actor (Amos 'n' Andy), dies at 83 1983 Dorothy Cummings, actress dies at 84 1983 Patrick O'Moore, actor dies at 74 1986 Kate Wolf, singer (Back Roads), dies of leukemia at 44 1987 Jascha Heifetz, Russia born, US violinist, dies at 86 1988 Dick Clair, comedian (Clair & McMahon, Facts of Life) dies of AIDS 1990 Armand Hammer, CEO (Occidental Petroleum), dies at 92

December 11 On this day... 1719 1st recorded display of Aurora Borealis in US (New England) 1792 France's King Louis XVI went on trial, accused of treason 1816 Indiana becomes 19th state 1866 1st yacht race across the Atlantic Ocean 1872 1st black US governor took office, Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback (La) 1901 Marconi sends 1st transatlantic radio signal, Cornwall to Newfoundland 1909 Colored moving pictures demonstrated at Madison Square Garden, NYC 1917 13 black soldiers hanged for alleged participation in Houston riot 1917 German-occupied Lithuania proclaims independence from Russia 1919 Boll weevil monument dedicated in Enterprise, Ala 1928 Buenos Aires police thwart an attempt on U.S. President-elect Herbert Hoover 1931 Brit Statute of Westminster gives complete legislative independence to Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland, Newfoundland 1934 Ford C Frick becomes president of baseball's National League 1936 King Edward VIII of England abdicates for woman he loves 1937 Italy withdraws from League of Nations 1941 Germany & Italy declare war on US 1941 Japanese occupy Guam 1946 UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) established (Nobel 1965) 1947 Pacific Coast League application for major league status rejected 1949 Chicago Bear Johnny Lujack passes for 6 touchdowns vs Chicago Cardinals (52-29) 1949 Cleveland Browns beat SF '49ers 21-7 in final AAFC championship game 1951 Joe Dimaggio announces his baseball retirement 1953 KTVA, Anchorage becomes Alaska's 1st TV station 1954 USS Forrestal christened in Newport News, Va 1957 Jerry Lee Lewis weds Myra 1958 Upper Volta (now Bourkina Fasso) gains autonomy from France 1961 Adolf Eichman is found guilty of war crimes, in Israel 1961 Elvis Presley's "Blue Hawaii," album goes to #1 & stays #1 for 20 weeks 1961 JFK provides US miltary helicopters & crews to South Vietnam 1966 Al Nelson sets NFL record returning missed field goal 100 yards 1967 SST prototype "Concorde" 1st shown (France) 1972 Astronauts Cernan & Harrison become 11th & 12th on the Moon 1972 Jet's Don Maynard becomes all time pro reception leader (632) 1973 Houston Astro Caesar Cedino jailed in death of 19 year old woman 1973 Ron Santo becomes 1st to invoke no-trade clause of 10-year-1-club veteran 1975 1st class postage rises from 10 cents to 13 cents 1981 Muhammad Ali's 61st & last fight, losing to Trevor Berbick 1981 Spacelab I arrives at Kennedy Space Center 1981 UN Sec Council chose Javier Perez de Cuellar of Peru as 5th Sec. General 1983 1st visit to Lutheran church by a pope (John Paul II in Rome) 1985 General Electric acquires RCA Corp & its subsidiary, NBC 1986 A Bartlett Giamatti becomes president of baseball's National League 1990 13 die in 83 vehicle accident in Chattanooga Tn, due to fog 1991 William Kennedy Smith found not guilty of rape Birthdates which occurred on December 11th: 1781 Sir David Brewster, Scotland, physicist/inventor (kaleidoscope) 1843 Robert Koch, Germany, discovered TB bacillis (Nobel-1905) 1863 Annie Jump Cannon, US, stellar spectroscopist/author 1882 Fiorello La Guardia, (Mayor-R-NYC, 1933-45) 1882 Max Born, Germany, physicist (Nobel 1954) 1892 Leo Ornstein, Kremenchug Russia, composer (Bio in Sonata Form) 1894 Eddie Dowling, Woonsocket RI, composer (Anywhere USA) 1905 Gilbert Roland, actor (Barbarosa) 1908 Elliott Cook Carter, Jr., NYC, composer (Tom & Lily) 1913 Carlo Ponti, producer, married to Sophia Loren (2 Women) 1918 Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Russia, writer (Cancer Ward, Nobel 1970) 1920 Eddy Firestone, SF Calif, actor (Eddy-Mixed Doubles) 1922 Grace Paley, writer (1970 Arts & Letters Award) 1922 Peter Birch, Bronx, choreographer (Jane Froman's USA Canteen) 1923 Betsy Blair, actress (Marty) 1924 Marie Windsor, [Emily Marie Bertelson], Utah, actress (Double Deal) 1926 Big Mama Thornton, blues singer (Ball & Chain, Stronger than Dirt) 1927 Stein Eriksen, Norway, giant slalom (Olympic-gold-1952) 1930 Jean-Louis Trintignant, France, actor/director (Man & a Woman, Z) 1931 Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, guru of the rich 1931 Rita Moreno, [Rosa Dolores Alverio], Humacao PR, (West Side Story) 1932 Ald r Kov csi, Hungary, pentathelete (Olympic-gold-1952) 1932 Wynn Irwin, NYC, actor (Lotsa Luck, Sugar Time) 1934 Ron Carey, Newark NJ, actor (Barney Miller, Montefuscos, High Anxiety) 1937 Anne Heywood, England, actress (Brain, Dr at Large) 1939 Tom Hayden, 60's activist, Mr Jane Fonda, Calif state Assemblyman 1940 David Gates, rocker (Bread-Baby I'm A Want You) 1941 Max Baucus, (Sen-D-Mont) 1942 Karen Susman, tennis pro (Wimbeldon 1962) 1943 Donna Mills, Chicago Illinois, actress (Knots Landing, Incident) 1944 Brenda Lee, Atlanta Georgia, singer (I'm Sorry) 1944 Lynda Day George, San Marcos Tx, actress (Casey-Mission Impossible) 1946 Teri Garr, Lakewood Ohio, actress (Mr Mom, Young Frankenstein) 1948 Elizabeth Baur, LA Calif, actress (Fran-Ironside, Teresa-Lancer) 195- Isabella Hoffmann, actress (Kate-Dear John) 1950 Christine Onassis, [Andreadis], NYC, Aristotle's daughter 1951 Robert Cochran, Claremont Vt, skier (Olympics-1972) 1952 Susan Seidelman, director (Desperately Seeking Susan) 1953 Bess Armstrong, Balt Md, actress (Julia-On Our Own, 4 Seasons, Jaws) 1953 Ken Wahl, actor (Wanderers, Wise Guys) 1953 Peter Isacksen, Dover NH, actor (CPO Sharkey, Jessie) 1954 Jermaine Jackson, Gary Indiana, singer (Jackson 5-ABC) 1955 Stu Jackson, Reading Pa, NBA coach (NY Knicks (1989-90) 1958 Nicki Sixx, San Jose Calif, rock guitarist (Motley Crue) 1959 Tina Gayle, Frankfurt GFR, Cowboy cheerleader/actress (Kathy-Chips) 1962 Kim Linehan, swimmer (1979 1500m World record) 1963 Mark Alalmo, actor (Avenging Force) 1966 Terry Sharpe, rocker (The Adventures, Starjets-Starjets) Deaths which occurred on December 11th: 1974 Reed Hadley, actor (Racket Squad, Public Defender), dies at 63 1979 Claire Carleton, NYC, actress (Alice-Cimarron City), dies at 66 1984 George Waggner, director/writer dies at 90 1991 Headman Tshabala musician (Ladysmith Black Mambazo), slain at 44

December 12, On this day... 1777 Reverand Benjamin Russen executed at Tyburn, England for rape 1787 Pennsylvania becomes 2nd state to ratify US constitution 1791 Bank of the US opens 1792 In Vienna, Ludwig Von Beethoven (22) receives 1st lesson in music composition from Franz Joseph Haydn 1800 Washington DC established as capital of US 1899 George F. Grant of Boston patents golf tee 1901 Marconi receives 1st transatlantic radio signal, England to US 1906 Oscar Straus, 1st Jewish cabinet member, appointed Sec of Commerce 1913 "Mona Lisa," stolen from the Louvre Museum in 1911, recovered 1915 1st all-metal aircraft (Junkers J.1) test flown at Dessau Germany 1917 French troop train derails in French Alps killing 543 1917 Rev Edward Flanagan founded Boys Town outside Omaha, Neb 1925 Arthur Heinman coins term "motel," opens Motel Inn, San Luis Obispo 1925 last Qajar Shah of Iran deposed; Rexa Shah Pahlavi takes over 1937 1st mobile TV unit (NYC) 1937 Japanese aircraft shell & sink US gunboat Panay on Yangtze River in China. (Japan apologized & eventually paid US $2.2 M in reparations) 1941 German occupying army do a house search in Paris looking for Jews 1946 Ice plant collapses, shearing a tenement building & burying 38 1946 UN accepts 6 Manhattan blocks as a gift from John D Rockefeller Jr 1947 United Mine Workers union withdrew from AFL 1953 Chuck Yeager reaches Mach 2.43 in Bell X-1A rocket plane 1957 US announces manufacture of Borazon (harder than diamond) 1959 UN Committee on Peaceful Use of Outer Space is established 1961 Ham radio satellite Oscar 1 launched with military Discoverer 36 1961 Martin Luther King Jr & 700 demonstraters arrested in Albany Ga 1963 Frank Sinatra Jr returned after being kidnapped 1963 Kenya gains independence from Britain (National Day) 1964 Shooting starts for Star Trek pilot, "The Cage" (Menagerie) 1965 Gale Sayers of Chicago Bears scores 6 TDs, ties NFL record 1967 US launches Pioneer 8 into solar orbit 1968 Rolling Stones film TV show "Rock 'n Roll Circus"-never aired 1973 San Diego files anti-trust against NL (stopping Padres move to DC) 1975 Gas stove explodes & starts fire killing 138 (Mecca Saudi Arabia) 1975 Sara Jane Moore pled guilty to trying to kill President Gerald Ford 1976 QB Joe Namath last game as a NY Jet 1979 Gold hits record $462.50 an ounce 1979 Rhodesia becomes the independent nation of Zimbabwe 1980 US's copyright law amended to include computer programs 1981 Wayne Gretsky scores quickest 50th goal (game 39) 1983 A truck bomb explodes at the US Embassy in Kuwait 1985 248 US soldiers & 8 crew members die in Arrow Air charter crash 1986 Bone Crusher Smith KO's WBA champ Tim Witherspoon in MSG 1986 Microlite aircraft circles world non-stop 1987 Mookie Blaylock sets NBA record of 13 steals in a game 1988 NYC Subway system adds new stations (the Z line) 1988 Sandra Miller of Queens sues Mike Tyson for sexual harassment 1990 US ambassador to Kuwait, Nathaniel Howell leaves Kuwait 1991 Actor Richard Gere marries super model Cindy Crawford 1991 Orion Pictures filed Chapter 11 for bankruptcy protection Birthdates which occurred on December 12th: 1745 John Jay, diplomat (NY-Gov) 1805 Henry Wells, founder (American Express Co & Wells Fargo & Co) 1805 William Lloyd Garrison, abolitionist publisher (The Liberator) 1821 Gustave Flaubert, France, novelist (Madame Bovary) 1848 William Vanderbilt, yachtsman (donated Vanderbilt Cup) 1859 Edward Bradley, horse owner (1st to own 4 Kentucky Derby winners) 1859 Maurice Donnay, French playwright (Lovers) 1863 Edvard Munch, Norway, painter/print maker (The Scream) 1893 Edward G. Robinson, Romania, actor (10 Commandments) 1913 Hal Dickinson, singer (Modernaires) 1913 Jesse Owens, US, track star (4 golds 1936), spoiled Hitler's olympics 1915 Frank Sinatra, Hoboken, singer/actor (old blue eyes/chairman of board) 1918 Joe Williams, jazz singer (Everyday I have the Blues) 1923 Bob Barker, Darrington Wash, game show emcee (Price is Right) 1924 Edward I. Koch, NYC, (Mayor-D-NYC, 1977-89) 1928 Helen Frankenthaler, NY, abstract expressionist artist (Arden) 1929 John Osborne, Engld, playwright (Look Back in Anger, Luther-TONY 1964) 1931 Lionel Blair, Montreal, choreographer (Spotlight) 1932 Robert Pettit, NBA star (St Louis Bombers/1959 MVP) 1938 Connie Francis, Newark NJ, singer/actress (Where the Boys Are) 1940 Dionne Warwick, East Orange NJ, singer (Solid Gold, Way to San Jose) 1941 Tim Hauser, jazz singer (Manhattan Transfer-Tuxedo Junction) 1943 Dicky Betts, rocker (Allman Brothers-Jessica, Ramblin' Man) 1943 Grover Washington, Jr., jazz artist (Mr Magic) 1946 Emerson Fittipaldi, Brazil, Indy-car racer (over 10 wins) 1946 George Santo Pietro, husband of Vanna White 1950 Billy Smith, Ontario, NHL goaltender (NY Islanders) 1951 Caren Kaye, NYC, actress (My Tutor, Blansky's Beauties) 1951 Steven A. Hawley, Ottawa Ks, PhD/ast (STS 41-D, STS 61-C, STS-31) 1952 Cathy Rigby-Mason, Calif, US olympic gymnast (Olympics-1968, 72) 1952 Sarah Douglas, England, actress (Conan, Superman II, Falcon Crest) 1956 Ana Alicia, Mexico City, actress (Melissa-Falcon Crest) 1956 Sondra Theodore, San Bernadino Cal, playmate (July, 1977) 1957 Cy Curnin, rocker (The Fixx-Sign of Fire) 1958 Sheree J. Wilson, actress (Our Family Honor, April-Dallas) 1959 Belouis Some, rocker (Neville Keighley-Some People) 1962 Holly Gagnier, LA, actress (One Life to Live) 1964 Rockin' Jeff, rocker (The Pasadenas-Riding on a Train) 1968 Tatianna, Phila Pa, spanish singer (Baile Commigo, Chicad de Hoy) 1970 Jennifer Connelly, Bkln Heights NY, actress (Labyrinth, Rocketeer) 1970 Kirk Cameron, actor (Mike-Growing Pains, Teen Wolf II) 1972 Missy Francis, LA Calif, actress (Little House on the Prairie) 1975 Mayim Winkelman Bialik, SD, actress (Blossom, Beaches) Deaths which occurred on December 12th: 1777 Rev. Benjamin Russen, executed at Tyburn, England for rape 1889 Robert Browning, English poet, dies 1962 Sid Saylor, actor (Wally-Waterfront), dies at 67 1965 Johnny Lee, actor (Calhoun-Amos 'n' Andy), dies at 67 1968 Tallulah Bankhead, actress (All Star Revue), dies at 66 1971 Jack Barnhill, a Northern Ireland senator is assassinated 1976 Jack Cassidy, actor (Oscar/Jetman-He & She), dies at 49 1985 Anne Baxter, actress (Myra-Marcus Welby, Victoria-Hotel), dies at 62 1988 John Canning, NY Post managing editor, dies at 56

December 14, On this day... 1287 Zuider Zee seawall collapses with loss of 50,000 lives 1793 1st state road authorized, Frankfort, Ky to Cincinnati 1798 David Wilkinson of Rhode Island patents a nut & bolt machine 1819 Alabama admitted to the Union as 22nd state 1849 1st chamber music group in US gives their 1st concert (Boston) 1863 Battle of Bean's Station-Confederacy repulses Union in Tennessee 1889 American Academy of Political & Social Science organized, Philadelphia 1901 1st table tennis tournament is held, at the London Royal Aquarium 1913 Greece formally takes possession of Crete 1927 Iraq gains independence from Britain, but British troops remain 1930 NY Giants defeat Notre Dame 22-0 in a charity game 1939 League of Nations drops the Soviet Union 1941 1st NFL division playoff, Bears beat Packers 33-14 1944 Congress establshes rank of General of the Army (5-star general) 1946 Togo made a trusteeship territory of the UN 1946 UN General Assembly votes to establish UN HQs in NYC 1950 UN Gen Assembly establishes High Comm for Refugees (Nobel 1954) 1959 J.B. Jordan in F-104C sets world altitude record, 31,513 m 1962 Mariner 2 launched, makes 1st US visit to another planet (Venus) 1977 Egypt & Israel reps gather in Cairo for 1st formal peace conference 1980 New Orleans Saints end 14 game losing streak, beat NY Jets 21-20 1981 Israel annexes Golan Heights 1982 Marcel Dionne, LA, becomes 9th NHL'er to score 500 goals 1988 CBS' $1.1 B bid wins exclusive 1990-94 major-league baseball rights 1988 NBA's Miami Heat wins 1st game ever, 89-88 (Clippers), after 17 losses 1988 Spanish general strike to protest austerity measures 1988 US agrees to talk to Palestine Liberation Org (1st time in 13 yrs) 1990 Right to Die case permits Nancy Cruzan to have her feeding tube removed, she dies 12 days later 1991 Desmond Howard of Michigan wins the Hiesman trophy Birthdates which occurred on December 14th: 1503 Nostradamus, France, astrologer/physician 1546 Tycho Brahe, Knudstrup Denmark, astronomer 1829 John Mercer Langston, 1st black to hold US political office 1883 Morihei Ueshiba, founder (Aikido) 1895 George VI, king of England (1936-52) 1896 James H. Doolittle, general (US Air Force) 1897 Margaret Chase Smith, (Rep/Sen-R-Maine) 1908 Laurence Naismith, Surrey England, actor (Judge Fulton-Persuaders) 1908 Morey Amsterdam, Chicago Ill, comedian (Buddy-Dick Van Dyke Show) 1909 Edward L. Tatum, US, molecular geneticist (Nobel 1958) 1911 Spike Jones, Long Beach Calif, composer (In a Secluded Rendesvous) 1914 Dan Dailey, NYC, dancer/actor (Gov Drinkwater-Governor & JJ) 1914 Morey Amsterdam, actor/comedian (Dick Van Dyke Show) 1914 Rosalyn Tureck, Chicago Illinois, pianist (Bach & Rock) 1915 Clay Warnick, Tacoma Wash, choral director (Jimmie Rodgers Show) 1917 Elyse Knox, Hartford Ct, actress (Hit the Ice, Black Gold) 1919 Shirley Jackson, US, writer (Road Through the Wall) 1922 Charley Trippi, NFL halfback (Chicago Cardinals) 1922 Don Hewitt, NYC, TV creator (60 Minutes) 1924 Marion Morgan, singer (Stop the Music) 1924 Siiri Rantanen, Finland, cross country skier (Olympic-gold-1956) 1932 Charlie Rich, Colt Arkansas, singer (Behind Closed Doors) 1932 George Furth, Chicago Ill, actor/dir (Tammy, Good Guys, Dumplings) 1935 Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Bath England, actress (Search for the Nile) 1935 Lee Remick, Quincy Mass (Days of Wine & Rose, Long Hot Summer) 1938 Janette Scott, actress (Day of the Triffids) 1938 Leonardo Boff, Italy, Brazilian Catholic theologian 1939 Ernest Davis, 1st black to win Heisman Trophy (1961) 1939 Hal Williams, Columbus Ohio, actor (Pvt Benjamin, 227, Sanford & Son) 1942 Rex Thompson, NYC, actor (Young Bess, King & I, Her 12 Men) 1943 Frank Allen, rock vocalist (Searchers-Needles & Pins) 1946 Jane Birkin, actress (Mr Don Juan, Dark Places, Dust) 1946 Joyce Vincent Wilson, Detroit Mich, singer (Tony Orlando & Dawn) 1946 Patty Duke [Anna Marie], Elmhurst NY, actress (Miracle Worker) 1946 Stan Smith, tennis pro (Wimbeldon 1972) 1947 Christopher Parkening, LA Calif, guitarist (transcribed sacred music) 1949 Bill Buckner, Calif, 1st baseman, error cost Red Sox 1986 world series 1949 Cliff Williams, bass (AC/DC-Highway to Hell) 1949 Dee Wallace Stone, KC Mo, actress (Critters, Secret Admirer, 10) 1950 Vicki Michelle, Essex England, actress (Virgin Witch, Allo Allo) 1953 Joe Toplyn, Boston, comedic writer (Late Night with David Letterman) 1953 Vijay Amritraj, India, tennis player/actor (Octopussy) 1954 James Horean, actor (Loving) 1956 Hanni Wenzel, Liechtenstein, Slalom (Olympic-2 gold-1980) 1956 T.K. Carter, LA Calif, actor (Mike-Punky Brewster, Just our Luck) 1959 Franco Iglesia, Cuba, spanish singer 1960 Catherine G. Coleman, Charleston SC, USAF Capt/astronaut 1963 Cindy Gibb, Bennington Vt, actress (Search for Tomorrow, Youngblood) 1964 Chelsea Noble, actress (Kate-Growing Pains) 1967 Noelle Beck, Baltimore, actress (Trisha-Loving, Fletch Lives) 1977 Tisha Dabber, Shelbyville Indiana, actress (New Mickey Mouse Club) Deaths which occurred on December 14th: 1799 George Washington, dies at Mt Vernon Va, at 67 1861 Albert, prince consort of England & husband of Queen Victoria, dies 1903 William Ennis, first cop to die in the electric chair 1945 Josef Kramer, known as "beast of Belsen," & 10 others hung for crimes committed at the Belsen and Oswiecim Nazi concentration camps 1963 Dinah Washington, singer, dies of sleeping pill overdose at 39 1964 William Bendix, actor (Life of Riley), dies at 58 1966 Verna Felton, actress (Hilda-December Bride), dies at 76 1975 Arthur Treacher, announcer (Merv Griffin Show), dies at 81 1980 Elston Howard, Yankee catcher, dies 1985 Roger Maris, Yankee HR hitter, dies at 51 of cancer 1989 Andrei D. Sakharov, Soviet Physicsit, Dissident & 1975 Nobel peace prize winner, dies at 68 in Moscow

December 15 On this day... 687 St Sergius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope 1612 Simon Marius, is first to observe Andromeda galaxy through a telescope 1791 Bill of Rights ratified when Virginia gave its approval 1792 1st life insurance policy issued in US, Philadelphia 1794 Revolutionary Tribunal abolished in France 1810 First Irish magazine in US, the Shamrock, is published 1836 Patent Office burns in Wash, DC 1854 1st street-cleaning machine in US 1st used in Philadelphia 1859 GR Kirchoff describes chemical composition of Sun 1874 1st reigning king to visit US (of Hawaii) received by President Grant 1891 James Naismith invents basketball (Canada) 1909 Thomas J, Lynch becomes president of baseball's National League 1916 French defeat Germans in WW I Battle of Verdun 1917 Moldavian Republic declares independence from Russia 1925 1st road with a depressed trough (Texas) opened to traffic 1927 Ed Hickman kidnaps child he later beheads 1938 Groundbreaking begins for Jefferson Memorial in Wash DC 1939 First commercial manufacture of nylon yarn, Seaford, Delaware 1939 World premiere of "Gone With The Wind" in Atlanta, GA 1941 USS Swordfish becomes 1st US sub to sink a Japanese ship 1942 Massachusetts issues first US vehicular license plate tabs 1944 Bandleader, Major Glenn Miller, lost over English Channel 1945 John J "Cardinal" O'Connor, ordained as a priest 1948 Former state dept official Alger Hiss indicted in NYC for perjury 1950 Ezzard Charles KOs Nick Barone to retain heavyweight boxing title 1950 NYC's Port Authority opens 1954 Fordham University scraps football team for financial reasons 1954 Netherlands Antilles becomes co-equal part of Kingdom of Netherlands 1959 Everly Brothers record "Let It Be Me" 1961 Adolf Eichmann convicted of crimes against humanity in Israel 1964 American Radio Relay League (organization for hams) founded 1964 Canada adopts maple leaf flag 1965 Gemini 6 launched; makes 1st rendezvous in space (with Gemini 7) 1965 William Eckert replaces Ford Frick as 4th commissioner of baseball 1966 Audouin Dollfus discovers 10th satellite of Saturn, Janus 1966 John W Mecom, Jr. becomes 1st owner of the New Orleans Saints 1967 Joe Garagiola joins the Today Show panel 1967 Silver Bay bridge (Oh-WV) collapes during afternoon rush hr, 34 die 1969 SF Fire Dept replaces leather helmets with plastic ones 1970 Ferryboat capsized in Korean Strait drowning 261 1970 Soviet Venera 7 is 1st spacecraft to land on another planet (Venus) 1973 Sandy Hawley becomes first jockey to win 500 races in 1 year 1973 Tennessee beats Temple 11-6 in low scoring NCAA basketball game 1974 A's Catfish Hunter is ruled a free agent (later signs with Yankees) 1976 Argo Merchant tanker off Massachusetts' SE coast, spills 7.6 million gallons of crude when the ship ran aground 1979 Deposed Shah of Iran leaves US for Panama 1979 World Court in Hague rules Iran should release all US hostages 1980 Free agent Dave Winfield signs with Yankees 1981 NASA launches Intelsat V 1982 Roy Williams, Teamsters president, & 4 others convicted of bribery 1982 Spain reopens border with Gibraltar 1983 Columbia flies to Kennedy Space Center via El Paso, Kelly AFB 1984 USSR launches Vega 1 for rendezvous with Halley's Comet 1985 Sylvester Stallone & Brigitte Nielson wed 1986 Carnegie Hall reopens after a $50 million facelift 1986 CIA director William Casey suffers a cerebral seizure 1988 Lori Davis of Long Island sues Mike Tyson for grabbing her buttocks 1990 Rocker Rod Stewart marries super model Rachel Hunter 1993 GATT Uruguay Round completed 1993 Downing Street Declaration on Northern Ireland issued Birthdates which occurred on December 15th: 37 Nero, 5th Roman emperor (54-68) 1787 Charles Cowden Clarke, English editor/Shakespearean critic 1793 Henry Charles Carey, Philadelphia, economist 1832 Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel, built a small tower in Paris 1848 Edwin Howland Blashfield, decorated the dome of Library of Congress 1852 Henri Becquerel, discovered radioactivity (Nobel 1903) 1859 Ludwik L Zamenhof, Russian Poland, created Esperanto 1860 Niels R Finsen, Denmark, physician/phototherapist (Nobel 1903) 1861 Charles Edgar Duryea, inventor (first auto built & operated in US) 1863 Arthur D Little, US, chemist (patented rayon) 1892 J. Paul Getty, Minneapolis Mn, oil magnate (Getty Oil) 1904 Kermit Bloomgarden, producer (Diary of Anne Frank, Music Man) 1906 Betty Smith, novelist (A Tree Grows in Brooklyn) 1913 Muriel Rukeyser, US, poet (1977 Shelley Memorial Award) 1916 Maurice Wilkins, England, physicist, worked with DNA (Nobel 1962) 1918 Jeff Chandler [Ira Grossel], actor (Broken Arrow, Away All Boats) 1919 Ake Seyffarth, 10K speed skater (Olympic-gold-1948) 1922 Alan Freed, Penn, DJ, accepted payola/introduced term "rock-n-roll" 1933 Tim Conway, Willoughby Oh, comic (McHale's Navy, Carol Burnett Show) 1937 Karen Morrow, Chic, actress (Aunt Minerva-Tabitha, Jim Nabors Hour) 1939 Cindy Birdsong, singer (The Supremes) 1940 Nick Buoniconti, NFL linebacker (Miami Dolphins)/sportscaster (NBC) 1942 Dave Clark, England, rocker (Dave Clark 5-Glad All Over) 1943 Mihaly Hesz, Hungary, 1K kayak (Olympic-gold-1968) 1946 Carmine Appice, musician (Have You Heard, Keep on Rolling) 1948 David Gwillim, Plymouth England, (RADA), actor 1949 Don Johnson, Flatt Creek Mo, actor (Miami Vice) 1954 Mike Ratledge, author of 2DAY & NEWDAY, sysop East Bay X-Change 1959 Heidi Bohay, Somerset NJ, actress (Megan-Hotel) 1963 Helen Slater, NYC, actress (Supergirl, Billie Jean, Ruthless People) Deaths which occurred on December 15th: 1890 Chief Sitting Bull, of the Sioux killed by US Army 1934 Maggis Lena Wlaker, 1st black woman to head a bank, dies at 69 1943 Thomas W "Fats" Waller, dies at 39, in KC Missouri 1961 William "Dummy" Hoy, professional baseball player, dies at 99 1966 Walt Disney, animator, dies at 65, put in suspended animation 1974 Harry Hershfield, cartoonist (Can You Top This?), dies at 89 1978 Chill Wills, actor (Fronteir Circus, Rounders), dies at 75 1979 Bern Hoffman, actor (Major Dell Conway), dies at 66 1984 Avon Long, actor (Roots: Next Generation), dies at 74 1984 Jan Peerce, operatic tenor dies at 80 following a stroke

December 16 On this day... 1631 Mount Vesuvious, Italy erupts, destroys 6 villages & kills 4,000 1653 Oliver Cromwell became lord protector of England, Scotland & Ireland 1689 English Parliament adopts Bill of Rights after Glorious Revolution 1773 Big tea party in Boston Harbor 1809 Napoleon Bonaparte divorces Empress Josephine by the French Senate 1811 Most violent & prolonged quakes in US begins in Midwest region 1835 Fire consumes over 600 buildings in NYC 1838 Boers beat Zulu chieftain Dingaan in South Africa 1857 Earthquake in Naples, Italy 1862 Kingdom of Nepal accepts its constitution 1864 Battle of Nashville 1893 Anton Dvorak's "New World Symphony" premieres 1897 1st submarine with an internal combustion engine demonstrated 1903 Majestic Theater, NYC, becomes 1st in US to employ women ushers 1905 "Variety," covering all phases of show business, 1st published 1907 Great White Fleet sails from Hampton Downs on it's World Cruise 1908 1st credit union in US formed, Manchester, NH 1929 1st NHL game at Chicago Stadium (Black Hawks) 1941 Sarawak occupied by the Japanese 1943 "Tamiami Champion" trains collide, kills 73 & injures 200 1944 Battle of the Bulge begins in Belgium 1950 Truman proclaims state of emergency against "Communist imperialism" 1959 Snow falling in Lowarai Pass West Pakistan kills 48 1960 134 dies as United DC-8 & TWA Super Constellation collide over NYC 1960 TWA 266 & United 826 collide over Staten Island, kills 134 1965 Gemini 6 returns to Earth 1965 Pioneer 6 launched into solar orbit 1967 Wilt Chamberlain of NBA Philadelphia 76ers scores 68 points vs. Chicago 1970 1st successful landing on Venus (USSR) 1971 Pakistan army surrenders to Indian army in Bangladesh 1972 Miami Dolphins become 1st undefeated NFL team (14-0-0) 1973 O.J. Simpson becomes 1st NFL'er to rush 2,000 yard in a season 1976 Governmentt halts swine flu vaccination program following reports of paralysis 1978 Ronald Reagan denounces Jimmy Carter's recognition of China PR 1980 Alexander Haig named Reagan's Secretary of State 1980 Pres-elect Reagan announces Alexander Haig as secretary of state 1983 Yogi Berra named Yankee manager for 2nd time 1987 Roh Tae Woo wins Presidential Election in South Korea 1988 Political cult leader Lyndon LaRouche convicted of tax, mail fraud 1991 UN reverses ruling that Zionism is racism by 111-25 (13 abstain) vote 1992 Israel orders deportation of 415 Palestinians after escalating terrorist activity Birthdates which occurred on December 16th: 1485 Catherine of Aragon, 1st wife of Henry VIII 1770 Ludwig von Beethoven, Bonn Germany, composer (Ode to Joy) 1775 Jane Austin, England, novelist (Pride & Prejudice) 1857 Edward Emerson Barnard, Tenn, astronomer (Jupiter's 5th satellite) 1863 George Santayana, Spain, philosopher/poet/humanist (Last Puritan) 1863 Ralph Adams Cram, US, gothic architect (Cathedral of St Joan NYC) 1882 Sir John Berry Hobbs, England, 1st cricket played knighted (1953) 1900 Victor S Pritchett, literary critic/author (Myth Makers) 1901 Margaret Mead, Philadelphia, anthropologist (Coming of Age in Samoa) 1917 Arthur C. Clarke, sci-fi author (2001, 2010, Childhood's End) 1928 Philip K. Dick, US, writer (Blade Runner) 1932 Rodion Shchedrin, Moscow Russia, composer (Humpback Horse) 1937 Joyce Bulifant, Newport News Va, actress (Marie-Mary Tyler Moore Show) 1938 Michael Greer, Durham NC, actor (Bobby Gentry Show) 1939 Liv Ullman, Tokyo Japan, actress (Cries & Whispers, 40 Carats) 1941 Lesley Stahl, Lynn Mass, White House correspondent (CBS-TV) 1943 Steven Bochco, producer (Hill St Blues, LA Law, St Elsewhere) 1943 Tony Hicks, rocker (Hollies-The Air That I Breathe) 1946 Benny Andersson, Stockholm, singer (ABBA-Money! Money! Money!) 1947 Ben Cross, actor (Chariots of Fire) 1947 Vincent Matthews, US, 400m dash (Olympic-gold-1972) 1949 Billy Gibbons, guitarist/vocalist (ZZ Top) 1952 Elayne Boosler, comedienne (Night Court) 1958 Bart Oates, NFL center (NY Giants) 1959 Alison La Placa, actress (Duet) 1962 Maruschka Detmers, Schoonebeek Holland, actress (Devil in the Flesh) 1962 Melanie Smith, Scranton Pa, actress (Emily-As the World Turns) 1962 William "The Refrigerator" Perry, NFL, (Chicago Bears) Deaths which occurred on December 16th: 1916 Grigori Rasputin, Russian monk, is murdered 1922 Gabriel Narutowicz, first president of Polish Republic assassinated 1965 W. Somerset Maugham, English author ("Of Human Bondage"), dies at 91 1976 George, a goose that lived to 49 years 8 months 1985 Paul Castellano, Organized-crime chief, shot dead in a NYC restaurant 1987 Albert P. Morano, (Rep-R-Conn, 1951-59), dies at 79

December 17 On this day... 1538 Pope Paul III excommunicated England's King Henry VIII 1777 France recognizes independence of English colonies in America 1790 Aztec calendar stone discovered in Mexico City 1791 NYC traffic regulation creates 1st 1-way street 1792 Opening of 1st legislative assembly of Lower Canada in Quebec city 1798 1st impeachment trial against a US senator (Wm Blount, TN) begins 1819 Congress of Angostura establishes Columbia's independence from Spain 1821 Kentucky abolishes debtors prisons 1852 1st Hawaiian cavalry organized 1860 Anaheim Township created in Los Angeles County 1862 General US Grant issues order #11, expelling Jews from Tennessee 1875 Violent bread riots in Montreal 1895 Anti-Saloon League of America formed, Washington, DC 1895 George Brownell patents a machine to make paper twine (Mass) 1900 1st prize of 100,00 francs offered for communications with extraterrestrials. Martians excluded-considered too easy 1903 At 10:35 AM, 1st sustained motorized aircraft flight (Orville Wright) 1914 Jews are expelled from Tel Aviv by Turkish authorities 1920 British Empire receives League of Nations mandate to Nauru 1920 Japan receives League of Nations mandate over Pacific islands 1920 South Africa receives League of Nations mandate over SW Africa 1924 1st US diesel electric locomotive enters service, Bronx, NY 1927 US sub 'S-4' sinks after collision kills all 34 aboard 1933 National Football League starts keeping official statistics as Bears beat Giants 23-21 in championship game 1941 German troops led by Rommel begin retreating in North Africa 1944 Japanese-Americans released from detention camps 1946 US V-2 rocket reaches 183 km, White Sands Proving Grounds, NM 1947 NY struck by a blizzard, resulting with 27" of snow 1954 First fully automated railroad freight yard (Gary, Indiana) 1957 US successfully test-fires Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile 1959 1st movie opening simultaneously in major cities (On The Beach) 1961 India seizes Goa & 2 other Portugese colonies 1969 50 million TV viewers saw singer Tiny Tim marry Miss Vicky, on Tonight Show 1971 Ceasefire between India & Pakistan in Kashmir 1971 Radio Bangladesh begins transmitting 1972 New line of control agreed to in Kashmir between India & Pakistan 1975 John Paul Stevens appointed to the Supreme Court 1975 Lynette Fromme was sentenced to life for attempt on President Ford's life 1978 Referendum approves new constitution of Rwanda 1981 Members of the Red Brigades kidnap Brig. Gen. James L. Dozier 1988 Bryan Murray becomes the 17th NHL coach to win 300 games (Wash. Caps) 1988 USS Tennessee, 1st sub to carry Trident 2 missiles, commissioned 1991 Soap opera "One Life To Live" airs its 6,000th episode Birthdates which occurred on December 17th: 1797 Joseph Henry, US, scientist/inventor/pioneer of electromagnetism 1807 John Greenleaf Whittier, US, poet (Snow-bound) 1824 Thomas Starr King, NY, Unitarian clergyman (Christianity & Humanity) 1830 Jules de Goncourt, France, novelist (Germinie) 1853 Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, England, actor/theater manager (Trilby) 1874 William Lyon Mackenzie King (L), 10th Canadian PM (1921-30, 1935-48) 1894 Arthur Fiedler, Boston Mass, conductor (Boston Pops) 1903 Erskine Caldwell, author (Tobacco Road, God's Little Acre) 1904 Paul Cadmus, NYC, etcher/painter (Sailors & Floozies) 1908 Willard Frank Libby, inventor (carbon-14 "atomic clock" (Nobel 1960)) 1926 Patrice Wymore, actress (The Big Tree) 1927 Richard Long, Chicago Ill, actor (Prof-Nanny & the Professor) 1929 William Safire, political columnis (NY Times)/speech writer (Nixon) 1930 Julia Meade, actress/TV hostess (Spotlight Playhouse) 1930 Robert Guccione, magazine publisher (Penthouse, Omni) 1936 Roland Sheldon, pitcher (NY Yankees) 1936 Tommy Steele, singer/actor (Sixpence, Finian's Rainbow) 1937 Art Neville, singer (Neville Brothers) 1939 Eddie Kendricks, Alabama, rocker (Boogie Down) 1939 James Booker, New Orleans, R & B musician (Gonzo) 1939 Novella Nelson, Bkln NY, actress (Nellie Cole-Chiefs) 1942 Paul Butterfield, Chicago, blues musician (Better Days) 1944 Ference Bene, Hungary, record 12 soccer goals (Olympic-gold-1964) 1944 Jack Chalker, US, writer (Charon: A Dragon at the Gate) 1945 Christopher Cazenove, England, actor (Ben-Dynasty) 1945 Ernie Hudson, actor (Ghostbusters, Weeds) 1946 Eugene Levy, Hamilton Canada, comedian/writer (SCTV) 1947 Simon Bates, English DJ 1948 Jim Bonfanti, rocker (Raspberries-Go All the Way) 1949 Paul Rodgers, England, rocker (Bad Company) 1953 Barry Livingston, LA Calif, actor (Ernie-My 3 Sons) 1957 Bob Ojeda, pitcher (NY Mets) 1959 Albert King, actor (BB King & Friends, Blues Alive) 1961 Sarah Dallin, rocker (Bananarama-Venus) 1961 Venice Kong, St Mary Jamaica, playmate (September, 1985) 1964 Eric Brown, NYC, actor (Buzz-Mama's Family) 1966 Duane Propes, bassist (Little Texas-God Blessed Texas) Deaths which occurred on December 17th: 1830 Simon Bolivar, president of Columbia, dies at 47 in Colombia 1909 Leopold II, king of Belgium dies 1961 Marion Perkins, sculptor (Man of Sorrow), dies at 53 1962 Thomas Mitchell, actor dies at 70 1975 Noble Sissle, jazz musician, dies at 86 1987 Bernard Cardinal Alfrink, cardinal of Ultrecht Netherlands, dies at 87 1987 Marguerite Yourcenard, author (Memoirs of Hadrien), dies at 84

December 18 1777 1st national Thanksgiving Day, commemorating Burgoyne's surrender 1787 New Jersey becomes 3rd state to ratify constitution 1796 1st US newspaper to appear on Sunday, Baltimore Monitor 1799 George Washington's body interred at Mount Vernon 1813 British take Fort Niagara in the War of 1812 1859 South Carolina declared an "independent commonwealth" 1865 13th Amendment ratified, slavery abolished 1865 1st US cattle importation law passed 1898 Automobile speed record set-63 kph (39 mph) 1915 Pres. Wilson, widowed the year before, marries Edith Bolling Galt 1923 International zone of Tangier set up in Morocco 1932 Chicago Bears beat Portsmouth Spartans 9-0 in 1st NFL playoff game 1936 1st giant panda imported into US 1944 Destroyers "Hull," "Spence" & "Monaghan" sink in typhoon (Phillipines) 1945 Uruguay joins the United Nations 1946 TV's 1st network dramatic serial "Faraway Hill" ends 2 month run 1956 Japan admitted to UN 1957 Shippingport Atomic Power Stationn, 1st nuclear plant to generate electricity 1958 1st voice from space: recorded Christmas message by Eisenhower 1958 Niger gains autonomy within French Community (National Day) 1959 Sammy Baugh named 1st coach of NY Titans (AFL) 1961 For 2nd consecutive year, AP names Wilma Rudolph female athlete of year 1961 India annexes Portuguese colonies of Goa, Damao & Diu 1961 Wilt Chamberlain of NBA Philadelphia Warriors scores 78 points vs LA 1969 Britain abolishes death penalty 1971 1st Candlelight Processional 1971 People United To Save Humanity (PUSH) forms by Jesse Jackson in Chicago 1972 US began its heaviest bombing of North Vietnam 1979 Stanley Barrett 1st to exceed land sonic speed (739.666 MPH) 1982 Flight readiness firing of Challenger's main engines; 20 seconds 1983 NBA San Diego Clippers ends 29 game road losing streak 1985 UN Security Council unanimously condemns "acts of hostage-taking" 1988 Seattle Seahawks win their 1st ever division title with 9-7 record 1989 "I Love Lucy" Christmas episode, shown for 1st time in over 30 years 1991 DeForest Kelly (Dr McCoy on Star Trek) gets a star in hollywood 1991 General Motors announces the closing of 21 plants Birthdates which occurred on December 18th: 1707 Charles Wesley, co-founder (Methodist movement) 1709 Elizabeth, empress of Russia (to Peter the Great & Catherine I) 1779 Joseph Grimaldi, England, pantomimist ("greatest clown in history") 1786 Carl Maria von Weber, Germany, romantic composer (Der Freischutz) 1856 Joseph John Thomson, Eng, physicist discovered electron (Nobel 1906) 1879 Paul Klee, Switzerland, abstract painter (Twittering Machine) 1886 Ty Cobb, batted .367, stole 892 bases (Det Tigers) 1888 Gladys Cooper, Lewisham England, actress (My Fair Lady) 1888 Robert Moses, power broker (built Long Island & NYC parks & roads) 1890 Edwin Howard Armstrong, NYC, radio pioneer inventor (FM) 1907 Christopher Fry, England, playwright (Ring Around the Moon) 1909 Mona Barrie, actress (Dawn on the Great Divide) 1910 Abe Burrows, Bkln NY, Broadway composer (Guys & Dolls 1951 TONY) 1911 Jules Dassin, director (Circle of Two, Never on Sunday) 1913 Alfred Bester, US, science fiction author (Decievers, Starlight) 1913 Lynn Bari, Roanoke Va, actress (Connie-Detective Wife, Earthbound) 1913 Willy Brandt (SD), West German chancellor (1969-74, Nobel '71) 1915 Dario Mangiarotti, Italy, fencing, gold, 2 silver (Olympic-1948, 52) 1916 Betty Grable, St Louis, actress (Gay Divorcee), great gams 1917 Ossie Davis, actor/playwright (Hot Stuff, A Man Called Adam) 1919 Anita O'Day, Chicago, big band jazz singer (Gene Krupa, Stan Kanton) 1922 Larry D. Mann, Toronto Canada, actor (Marty-Accidental Family) 1926 Peggy Cummins, North Wales, actress (Curse of the Demon) 1927 Ramsey Clark, US attorney general (1967-69) 1927 Sterling Lanier, US, writer (Hiero's Journey) 1932 Roger Smith, South Gate Calif, actor (77 Sunset Strip) 1934 Boris V. Volynov, cosmonaut (Soyuz 5, 21) 1938 Chas Chandler, rocker (The Animals-House of the Rising Sun) 1939 Michael Moorcock, England, author (Alien Heat, Bull & Spear) 1939 Sandro Lopopolia, Italy, lightweight boxer (Olympic-Silver-1960) 1941 Sam Andrew, rocker (Big Brother & the Holding Company-Cheap Thrills) 1943 Keith Richards, England, rocker (Rolling Stones) 1945 Carolyn Wood, US, 4 X 100m freestyle swimmer (Olympic-gold-1960) 1946 Hubie Green, Birmingham Ala, PGA golfer (US Open 1977) 1947 Steven Spielberg, Cincinatti, director (ET, Close Encounters, Jaws) 1949 Joni Flynn, Assam India, actress (Octopussy) 1950 Leonard Maltin, NYC, movie critic (Entertainment Tonight) 1965 Brad Pitt, actor 1966 Kiefer Sutherland, actor (Young Guns, Stand by Me, Lost Boys) Deaths which occurred on December 18th: 1737 Antonio Stradivari, renowned violin-maker dies in Cremona, Italy 1939 Matthew Brown, Journalist, dies at 51 1948 Janet Fay, hammered to death by the Honeymoon Killers 1971 Bobby Jones, Jr., PGA golfer (Grand Slam 1930) dies at 69 1971 Diana Lynn, actress, dies at 45 1977 Louis Untermeyer, poet/critic/TV panelist (What's My Line), dies at 92 1980 Alexei N. Kosygin, Soviet PM suffers a fatal heart attack at 76

Is Betty Grable still alive?

Sorry Sprin5.... http://www.findagrave.com/pictures/409.html Betty Grable (Ruth Elizabeth) b. December 18, 1916. d. August 2, 1973. Musical Comedy Star.. Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, California, USA

Wow, findagrave.com.

Yeah, there seeems to be a .com for everything out there!!! December 21 On this day... 1784 John Jay becomes 1st US secretary of state (foreign affairs) 1829 1st stone arch railroad bridge in US dedicated, Baltimore 1891 18 students play 1st basketball game (Springfield College) 1898 Scientists Pierre & Marie Curie discovers radium 1913 1st crossword puzzle (with 32 clues) printed in NY World 1914 1st feature-length silent film comedy, "Tillie's Punctured Romance" released 1921 Supreme Court rules labor injunctions & picketing unconstitutional 1923 Nepal changes from British protectorate to independent nation 1929 1st US group hospital insurance plan instituted, Dallas, Texas 1933 Dried human blood serum 1st prepared, Univ of Pennsylvania 1933 Newfoundland reverts to being a crown colony 1937 1st feature-length color & sound cartoon premiers (Snow White) 1952 Broadway Tunnel opens in SF 1954 Dr. Sam Sheppard's wife Marilyn is murdered (he is accused of crime) 1958 Charles De Gaulle wins 7 year term as 1st pres of 5th Rep of France 1959 Citizens of Deerfield Ill block building of interracial housing 1968 Apollo 8 (Frank Borman Jim Lovell Bill Anders) first manned Moon voyage 1969 Vince Lombardi (Redskins) coaches his last football game, losing 1972 Soviet Union signs a separate peace with East Germany 1973 Israel, Egypt, Syria, Jordan, US & USSR meet in Geneva 1976 Patricia R Harris named secretary of HUD 1976 UN General Assembly passes a resolution declaring 1979-Year of Child 1978 Police in Des Plaines Ill, arrested John W. Gacy, Jr. for murder 1979 Gary Unger plays in record 914th consecutive NHL game 1983 Loretta Switt weds Dennis Holahan 1983 NBA Indiana Pacers end a 28 game road losing streak 1985 ARCO Anchorage runs aground near Port Angeles, WA 1985 Heart's "Heart," album goes #1 1987 3 white NY teens convicted of manslaughter in death of a black man 1988 Drexel agrees guilt to security felonies, pays a $650 million fine 1988 NY bound Pan Am jumbo jet explodes over Scotland, all 258 aboard die 1989 Romania's dictator Nicolae Ceausescu's final speech (executed 12/25) 1991 95 share in Madrid Spain $1.3 billion lottery 1991 Ted Turner & Jane Fonda wed Birthdates which occurred on December 21st: 1804 Benjamin Disraeli, (Tory) British PM (1868, 1874-80) 1872 Albert P. Terhune, US, novelist (Lad, a Dog) 1874 Juan Bautista Sacasa, president of Nicaragua (1932-36) 1879 Joseph Stalin, Russian dictator; murdered millions 1891 John W McCormack, (D) Speaker of the House (1962-70) 1892 Dame Rebecca West, journalist/novelist/critic/feminist (or 12/25) 1892 Walter Hagen, Rochester NY, PGA golfer (US Open 1914,19) 1905 Anthony Powell, England, novelist (Infants of the Spring) 1908 Pat Weaver, LA Calif, TV Executive, started Today show 1909 George Ball, Iowa, lawyer/undersecretary of state 1911 Josh Gibson, pro baseball player, "Negro Babe Ruth" (hit 800+ HRs) 1917 Alicia Alonso, Havana Cuba, ballerina (American Ballet Theatre) 1917 Andre Eglevsky, choreographer (Limelight) 1918 Donald Regan, White House staffer/US Secretary of Treasury (1981-85) 1918 Kurt Waldheim, 4th UN Sec-Gen (1972-81), Austrian Pres./Nazi 1919 Gert Fredriksson, Sweden, 1K kayak (Olympic-gold-1948, 52, 56) 1922 Paul Winchell, NYC, ventriloquist (Jerry Mahoney, Knucklehead Smith) 1924 Joe Paterno, football coach (Penn State, SI Sportsman of 1986) 1926 Pedro Gonzales-Gonzalez, Aguilares Tx, actor (Rio Bravo) 1928 Ed Nelson, New Orleans La, actor (Peyton Place, A Long Came a Spider) 1931 David Baker, Indianapolis Indiana, composer (Reflections) 1935 Phil Donahue, Cleve Ohio, talk show host (Phil Donahue Show) 1937 Jane Fonda, NYC, actress and pacifist (Hanoi Jane) 1938 Larry Bryggman, Concord Calif, actor (John-As the World Turns) 1940 Frank Zappa, rocker (Mothers of Invention, Catholic Girls) 1944 Jared Martin, NYC, actor (Varian-Fantastic Voyage, Dusty-Dallas) 1944 Michael Tilson Thomas, LA Calif, conductor (NY Phil Young People) 1946 Carl Wilson, rocker (Beachboys) 1946 Christopher Keene, Berkeley Calif, conductor (La Traviata) 1948 Barry Gordon, Brookline Mass, actor (Gary-Archie Bunker's Place) 1948 Carol Potter, NYC, actress (Maggie Clinton-Today's FBI) 1948 Dave Kingman, baseball player (Mets, Yanks, Giants) 1953 Andras Schiff, Budapest Hungary, pianist (Tchaikovsky-1974) 1953 Arie Luyendyk, Netherlands, Indy-car racer (1990 Indianapolis 500) 1954 Chris Evert-Lloyd-Mills, Ft Lauderdale, tennis pro 1957 Joshua Mostel, NYC, actor (Delta House, At Ease) 1957 Lisa Gerritsen, LA Calif, actress (Bess-Mary Tyler Moore Show) 1959 Florence Griffith Joyner, LA Calif, runner (3 Olympic Gold-1988) 1960 Roger McDowall, major league baseball pitcher 1968 Khrystyne Haje, Santa Clara, Cal, actress (Simone-Head of the Class) Deaths which occurred on December 21st: 1940 F. Scott Fitzgerald, author, dies of a heart attack in Hollywood at 44 1945 George S. Patton, General, dies in a car accident in Heidelberg 1955 Dorothy Bernard, actress (Margaret-Life With Father), dies at 65 1972 Horace Mann Bond, president of Lincoln University (Pa), dies at 70 1980 Marc Connelly, playwright (One Minute Please), dies at 90 1983 Rod Cameron, actor dies at 73

December 22, On this day... 1775 Continental navy organized with 7 ships 1807 Congress passes Embargo Act, to force peace between Britain & France 1877 "American Bicycling Journal" begins publishing (Boston, Mass) 1885 Pope Leo XIII proclaims extraordinary jubilee 1886 1st national accountants' society in US formed (NYC) 1894 United States Golf Association formed (NYC) 1910 US postal savings stamps first issued 1915 Federal Baseball League dissolved 1936 1st common carrier license issued by ICC, Scranton, Pa 1937 Lincoln Tunnel opens to traffic 1941 Winston Churchill arrives in Washington for a wartime conference 1944 Germans demand surrender of American troops at Bastogne, Belgium 1950 2 self-propelled trains of Long Island RR collide, killing 77 1959 NY Ranger goalie Marcel Paille wears a customized mask 1963 Oakland Raider Tom Flores passes for 6 touchdowns vs Houston (52-49) 1963 Official 30-day mourning period for President John F. Kennedy ends 1969 Pete Marovich sets NCAA record of hitting 30 of 31 foul shots 1970 SS Commander Franz Stangl of Treblinka, sentenced to life in prison 1976 35 Unification church couples wed in NYC 1977 36 die as grain elevator at Continental Grain Company plant explodes 1980 President-elect Reagan appoints Jean Kirkpatrick (UN delegate) & James Watt (Interior) 1984 Bernhard Goetz shoots 4 black youths on a NYC subway train 1984 Madonna's "Like a Virgin," single goes #1 for 6 weeks 1988 2 robbers wearing police uniforms rob armored truck of $3 M in NJ 1988 South Africa signs accord granting independence to South-West Africa 1988 Tug hits oil barge, spreads 231,000 gal on 300 mi of WA & BC coast 1989 After 23 years of dictatorial rule, Romania ousts Nicolea Ceausescu 1990 Iraq announces it will never give up Kuwait 1990 Israeli ferry capsizes killing 21 US servicemen 1990 Lech Walesa sworn in as Poland's 1st popularly elected president 1994 Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi resigns Birthdates which occurred on December 22nd: 1400 Luca della Robbia, Italy, sculptor (Madonna of Rose Garden) 1696 James Oglethorpe, England, general/author/colonizer of Georgia 1727 William Ellery, signer of the Declaration of Independence 1862 Connie Mack, HOF baseball executive/Phila A's manager (1900-1950) 1869 Edwin Arlington Robinson, US, poet (Richard Corey) 1903 Dr. Barbara Moore, walked across US in 86 days in 1960 1903 H. Keffer Hartline, US, biophysicist (Nobel 1967) 1905 Kenneth Rexroth, US, poet/critic/translator (Birds in the Bush) 1907 Peggy Ashcroft, stage actress (Dear Brutus, Happy Days) 1911 Alan Carney, Bkln NY, actor (Herbie-Take it from Me) 1912 Claudia "Lady Bird" Johnson, former first lady 1912 Henry Armstrong, held feather/light/welterweight boxing titles (1938) 1917 Gene Rayburn, Ill, TV game show host (Match Game) 1921 Hawkshaw Hawkins, Huntington WV, country singer (Ozark Jubilee) 1922 Barbara Billingsley, LA Calif, actress (June-Leave it to Beaver) 1922 James C Wright, Jr., (Rep-D-Texas), Speaker of the House (1987-89) 1926 Peggy Castle, Appalachia Va, actress (Lily Merrill-Lawman) 1936 Hector Elizondo, NYC, actor (American Gigolo, Young Doctors in Love) 1944 Steve Carlton, Phillies' pitcher (Cy Young '72, '77, '80, '82) 1945 Diane Sawyer, Glasgow Ky, newscaster (60 Minutes, ABC Prime Time) 1948 Noel Edmonds, British TV personality (Foul-ups, Bleeps & Blunders) 1948 Steve Garvey, 1st baseman (LA Dodgers, San Diego Padres) 1949 Maurice Gibb, singer (BeeGees) 1949 Robin Gibb, singer (BeeGees) 1950 Rick Nielsen, guitarist/vocalist/keyboardist (Cheap Trick) 1951 Jan Stephenson, Sydney Australia, golfer (LPGA Rookie of Year-1974) 1953 Bernnadette Stanis, Bkln NY, actress (Thelma-Good Times) 1961 Catherine Oxenberg, NYC, actress (Amanda-Dynasty) 1968 Lauralee Bell, actress (Cricket-Young & Restless) Deaths which occurred on December 22nd: 1440 Bluebeard, pirate, executed 1668 Stephen Day, first British colonial printer 1721 Nathaniel Hawes, tortured & executed in England for robbery 1767 John Newberry, English publisher 1913 Menelik II, King of Ethiopia (1896-1913), dies at 69 1969 Donald Foster, actor (Herbert Johnson-Hazel), dies at 80 1973 Irna Phillips, creator of 5 TV soap operas dies at 72 1974 Richard Long, actor (Prof-Nanny & the Professor), dies at 47 1979 Darryl F. Zanuck, film producer 1980 Dick Kallman, actor (Hank Dearborn)

On this day...December 23 1569 St. Philip of Moscow martyred by Ivan the Terrible 1672 Giovanni Cassini discovers Rhea, a satellite of Saturn 1690 John Flamsteed observes Uranus without realizing it's undiscovered 1776 Continental Congress negotiates a war loan of $181,500 from France 1776 Thomas Paine writes "These are the times that try men's souls" 1779 Benedict Arnold court-martialed for improper conduct 1783 Washington resigns as US Army's commander-in-chief 1788 Maryland votes to cede a 10 sqare mile area for District of Columbia 1823 "Visit from St. Nicholas" by C. Moore published in Troy (NY) Sentinel 1834 Joseph Hansom of London receives patent for Hansom cabs 1907 1st all-steel passengar railroad coach completed, Altoona, Pa 1909 Albert becomes king of Belgium 1913 President Woodrow Wilson signs Federal Reserve Act into law 1919 1st hospital ship built to move wounded naval personnel launched 1920 Ireland divided into 2 parts, each with its own parliament 1928 NBC sets up a permanent, coast-to-coast network 1930 Police Bureau of Criminal Alien Investigation started in NYC 1933 Howie Morenz takes over NHL career goal lead at 251 1941 American forces on Wake Island surrender to Japanese 1943 First telecast of a complete opera (Hansel & Gretel), Schenectady, NY 1946 U. of Tennessee refuses to play Duquesne U., because they may use a black player in their basketball game 1947 Transistor invented by Bardeen, Brattain & Shockley in Bell Labs 1962 Cuba starts returning US prisoners from the Bay of Pigs invasion 1962 Dallas Texans beat Houston Oilers 20-17 in AFL championship game 1968 82 members of US intelligence ship `Pueblo' released by North Korea 1968 Borman, Lovell & Anders become 1st men to orbit Moon 1972 16 plane crash survivors rescued after 70 days, survived by cannabalism 1972 Earthquake destroys central Managua, Nicaragua 1973 "The Young and the Restless" premiers on TV 1973 6 Persian Gulf nations double their oil prices 1975 Congress passes Metric Conversion Act 1983 Journal Science publishes 1st report on nuclear winter 1990 Slovenians vote to secede from Yugoslavia 1991 NY Daily News publisher Kevin Maxwell resigns Birthdates which occurred on December 23rd: 1597 Martin Opitz, Germany, poet "Father of Modern German Poetry" 1732 Sir Richard Arkwright, inventor (spinning frame) 1777 Alexander I, Tsar of Russia (1801-25) 1790 Jean-Fran�ois Champollion, deciphered Egyptian hieroglyphics 1805 Joseph Smith, Jr., Sharon Vt, found Mormon church 1812 Samuel Smiles. Scotland, author (Self-Help, Character, Duty) 1815 Henry Highland Garnet, Maryland, minister/abolitionist/diplomat 1860 Harriet Monroe, Chicago, poet/editor of Poetry magazine (You & I) 1906 Ross Lee Finney, Wells Minnesota, composer (Landscapes Remembered) 1907 Don McNeill, Galena Ill, host (Don McNeill TV Club) 1908 Yousuf Karsh, portrait photographer (Life Magazine) 1909 Barney Ross, NYC, Welterweight Boxing Champ (1934) 1911 James Gregory, Bronx NYC, actor (My Favorite Martian, Barney Miller) 1918 Helmut Schmidt, Chancellor of Germany (1974- ) 1921 Gerald S. O'Loughlin, NYC, actor (Storefront Lawyer, Rookies, Wheels) 1922 Micheline Ostermeyer, France, shot-put/discus thrower (Olympic-gold-1948) 1923 Leonard Stern, TV writer (Phil Silvers Show, Get Smart) 1923 Milt Okun, Bkln NY, orch leader (Starland Vocal Band Show) 1923 Ruth Roman, Boston Mass, actress (Sylvia-Knots Landing, Dallas) 1924 Floyd Kalber, Omaha Neb, newscaster (NBC Weekend News Anchor-1973) 1925 Harry Guardino, NYC, actor (Monty Nash, Perry Mason, Hill St Blues) 1926 Robert Bly, US, poet/editor/translator (Loving a Woman in 2 Worlds) 1929 Dick Weber, pro bowler (16, 300 games) 1931 Ronnie Schell, Richmond Cal, comedian (Gomer Pyle, Good Morning World) 1935 Paul Hornung, Green Bay Packer (the Golden Boy) 1936 James Stacy, LA Calif, actor (Fred-Adv of Ozzie & Harriet) 1941 Elizabeth Hartman, Youngstown Ohio, actress (Walking Tall, Beguilled) 1941 Tim Hardin, Oregon, singer (If I Were a Carpenter, Bird on a Wire) 1942 Jerry Koosman, pitcher (NY Mets) 1943 Harry Shearer, comedian (Saturday Night Live) 1943 Queen Silvia, of Sweden (born in Heidelberg, Germany), wife of King Carl XVI Gustaf 1945 Richard C. Wohlhuter, 800m runner (Olympic-bronze-1976) 1947 Bill Rodgers, marathon runner (Boston, NY) 1948 Jack Ham, NFL linebacker (Steelers) 1948 Susan Lucci, Westchester NY, actress (All My Children, Mafia Princess) 1955 Dave Murray, heavy metal rocker (Iron Maiden) 1956 Michele Alboretto, formula-1 racer (Ferrari) 1958 Denise McConnell, Weisbaden Germany, playmate (March, 1979) 1958 Joan Severance, Houston Tx, actress (Hear No Evil, See No Evil) 1971 Corey Haim, Toronto, actor (Silver Bullet, Lucas, License to Drive) Deaths which occurred on December 23rd: 1569 St Philip, of Moscow martyred by Ivan the Terrible 1652 John Cotton, Mass Bay Puritan preacher dies at 68 1909 King Leopald II of Belgium 1948 Hideki Tojo, Japan PM & 6 other Japanese hung for war crimes by US 1953 Lavrenti P. Beria, soviet minister of internal security, executed 1970 Charlie Ruggles, actor (Ruggles, Aesop-Bullwinkle Show), dies at 84 1972 Charles Atlas, Body builder dies at 79 1975 Richard S. Welch, CIA station chief in Athens, shot dead 1982 Jack Webb, actor (Joe Friday-Dragnet), dies at 62 of a heart attack 1985 James Vance (20) & Raymond Belknap (18) commit suicide, sparking their families to sue rock group Judas Priest for subliminal messages

On this day...December 24 1814 Treaty of Ghent (end of the War of 1812) signed 1818 "Silent Night" composed by Franz Joseph Gruber; 1st sung next day 1851 Fire devastates Library of Congress, destroys 35,000 volumes 1865 Several Confederate veterans form the Ku Klux Klan in Pulaski, TN 1871 Giusseppi Verdi's "Aida" premieres in Cairo, at Suez canal opening 1874 Pope Pius IX proclaims a jubilee for 1875 1889 Daniel Stover & William Hance patent bicycle with back pedal brake 1906 Reginald A. Fessenden became first to broadcast music over radio (Mass) 1910 Luisa Tetrazzini sings to 250,000 people at Lotta's Fountain 1920 Enrico Caruso gives his last public performance (NYC) 1924 Albania becomes a republic 1933 Paris express train derails & kills 160, injures 300 1936 1st radioactive isotope medicine administered, Berkeley, Ca 1942 1st powered flight of V-1 buzz bomb, Germany 1943 FDR appoints Eisenhower supreme commander of Allied forces 1946 4th French republic established 1951 United Kingdom of Libya gains independence from Italy via the UN 1953 2 fast express trains crash head-on killing 103 (Czechoslovakia) 1953 Wellington-Auckland (NZ) express train swept away in flood kills 166 1954 Laos gains its independence 1956 "I Love Lucy" Christmas show airs, never put in syndication 1961 Houston Oilers beat San Diego Chargers 10-3 in AFL championship game 1964 Shooting begins on "The Cage" the pilot for Star Trek 1966 Luna 13 lands on Moon 1966 USAF C144 military charter crashes near Binh Thai Vietnam kills 129 1970 Walt Disney's "The Aristocats" is released 1973 Ferryboat capsized off coast of Equador, drowning 200 1980 Americans remembered Iran hostages by shining lights for 417 seconds 1982 Chaminade, with a student body of only 850 students, beats #1 ranked Virginia 77-72 in a Honolulu holiday basketball classic 1986 French hostage Aurel Cornea, held in Lebanon for 9 months, released 1989 Panama's dictator, Manual Noriega seeks asylum at the Vatican embassy 1990 Saddam says Israel will be Iraq's 1st target 1991 Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as head of the Soviet Union Birthdates which occurred on December 24th: 3 -BC- Servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th Roman emperor (68-69) 1745 Benjamin Rush, Byberry Pa, physician-general (Continental Army) 1754 George Crabbe, Aldeburgh England, poet (Everlasting Mercy) 1798 Adam Mickiewicz, Poland, national poet (Pan Tadeusz) 1809 Christopher "Kit" Carson, KY, western scout 1818 James Prescott Joule, physicist (discovered conservation of energy) 1822 Matthew Arnold, England, poet/critic (Dover Beach) 1868 Emanuel Lasker, Germany, world chess champion (1894-21) 1905 Howard Hughes, reclusive billionaire (Hughes Aircraft)/inventor 1910 Mitchell Ayres, Milwaukee Wisc, orch leader (Hollywood Palace) 1918 Anwar El Sadat, Egypt, president of Egypt (1970-81) 1920 Dave Bartholomew, La, jazz artist/songwriter (Blueberry Hill) 1921 Bill Dudley, NFL halfback (Pittsburgh, Detroit, Washington) 1922 Ava Gardner, Grabtown NC, actress (On the Beach, Night of the Iguana) 1924 Lee Dorsey, New Orleans, vocalist (Working in the Coal Mines) 1929 Mary Higgins Clark, Bronx NY, author (A Cry in the Night, Stillwatch) 1930 Robert Joffrey, choreographer (Joffrey Ballet) 1931 Jill Bennett, Penang Malay, actress (Lady Jane, Concrete Jungle) 1940 Jorma Kaukonen, rock guitarist/vocalist (Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna) 1940 Paul Tagliabue, NFL commissioner 1944 Erhard Keller, German FR, 500m speed skater (Olympic-gold-1968, 72) 1944 Mike Curb, Savannah Ga, singer (Mike Curb Congregation) 1946 Sharon Farrell, Sioux City Iowa, (Lori-Hawaii 5-0, Young & Restless) 1951 Johnny Contardo, rocker (Sha Na Na-Shannon) 1957 Clarence Gilyard, Jr. Moses Lake Wash, actor (Chips, Duck Factory) 1957 Ian Burden, rocker (Human League-Only Human) 1969 Kenny Kelly, R&B performer (Riff) Deaths which occurred on December 24th: 1524 Vasco da Gama, Portuguese navigator dies in Cochin, India 1942 Admiral Jean Darlan, French naval officer is murdered 1954 Johnny Ace, ballad singer dies at 25, of Russian Roulette 1955 Nana Bryant, actress (Mrs Nestor-Our Miss Brooks), dies at 67 1984 Ian Hendry, actor dies at 53 1984 Peter Lawford, actor (The Thin Man), dies of cardiac arrest at 61 1991 Walter Hudson, 1,025 lb man, dies at 46

On this day...December 25 MELE KALIKIMAKA 1 1st Christmas, according to calendar-maker Dionysus Exiguus 336 1st recorded celebration of Christmas on Dec 25 occurs in Rome 597 England adopts Julian calendar 795 Adrian I ends his reign as Catholic Pope 1066 William the Conqueror crowned king of England 1223 St. Francis of Assisi assembles 1st Nativity scene (Greccio, Italy) 1621 Gov. William Bradford forbids game playing on this day 1745 Treaty of Dresden gives much of Silesia to the Prussians 1758 Haley's comet 1st sighted by Johann Georg Palitzsch during return 1760 Juptier Hammon, NY slave, publishes poetry in "An Evening Throught" 1776 Washington crosses Delaware & surprises & defeats 1,400 Hessians 1818 "Silent Night," by Franz Joseph Gruber & Joseph Mohr sung for first time 1818 1st US performance of Handel's Messiah, Boston 1837 Battle of Okeechobee-US forces defeat Seminole Indians 1843 1st theatre matinee (Olympic Theatre, NYC) 1848 New Haven Railroad opens 1868 Despite bitter opposition, President Johnson grants unconditional pardon to all persons involved in the Southern Rebellion (the Civil War) 1888 1st indoor baseball game played at fairgrounds in Philadelphia 1926 Hirohito became emperor of Japan (1926-1989) 1930 1st US bobsled run open to the public (Lake Placid, NY) 1931 NY's Metropolitan Opera broadcasts an entire opera over radio 1939 Montgomery Ward introduces Rudolph the 9th reindeer 1941 Japan announces surrender of British-Canadian garrison at Hong Kong 1946 Constitution accepted in Taiwan 1950 Cleveland Browns beat LA Rams 30-28 in NFL championship game 1953 Avalanche of lava kills 150 (Ruapehu volcano, New Zealand) 1957 Ed Gein found insane of murder 1963 Walt Disney's "The Sword In The Stone" is released 1968 Frank Borman's Christmas reading while orbiting Moon 1973 Tommy Chambers (Scotland) finishes 51 yr cycle tour (799,405 miles) 1974 Cyclone Tracy virtually destroys Darwin Australia 1977 Israeli PM Menachem Begin meets in Egypt with Egyptian Pres. Sadat 1983 1st live telecast of Christmas Parade 1984 NBA's Bernard King scores 60 points 1989 Japanese scientist achieve -271.8�C, coldest temp ever recorded 1990 "Godfather III" premiers Birthdates which occurred on December 25th: 4 -BC- Jesus of Nazareth, (est date) 1821 Clara Barton, Oxford Mass, nurse, founded American Red Cross 1855 James Galvin, pitcher, shut-out every opposing team in 1884 1878 W. Starling Burgess, yacht designer (America Cup's Enterprise) 1881 Joseph McCarthy, baseball manager (NY Yankees) 1883 Maurice Utrillo, France, painter (Port St Martin) 1887 Conrad Hilton, hotel mogul (Hilton Hotels) 1893 Fred Hillebrand, Bkln NY, actor (Martin Kane) 1893 Ropert L Ripley, Santa Rosa Calif, cartoonist (Believe It or Not) 1899 Frank Fergusson, actor (My Friend Flicka, Peyton Place) 1899 Humphrey Bogart, NYC, actor 1899 Raphael Soyer, painter (Arts & Letters 1945) 1900 Barton Maclane, Columbia SC, actor (Gen Peterson-I Dream of Jeannie) 1904 Gerhard Herzberg, physicist (molecular structure-Nobel 1971) 1906 Clark M. Clifford, US Secretary of Defense (1968-69) 1906 Lord Grade, British TV mogul (ATV)/movie producer (Boys from Brazil) 1906 William McChesney Martin, Chairman of Federal Reserve Bank (1951-70) 1907 Cab Calloway, bandleader/actor (Blues Brothers, Jazzball) 1912 Tony Martin, Oakland Cal, singer (Tony Martin Show, Tonight We Love) 1918 Eddie Safranski, Pitts Pa, orch leader (Jonathan Winters Show) 1922 Kitty Kallen, Phila Pa, singer (Judge For Yourself) 1927 Nellie Fox, White Sox infielder (AL MVP 1959) 1928 Earl Brown, Salt Lake City Ut, actor (Stovall-Operation Petticoat) 1937 O'Kelly Isley, rock vocalist (Isley Brothers-Twist & Shout) 1944 Henry Vestine, rock guitarist (Canned Heat-On the Road Again) 1945 Gary Sandy, Dayton Ohio, actor (Andy-WKRP in Cincinatti) 1945 Kenny Stabler, NFL QB (Oakland Raiders) 1945 Noel Redding, rocker (The Jimi Hendrix Experience-Purple Haze) 1946 Jimmy Buffett, singer (Margaritaville) 1946 Larry Csonka, NFL running back (Miami Dolphins, NY Giants) 1948 Barbara Mandrell, Houston Tx, singer/TV host (Mandrell Sisters) 1949 Dan Pastorini, NFL QB (Raiders) 1949 Sissy Spacek, Quitman Tx (Carrie, Badlands, Coal Miner's Daughter) 1953 Arnella Flynn, Rome Italy, Errol Flynn's daughter 1954 Annie Lennox, singer (Eurythmics-Here Comes the Rain) 1954 Robin Campbell, rocker (UB40-Red Red Wine) 1954 Steve Wariner, country singer (I Got Dreams) 1958 Rickey Henderson, baseball player (stolen base king, A's, Yankees) 1962 Dean Cameron, Morrison Ill, actor (Herbie-Spencer) Deaths which occurred on December 25th: 1899 Raphael Soyer, artist (Depression scenes in NYC) 1951 Harry T. Moore, Florida NAACP official, killed by bomb 1961 Dr. Rheinhold Rudenberg, inventor of the electron microscope dies 1964 Cheerio Meredith, actress (One Happy Family), dies at 74 1977 Charlie Chaplin, dies in Switzerland at 88 1979 Joan Blondell, actress (Real McCoys), dies at 70 1979 Lee Bowman, actor (Ellery Queen, Miami Undercover), dies at 64 1983 Joan Miro, Spanish surrealist dies at his home in Majorca at 90 1985 George Rhodes, orchestra leader (Sammy Davis, Jr. Show), dies at 66 1989 Billy Martin, NY Yankee manager, killed in a car accident at 61 1989 Nicolea Ceausescu, dictator of Romania, and his wife, are executed

No deaths on this date in the 90s that were notable apparently.

Curious! Taking the Holiday off? On this day...December 26 1492 1st Spanish settlement in New World founded, by Columbus 1620 Pilgrims arrived at Plymouth, MA 1773 Expulsion of tea ships from Philadelphia 1776 Battle of Trenton-major British defeat 1799 George Washington is eulogized by Colonel Henry Lee as "First in war, first in peace & first in the hearts of his countrymen." 1805 Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts established, Philadelphia 1825 Erie Canal opens 1848 William & Ellen Craft escape from slavery in Georgia 1854 Wood-pulp paper 1st exhibited, Buffalo 1862 1st US navy hospital ship enters service 1865 James H. Mason (Mass) patents 1st US coffee percolator 1872 4th largest snowfall in NYC history (18") 1877 Socialist Labor Party of North America holds 1st national convention 1878 1st US store to install electric lights, Philadelphia 1902 Most knock downs in a fight, Oscar Nelson (5) & Christy Williams (42) 1908 Jackson Johnson defeats Tommy Burns at Sydney, Australia for boxing title 1917 Fed government took over operation of American railroads for duration of WW I 1919 Yanks & Red Sox reach agreement on transfer of Babe Ruth 1925 1st East-West football game at Ewing Park before 25,000 fans 1925 Turkey adopts Gregorian calendar 1932 Earthquake kills 70,000 in Kansu, China 1941 Winston Churchill becomes 1st British PM to address a joint meeting of Congress, warning the Axis would "stop at nothing" 1943 British sink German battle cruiser Scharnhorst 1944 Battle of Bastogne-US troops repulse the Germans 1946 Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas opens 1964 Beatles' "I Feel Fine," single goes #1 & stays #1 for 3 weeks 1964 Buffalo Bills beat San Diego Chargers 20-7 in AFL championship game 1965 "Funny Girl" with Barbra Striesand closes on Broadway 1978 India's former PM, Indira Gandhi, released from jail 1986 TV soap "Search for Tomorrow" ends 35 year run 1990 Garry Kasparov beats Antatoly Karpov to retain chess championship 1991 Chuck Knolls retires as NFL coach after 23 years 1991 Jack Ruby's gun sells for $220,000 in auction 1991 Militant Sikhs kill 55 & wound 70 in India Birthdates which occurred on December 26th: 1194 Frederick II, Iesi Italy, German Emperor (1212-1250) 1792 Charles Babbage, inventor (calculating machine) 1837 Adm George Dewey, American naval hero of Manila 1883 Carl Oscar Ahues, Germany, International Chess Master (1950) 1891 Henry Miller, author (Tropic of Capricorn, Tropic of Cancer) 1893 Mao Tse-tung, dictator of China P.R. (1949-76) 1908 Ralph Hill, US, 5K runner (Olympic-1932) 1914 Richard Widmark, Sunrise Michigan, actor (Madigan, Judgement at Nuremberg) 1917 Rosemary Woods, Nixon's secretary, keep her away from your tapes 1921 Steve Allen, NYC, comedian/TV host (Tonight Show, Steve Allen Show) 1927 Alan King, Bkln NY, comedian/actor (Anderson Tapes, Memories of Me) 1927 Denis Quilley, London England, actor (Masada) 1930 Donald Moffat, Plymouth England, actor (Kent-Logan's Run) 1939 Phil Spector, record producer (Wall of Sound) 1944 Jane Lapotaire, actress (Spirit of the Dead) 1947 Carlton Fisk, Vermont, all star catcher (Red Sox, White Sox) 1948 Chris Chambliss, 1st baseman (NY Yankee) 1954 Peter Woods, rocker (Romeo Void-Girl in Trouble) 1954 Susan Butcher, dog sled driver (Idatarod) 1961 Storm Davis, Dallas Texas, pitcher (KC Royals) 1961 Tahnee Welch, San Diego Calif, actress (Cocoon) Deaths which occurred on December 26th: 1624 Simon Marius, astronomer, dies in Bavaria at 54 1963 "Gorgeous George" Wagner, Wrestler, dies 1971 Robert Lowery, actor (Circus Boy, Pistols 'n' Petticoats), dies at 57 1972 Harry Truman, 33rd US President, dies at 88 in Kansas City, Mo 1974 Jack Benny, comedian (Jack Benny Show), dies at 80 1986 Elsa Lanchester, actress (Bride of Frankenstien), dies at 84 1989 Samael Beckett, Irish playright dies in Paris 1990 Nancy Cruznan, accident victim/right-to-die case, dies at 33

December 29 On this day... 1782 1st nautical almanac in US published by Samuel Stearns, Boston 1813 British burn Buffalo, NY during the War of 1812 1837 Canadian militia destroy Caroline, a US steamboat docked at Buffalo 1837 Steam-powered threshing machine patented, Winthrop, Maine 1845 Texas admitted as the 28th state 1848 Gas lights 1st installed at White House (Polk's administration) 1851 1st Young Men's Christian Association chapter opened (Boston) 1852 Emma Snodgrass arrested in Boston for wearing pants 1867 1st telegraph ticker used by a brokerage house, Groesbeck & Co, NY 1876 11 passenger cars crash in a ravine near Ashtabula Ohio 1890 Federal troops massacre 200+ captive Sioux at Wounded Knee, SD 1891 Edison patents "transmission of signals electrically" (radio) 1908 Patent granted for a 4-wheel automobile brake, Clintonville, Wisc 1911 SF Symphony formed 1913 1st movie serial, "Adventures of Kathlyn," premieres in Chicago 1921 William Lyon Mackenzie King succeeded Arthur Meighen as Canadian PM 1934 Japan renounces Wash Naval Treaty of 1922 & London Treaty of 1930 1937 2nd Irish constitution goes into effect; Irish Free State renamed Erie 1937 Pan Am starts San Francisco-to-Auckland, New Zealand service 1938 Construction on Lake Washington Floating Bridge, Seattle, begins 1940 Germany begins dropping incendiary bombs on London (WW II) 1948 US State Dept announces work on placing objects into Earth orbit 1949 1st UHF television station operating regular basis (Bridgeport Ct) 1949 Hungary nationalized its industries 1952 1st transistorized hearing aid offered for sale (Elmsford NY) 1955 Barbra Striesand's 1st recording "You'll Never Know" at age 13 1957 Singers Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme wed in Las Vegas 1958 TV soap "Young Dr Malone" debuts 1965 CBS purchases NFL TV rights for 1966-68 at $18.8 million per year 1965 Supremes release "My World is Empty Without You" 1967 Star Trek's "The Trouble With Tribbles" 1st airs 1972 Eastern Tristar Jumbo Jet crashes near Everglades killing 101 1975 11 killed, 75 hurt by terrorist bomb at LaGuardia Airport in NYC 1980 Shuttle STS-1 moves from Vandenberg AFB to Launch Complex 39A 1983 US announced withdrawal from UNESCO 1984 Indian PM Rajiv Gandhi claims victory in parliamentary elections 1988 Victorian Post Office Museum in Australia closes 1989 Vaclav Havel becomes president of Czechoslovakia 1989 Wayne Gretzky & Martina Navratilova are named athletes of the decade by the AP 1990 Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton weds Shannon Kelley Birthdates which occurred on December 29th: 1721 Marquise de Pompadour, mistress of French King Louis the 15th 1776 Charles Macintosh, Scotland, patented waterproof fabric 1800 Charles Goodyear, inventor (vulcanization process for rubber) 1808 Andrew Johnson, Raleigh NC, (Unionist), 17th pres (1865-69) 1809 William Ewart Gladstone, (Lib) British PM (1868-74, '80-86, '92-94) 1833 John James Ingalls, (Rep-Ks) 1859 Venustiano Carranza, pres of Mexico (1915-20) 1879 Billy Mitchell, aviation hero Gen (WW I) 1912 Peggy Glanville-Hicks, Melbourne Australia, composer (Triad) 1915 Robert Ruark, US writer (Something of Value) 1917 Tom Bradley, (Mayor-D-LA) 1920 Viveca Lindfors, actress (The Way We Were, Welcome to LA) 1921 Mala Powers, actress (Cyrano de Bergerac, Death in Small Doses) 1925 Dina Merrill, NYC, actress (Operation Petticoat, Butterfield 8) 1927 Jim Simpson, Wash DC, sportscaster (Monday Night Baseball) 1928 Bernard Cribbins, Oldham England, actor (Val Doonican Show) 1931 Barbara Steele, England, actress (Castle of Blood, Dark Shadows) 1932 Inga Swenson, Omaha Nebraska, actress (Gretchen-Benson) 1934 Ed Flanders, Minneapolis MN, actor (Dr Westphall-St Elsewhere) 1934 Tom Jarriel, LaGrange Ga, newscaster (ABC Weekend News, 20/20) 1936 Ray Nitschke, NFL linebacker (Green Bay Packers) 1938 Jon Voight, actor (Deliverance, Midnight Cowboy) 1941 Ray Thomas, rocker (Moody Blues-Nights in White Satin) 1946 Laffit Pincay, Jr. jockey 1946 Paul Trible (Sen-R-Va) 1947 Ted Danson, SD Calif, actor (Sam Malone-Cheers, 3 Men & a Baby) 1949 Angel Tompkins, actress (Bees, Prime Cut, Murphy's Law) 1951 Laurel Masse, Holland Mich, jazz singer (Manhattan Transfer) 1952 Gelsey Kirkland, ballerina/druggie (Nutcracker) 1952 Nikolai Andrianov, USSR, gymnist (Olympic-gold-1972, 76, 80) 1959 Leslie Graves, Silver City NM, actress (Brenda-Capitol) 1964 Kimberly Russell, actress (Sarah-Head of the Class) Deaths which occurred on December 29th: 1170 Thomas Beckett, archbishop, assassinated by 4 knights of King Henry II 1815 Saartjie Baartman, the Hottentot Venus, dies in Paris 1980 Roy Engle, actor (Police Chief-My Favorite Martian), dies at 67 1984 Leo Robin, lyricist, dies of heart failure at 84 1986 Harold Macmillan, former British PM dies in Sussex, England, at 92

December 30 On this day... 1816 American Colonization Society organizes 1832 John Calhoun becomes 1st VP to resign (differences with President Jackson) 1846 Iowa becomes 29th state 1849 M Jolly-Bellin discovers dry-cleaning 1850 Rangoon, Burma, destroyed by fire 1869 William Finley Semple of Mount Vernon, Ohio, patents chewing gum 1877 John Stevens, Wisc, applies for patent on flour rolling mill 1902 1st indoor pro football game, Syracuse beats Phila 6-0 (MSG, NYC) 1902 Trans-Pacific cable links Hawaii to US 1905 Intercollegiate Athletic Assn. of US founded (becomes NCAA in 1910) 1906 Ecuador adopts its constitution 1908 Earthquake strikes Messina, Italy; 80,000 die 1915 SF City Hall dedicated by Mayor James Rolph 1926 Imperial Airways begins England-India mail & passenger service 1935 W.P.A. Federal Art Project Gallery opens in NYC 1942 Robert Sullivan becomes 1st pilot to fly the Atlantic 100 times 1945 Congress officially recognizes "Pledge of Allegiance" 1948 The IDF crosses the Egyptian border 1950 Chinese troops cross 38th Parallel, into South Korea 1966 13 die in a train crash in Everett Mass 1968 100,000 attend Miami Pop Festival 1974 More than 5,200 people killed in Pakistan earthquake 1975 "Hail Mary Pass"-Cowboys beat Vikings 17-14 on last second pass 1985 Warring Lebanese Moslem & Christian leaders sign peace agreement 1987 In Arkansas, R. Gene Simmons kills 16 1988 US 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals affirms Yonkers is guilty of racism 1991 Irene the Icon of the Greek Orthodox church returns after being stolen 1991 Ted Turner is named Time Magazine Man of the Year Birthdates which occurred on December 28th: 1763 John Molson, founded Montreal brewery (Molsons) 1856 Woodrow Wilson, Staunton Va, (D), 28th President 1894 Ed Healey, NFL tackle (Rock Island Independents, Chicago Bears) 1902 Mortimer J. Adler, NYC, author (Encyclopedia Brittanica) 1903 John Von Neumann, mathematician/astronomer (Bocher Award 1938) 1905 Cliff Arquette, Toledo Oh, comedian (Charlie Weaver) 1905 Earl "Fatha" Hines, Duquesne Pa, jazz pianist (Deep Forest) 1908 Lew Ayres, Minn, actor (All Quiet on the Western Front, Dr Kildare) 1909 Billy Williams, Waco Tx, singer (Your Show of Shows) 1911 Sam Levenson, NYC, humorist (Sam Levenson Show, Masquerade Party) 1913 Lou Jacobi, Toronto Ontario, comedian (Dean Martin Show, Melba) 1914 Lee Bowman, Cincinnati Ohio, actor (Ellery Queen, Miami Undercover) 1920 Steve Van Buren, NFL halfback (Philadelphia Eagles) 1923 Andrew Duggan, actor (Secret War of Harry Frigg, Winds of War) 1924 Rod Serling, Syracuse NY, writer/host (Twilight Zone, Night Gallery) 1925 Hildegarde Neff, Ulm Germany, actress (Touch of Class, Mozambique) 1927 Martin Milner, Detroit Mich, actor (Route 66, Adam 12, Life of Riley) 1929 Owen Bieber, United Auto Workers president 1933 Jack Perkins, Cleve Ohio, newscaster (Prime Time Sunday, NBC Magazine) 1933 Nichelle Nichols, Robbins Ill, actress (Uhura-Star Trek) 1934 Maggie Smith, Ilford Eng, actress (Death on Nile, Clash of Titans) 1942 Paul Horowitz, NYC, physicist, META project (Sloan Award 1971-3) 1945 Dwight Bement, rocker (Gary Puckett & Union Gap-Young Girl) 1946 Edgar Winter, Beaumont Tx, rocker (They Only Come Out at Night) 1947 Richard Diamonde, rocker (Easybeats-Friday on My Mind) 1950 Alex Chilton, rocker (The Box Tops-Let Me Get Close to You) 1952 Ray Knight, 3rd baseman (NY Mets, Balt Orioles) 1953 Richard Clayderman, pianist (Amour, Romantic America) 1954 Denzel Washington, Mount Vernon NY, actor 1954 Rosie Vela, British singer (Zazu, Fools Paradise) 1954 Tony Rosato, Naples Italy, comedian (SCTV, SNL, Amanda's) 1959 Everson Walls, NFL corner back (Dallas Cowboys, NY Giants) 1960 Chad McQueen, actor (Nightforce) 1960 Ray Borque, NHL defenseman (Boston Bruin-3 Norris Trophys) 1964 Colleen Dion, Newburgh NY, actress (Felicia-Bold & Beautiful) 1965 Mary Waddell Gainey, Hartsville SC, Miss SC-America (1991-2nd) 1975 Tannis Vallely, NYC, actress (Janice Lazorotto-Head of the Class) Deaths which occurred on December 28th: 1694 Queen Mary II, of England dies after 5 years of rule 1918 George H. White, last post Reconstruction congressman (Penn) 1937 Maurice Ravel, composer dies in Paris 1945 Theodore Dreiser, novelist (An American Tragedy), dies at 74 1947 Victor Emmanual, III, king of Italy/Ethiopia, dies at 78 1948 Nokrashy Pasha, Egypt's PM is assassinated 1961 Edith Bolling Wilson, 1st lady dies at 89 1983 William Demarest, ("Uncle Charlie" on My Three Sons) dies at 92 in Palm Springs 1984 Sam Peckinpah, director dies of cardiac arrest at 59 1987 Charles Malik, Lebanon's 1st delegate to the UN, dies at 81 1988 Hal Ashby, academy-award winning director dead of cancer at 59

On this day... December 31 The end of the Millennium 1600 British East India Company chartered 1744 James Bradley announces discovery of Earth's motion of nutation 1775 Battle of Quebec; Americans unable to take British stronghold 1781 Bank of North America, 1st US bank opens 1805 End of French Republican calendar; France returns to Gregorianism 1841 Alabama becomes 1st state to license dental surgeons 1852 Future president & Mrs Rutherford B. Hayes marry 1857 Queen Victoria chooses Ottawa as new capital of Canada 1862 Battle of Murfreesboro, Tennessee 1862 Pres. Lincoln signs act admitting West Virginia to the Union 1862 Union ironclad ship "Monitor" sank at Cape Hatteras, NC 1879 Cornerstone laid for Iolani Palace (only royal palace in US) 1879 Edison gives 1st public demonstration of his incandescent lamp 1890 Ellis Island (NYC) opens as a US immigration depot 1897 Brooklyn's last day as a city, it incorporates into NYC (1/1/1898) 1907 For the 1st time a ball drops at Times Square to signal the new year 1921 Last San Francisco firehorses retired 1923 1st transatlantic radio broadcast of a voice, Pittsburgh-Manchester 1934 Helen Richey becomes 1st woman to pilot an airmail transport 1944 48 people die in a train accident in Ogden, Utah 1945 Ratification of UN Charter completed 1946 French troops leave Lebanon 1946 President Truman officially proclaims end of WW-II 1950 Jockeys Willie Shoemaker & Joe Culmone set record of 388 wins in a year 1951 1st battery to convert radioactive energy to electrical announced 1953 Willie Shoemaker shatters record, riding 485 winners in a year 1958 Willie Shoemaker 1st jockey to win national riding championship 4X 1961 1st performance of the Beach Boys 1961 Marshall Plan expires after distributing more than $12 billion 1962 American Basketball League announces suspension of operation 1962 Katanga becomes part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 1964 Donald Campbell (UK) sets world water speed record (276.33 mph) 1966 Monkee's "I'm a Believer" hits #1 & stays there for 7 weeks 1967 Packers beat Cowboys 21-17 in NFL championship game (-13� F) 1968 1st supersonic airliner flown (Russian TU-144) 1970 Congress authorizes the Eisenhower dollar coin 1970 Paul McCartney files a lawsuit to dissolve the Beatles 1974 Free agent pitcher Catfish Hunter signs $3 million Yank contract 1974 Gold legal in US, Franklin Mint strikes Panama's Gold 100 balboa coin 1976 TV soap "Somerset" ends 6 year run 1977 Ted Bundy escapes from jail in Colorado 1978 Taiwan's final day of diplomatic relations with the US 1979 Winterland Rock Concert Hall in SF closes after 556 concerts 1982 TV soap "The Doctors" ends 19 year run 1983 Brunei gains complete independence from Britain 1984 NYC subway gunman Bernhard Goetz surrenders to police in NH 1984 Rajiv Gandhi takes office as India's 6th PM - succeeds his mother, Indira 1986 Dupont Plaza Hotel fire in San Juan, Puerto Rico kills 97 1990 Iraq begins a military draft of 17 year olds 1990 The Sci-Fi Channel on cable TV begins transmitting 1991 Dow Jones closes at record high 3168.83 1992 Target date for Europe's single market 1999 Control of Panama Canal reverts to Panama Birthdates which occurred on December 31st: 1514 Andreas Vesalius, Brussels Belgium, anatomist (Fabrica) 1738 Charles Lord Cornwallis, solider/statesman "fire when ready Gridley" 1869 Henri Matisse, France, impressionist painter (Odalisque) 1870 Thomas Connolly, baseball's major league umpire for 50 years 1880 George C Marshall, Uniontown Pa, authored Marshall Plan (Nobel 1953) 1882 Ben Jones, Missouri, horse trainer (Citation, Whirlaway) 1892 Jason Robards, Sr. Hillsdale Mich, actor (Acapulco) 1899 Silvestre Revueltas, Santiago Papasquiaro, M�xico, composer 1904 Nathan Milstein, Odessa Russia, concert violinist (Phila Orch 1942) 1905 Guy Mollet, (Socialist) French premier (1956-57) 1905 Jule Styne, England, songwriter/composer (1954 Academy Award, 1968 Tony) 1910 Dick Kollmar, Rigewood NJ, actor (Broadway Spotlight, Guess What) 1914 Pat Brady, Toledo Ohio, actor (Roy Rodgers Show) 1921 Rocky Graziano, NYC, boxer (Middlewgt champ)/actor (Miami Undercover) 1922 Joan McCracken, Phila Pa, actress (Claudie The Story of a Marriage) 1922 Rex Allen, Wilcox Az, cowboy singer (Dr Baxter-Frontier Doctor) 1924 Victoria Draves, US, platform/springboard diver (Olympic-gold-1948) 1928 Hugh McElhenny, NFL halfback (SF, Minnesota, Giants, Detroit) 1928 Ross Barbour, Columbus Ind, singer (4 Freshmen) 1932 George Schlatter, TV producer (Laugh-in) 1937 Anthony Hopkins, Wales, actor (Elephant Man, QB VII, Magic, Bounty) 1938 Mrs Atje Keulen-Deelstra, Holland, speed skater, world champion 1938 Rosalind Cash, Atlantic City NJ, actress (Omega Man, Wrong is Right) 1941 Sarah Miles, Essex, England, actress (Ryan's Hope, Big Sleep, Venom) 1942 Andy Summers, rocker (Police) 1943 Ben Kingsley, Scarborough England, actor (Gandhi, Betrayal, Maurice) 1943 John Denver, singer and actor 1946 Barbara Carrera, Managua Nicaragua, actress (Angelica-Dallas) 1947 Burton Cummings, rock guitarist (Guess Who-These Eyes) 1947 Tim Matheson, Calif, actor (Animal House, Fletch, Up the Creek) 1948 Donna Summer, Boston, singer (Love to Love You Baby, On the Radio) 1948 Joe Dallesandro, Pensicola Fla, actor (Heat, Trash, AW Frankenstein) 1949 Claude Daniel Marks, Buenos Aires, one of FBI's most wanted 1951 Fermin Goytisolo, rocker (KC & Sunshine Band) 1951 Tom Hamilton, rocker (Aerosmith) 1953 James Remar, Boston, actor (48 Hours, Rent-a-Cop, Cotton Club) 1959 Val Kilmer, actor (Top Secret, Top Gun, Willow) 1961 Joanna Johnson, actress (Caroline-Bold & Beautiful) 1969 Martha Byrne, actress (Lily-As the World Turns) 1972 Joseph Mulrey McIntyre, rocker (New Kids-Lovin You Forever) Deaths which occurred on December 31st: 1384 John Wycliffe English religious reformer, bible translator 1719 John Flamsteed 1st Astronomer Royal, dies at 73 1968 Carl Oscar Ahues International Chess Master (1950), dies at 84 1971 Peter Deuel actor (Gidget, Love on a Rooftop), commits suicide at 31 1972 Roberto Clemente Pitts Pirate slugger, dies in a plane crash 1977 Nora Marlowe actress (Sara-Gov & JJ) 1983 Frank Link actor (Burns & Schreiber Comedy Show), dies at 46 1985 Rick Nelson singer/actor (Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet), dies at 45 1985 Sam Speigel Academy Award winning producer dies at 84 1986 Lloyd Haynes actor (Pete Dixon-Room 222), dies at 54

On this day...January 1 1 -BC- Origin of Era of Pisa 1 Origin of Christian Era 30 -BC- Origin of Actian Era 38 -BC- Origin of Era of Spain (Cesars) 45 -BC- Origin of Julian Era; Julian calendar begins 313 Start of Roman (Pontifical) Indiction 990 Russia adopts Julian calendar 1515 Francis, Duke of Angouleme succeeds Louis XII as Francis I of France 1583 First day of the Gregorian calendar in Belgium 1622 Papal Chancery adopts Jan 1 as beginning of the year (was Mar 25) 1660 First entry in Samuel Pepys' diary 1673 Regular mail delivery begins between NY & Boston 1739 J.B.C. Bouvet de Lozier discovers Bouvet Island, near Antarctica 1772 First traveler's checks issued (London) 1785 "Daily Universal Register" (Times of London) publishes first issue 1788 London's Daily Universal Register becomes the Times 1788 Quakers in Pennsylvania emancipate their slaves 1801 Ireland & Great Britain (England & Scotland) form United Kingdom 1804 Haiti gains independence from France (National Day) 1808 Congress prohibits importation of slaves 1831 William Lloyd Garrison publishes 1st issue of abolitionist journal 1838 1st official horse race in South Australia-Adelaide 1840 1st recorded bowling match in US, Knickerbocker Alleys, New York NY 1842 1st illustrated weekly magazine in US publishes 1st issue, New York, NY 1846 Yucatan declares independence from Mexico 1848 Britain takes Mosquito Coast from Nicaragua 1851 City of Glasgow steamer inaugurates Philadelphia-Liverpool line 1852 1st US public bath opens in NYC 1853 1st practical fire engine (horse-drawn) in US enters service 1854 Lincoln University, a black college, chartered (Oxford PA) 1863 1st homestead under the Homestead Act claimed, near Beatrice NE 1863 Battle of Galveston, Texas-Confederates recapture the city 1863 Emancipation Proclamation issued by Lincoln 1873 Origin of Japanese Era 1874 New York City annexes the Bronx 1877 England's Queen Victoria proclaimed empress of India 1879 Brahms' violin concerto in D major premiers 1886 1st Tournament of Roses, Pasadena CA 1892 Brooklyn merges with NY to form present City of NY 1892 Ellis Island becomes reception center for new immigrants 1893 1st US college extension courses for credit, University of Chicago 1893 Japan adopts the Gregorian calendar 1894 Manchester Ship Canal in England opens to traffic 1896 Wilhelm Rontgen announces his discovery of x-rays 1897 1st football game between black colleges-Atlanta University 10, Tuskegee 0 1898 Lightship replaces whistling buoy at mouth of San Francisco Bay 1899 Cuba liberated from Spain by US (National Day) 1900 1st date in John dos Passos' USA trilogy (The 42nd Parallel) 1900 British protectorates of Northern & Southern Nigeria established 1901 Commonwealth of Australia established 1902 1st Rose Bowl game (Pasadena CA) (University of Michigan-49, Stanford-0) 1902 Nathan Stubblefield makes 1st public demonstration of radio, Pennsylvania 1907 President Theodore Roosevelt shakes a record 8,513 hands in 1 day 1908 1st time, ball signifying new year dropped at Times Square 1911 South Australia transfers Northern Territory to federal government 1912 1st running of San Francisco's famed "Bay to Breakers" race 1913 Post office begins parcel post deliveries 1914 1st scheduled airline flight, St Petersburg-Tampa (Tony Jannus, pilot) 1914 Northern & Southern Nigeria united in British colony of Nigeria 1916 1st issue of "Journal of Negro History" published 1918 Last day of the Julian calendar in Finland 1919 Belorussian SSR established 1922 Vancouver, BC starts driving on the right side of road 1923 Union of Socialist Soviet Republics established 1925 Norway's capital Christiania changes name to Oslo 1928 1st US air-conditioned office building opens, San Antonio 1929 Roy Riegels runs 60 yards the wrong way with Rose Bowl fumble recovery 1934 Alcatraz officially becomes a federal prison 1934 Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (US bank guarantor) effective 1934 International Telecommunication Union established 1935 1st Sugar Bowl & 1st Orange Bowl 1935 Associated Press inaugurates Wirephoto 1935 Eastern Airlines hires Eddie Rickenbacker as GM 1936 1st newspaper to microfilm its current issues, NY Herald Tribune 1937 US Army Air Corps physiological research laboratory completed, Ohio 1942 Rose Bowl played in NC due to Japanese threat-Oregon 20, Duke 16 1944 First feature-length foreign movie, African Journey, shown on TV, NY, NY 1944 Army defeats Navy 10-7 in football "Arab Bowl," Oran, North Africa 1945 France joins the UN 1946 Emperor Hirohito of Japan announces he is not a god 1946 National Assembly proclaims Hungary a republic 1947 Britain nationalizes its coal industry 1948 1st newsreel in color filmed, Pasadena CA 1948 Britain nationalizes its railways 1948 General Agreement on Tariffs & Trade effective 1948 Orissa province accedes to India 1949 Tokelau (Union) Islands declared part of New Zealand 1954 Rose & Cotton Bowl are first sport colorcasts 1955 Bhutan issues its 1st postage stamps 1956 Sudan gains independence from Britain & Egypt (National Day) 1957 France returns Saar to becomes the 10th state of German Federal Republic 1957 International Geophysical Year begins; ends 6/30/1958 (18-mo year) 1958 European Economic Community (Common Market) starts operation 1958 Sammy Davis, Jr. marries Loray White 1959 Castro leads Cuba to victory as Batista flees to Dominican Republic 1959 Chad becomes autonomous republic in French Community 1960 Bank of France issues a franc, worth $0.20 1960 Cameroon gains independence from France 1961 Houston Oilers beat Los Angeles Chargers 24-16 in AFL championship game 1961 Largest check issued, National Bank of Chicago to Sears ($960.242 billion) 1961 Russia introduces a new ruble worth $1.11 1962 Rwanda granted internal self-government by Belgium 1962 Western Samoa gains independence from New Zealand 1964 Federation of Rhodesia & Nyasaland dissolved 1967 Green Bay Packers beat Dallas Cowboys 34-27 in NFL championship game 1967 Kansas City Chiefs beat Buffalo Bills 31-7 in AFL championship game 1968 Evel Knievel fails in his attempt to jump Cesar's Palace Fountain 1970 Charles "Chub" Feeney becomes president of baseball's National League 1970 Revised calendar for Western (RC) Church goes into effect 1971 Cigarette advertisements banned on TV 1972 International Book Year begins 1973 Britain, Ireland & Denmark become 7th-9th members of Common Market 1975 Haldeman, Ehrlichman, Mitchell & Mardian convicted of Watergate crimes 1976 NBC replaces the peacock logo 1977 1st woman formally ordained an Episcopal priest (Jacqueline Means) 1978 Air India 747 explodes near Bombay killing 213 1978 President Ford signs 1st major revision of copyright law since 1909 1979 International Year of the Child begins 1979 Jura, 26th canton of Switzerland, established 1979 US & China (Peoples Republic) begin diplomatic relations 1980 Alabama beats Arkansas in Sugar Bowl for college football championship 1981 Georgia beats Notre Dame in Sugar Bowl for college football title 1981 Palau (Trust Territory of Pacific Is) becomes self-governing 1981 Roger Smith becomes CEO of General Motors 1982 Clemson wins the Orange Bowl for college football championship 1982 Pope John Paul II prays for an end to martial law in Poland 1983 Penn State beats Georgia in Sugar Bowl for college football title 1983 PGA inaugurates all-exempt tour 1984 AT&T's 22 owned Bell system companies divests into 8 companies 1985 Actress Judith Licht (Who's the Boss?) gets married 1986 Aruba becomes independent part of Kingdom of the Netherlands 1986 Oklahoma wins Orange Bowl for college football championship 1986 Spain & Portugal become 11th & 12th members of Common Market 1987 60 bodies recovered in Dupont Plaza Hotel fire in Puerto Rico 1988 Miami beats Oklahoma for college football championship 1989 Actress Kelly McGillis gets married 1990 David Dinkins sworn in as first black mayor of NYC 1990 Sports News Network begins operation on cable TV 1991 5% sales tax on consumer goods & services goes into effect in USSR 1991 Iraq rejects peace proposal from Egyptian President Hosi Mubarak 1992 Boutros Boutros-Ghali becomes UN Secretary General Birthdates which occurred on January 1st: 1449 Lorenzo de'Medici "The Magnificent" of Florence 1481 Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer 1714 Kristijonas Donelaitis, Lutheran pastor, Lithuanian poet (The Seas) 1729 Edmund Burke, famous Whig (Reflections on the Revolution) 1735 Paul Revere, silversmith/US patriot (British are coming) 1745 "Mad" Anthony Wayne, general 1752 Elizabeth Griscom (Betsy) Ross, flag maker 1819 Arthur Hugh Clough poet, friend of Matthew Arnold 1823 Sandor Petofi Kikkoros, Hungary, poet, revolutionary (Jaos Vitez) 1854 Sir James Frazer Britain, anthropologist/author (The Golden Bough) 1861 Isaac Murphy, thoroughbred jockey, 628 wins on 1,412 mounts (44.5%) 1863 Baron Pierre de Coubertin, France, revived Olympic games 1864 Alfred Stieglitz, father of modern photography 1867 Lew Fields, comedian (of Weber & Fields) 1873 Mariano Azuela, Mexico, novelist (The Flies, The Bosses) 1879 E.M. Forster, England, novelist (Howard's End, Passage to India) 1889 Alexander Smallens, St Petersburg, Russia, conductor 1889 Charles Bickford, Cambridge MA, actor (John-The Virginian) 1892 Artur Rodzinski Spalato, Dalmatia, Poland, conductor 1892 Manuel Roxas y Acuna, 1st president Philippines 1895 J. Edgar Hoover, spook 1906 Frank Stack, Canada, speed skater (Olympic-bronze-1932) 1909 Barry Goldwater (Senator-R-AZ) 1909 Dana Andrews, Collins MS, actor (Battle of the Bulge, Laura) 1911 Hank Greenberg, Hall-of-Fame 1st baseman (Detroit Tiger) 1912 Kim Philby, British spy/Soviet mole 1912 Victor Reuther, Wheeling WV, labor leader 1913 Eliot Janeway, financial writer 1916 Earl Wrightson, Baltimore MD, singer (Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue) 1919 Carole Landis, actress (One Million BC, Topper Returns) 1919 J.F. "Jerome David" Salinger, author (Catcher in the Rye) 1921 Alain Mimoun-o-Kacha, France, world cross-country champion 1922 Ernest Hollings (Senator-D-SC) 1925 George Conner, NFL tackle, linebacker (Chicago Bears) 1925 Valentina Cortesa, Milan Italy, actress (Kidnap Syndicate) 1927 Maurice Bejart, France, ballet choreographer (Rite of Spring) 1927 Yuri Grigorovich, Russia, choreographer 1928 Ernest R. Tidyman, Ohio, novelist/screenwriter (French Connection) 1930 Ty Hardin, New York NY, actor (Riptide, Bronco) 1933 Joe Orton, England, actor/dramatist (Prick Up Your Ears) 1936 Eve Queler, New York NY, conductor 1936 Willy White, long jumper 1940 Frank Langella, actor (Dracula, Diary of a Mad Housewife, 12 Chairs) 1942 Country Joe McDonald, California, rock guitarist/vocalist 1942 Don Novello [Father Guido Sarducci], Ashtabula OH, comedian (SNL) 1945 Jacques Ickx, Belgium, Le Mans auto race (6-time winner) 1946 Manfred Stengl, Austria, 2 man lugist (Olympic-gold-1960) Deaths which occurred on January 1st: 1515 Louis XII, King of France (1498-1515), dies at 52 1953 Hank Williams, singer 1958 David Broekman, musician (Think Fast), dies at 55 1969 Barton Maclane, actor (General Peterson-I Dream of Jeannie), dies at 68 1972 Jane Morgan, actress (Mrs. Margaret Davis-Our Miss Brooks), dies at 91 1982 Victor Buono, actor (Mr. Schubert-Man from Atlantis), dies at 43

January 2, On this day... 69 Roman Lower Rhine army proclaims its commander, Vitellius, emperor 1492 Spain recaptures Granada from the Moors (Granada Day) 1602 Spanish forces in Ireland surrender to the English at Kinsdale 1776 First revolutionary flag displayed 1788 Georgia is 4th state to ratify US constitution 1800 Free black community of Philadelphia petitions Congress to abolish slavery 1814 Lord Byron completes "The Corsair" 1832 First Curling club in US (Orchard Lake Curling Club) opens 1842 First US wire suspension bridge for general traffic opens in Pennsylvania 1863 Battle of Murfreesboro (Stone's River) ends 1879 Northwestern League (minor baseball league) organized, Rockford, IL 1882 Because of antimonopoly laws, Standard Oil is organized as a trust 1890 Alice Sanger becomes first female White House staffer 1893 First US commemoratives and first US stamp to picture a woman issued 1905 Elara, a satellite of Jupiter, discovered by Perrine 1910 First junior high schools in US open in Berkeley, CA 1917 Royal Bank of Canada takes over Quebec Bank 1918 Montreal Wanderers' Westmount hockey arena burns down 1920 10,000 US union & socialist organizers arrested (Palmer Raids) 1921 1st religious service radio broadcast in US, Pittsburgh 1921 DeYoung Museum in Golden Gate Park opens 1925 Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region established (now in Tadzhik SSR) 1934 First state liquor stores open, in Pennsylvania 1935 Bruno R. Hauptmann trial begins for kidnap-murder of Lindbergh baby 1936 First electron tube to enable night vision described, St Louis MO 1942 28 nations, at war with Axis, pledge no separate peace 1942 Japanese occupy Manila 1944 First use of helicopters during warfare (British Atlantic patrol) 1945 George Bush (President 1989) & Barbara Pierce wed 1945 Kentucky begins 130 game home baseketball win streak, ends in 1955 1953 NBA Baltimore Bullets begin a 32 game road losing streak 1955 First "Bob Cummings Show" premiers on NBC (later on CBS) 1959 USSR launches Mechta (Luna 1) for first lunar fly-by, first solar orbit 1960 Senator John F. Kennedy announces his candidacy for president 1961 1st AFL Championship Game, Houston Oilers beat Los Angeles Chargers 24-16 1962 Nighttime version of "Password" with Allen Ludden premiers on CBS 1966 Green Bay Packers beat Cleveland Browns 23-12 in NFL championship game 1970 US population is 293,200,000 1972 Dallas Cowboys beat San Francisco '49ers 14-3 in NFC championship game 1972 Mariner 9 begins mapping Mars 1974 55 MPH speed limit imposed by Richard Nixon 1974 Worst fire in Argentine history destroys 1.2 million acres 1978 Rhino Records releases their first album "Wildmania" 1979 Sid Vicious' trial for murder of girlfriend Nancy Spingen begins 1983 Ken Anderson of Cincinnati completes record 20 consecutive passes 1984 Miami beats Nebraska in Orange Bowl for college football championship 1985 Nevada-Las Vegas beats Utah 142-140, highest college basketball score 1985 Undefeated BYU becomes college football champions 1986 191.66 million shares traded in NY Stock Exchange (then record) 1987 Penn State upsets Miami in Fiesta Bowl for college football champ 1988 Ashland Oil storage tank spills 3.8 million gallons, Pennsylvania 1988 Mulroney & Reagan sign Canada-US free trade agreement 1989 Notre Dame beats West Virginia for college football championship 1989 UCLA wins a record 7th consecutive bowl game Birthdates which occurred on January 2nd: 1647 Nathaniel Bacon, leader of Bacon's Rebellion, Virginia (1676) 1713 Mlle Dumesnil, Paris, tragic actress (Racine's Phadre, Hermione) 1727 James Wolfe, commanded British Army (captured Quebec) 1752 Philip Freneau, poet of American Revolution (The American Village) 1831 Justin Winston, historian/librarian (Harvard) 1837 Mily Balakirev, Nizhny-Novgorod, Russia, composer 1857 Frederick Opper, cartoonist (Maud, Alphonse & Gaston) 1860 William C. Mills, museum curator (excavated Ohio Indian mounds) 1861 Helen Herron Taft, First Lady (1908-12) 1901 Robert Marshall, founder (Wilderness Society) 1904 James Melton, Moultrie GA, opera tenor (Ford Festival) 1904 Sally Rand, stripper (fan dance) 1908 Ben Grauer, New York NY, newscaster (Big Story) 1912 Anna Lee, Ightham England, actress (Scruples, Lila-General Hospital) 1912 Barbara Pentland, Winnipeg Canada, composer 1912 Renato Guttuso, Italian painter (The Flight from Etna, Crucifixion) 1913 Gardner Read, Evanston, Illinois, composer 1920 Isaac Asimov, Russia, scientist/writer 1922 Jason Evers, New York NY, actor (Wrangler, Channing) 1922 Renata Tebaldi, lyric soprano 1925 William J. Crowe, Jr., Kentucky, chairman joint chief of staff 1927 Gino Marchetti, NFL defensive end (Dallas Texans, Baltimore Colts) 1928 Dan Rostenkowski (Rep-D-IL), House Ways & Means Committee chair 1928 Vaughn Beals, Cambridge MA, CEO (Harley Davidson motorcycle) 1930 Julius LaRosa, Brooklyn NY, singer (fired by Arthur Godfrey on the air) 1932 Dabney Coleman, Austin Texas, (That Girl, Mary Hartman, Buffalo Bill) 1936 Roger Miller, Ft Worth TX, country singer (King of the Road, Dang Me) 1939 Jim Bakker, televangelist (PTL Club) 1947 Aleksandr Tikhonova, USSR, biathalon relay (Olympic-gold-1968, 72, 76, 80) 1947 Lanny Bassham, US, rifle-3 position (Olympic-gold-1976) 1949 Chick Churchill, keyboardist (Ten Years After-I'm Going Home) 1949 Christopher Durang, Montclair NJ, playwright/actor (Sister Mary) 1952 Wendy Phillips, Brooklyn NY, actress (Stacey-Executive Suite) 1954 Ludmila Borozna USSR, volleyball player (Olympic-gold-1972) 1964 David Cone, baseball pitcher Deaths which occurred on January 2nd: 1904 James Longstreet, Confederate general, dies at 82 1955 Jose Antonio Remon, president of Panama, assassinated 1963 Jack Carson, actor (Star is Born, Mildred Pierce), dies at 52 1974 Tex Ritter, country singer (5 Star Jubilee), dies at 67 1983 Harriet Parsons, actress/producer, dies at 76 of cancer

January 3 On this day... 1521 Martin Luther excommunicated by Roman Catholic Church 1777 Washington defeats British at Battle of Princeton, NJ 1831 First US building & loan association organized, Frankford PA 1852 First Chinese arrive in Hawaii 1861 Delaware legislature rejects proposal to join Confederacy 1861 US' Ft. Pulaski & Ft. Jackson, Savannah, seized by Georgia 1865 Con Orem & Hugh O'Neill box 193 rounds before darkness ends match 1870 Brooklyn Bridge begun; completed May 24, 1883 1871 Oleo margarine patented by Henry Bradley, Binghamton, NY 1872 First patent list issued by US Patent Office 1876 First free kindergarten in US opens in Florence MA 1888 First drinking straw patented, by M.C. Stone in Washington, DC 1889 Admissions convention meets in Ellensburg, WA, asks for statehood 1890 First US college-level dairy school opens at University of Wisconsin 1911 US postal savings bank inaugurated 1912 South Pacific RR offers to bring Liberty Bell to Exposition, free 1918 US employment service opens as a unit of Department of Labor 1920 NY Yankees purchase Babe Ruth from Red Sox for $125,000 1921 Turkey makes peace with Armenia 1929 27 year old William S. Paley becomes CBS president 1931 Nels Stewart of Montreal Maroons scores 2 goals in 4 sec (record) 1938 March of Dimes established to fight polio 1939 Gene Cox becomes first girl page in US House of Representatives 1941 Canada & US acquire air bases in Newfoundland (99 year lease) 1943 Canadian Army troops arrive in North Africa 1947 First opening session of Congress to be telecast 1947 William Dawson becomes first black to head congressional committee 1949 "Colgate Theatre" dramatic anthology series premiers on NBC TV 1951 Fred Wilt wins AAU Sullivan Memorial Trophy (US athlete of 1950) 1952 "Dragnet" with Jack Webb premiers on NBC TV 1957 First electric watch introduced, Lancaster PA 1958 Sir Edmund Hillary reached South Pole overland 1959 Alaska admitted as 49th US state 1961 Adam Clayton Powell elected Chairman of House Education & Labor 1961 US breaks relations with Cuba 1967 Carl Wilson of the Beach Boys is indicted for draft evasion 1970 Marxist government takes over in Congo 1971 Baltimore Colts beat Oakland Raiders 27-17 in AFC championship game 1971 Dallas Cowboys beat San Francisco '49ers 17-10 in NFC championship game 1973 George Steinbrenner III buys Yankees from CBS for $12 million 1974 Gold hits record $121.25 an ounce in London 1977 Apple Computer incorporated 1980 Gold hits record $634 an ounce 1981 Cleveland Cavaliers retire jersey # 34, Austin Carr 1983 Tony Dorsett sets NFL record with 99-yd rush, Dallas vs Minnesota 1984 Syria frees captured US pilot after appeal from Jesse Jackson 1985 Israel government confirms resettlement of 10,000 Ethiopian Jews 1988 Margaret Thatcher becomes longest-serving British PM this century 1989 Jim & Tammy Bakker return to TV Birthdates which occurred on January 3rd: 106 B.C.-Marcus Tullius Cicero, Rome, statesman/author (Academica) 1793 Lucretia Coffin Mott, US, teacher/minister/abolitionist/feminist 1810 Eliza Von Bretton di Zerega, Danish West Indies, baroness 1835 Larkin Goldsmith Mead, sculptor 1840 Father Joseph Damien de Veuster, Belgium, helped lepers in Hawaii 1870 Henry Handel Richardson, Australia, novelist (Richard Mahoney) 1879 Grace Anna Goodhue Coolidge, First lady (1924-28) 1883 Clement Richard Attlee, (L) British PM (1945-51) 1886 Josephine Hull, Academy award character actress (Harvey) 1892 John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, South Africa, philologist/writer (Lord of the Rings) 1893 Pierre Drieu La Rochelle, French novelist/essayist (Gilles) 1898 Johannes Hin Holland, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1920) 1898 ZaSu Pitts, Parsons Kansas, actress (Life With Father, Dames) 1901 Ngo Dinh Diem, dictator of South Vietnam (1954-63) 1905 Ray Milland, Neath Wales, actor (Lost Weekend-Academy Award 1945) 1907 Anna May Wong, Los Angeles CA, actress (Impact, Study in Scarlet) 1912 Robert Flemyng, Liverpool England, actor (Windom's Way, Young Winston) 1916 Betty Furness, New York NY, actress/consumer activist (Studio 1) 1917 Vernon Walters, New York NY, US permanent representative to the UN 1918 Maxene Andrews, singer (Andrew Sisters-Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy) 1919 Jesse White, Buffalo NY, actor (Bedtime for Bonzo, Million Dollar Mermaid) 1921 John Russell, Los Angeles CA, actor (Pale Rider, Rio Bravo) 1922 Bill Travers, England, actor (Born Free, Gorgo) 1926 George Martin, record producer (The Beatles) 1928 Frank Ross Anderson, Canada, International Chess Master (1954) 1930 Eddie Egan, Bronx New York NY, actor (Joe Forrester) 1930 Robert Loggia, Staten Island, actor 1932 Mara Corday, Santa Monica CA, actress (Foxfire, Black Scorpion) 1934 Carla Hills, politician (US Presidential Commission on Housing-1982) 1939 Bobby Hull, NHL forward (Chicago Blackhawk 1957-72) 1941 Van Dyke Parks, Alabama, actor/musician (Bonino, Billy Crystal Hour) 1944 Christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold-1960) 1945 Stephen Stills, singer/songwriter/guitarist (Cosby Stills & Nash) 1945 Victoria Principal, Fukuoka Japan, actress (Earthquake, Pamela-Dallas) 1946 John Paul Jones, rocker (Led Zeppelin-Stairway to Heaven) 1948 Larry McNeeley, Lafayette IN, banjo player (Glen Campbell Hour) 1953 Angelo Parisi, France, heavyweight judo (Olympic-gold-1980) 1955 Cynthia Sykes, Coffeyville KY, actress (Flamingo Road, St. Elsewhere) 1956 Mel Gibson, Peekskill NY, actor (Mad Max, Mrs Soffel, Lethal Weapon) 1967 Helena Bonham Carter, London England, actress (Getting it Right) 1975 Danica McKellar, actress (Winnie-Wonder Years) Deaths which occurred on January 3rd: 1543 Juan Cabrillo, conqueror of Central America, discoverer of California 1641 Jeremiah Horrocks, English astronomical prodigy, dies at 22 1875 George Bizet, composer 1946 William Joyce (Lord Haw Haw) hanged in Britain for treason 1967 Jack Ruby, assassin who killed assassin Lee Harvey Oswald 1975 Milton J. Cross, TV announcer (Met Opera Auditions), dies at 87 1988 Gaston Eyskens, PM of Belgium (1949, 1958-61, 1968-72), dies at 82 1992 Dame Judith Anderson, actress (Laura, Rebecca), dies at 93

January 4, 1493 Columbus left New World on return from first voyage 1754 Columbia University founded, as Kings College (New York NY) 1780 Snowstorm hit Washington's army at Morristown, NJ 1781 Andre Mechain discovers M80 (globular cluster in Scorpius) 1790 President Washington delivers first "State of the Union" 1861 US Fort Morgan, Mobile, seized by Alabama 1863 4 wheeled roller skates patented by James Plimpton of NY 1883 Ontario Rugby Football Union (forerunner of CFL) formed 1885 Dr W. W. Grant of Iowa, performs first appendectomy (on Mary Gartside, 22) 1896 AFL charters Actors' National Protective Union, New York NY 1896 Utah admitted as 45th state 1898 First installment of William Dean Howell's "Life & Letters" appears 1904 Supreme Court rules Puerto Ricans cannot be denied admission to US 1915 First elected Jewish governor, Moses Alexander, takes office in Idaho 1932 Gandhi arrested in India 1935 Fort Jefferson National Monument, Florida established 1939 Frieda Wunderlich elected first woman dean of a US graduate school 1943 Thomas Mann completes his tetralogy, "Joseph & His Brothers" 1948 Britain grants independence to Burma 1951 During Korean conflict, North Korean forces captured Seoul 1954 Elvis Presley records a 10 minute demo in Nashville 1954 Soap Opera "The Brighter Day" premiers 1957 "Blondie" situation comedy premiers on NBC TV (later on CBS) 1958 Sputnik 1 reenters atmosphere & burns up 1959 Luna 1 (Mechta) becomes first craft to leave Earth's gravity 1961 Longest recorded strike ends-33 years-Danish barbers' assistants 1962 First automated (unmanned) subway train (New York NY) 1963 Soviet Luna (4) reaches Earth orbit but fails to reach Moon 1965 LBJ's "Great Society" State of the Union Address 1968 Leo Fender sells Fender Guitars for $13 million 1970 Beatles last recording session at EMI studios 1970 NYC transit fare rises from $0.20 to $0.30, new larger tokens used 1971 Dr. Melvin H. Evans inaugurated as first elected governor of Virgin Islands 1971 Ohio agrees to pay $675,000 to relatives of Kent State victims 1971 Philadelphia's Veteran Stadium dedicated 1975 Montreal Canadians shutout Washington Capitals 10-0 1980 President Carter announced the U.S. boycott of the Moscow Olympics 1981 "Frankenstein" opens & closes on Broadway 1982 Bryant Gumbel becomes co-host of the Today Show 1982 Chris Wallace becomes co-anchor of the Today Show 1982 Golden Gate Bridge closed for 3rd time by fierce storm 1983 US Football League (USFL) holds its first player draft 1984 "Night Court" starring Harry Anderson premiers on NBC TV 1984 Edmonton beats Minnesota 12-8 in highest-scoring modern NHL game 1986 NCAA basketball's David Robinson blocks a record 14 shots 1987 16 die in a train crash in Chase, MD 1987 Thomas Stevens became first man to bicycle around the world 1989 US planes shoot down 2 Libyan jet fighters over Mediterranean Birthdates which occurred on January 4th: 1581 Bishop James Ussher, calculated Earth's beginning (Nov 23, 4004 BC) 1643 Sir Isaac Newton, scientist 1785 Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm, Germany, librarian (fairy tale collector) 1789 Benjamin Lundy, philanthropist/abolitionist 1797 Wilhelm Beer, Germany, amateur astronomer (constructed first Moon ap) m1809 Louis Braille, Coupvray France, developer (reading system for blind) 1813 Sir Isaac Pitman, inventor (shorthand) 1838 Charles Stratton [General Tom Thumb] 1878 Alfred Edgar Coppard, England, writer (Black Dogs & Other Stories) 1881 Wilhelm Lehmbruck, German painter/poet/sculptor (Seated Youth) 1888 Arthur Berry, England, soccer player (Olympic-gold-1908, 12) 1896 Andre Aime Rene Masson, French Surrealist artist (Labyrinth) 1905 Sterling Holloway, Cedartown GA, actor (Waldo-Life of Riley) 1914 Jane Wyman, St Joseph MO, the first Mrs. Ronald Reagan 1919 Al "Jazbo" Collins, New York NY, DJ (Tonight! America After Dark) 1920 William Colby, CIA director (Nixon Administration) 1922 Frank Wess, flutist/saxophonist/composer 1925 Veikko Hakulinen, Finland, 30K/50K cross country skier (Olympic Gold-1956) 1927 Barbara Rush, Denver CO, actress (Marsha-Peyton Place, Flamingo Road) 1930 Don Shula, NFL coach (Miami Dolphins) 1932 Richard Stahl, Detroit MI, actor (Howard-It's a Living) 1935 Floyd Patterson, heavyweight champ (1956-59, 1960-62) (Oly-gold-1952) 1937 Dyan Cannon, Tacoma WA, Mrs. Cary Grant, actress (Heaven Can Wait) 1937 Grace Bumbry, St. Louis, opera singer 1940 Anthony Skooter, Teague Texas, actor (How to Succeed in Business) 1941 John Bennett Perry, Williamstown MA, singer/actor (Falcon Crest) 1941 Maureen Reagan, (Ronald Reagan's daughter) 1942 John McLaughlin, rock guitarist (Sentimental Journey/Clouds of Joy) 1943 Tom Wilkinson, CFL QB (Edmonton Eskimos) 1947 J. Danforth Quayle (Senator-R-IN, 44th VP) 1951 Barbara Ann Cochran, USA, slalom skier (Olympic-gold-1972) 1958 Matt Frewer, actor (Max Headroom, Doctor Doctor) 1959 Vanity [Denise Marquardt], Ontario Canada, actress (52 Pick Up) 1960 Michael Stipe, rocker (R.E.M.-Stand) 1969 Lindsay Kennedy, Atlanta GA, actor (Jeb-Little House on the Prairie) 1971 Jeremy Licht, Los Angeles CA, actor (Mark-Valerie/Hogan Family) Deaths which occurred on January 4th: 41 Caligula murdered 1804 Charlotte Lennox, English novelist (The Female Quixote) 1821 Elizabeth Ann Seton, first native-born American saint, dies in Maryland 1946 Barney Oldfield, daredevil, dies at 67 1960 Albert Camus, French author, dies in an automobile accident at 46 1961 Barry Fitzgerald, actor, dies at 72 1964 Ralph Dumke, actor (Movieland Quiz), dies at 64 1965 T.S. Eliot, poet, dies in London at 76 1967 Donald Campbell, boat racer, dies trying to break 300 mph on water 1987 Peggy Bacon, author/illustrator (Off With Their Heads), dies at 91

January 5, 1781 British naval expedition led by Benedict Arnold burns Richmond VA 1804 Ohio legislature passes first laws restricting free blacks movement 1809 Treaty of Dardanelles concluded between Britain & France 1822 Central America proclaims annexation to Mexican Empire 1834 Kiowa Indians record this as the night the stars fell 1841 James Clark Ross (UK) is first to enter pack ice near Ross Ice Shelf 1850 California Exchange opens 1854 Steamship San Francisco wrecked-300 die 1859 First steamboat sails, Red River 1861 Alabama troops seize Forts Morgan & Gaines at Mobile Bay 1875 President Grant sends federal troops to Vicksburg, MS 1887 First US school of librarianship opens at Columbia University 1892 First successful auroral photograph made 1896 German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen's discovers x-rays 1903 San Francisco-Hawaii telegraph cable opens for public use 1904 -34 degrees F (-37degrees C), River Vale, New Jersey (state record) 1904 -42 degrees F (-41 degrees C), Smethport PA (state record) 1905 Charles Perrine announces discovery of Jupiter's 7th satellite, Elara 1905 National Association of Audubon Society incorporates 1911 San Francisco has it's first air meet 1919 National Socialist Party (Nazi) forms in Germany 1925 Nellie Taylor Ross became governor of Wyoming, first woman governor in USA 1925 Under Polish control, Danzig establishes Port Gdansk post office 1930 Mao Tse-tung writes "A Single Spark Can Start a Prairie Fire" 1933 Work on Golden Gate Bridge begins, on Marin County side 1934 Fenway Park catches fire 1937 Only unicameral state legislature in US opens first session (Nebraska) 1949 President Harry S. Truman labels his administration the "Fair Deal" 1957 Jackie Robinson announced his retirement from baseball 1959 "Bozo the Clown," live children's show, premiers on TV 1959 Buddy Holly releases his last record "It Doesn't Matter" 1964 Pope Paul VI visits Jordan & Israel 1968 Dr. Benjamin Spock indicted for conspiring to violate draft law 1969 USSR Venera 5 launched for first successful planet landing (Venus) 1970 Soap Opera "All My Children," premiers on ABC 1971 Globetrotters lose 100-99 to NJ Reds, ending 2,495-game win streak 1972 NASA announces development of space shuttle 1975 Salyut 4 with crew of 2 is launched for 30 days 1981 Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper, arrested in England 1984 Adrian Dantley, Utah, ties NBA record, making 28 free throws 1987 Surrogate Baby M case begins in Hackensack, NJ 1988 Austrian President Ealdheim's war record investigated Birthdates which occurred on January 5th: 1548 Francisco Suarez, Granada Spain, philosopher/theologian 1592 Shah Jahan, Mughal emperor of India (1628-58), built Taj Mahal 1620 Miklos Zrinyi, Hungarian poet/writer (The Peril of Sziget) 1779 Stephen Decatur, US, naval hero (War of 1812) 1779 Zebulon Montgomery Pike, explorer (Pike's Peak) 1846 Rudolf Christoph Eucken, Germany, Idealist philosopher (Nobel 1908) 1848 Khristo Botev, hero of Bulgarian revolt against Turkey, poet 1855 King Camp Gillette, inventor (safety razor) 1859 DeWitt B. Brace, inventor (spectrophotometer) 1863 Konstantin Stanislavsky, Russian actor/director/methodist 1871 Frederick Shepherd Converse, Newton MA, composer 1876 Konrad Adenauer, Cologne Germany, chancellor of Germany (1949) 1895 Jeannette Piccard, balloonist/Episcopal priest 1910 Erica Morini, violinist 1911 Jean-Pierre Aumont, actor (Cat & Mouse, Happy Hooker) 1912 Frank Pace, Jr. US Sec. of Army (1950-53) 1918 Jean Dixon, psychic 1920 Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Brescia Italy, pianist 1921 Friedrich Durrenmatt, Switzerland, playwright, novelist (The Visit) 1923 Sam Phillips, musician/record company founder (Sun) 1926 Claude (Buddy) Young, NFL running back (Yankees, Texans, Colts) 1926 Robert Earle, Baldwin NY, TV host (GE College Bowl) 1928 Walter Mondale (Senator-D-MN) 42nd VP (1977-81) 1930 Edward G. Givens, Jr. Quanah Texas, Major USAF/astronaut 1930 Richard Hayes, Passaic NJ, singer/emcee (Name That Tune) 1931 Alfred Brendel, Wiesenberg, Moravia, Austrian pianist 1931 Alvin Ailey, choreographer (American Dance Theater) 1931 Robert Duvall, San Diego CA, actor 1931 Walter Davis, US, running high jumper (Olympic-gold-1952) 1932 Chuck Noll, Cleveland OH, NFL coach (Pittsburgh Steelers) 1938 Juan Carlos I, King of Spain 1942 Charlie Rose, Henderson NC, newscaster (CBS Night Watch) 1942 Cliff Potts, Glendale CA, actor (Ted-Lou Grant) 1942 Maurizio Pollini, Milan Italy, pianist 1944 Tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) 1945 Sam Wyche, former NFL coach (Cincinatti Bengels) 1946 Diane Keaton, Louisiana, actress (Annie Hall, Little Drummer Girl) 1947 Ted Lange, Oakland CA, actor (Isaac-Love Boat, Mr. T) 1949 George Brown, rock drummer (Kool & the Gang) 1953 Pamela Sue Martin, Westport CT, actress (Nancy Drew, Fallon-Dynasty) 1954 Bryan Hitt, rocker (REO Speedwagon) 1957 Vincent Calloway, trumpet player (Midnight Star-No Parking) 1964 Ted Harris Poley, Englewood NJ, rocker (Danger Danger-Screw It) 1967 Ricky Paull Goldin, San Francisco CA, actor (Doug-Hail to the Chief, Another World) 1968 Carl Evans, Actor (Guilding Light) Deaths which occurred on January 5th: 1066 King Edward, the Confessor of England, dies 1589 Catherine de Medici, Queen mother of France, dies at 69 1860 St. John Nepomucene Neumann first male US saint, dies 1922 Sir Ernest Shackleton, Antarctic explorer, dies aboard his ship 1933 Calvin Coolidge, 30th President, died in Northampton MA, at 60 1942 Yves Paringaux, French chief of staff, murdered 1943 George Washington Carver, famous black American, dies at 81 1970 Joseph A. Yablonski, candidate for United Mine Workers president, murdered 1974 Roy Bargy, orchestra leader (Jimmy Durante Show), dies at 79 1975 Don Wilson, Astros pitcher, dies at 29 of carbon monoxide poisoning 1977 Onslow Stevens, actor (Mr. Fisher-This is the Life), dies at 74 1982 Hans Conried, actor (Bullwinkle Show, Make Room for Daddy), dies at 64 1982 Harvey Lembeck, actor (Phil Silvers, Hathaways), dies at 56

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Yup!!! January 6 1496 Moorish fortress Alhambra, near Grenada, surrenders to the Christians 1540 King Henry VIII of England married his 4th wife, Anne of Cleves 1639 Virginia is first colony to order surplus crops (tobacco) destroyed 1663 Great earthquake in New England 1681 First recorded boxing match (Duke of Albemarle's butler vs. his butcher) 1759 George Washington & Martha Dandridge Custis are married 1773 Massachusetts slaves petition legislature for freedom 1781 Battle of Jersey (Island in the UK) 1832 New England Anti-Slavery Society organizes (Boston) 1838 Samuel Morse made first public demonstration of telegraph 1839 2 day storm off Irish & English coast immortalized as "The Big Wind" 1842 4,500 British & Indian troops leave Kabul, massacred before India 1857 Patent for reducing zinc ore granted to Samuel Wetherill, Pennsylvania 1861 NYC mayor proposes NY become a free city, trading with N & S 1893 Great Northern Railway connects Seattle with East Coast 1896 First US women's 6-day bicycle race starts, Madison Square Garden 1898 First telephone message from a submerged submarine, by Simon Lake 1912 New Mexico becomes 47th state 1914 Stock brokerage firm of Merrill Lynch founded 1925 Paavo Nurmi, sets indoor record, 4:13.6 mile & 14:44.6 5,000m 1927 US marines sent to Nicaragua 1929 Alexander I establishes a royal dictatorship in Yugoslavia 1936 Barbara Hanley became Canada's first woman mayor (Webbwood, Ontario) 1938 Bronze memorial statue of Henry Hudson erected in the Bronx 1942 First around world flight (Pan Am "Pacific Clipper") 1945 Future President George Bush marries Barbara Pierce in Rye, NY 1950 Britain recognizes Communist government of China 1951 Indianapolis beats Rochester 75-73 in NBA-record 6 overtimes 1958 Gibson patents the Flying V Guitar 1963 "Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom" with Marlin Perkins begins on NBC 1964 Charles Finley announces he wants to move Kansas City A's to Louisville 1964 Rolling Stones' first tour as headline act (with Ronettes) 1968 Dr. N..E.. Shumway performs first US adult cardiac transplant operation 1968 Surveyor 7 (last of series) launched by US for soft-landing on Moon 1969 Supremes release "I'm Livin' In Shame" 1975 AM America premiers on ABC-TV with Bill Beutel as host 1976 Ted Turner purchases Atlanta Braves for reported $12 million 1977 EMI records drop punk rock group Sex Pistols 1978 First postage stamp copyrighted by US (Carl Sandburg stamp) 1980 Phil Flyers set NHL record of 35 straight games without a defeat 1986 British Defense Secretary Michael Heseltine resigns 1987 100th US Congress convenes 1991 "Real Life With Jane Pauley" premiers on NBC-TV Birthdates which occurred on January 6th: 1367 Richard I, Bordeaux, France, king of England (1377-99) 1412 Joan of Arc, Domremy, martyr 1587 Gaspar de Guzman, Count of Olivares, Spanish minister 1745 Jacques Montgolfier, France, aeronaut (first pioneer balloonist) 1799 Jedediah Smith, fur trader/explorer 1811 Charles Sumner, leading Reconstruction senator 1832 Gustave Dore, Strasbourg Fr, illustrator (Inferno, Ancient Mariner) 1838 Max Bruch, Koln (Cologne), Germany, composer 1864 Ban Johnson, Norwalk CT, baseball founder (American League) 1872 Alexander Scriabin, Moscow, hallucinogenic composer (Prometheus) 1878 Carl Sandburg, US, poet/biographer of Lincoln (The People, Yes) 1880 Tom Mix, silent screen cowboy actor (Dick Turpin) 1882 Samuel Rayburn, Tennessee, (Rep-D-TX), Speaker of the House (1940-57) 1883 Khalil Gibran, Lebanon, mystic poet (The Prophet, Broken Wings) 1896 Abram N. Pritzker, US businessman (Hyatt Hotels, McCall's magazine) 1897 Billy Greene, actor (Burton-One Man's Family) 1903 Maurice Abravanel, Saloniki Greece, conductor 1906 Benedict Vilakazi, South Africa, Zulu poet/novelist/educator 1911 Joey Adams, Brooklyn NY, comedian/actor/columnist (ABC's Back That Fact) 1913 Loretta Young, Salt Lake City UT, actress (Farmer's Daughter, Stranger) 1913 Tom Brown, New York NY, actor (Ed-Gunsmoke, Lt Rovacs-Mr. Lucky) 1914 Danny Thomas, Deerfield MI, comedian (Danny Thomas Show) 1914 David Bruce, Kankakee IL, actor (Harry-Beulah) 1915 Alan Watts, Kent England, writer (Book on the Taboo) 1920 Early Wynn, Hartford AL, baseball Hall of Fame (pitcher) 1920 Rev. Sun Myung Moon, evangelist (Unification Church-Moonies) 1921 Cary Middlecoff, golfer (1956 Vardon Trophy, 1955 Byron Nelson Award) 1921 Lou Harris, pollster (Lou Harris Poll) 1924 Earl Scruggs, bluegrass musician 1925 John Z. DeLorean, former automaker (DeLorean) 1929 Wilbert Harrison, R & B singer (Kansas City) 1933 Sylvia Syms, singer (You Go To My Head, Them There Eyes) 1934 Bobby Lord, Sanford FL, country singer (Ozark Jubilee) 1935 Capucine [Germaine Lefebvre], France, actress (Pink Panther) 1935 Nino Tempo, Niagara Falls NY, rock vocalist (Deep Purple) 1941 Sandy Denny, rock vocalist (Fairport Convention-If You Gotta Go) 1944 Bonnie Franklin, Santa Monica CA, TV actress (Ann-One Day at a Time) 1944 Henry Kravis, author (The Money Machine) 1946 Harold Jackson, Hattiesburg, MS, NFL wide receiver (Los Angeles, New England) 1946 Syd Barrett, England, rocker (Pink Floyd) 1949 Robert Englund, Glendale CA, actor (V, Nightmare on Elm Street) 1952 Armelia McQueen, NC (Brooklyn Conservatory), actress 1952 Grant Goodeve, New Haven CT, actor (David-8 is Enough, Dynasty) 1953 Malcolm Young, Glasgow Scotland, guitarist (AC/DC) 1956 Rowan Atkinson, England, comedian/actor (Never Say Never Again) 1957 Nancy Lopez Knight, Torrance CA, LPGA Hall of Fame 1959 Kathy Sledge, Philadelphia PA, vocalist (Sister Sledge-We Are Family) 1964 Mark O'Toole, bassist/drummer (Frankie Goes to Hollywood-Relax) 1976 Danny Pintauro, Milltown NJ, actor (Jonathan-Who's the Boss?) Deaths which occurred on January 6th: 1884 Gregor Mendel, Augustine monk & heredity pioneer 1960 Edith Barstow, choreographer (Frankie Laine Time), dies at 52 1988 Brent Collins, actor, dies at 46 of a heart attack 1989 Hirohito, Japan`s emperor, dies at 87 after 62-year reign

January 8 794 Church at Lindisfarne, England destroyed by Northmen 1675 First American commercial corporation chartered (NY Fishing Co) 1705 "Almira," Handel's first opera, premiers, Hamburg 1798 11th Amendment ratified, judicial powers construed 1800 Austrians defeat French in 2nd battle of Novi 1800 Wild Boy of Aveyron discovered in southern France 1833 Boston Academy of Music, first US music school, established 1838 First telegraph message sent using dots & dashes, NJ 1838 Rebellion at Amherstburg, Ontario breaks out 1848 Austrian soldiers kill 10 students, Pavia 1853 First US bronze equestrian statue (of Andrew Jackson) unveiled, Washington 1856 Dr. John A. Veatch discovers borax, Tuscan Springs CA 1867 Legislation gives suffrage to DC blacks, despite President Johnson's veto 1870 US mint at Carson City, Nevada begins issuing coins 1884 Chrome tanning process for leather patented by Augustus Schultz 1889 Dr. Herman Hollerith receives first US patent for a tabulating machine 1897 Michael Eagan wins first US national amateur handball championship 1902 First National Bowling Championship held (Chicago IL) 1913 Frank Chance becomes Yankee manager 1918 Mississippi becomes first state to ratify 18th amendment (Prohibition) 1918 President Wilson outlines his 14 points for peace after WW I 1925 First all-female US state supreme court appointed, Texas 1926 Abdul-Aziz ibn Sa'ud becomes king of Hejaz; renames it Saudi Arabia 1935 Spectrophotometer patented, A.C. Hardy 1940 Britain's first WW II rationing (bacon, butter & sugar) 1955 Georgia Tech ends Kentucky's 130-game home basketball win streak 1956 Elvis Presley's "Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog," single goes to #1 & stays #1 for a record 11 weeks 1958 Cuban revolutionary forces capture Havana 1959 Charles de Gaulle inaugurated as president of France's 5th Republic 1962 Dutch express train crashes into slow commuter train, 91 die 1964 President Lyndon B. Johnson declares "War on Poverty" 1965 Senator Dirksen proposes marigold as national flower (didn't pass) 1965 Star of India returned to American Museum of Natural History 1968 Jacques Cousteau's first undersea special on US network TV 1971 Voyageurs National Park (MN) established 1973 Secret peace talks between US & North Vietnam resumed near Paris 1973 USSR launches Luna 21 for Moon landing 1974 Gold hits record $126.50 an ounce in London 1974 Silver hits record $3.40 an ounce in New York 1975 Judge Sirica orders release of Watergate's John W. Dean III, Herbert W. Kalmbach & Jeb Stuart Magruder from prison 1979 512 die as oil tanker Bantry Bay blows up 1979 Today Show gets a new theme song 1980 Islander Glenn Resch's 20th shut-out opponent-Canucks 3-0 1980 NCAA decides to sponsor women's championships in 5 sports 1982 AT&T agrees to divest itself of the 22 Bell System companies 1985 Japan launches Sakigake space probe to Halley's Comet 1986 President Reagan freezes Libyan assets in the US. 1987 First time, Dow Jones Industrial Average surpassed 2,000, closing at 2,002.25 1987 Jack Sikma (Milwaukee) begins NBA free throw streak of 51 games 1988 Hewlett-Packard introduces the HP-28S Advanced Scientific Calculator 1989 Soviet Union promises to eliminate stockpiles of chemical weapons Birthdates which occurred on January 8th: 1587 Johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots) 1786 Nicholas Biddle, made 2nd bank of US first effective central bank 1821 James Longstreet, military commander (first Corps, ANV) 1823 Alfred Russel Wallace, codiscoverer (evolution) 1824 Wilkie Collins, English novelist (The Woman in White) 1830 Hans von Bulow, Dresden, pianist/virtuoso conductor/musical writer 1862 Frank Nelson Doubleday, publisher/founder (Doubleday & Co) 1864 William Wilkie Collins, England, novelist (The Moonstone) 1867 Emily Balch, US, sociologist/feminist (Nobel 1946) 1868 Sir Frank Dyson, proved Einstein right about light bent by gravity 1885 John Curtin, Victoria, Australian PM (Labor, 1941-45) 1891 Bronislava Nijinska, ballet choreographer 1891 Storm Jameson, English novelist (The Green Man, Cousin Honore) 1891 Walther Bothe, Germany, subatomic particle physicist (Nobel 1954) 1896 Jaromir Weinberger, Prague, Czechoslovakia, composer 1900 Queen Marie, of Yugoslavia 1902 Alexander Gray, Wrightsville PA, actor (This is Music) 1902 Carl R. Rogers, US, psychologist (Client-Centered Therapy) 1902 Georgy M. Malenkov, Stalin's successor as head of CPSU, PM (1953-55) 1904 Peter Arn,o New York NY, cartoonist (New Yorker) 1905 Carl Gustav Hempel, German Logical Positivist philosopher 1917 Stanley Prager, New York NY, comedian (College Bowl) 1922 Abbey Simon, New York NY, pianist 1923 Giorgio Tozzi, Chicago IL, basso 1923 Joseph Wiezenbaum, artificial intelligence pioneer 1923 Larry Storch, New York NY, comedian (F Troop, Larry Storch Show) 1924 Ron Moody, London England, actor (12 Chairs, Wrong is Right) 1926 Evelyn Lear, Brooklyn NY, soprano 1926 Soupy Sales [Milton Hines], NC, comedian (Soupy Sales Show) 1928 Sander Vanocur, Cleveland OH, news anchor (NBC Weekend News) 1930 Doreen Wilber, US, archer (Olympic-gold-1972) 1931 May Wynn, actress (Liz-Noah's Ark) 1933 Charles Osgood, New York NY, news anchor (CBS Weekend News) 1933 May Wynn [Donna Lee Hickey], New York NY, actress (Caine Mutiny) 1934 Jacques Anquetil, France, Tour de France bicycle racer (5-time winner) 1934 Roy Kinnear, English actor (TW3, Help!, The 3 Musketeers) 1935 Elvis Presley, Tupelo MS, singer (Blue Suede Shoes, Hounddog) 1935 Nolan Miller, Burkburnett TX, fashion designer (Dynasty, Love Boat) 1937 Shirley Bassey, Wales, singer (Goldfinger) 1939 Yvette Mimieux, Hollywood CA, actress (Time Machine, Where the Boys Are) 1940 Anthony Gaurdine, (Little Anthony & Imperials-Goin Out of My Head) 1946 Kathleen Noone, actress (All My Children, Knots Landing) 1946 Robbie Kreiger, rocker (Doors) 1947 David Bowie, singer/actor (Major Tom, Ziggy Stardust) 1947 Terry Sylvester, rocker (Hollies-You are the Air that I Breathe) 1953 Bruce Sutter, pitcher (Cubs, Cards, Braves) 1955 Mike Reno, rock vocalist (Loverboy) 1968 Ami Dolenz, actress (General Hospital, Can't Buy Me Love) 1975 Jenny Lewis, Las Vegas NV, actress (Becky-Life With Lucy) Deaths which occurred on January 8th: 1336 Giotto di Bondone, Italian Renaissance painter 1642 Galileo Galilei, dies at 78 in Arceti, Italy 1922 Colonel Charles R. Young dies at 58, in Lagos Nigeria 1941 Lord Robert Baden-Powell. founder of the Boy Scout movement 1952 Antonia Maury, discoverer of supergiant, giant & dwarf stars, dies 1976 Chou En-lai, China's premier, dies of cancer in Peking at 78 1978 Walter Keirnan, TV panelist (I've Got a Secret), dies at 75 1981 Woody Chamblis, actor (Mr. Lathrop-Gunsmoke), dies at 66 1982 Gregoire Aslan, character actor, dies at 73 of a heart attack 1982 Reta Shaw, actress (Ghost & Mrs. Muir), dies at 69 1983 Gale Page, actress, dies of cancer at 72 1983 Lois Wilson, actress (Alice-Aldrich Family), dies at 88 1988 Frank Pace, Jr., US Secretary of Army (1950-53), dies at 76 1991 Steve Clark, guitarist (Def Leppard), dies at 30

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Yeah... had large problem (fight) yesterday with house troll. Won the round. Won the battle but he is still clueless... January 10 On this day... 49 -BC- Julius Cesar crosses the Rubicon, invades Italy 1429 Order of the Golden Fleece established in Austria-Hungary & Spain 1776 "Common Sense" by Thomas Paine, published 1806 Dutch in Cape Town, South Africa surrender to the British 1811 Louisiana slaves rebel in 2 parishes 1840 Penny Post mail system started 1845 Poets Elizabeth Barrett & Robert Browning begin corresponding 1861 Florida becomes 3rd state to secede 1861 US forts & property seized by Mississippi 1870 Georgia legislature reconvenes 1870 John D. Rockefeller incorporates Standard Oil 1889 Ivory Coast declared a protectorate of France 1901 Oil discovered at Spindletop claim near Beaumont, Texas 1910 First international air meet in US held, in LA 1911 First photo in US taken from an airplane, San Diego 1912 World's first flying boat's maiden flight, (NY) 1920 League of Nations' first meeting, Treaty of Versailles in effect 1920 Silver reaches record $1.37 an ounce 1925 Miriam (Ma) Ferguson sworn in as Texas governor, nation's 2nd woman governor 1928 Soviet Union orders exile of Leon Trotsky 1932 "Mickey Mouse" & "Silly Symphony" comics syndicated 1932 "Pete the Tramp" cartoon strip by C.D. Russell debuts 1942 Japan invades Dutch East Indies 1943 First US President to visit a foreign country in wartime-FDR leaves for Casablanca, Morocco 1944 First mobile electric power plant delivered, Philadelphia 1946 UN General Assembly convenes for first time (London) 1946 US Army establishes first radar contact with Moon, Belmar, NJ 1949 First Jewish family show "The Goldbergs" premiers on CBS 1951 First jet passenger trip made 1956 Elvis records "Heartbreak Hotel" 1957 Anthony Eden resigns & Harold Macmillan becomes PM Britain 1958 Jerry Lee Lewis' "Great Balls of Fire" reaches #1 1962 4,000 die in avalanche, Ranrahirca, Peru 1962 Eruptions on Mount Huascaran in Peru destroy 7 villages & kill 3.500 1964 US version of "That Was The Week That Was," premiers 1966 Julian Bond denied seat in Georgia legislature for opposing Vietnam War 1967 PBS (the National Educational TV) begins as a 70 station network 1972 Los Angeles Lakers 33 straight win streak snapped, losing to Bucks 120-104 1979 First brother Billy Carter makes allegedly anti-Semitic remarks 1981 John Severin sets 100-mi unicycle speed record, 9 hours 21 minutes 1984 US establishes full diplomatic relations with Vatican 1985 Daniel Ortega Saavedra inaugurated as president of Nicaragua 1990 NCAA approves random drug testing for college football players Birthdates which occurred on January 10th: 1644 Louis Boufflers, Marshall of France 1738 Ethan Allen, Revolutionary War fighter (led Green Mountain Boys) 1814 Aubrey de Vere, Irish writer (Victorian Observer) 1877 Frederick Gardner Cottrell, inventor (elecrostatic precipitator) 1892 Dumas Malone, Mississippi, historian (Jefferson & His Time) 1894 Reginald Denham, London, Broadway director (Obsession, The Bad Seed) 1904 Ray Bolger, Dorchester MA, actor/dancer (Wizard of Oz) 1908 Paul Henreid, Trieste, actor (Casablanca, 4 Horsemen of Apocalypse) 1910 Galina Ulanova, Russia, ballerina 1914 Polly Rowles, Philadelphia PA, actress (Aunt Laurie-Jamie) 1926 June Haver, Mrs. Fred MacMurray/actress (Dolly Sisters) 1927 Gisele MacKenzie, Winnipeg Manitoba, singer/actress (Your Hit Parade) 1927 Johnnie Ray, pop singer (Cry) 1927 Lee Philips, Brooklyn NY, actor (Ellery Queen) 1928 Donald Brooks, fashion designer (Emmy 1983) 1935 Ronnie Hawkins, Ark, rocker (The Band-Who Do You Love?) 1938 Willie McCovey, Hall of Fame first baseman (San Francisco) 1939 Bill Toomey, decathlon champ (Olympic-gold-1968) 1939 Sal Mineo, actor (Exodus, Rebel Without a Cause) 1942 Jim Croce, singer (Time in a Bottle) 1945 Rod Stewart, singer (Maggie Mae, Do You Think I'm Sexy) 1948 Donald Fagan, rock vocalist/keyboardist (Steely Dan-Peg) 1948 George Foreman, world heavyweight boxing champ (1973-74) 1949 Teresa Graves, Houston TX, actress (Laugh-in, Get Christie Love) 1949 Walter S. Browne, US chess champion (1974-78, 1980-84) 1952 Scott Thorston, keyboards/guitarist (Motels-Only the Lonely) 1953 Bobby Rahal, Indy-car racer 1953 Pat Benatar, Brooklyn NY, pop singer 1959 Don Letts, rocker (Bad) 1961 Nadja Salerni-Sonnenberg, Rome Italy, concert violinist 1964 Krista Tesreau, actress (Guiding Light) Deaths which occurred on January 10th: 1645 William Laud, archbishop of Canterbury, beheaded 1778 Carolus Lineus, "Carl von Linne" Swedish botanist/explorer 1968 Howard Smith, actor (Harvey Griffin-Hazel), dies at 74 1972 Al Goodman, orchestra leader (NBC Comedy Hour), dies at 81 1981 Richard Boone, actor (Paladin-Have Gun Will Travel), dies at 63 1982 Paul Lynde, comedian (Uncle Arthur-Bewitched), dies at 55

January 11 On this day... 1569 First recorded lottery in England, at St Paul's Cathedral 1672 Isaac Newton is elected a member of Royal Society 1693 Mt. Etna erupts, Sicily 1759 First American life insurance company incorporated, Philadelphia 1785 Continental Congress convenes in NYC 1787 Titania & Oberon, moons of Uranus, discovered by William Herschel 1803 Monroe & Livingston sail for Paris to buy New Orleans; they buy all of Louisiana 1805 Michigan Territory organized 1839 Earthquake at Martinique destroys half of Port Royal-700 die 1861 Alabama becomes 4th state to secede 1861 Mexico City captured by Juarez (Lib) in War of the Reform 1863 Naval engagement near Galveston between CSS Alabama & USS Hatteras 1863 Union forces capture Arkansas Post, or Ft. Hindman, Arkansas 1873 First livestock market newspaper published, Drover's Journal, Chicago 1892 Hawaiian Historical Society founded 1897 M.H. Cannon becomes first woman state senator in US (Utah) 1913 First sedan-type car (Hudson) goes on display at 13th Auto Show (New York NY) 1919 3 year old German communist party (Spartacus) crushed 1923 French & Belgian troops occupy Ruhr to collect reparations 1938 Frances Moulton elected first woman president of a US national bank 1942 Japan conquers Kuala Lumpur, Malaya 1943 US & Britain relinquish extraterritorial rights in China 1946 Bert Bell becomes 2nd NFL commissioner, moves Chicago HQ to Philadelphia 1946 People's Republic of Albania established 1953 J. Edgar Hoover declines 6 figure offer to become the President of the International Boxing Club 1960 Chad declares independence from France 1960 Lamar Clark sets pro boxing record of 44 consecutive knockouts 1964 First government report saying smoking may be hazardous to one's health 1966 "Daktari" African adventure series premiers on CBS TV 1966 550 die in landslides in mountains behind Rio de Janeiro after rain 1970 Super Bowl IV-Kansas City Chiefs-23, Minnesota Vikings-7 1973 American League adopts designated hitter rule 1973 Trial of the Watergate burglars begins in Washington DC 1976 Dorothy Hamill wins her 3rd consecutive national figure skating championship 1980 Debut of the Pretenders 1983 Billy Martin named Yankee manager for 3rd time 1984 Denver Nuggets 163, San Antonio Spurs 155-highest-scoring NBA game 1984 Supreme Court reinstated $10M award to Karen Silkwood's family 1988 USSR announces it will participate in the Seoul Summer Olympics 1989 140 nations agree to ban chemical weapons 1990 Bobby Knight becomes basketball's Big 10 winningest coach (229) 1991 Congress empowers Bush to order attack on Iraq Birthdates which occurred on January 11: 1503 Francesco Parmigianino, Italian artist (Madonna with the Long Neck) 1757 Alexander Hamilton, West Indies, first US Sec of treasury ($10 bill face) 1807 Ezra Cornell, founder (Western Union Telegraph, Cornell University) 1815 Sir John A. MacDonald, (C) first PM of Canada (1867-73) 1885 Alice Paul, ERA advocate/founder (National Woman's Party) 1887 Aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society) 1896 Paddy Driscoll, NFL QB/coach (Chicago Cardinals, Bears) 1903 Alan Paton, South Africa, writer (Cry, the Beloved Country) 1906 Albert Hofmann, Switzerland, chemist (discovered LSD) 1908 Lionel Stander, New York NY, actor (Max-Hart to Hart, Unfaithfully Yours) 1912 Donald Barry, Houston TX, actor (Mr. Gallo-Mr. Novak) 1912 Thomas "Schoolboy" Rowe, Waco Texas, pitcher (Detroit Tigers) 1928 David L. Wolper, producer (Devil's Brigade) 1928 Mitchell Ryan, Cincinnati OH, actor (Chase, Executive Suite) 1931 Ed Hall, Roxbury MA, actor (Dr Bicker-Medical Center) 1933 Goldie Hill, Karnes County TX, country singer (Grand Ole Opry) 1936 Linda Lawson, Ann Arbor MI, actress (Don't Call Me Charlie) 1939 Anne Heggtveigt, Canada, slalom (Olympic-gold-1960) 1942 Clarence Clemmons, saxophonist (Bruce Springsteen's E St. Band) 1945 Christine Kaufmann, Austria, actress (Town Without Pity, Red Lips) 1946 Naomi Judd, country singer (The Judds) 1948 Madeline Manning, 800m runner (Olympic-gold-1968) 1949 Dennis Greene, rocker (Sha Na Na-Shannon) 1949 Tom Netherton, Munich Germany, singer (Lawrence Welk Show) 1952 Ben Crenshaw, Austin TX, PGA golfer 1952 Lee Ritenour, jazz musician 1957 Darryl Dawkins, NBA center (Philadelphia 76ers, NJ Nets) 1965 Loredana Romito, Benevento Italy, actress (Fatal Temptation) 1965 Olivia Barash, Miami FL, actress (Laura-Out of the Blue) 1967 Jeff Bankett, Pittsburgh PA, actor (Tyler-One Life to Live) 1968 Sharon Brown, New York NY, actress (Chantal-Generations) 1974 Rosenkowitz sextuplets, Cape Town (First known to survive infancy) Deaths which occurred on January 11th: 1843 Francis Scott Key, composer (Star Spangled Banner), dies at 63 1893 Benjamin F. Butler, US general/Presidential candidate (anti-monopoly), dies at 74 1928 Thomas Hardy, novelist, dies at his home near Dorchester at 87 1979 Jack Soo, actor (Nick Yemana-Barney Miller), dies at 63 1984 Jack La Rue, TV narrator (Lights Out), dies at 84 1988 Gregory (Pappy) Boyington, ace WW II pilot, dies at 75 of cancer 1988 Isidor Isaac Rabi, physicist (Nobel Prize-1944), dies at 89

January 13, On this day... 1559 Elizabeth I crowned queen of England in Westminster Abbey 1610 Galileo Galilei discovers Callisto, 4th satellite of Jupiter 1630 Patent to Plymouth Colony issued 1695 Jonathan Swift ordained an Anglican priest in Ireland 1733 James Oglethorpe & 130 English colonists arrive at Charleston, SC 1785 John Walter publishes first issue of London Times 1794 Congress changes US flag to 15 stars & 15 stripes 1849 Vancouver Island granted to Hudson's Bay Co 1854 Anthony Foss patents the accordion 1888 National Geographic Society founded (Washington, DC) 1906 First radio set advertised (Telimco for $7.50 in Scientific American) claimed to receive signals up to one mile 1915 Earthquake in Avezzano Italy kills 30,000 1929 Humanist Society established, Hollywood CA 1930 "Mickey Mouse" comic strip first appears 1942 German U-boats begin harassing shipping on US east coast 1942 Henry Ford patents a method of constructing plastic auto bodies 1958 9,000 scientists of 43 nations petition UN for nuclear test ban 1966 First black in Presidental cabinet (LBJ selects Robert C. Weaver-HUD) 1968 Minnesota North Stars center Bill Masterton is fatally injured 1974 Super Bowl VIII-Miami Dolphins-24, Minnesota Vikings-7 1979 YMCA files libel suit against Village People's YMCA song 1982 Hank Aaron & Frank Robinson elected to Hall of Fame 1982 Air Florida 737 took off in a snowstorm, crashes into the 14th St. Bridge in Washington, DC, & falls into the Potomac River, killing 78 1983 AMA urges ban on boxing, sites Muhammad Ali's deteriorating condition 1984 TV anchor Christine Craft wins $325,000 in her case against KMBC-TV 1985 99-year-old Otto Bucher scores a hole-in-one at Spanish golf course 1985 Express train derails in Ethiopia, kills at least 428 1986 Bloody coup overthrows government of South Yemen 1986 NCCA institutes eligibility requirements based on college exams 1989 "Friday the 13th" virus strikes hundreds of IBM computers in Britain 1989 Jerry Parks, University of Oklahoma defensive back, charged with shooting a teammate 1989 Soap opera "Ryan's Hope" final episode 1989 Subway gunman Bernhard Goetz begins 1-year jail sentence Birthdates which occurred on January 13th: 1628 Charles Perrault, France, lawyer/writer (Mother Goose) 1802 Eduard von Bauernfeld, Vienna, comedic playwright 1808 Salmon P. Chase, (Senator-R) cabinet member, 6th Chief Justice (1864-73) 1834 Horatio Alger, Jr., Revere MA, author (Lost at Sea, Work & Win) 1885 Alfred Fuller, CEO (Fuller Brush Man) 1913 Jeff Morrow, New York NY, actor (Bart-Union Pacific, Temperatures Rising) 1918 Ted Willis, screenwriter (It's Great to be Young) 1919 Army Archerd, Hollywood columnist/TV host (Movie Game) 1919 Robert Stack, Los Angeles CA, actor (Eliot Ness-Untouchables, Airplane) 1923 Jack Watling, London, actor (Nanny, Adventure for 2, Naked Heart) 1925 Gwen Verdon, Louisiana, actress/singer/dancer (Cotton Club, Sweet Charity) 1925 Rosemary Murphy, Munich Germany, actress (Margaret-Lucas Tanner) 1928 David Sheiner, New York NY, actor (Paul-Mr Novak, Norman-Diana) 1930 Frances Sternhagen, Washington DC, actress (Outland, Starting Over) 1931 Charles Nelson Reilly, New York NY, actor (Match Game, Ghost & Mrs.Muir) 1933 Ron Goulart, American writer (Cheap Thrills) 1934 Rip Taylor, comedian (Gong Show, $1.98 Beauty Show) 1938 Billy Gray, Los Angeles CA, actor (Bud-Father Knows Best) 1943 Richard Moll, California, actor (Night Court, House, Dungeonmaster, Survivor) 1952 Cornelius Bumpus, keyboardist (Doobie Bros-Minute by Minute) 1955 Fred White, rocker (Earth Wind & Fire-Shining Star, Easy Lover) 1961 Graham "Suggs" McPherson, rocker (Madness-Our House) 1961 Julia Louis-Dreyfus, New York NY, comedienne (Seinfeld) 1963 Penelope Ann Miller, actress (Gwen-Popcorn Kids) 1963 Tim Patrick Kelly, Trenton NJ, guitarist (Slaughter) 1970 Keith Coogan, actor (Adventures in Babysitting, Hiding Out) 1972 Nicole Eggert, California, actress (Charles in Charge, Chrissie-TJ Hooker, Summer-Baywatch) Deaths which occurred on January 13th: 1599 Edmund Spenser, poet (Faerie Queene), dies at about 46 1691 George Fox, founder of Quakers, dies at 66 1864 Stephen Foster, (My Old Kentucky Home), dies in a NY hospital 1939 Jacob Ruppert, NY Yankee owner 1941 James Joyce, novelist, dies in Zurich, Switzerland, at 58 1962 Ernie Kovacs, comedian, dies in a car crash in West Los Angeles, at 42 1968 Bill Masterson, (Minnesota North Stars) checked into the boards & killed 1978 Hubert Humphrey, (Senator-D-MN, VP), dies at 66 in Waverly MN 1978 Joe McCarthy, NY Yankee manager dies at 90 1979 Donnie Hathaway, singer 1983 Arthur Space, actor (Doc Weaver-Lassie), dies of cancer at 74 1983 John McHugh, actor, dies of a heart attack at 69 1988 Ching-Kao Chiang, President of Taiwan, dies at 81

January 14 1601 Church authorities burn Hebrew books in Rome 1639 First Connecticut constitution (Fundamental Orders) adopted in Hartford 1690 Clarinet is invented, in Nuremberg, Germany 1699 Massachusetts holds day of fasting for wrongly persecuting "witches" 1794 First successful Cesarean section in US, Edom, Virginia 1799 Eli Whitney receives government contract for 10,000 muskets 1799 King of Naples flees before the advancing French armies 1813 Gideon Hawley becomes first state school superintendent in US (NY) 1814 King of Denmark cedes Norway to King of Sweden by treaty of Kiel 1868 SC constitutional convention, meets with a black majority 1873 "Celluloid" registered as a trademark 1914 Henry Ford introduces assembly line for cars 1918 Finland & USSR adopts New Style (Gregorian) calendar 1932 First totalisator (i.e., "tote board," to record racetrack bets) in US installed, Hialeah 1938 National Society for the Legalization of Euthanasia formed (NY) 1939 Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica 1943 FDR & Winston Churchill confer in Casablanca concerning WW II 1946 2 jetties collapse in Ganges-160 Hindu pilgrims are crushed 1950 US recalls all consular officials from China 1951 First NFL pro bowl since 1942, Americans beat Nationals 28-27 1952 "Today Show," premiers with Dave Garroway & Jack Lescoulie on NBC-TV 1953 Yugoslavia elects it's first president (Marshal Tito) 1954 Marilyn Monroe marries baseball star Joe DiMaggio 1956 Little Richard releases "Tutti Frutti" 1961 Chicago Bear Willard Dewveall becomes first NFLer to join the AFL 1964 Jacqueline Kennedy's first public appearance (TV) since assassination 1966 David Bowie releases his first record (Can't Help Thinking About Me) 1967 20,000 attend the Human Be-In, San Francisco 1967 NY Times reports Army is conducting secret germ warfare experiments 1967 Sonny & Cher release "The Beat Goes On" 1968 Super Bowl II-Green Bay Packers-33, Oakland Raiders-14 1969 25 members of US aircraft carrier Enterprise die during maneuvers 1972 "Sanford & Son" starring Redd Foxx premiers on NBC TV 1973 Super Bowl VII-Miami Dolphins-14, Washington Redskins-7 1974 World Football League founded 1976 "The Bionic Woman" with Lindsay Wagner debuts on ABC (later NBC) 1978 Sex Pistols' final concert (Winterland, San Francisco) 1979 President Carter proposes Martin Luther King's birthday be a holiday Birthdates which occurred on January 14th: 1615 John Biddle, English minister (Unitarian) 1730 William Whipple, Declaration of Independence signer 1741 Benedict Arnold, US general turned traitor (Revolutionary War) 1791 Calvin Phillips, became shortest known adult male (67 cm; 2' 2") 1806 Matthew Fontaine Maury, Naval Commander (Confederacy) 1818 Zacharias Topelius, Finnish historical novelist (Surgeon's Stories) 1861 Mehmed VI, last sultan of Ottoman Empire (1918-1922) 1874 Thornton Waldo Burgess, author (Peter Rabbit) 1875 Albert Schweitzer, doctor/humanitarian (Nobel 1952) 1886 Hugh Lofting, English/American writer & illustrator (Dr. Dolittle) 1892 Hal Roach, early film director/producer (1 Million BC) 1904 Sir Cecil Beaton, England, royal family photographer 1906 William Bendix, New York NY, actor (Lifeboat, Babe Ruth Story, Life of Riley) 1909 Joseph Walton Losey, Wisconsin, director (Damned, Accident) 1913 Tillie Olsen, American writer (Tell Me a Riddle) 1920 Andy Rooney, Albany NY, commentator (60 Minutes) 1924 Guy Williams, New York NY, actor (Zorro, Lost in Space) 1925 Yukio Mishima, Japan, novelist (Temple of Golden Pavilion) 1926 Thomas Tryon, actor/novelist (I Married a Monster from Outer Space) 1929 Billy Walker, Ralls TX, country singer (Ozark Jubilee) 1938 Allen Toussaint, musician (Wild Sign of New Orleans) 1938 Jack Jones, Los Angeles CA, singer (Love Boat Theme) 1941 Faye Dunaway, Florida, actress (Chinatown, Bonnie & Clyde) 1941 Marjoe Gortner, Long Beach Ca, actor (Speak Up America, Falcon Crest) 1943 Ronald Hunter, Boston MA, actor (Lazarus Syndrome) 1948 Carl Weathers, New Orleans LA, actor (Apollo Creed-Rocky) 1962 Patrica Morrison, rocker (Sisters of Mercy-Walk Away, Black Planet) 1965 Vanity [Dee Dee Williams], singer/actress (Action Jackson) 1966 Daniel J Schneider, Memphis TN, actor (Dennis-Head of the Class) 1969 Jason Kent Bateman, Rye NY, actor (David-Valerie, Hogan Family) Deaths which occurred on January 14th: 1742 Edmund Halley, genius eclipsed by Newton, dies at 86 1847 Governor Bent, 5 others in US occupation, killed by revolt in New Mexico 1957 Humphrey Bogart, actor, dies at 57 1984 Ray Kroc, founder of MacDonalds/owner San Diego Padres, dies at 82 1985 Jetta Goudal, French actress, dies at 86 1986 Donna Reed, actress (Donna Reed Show, Dallas), dies of cancer at 64 1988 Georgi M. Malenkov, PM of USSR (1953-55), dies at 86

On this day...January 15 1535 Henry VIII declares himself head of English Church 1582 Russia cedes Livonia & Estonia to Poland, loses access to the Baltic 1680 French explorer Sieur de la Salle builds Ft Cravecoeur 1777 People of New Connecticut (Vermont) declare independence from England 1861 Steam elevator patented by Elisha Otis 1863 First US newspaper printed on wood-pulp paper, Boston Morning Journal 1865 Fort Fisher, NC falls to Union troops 1870 Donkey first used as symbol of Democratic Party, in Harper's Weekly 1877 US Assay Office in Helena, Montana opens 1882 First US ski club formed, Berlin, NH 1886 Weekly Herald, first Vancouver, BC newspaper, publishes first issue 1892 Basketball rules published in Triangle Magazine, Massachusetts 1895 Tchaikovsky's ballet "Swan Lake" premiers, St Petersburg (1/27 NS) 1907 3-element vacuum tube patented by Dr. Lee de Forest 1907 Gold dental inlays first described by Williamm Taggart (inventor) 1919 2 million gallons of molasses "Tidal Wave" Boston MA, drowning 21 1919 Pianist & statesman Ignace Paderewski becomes first premier of Poland 1922 Irish Free State forms 1923 Lithuania seizes & annexes the country of Memel 1936 Non-profit Ford Foundation incorporates 1942 FDR asks commissioner to continue baseball during WW II 1943 Japanese driven off Guadalcanal 1943 World's largest office building, Pentagon, completed 1950 4,000 attend National Emergency Civil Rights Conference in Washington DC 1951 "Cloud of Death" rolls down Mount Lamington, New Guinea kills 5,000 1953 16 car Federal Express train loses brakes & crashes in Washington DC station 1964 Teamsters negotiated the first national labor contract 1965 Rock group Who releases first album "I Can't Explain" 1967 Green Bay Packers beat Kansas City Chiefs 35-10 in Super Bowl I (NBC & CBS) 1973 4 Watergate burglars plead guilty in federal court 1973 Gene Shalit joins the Today Show panel 1973 President Nixon suspends all US offensive action in North Vietnam 1974 "Happy Days" premiers on ABC 1974 Expert panel reports 18 minute gap in Watergate tape, 5 separate erasures 1975 Space Mountain opens (Disneyland) 1976 Sara Jane Moore sentenced to life for attempting to shoot President Ford 1976 US-German Helios B solar probe launched into solar orbit 1978 Super Bowl XII-Dallas Cowboys-27, Denver Broncos-10 1978 Ted Bundy kills Florida State University coeds Lisa Levy & Margaret Bowman 1981 "Hill Street Blues" premiers on NBC-TV 1984 Hana Mandlikova ends Martina Navratilova's 54-match winning streak 1985 Tancredo Neves becomes first elected president of Brazil in 21 years 1986 Living Seas opens at World Showcase in EPCOT, Walt Disney World 1990 42 year old George Foreman KO's George Cooney in 2 rounds 1992 EC recognizes Slovenian and Croatian independence Birthdates which occurred on January 15th: 1791 Franz Gillparzer, Austrian tragic dramatist (Golden Fleece) 1798 Thomas Croker, Irish antiquary, collector of songs & legends 1813 James Marion Sims, SC, surgeon/gynecologist (vesicovaginal operation) 1845 Ella Flagg Young, first woman president of the National Educational Association 1866 Nathan Soderblom, Lutheran archbishop (Nobel '30) 1877 Lewis Terman, Indiana, psychologist (developed Stanford-Binet IQ test) 1891 Osip Mandelstam, Warsaw, Russian poet (Noise of Time) 1899 Goodman Ace, radio/TV writer/actor/columnist/humorist 1906 Aristotle Onassis, Greece, shipping magnate 1908 Edward Teller, Budapest Hungary, fathered H-bomb (Manhattan Project) 1909 Gene Krupa, Benny Goodman, drummer (Sing Sing Sing) 1911 Cy Feuer, New York NY, Broadway producer (Feuer & Martin-Chorus Line) 1913 Lloyd Bridges, San Leandro CA, actor (Sea Hunt, Roots, Airplane) 1918 Gamal Abdel Nasser, President of Egypt (1954-1971?) 1920 John J. "Cardinal" O'Connor, Philadelphia PA, Roman Catholic Archbishop of New York 1926 Maria Schell, Vienna Austria, actress (Space 1999) 1929 Rev Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Atlanta, (Nobel 1964) 1931 Thomas Hoving, New York NY, news correspondent (20/20) 1932 Dean Smith, US actor/relay runner (Olympic-gold-1952) 1935 Malcolm Frager, St Louis, Missouri, pianist 1937 Margaret O'Brien, San Diego, actress (Jane Eyre, Meet Me in St. Louis) 1941 Captain Beefheart [Don Van Vilet], rocker (Bongo Fury, Shiny Beast) 1947 Pete Waterman, rocker (Stock Aitken & Waterman-Road Block) 1948 Dini Petty, Canadian talk show host (CITY-TV) 1948 Tommy Nolan, Montreal Canada, actor (Jody-Buckskin) 1951 Charo, Murcia Spain, actress/singer (Chico & the Man, Love Boat) 1951 Martha Davis, rock vocalist (Motels-Shame) 1953 Randy White, NFL Hall of Fame (Dallas Cowboys) 1967 Lisa Lisa (Velez), rock vocalist (Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam) 1968 Chad Lowe, Dayton OH, actor (Spencer, Apprentice to Murder) Deaths which occurred on January 15th: 69 Galba, Roman emperor, killed by Praetorian guard in the Forum, Rome 1978 Margaret Bowman & Janet Levy, Chi Omega, FSU, killed by Ten Bundy 1982 Red Smith, sportscaster (Fight Talk), dies at 76 1983 Meyer Lansky, reputed mobster, dies in Miami Beach FL, at 81 1983 Shepperd Strudwick, actor, dies of cancer at 75 1987 Dolores Hawkins, singer (Guy Mitchell Show), dies at 58 1987 Ray Bolger, actor/dancer (Wizard of Oz), dies at 82 1988 Sean MacBride, Ireland, commander of Irish Republican Army, dies at 83

January 16 1547 Ivan IV (the Terrible) crowned first Tsar of Russia 1776 Continental Congress approves enlistment of free blacks 1777 Vermont declares independence from NY 1865 Aftermath of Fort Fisher, Fort Caswell is abandoned & blown up 1865 General William Sherman issues Field Order #15 (land for blacks) 1870 Virginia becomes 8th state readmitted to US after Civil War 1871 Jefferson Long of Georgia sworn in as 2nd black congressman 1877 Color organ (for light shows) patented, by Bainbridge Bishop 1883 Pendleton Act creates basis of US Civil Service system 1905 Baseball outfielder Frank Huelsman traded for 6th time in 8 months 1908 Pinnacles National Monument, California established 1909 David, Mawson & Mackay reach south magnetic pole 1911 Pandora becomes first 2-man sailboat to round Cape Horn west to east 1915 Congress authorizes $1 & $50 Panama-Pacific International Expo gold coin 1919 Prohibition ratified by 3/4 of the states; Nebraska is 36th 1920 18th Amendment, prohibition, goes into effect; repealed in 1933 1941 War Department forms first Army Air Corps squadron for black cadets 1942 William Knudsen becomes first civilian appointed a general in US army 1944 General Eisenhower took command of Allied Invasion Force in London 1951 World's largest gas pipeline opens (Brownsville TX, to 134th St., New York NY) 1956 Egyptian President Nassar pledges to reconquer Palestine 1957 3 B-52s leave California for first non-stop round the world flights 1963 Khrushchev claims to have a 100-megaton nuclear bomb 1964 "Hello, Dolly!" starring Carol Channing, opens on Broadway 1966 Harold R. Perry becomes 2nd black Roman Catholic bishop in US 1967 First black government installed in Bahamas 1967 Lucius Amerson, becomes first southern (Alabama) black sheriff in 20th century 1970 NFL realigns into 3 divisions (down from 4) 1972 Super Bowl VI-Dallas Cowboys-24, Miami-3 1973 USSR's Lunakhod 2 begins radio-controlled exploration of the Moon 1976 "Donny & Marie" musical variety show premiers on ABC TV 1979 Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi of Iran flees Iran for Egypt 1980 Paul McCartney jailed in Tokyo for 10 days on marijuana possession 1981 Leon Spinks is mugged, his assailants even take his gold teeth 1984 Paul & Linda McCartney arrested in Barbados-possession of marijuana 1988 Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder fired from CBS for racial remarks 1988 NFL St Louis Cardinals announce move to Phoenix 1989 USSR announces plan for 2-year manned mission to Mars (didn't happen) 1991 Operation Desert Storm begins. US & 27 allies attack Iraq for occupying Kuwait Birthdates which occurred on January 16th: 1757 Samuel McIntire woodcarver/architect (architect of Salem) 1853 Andre Michelin France, industrialist/tire manufacturer (Michelin) 1901 Fulgencio Batista president/dictator of Cuba (1933-44, 1952-59) 1907 Alexander Knox Canada, actor (Gorky Park, 2 of a Kind) 1908 Ethel Merman stage & screen actress (Anything Goes, Call Me Madam) 1911 Eduardo Frei (Christian Democrat), president of Chile (1964-70) 1911 Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean Hall of Fame baseball pitcher (St. Louis Cardinals) 1917 Buddy Lester Chicago IL, actor (Nick-Phil Silvers Show) 1919 Bob Boucher Kent OH, orchestra leader (Music on Ice) 1920 Elliot Reid New York NY, actor (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes) 1924 Katy Jurado Mexico, actress (High Noon, Trapeze, Barabbas, AKA Pablo) 1929 Allard Lowenstein radical (Students for Democratic Action) 1930 Norman Podhoretz author/editor (New York Post) 1935 A.J. Foyt Houston, auto race driver (Indy 500 1961, 64, 67, 77) 1938 Michael Pataki Youngstown OH, actor (Get Christie Love) 1944 Jim Stafford Eloise FL, singer (Spiders & Snakes, My Girl Bill) 1944 Ronnie Milsap country singer (Nobody Likes Sad Songs) 1948 Cliff Thorburn Victoria, BC, champion snooker player 1948 John Carpenter director (Halloween, The Thing) 1950 Caroline Munro Windsor England, actress (Spy Who Loves Me) 1950 Debbie Allen Houston TX, dancer/actress (3 Girls 3, Lydia-Fame) 1951 Richard Thompson rocker (BT Express-Here Comes the Express) Deaths which occurred on January 16th: 1794 Edward Gibbon historian (Decline & Fall), dies in London 1939 Albert Fish mass murderer, executed 1971 Kermit Maynard cowboy actor (Saturday Roundup), dies at 68 1972 David Seville [Ross Bagdasarian] (Alvin & Chipmunks), dies at 52 1973 Ray Barrett sportscaster (Gillette Summer Sports Reel), dies at 65 1979 Ted Cassidy Pittsburgh, actor (Lurch-Addams Family), dies at 46 1987 Earl Wilson Broadway columnist (Midnight Earl), dies in Yonkers at 79 1987 Joyce Jameson comedienne (Spike Jones Show), dies at 54

January 17 1501 Cesare Borgia returns in triumph to Rome from the Romagna 1562 Edict of St. Germain recognizes the Huguenots in France 1584 Bohemia adopts the Gregorian calendar 1601 France gains Bresse, Bugey, Valromey & Gex in treaty with Spain 1718 Avalanche destroys every building in Leukerbad, Switzerland; kills 53 1746 Battle of Falkirk, Scotland-Edward I defeats & massacres Scots 1773 Captain James Cook becomes first to cross Antarctic Circle 1775 9 old women burnt as witches for causing bad harvests, Kalisk, Poland 1821 Mexico permits Moses Austin & 300 US families to settle in Texas 1852 British recognize independence of Transvaal (in South Africa) 1861 Flush toilet patented by Thomas Crapper 1871 First cable car patented, by Andrew S. Hallidie (begins service in 1873) 1874 Armed Democrats seize Texas government ending Radical Reconstruction 1885 British beat Mahdists at Battle of Abu Klea in the Sudan 1893 Queen Liliuokalani deposed, Kingdom of Hawaii becomes a republic 1899 US takes possession of Wake Island in Pacific 1905 Punchboards patented by Charles Brewer & C.G. Scannell, Chicago 1916 Professional Golfer Association (PGA) formed in New York NY 1917 US pays Denmark $25 million for the Virgin Islands 1928 First fully automatic photographic film developing machine patented 1929 Popeye makes first appearance, in comic strip "Thimble Theatre" 1943 Tin Can Drive Day 1945 "Liberation" of Warsaw by Soviet troops (end of Nazi occupation) 1946 United Nations Security Council holds its first meeting 1950 11 men rob Brink's office in Boston of $1.2M cash & $1.5M securities 1954 Jacques Cousteau's first network telecast airs on "Omnibus" (CBS) 1955 Submarine Nautilus begins first nuclear-powered test voyage 1962 ANASA civilian pilot Neil A. Armstrong takes X-15 to 40,690 m 1963 Joe Walker takes X-15 to altitude of 82 km 1966 USAF B-52 carrying 4 unarmed hydrogen bombs crashes on Spanish coast 1970 John M. Burgess installed as bishop of Protestant Episcopals (Massachusetts) 1971 Super Bowl V: Baltimore Colts-16, Dallas Cowboys-13 1973 New Philippine constitution names Marcos president for life 1984 Supreme Court rules (5-4) private use of home VCRs to tape TV programs for later viewing does not violate federal copyright laws 1986 Tim Witherspoon beats Tony Tubbs to regain WBA heavyweight title 1987 President Reagan signs secret order permitting covert sale of arms to Iran 1989 Al Arbour wins his 600th NHL game as coach 1989 Gunman opens fire in California schoolyard; 5 students slain, 30 wounded 1990 Dave Stewart signs record $3,500,000 per year Oak A's contract Birthdates which occurred on January 17th: 1463 Frederick III, the Wise, elector of Saxony, protector of Luther 1501 Leonhard Fuchs, Germany, botanist (History of Plants) 1600 Pedro Calderon de la Barca, Spanish poet/dramatist 1612 Thomas Fairfax, Lord Fairfax, English Parliamentary general 1706 Benjamin Franklin, Boston, statesman/inventor 1732 Stanislaw II August Poniatowski, last king of Poland (1764-95) 1771 Charles Brockden Brown, father of American novel (Wieland) 1806 James Madison Randolph, (Jefferson's grandson) first born in White House 1818 Sir Antoine Dorion, (L) joint premier of Canada (1858, 1863-64) 1820 Anne Bronte, English novelist (Tenant of Wildfell Hall) 1880 Mack Sennett, movie creator (Keystone Kops) 1886 Glenn Luther Martin, aviator (Collier Trophy-1933) 1886 Ronald Firbank, London, novelist (The Flower Beneath the Foot) 1891 Marjorie Gateson, Brooklyn NY, actress (One Man's Family) 1896 Harry Reser, Ohio, orchestra leader (Sammy Kaye Show) 1899 Al Capone, gangster (Chicago bootlegging) 1899 Nevil Shute (Norway), London, novelist (On the Beach, Town Like Alice) 1899 Robert Maynard Hutchins, US, educator/civil libertarian 1903 Warren Hull, Gasport NY, actor (Strike it Rich, Who in the World) 1905 Franz Schmid, Germany, ascended northside of Matterhorn (1931) 1916 Joel Herron, Chicago IL, orchestra leader (Jaye P Morgan Show) 1922 Betty White, Oak Park, actress (Mary Tyler Moore Show, Golden Girls) 1925 Rock Hudson, Winnetka IL, actor (McMillian & Wife) 1926 Moira Shearer, Scotland, ballerina (Red Shoes) 1928 Vidal Sassoon, London, hair stylist/CEO (Vidal Sasson) 1930 Thomas P. Stafford, Oklahoma, astronaut (Gemini 6, Gemini 9, Apollo 10) 1931 James Earl Jones, Mississippi, actor 1933 Sheree North, Louisiana, actress (Mary Tyler Moore Show, Breakout, Madigan) 1934 Shari Lewis, Bronx NY, ventriloquist/puppeteer (Lamb Chop) 1938 Paul Revere, Harvard Nebraska, pianist (Paul Revere & Raiders) 1939 Maury Povich, news personality (Current Affair, Maury) 1942 Muhammad Ali [Cassius Clay], heavyweight champ boxer (1964-67, 74-78) 1942 Randy Boone, Fayetteville NC, actor (Cimarron Strip, Virginian) 1947 Todd Susman, St Louis MO, actor (Goodnight Beantown) 1948 Mick Taylor, rocker (Rolling Stones) 1949 Andy Kaufman, New York NY, comedian/actor (Latka-Taxi) 1949 Debbie Watson, La Mirada CA, actress (Karen, Tammy) 1956 Paul Young, rock vocalist/keyboardist (Every Time You Go Away) 1960 John Crawford, Palo Alto Ca, bass (Berlin-Take My Breath Away) 1961 Maia Chiburdanidze, Kutaisi, USSR, women's world chess champ 1962 Jim Carrey, Ontario Canada, actor (Living Color, Dumb and Dumber) 1962 Susanna Hoffs, actress/rocker (Bangles-Walk Like an Egyptian) Deaths which occurred on January 17th: 1874 Chang & Eng Bunker, Siamese twins 1893 Rutherford B. Hayes, (US President) dies in Fremont OH, at 70 1910 Thomas Crapper, inventor (flush toilet) 1977 Gary Gilmore, executed in Utah (firing squad), first US execution since 1967 1980 Barbara Britton, actress (Pamela-Mr & Mrs North), dies at 59 1983 Doodles Weaver, actor/comedian, commits suicide at 71 1991 King Olav, of Norway 1992 Charlie Ventura, jazz tenor, dies at 75 of cancer

January 18, 1520 Christian II of Denmark & Norway defeats the Swedes at Lake Asunde 1644 First UFO sighting in America, by perplexed pilgrims in Boston 1671 Pirate Henry Morgan defeats Spanish defenders, captures Panama 1733 First polar bear exhibited in America (Boston) 1777 San Jose, CA, founded 1778 Captain James Cook stumbles over Sandwich Islands (Hawaiian Islands) 1788 English settlers arrive in Australia's Botany Bay to establish penal colony 1850 British blockade Pireus, Greece to enforce mercantile claims 1862 Confederate Territory of Arizona is formed 1871 German Empire proclaimed by Kaiser Wilhelm I 1896 First demonstration of an x-ray machine in the US, New York NY 1911 First shipboard landing of a plane (Tanforan Park to USS Pennsylvania) 1919 WW I Peace Congress opens in Versailles, France 1922 Irish author Liam O'Flaherty & others occupy the Rotunda in Dublin 1938 Pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander is elected to the Hall of Fame 1943 Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto begin resistance of Nazis 1943 Pre-sliced bread sale banned to reduce bakery demand for metal parts 1943 Soviets announce they broke the long Nazi siege of Leningrad 1947 Small river steamer sank on Yangtze River, kills 400 1951 NFL rules tackles, guards & centers ineligible for forward pass 1951 NFL takes control of the failing Baltimore Colts 1958 First black in the NHL (William O'Ree, Boston Bruins) 1966 Robert C Weaver, becomes first black cabinet member (HUD) 1967 Yellowknife replaces Ottawa as capital of NW Territories, Canada 1974 "The $6 Million Man" starring Lee Majors premiers on ABC TV 1975 "The Jeffersons," spin-off from "All in the Family," premiers on CBS 1976 Pittsburgh Steelers defeat Dallas Cowboys 21-17 in Super Bowl X 1979 Peter Jenkins finishes "A Walk Across America", Florence, Or 1980 Gold reaches $1,000 an oz 1980 Pink Floyd's "The Wall" hits #1 1981 Iran accepts US offer of $7.9 billion in frozen assets 1981 Wendy O. Williams arrested in Milwaukee for on-stage obscenity 1983 IOC restores Jim Thorpe's Olympic medals 70 years 1985 US renounces jurisdiction of World Court despite previous promise 1988 Airliner crashes in SW China, killing all 108 on board 1989 Astronomers discover pulsar in remnants of Supernova 1987A (LMC) 1989 Candace Thomas marries Steve Garvey 1989 Otis Redding, Dion, Rolling Stones, Temptations & Stevie Wonder inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 1991 Eastern Airlines goes out of business after 62 years 1991 Iraq launches SCUD missiles against Israel 1991 US acknowledges CIA and US Army paid Noriega $320,000 over his career Birthdates which occurred on January 18th: 1641 Francois Michel le Tellier, French statesman (Marquis de Louvois) 1779 Peter Roget, thesaurus fame, inventor (slide rule, pocket chessboard) 1782 Daniel Webster, Salisbury NH, orator/politician/lawyer 1813 Joseph Farwell Glidden, inventor (first commercial useable barbed wire) 1849 Sir Edmund Barton, first Prime Minister of Australia (1900-03) 1854 Thomas A. Watson, Bell inventor assistant (Telephone) 1882 Alan Alexander Milne, author (Winnie-the-Pooh) 1892 Oliver Hardy, Harlem GA, comedy team member (Laurel & Hardy) 1904 Cary Grant, actor (Arsenic & Old Lace, North by Northwest) 1905 Chick Chandler, Kingston NY, actor (Barney-One Happy Family) 1912 William Sansom, English writer (The Loving Eye) 1913 Danny Kaye, Brooklyn NY, UNICEF/comedian/actor (Danny Kaye Show) 1922 Constance Moore, Sioux City IA, actress (Window on Main Street) 1933 John Boorman, producer/director (Exorcist II, Deliverance, Zardoz) 1941 Bobby Goldsboro, Marianna FL, singer (Honey) 1941 David Ruffin, Mississippi, vocalist (Temptations-Papa Was a Rolling Stone) 1941 Tom Bailey, rock vocalist (Thompson Twins-Doctor Doctor) 1950 John Hughes, director (Breakfast Club, 16 Candles, Weird Science) 1953 Brett Hudson, Portland Ore, comedians (Bonkers, Hudson Brothers Show) 1955 Kevin Costner, actor (Silverado, Bull Durham) Deaths which occurred on January 18th: 1862 John Tyler, 10th US President, dies in Richmond VA at 71 1936 Rudyard Kipling, author, dies in Burwash, England 1967 Barney Ross, Welterweight Boxing Champ (1934), dies at 57 1968 Lee Tracy, actor (Martin Kane-Martin Kane Private Eye), dies at 69 1970 David McKay, Mormon president, dies at 96 1978 Carl Betz, actor (Alex Stone-Donna Reed Show), dies at 67

January 19 On this day... 1493 France cedes Roussillon & Cerdagne to Spain by treaty of Barcelona 1825 Ezra Daggett & nephew Thomas Kensett patent food storage in tin cans 1840 Antarctica discovered, Charles Wilkes expedition (US claim) 1853 Verdi's opera "Il Trovatore" premiers, in Rome 1861 Georgia becomes 5th state to secede 1871 First Negro lodge of US Masons approved, New Jersey 1884 The opera "Manon" is produced (Paris) 1886 Aurora Ski Club, first in US, founded in Minnesota 1898 Brown defeats Harvard 6-0 in first intercollegiate hockey game 1899 Anglo-Egyptian Sudan forms 1903 First regular transatlantic radio broadcast between US & England 1915 Electric neon sign patented 1937 Cy Young, Tris Speaker & Nap Lajorie elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1939 Ernest Hausen of Wisconsin sets chicken-plucking record-4.4 sec 1942 Japanese forces invade Burma 1952 PGA approves allowing black participants 1953 Jesse Owens named Illinois Athletic Commission secretary 1955 "The Millionaire" TV program premiers on CBS 1955 First Presidential news conference filmed for TV (Eisenhower) 1961 First episode for "The Dick Van Dyke Show" is filmed 1966 Indira Gandhi elected India's 3rd prime minister 1970 Nixon nominates G. Harold Carswell to the Supreme Court 1970 UCLA fires Angela Davis for being a communist 1972 Sandy Koufax, Yogi Berra, & Early Wynn elected to Hall of Fame 1974 Notre Dame beats UCLA, ends NCAA-record 88-game basketball win streak 1977 President Ford pardons Iva Toguri D'Aquino (Tokyo Rose) 1977 World's largest crowd: 12.7 million-for Indian religious festival 1979 John N. Mitchell (former attorney general) released on parole from federal prison 1981 US & Iran sign agreement to release 52 American hostages 1982 Heater explodes at Star Elementary School-Oklahoma, kills 6 kids & teacher 1987 Guy Hunt becomes Alabama's first Republican governor since 1874 1989 President Reagan pardons George Steinbrenner for illegal funds for Nixon 1991 Sgt. Slaughter defeats Ultimate Warrior for WWF championship belt Birthdates which occurred on January 19th: 570 Mohammed, Islamic prophet (Koran) 1544 Francis II, King of France (1559-60) 1736 James Watt, Scotland, inventor (steam engine) 1749 Isaiah Thomas, US, printer/editor/publisher/historian 1807 Robert Edward Lee, Stratford VA, Confederate General 1809 Edgar Allan Poe, Boston, author (Pit & the Pendulum) 1813 Sir Henry Bessemer, engineer/inventor (Bessemer engine) 1859 Alice Eastwood, Toronto, botanist (Handbook of Trees of California) 1903 Erwin Nyiregyhazi, Budapest Hungary, pianist 1906 Ish Kabbible [Merwyn Bogue], Pennsylvania, comedian (Kay Kyser's Kollege) 1906 Lanny Ross, Seattle, radio singer (Show Boat, The Swift Show) 1912 Leonid V. Kantorovich, St Petersburg Russia, economist (Nobel) 1915 Alvy West, Brooklyn NY, orchestra leader (Andy Williams Show) 1917 John Raitt, singer/actor (Pajama Game) 1920 Javier Perez de Cuellar, Lima Peru, 5th Secretary-General of UN 1922 Guy Madison, Bakersfield CA, actor (Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok) 1923 Jean Stapleton, New York NY, actress (All in the Family) 1924 Nicholas Colasanto, Providence RI, actor (Coach Ernie-Cheers) 1926 Fritz Weaver, Pittsburgh PA, actor (Josef-Holocaust, Day of the Dolphin) 1931 Robert MacNeil, Montreal, news anchor (NBC Weekend News 1965-67) 1935 Tippi Hedren, Minnesota, actress (The Birds, Marnie, Bold & Beautiful) 1938 Phil Everly, Brownie KY, singer (Everly Brothers) 1942 Michael Crawford, England, Broadway star (Phantom of the Opera) 1942 Shelly Fabares, Santa Monica CA, actress (Donna Reed Show, Coach) 1943 Janis Joplin, Port Arthur TX, blues singer (Down on Me) 1945 Rod Evans, rocker (Deep Purple-Come Taste the Band) 1946 Dolly Parton, Sevierville TN, country singer/actress (Dolly, 9 to 5) 1946 Julian Barnes, England, writer (Before She Met Me) 1947 Ann Compton, news reporter (ABC TV) 1949 Robert Palmer, rocker (Addicted to Love) 1951 Dewey Bunnell, rock vocalist (America-Daisy Jane, Sister Golden Hair) 1951 Martha Davis, vocals/guitar (Motels-Only the Lonely) 1952 Dewey Bunell, Yorkshire England, rock guitarist (America-Daisy Jane) 1953 Desi Arnaz, Jr., Los Angeles CA, actor (Craig-Here's Lucy, Fakeout, Joyride) 1954 Steve DeBerg, NFL quarterback (too many teams to list!) 1966 Stefan Edberg, Sweden, tennis player (Wimbeldon 1988) Deaths which occurred on January 19th: 1629 Abbas I, Shah of Persia (1588-1629), dies at 57 1954 Sydney Greenstreet, actor (Maltese Falcon), dies at 74 1976 Kevin Coughlin, actor (T.R. Ryan-Mama), dies at 30 1977 Geraldine Brooks, actress (Faraday & Co, Dumplings), dies at 51 1990 Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, Indian guru, dies at 58

January 20 1265 First English Parliament called into session by Earl of Leicester 1613 Peace of Knarod ends War of Kalmar between Denmark & Sweden 1667 Treaty of Andrussovo-ends 13 year war between Poland & Russia 1778 First American military court martial trial begins, Cambridge MA 1783 Hostilities cease in Revolutionary War 1788 Pioneer African Baptist church organizes in Savannah, GA 1801 John Marshall appointed US chief justice 1809 First US geology book published by William Maclure 1840 Dumont D'Urville discovers Adelie Land, Antarctica 1841 China cedes Hong Kong to the British 1850 Investigator, first ship to effect the Northwest Passage, leaves England 1866 Prim's Insurrection in Spain ends 1868 Florida constitutional convention meets in Tallahassee 1869 Elizabeth Cady Stanton becomes first woman to testify before Congress 1870 "City of Boston" vanishes at sea with all 177 aboard 1887 US Senate approves the naval base lease of Pearl Harbor 1892 First basketball game played (Massachusetts) 1921 Turkey declared in remnants of the Ottoman Empire 1929 First feature talking motion picture taken outdoors, "In Old Arizona" 1936 England replaces King George V stamp series with King Edward VIII 1945 FDR sworn-in for an unprecedented 4th term as President 1953 First live coast-to-coast inauguration address (Eisenhower) 1961 Robert Frost recites "The Gift Outright" at JFK's inauguration 1965 The Byrds record "Mr Tambourine Man" 1974 Essex Community College beats Englewood Cliffs 210-67 in basketball 1978 Columbia Pictures pays $9.5 million for movie rights to "Annie" 1980 President Jimmy Carter announces US boycott of Olympics in Moscow 1980 Super Bowl XIV-Pittsburgh Steelers-31, Los Angeles Rams-19 1981 52 Americans held hostage in Iran for 444 days freed 1982 7 miners killed in an explosion in Craynor KY 1985 Super Bowl XIX-San Francisco 49'ers-38, Miami Dolphins-16 1986 First federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. 1987 Anglican Church envoy Terry Waite taken hostage in Beirut, Lebanon 1988 Arizona committee opens hearing on impeachment of Governor Evan Mecham 1989 Reagan becomes first President elected in a "0" year, since 1840, to leave office alive 1991 Iraq pardes captured Allied airmen on TV Birthdates which occurred on January 20th: 1760 Charles III, King of Spain (1759-88) 1820 Anne Jemima Clough, England, promoted higher education for women 1866 Richard Le Gallienne, English writer (Maker of Gainborg) 1873 Johannes V. Jensen, Denmark, novelist/poet/essayist (Nobel 1944) 1888 Leadbelly, Louisiana, blues 12 string guitarist (Rock Island Line) 1894 Harold L. Gray, writer, (Little Orphan Annie) 1894 Walter Hamor Piston, Rockland Maine, composer (Incredible Flutis) 1896 George Burns [Nathan Birnbaum], New York NY, actor/comedian (Oh God!) 1896 Rolfe Sedan, New York NY, actor (Mailman-George Burns Show) 1903 Leon Ames, Portland Indiana, actor (Mr. Ed, Father of the Bride) 1904 Alexandra Danilova, ballerina (Turning Point) 1910 Abram Hill, director/playwright/founder (American Negro Theater) 1910 Joy Adamson, naturalist/author (Born Free) 1919 Alex Nicol, Ossining NY, actor (Man From Laramie, Air Cadet) 1920 DeForest Kelly, actor (Dr. McCoy-Star Trek) 1920 Federico Fellini, Italian director (Satyricon, La Dolce Vita) 1922 Ray Anthony, Pennsylvania, orchestra leader (Ray Anthony Show, Peter Gunn Theme) 1926 Patricia Neal, Packard KY, actress (Hud, Subject Was Roses) 1928 Martin Landau, Brooklyn NY, actor (Mission Impossible, Tucker, Space 1999) 1928 Peter Donat, Kentville Nova Scotia, (Flamingo Road, Different Story) 1928 William Berger, Austria, actress (Adventure of Hercules) 1929 Arte Johnson, Chicago IL, comedian (Laugh-in, Don't Call Me Charlie) 1930 Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr. Montclair NJ, USAF/astronaut (Gem 12, Apollo 11) 1931 Sawako Ariyoshi, Japanese writer (Compound Pollution, Doctor's Wife) 1933 Nelson Doubleday, baseball team owner (New York Mets) 1933 Ron Townson, rock vocalist (5th Dimension-Up Up & Away) 1937 Dorothy Provine, Deadwood SD, actress (Good Neighbor Sam, Darn Cat) 1944 Isao Okano, Japan, middleweight judo (Olympic-gold-1964) 1946 David Lynch, Montana, director (Blue Velvet, Dune, Eraserhead) 1947 George Grantham, rocker (Poco-Crazy Eyes) 1948 Anatoly Shcharansky, Soviet human rights activist/emigre 1952 Ian Hill, bass guitarist (Judas Priest-Livin' After Midnight) 1952 Paul Stanley, rock guitarist (KISS-Rock and Roll All Night) 1955 Joe Doherty, Ireland, IRA activist (jailed in US) 1955 Michael Anthony, bass guitar player (Van Halen) 1966 Tia Carrere, Honolulu Hawaii, actress (Wayne's World, General Hospital) Deaths which occurred on January 20th: 1900 John Ruskin, English writer, critic, dies of influenza at 81 1900 R.D. Blackmore, English novelist (Lorna Doone), dies at 74 1962 Robinson Jeffers, poet/playwright dies at 75 1965 Alan Freed, DJ (Big Beat), dies at 42 1984 Johnny Weismuller, actor (Tarzan, Jungle Jim), dies in Acapulco at 79 1990 Barbara Stanwyck, actress (Big Valley), dies at 82 1993 Audrey Hepburn, actress (Breakfast at Tiffany's), dies at 63 of colon cancer

January 24, 1568 In the Netherlands, Duke of Alva declares William of Orange an outlaw 1634 Emperor Ferdinand II declares Wallenstein a traitor 1722 Edward Wigglesworth appointed first US divinity professor (Harvard) 1848 James Marshall finds gold in Sutter's Mill in Coloma CA 1861 Arsenal at Augusta, GA seized by Confederacy 1899 Rubber heel patented by Humphrey O'Sullivan 1900 Newcastle Badminton Club, world's oldest, formed in England 1901 First games played in baseball's American League 1922 Eskimo Pie patented by Christian K. Nelson of Iowa 1923 Aztec Ruins National Monument, NM established 1925 Moving picture of a solar eclipse taken from dirigible over Long Island 1935 Beer first sold in cans, Richmond, VA 1939 30,000 killed by earthquake in Concepcion Chile 1947 NFL adds 5th official (back judge) & allows sudden death in playoffs 1952 First NFL team in Texas, the Dallas Texans formerly NY Yanks 1964 CBS purchases 1964 & 1965 NFL TV rights for $28.2 million 1975 Fastest Earth-bound object, 7200 kph, in vacuum centrifuge, England 1982 49'ers win their first Super Bowl (XVI) beating Cincinnati Bengals, 26-21 1986 Voyager 2 makes first fly-by of Uranus (81,593 km), finds new moons 1989 First reported case of AIDS transmitted by heterosexual oral sex Birthdates which occurred on January 24th: 1705 Farinelli "Carlo Broschi," Andria Italy, castrato 1712 Frederick II (the Great), King of Prussia (1740-86) 1732 Pierre de Baumarchais, France, playwright (Barber of Seville) 1746 Gustav III, King during Swedish Enlightenment (1771-92) 1798 Karl von Staudt, German math professor (projective geometrician) 1883 Estelle Winwood [Goodwin], England, actress (Miracle on 34th Street) 1888 Ernst Heinrich Heinkel, inventor (first rocket-powered aircraft) 1902 Walter Keirnan, New Haven CT, TV panelist (I've Got a Secret) 1913 Mark Goodson, TV game-show producer (Goodson-Toddman) 1915 Ernest Borgnine, Hamden CT, actor 1918 John McLiam, Alberta, actor (Parker-Men From Shiloh) 1918 Oral Roberts, Televangelist 1924 Marvin Kaplan, New York NY, actor (Top Cat, Henry-Alice) 1925 Maria Tallchief, Fairfax Ok, ballerina 1925 William Hudson, California, actor (I Led 3 Lives) 1939 Ray Stevens, Clarksdale GA, singer (The Streak) 1941 Michael Chapman, Leeds England, rocker (Looking for 11) 1941 Neil Diamond, Brooklyn NY, singer/actor (Jazz Singer) 1943 Sharon Tate, Dallas TX, actress (Valley of the Dolls) 1946 Michael Ontkean, Vancouver BC, actor (Rookies, Slap Shot) 1947 Giorgio Chinaglia, soccer star (Lazio of Italy, New York Cosmos) 1947 Warren Zevon, Chicago, rocker 1949 John Belushi, Chicago IL, comedian/actor (SNL, Blues Brothers) 1951 Yakov Smirnoff, Russia, comedian (What a Country) 1952 William F. Readdy, Quonset Point Rhode Island, astronaut (STS 42) 1953 Brian Matthews, Philadelphia PA, actor (The Burning) 1960 Nastassja Kinski, Berlin Germany, actress (Tess/Cat People) 1968 Mary Lou Retton, US, gymnast (Olympic-gold-1984) 1971 Tonya Crowe, Long Beach CA, actress (Olivia-Knots Landing) 1979 Tatyana Ali, New York NY, actress (Sesame St, Fresh Prince of Bel Air) Deaths which occurred on January 24th: 1547 Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, executed for treason 1639 George Jenatsch, Grisons leader, is assassinated 1885 Martin R. Delany, politician & black nationalist, dies at 72 1962 Tom Shirley, actor/TV announcer (They're Off), dies at 62 1964 Joseph Schildkraut, actor (Joseph Schildkraut Presents), dies at 68 1965 Winston Churchill, PM of Britain (C) (1940-45, 51-55), dies at 88 1972 Jerome Cowan, actor (Mr Dithers-Blondie), dies at 74 1973 J. Carrol Naish, actor (Charlie Chan-Adventures of Charlie Chan), dies at 66 1979 Jerry Damon, comedian (That Was The Week That Was), dies at 51 1983 George Cukor, director, dies of stroke & heart attack at 83 1986 Gordon MacRae, singer (Oklahoma, Carousel), dies at 64 1988 Charles Glenn King, biochemist (discovered vitamin C), dies at 91 1989 Ted Bundy, serial killer of up to 100 women, executed in Florida 1991 George Gobel, comedian, dies of a heart attack at 71

January 25, 1554 Sir Thomas Wyatt gathers an army in Kent, rebels against Queen Mary 1579 Treaty of Utrecht signed, marks beginning of Dutch Republic 1775 Americans drag cannon up hill to fight British (Gun Hill Road, Bronx) 1799 First US patent for a seeding machine, Eliakim Spooner, Vermont 1802 Napoleon elected president of the Italian (Cisalpine) Republic 1856 Battle of Seattle; skirmish between settlers & Indians 1890 National Afro-American League forms in Chicago 1890 Nellie Bly beats Phileas Fogg's time around world by 8 days (72 days) 1890 United Mine Workers of America forms 1904 179 die in coal mine explosion at Cheswick, PA 1905 Largest diamond, the Cullinan (3106 carats), found in South Africa 1907 Julia Ward Howe is first woman elected to National Institute of Arts & Letters 1915 Transcontinental telephone service inaugurated (NY to San Francisco) 1918 Russia declared a republic of Soviets 1919 Founding of League of Nations, first meeting 1 year later 1924 First Winter Olympic games open in Chamonix, France 1937 Miami-to-Tampa bus overturned in a canal, kills 13 1937 Soap Opera "Guiding Light" premiers on radio 1940 Nazi decrees the establishment of Jewish ghetto in Lodz, Poland 1945 Grand Rapids, Michigan becomes first US city to fluoridate its water 1946 United Mine Workers union rejoins American Federation of Labor 1949 First Emmy Awards presented; best TV film, NBC's "The Necklace" 1949 First Israeli election 1955 Russia ends state of war with Germany 1957 FBI arrests Jack & Myra Sobel, charged with spying for the USSR 1959 First transcontinental commercial jet flight (American) (Los Angeles to NY for $301) 1961 First live, nationally televised Presidential news conference (JFK) 1961 Walt Disney's "101 Dalmations" released 1964 Beatles first US #1, "I Want to Hold your Hand" 1971 Charles Manson & 3 women followers convicted of Tate-LaBianca murders 1971 Himachal Pradesh becomes 18th Indian state 1971 Philadelphia mint's first trial strike of the Eisenhower dollar 1979 22.2-km Oshimizu railroad tunnel holed through, central Honshu, Japan 1979 Pope John Paul II's first overseas trip as supreme pontiff 1980 Highest speed attained by a warship, 167 kph, USN hovercraft 1981 52 Americans held hostage by Iran for 444 days arrived back in US 1981 Super Bowl XV-Oakland Raiders-27, Philadelphia Eagles-10 1983 China's supreme court commutes Chiang Ch'ing's death sentence to life 1983 Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie arrested in Bolivia 1985 "We are the World" is recorded 1987 NY Giants defeat Denver Broncos, 39-20, to win Super Bowl XXI 1989 Michael Jordan scores his 10,000th NBA point in his 5th season Birthdates which occurred on January 25th: 749 Leo IV (the Khazar), Byzantine emperor (775-80) 1627 Robert Boyle, Ireland, physicist/chemist/author 1759 Robert Burns, Scotland, poet (Auld Lang Syne, Winds Blah Free) 1882 Virginia Woolf, author (Jacob's Room, To the Lighthouse) 1886 Wilhelm Furtwangler, Berlin Germany, conductor 1899 Ace Goodman, Kansas City MO, comedian (Easy Aces) 1918 Ken Mayers, actor (Robbie Robertson-Space Patrol) 1919 Edwin Newman, New York NY, newscaster/journalist/author (NBC-TV, Comment) 1927 Gregg Palmer, San Francisco CA, actor (Scream, To Hell & Back) 1931 Dean Jones, Decatur AL, actor (Ensign O'Toole, Company, Love Bug) 1933 Corazon Aquino, President of Philippines 1934 Elizabeth Allen, Jersey City NJ, actress (Laura-Bracken's World) 1941 Elzie "Buddy" Baker, race-car driver 1950 Michael Cotton, rocker (Tubes) 1954 Richard Finch, rock bassist (KC & The Sunshine Band) 1955 Joe Strummer, rock vocalist/guitarist (Clash-Rock the Casbah) 1958 Dinah Manoff, New York, NY, actress (Elaine-Soap, Carol-Empty Nest) 1961 Michele Tobin, Chicago IL, actress (Fitzpatricks) Deaths which occurred on January 25th: 1906 Joseph Wheeler, Confederate General, dies at 70 1947 Al Capone, Chicago gangster, dies of syphilis 1963 Wilson Kettle, Newfoundland, dies at 102, leaving 582 known living descendants 1975 Vivien Kellems, TV hostess (The Power of Women), dies at 78 1978 Tango Duke, dies in Australia at 42; oldest known thoroughbred horse 1990 Ava Gardner, actress, dies in London at 67 from pneumonia

January 26 1787 Daniel Shays & followers attack arsenal at Springfield MA 1788 Captain Arthur Phillip lands in Sydney, Australiatralia to start a penal colony 1789 John Odell signs contract for �336 to build St Peter's church (Bronx) 1802 Congress passes an act calling for a US Capitol library 1837 Michigan admitted as 26th US state 1838 Tennessee becomes first state to prohibit alcohol 1841 Hong Kong proclaimed a sovereign territory of Britain 1850 Frst German-language daily newspaper in US published, New York NY 1861 Louisiana becomes 6th state to secede 1863 War Department authorizes Massachusetts governor to recruit black troops 1870 Virginia rejoins the US 1871 US income tax repealed 1907 Frst federal corrupt election practices law passed 1911 Glenn Curtiss pilots first successful hydroplane, San Diego 1915 Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado established 1918 President Hoover calls for "wheatless" & "meatless" days for war effort 1929 Indian National Congress proclaims goal for India's independence 1939 Federal Hall National Monument established 1939 Filming begins on "Gone With the Wind" 1942 First US forcesin Europe during WW II go ashore in Northern Ireland 1950 India becomes a republic, ceasing to be a British dominion 1954 Ground breaking begins on Disneyland 1956 7th Winter Olympic games open in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy 1956 Porkkala military base returned to Finland by USSR 1958 Jack Smith takes over for Art Baker as TV host of "You Asked for It" 1960 High-school basketball sensation Danny Heater scores 135 points in one game 1960 Pete Rozelle elected NFL commissioner on the 23rd ballot 1962 US launches Ranger 3, misses Moon by 22,000-mi (37,000-km) 1971 Charles Manson convicted of murder 1972 Stewardess Vesna Vulovic survives 10,160m fall without parachute 1976 Israel opens "Good Fence" to Lebanon 1979 "The Dukes of Hazzard" premiers on CBS 1980 175,000 pay to hear Frank Sinatra sing in Rio de Janeiro 1980 Mary Decker became first woman to run a mile in under 4 minutes 1984 US navy exhibits Piasecki helistat-4 helicopters & a blimp able to lift 26 tons-Lakehurst, NJ 1986 Chicago Bears defeat Patriots 46-10 in Super Bowl XX 1988 Australia's 200th anniversary-parade of tall ships in Sydney Harbor 1989 AT&T reports first loss in 103 years; $1.67 B in 1988 1990 Annular eclipse visible over Antarctica & South Atlantic 1992 Superbowl XXVI, Washington beats Buffalo 37:24 (Minneapolis) Birthdates which occurred on January 26th: 1715 Claude Helvetius, France, philosopher 1763 Charles XIV, French Marshall, King of Sweden & Norway (1818-44) 1826 Julia Dent Grant, first lady (1862-76) 1831 Mary Mapes Dodge, New York NY, writer (Hans Brinker & the Silver Skates) 1880 Douglas MacArthur, US General 1884 Roy Chapman Andrews, US, scientist/explorer 1893 Bessie Coleman, first black airplane pilot 1905 Charles Lane, San Francisco CA, actor (Homer-Petticoat Junction, Lucy Show) 1907 Henry Cotton, English golfer (British Open 1934, 1937, 1948) 1912 Cora Baird, New York NY, puppeteer (Kukla, Fran & Ollie) 1913 Jimmy Van Heusen, songwriter (Love & Marriage) 1913 William Prince, Nichols NY, actor (City in Fear, Cyrano de Bergerac) 1915 William Hopper, New York NY, actor (Paul Drake-Perry Mason) 1918 Nicolae Ceausescu, Romania, dictator 1920 Derek Bond, Glasgow Scotland, actor (Nicholas Nickelby) 1923 Anne Jeffreys, NC, actress (Dick Tracy, Topper, General Hospital) 1925 Joan Leslie, actress (Sgt. York, High Sierra, Yankee Doodle Dandy) 1925 Paul Newman, Cleveland OH, racer/popcorn mogul/actor (Hud, Hombre, Hustler) 1928 Eartha Kitt, SC, singer/actress (Catwoman-Batman) 1928 Philip Jose Farmer, Indiana, science fiction novelist (Riverworld) 1931 Mary Murphy, Washington DC, actress (A Man Alone, Maggie-Investigators) 1935 Bob Uecker, Milwaukee WI, catcher/actor (Major League) 1942 Scott Glenn, Pittsburgh, actor (Right Stuff, Personal Best, Backdraft) 1946 Gene Siskel, movie critic (Siskel & Ebert) 1955 Lucia Mendez, Mexico, Spanish singer 1957 Edward Van Halen, rock guitarist (Van Halen) 1958 Anita Baker, Toledo OH, singer (Giving You the Best That I Got) 1963 Andrew Ridgeley, rocker (Wham) Deaths which occurred on January 26th 1939 Armand Calinescu, Romania's PM assassinated by the iron guard 1949 Victor Fleming, director, dies at 65 1962 Charles "Lucky" Luciano, NYC Mafia gangster, dies at 65 1963 John Sigvard Olsen, comedian (Olsen & Johnson), dies at 70 1973 Edward G. Robinson, dies at 82 1977 Margaret Hayes, actress (Robert Montgomery Presents), dies at 61 1979 Nelson Rockefeller, former VP & 4 time governor of NY, dies at 70 1983 Paul "Bear" Bryant, college football coach, dies in Alabama at 69

January 27 1302 Dante becomes a Florentine political exile 1662 First American lime kiln begins operation, Providence, RI 1736 Abdication of Stanislas, last king of Poland 1785 First US state university chartered, Athens, Georgia 1823 President Monroe appoints first US ambassadors to South America 1864 Civil War skirmish at Kelly's Ford, VA 1870 First sorority (Kappa Alpha Theta) (DePauw University in Greencastle, IN) 1870 Manitoba & Northwest Territories incorporated 1880 Thomas Edison patents electric incandescent lamp 1891 Mine explosion kills 109 at Mount Pleasant, PA 1894 First college basketball game, University of Chicago beats Chicago YMCA 19-11 1894 Midwinter Fair opens in Golden Gate Park 1915 US Marines occupy Haiti 1916 Communist party "Spartacus" formed in Berlin 1926 First public demonstration of television, John L Baird, London 1927 Harlem Globetrotters play their first game 1948 First locomotive to carry 1,000,000 pounds operates 1948 First tape recorder sold 1964 Margaret Chase Smith (Senator-R-Maine) tries for Republican Presidential bid 1965 First ground station-to-aircraft radio communication via satellite 1967 Apollo 1 fire kills astronauts Grissom, White & Chaffee 1967 New Orleans Saints sign their first player (Paige Cothren-kicker) 1967 Treaty banning military use of nuclear weapons in space, signed 1973 Janet Lynn wins her 5th consecutive national figure skating championship 1973 US & Vietnam sign cease-fire 1976 "Laverne & Shirley," spin-off from "Happy Days," premiers on ABC TV 1977 President Carter pardons most Vietnam War draft evaders (10,000) 1984 Los Angeles Kings end Wayne Gretzky's NHL-record 51-game scoring streak 1989 Kevin Johnson (Phoenix) begins NBA free throw streak of 57 games 1990 Dissolution of Polish communist party. 1990 Steffi Graf beats Mary Jo Fernandez to win the Australian Open 1991 Super Bowl XXV-NY Giants beat Buffalo Bills, 20-19 1992 Mike Tyson goes on trial for rape (he is found guilty) Birthdates which occurred on January 27th: 1756 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austria, musical prodigy/composer 1832 Lewis Carroll [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson], author (Alice in Wonderland) 1850 Samuel Gompers, first president (American Federation of Labor) 1859 Kaiser Wilhelm II, Potsdam, German emperor (1888-1918) 1885 Jerome Kern, New York NY, Broadway composer (Showboat, Roberta) 1900 Hyman G. Rickover, US Admiral (father of modern nuclear navy) 1901 Art Rooney, NFL team owner (Pittsburgh Steelers) 1908 William Randolph Hearst, Jr., newspaper publisher (Hearst Publishing) 1911 Benay Venuta, actress (Annie Get Your Gun, Call Me Mister) 1918 Elmore James, musician (Dust My Broom) 1918 Skitch Henderson, Birmingham England, orchestra leader (Tonight Show) 1919 David Seville [Ross Bagdasarian], Fresno CA, (Alvin & Chipmunks) 1921 Donna Reed, Denison IA, (From Here to Eternity, Wonderful Life) 1927 Joe Perry, AAFC/NFL fullback (San Francisco 49ers, Baltimore Colts) 1927 Michael Craig, India, actor (Escape 2000, Vault of Horror) 1929 Ingrid Thulin, Sweden, actress (Cries & Whispers, Damned) 1930 Bobby "Blue" Bland, blues singer (Call on the Drummer) 1931 Mordecai Richler, author, Montreal (Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz) 1936 Troy Donahue, New York NY, actor (Surfside Six, Cockfighter, Hawaiian Eye) 1937 John Ogdon, Manchester England, pianist 1945 Nick Mason, rock drummer (Pink Floyd) 1948 Mikhail Baryshnikov, Riga Latvia, ballet dancer (That's Dancing) 1951 Brian Downey, rock drummer (Thin Lizzy-Boys are Back in Town) 1951 Scott Lane, New York NY, actor (Gary-McKeever & the Colonel) 1951 Seth Justman, rock vocalist/keyboardist (J. Geils Band-Centerfold) 1952 Brian Gottfried, Baltimore MD, tennis star (Wimbeldon Doubles 1976) 1955 Mimi Rogers, Coral Gables FL, actress (Paper Dolls, The Rousters) 1957 Frank Miller, US, comicbook writer (Batman-The Dark Knight Returns) 1958 Charles Waltz, rocker (Shooting Star) 1959 Patti Cohoon, Whittier CA, actress (Molly-Here Come the Brides) 1964 Cathy Podewell, actress (Dallas) Deaths which occurred on January 27th: 1851 John James Audubon, conservationist (Audubon Society), dies at 65 1901 Giuseppe Verdi, opera composer, dies in Milano at 87 1967 Edward H. White, II, astronaut, dies in Apollo I fire 1967 Roger B. Chaffee, astronaut, dies at 31 in Apollo I fire 1967 Virgil I. (Gus) Grissom, astronaut, dies at 41 in Apollo I fire 1969 Charles Winninger, actor (Charlie Farrell Show), dies at 82 1970 Ed Ford, comedian (Can You Top This?), dies at 72 1972 Mahalia Jackson, gospel singer, dies at 60 1982 Iris Korn, actress (Widder-Palmerstown USA), dies at 60 1983 Louis De Funes, actor, dies at 68 of a heart attack 1983 Robert Christian, actor, dies of cancer at 42

January 28 1547 9-year-old Edward VI succeeds Henry VIII as king of England 1561 By Edict of Orleans persecution of French Huguenots is suspended 1581 James VI signs the 2nd Confession of Faith in Scotland 1807 London's Pall Mall is first street lit by gaslight 1819 Sir Stamford Raffles first lands in Singapore 1821 Bellingshausen discovers Alexander Island off Antarctica 1824 William Kneass becomes 3rd US chief engraver (1824-40) 1846 Battle of Allwal, Brits beat Sikhs in Punjab (India) 1848 King of Naples grants his subjects a constitution 1851 Northwestern University (Chicago) chartered 1860 Britain formally returns Mosquito Coast to Nicaragua 1871 Paris surrenders to Prussians 1878 First telephone exchange (New Haven CT) 1878 George W. Coy hired as first full-time telephone operator 1878 Yale Daily News published, first college daily newspaper 1899 American Social Science Association incorporated by Congress 1915 First US ship lost in WW I, William P Frye (carrying wheat to UK) 1915 US Coast Guard created from Life Saving & Revenue Cutter services 1916 First Jewish Supreme Court justice, Louis Brandeis, nominated 1922 American Pro Football Association renamed "National Football League" 1922 J.E. Clair turns Green Bay franchise back to NFL 1928 Christopher Hornsrud chosen PM of Norway at age 101 1932 First US state unemployment insurance act enacted-Wisconsin 1932 Japan occupies Shanghai 1945 General "Vinegar Joe" Stillwell & truck convoy reopen Burma Road to China 1947 "Bay Psalm" book auctioned for a record $151,000 1950 Preston Tucker, auto maker, found not guilty of mail fraud 1953 J. Fred Muggs (the chimp) joins NBC's "Today Show" 1958 Construction began on first private thorium-uranium nuclear reactor 1959 Soviet Union wins 62-37 for first international basketball loss by US 1960 NFL announces Dallas Cowboys (1960) & Minnesota Vikings (1961) franchises 1961 Republic of Rwanda proclaimed 1962 Johanne Relleke gets stung by bees 2,443 times in Rhodesia & survives 1973 "Barnaby Jones" premiers on CBS TV 1978 "Fantasy Island" starring Ricardo Montalban premiers on ABC TV 1981 William J. Casey becomes director of the CIA 1981 Olympic Glory tanker at Galveston Bay, Texas, spills 1 million gallons of oil in a ship collision 1984 Los Angeles Kings stop Wayne Gretsky 51 game scoring streak 1984 Mr. Glynn Wolfe marries for non-bigamous record 26th time, Las Vegas 1984 Record 295,000 dominoes toppled, Fuerth, W Germany 1986 25th Space Shuttle (51L)-Challenger 10 explodes 73 seconds after liftoff 1990 Defending champion Ivan Lendl beats Stefan Edberg for Australian Open 1990 East German agreement to form all-party government Birthdates which occurred on January 28th: 1457 Henry VII, King of England (1485-1509) 1582 John Barclay, Scottish satirist, Latin poet (Argenis) 1611 Johannes Hevelius, Danzig, astronomer (star cataloger) 1693 Anna "Ivanovna," tsarina of Russia (1730-40) (2/7 NS) 1706 John Baskerville, English printer (typeface inventor) 1768 Frederick VI, Danish king (1808-39); lost Norway to Sweden (1814) 1841 Henry Stanley, journalist/explorer (found Livingston in Africa) 1853 Jose Marti, Cuba, poet/essayist/politician 1855 William Seward Burroughs, inventor (recording adding machine) 1865 Kaarlo Juho Stahlberg, first president of Finland (1919-25) 1869 Ozaki Koyo, Japan, novelist/essayist/haiku poet (The Heart) 1873 "Sidonie Gabrielle" Colette, Burgundy France, novelist (Cheri, Gigi) 1906 Allan Walker, actor/writer (Red Buttons Show) 1910 Arnold Moss, New York NY, actor (Loves of Carmen, Kim, Quebec, Viva Zapata) 1910 John Banner, Vienna Austria, actor (Hans Schultz-Hogan's Heroes) 1912 Jackson Pollack, abstract artist (Lavender Mist) 1918 Vito Scotti, San Francisco CA, actor (Flying Nun, Barefoot in the Park) 1918 Wilson Ferreira Aldunate, Uruguayan politician/human rights worker 1922 Robert W. Holley, US, biochemist, worked with RNA (Nobel '68) 1936 Alan Alda, New York NY, actor (Hawkeye Pierce-M*A*S*H) 1943 John Beck, Chicago, actor (Mark-Dallas, Flamingo Road, Santa Barbara) 1943 Susan Howard, Marshall TX, actress (Donna-Dallas, Petrocelli) 1944 Brian Keenan, rock drummer (Chamber Bros-Time Has Come Today) 1960 John Caliri, Providence RI, actor (Vinnie-Square Pegs, Double Trouble) 1963 Danny Spitz, heavy metal guitarist (Anthrax) Deaths which occurred on January 28th: 814 Charlemagne, German emperor, dies at 71 1256 William of Holland, Holy Roman emperor 1547 Henry VIII, King of England (1509-47), dies at 55 1595 Sir Francis Drake, English navigator 1810 Andrew Hofer, Tyrolian rebel against French & Bavarians, is shot 1829 William Burke, murderer, body snatcher, executed in Edinburgh 1918 John McCrae, Canadian poet & physician 1939 William Butler Yeats, Irish poet, dies in France at 73 1957 Fred Stein, TV panelist (Live Begins at 80), dies at 88 1959 Joseph Sprinzak, Speaker of Israel Knesset (1949-59), dies at 73 1963 Jean Felix Picard, Swiss explorer, dies on his 79th birthday 1973 John Banner, actor (Schultz-Hogan's Heroes), dies on 62nd birthday 1977 Burt Mustin, actor (All in the Family, Andy Griffith Show), dies at 92 1984 John Macvane, newscaster (United or Not), dies at 71 1986 Christa McAuliffe, astronaut, dies in Challenger disaster 1986 Dr. Judith Arlene Resnik, Akron OH, astronaut, dies in Challenger disaster 1986 Ellison S. Onizuka, Hawaii, Major USAF/ast, dies in Challenger disaster 1986 Francis R. Scobee, Washington, USAF/astronaut, dies in Challenger disaster 1986 Michael J. Smith, Beaufort NC, Commander USN, astronaut, dies in Challenger disaster 1986 Ronald E. McNair, Lake City SC, astronaut, dies in Challenger disaster 1991 Dale Long, hit HRs in 8 consecutive games, dies at 66

January 29 1802 John Beckley of Virginia appointed first Librarian of Congress 1834 President Jackson orders first use of US troops to suppress a labor dispute 1845 Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven" first published (New York NY) 1856 Victoria Cross established to acknowledge bravery 1860 American College established in Rome by Pope Pius IX 1861 Kansas becomes 34th state 1879 Custer Battlefield National Monument, Montana established 1886 First successful gasoline-driven car patented, Karl Benz, Karlsruhe 1904 First athletic letters given (University of Chicago football team) 1908 Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, at Cornell University, incorporates 1912 Martial law declared in textile strike in Lawrence, MA 1913 Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, at Howard University, incorporates 1916 First zeppelin raid (on Paris) 1919 Secretary of state proclaims the 18th amendment (prohibition) 1920 Walt Disney starts first job as an artist; $40 week with KC Slide Co 1921 Hurricane hits Washington & Oregon 1922 Union of Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras & El Salvador dissolved 1924 Ice cream cone rolling machine patented by Carl Taylor, Cleveland 1929 Seeing Eye Guide Dog Organization forms 1936 First players elected to Baseball Hall of Fame-Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson & Walter Johnson 1951 Liz Taylor's first divorce (Conrad Hilton, Jr.) 1955 William Cox buys Yankee Stadium 1958 Murderer, Charles Starkweather, captured by police in Wyoming 1959 Walt Disney's "Sleeping Beauty" released 1963 Jim Thorpe, Red Grange & George Halas elected to football hall of fame 1964 9th Winter Olympic games open in Innsbruck, Austria 1964 Most lopsided high-school basketball score-211-29 (Louisiana) 1964 NBC purchases AFL 5 year (1965-69) TV rights for $36 million 1964 Unmanned Apollo 1 Saturn launcher test attains Earth orbit 1969 Jimi Hendrix & Peter Townshend wage a battle of guitars 1979 Emerson, Lake & Palmer disband after 10 years together 1979 President Carter commuted Patricia Hearst's 7 year sentence to 2 years 1982 Old Dominion ends Los Angeles Tech's women's basketball record 54-game win streak 1984 Actresss Lynda Carter (Wonder Woman) marries Robert Altman 1984 President Reagan formally announces he will seek a 2nd term 1988 Canadian Ben Johnson breaks own 50-yard dash world record at 5.15 1988 Largest NBA crowd-Boston Celtics at Detroit (61,938) 1989 Episcopal church appoints first female bishop 1989 USSR's Phobos II enters Martian orbit Birthdates which occurred on January 29th: 1688 Emanuel Swedenborg, Sweden, religious leader (Angelic Wisdom) 1700 Daniel Bernoulli, Basel Switzerland, mathematician (10 time French award) 1737 Thomas Paine, political essayist (Common Sense, Age of Reason) 1756 Henry (Light Horse Harry) Lee, cavalryman 1843 William McKinley, (R) 25th President (1897-1901) 1850 Lawrence Hargrave, inventor (box kite) 1860 Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, Russia, writer (Cherry Orchard) 1862 Frederick Delius, Bradford England, composer 1866 Romain Rolland, France, writer (Jean-Christophe) (Nobel 1915) 1874 John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Cleveland OH, philanthropist 1878 Barney Oldfield, Ohio, daredevil 1880 W.C. Fields [Claude William Dukenfield], actor 1892 Clifford Gray, US, bobsled (Olympic-gold-1928) 1901 Allen B. DuMont, inventor (perfected commercial practical cathode ray tube) 1912 Professor Irwin Corey, Brooklyn NY, comedian (Car Wash, Doc) 1916 Victor Mature, actor (1 Million BC, Robe, Samson & Delilah) 1917 John Raitt, Santa Ana CA, actor/singer (Chevy Show) 1918 John Forsythe, NJ, actor (Bachelor Father, Charlie's Angels, Dynasty) 1918 William Rigney, baseball manager (San Francisco Giants) 1925 Anthony George, Endicott NY, actor (Untouchables, Checkmate) 1939 Germaine Greer, Melbourne Australia, feminist/author (Female Eunich) 1942 Arnaldo Mendez, Cuba, first Cuban in space (Soyuz 38) 1942 Katharine Ross, Hollywood CA, actress (Graduate, Francesca-Colbys) 1945 Tom Selleck, Detroit MI, actor (Magnum PI) 1947 David Byron, vocalist (Uriah Heep) 1950 Ann Jillian, Cambridge MA, actress (Mr. Mom, Jennifer Slept Here) 1952 Tommy Ramone, drummer (Ramones) 1953 Dalila di Lazzaro, Udine Italy, covergirl/model (Vogue) 1953 Oprah Winfrey, Mississippi, actress/TV host 1954 Handsome Dick Manitoba, vocalist (Dictators) 1957 Irlene Mandrell, Corpus Christi TX, country singer (Mandrell Sisters) 1958 Judy Norton-Taylor, Santa Monica CA, actress (Mary Ellen-Waltons) 1960 Cho-Liang Lin, Taiwan, violinist (Queen Sophia first prize) 1960 Gregory Louganis, champion diver (Olympic-gold-1984, 88) 1960 Steve Sax, 2nd baseman (Los Angeles Dodgers, NY Yankees) Deaths which occurred on January 29th: 1837 Aleksandr Pushkin, poet, novelist, dramatist, killed in a duel 1956 H.L. Mencken, satirist, critic, dies in Baltimore at 75 1960 Louis Jean Heydt, actor (Joe-Waterfront), dies at 54 1963 Robert Frost, poet, dies at 87 1964 Alan Ladd, actor (Shane), dies at 50 in Palm Springs CA 1965 John Larkin, actor (Saints & Sinners, 12 O'Clock High), dies at 52 1973 Ludwig Stossel, actor (Man With a Camera), dies at 89 1977 Freddie Prinze, comedian/actor (Chico & the Man), shoots himself at 22 1980 Jimmy Durante, New York NY, singer/comedian, dies at 86 1984 Frances Goodrich, writer, dies at 93 of lung cancer 1986 Leif Erickson, actor (John-High Chaparral), dies at 74

January 30, (oops, out of order!) 1487 Bell chimes invented 1781 Articles of Confederation ratified by 13th state, Maryland 1790 Lifeboat first tested at sea 1800 US population: 5,308,483. 1804 Mungo Park leaves England seeking source of Niger River 1806 Prussia takes possession of Hanover 1815 Burned Library of Congress reestablished with Jefferson's 6,500 volumes 1818 Keats composes his sonnet, "When I Have Fears" 1820 Edward Bransfield aboard Williams discovers Antarctica (UK claim) 1847 Yerba Buena renamed San Francisco 1854 First election in Washington Territory; 1,682 votes cast 1862 US Navy's first ironclad warship (Monitor) launched 1894 Pneumatic hammer patented by Charles King of Detroit 1911 First rescue of an air passenger by a ship, near Havana, Cuba 1913 House of Lords rejects Irish Home Rule Bill 1917 First jazz record recorded (Dark Town Strutters Ball) 1933 "The Lone Ranger" premiers on ABC radio 1933 Adolph Hitler named German Chancellor 1935 Ezra Pound meets Mussolini, reads from a draft of the "Cantos" 1948 5th Winter Olympic games open in St Moritz, Switzerland 1950 "Robert Montgomery Presents" dramatic anthology premiers on NBC TV 1956 Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, home bombed 1958 First 2-way moving sidewalk in service, Dallas TX 1958 House of Lords passes bill allowing women in 1960 CIA OKs Lockheed to produce a new U-2 aircraft (Oxcart) 1973 Jury finds Watergate defendants Liddy & McCord guilty on all count 1976 George Bush becomes director of the CIA 1977 8th (final) part of "Roots" is most-watched entertainment show ever 1983 Super Bowl XVII-Washington Redskins-27, Miami Dolphins-17 1989 Joel Steinberg found guilty of first degree manslaughter of daughter 1989 Olympian, Bruce Kimball, is sentenced to 17 years in prison for killing 2 teenagers in a drunk driving accident Birthdates which occurred on January 30th: 1616 William Sancroft, Archbishop (Canterbury) 1882 Franklin Delano Roosevelt, New Hyde Park NY, 32nd President (D) (1933-1945) 1885 John Henry Towers, aviator/naval hero 1894 Boris III, Tsar of Bulgaria (1918-43) 1898 Alfred Schlappi, Switzerland, 4 man bobsled (Olympic-gold-1924) 1902 Sir Nikolaus Pevsner, England, art historian (The Buildings of England) 1911 Hugh Marlowe, Philadelphia PA, actor (Ellery Queen) 1911 Roy Eldridge, Pittsburgh PA, jazz trumpeter (Gene Krupa, Artie Shaw) 1912 Barbara Tuchman, US, historian/author (Guns of August) 1914 David Wayne, Traverse City MI, actor (Andromeda Strain, Adams Rib) 1914 John Ireland, Vancouver BC, actor (Rawhide, Gunfight at OK Corral) 1918 David Opatoshu, New York NY, actor (Bonino, Secret Empire, Masada) 1921 Bernie Leighton, West Haven CT, orchestra leader (Chance of a Lifetime) 1922 Dick Martin, Detroit MI, actor/comedian (Laugh-In, Carbon Copy) 1926 Ruth Brown, Portsmouth VA, actress (Leona-Hello Larry, Checking In) 1931 Gene Hackman, California, actor (Bonnie & Clyde, Under Fire, Superman) 1934 Tammy Grimes, Lynn MA, actress (Can't Stop the Music) 1937 Boris Spassky, USSR, world chess champion (1969-72) 1937 Vanessa Redgrave, London, actress (Blow-Up, Julia, Orient Express) 1941 Dick Cheney, Bush's Secretary of Defense 1942 Marty Balin, Cincinnati, singer (Jefferson Starship-Miracles) 1943 Davy Johnson, baseball All Star and manager 1955 Curtis Strange, golfer 1959 Jody Watley, dancer (Solid Gold)/singer (Looking For a New Love) 1960 Tony O'Dell, Pasadena CA, actor (Alan Pinkard-Head of the Class) 1966 Daphne Ashbrook, Long Beach CA, actress (Liz-Our Family Honor) 1967 Bill Leverty, Richmond VA, guitarist (Firehouse-Love of a Lifetime) 1974 Christian Bale, actor (Empire of the Sun) Deaths which occurred on January 30th: 1644 William Chillingworth, England theologian, Cambridge Platonist, dies 1649 Charles I, King of Great Britain, executed by Parliament 1948 Mahatma Gandhi, India spiritual and political leader, assassinated in New Delhi, at age 78 1956 Jane Seymour, actress (Young Mr Bobbin), dies at 56 1970 Malcolm Keen, actor (Uncle Chris-Mama), dies at 82 1982 Stanley Holloway, actor (Higgins-Our Man Higgins), dies at 91 1985 Ken Mayers, actor (Robbie Robertson-Space Patrol), dies at 67 1986 Ticker Freeman, pianist (Dinah Shore Show), dies at 74 1987 Angelo Rutherford, actor (Willie-Gentle Ben), dies at 32

February 1 1788 First US steamboat patent issued, by Georgia to Briggs & Longstreet 1790 Supreme Court convenes for the first time (NYC) 1793 Patent granted Ralph Hodgson, NY, for oiled silk & linen 1814 Lord Byron's "The Corsair" sells 10,000 copies on day of publication 1840 Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, first in US, incorporated 1860 First rabbi to open House of Representatives, Morris Raphall of NYC 1862 Julia Howe publishes "Battle Hymn of the Republic" 1865 13th amendment approved (National Freedom Day) 1865 General Sherman's march through South Carolina begins 1867 Bricklayers start working 8-hour days 1893 Thomas Edison complete's worlds first movie studio (West Orange NJ) 1898 First auto insurance policy in US issued, by Travelers Insurance Co 1906 First federal penitentiary building completed, Leavenworth, Kansas 1914 NY Giants & Chicago White Sox play an exhibition baseball game in Egypt 1920 First commercial armored car introduced, St Paul, Minn 1926 Land at Broadway & Wall Street sold at a record $7 per sq inch 1934 Austrian Chancellor Dollfuss desolves all political parties but his 1935 James T. Farrell finishes his "Studs Lonigan" trilogy 1937 Stapleton, Staten Island becomes a customs-free port 1951 First telecast of atomic explosion 1951 First X-ray moving picture process demonstrated 1953 "General Electric Theater" premiers on CBS TV; Reagan later hosts 1953 "You Are There" with Walter Cronkite premiers on CBS television 1954 Soap opera "The Secret Storm" premiers 1957 First black pilot (PH Young) on a US scheduled passenger airline 1958 First US satellite (Explorer I) launched 1958 Egypt & Syria announce plans to merge into United Arab Republic 1960 4 students stage first civil rights sit-in, at a Greensboro, NC, Woolworth store 1961 First full-scale test of US Minuteman ICBM is successful 1963 Nyasaland (now Malawi) becomes self-governing 1965 Martin Luther King, Jr., & 700 demonstrators arrested in Selma, Alabama 1968 Vince Lombardi resigns as coach of the Green Bay Packers 1970 Stalled commuter train rammed by express in Argentina, 139 die 1972 First scientific hand-held calculator (HP-35) introduced ($395) 1974 "Good Times" (spinoff from "Maude") premiers on CBS TV 1976 "Rich Man, Poor Man" mini-series premiers on ABC TV 1976 Sonny & Cher resume TV show, despite real-life divorce 1977 Heavy blizzard in New England claims 100 lives 1977 Hillsdale High School defeats Person High School 2-0 in basketball 1979 Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns to Iran after 15 years in exile 1979 Patricia Hearst is released from a SF prison for bank robbery 1980 Soap opera "Love of Life" ends a 28 year run 1984 Daniel Stern becomes NBA commissioner 1987 163 day strike against Deere & Co ends, workers accept wage freeze 1991 President F. W. de Klerk, says he would repeal all apartheid laws 1991 US Air & commuter jet collide at LA Airport killing 32 1992 Barry Bonds signs baseball's highest single year contract ($4.7 million) Birthdates which occurred on February 1st: 1552 Sir Edward Coke, England, jurist/politician (defended common law) 1763 Thomas Campbell, founder (Church of Disciples in America) 1801 Thomas Cole, US, romantic landscape painter (Hudson River School) 1844 Granville Stanley Hall, US, psychologist 1859 Victor Herbert, Dublin Ireland, composer (Babes in Toyland) 1874 Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Austria, poet/dramatist/essayist 1884 Yevgeny Zamyatin, Russia, novelist/playwright (We) 1889 Gertrude Caton-Thompson, British archaeologist 1895 John Ford, director (Stagecoach, Air Mail, Quiet Man) 1901 Clark Gable, actor 1902 Langston Hughes, poet/translator (The Weary Blues) 1904 S.J. Perelman, author/humorist (Around the World in 80 Days) 1915 Sir Stanley Matthews, first British soccer player to be knighted 1918 Muriel Spark, Scotland, novelist (The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie) 1926 Stuart Whitman, SF Calif, actor (Cimarron Strip) 1927 Galway Kinnell, Providence RI, author (Body Rags, Book of Nightmares) 1929 Stuart Whitman, actor (Capt Apache, Ransom, Revenge) 1931 Boris Yeltsin, Ural Mts USSR, president of Russian SSR 1931 Madeline Berthod, Switzerland, downhill skier (Olympic-gold-1956) 1932 John Hart, Denver Colo, newsman (CBS News Retrospective, NBC News) 1934 Bob Shane, vocalist (Kingston Trio-Scarlet Ribbons) 1937 Don Everly, Brownie Ky, singer (Everly Bros-Wake Up Little Susie) 1937 Garrett Morris, New Orleans La, comedian (Saturday Night Live) 1937 Ray Sawyer [Dr. Hook], Ala, vocalist (Dr. Hook-When You're in Love) 1938 Sherman Hemsley, Philadelphia, actor (All in the Family, Jeffersons, Amen) 1942 Bibi Besch, Vienna Austria, actress (Star Trek 2, The Beast Within) 1943 Terry Jones, Wales, comedian (Monty Python) 1943 Tina Sloan, NY, actress (Lillian-Guiding Light, Search for Tomorrow) 1952 Rick James [James Johnson], rock/soul/funk vocalist (Super Freak) 1954 Billy Mumy, actor (Will Robinson-Lost in Space, Dear Brigitte) 1954 Mike Campbell, guitarist (Tom Petty & Heartbreakers-Breakdown) 1965 Brandon Lee, Emerson Colo, actor (Showdown in Little Tokyo) 1965 Princess Stephanie, Marie Elisabeth of Monaco, rocker (Stephanie) 1965 Sherilyn Fenn, Detroit Mich, actress (2 Moon Junction, Twin Peaks) 1968 Lisa Marie Presley Keough, (Elvis' daughter) Deaths which occurred on February 1st: 1851 Mary Shelley, author of "Frankenstein," dies at 53 1908 King Carlos I, of Portugal & son, killed by mob 1968 Lawson Little, amateur golfer (US & Brit Opens 1934,35) 1974 Lynda Ann Healy, first Ted Bundy murder victim, abducted in Seattle 1975 Richard Wattis, actor (Dick & the Duchess, Liberace), dies at 62 1979 Mort Marshall, actor (Cully-Dumplings), dies at 60 1980 Jack Bailey, TV host (Queen for a Day), dies at 72 1988 Heather O'Rourke, "Poltergeist" star dies at 12 of intestinal ailment

February 3 1690 First paper money in America issued (colony of Massachusetts) 1743 Philadelphia establishes a "pesthouse" to quarantine immigrants 1781 Dutch West Indies island of St. Eustatia taken by the British 1783 Spain recognizes US independence 1809 Territory of Illinois organized 1815 World's first commercial cheese factory established, in Switzerland 1836 Whig Party holds its first national convention, Albany NY 1855 Wisconsin Supreme Court declares US Fugitive Slave Law unconstitutional 1860 Thomas Clemson takes office as first US superintendent of agriculture 1865 Hampton Roads Peace Conference, Lincoln & Stephens reach an impasse 1894 First US steel sailing vessel, Dirigo, launched, Bath, Me 1908 Supreme Court rules a union boycott violates Sherman Antitrust Act 1913 16th Amendment, federal income tax, ratified 1916 Canada's original Parliament buildings, in Ottawa, burn down 1917 US broke diplomatic relations with Germany 1918 Twin Peaks Tunnel longest (11,920') streetcar tunnel begins service 1930 William Howard Taft resigns as chief justice for health reasons 1945 Walt Disney's "The 3 Caballeros" released 1947 -81 degrees F (-63 degrees C), Snag Yukon (North American record) 1947 First black reporter in Congressional press gallery (Percival Prattis) 1948 Dick Button becomes first world figure skating champion from US 1956 Toni Sailor becomes first Olympic skier to sweep the 3 alpine events 1959 American Airlines Electra crashes in NY's East River, killing 65 1962 President Kennedy bans all trade with Cuba except for food & drugs 1964 Black & Puerto Rican students boycott NYC public schools 1966 First operational weather satellite, ESSA-1 launched (US) 1966 First soft landing on the Moon (Soviet Luna 9) 1972 11th Winter Olympic games opens in Sapporo, Japan (first in Asia) 1979 Minnesota Twins trade Rod Carew to California for 4 players 1982 John Sharples of England finishes disco dancing 371 hours 1982 Porn star John Holmes ordered to stand trial for murder 1984 First baby conceived by embryo transplant born in Long Beach, Calif 1986 President Reagan announces formation of Comm on Challenger Accident 1989 Military coup overthrows Alfredo Stroessner, dictator of Paraguay 1990 Jockey Billy Shoemaker (58), retires after 40,350 horse races Birthdates which occurred on February 3rd: 1809 Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Hamburg, Germany, composer 1811 Horace Greeley, editor ("Go west, young man") 1820 Elisha Kent Kane, US arctic explorer (Kane Basin off NW Greenland) 1821 Elizabeth Blackwell, Bristol England, first woman physician 1826 Walter Bagehot, England, economist/sociologist 1879 Charles Follis, first black US football player (Shelby, Ohio) 1883 Clarence Mulford, Illinois, western writer (Hopalong Cassidy) 1889 Carl Theodor Dreyer, Danish movie director (Leaves from Satan's Body) 1890 Charles Correll, Peoria Illinois, actor (Calvin & the Colonel) 1894 Norman Rockwell, US, artist/illustrator (Saturday Evening Post covers) 1899 Forrest "Red" DeBernardi, basketball hall of fame (elected 1961) 1904 Charlie "Pretty Boy" Floyd, FBI Most Wanted criminal 1904 Luigi Dallapiccola, Pisino Istria, Italian composer 1907 James A. Mitchner, NYC, writer (South Pacific, Hawaii) 1909 Simone Weil, Paris, mystic/social philosopher/Resistance fighter 1910 Nelson Case, Long Beach Calif, TV host (Trash or Treasure) 1918 Helen Stephens, US, 100m dash (Olympic-gold-1936) 1918 Joey Bishop, Bronx, comedian/talk show host (Joey Bishop Show) 1920 Bibi Osterwald, New Brunswick NJ, actress (Bridget Loves Bernie) 1920 Dr. Henry Heimlich, inventor (Heimlich maneuver) 1925 John Fiedler, Platville Wisconsin, actor (Mr. Peterson-Newhart) 1926 Shelley Berman, Chicago, actor (Son of the Blob, Love American Style) 1928 Mr. "Fred" Rogers, Latrobe, Pa, TV host (Mr. Rogers' Neighorhood) 1929 Russell Arms, Berkeley California, singer (Your Hit Parade) 1932 Peggy Ann Garner, Canton Ohio, actress (Little Women, Daisy Kenyon) 1934 Jeremy Kemp, Chesterfield England, actor (Winds of War) 1940 Jim Hartz, newscaster (NBC-TV, Innovations) 1941 Angelo D'Aleo, tenor vocalist (Dion & Belmonts-Teenager in Love) 1941 Carol Mann, golfer (LPGA Hall of Fame, 1965 US open) 1943 Blythe Danner, Philadelphia, actress (Butterflies are Free) 1943 Dennis Edwards, rocker (Temptations-My Girl) 1943 Eric Haydock, bassist (Hollies-He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother) 1945 Bob Griese, NFL quarterback (Miami Dolphins, 1971 Player of Year) 1947 Dave Davies, singer/guitarist (Kinks-You Really Got Me) 1950 Morgan Fairchild, Dallas TX, actress (Falcon Crest, Flamingo Road) 1952 Fred Lynn, Chicago, baseball outfielder (Boston, California, Baltimore) 1957 Tony Butler, rocker (Big Country-Wonderland) 1958 Lee Crystal, rocker (Joan Jett & Blackhearts) 1959 Loi Tolhurst, rocker (Cure-Hell's Kitchen) 1960 B.J. Jefferson, Dallas Tx, actress (Ronnie Laurance-Another World) 1961 Keith Gordon, NYC, actor (Dressed to Kill, Legend of Billie Jean) 1962 Michele Greene, Las Vegas Nevada, actress (Abby Perkins-LA Law) Deaths which occurred on February 3rd: 1924 Woodrow Wilson, 28th President, dies at his home in Washington at 68 1959 Buddy Holly, dies in a plane crash 1959 Ritchie Valens, dies in a plane crash 1959 The Big Bopper, dies in a plane crash 1961 Anna May Wong, actress (Gallery of Mme Lui-Tsang), dies at 54 1961 Viscount Dunrossil, Gov-Gen of Australia, dies at 67 1971 Jay C. Flippen, actor (Ensign O'Toole), dies at 72 1975 John Secondari, newscaster (Open Hearing), dies at 55 1984 Ravindara Mhatrem, Indian diplomat, killed in England 1991 Nancy Kulp, actress (Jane Hathaway-Beverly Hillbillies), dies at 69

February 4 1508 Maximilian I assumes imperial title without being crowned 1783 Worst quake in 8 years kills 50,000 in Calabria, Italy 1787 First Anglican bishops of NY & Pennsylvania consecrated in London 1787 Shays' Rebellion fails 1789 First electoral college chooses Washington & Adams as President & VP 1797 Earthquake in Quito, Ecuador kills 40,000 1824 J.W. Goodrich introduces rubber galoshes to the public 1847 First US telegraph company established in Maryland 1849 University of Wisconsin begins in 1 room with 20 students 1854 Alvan Bovay proposes the name "Republican Party," Ripon, Wisc 1861 Confederate constitutional convention meets for first time and elects Jefferson Davis President of the Confederacy 1865 Hawaiian Board of Education formed 1887 Interstate Commerce Act authorizes federal regulation of railroads 1895 First rolling lift bridge opens, Chicago 1899 Revolt against US occupation of Philippines 1913 National Institute of Arts & Letters founded 1930 First tieless, soundless, shockless streetcar tracks, New Orleans 1932 3rd Winter Olympic games open in Lake Placid, NY 1936 First radioactive substance produced synthetically (radium E) 1937 Jim Margie, Philadelphia, bowls 900 in 3 (unsanctioned) games 1938 Hitler seizes control of German army & puts Nazi in key posts 1939 Glenn Cunningham (top miler) says 4-min mile beyond human effort 1941 United Service Organization (USO) founded 1942 Clinton Pierce becomes first US general wounded in action in WW II 1945 FDR, Churchill & Stalin meet at Yalta 1948 Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) gains independence from Britain (National Day) 1952 First black executive of a major TV station (Jackie Robinson-WNBC, NY) 1957 First electric portable typewriter placed on sale (Syracuse NY) 1964 FAA begins 6 month test of reactions to sonic booms over Oklahoma City 1966 All-Nippon Airways 727 crashes off Haneda Airport (Japan); kills 133 1968 Bowie Kuhn replaces William Eckert as 5th commissioner of baseball 1969 John Madden is named head coach of the NFL's Oakland Raiders 1971 Baseball announces a special hall of fame wing for blacks 1971 Government exhibit under construction collapses, kills 65 in Brazil 1971 National Guard mobilized to quell rioting in Wilmington, NC 1973 Reshef, Israel's missile boat, unveiled 1974 Patricia Hearst (19) kidnapped by Symbionese Liberation Army 1976 12th Winter Olympic games opens in Innsbruck, Austria 1976 7.5 earthquake kills 22,778 in Guatemala & Honduras 1977 Elevated train jumps track, crashes onto Chicago street (11 die, 200 hurt) 1982 Indoor distance record for a paper airplane (47 meters) Tacoma Wash 1984 Frank Aquilera sets world frisbee distance record (168 meters) Las Vegas 1985 20 countries (but not US) sign UN treaty outlawing torture 1987 Sacramento Kings score only 4 points in the first quarter against the Lakers 1987 Stars & Stripes beats Australia's Kookaburra 3, sweeps America's Cup 1988 Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega indicted on drug charges 1991 US postage rate raised from 25 cents to 29 cents Birthdates which occurred on February 4th: 1802 Mark Hopkins, US, educator/philosopher (Williams College) 1875 Ludwig Prandtl, Germany, physicist (father of aerodynamics) 1885 Cairine Ray Wilson, Montreal, first female Canadian senator 1893 Bernard Rogers, NYC, composer (Warrior, Marriage of Aude, Passion) 1897 Ludwig Erhard, chancellor of Germany 1902 Charles A. Lindbergh, Detroit, pilot (first to fly solo across Atlantic) 1903 Frank Howley, Hampton NY, Brigadier General (Answers for Americans) 1904 MacKinlay Kantor, Webster City Iowa, novelist (Andersonville) 1905 Eddie Foy, Jr., New Rochelle NY, actor (Eddie-Fair Exchange) 1906 Clyde Tombaugh, astronomer (discovered Pluto) 1908 Gordon Fraser, Lawrence Mass, newscaster (All Star News) 1909 Robert Coote, London, actor (Timmy-Rogues, Theodore-Nero Wolfe) 1910 Uys Krige, South African playwright/novelist (Orphan of the Desert) 1912 Byron Nelson, Fort Worth TX, PGA golfer (won 19 tournaments in 1945) 1913 Rosa Lee Parks, civil rights activist 1913 Woody Hayes, college football coach (Ohio, 1968 coach of year) 1914 Ida Lupino, London England, actress (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes) 1915 William Talman, Detroit Mich, actor (Hamilton-Perry Mason) 1918 Norman Wisdom, London England, comedian (Kraft Music Hall) 1921 Betty Friedan, Peoria IL, feminist writer (Feminine Mystique) 1923 Conrad Bain, Alberta Canada, actor (Maude, Diff'rent Strokes) 1931 Isabel Peron, Argentine President 1932 Ivan Davis, Electra TX, pianist 1935 Martti Talvela, Hiitola Karelia Finland, operatic basso 1936 Gary Conway, Boston Mass, actor (Burke's Law, Land of the Giants) 1937 Collin Wilcox, Highlands NC, actor (To Kill a Mocking Bird) 1937 John Devitt, Australia, 100m freestyle swimmer (Olympic-gold-1960) 1939 John Schuck, Boston Mass, comedian (McMillan & Wife, Holmes & Yoyo) 1941 John Steel, rock drummer (Animals-House of the Rising Sun) 1943 Cheryl Miller, Sherman Oaks Calif, actress (Paula-Daktari, Born Free) 1945 David Brenner, Philadelphia, comedian/TV talk show host 1946 Mary Meyer, US, 500m speed skater (Olympic-silver-1968) 1947 Dan Quayle, 44th US VP 1948 Alice Cooper [Vincent Furnier], Detroit, rocker (School's Out) 1948 Robert Coover, novelist (Pricksongs & Descants) 1950 Pamela Franklin, Tokyo Japan, actress (Satan's School for Girls) 1952 Lisa Eichhorn, Reading, PA, actress (Cutter's Way, Yanks) 1958 Mary Ann Pascal, actress (Samantha-Brothers) 1959 Lawrence Taylor, NFL line backer (NY Giants) and dope smoker 1962 Clint Black, country singer 1963 Pirmin Zurbriggen, Swiss alpine skier (Olympic-gold-1988) 1967 Sergei Grinkov, Soviet ice skater. (Olympic-Gold 1988, 1994) Deaths which occurred on February 4th: 1503 Queen Elizabeth, consort of Henry VII of England, dies 1957 Joseph Hardaway, creator of Bugs Bunny, dies at 66 1957 Miguel Covarrubias, Mexican illustrator 1965 U. C. Greyhound, champion trotter (horse), dies at 33 1978 Dr. Bergen Evans, English professor ($64,000 Question), dies at 73 1982 Sue Carol, actress, dies at 73 of a heart attack 1983 Jim Ameche, actor (Festival of Stars), dies at 68 1983 Karen Carpenter, drummer/singer (Carpenters), dies at 32 1987 Liberace, pianist, dies at 67

Frebruary 5 1644 First US livestock branding law passed, by Connecticut 1736 Methodists John & Charles Wesley arrive in Savannah, Georgia 1782 Spanish take Minorca (western Mediterranean) from the English 1783 Sweden recognizes US independence 1816 The opera "Barber of Seville" is presented (Rome) 1817 First US gas company incorporated, Baltimore (coal gas for street lights) 1825 Hannah Lord Montague of NY creates first detachable collar 1846 First US newspaper published on the Pacific Coast, Oregon Spectator 1850 Push key adding machine patented 1861 Kinematoscope patented by Coleman Sellers, Philadelphia 1861 Peep show machine patented by Samuel Goodale of Cincinnati 1870 First motion picture shown to a theater audience, Philadelphia 1881 Phoenix, AZ incorporates 1901 Loop-the-loop centrifugal railroad (roller coaster) patented by Ed Prescot 1917 Congress overrides Wilson's veto, curtailing Asian immigration 1918 Separation of church & state begins in USSR 1921 Yankees purchase 20 acres in the Bronx for Yankee Stadium 1929 Jimmy Hatlo's "They'll Do It Every Time" cartoon debuts in the SF 1937 FDR proposes enlarging Supreme Court, "court packing" plan failed 1940 Glenn Miller & his Orchestra record "Tuxedo Junction" 1948 "The Nature of Things" science show premiers on NBC prime time 1948 Dick Button becomes first US figure skating Olympic champion 1948 Gretchen Fraser becomes first US woman Olympic slalom champion 1953 Walt Disney's "Peter Pan" released 1958 Clifton R. Wharton confirmed as first US black foreign minister (Romania) 1958 Gamel Abdel Nasser nominated first president of United Arab Republic 1962 French President de Gaulle calls for Algeria's independence 1963 Soviet lunar probe failure 1967 "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" premiers on CBS 1969 US population reaches 200 million 1971 Apollo 14, 3rd US manned Moon expedition, lands near Fra Mauro 1972 US airlines begin mandatory inspection of passengers & baggage 1973 Funeral for LC William Nolde, last US soldier killed in Vietnam War 1973 Juan Corona sentenced to 25 consecutive life terms for 25 murders 1974 Mats Wermelin, Sweden, scores all points in 272-0 basketball win 1974 US Mariner 10 returns first close-up photos of Venus' cloud structure 1977 Sugar Ray Leonard beats Luis Vega in 6 rounds in his first pro fight 1978 Fred Newman makes 88 consecutive basketball free throws blindfolded 1982 DEA announces seizure of 3,192 tons of marijuana, 495 people 1983 Former Nazi Gestapo official Klaus Barbie brought to trial 1986 Corazon Aquino & Ferdinand Marcos appear on "Nightline" 1987 Dow Jones avg closes above 2,200 for first time 1988 First prime-time wrestling match in 30 yrs-Andre the Giant beats Hulk Hogan 1988 Panamanian General Manuel Noriega indicted by US grand jury for drugs 1989 Kareem Abdul-Jabar becomes first NBA player to score 38,000 points Birthdates which occurred on February 5th: 1723 John Witherspoon, clergyman/signed Declaration of Independence 1744 John Jeffries, colonial physician/meteorologist 1770 Alexandre Brongniart, Paris, minerologist/geologist (Tertiary) 1778 Sir Robert Peel, British PM (1834-46), founded Tories 1837 Dwight Lyman Moody, US, evangelist 1840 Hiram Stevens Maxim, inventor (automatic single-barrel rifle) 1840 John Boyd Dunlop, developer (pneumatic rubber tire) 1848 Belle Starr, Western outlaw 1848 Joris-Karl Huysmans, France, writer (Against the Grain) 1900 Adlai E Stevenson (Gov-D-Ill), Presidential Candidate (1952, 1956) 1903 Ivan Galamian, Tabriz Persia, violinist 1906 John Carradine, Greenwich Village NY, actor (Grapes of Wrath, Howling) 1907 Norton Simon, business executive (Simon & Schuster) 1912 Willard Parker, NYC, actor (Kiss Me Kate, What A Woman) 1914 William S. Burroughs, St Louis, novelist (Naked Lunch) 1917 Zsa Zsa Gabor, Budapest Hungary, actress (Queen of Outer Space) 1919 Melina Mercuri, actress (Never on a Sunday) 1919 Red Buttons, Bronx NYC, comedian/actor (Sayonara, Poseidon Adventure) 1921 Sir John Pritchard, London England, conductor 1927 Robert Brown, Herbrides Is, actor (Here Comes The Brides, Primus) 1933 Nick Georgiade, NYC, actor (Untouchables, Run Buddy Run) 1934 Hank Aaron, Hall of Fame baseball player 1937 Gaston Roelants, Belgium, world cross-country champion 1939 Jane Bryant Quinn, newscaster/financial writer 1941 Barrett Strong, Detroit, singer (Money, That's What I Want) 1941 David Selby, Morgantown WV, actor (Falcon Crest, Flamingo Road) 1941 Stephen J. Cannell, producer (Rockford Files) 1942 Cory Wells, rock vocalist (3 Dog Night-Joy to the World) 1942 Roger Staubach, NFL Hall of Fame quarterback (Dallas Cowboys) 1943 Charles Winfield, rocker (Blood Sweat & Tears-Spinning Wheel) 1943 Craig Morton, Flint Michigan, NFL quarterback (Dallas, Denver) 1943 Larry Tamblyn, rocker (Standells-Dirty Water) 1944 Al Kooper, rock keyboards/vocalist (Blood Sweat & Tears-When I Die) 1946 Charlotte Rampling, England, actress (Zardoz, Night Porter, Verdict) 1948 Barbara Hershey, Atlanta Ga, actress (Stuntman, Shy People) 1948 Christopher Guest, actor (SNL, This is Spinal Tap, Princess Bride) 1951 Elizabeth Swados, US, composer/playwright (1972 TONY) 1955 Debra Jo Fondren, Los Angeles, playmate of year (September, 1977) 1969 Bobby Brown, rapper (Mr. Whitney Houston) 1971 Marcus Redman, actor (Raymond-Doogie Howser) Deaths which occurred on February 5th: 45 -BC- Cato, Roman patriot & philosopher, commits suicide 1881 Thomas Carlyle, historian/essayist, dies in London at 85 1897 Hoss Radbourn, pitcher won 60 games in 1884, dies at 42 1961 Anthony G. de Rothschild, British philanthropist, dies at 73 1968 Nick Adams, actor (Johnny Yuma-The Rebel), dies at 36 1969 Thelma Ritter, actress (Miracle on 34th Street), dies at 63 1981 Kuda Bux, Indian mystic (I'd Like to See), dies at 75 1982 Dolores Maran, actress, dies at 56

February 9 1799 USS Constellation captures French frigate Insurgente - Nevis, W.I. 1822 American Indian Society organizes 1825 House of Representatives elects John Quincy Adams 6th US President 1849 Roman Republic declared 1861 Jefferson Davis & Alexander Stephens elected President & VP of CSA 1861 Tennessee votes against secession 1870 US Army establishes US National Weather Service 1885 First Japanese arrive in Hawaii 1886 President Cleveland declares a state of emergency in Seattle because of anti-Chinese violence 1895 Volleyball invented by W.G. Morgan in Massachusetts 1909 First federal legislation prohibiting narcotics (opium) 1916 Britains miltary service act enforced (conscription) 1918 Army chaplain school organized at Fort Monroe, Va 1920 International treaty recognizes Norwegian sovereignty over Svalbard 1922 Snow on Mauna Loa, Hawaii 1923 Soviet Aeroflot airlines established 1934 Balkan Entente alliance forms (Yugoslavia, Greece, Turkey & Romania) 1940 Joe Louis defends heavyweight boxing title beating Arturo Godov 1941 Nazis provoke first anti-Jewish riots in Amsterdam 1942 Daylight Savings War Time goes into effect in US 1942 Philadelphia "Phillies" change nickname (temporarily) to "Phils" 1943 Japanese evacuate Guadalcanal, ends epic battle 1950 Senator Joseph McCarthy charges State Department infested with communists 1953 "The Adventures of Superman" TV series premiers in syndication 1963 First flight of Boeing 727 jet 1964 First appearance of Beatles on "Ed Sullivan Show" (73.7 million viewers) 1964 G.I. Joe character created 1969 World's largest airplane, Boeing 747, makes first commercial flight 1971 Apollo 14 returns to Earth 1971 Earthquake in Los Angeles, 64 die 1971 Satchel Paige becomes first negro-league player elected to baseball Hall of Fame 1985 Madonna's "Like a Virgin," album goes #1 1986 Halley's Comet reaches 30th perihelion (closest approach to Sun) 1987 Former national security adviser Robert McFarlane attempts suicide 1989 Kevin Johnson (Phoenix) ends NBA free throw streak of 57 games 1990 "The Bradys" return to TV for 6 episodes on CBS TV 1991 Voters in Lithuania vote for independence Birthdates which occurred on February 9th: 1773 William Henry Harrison, 9th US President 1814 Samuel Jones Tilden, philanthropist for NY Public Library 1846 Wilhelm Maybach, German engineer, designer of first Mercedes 1853 Sir Leander Starr Jameson, PM of South African Cape colony 1866 George Ade, US, journalist, playwright, humorist (Fables in Slang) 1871 Howard T. Ricketts, US pathologist (studied typhus fever) 1874 Vsevolod Meyerhold, Russian theatrical producer/director/actor 1876 Martin Stixrud, Norway, figure skater (Olympic-bronze-1920) 1891 Ronald Colman, England, 1947 Academy Award actor (Tale of 2 Cities) 1892 Peggy Wood, Brooklyn NY, actress (One Life to Live, Mama) 1897 Sir Charles Edward Kingsford-Smith, pioneer Australian aviator 1899 Brian Donlevy, Portadown Ireland, actor (Steve-Dangerous Assignment) 1907 Aubrey "Dit" Clapper, NHL Hall of Famer (Boston Bruins) 1908 Jackie Fields, US, featherweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1924) 1909 Dean Rusk, US Secretary of State (1961-69) 1909 Heather Angel, Oxford England, actress (Informer, Last of Mohicans) 1914 Bill Veeck, baseball club owner 1914 Carmen Miranda, singer/actress (Copacabana, Date With Judy) 1914 Ernest Tubb, TX, guitarist/singer (I'm Walking the Floor over You) 1923 Brendan Behan, Ireland, author (Hostage) 1923 Kathryn Grayson, US, singer/actress (Anchors Aweigh, Kiss Me Kate) 1923 Norman E Shumway, Michigan, pioneer cardiac transplant surgeon 1928 Roger Mudd, Washington DC, news ancher (CBS and NBC News) 1942 Carole King [Klein], Brooklyn NY, pianist/singer (Tapestry) 1942 Peder Lunde, Jr., Norway, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1960) 1943 Joe Pesci, Newark NJ, actor (Good Fellas) 1943 Jonny Nilsson, Sweden, 10K speed skater (Olympic-gold-1964) 1943 Squire Fridell, Oakland California, actor (Rosetti & Ryan) 1944 Alice Walker, US, novelist (Color Purple) 1945 Mia (Maria) Farrow, LA, actress (Rosemary's Baby) 1949 Judith Light, Trenton NJ, (Angela-Who's the Boss) 1951 Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas, saxophonist (Kool & the Gang) 1951 Penny Peyser, Irvington NY, actress (Rich Man Poor Man) Deaths which occurred on February 9th: 1811 Nevill Maskelyne, 5th Astronomer Royal of England 1906 Paul Laurence Dunbar, dies at 33 in Dayton, Ohio 1961 Grigory Levenfish, International chess grandmaster from Russia, dies at 70 1964 Willie Bryant, singer (Sugar Hill Times), dies at 55 1978 Kimberly Leach, 12, killed by Ted Bundy in Lake City, Fla 1981 Billy Haley, rocker, dies at 55 1984 Balasaraswathi, Indian classical dancer, dies in Madras 1984 Yuri Andropov, Soviet President, dies at 69

February 12, 1733 Georgia founded by James Oglethorpe, at Savannah 1793 First US fugitive slave law passed; requires return of escaped slaves 1818 Chile gains independence from Spain 1821 Mercantile Library of the City of New York opens 1850 Original Washington's Farewell Address manuscript sells for $2,300 1865 Henry Highland Garnet, is first black to speak in US House of Representatives 1877 First news dispatch by telephone, between Boston & Salem, MA 1878 Frederick Thayer patents the catcher's mask 1879 First artificial ice rink in North America (Madison Square Garden) 1908 Anna Jeanes bequeaths $1,000,000 to Swarthmore to become all female 1908 Around the World Autombile Race begins in NYC 1909 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People founded 1912 China adopts the Gregorian calendar 1912 Last Ch'ing (Manchu) emperor of China, Henry P'u-i, abdicates 1915 Cornerstone laid for Lincoln Memorial in Wash DC 1925 First federal arbitration law approved by Congress 1934 France hit by a general strike 1937 Cleveland Rams granted an NFL franchise 1950 Senator Joe McCarthy claims to have list of 205 communist government employees 1953 USSR breaks relations with Israel 1955 McGuire Sisters' "Sincerely" single goes to #1 & stays #1 for 10 weeks 1955 President Eisenhower sends first US advisors to Vietnam 1962 Bus boycott starts in Macon, Georgia 1973 First US POW's in North Vietnam released 1981 Pete Squires sets record for 1,575 steps of Empire State Building, 10 minutes 1984 Cale Yarborough becomes first Daytona 500 qualifier above 200 MPH 1989 5 Pakistani Moslem rioters killed protesting "Satanic Verses" novel 1991 North & South Korea form a joint team for table tennis competition Birthdates which occurred on February 12th: 1663 Dr. Cotton Mather, witchcraft authority 1775 Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, wife of John Quincy Adams 1791 Peter Cooper, industrialist (Cooper Union) 1809 Abraham Lincoln (R) 16th President (1861-65) 1809 Charles Darwin, Shrewsbury England, discovered evolution 1828 George Meredith, England, poet/novelist (Shaving of Shagpat) 1831 John Morrissey, boxer/developer of Saratoga Springs horse race track 1867 Joe Howard, NYC, singer (Gay Nineties Revue) 1880 John Llewellyn Lewis, union leader (United Mine Workers) 1883 Ludwig Stossel, Austria, actor (Man With a Camera) 1893 Omar Bradley, Last US Five Star General, WW II "The GI General" 1898 Leroy "Roy" Harris, OK, composer (When Johnny Comes Marching Home) 1898 Wallace Ford, Batton England, actor (The Deputy) 1904 Ted Mack, Denver, TV host (Original Amateur Hour) 1905 Harry Bellaver, actor (Sgt. Arcaro-Naked City) 1909 Barry Wood, New Haven CT, singer (Your Hit Parade) 1910 Lee Byung Chull, Korean industrialist, founder of Samsung Business 1912 Ernest Clark, London England, actor (Doctor in the House) 1915 Lorne Greene, Ottawa Canada, actor (Bonanza, Battlestar Galactica) 1918 Dominic DiMaggio, baseball outfielder (Boston Red Sox) 1919 Forrest Tucker, Plainfield IN, actor (O'Rourke-F Troop, Dusty Trail) 1926 Joe Garagiola, St Louis Mo, baseball player/sportscaster 1934 Bill Russell, US, NBA star (Olympic Gold-1956) 1935 Ray Manzarek, keyboardist (The Doors-Light My Fire) 1936 Joe Don Baker, Groesback TX, actor (Eischied, Walking Tall, Fletch) 1936 Paul Shenar, Milwaukee, actor (Carrington-Roots) 1938 Judy Blume, author (Wifey) 1941 Naomi Uemura, mountain climber, first Japanese to scale Everest 1945 Cliff DeYoung, LA, actor (F/X, Hunger, Shock Treatment) 1951 Gil Moore, rocker (Triumph) 1953 Joanna Kerns, actress (Maggie Seaver-Growing Pains) 1953 Simon MacCorkindale, Cambridge England, actor (Falcon Crest) 1956 Arsenio Hall, comedian (Arsenio, Coming to America) 1958 Andie MacDowell, [Rosalie Anderson], Gaffney SC, actress 1959 Sigrid Thornton, Australia, actress (Amelia Lawson-Guns of Paradise) 1967 Stephen Baldwin, actor (William Cody-The Young Riders) 1968 Chynna Phillips, LA, singer (Wilson Philips-Hold On) Deaths which occurred on February 12th: 1804 Immanuel Kant, philosopher, dies at 79 in Prussia 1955 Tom Moore, actor (Ladies be Seated, Majority Rules), dies at 71 1965 Henry Kulky, actor (Otto-Life of Riley), dies at 53 1971 George Shelton, actor (It Pays to be Ignorant), dies at 86 1976 Clifton Williams, band master (Sinfonians), dies at 52 1985 Nicholas Colssanto, actor (Coach-Cheers), dies at 61 1986 Sid Stone, comedian (Milton Berle Show), dies at 82 1987 Lang Jeffries, actor (Skip-Rescue 8), dies at 55

February 13 1601 John Lancaster leads first East India Company voyage from London 1635 Oldest US public institution, Boston Latin School, founded 1678 Tycho Brahe first sketches "Tychonic system" of solar system 1689 British Parliament adopts Bill of Rights 1741 Andrew Bedford publishes first American magazine (The American Magazine) 1795 First state university in US opens, University of North Carolina 1799 First US law regulating insurance, passed by Massachusetts 1809 French take Saragossa, Spain after a long siege 1832 First appearance of cholera (London) 1837 Riot in NY over high price of flour 1861 First military action to result in Congressional Medal of Honor, Arizona: Colonel Bernard Irwin attacks & defeats hostile Chiricahua Indians 1866 Jesse James holds up his first bank, Liberty, Missouri 1886 Painter Thomas Eakins resigns from Philadelphia Academy of Art after controversy over use of male nudes in a coed art class 1895 Moving picture projector patented 1914 American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (ASCAP) forms in NYC 1920 National Negro Baseball League organized 1935 First US surgical operation for relief of angina pectoris, Cleveland 1937 "Prince Valiant" comic strip appears; known for historical detail 1937 Maribel Vinson wins her 9th US figure skating championship 1937 NFL Boston Redskins move to Washington 1945 Fire-bombing of Dresden begins; 50,000 die 1945 USSR captures Budapest, after 49-day battle with Germany 1955 Israel acquires 4 of 7 Dead Sea scrolls 1957 Southern Christian Leadership Conference organizes in New Orleans 1959 Barbie doll goes on sale 1959 Miro Cardon, premier of Cuba, resigns 1960 France explodes its first atomic bomb, in Algerian desert 1976 Dorothy Hamill wins Olympic figure-skating gold, Innsbruck, Austria 1977 Eric Heiden is first American to win world speed skating championship 1979 Washington State's Hood Canal Bridge breaks up in windstorm 1981 Longest sentence published by NY Times-1286 words 1983 World Boxing Council becomes first to cut boxing from 15 to 12 rounds 1984 Konstantin Chernenko succeeds Yuri Andropov as USSR leader 1989 Salvadoran army attacks Encuentros hospital, rapes, kills patients 1990 Larry Bird (Celtics) ends NBA free throw streak of 71 games 1990 US, England, and France give Germany the OK to reunify Birthdates which occurred on February 13th: 1682 Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, Venice, painter (Fortune Teller) 1764 Talleyrand, France, Napoleon's foreign minister 1805 Peter Dirichlet, Germany, number theorist 1849 Lord Randolph Churchill, England, politician, Winston's father 1852 Johan Dreyer, Danish astronomer 1861 Uchimura Kanzo, Tokyo, religious writer (How I Became a Christian) 1870 Leopold Godowsky, Lithuania, virtuoso pianist/composer 1883 Harold "Hal" Chase, baseball player/manager 1885 Bess Truman, First Lady (1945-52) 1887 Alvin York, famed US WWI soldier (Sergeant York) 1892 Grant Wood, artist (American Gothic) 1892 Robert Houghwout Jackson, Supreme Court justice (1941-54) 1902 Blair Moody, New Haven CT, (Sen-Mich) 1903 Georges Simenon, Belgium, mystery writer (Snow Was Black) 1910 William B. Shockley, London, US physicist (Nobel 1956) 1912 Jose de Capriles, US, fencer (Olympic-1936, 48, 52) 1914 George Kleinsinger, San Bernardino, CA, composed "Tubby the Tuba" 1915 Lyle Betther, Philly, actor (Harry-Grand Jury, Lone Ranger) 1916 James Griffith, LA Calif., actor (Sheriff of Cochise) 1917 Polly Rose, actress (Myrtle-Love That Jill) 1918 Patty Berg, Minn, golfer (1943, 1955 AP Sports Woman of the Year) 1919 Eddie Robinson, winningest college football coach (Grambling) 1919 Joan Edwards, NYC, singer (Joan Edwards Show) 1919 Tennessee Ernie Ford, Bristol TN, country singer/actor 1923 Chuck Yeagar, first man to break the sound barrier 1930 Dotty McGuire, Middletown Oh, singer (McGuire Sisters) 1934 George Segal, actor (Carbon Copy, Fun with Dick & Jane) 1937 Susan Oliver, NYC, actress (Ann-Peyton Place) 1938 Oliver Reed, England, actor (Big Sleep) 1941 Bo Svenson, Goteborg Sweden, actor (North Dallas 40, Walking Tall) 1942 Carol Lynley, NYC, actress (Night Stalker, Fantasy Island, Immortal) 1944 Peter Tork, Washington DC, singer/actor (Monkees) 1944 Stockard Channing, NYC, actress (Grease) 1950 Peter Gabriel, British rocker (Genesis and solo career) 1951 David Naughton, Hartford CT, actor (My Sister Sam, Seperate Vacations) 1952 Ed Gagliardi, bassist (Foreigner) 1953 Sharon Wyatt, Lebanon Tenn, actress (Tiffany-General Hospital) 1955 Scott Smith, rocker (Loverboy) 1958 Mark Fox, congas/percussionist (Haircut 100-Nobody's Fool) 1960 Michael Craig, rock bassist (Culture Club-Do You Really Want to Hurt Me) 1961 Les Warner, rocker (Cult-Fire Woman) 1966 Freedom Williams, rock vocalist (C&C Music Factory-Everbody Dance Now) Deaths which occurred on February 13th: 1542 Katherine Howard, Fifth wife of Henry VIII, is beheaded 1602 Alexander Nowell, English churchman, dean of St Paul's 1882 Henry Highland Garnet, diplomat, dies at 66 in Monrovia, Liberia 1883 Richard Wagner, composer, dies at 69 in Venice 1960 Delmar G. Roos, designer of the Jeep, dies at 79 1963 Harry Steers, bowling hall of famer 1965 Jerry Burke, pianist (Lawrence Welk Show) 1976 General Murtala Mohammed, head of Nigeria, killed during a coup 1980 David Janssen, actor (Fugitive, Harry O), dies at 49 1982 Zeng Jinlian, Hunan China, grew to 8'1" (tallest woman) dies at 17 1983 Marian Nixon, actress, dies of cancer at 78

February 15, 1637 Ferdinand III succeeds Ferdinand II as Holy Roman Emperor 1764 St Louis founded as a French trading post by Pierre Laclade Ligue 1799 First US printed ballots authorized, Pennsylvania 1851 Black abolitionists invade Boston courtroom rescuing a fugitive slave 1869 Charges of Treason against Jefferson Davis are dropped 1870 Ground broken for Northern Pacific Railway near Duluth, MN 1879 Congress authorizes women lawyers to practice before the Supreme Court 1898 USS Maine blows up in Havana harbor, cause unknown-258 sailors die 1903 First Teddy Bear introduced in America, made by Morris & Rose Michtom 1905 First race meet at Oaklawn Park (Hot Springs, Ark) 1918 First WW I US army troopship torpedoed & sunk by Germany, off Ireland 1918 Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania adopt the Gregorian calendar 1919 American Legion organizes in Paris 1926 Contract air mail service begins in US 1930 Weona beats Toluca in Illinois Basketball Tournament in 10 overtimes 1932 US bobsled team member Eddie Eagan becomes only athlete to win gold in both Summer & Winter Olympics (1920 boxing gold) 1933 Pres-elect Franklin Roosevelt survives assassination attempt 1942 Singapore surrenders to the Japanese 1950 Walt Disney's "Cinderella" released 1957 Andrei A. Gromyko succeeds Dmitri Shepilov as Soviet Foreign Minister 1961 Entire US figure skating team dies in Belgian Sabena 707 crash 1965 Canada replaces the Union Jack flag with the Maple Leaf Birthdates which occurred on February 15th: 1483 Babur, founded Mughal dynasty in India (1526-30) 1497 Philipp Melanchthon, Germany, Protestant reformer 1564 Galileo Galilei, Pisa, Italy, astronomer/physicist 1571 Michael Praetorius, German music theorist/composer (Syntagma music) 1710 Louis XV, King of France (1710-74) 1726 Abraham Clark, farmer/lawyer, signed Declaration of Independence 1748 Jeremy Bentham, Utilitarian philosopher/economist 1797 Henry Engelhard Steinway, piano maker 1809 Cyrus Hall McCormick, inventor (Mechanical reaper) 1812 Charles Lewis Tiffany, Killingly CT, jeweler 1820 Susan Brownell Anthony, woman's suffragette 1834 Sir William Preece, English electrical engineer, wireless pioneer 1845 Elihu Root, US Sec. of State (1905-09)/Nobel Peace Prize (1912) 1861 Alfred North Whitehead, mathematician/philosopher 1874 Earnest Shackleton, Ireland, explorer (Antarctica) 1886 Sax Rohmer, England, author (Dr Fu Manchu) 1894 Oswaldo Aranha, Brazil, lawyer/statesman (first President of UN) 1897 Earl H Blaik, Detroit, college football hall of fame coach 1899 Gale Sondergard, Litchfield MN, actress (Cat & Canary, Road to Rio) 1899 Georges Auric, Lod�ve France, composer (It Always Rains on Sunday) 1905 Harold Arlen, composer (Over the Rainbow) 1907 Cesar Romero, NYC, actor (Joker-Batman) 1911 Leonard Woodcock, labor leader (UAW) 1912 George Mikes, Hungary, British writer (How to Be an Alien) 1914 Kevin McCarthy, Seattle, (Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Howling) 1918 Alan Arbus, NYC, actor (Dr Sidney Freedman-M*A*S*H) 1922 Herman Kahn, NJ, writer (Thinking About the Unthinkable) 1923 Keene Curtis, Salt Lake City Utah, actor (Magician, Amanda's) 1923 Yelena Bonner, Moscow, Soviet dissident/wife of Andre Sakharov 1927 Harvey Korman, Chicago, actor (Carol Burnett Show, Blazing Saddles) 1929 Graham Hill, auto racer (1962, 68 international racing champ) 1929 James Schlesinger, US Secretary of Defense (1973-75) 1934 Niklaus Wirth, Switzerland, computer programmer/inventor (PASCAL) 1935 John R. Block, US Secretary of Agriculture (1981-86) 1935 Susan Brownmiller, Brooklyn, feminist author (Against Our Wills) 1944 Mick Avory, rock drummer (Kinks) 1947 Marisa Berenson, NY, actress (Barry Lyndon, Death in Vienna) 1947 Rusty Hamer, Tenafly NJ, actor (Rusty-Make Room for Daddy) 1948 Ron Cey, Tacoma Washington, 3rd baseman (LA Dodgers) 1949 Ken Anderson, NFL quarterback (Cincinnati Bengals) 1951 Jane Seymour, Middlesex England, actress (Somewhere in Time, Dr. Quinn) 1951 Melissa Manchester, Bronx, NY, singer (Don't Cry Out Loud) 1954 Matt Groening, cartoonist (Simpsons) 1968 Kurt Robin McKinney, Louisville KY, actor (Ned-General Hospital) Deaths which occurred on February 15th: 1933 Anton J. Cermak, (Chicago mayor), assassinated in Miami 1955 S.Z. Sakall, actor (Dolly Sisters, Casablanca), dies at 71 1965 Nat King Cole, singer (Unforgettable, Mona Lisa), dies at 65 1973 Wally Cox, actor (Mr Peepers, Hollywood Squares), dies at 48 1981 Mike Bloomfield, rocker (Electric Flag), dies at 37 1982 Rolfe Sedan, actor (Mailman-George Burns Show), dies at 85 1984 Avon Long, dancer/actor, dies of cancer at 73 1984 Ethel Merman, singer/actress, dies in her sleep at 76

February 16 374 9th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet 1659 first known check (on display at Westminster Abbey) 1741 Benjamin Franklin's General Magazine begins publication 1804 Lt. Stephen Decatur attacks Tripoli pirates who burned USS Philadelphia 1840 American Charles Wilkes discovers Shackleton Ice Shelf, Antarctica 1868 Benevolent & Protective Order of the Elks founded in NY 1880 American Society of Mechanical Engineers founded, NYC 1883 Ladies Home Journal begins publication 1900 First Chinese daily newspaper in US publishes first issue, SF 1909 First subway car with side doors goes into service (NYC) 1918 Lithuania declares independence from Russia & Germany (National Day) 1923 Howard Carter finds Pharoah Tutankhamen (King Tut) 1932 First patent issued for a tree, to James Markham for a peach tree 1937 DuPont Corp patents nylon, developed by employee Wallace H. Carothers 1938 US Federal Crop Insurance program authorized 1945 US forces land on Corregidor, completes conquest on March 3 1946 First commercially designed helicopter tested, Bridgeport, CT 1950 Game show, "What's My Line" begins on CBS 1951 NYC passes bill prohibiting racism in city-assisted housing 1956 Britain abolishes the death penalty 1959 Fidel Castro becomes premier of Cuba 1961 First all-solid-propellant rocket put in orbit, Wallops Island, VA 1963 First round-trip swim of Strait of Messina, Italy (Mary Revell of US) 1970 Joe Frazier KOs Jimmy Ellis for undisputed heavyweight boxing crown 1972 Wilt Chamberlain becomes first in NBA to score 30,000 points 1978 First Computer Bulletin Board System (Ward & Randy's CBBS, Chicago) 1982 Lee Majors & Farrah Fawcett Majors divorce 1988 First documented combat action by US military advisors in El Salvador 1989 Egypt, Iraq, Jordan & North Yemen form common market 1989 Jane Fonda & Tom Hayden separate after 16 years of marriage 1989 Roger Clemens, Red Sox pitcher, signs record $7.5M-3 year contract 1992 LA Lakers retire Magic Johnson's #32 uniform Birthdates which occurred on February 16th: 1519 Gaspard de Coligny, Huguenot leader/French admiral 1620 Frederick William, Great Elector, founder of Brandenburg-Prussia 1740 Giambattista Bodoni, Italian printer/typeface designer 1821 Heinrich Barth, Hamburg Germany, geographer/explorer of Africa 1834 Ernst Heinrich Haeckel, Germany, naturalist (Causes of Evolution) 1838 Henry Adams, US historian, writer (Education of Henry Adams) 1850 Octave Mirbeau, France, writer (Journal of a Lady's Maid) 1852 Charles Taze Russell, founded Jehovah's Witnesses 1852 William Scarborough, Macon Georgia, linguist/author (Birds of Aristophanes) 1866 William "Sliding Billy" Hamilton, NJ, Hall of Fame baseball player 1876 George Macauley Trevelyan, England, historian (Giuseppi Garibaldi) 1898 Katharine Cornell, actress (Barretts of Wimpole St.) 1901 Chester Morris, NYC, actor (Diagnosis: Unknown) 1901 Wayne King, Savannah Ill, saxophonist/bandleader (the Waltz King) 1903 Edgar Bergen, Chicago, ventriloquist (Charlie McCarthy) 1906 Vera Menchik, Moscow, first official women's world chess champ (1927) 1909 Hugh Beaumont, Lawrence KS, actor (Ward Cleaver-Leave it to Beaver) 1909 Jeffrey Lynn, Auburn MA, actor (My Son Jeep, The Roaring Twenties) 1911 Hal Porter, Australia, writer (Tilted Cross, Paper Chase) 1912 Del Sharbutt, Cleburne TX, TV announcer (Your Hit Parade) 1914 Jimmy Wakely, Mineola AR, country singer (5 Star Jubilee) 1920 Lee Russell, Cleveland OH, singer (Vincent Lopez) 1920 Patty Andrews, Minneapolis MN, singer (Andrews Sisters) 1925 John Schlesinger, London England, director (Midnight Cowboy, Darling) 1930 Peggy King, Greensburg PA, singer/actress (George Gobel Show) 1931 Ken Takakura, Japanese film star (A Story of the Antarctic) 1932 Gretchen Wyler, Bartlesville OK, actress (Silk Stockings) 1934 Marlene Bauer Hagge, LPGA golfer (1950 Woman Athlete of the Year) 1935 Brian Bedford, England, actor (Anthony-Coronet Blue) 1935 Sonny Bono, Detroit, singer and politician (Sonny & Cher) 1938 Barry Primus, NYC, actor (Sgt. McKenna-Cagney & Lacey, Boxcar Bertha) 1943 Anthony Dowell, London, dancer (Royal Ballet) 1950 William Katt, LA, actor (Great American Hero) 1955 George Martin, NFL defensive back (NY Giants) 1956 James Ingram, singer (On the Wings of Love) 1957 LeVar Burton, Landstuhl Germany, (Roots, Star Trek Next Generation) 1958 Lisa Loring, actress (As the World Turns, Wednesday-Addams Family) 1959 John McEnroe, NY, tennis player 1962 Andy Taylor, rock guitarist (Duran Duran) Deaths which occurred on February 16th: 1600 Giordano Bruno, burned at stake 1857 Elisha Kane, Arctic explorer, dies at 37 1967 Smiley Burnette, cowboy (Charlie-Petticoat Junction), dies at 55 1979 Louise Allbritton, actress (Celia-Stage Door), dies at 58 1979 William Gargan, actor (New Adventures of Martin Kane), dies at 73 1984 Ken Williams, TV announcer (Video Village), dies at 69 1985 Larry Ward, actor (Frank Ragan-Dakotas), dies at 69 1986 Howard Da Silva, actor (Ben Franklin-1776), dies at 76

February 17, 1691 Thomas Neale granted British patent for American postal service 1772 First partition of Poland-Russia & Prussia, joined later by Austria 1776 First volume of Gibbon's "Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire" published 1801 House breaks electoral college tie, chooses Jefferson as President over Burr 1854 British recognize independence of Orange Free State (South Africa) 1864 CSS "HL Hunley" becomes first submarine to sink an enemy ship 1865 Columbia SC burns down during the Civil War 1867 First ship passes through Suez Canal 1870 Mississippi becomes 9th state readmitted to US after Civil War 1876 Sardines first canned (Eastport, Maine) 1897 National Congress of Parents & Teachers organizes (Wash DC) 1899 M Wolf & A Schwassmann discovers asteroid #443 Photographica 1905 Frances Willard becomes first woman honored in National Statuary Hall 1906 Theodore Roosevelt's daughter Alice marries in the White House 1911 First hydroplane flight to & from a ship, by Glenn Curtiss, San Diego 1913 First minimum wage law in US takes effect, in Oregon 1915 Edward Stone, first US combatant to die in WW I, is mortally wounded 1926 75 buried in Sap Gulch, Bingham, Utah avalanche, 40 die 1931 First telecast of a sporting event in Japan (baseball) 1934 First high school auto driving course offered, State College, Pennsylvania 1941 Joe Louis retains heavyweight boxing crown, KO'ing Gus Dorazio 1947 Voice of America begins broadcasting to USSR 1949 Chaim Weitzman elected first president of Israel 1950 31 die in a train crash in Rockville Center NY 1953 Baseball star/pilot Ted Williams uninjured as plane shot down in Korea 1955 Mike Souchak sets PGA 72-hole record of 257 1958 Comic strip "B.C." first appears 1959 First weather satellite launched, Vanguard 2, 9.8 kg 1964 US Supreme court rules - 1 man 1 vote 1972 President Nixon leaves the USA for China 1974 49 die in stampede for seats at soccer match, Cairo, Egypt 1979 China invades Vietnam 1980 Buddy Baker wins Daytona 500 1981 Chrysler reports largest corporate losses in US history 1985 First class postage rises from 20 cents to 22 cents 1987 Don Mattingly wins highest salary arbitration ($1,975,000 per year Birthdates which occurred on February 17th: 1774 Raphaelle Peale, US, painter (After the Rain-1823) 1817 Frederick Douglas, famous African 1820 Henri Vieuxtemps, Verviers Belgium, composer/teacher (Brussels Cons) 1844 A Montgomery Ward, founded mail-order business 1857 Samuel Sidney McClure, Irish-American newspaper editor/publisher 1867 William Cadbury, England, chocolate manufacturer 1874 Thomas J. Watson, Sr. founded IBM 1889 H.L. Hunt, Texas oil multimillionaire 1908 Walter L "Red" Barber, sports announcer (Bkln Dodgers, NY Yanks) 1914 Arthur Kennedy, Worcester Mass, actor (Fantastic Voyage, Peyton Place) 1916 Raf Vallone, Italy, actor (El Cid, 2 Women, Greek Tycoon) 1919 Jock Mahoney, Chicago, actor (Yancy Derringer) 1919 Kathleen Freeman, Chicago, actress (Beverly Hillbillies) 1925 Hal Holbrook, Cleveland, actor (All the President's Men, Mark Twain) 1926 Lee Hoiby, Madison Wisconsin, composer (1957 Arts & Letters) 1929 Chaim Potok, novelist (The Promise, My Name is Asher Lev) 1933 Bobby Lewis, rocker (Tossin' & Turnin') 1934 Alan Bates, actor (Zorba the Greek, Unmarried Woman) 1936 Jim Brown, Georgia, NFL fullback (Cleveland Browns), actor (Dirty Dozen) 1942 Huey Newton, Black Panther leader 1945 Brenda Fricker, actress (My Left Foot) 1945 Patricia Morrow, actress (Rita-Peyton Place) 1946 Zina Bethune, NYC, actress (Gail-The Nurses) 1950 Rick Medlocke, rocker (Blackfoot) 1952 Guillermo Vilas, tennis player (1977 US Open) 1958 Heidi Hagman, actress (Linda-Archie Bunker's Place) 1962 Lou Diamond Phillips, actor (La Bamba, Stand & Deliver) 1963 Michael Jordan, NBA guard/forward (Chicago Bulls) Deaths which occurred on February 17th: 1688 Rev. James Renwick, hanged in Scotland for being a Presbyterian 1856 Heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris 1908 Geronimo, Apache hero, dies at about 79 1959 Tim Mara, co-founder of NFL's NY Giants 1962 Joseph Kearns, actor (George-Dennis the Menace), dies at 55 1977 Quincy Howe, newscaster (CBS Weekend News), dies at 76 1982 Thelonius Monk, jazz great dies at 64 1984 Lucille Benson, actress (Lilly-Bosom Buddies), dies at 69 1989 Lefty Gomez, NY Yankee pitching great, dies at 80

February 18, 1678 John Bunyan's "The Pilgrim's Progress" is published 1735 First opera performed in America, "Flora," in Charleston, SC 1804 First US land-grant college, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, chartered 1815 Treaty of peace with Great Britain proclaimed 1834 First US labor newspaper, The Man, published, NYC 1857 Insurrection of Chinese in Sarawak, Borneo 1861 President Jefferson Davis is inaugurated at Montgomery, Alabama (CSA) 1861 Victor Emmanuel II becomes first king of Italy 1865 Evacuation of Charleston, SC; Sherman's troops burn the city 1865 Union troops force Confederates to abandon Fort Anderson, NC 1885 Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," published 1908 First US postage stamps in coils issued 1915 Germany begins a blockade of England 1922 Kenesaw Mountain Landis resigns his judgeship to become baseball commissioner 1930 Pluto discovered by Clyde Tombaugh 1936 NHL record 32 points scored, NY Americans (28) & Mont Maroons (24) 1947 24 die in a train crash in Gallitzin, PA 1951 3 City College of NY basketball players admit to accepting bribes 1951 Nepal becomes a constitutional monarchy 1953 Premier of first 3-D feature film-"Bwana Devil" (NYC) 1955 Baghdad Pact signed, making Turkey & Iraq a defense alliance 1960 8th Winter Olympic games open in Squaw Valley, California 1962 France & Algerian Moslems negotiate truce to end 7 year war 1965 27 copper miners die in avalanche, Granduc Mountain, BC 1965 Frank Gifford announces his retirement from football for broadcasting 1965 Gambia gains independence from Britain (National Day) 1967 Softball pitcher Eddie Feigner strikes out 6 straight major leaguers 1968 British adopt year-round daylight savings time 1968 David Gilmour joins rock group Pink Floyd 1970 Chicago 7 defendants found innocent of inciting to riot 1973 54-kg octopus measuring 7 meters across captured in Hood Canal, Washington 1973 Belgian Emile Puttemans runs 3000m in record 7:39.2 1978 First Iron Man Triathlon (swim, bike ride, marathon) held, Kona, Hawaii 1979 Miniseries "Roots: The Next Generations" premiers on ABC TV 1979 Snow falls in the Sahara 1983 NBA Indiana Pacers begin a 28 game road losing streak 1988 Anthony M. Kennedy becomes a Supreme Court Justice Birthdates which occurred on February 18th: 1559 Isaac Casaubon, naturalized English classical scholar, theologian 1745 Count Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta, inventor (battery) 1775 Thomas Girtin, London, artist, watercolorist 1795 George Peabody, US, merchant/philanthropist 1836 Ramakrishna, Hindu saint; preached unity of all religions 1848 Louis Comfort Tiffany, glassmaker 1853 August Belmont, Jr., breeder of Man 'O War/founded NY Jockey Club 1859 Sholem Aleichem [Solomon Rabinowitz], author (Fiddler on Roof) 1884 Burt Mustin, Pittsburgh PA, actor (All in the Family, Andy Griffith Show) 1888 Gladys Cooper, England, actress (Margaret-The Rogues) 1890 Adolphe Menjou, Pittsburgh, actor (Front Page, Star is Born) 1890 Edward Arnold, NYC, actor (Mr. Smith Goes to Washington) 1892 Wendell Wilke, presidential candidate 1895 George "The Gipper" Gipp, Notre Dame football star 1907 Billy Dewolfe, Wollaston Mass, actor (Good Morning World) 1909 Wallace Stegner, novelist/critic (Pulitzer-1971-Angle of Repose) 1914 Pee Wee King, Milwaukee, country singer 1917 Phyllis Calvert, London, actress (Man in Grey) 1920 Bill Cullen, Pittsburgh PA, TV game show host 1920 Jack Palance, Lattimer PA, actor 1925 George Kennedy, NYC, actor (Cool Hand Luke, Airport) 1931 Toni Morrison, Ohio, novelist (Tar Baby, Beloved, Song of Solomon) 1932 Milos Forman, Italy, director (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest) 1933 Kim Novak, Chicago, actress (Vertigo, Of Human Bondage) 1933 Mary Ure, England, model/actress (Reflection of Fear, Windom's Way) 1933 Yoko Ono, Tokyo Japan 1938 Manny Mota, baseball outfielder (LA Dodgers) 1945 Judy Rankin, St Louis Mo, LPGA golfer (Vare Trophy 1976-77) 1947 Dennis De Young, rock vocalist (Styx) 1949 Cybill Shepherd, Memphis TN, actress (Moonlighting, Last Picture Show) 1949 Jess Walton, actress (Jill Abbott-Young & Restless) 1950 John Hughes, director (Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller) 1952 Juice Newton [Judy Cohen], Virginia, singer (Angel of the Morning) 1953 Derek Pellicci, rocker (Little River Band-Help Is On It's Way) 1953 Robin Bachman, guitarist (Bachman Turner Overdrive) 1954 John Travolta, Englewood NJ, actor (Primary Colors, Grease) 1957 Vanna White, Conway SC, TV game show hostess (Wheel of Fortune) 1960 Andy Moog, NHL Goalie (Stars, Oilers, Bruins,) 1964 Matt Dillon, actor (Flamingo Kid, Something About Mary) 1968 Molly Ringwald, Roseville Calif, actress (16 Candles, Pretty in Pink) Deaths which occurred on February 18th: 1478 Duke of Clarence, forced drowning in a wine barrel 1546 Martin Luther, biblical scholar, religious reformer, dies at 62 1564 Michelangelo, Italian painter/sculptor/architect/poet 1917 Charles E. Barber, US Chief Engraver (1879-1917) 1967 Robert Oppenheimer, creator of atomic bomb 1977 Andy Devine [Jeremiah Schwartz], actor (Andy's Gang), dies at 71 1978 Charlotte Greenwood, actress (Oklahoma, Moon over Miami), dies at 84 1982 Tina Carver, actress, dies at 58

February 19, 1700 Last day of the Julian calendar in Denmark 1797 One-third of papal domain ceded to France 1803 Congress accepts Ohio's constitution, statehood not ratified until 1953 1807 VP Aaron Burr arrested in Alabama for treason; later found innocent 1831 First practical US coal-burning locomotive makes first trial run, Pennsylvania 1846 Texas state government formally installed in Austin 1856 Tin-type camera patented by Hamilton Smith, Gambier, Ohio 1864 Knights of Pythias form first lodge in Washington, DC 1878 Thomas Alva Edison patents the gramophone (phonograph) 1881 Kansas becomes first state to prohibit all alcoholic beverages 1934 Bob & Dolores Hope marry 1934 US contract air mail service canceled, replaced by US army for 6 months 1942 FDR orders detention & internment of all west-coast Japanese-Americans 1942 NY Yankees annouce 5,000 uniformed soldiers will be admitted free at each of their upcoming home games 1945 US Marines land on Iwo Jima 1959 Gabon adopts its constitution 1959 USAF rocket-powered rail sled attains Mach 4.1 (4970 kph), NM 1963 USSR informs JFK they are withdrawing several thousand troops from Cuba 1965 NFL adds 6th official 1970 AL Cy Young winner Denny McLain suspended for bookmaking 1977 Shuttle Enterprise makes first test flight atop a 747 jetliner 1982 Sharie Langford, California, sets women's bowling series record of 853 1984 First brother combo to win Gold & Silver in same event at the Olympics (Phil & Steve Mahre-Slalom) 1985 150 killed when a Spanish jetliner crashed approaching Bilbao, Spain 1986 US Senate ratifies UN's anti-genocide convention 37 years later 1986 USSR launches Mir space station into Earth orbit Birthdates which occurred on February 19th: 1473 Nicolaus Copernicus, Poland, astronomer 1683 King Philip V France, King of Spain (1700-46) 1717 David Garrick actor/producer/writer (Aboan-Oroonoko) 1817 William III, King of the Netherlands (1849-90) 1865 Sven Hedin Sweden, explored Tibet, scientist 1893 Cedric Hardwicke Stourbridge England, actor (Richard III) 1894 Herb Pennock Hall of Fame pitcher (Yankees, 243 career wins) 1895 Louis Calhern NYC, actor (Julius Caesar, Blackboard Jungle) 1902 John Bubbles Louisville KY, rhythm tap dancer 1902 Nydia Westman NYC, actress (Going My Way, Young Mr. Bobbins) 1903 Kay Boyle St. Paul MN, novelist (Plagued by Nightingales) 1911 Merle Oberon Calcutta India, actress (Assignment Foreign Legion) 1912 Stan Kenton Wichita Kansas, orchestra leader (Music 55) 1916 Eddie Arcaro jockey (1958 Racing Hall of Fame, 2 triple crowns) 1917 Carson McCullers novelist (Heart Is a Lonely Hunter) 1920 George Rose Bicester England, actor (Beacon Hill, Holocaust) 1924 Lee Marvin NYC, actor (Paint Your Wagon, Dirty Dozen) 1940 William "Smokey" Robinson, Detroit, Motown singer 1943 "Mama" Cass Elliot, singer/actress (Mamas & Papas-Monday Monday) 1948 Tony Iommi rock guitarist (Black Sabbath) 1953 Stephen Nichols Cincinnati Ohio, actor (Days of our Lives) 1955 Margaux Hemingway Portland OR, actress (Lipstick, They Call Me Bruce) 1957 Dave Stewart Oakland CA, baseball pitcher (Oakland, Texas, LA) 1957 Falco [John Hoelcel], rock vocalist (Rock Me Amadeus) 1960 Prince Andrew, England 1962 Hana Mandlikova Czechoslovakia, tennis player 1963 Jessica Tuck NYC, actress (Megan-One Life to Live) 1966 Justine Bateman Rye NY, actress (Mallory-Family Ties) Deaths which occurred on February 19th: 1401 William Sawtree first English religious martyr, burned, London 1553 Erasmus Reinhold German mathematician, dies at 41 1965 Forrest Taylor actor (This is Life, Man Without a Gun), dies at 81 1968 Ralph Dunn actor (Mr Rudge-Norby), dies at 65 1970 Ralph Edward Flanders (Sen-VT), dies at 89 1984 Ina Ray Hutton orchestra leader (Ina Ray Hutton Show), dies at 66 1985 Elizabeth Julesberg author of "Dick & Jane" books 1985 George Holmes actor, dies at 66 1986 Paul Stewart actor (Top Secret USA, Deadline), dies at 77

February 23 303 Emperor Diocletian orders general persecution of Christians 1455 Johannes Gutenberg prints first book, the Bible (estimated date) 1574 5th War of Religion breaks out in France 1778 Baron von Steuben joins the Continental Army at Valley Forge 1813 First US raw cotton-to-cloth mill founded in Waltham, Massachusettes 1821 College of Apothecaries organized in Philadelphia; first US pharmacy college 1822 Boston is incorporated as a city 1836 Alamo besieged by Santa Anna; entire garrison eventually killed 1846 Polish revolutionaries march on Cracow, but are defeated 1847 Battle of Buena Vista, Mexico; Zachary Taylor defeats Mexicans 1852 "H M S Birkenhead" sinks off South Africa killing 420 troops 1861 By popular referendum, Texas becomes 7th state to secede from US 1870 Mississippi is readmitted to US 1883 Alabama becomes first US state to enact an antitrust law 1927 US Radio Commission created (FCC predecessor) 1934 Casey Stengel becomes manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers 1936 First rocket air mail flight, Greenwood Lake, NY 1942 Japanese sub fires on oil refinery in Ellwood, California 1945 US Marines raise flag on Iwo Jima 1954 First mass inoculation with Salk vaccine (Pittsburgh) 1958 5-time world driving champion Juan Fangio kidnapped by Cuban rebels 1960 Demolition begins on Brooklyn's Ebbets Field 1967 25th amendment (presidential succession) declared ratified 1968 Wilt Chamberlain becomes first NBA to score 25,000 points 1970 Guyana becomes a republic (National Day) 1973 Gold goes up $10 overnight to record $95 an ounce in London 1979 Frank Peterson, Jr., named first black general in Marine Corps 1980 Eric Heiden wins all 5 speed skating golds at Lake Placid Olympics 1980 Oil tanker explosion off Pilos, Greece, causes 37 million gallon spill 1981 Attempted military coup in Spain 1983 USFL NJ Generals sign Heisman winner Herschel Walker (3 years-$5 million) 1985 US Senated confirms Edwin Meese III as attorney general 1987 Supernova 1987A in LMC first seen; first naked-eye supernova since 1604 1988 15th Winter Olympic games opens in Calgary, Alberta 1992 16th Olympic Winter games closes in Albertville, France Birthdates which occurred on February 23rd: 1685 George Frideric Handel, Halle England, baroque composer 1744 Mayer Amschel Rothschild, founded House of Rothschild 1818 Major General Jeremy F. Gilmer, Chief Engineer Confederate War Dept. 1865 Barney Dreyfuss, baseball owner (Pittsburgh Pirates) 1883 Karl Jaspers, Germany, existentialist philosopher 1883 Victor Fleming, Pasadena CA, director (Wizard of Oz, Gone With the Wind) 1904 William L. Shirer, historian (Rise & Fall of the Third Reich) 1913 Charles Leonard, US, pentathelete (Olympic-1936) 1917 Kenneth Tobey, actor (Chuck-Whirlybirds) 1929 Elston Howard, Yankee catcher (first black NY Yankee/1963 AL MVP) 1930 Johnny Seven, NYC, actor (Ironside, Amy Prentiss) 1933 Lee Calhoun, 110m hurdler (Olympic Gold 1956, 1960) 1938 Diane Varsi, San Mateo CA, actress (Peyton Place) 1938 Sylvia Chase, St. Paul MN, newscaster (ABC Weekend News, 20/20) 1939 Majel Barrett, Columbus Ohio, actress (Christine Chapel-Star Trek) 1940 Peter Fonda, actor (Easy Rider) 1943 Jada Rowland, NYC, actress (Penny-Hamptons, Amy-Secret Storm) 1944 Johnny Winter [John Dawson], Leland MS, guitarist (Silver Train) 1946 Rusty Young, rock steel guitarist (Poco-Heat of the Night) 1947 Shakira Caine, Guyana, actress (Man Who Would be King) 1951 Ed "Too Tall" Jones, NFL defensive end (Dallas Cowboys) 1952 Brad Whitford, Massachusettes, rock guitarist (Aerosmith) 1955 Howard Jones, rock vocalist (Things Can Only Get Better) 1956 Maren Jensen, Glendale CA, actress (Battlestar Galactica) 1965 Helena Sukova, Czech, tennis player 1966 Marc Price, actor/comedian (Skippy-Family Ties) Deaths which occurred on February 23rd: 1554 Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk, Lady Jane Grey's father, is executed 1821 John Keats, Romantic poet, dies of tuberculosis at 25 in Rome 1848 John Quincy Adams, 6th US president, dies of a stroke at 80 1915 Robert Smalls, Reconstruction congressman, dies at 75 in SC 1922 Henri Landru, executed for having 11 wives, in France 1934 Augusto Sandino, Nicaraguan patriot, assassinated by National Guard 1965 Stan Laurel, comedian (Laurel & Hardy), dies in California

February 24, 1530 First imperial coronation by a Pope-Charles V crowned by Clement V 1581 Pope Gregory approves the results of his calendar reform commission 1803 Supreme Court first rules a law unconstitutional (Marbury v. Madison) 1821 Mexico gains independence from Spain 1836 3,000 Mexicans attack 182 Texans at the Alamo, battle lasts 13 days 1839 Steam shovel patented by William Otis, Philadelphia 1848 King Louis-Philippe abdicates, 2nd French republic declared 1855 US Court of Claims established for cases against the government 1863 Arizona Territory created 1863 Forrest's raid on Brentwood, Tennessee 1868 First US parade with floats, Mobile, Alabama 1868 House of Representatives vote 126 to 47, to impeach President Andrew Johnson 1881 De Lesseps' Co. begins work on Panama Canal 1888 Louisville, Kentucky becomes first government in US to adopt Australian ballot 1894 Nicaragua captures Tegucigalpa, Honduras 1895 Cuban war of independence begins 1917 German plan to get Mexican help in WW I exposed (Zimmerman telegram) 1918 Estonia declares independence from Russia 1920 Peace treaty gives Estonia independence 1921 First transcontinental flight in 24 hrs flying time arrives Florida 1925 Thermit explosive first used to break up ice jam, Waddington, NY 1937 First US group hospital-medical cooperative authorized, Washington, DC 1938 Du Pont begins commercial production of nylon toothbrush bristles 1942 Voice of America begins broadcasting (in German) 1946 Juan Peron elected president of Argentina 1948 Communist coup in Czechoslovakia 1949 V-2/WAC-Corporal, first rocket to outer space, White Sands, NM, 400 1964 Cassius Clay beats Sonny Liston for heavyweight championship 1966 Coup ousts President Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana 1968 Discovery of first pulsar announced, discovered by Jocelyn Bell 1968 Gary Unger begins NHL consecutive game record of 914 games 1970 29 Swiss Army officers die in avalanche (Reckingen, Switzerland) 1974 Pakistan offically recognizes Bangladesh 1978 Kevin Porter, NJ, sets NBA record with 29 assists in a game 1979 Highest price ever paid for a pig, $42,500, Stamford, Texas 1979 War between North & South Yemen begins 1980 USA Olympic hockey team beats Finland (4-2) & wins gold medal 1981 Jean Harris is convicted of murdering Scarsdale diet doctor Tarnower 1982 Wayne Gretzky scores NHL-record 78th goal of season en route to 92 1985 Jim Kelly (Houston USFL) passes for pro football record 574 yds 1987 Radio personality Larry King suffers a heart attack 1989 Margaret Ray found in David Letterman's home, claims to be his wife 1991 US & allies begin a ground war assault on Iraqi troops (Desert Storm) Birthdates which occurred on February 24th: 1500 Emperor Charles V, King of Spain (1516-56) 1619 Charles Le Brun, Paris, painter, designer 1766 Samuel Wesley, Bristol, England, composer, organist (Exultate Deo) 1786 Wilhelm Karl Grimm, story teller (Grimm's Fairy Tales) 1836 Winslow Homer, US, painter (Gulfstream) 1852 George Moore, Ireland, novelist (Esther Waters) 1860 Daniel Berkeley Updike, printer/publisher/writer (Printing Types) 1872 John Jarvis, England, swimmer (won 108 titles) 1874 Honus Wagner, Hall of Fame baseball shortstop 1885 Admiral Chester Nimitz, Fredericksburg TX commanded Pacific fleet in WWII 1885 Bert Lytell, NYC, actor (Henry-One Man's Family) 1885 Joseph Sprinzak, Speaker of Israeli Knesset (1949-59) 1885 Juliusz Kaden-Bandrowski, Polish novelist/satirist (Black Wings) 1890 Marjorie Main, Action Indiana, actress (Another Thin Man) 1898 Kurt Tank, German WW II aircraft designer 1909 August William Derleth, Sauk City WI, writer (Judge Peck Mysteries) 1914 Zachary Scott, Austin TX, actor (Spotlight Playhouse, Mildred Pierce) 1917 William Fairbank, Minneapolis, superconductivity physicist 1921 Abe Vigoda, NYC, actor (Barney Miller, Fish) 1922 Steven Hill, Seattle, actor (Goddess, Raw Deal, Yentl) 1924 Douglass Watson, Jackson GA, actor (Another World) 1928 Michael Harrington, St Louis, socialist/author (Fragments of Century) 1929 Richard B. Shull, Evanston IL, actor (Diana, Holmes & Yoyo) 1930 Barbara Lawrence, actress (Joe Dakota) 1932 John Vernon, Canada, actor (Animal House, Chained Heat, Dirty Harry) 1934 Linda Cristal, Buenos Aires Argentina, actress (Victoria-High Chapparal) 1938 James Farentino, Brooklyn, actor (Dead & Buried, Final Countdown) 1940 Jimmy Ellis, WBA heavyweight boxing champ (1968-70) 1944 Barry Bostwick, actor (Rocky Horror Picture Show) 1944 Sheila Larkin, Brooklyn, actress (Deborah-Storefront Lawyer) 1945 Alain Prost, Formula One racer 1945 Barry Bostwick, San Mateo CA, actor (Scruples, Foul Play) 1947 Edward James Olmos, actor (Miami Vice, Stand & Deliver, Triumph) 1947 Lonnie Turner, bassist/vocalist (Steve Miller Band) 1947 Rupert Holmes, Tenafly NJ, singer 1948 Dennis "Minder" Waterman, London England, actor (Fair Exchange) 1951 Helen Shaver, Ontario Canada, actress (WIOU, Praise of Older Women) 1955 Steven Jobs, cofounder of Apple Computer 1956 Eddie Murray, baseball fst baseman/designated hitter 1956 Paula Zahn, Napperville IL, news anchor (ABC, CBS This Morning) 1958 Susan Scannell, Lexington Mass, actress (Nicole-Dynasty) 1971 Julie Gallagher Cummings, Tyler TX, healthcare administrator, #1 sister 1977 Alexis Jose Grullon, NYC, singer (Menudo-Cannonball) Deaths which occurred on February 24th: 1945 Ahmed Maher Pasha Egypt's Prime Minister, assassinated in parliament 1970 Conrad Nagel actor (Celebrity Time), dies at 73 1976 H. Allen Smith TV host (Armchair Detective), dies at 68 1982 Virginia Bruce actress, dies at 72 1990 Johnnie Ray singer (Cry), dies of liver failure at 61 1990 Malcolm Forbes CEO (Forbes Publishing), dies at 70 from heart attack 1990 Tony Conigliaro Red Sox baseball player, dies in Salem, Massachusettes, at 45 of kidney failure

February 25 1570 Pius V excommunicates Elizabeth, absolves her subjects from allegience 1793 First cabinet meeting (At George Washington's home) 1799 Fst federal forestry legislation authorizes purchase of timber land 1799 Congress passes first federal quarantine legislation 1804 Jefferson nominated for President at Democratic-Republican caucus 1828 John Quincy Adam's son John marries in the White House 1836 Samuel Colt patents first revolving barrel multishot firearm 1837 First US electric printing press patented by Thomas Davenport 1838 London pedestrian walks 20 miles backward then forward in 8 hours 1847 State University of Iowa is approved 1859 First use of "insanity plea" to prove innocence 1862 Congress establishes the US Bureau of Engraving & Printing 1863 Congress creates national banking system, comptroller of currency 1868 Andrew Johnson impeached for violation of the Tenure of Office act 1870 Hiram Revels, MS, is sworn in as first black member of Congress (Senate) 1901 US Steel Corp organizes under directorship of J.P. Morgan 1907 US proclaims protectorate over Dominican Republic 1908 First tunnel under the Hudson River (railway tunnel) opens 1913 16th Amendment ratified, authorizing income tax 1919 Oregon becomes first state to tax gasoline (1 cent per gallon) 1921 Georgian SSR proclaimed 1924 Marie Boyd scores 156 points in Maryland HS basketball game (163-3) 1930 Check photographing device patented 1933 First aircraft carrier, "USS Ranger," launched 1933 Thomas Yawkey purchases the Boston Red Sox 1948 Communists seize Czechoslovakia 1950 "Your Show of Shows" with Sid Caesar & Imogene Coca premiers on NBC 1951 First Pan American Games opens (Buenos Aires, Argentina) 1956 Khrushchev denounces Stalin at 20th Soviet Party Conference 1957 Buddy Holly & the Crickets record "That'll Be the Day" 1962 Mike O'Hara completes a record 97th marathon 1964 Cassius Clay stops champion Sonny Liston in the 7th round to win the world heavyweight title 1968 430 Unification Church couples wed in Korea 1977 New Orleans' "Pistol" Pete Maravich sets NBA record for a guard with 68 points 1977 Oil tanker explosion west of Honolulu spills 31 million gallons 1981 NHL most penalized game; Bruins vs North Stars, 84 penalites (392 mins) 1986 Corazon Aquino becomes President of Philippines 1987 US Supreme Court upholds (5-4) affirmative action 1989 First independent blue-collar labor union in Communist Hungary formed 1989 Dallas Cowboys' new owner Jerry Jones fires coach Tom Landry 1990 Nicaraguans vote out Sandinistas Birthdates which occurred on February 25th: 1707 Carlo Goldoni, Italy, dramatist (Love of the Three Oranges) 1725 Armand-Louis Couperin, Paris, composer/organist (Notre Dame) 1841 Pierre Auguste Renoir, France, Impressionist painter 1847 John Watson, Canada, philospher (Objective Idealism) 1866 Beneditto Croce, Italy, humanist/historian/editor/philosopher 1871 Oliver Samuel Campbell, tennis champ (US singles 1890) 1876 Charles Freer, art collector; endowed Freer Gallery 1881 William Foster, Massachusetts, Communist Presidential candidate (1924,28,32) 1888 John Foster Dulles, US Secretary of State (1953-59) 1900 Jed Harris, producer/director (Billy Rose Show, Operation Mad Ball) 1901 Zeppo Marx, comedian/actor (Marx Brothers) 1904 Adelle Davis, author/nutritionist 1906 Domingo Ortega, Spanish bullfighter 1906 Howard Zahniser, Father of the Wilderness Act 1908 Frank G. Slaughter, author (Sangaree) 1913 Jim Backus, Cleveland, actor (Mr. Magoo, Thurston Howell III-Gilligan Is) 1916 Ralph Baldwin, harness driver (set 11 major world records) 1917 Anthony Burgess, novelist (Clockwork Orange) 1918 Bobby Riggs, tennis star (1939 US Open) 1925 Bert Remsen, Glen Cove NY, actor (Mario-It's a Living) 1927 Jane Nigh, Hollywood, actress (Lorelei-Big Town) 1929 Christopher George, Royal Oak MN, actor (Rat Patrol, Immortal) 1929 Tommy Newsom, VA, musician/bandleader/saxophonist (Tonight Show) 1937 Basia Johnson, maid who inherited Johnson & Johnson fortune 1937 Bob Schieffer, Austin TX, newscaster (CBS Weekend News) 1938 Diane Baker, Hollywood Calif, actress (Diary of Anne Frank) 1938 Herb Elliott, Australia, 1500m runner (Olympic-gold-1960) 1939 Marisa Mell, Vienna Austria, actress (Masuerade, Casanova) 1940 Ron Santo, Chicago Cubs (first baseball player to veto his trade) 1941 Susan Browning, Baldwin NY, actress (Pat-Mary Hartman) 1943 George Harrison, musician, (Beatles) 1943 Sally Jessy Raphael, TV talk show host (Sally) 1944 Karen Grassle, Berkeley CA, actress (Caroline-Little House on Prairie) 1944 Kristina Holland, Fayetteville NC, (Tina-Courtship of Eddie's Father) 1945 Shivadhar Srinivasa Naipaul, Trinidad, novelist (Fireflies) 1947 Lee Evans, US, 400m runner (Olympic-gold-1968) 1953 Garrett Glaser, entertainment correspondant (Entertainment Tonight) 1955 Leann Hunley, actress (Dane Carrington-Dynasty) 1957 Stuart "Woody" Wood, guitarist (Bay City Rollers-Saturday Night) Deaths which occurred on February 25th: 1601 Earl of Essex, executed for treason in revolt against Queen Elizabeth 1634 Albrecht von Wallenstein, German generalissimo, murdered at 50 1723 Sir Christopher Wren, England, astronomer/architect 1914 John Tenniel, illustrator (Alice in Wonderland), dies at 93 1967 John Griggs, actor (Joey Bishop Show), dies at 57 1970 Mark Rothko, abstract expressionist, dies at 66 1975 Elijah Muhammad, leader of the Nation of Islam, dies at 77 in Chicago 1978 Daniel "Chappie" James, Jr., retired Air Force general, dies at 58 1983 Tennessee Williams, writer, chokes to death on a bottle cap at 71 1987 James Coco, actor (Joe-Dumplings), dies at 58

Happy birthday George Harrison, 58?

Scary, Isn't it!!! February 26 1531 Earthquake in Lisbon Portugal, kills 20,000 1616 Inquisition delivers injunction to Galileo 1732 First mass celebrated in first American Catholic church, Philadelphia 1815 Napoleon & 1,200 leave Elba to start 100-day re-conquest of France 1834 First US interstate crime compact (NY-NJ) ratified 1848 Marx & Engels publish "The Communist Manifesto" 1852 British troop ship Birkenhead sinks off South Africa, 458 die 1869 15th Amendment guaranteeing right to vote sent to states 1870 First NYC subway line opens (pneumatic powered) 1881 S.S. Ceylon begins first round-the-world cruise from Liverpool 1885 Conference of Berlin, gives Congo to Belgium & Nigeria to England 1893 2 Clydesdale horses set record by pulling 48 tons on a sledge, Michigan 1895 Michael Owens of Toledo, Ohio patents a glass-blowing machine 1914 New York Museum of Science & Industry incorporated 1918 Stands at Hong Kong Jockey Club collapse & burn, killing 604 1919 Congress established Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona 1933 Golden Gate Bridge ground-breaking ceremony held at Crissy Field 1935 Germany begins Luftwaffe operation, under Reichsmarshall Herman Goering 1935 NY Yankees release Babe Ruth 1938 First passenger ship equipped with radar 1940 US Air Defense Command established at Mitchel Field, Long Island, NY 1944 First female US navy captain, Sue Dauser of nurse corps, appointed 1946 Two killed & 10 wounded in race riot in Columbia Tenn 1952 PM Winston Churchill announces Britain has its own atomic bomb Birthdates which occurred on February 26th: 1361 Wenceslas of Bohemia, Holy Roman Emperor (1378-1400) 1802 Victor Hugo, France, author (Hunchback of Notre Dame) 1846 William "Buffalo Bill" Cody, Davenport Iowa 1861 Ferdinand I, Vienna, first Tsar of modern Bulgaria (1908-18) 1866 Herbert Henry Dow, pioneer in US chemical industry 1876 Pauline Musters, shortest known adult (1' 11.2") 1887 Grover Cleveland Alexander, Hall of Fame baseball pitcher (Phillies, Cubs) 1893 William Frawley, Iowa, actor (Fred Mertz-I Love Lucy, Bub-My 3 Sons) 1906 Madeleine Carroll, English actress (The 39 Steps, Secret Agent) 1913 Jon Hall, Fresno California, actor (Ramor of the Jungle) 1914 Robert Alda, NYC, actor (Dan Lewis-Supertrain, By Popular Demand) 1916 Jackie Gleason, actor (Honeymooners, Smokey & the Bandit) 1918 Edwin Charles "Preacher" Roe, baseball pitcher (Brooklyn Dodgers) 1918 Otis R. Bowen, US Secretary of Health & Human Services (1985-89) 1918 Theodore Sturgeon, science fiction writer (Starshine, A Way Home) 1919 Mason Adams, NYC, actor (Charlie Hume-Lou Grant, Deadliest Season) 1920 Tony Randall, Tulsa Oklahoma, actor (Felix-Odd Couple) 1921 Betty Hutton, Battle Creek Michigan, actress (Greatest Show on Earth) 1922 Margaret Leighton, Birmingham England, actress (Astonished Heart) 1926 Cynthia Stone, Peoria Illinois, actress (That Wonderful Guy, Ad Libbers) 1927 Tom Kennedy, Louisville KY, game show host (You Don't Say, Name That Tune) 1928 Antione "Fats" Domino, rhythm & blues pianist (Blueberry Hill) 1931 Robert Novak, Joliet Illinois, news reporter (Evans & Novak) 1932 Johnny Cash, Kingsland Arkansas, country singer 1933 Sir James Goldsmith, Paris France, financier/corporate raider 1938 Jack Knight, Somerville Mississippi, actor (Mr. Shamley-James at 15) 1943 Bob "The Bear" Hite, singer (Canned Heat-Going Up the Country) 1948 Priscilla Lopez, Bronx NY, actress (In the Beginning, Kay O'Brien) 1950 Jonathan Cain, rock keyboardist (Journey) 1957 Keena Rothhammer, US, 800 meter freestyle swimmer (Olympic-gold-1972) 1970 Katie O'Neill, Los Angeles, actress (Together We Stand) Deaths which occurred on February 26th: 1870 Wyatt Outlaw, black leader of Union League in NC, lynched 1961 Mohammed V, King of Morocco 1962 Harold Johnson, comedian (Olsen & Johnson), dies at 70 1965 Jimmie Lee Jackson, civil rights activist 1966 Minerva Urecal, actress (Peter Gunn), dies at 71 1967 Harry McNaughton, comedian (It Pays to be Ignorant), dies at 70 1969 Levi Eshkol, Israeli premier 1973 Mary Finney, actress (Honestly Celeste), dies at 68

February 27, 837 15th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet 1526 Saxony & Hesse form League of Gotha (league of Protestant princes) 1563 William Byrd is appointed organist at Lincoln Cathedral 1700 Pacific island of New Britain discovered 1801 Washington DC placed under Congressional jurisdiction 1803 Great fire in Bombay, India 1813 First federal vaccination legislation enacted 1813 Congress authorizes use of steamboats to transport mail 1814 Beethoven's 8th symphony premiers 1827 First Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans 1844 Dominican Republic gains independence from Haiti (National Day) 1861 US Congress authorizes first stamped newspaper wrappers for mailing 1869 John Menard is first black to make a speech in Congress 1871 Meeting of Alabama claims commission 1874 Baseball first played in England, at Lord's Cricket Grounds 1883 Oscar Hammerstein patents first cigar-rolling machine 1890 D. Needham & P. Kerrigan box 100 rounds (6 hours, 39 minutes), San Francisco; match is a draw 1900 Conference in London calls for creation of a British labor party 1906 France & Britain agree to joint control of New Hebrides 1919 American Association for the Hard of Hearing formed, New York 1922 Supreme Court unanimously upheld 19th Amendment, women's right to vote 1933 Nazis set fire to German parliament, blame it on communists 1938 Britain & France recognize Franco government in Spain 1939 Supreme Court outlaws sit-down strikes 1942 Battle of Java Sea begins, 13 US warships sunk-2 Japanese 1942 J.S. Hey discovers radio emissions from the Sun 1949 Chaim Weizmann becomes first Israeli president 1951 22nd amendment ratified, limiting president to 2 terms 1967 Pink Floyd release their first single "Arnold Layne" 1972 President Nixon & Chinese Premier Chou En-lai issued Shanghai Communique 1973 Dick Allen signs a record $675,000 3-yr contract with White Sox 1973 Indians occupy Wounded Knee in South Dakota 1981 Greatest passenger load on a commercial airliner-610 on Boeing 747 1982 Earl Anthony becomes first pro bowler to win more than $1 million 1982 Wayne Williams found guilty of murdering 2 of 28 blacks in Atlanta 1983 Eamonn Coghlan set mile record of 3:49.78 1985 Farmers converge in Washington to demand economic relief 1987 Donald Regan resigns as White House Chief of Staff 1987 NCAA gives SMU's football program the "Death Penalty" 1988 Bonnie Blair (US) wins Olympic 500m speedskating in record 39.1 1991 Singer James Brown is released from prison 1991 US led allied six week war with Iraq ends Birthdates which occurred on February 27th: 289 Constantine the Great, Roman emperor (312-37), adopted Christianity 1807 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Portland Maine, poet 1861 Rudolf Steiner, Austria, founder of anthroposophy movement 1881 Sveinn Bjornsson, first president of Republic of Iceland (1944-52) 1886 Hugo L. Black, Alabama US Supreme Court justice (1937-71) 1888 Lotte Lehmann, Perleberg Germany, soprano (Fidello) 1892 William Demarest, St Paul Minn, actor (Uncle Charlie-My Three Sons) 1899 Charles Best, Maine, physiologist/co-discoverer of diabetes treatment 1902 Gene Sarazen, Harrison NY, PGA golfer (Masters 1935, US Open 1922, 32) 1902 John Steinbeck, Salinas California, author (Grapes of Wrath-Nobel 1962) 1903 Reginald Gardiner, Wimbeldon England, actor (Great Dictator) 1904 James Thomas Farrell, US, author (Studs Lonigan trilogy) 1905 Franchot Tone, Niagara Falls NY, actor (Dr. Freeland-Ben Casey) 1910 Joan Bennett, Palasades NJ, actress (Little Women, Disraeli) 1910 Peter De Vries, Chicago, author (Reuben Reuben, The Prick of Noon) 1912 Lawrence Durrell, Darjeeling, India, writer (Alexandria Quartet) 1913 Irwin Shaw, US, novelist (Rich Man, Poor Man) 1920 Jose Melis, Havana Cuba, orchestra leader (Jack Paar Program) 1925 Guy Mitchell, Detroit Michigan, singer/actor (Guy Mitchell Show) 1930 Joanne Woodward, Thomasville Georgia, actress (Three Faces of Eve, Rachel) 1932 Elizabeth Taylor, London, actress (Cleopatra) 1933 Edward Lucie-Smith, poetry critic 1933 Raymond Berry, Texas, NFL Hall of Fame (Baltimore Colts) 1934 Ralph Nader, consumer advocate 1934 Van Williams, Fort Worth TX, actor (Green Hornet, Tycoon) 1939 Kenzo Takada, fashion designer 1939 Peter Revson, auto racer 1940 Howard Hesseman, Salem OR, actor (Dr. Johnny Fever-WKRP, Head of Class) 1942 Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Due West SC, news reporter (McNeil-Lehrer) 1943 Mary Frann, St. Louis, actress (Joanna-Newhart, Days of Our Live) 1944 Alan Fudge, Wichita Kansas, actor (Man From Atlantis, Paper Dolls) 1947 Gidon Kremer, Riga Latvia, violinist (Tchaikovsky Prize 1970) 1948 Eddie Gray, rock guitarist (Tommy James & Shondells) 1951 Lee Atwater, Republican National Committee Chairman 1954 Neal Schon, rock guitarist (Journey) 1957 Adrian Smith, heavy metal guitarist (Iron Maiden-Aces High) 1960 Stoney Jackson, Richmond Va, actor (White Shadow, Insiders) 1961 Grant Shaud, actor (Murphy Brown) 1962 Adam Baldwin, actor (Full Metal Jacket, My Bodyguard) 1966 Gregg Rainwater, actor (Buck Cross-The Young Riders) 1975 Christina Nigra, actress (Out of This World) Deaths which occurred on February 27th: 1955 Tom Howard, comedian (It Pays to be Ignorant), dies at 66 1956 Frank Dailey, orchestra leader (Music at Meadowbrook), dies at 54 1962 Willie Best, actor (Charlie-My Little Margie), dies at 45 1974 Pat Brady, Toledo Ohio, actor (Roy Rodgers Show), dies at 59 1980 George Tobias, actor (Abner Kravitz-Bewitched), dies at 78 1985 Pat J. O'Malley, actor (My Favorite Martian, Maude), dies at 83

I will not be posting here for a while. I got an email from a lawyer and the website owner of http://www.440.com/twtd/today.html asking that I cease and desist using their material. If you look, it is not what I do use. I use a free email service. But, until this is resolved, I will not post here. Thanks!

After a few well considered and most polite emails, we parted friends and I will resume posting soon - will all headers and footers included. Aloha and hugs!

Want to join this *free* mailing list? Just send a message to signuponthisday@gagler.com (mailto:signuponthisday@gagler.com) --------------- March 8, On this day... 1702 Queen Anne ascends to the English throne 1782 Gnadenhutten massacre - Ohio militia kills 90 Indians 1801 British drive French forces from Abukir, Egypt 1838 US mint in New Orleans begins operation (producing dimes) 1855 First train crosses first US railway suspension bridge, Niagara Falls 1862 Battle of Elkhorn Tavern ends with Confederate withdrawal 1862 Confederate ironclad Merrimack launched 1887 Everett Horton patents fishing rod of telescoping steel tubes 1894 New York passes first state dog license law 1908 Collingwood Elementary (Cleveland) burns, kills 173 kids & 2 teachers 1910 Baronne Raymonde de Laroche, France, becomes first licensed female pilot 1915 First US navy minelayer, Baltimore, commissioned 1917 US invades Cuba for third time 1924 Coal mine explosion kills 171 at Castle Gate, Utah 1930 Babe Ruth signs $80,000 contract with the Yankees 1930 Mahatma Gandhi starts civil disobedience in India 1934 Edwin Hubble photo shows as many galaxies as Milky Way has stars 1941 First baseball player drafted into WW II (Hugh Mulcahy, Phillies) 1942 Japanese forces captures Rangoon, Burma 1943 Limited gambling legalized in Mexico 1946 First helicopter licensed for commercial use (New York City) 1950 First woman medical officer assigned to naval vessel-B.R. Walters 1950 USSR announces they have developed the atomic bomb 1951 International Table Tennis Federation bans Egypt (for refusing to play Israel) 1959 Groucho, Chico, and Harpo's final television appearance together 1965 First US combat forces arrive in Vietnam 1967 New Orleans Saints begin selling season tickets (20,000 sold first day) 1968 6 year old Tommy Moore scores hole-in-one in golf (Hagerstown, Maryland) 1971 Joe Frazier beats Muhammad Ali in Madison Square Garden 1971 Radio Hanoi broadcasts Jimi Hendrix's "Star Spangled Banner" 1972 First flight of the Goodyear blimp 1976 1774 kg (largest observed) stony meteorite falls in Jilin, China 1979 Volcanoes on Jupiter's mmon Io discovered by Voyager I 1983 IBM releases PC DOS version 2.0 1983 President Reagan calls the USSR an "Evil Empire" 1986 Martina Navratilova is first tennis player to earn $10 million 1987 FBI apprehends Most Wanted Claude L. Dallas, Jr., in California Birthdates which occurred on March 8th: 1783 Hannah Hoes Van Buren first lady 1787 Karl Ferdinand von Grafe help create modern plastic surgery 1841 Oliver Wendell Holmes Massachusetts, Supreme Court justice (1902-32) 1859 Kenneth Grahame author (The Wind, Willows) 1865 Frederick William Goudy US, printer/type designer 1879 Otto Hahn co-discoverer of nuclear fission 1888 Stuart Chase NH, writer/economist (Tragedy of Waste) 1891 Sam Jaffe actor (Gunga Din, Dr. Zorba-Ben Casey) 1898 Louise Beavers Cincinnati, actress (Beulah-Beulah) 1899 Eric Linklater Scotland, novelist/poet/historical writer 1909 Claire Trevor actress (Murder My Sweet, Marjorie Morningstar) 1918 Alan Hale Jr Los Angeles, actor (Skipper-Gilligan's Island) 1921 Cyd Charisse Amarillo TX, dancer/actress (East Side, West Side) 1922 Carl Furillo Brooklyn Dodger (NL Batting Champ 1953) 1924 Sean McClory Dublin Ireland, actor (Jack-Californians, My Chauffeur) 1928 Judy Johnson Norfolk VA singer (Your Show of Shows) 1934 Ron Taylor Sydney Australia, cinematographer (Those Amazing Animals) 1936 Sue Ane Langdon Paterson NJ, actress (Bachelor Father, Arnie) 1938 Lew DeWitt Va, country singer (Statler Brothers) 1939 George Reed astronomy writer/cartoonist 1939 Jim Bouton Newark NJ, pitcher (NY Yankees)/author (Ball Four) 1939 Lydia Skoblikova USSR, speed skater (Olympics-Six Gold Medals-1960/4) 1940 Susan Clark Sarnia Ontario, actress (Night Moves, Webster) 1942 Dick Allen baseball player (AL MVP 1972) 1942 Ralph Ellis England, rhythm (Swinging Blue Jeans-You're No Good) 1943 Lynn Redgrave London, actress (Georgie Girl) 1944 Carole Bayer Sager NY, aka Mrs Burt Bachrach, singer 1945 Mickey Dolenz Los Angeles, singer (Monkees) 1946 Randy Meisner rock bassist/vocalist (Poco, Eagles) 1953 Jim Rice Boston Red Sox outfielder (AL MVP 1978) 1954 Cheryl Baker rock vocalist (Bucks Fizz-My Camera Never Lies) 1959 Aidan Quinn Chicago, actor (All My Sons, Reckless, Stakeout) 1964 Peter "Ged" Gill drummer (Frankie Goes to Hollywood-2 Tribes) Deaths which occurred on March 8th: 1702 William III King of England (1689-1702), dies at 51 1930 William Howard Taft 27th US President 1985 Edward Andrews actor, dies at 70 of a heart attack

I'm not sure when it was posted or where, but Mr. H. B. corrected my date for the miracle game in hockey That game was played on February 22, 1980, not February 2.

On May 22 in History For Amy and for Laurence Olivier 0760 - 14th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet 1176 - Murder attempt by "Assassins" on Saladin near Aleppo 1200 - Peace of Goulet 1370 - Jews are expelled/massacred from Brussels Belgium 1455 - Open battle in England's 30-year War of the Roses (St Albans) 1455 - Richard of York takes St Albans, kidnapping King Henry VI 1526 - Pope Clemens VII, France, Genoa, Venice, Florence & Milan form Anti-French League of Cognac 1570 - 1st atlas, with 70 maps, published 1594 - Earl Mauritius & Willem Louis begins siege of Groningen 1629 - Emperor Ferdinand II & Danish King Christian IV sign Peace of L�beck 1659 - France, England & Netherlands sign "Hedges Concerto" treaty 1712 - Emperor Karel VI crowned king of Hungary 1746 - Russia & Austria signs treaty of cooperation 1761 - 1st life insurance policy in US, issued in Phila 1762 - Sweden & Prussia sign peace treaty 1784 - Ceylonese student leader Pieter Quint Ondaatje demands democracy 1803 - 1st public library opens (Connecticut) 1807 - Former VP Aaron Burr is tried for treason in Richmond Va (acquitted) 1807 - Townsend Speakman 1st sells fruit-flavored carbonated drinks (Phila) 1819 - 1st steam propelled vessel to cross Atlantic (Savannah leaves Ga) 1836 - Felix Mendelssohn's oratorium "St Paul," premieres in D�sseldorf 1843 - 1st wagon train, 1000+ depart Independence Missouri for Oregon 1849 - Abraham Lincoln patents a buoying device 1856 - Violence in Senate, SC rep Brooks used a cane on Mass Sen Sumner 1858 - Confederaci�n Granadina (now Colombia) forms 1863 - General Grant begins siege on Vicksburg 1863 - War Dept establishes Bureau of Colored Troops 1864 - Battle of N Anna River, VA (Totopotamy River, Haw's Shop, Hanovertown) 1868 - Great Train Robbery-7 men (Reno Brother) make off with $98,000 in cash 1872 - Amnesty Act restores civil rights to Southerners (except for 500) 1877 - 3rd Kentucky Derby: Billy Walker aboard Baden-Baden wins in 2:38 1883 - Cub's Billy Sunday's 1st at bat, begins 14 consecutive strikes out 1884 - 1-armed pitcher Hugh Daily fanned 13 hitters 1885 - 13th Preakness: Jim McLaughlin aboard Tecumseh wins in 2:49 1888 - Leroy Buffington patents a system to build skyscrapers 1891 - 1st motion picture shown to Natl Federation of Women's Clubs 1892 - Dr Washington Sheffield invents toothpaste tube 1893 - Montreal Athletic Assn beat Ottawa Generals 2-1, in 1st Cup Game 1900 - Associated Press organizes in NYC as non-profit news cooperative 1900 - Edwin S Votey patents pneumatic piano player 1902 - 36th Belmont: John Bullman aboard Mastermam wins in 2:22.6 1905 - Royal Academy in Delft Holland becomes Technical High School 1906 - 10th anniversary Olympic games close at Athens, Greece 1906 - 31st Preakness: Walter Miller aboard Whimsical wins in 1:45 1906 - Wright Brothers patents an aeroplane 1907 - Albert Trott takes two hat-tricks in an innings, Mddx v Somerset 1909 - 1st SF fireboat, David Scannell, launched 1911 - Braves pitcher, Cliff Curtis, loses his 23rd game in a row 1915 - Local train collides with troop train killing 226 (Gretna Scotland) 1916 - French troops occupy parts of Fort Douaumont Verdun 1923 - Stanley Baldwin succeeds Andrew Bonar Law as British premier 1924 - In Chicago, Nathan Leopold & Richard Loeb kidnap Robert Franks 1926 - "Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue" by Gene Austin hits #1 1926 - Chiang Kai-shek replaces communists in Guomindang China 1926 - Dutch Communist Party expels David Wijnkoop 1927 - 8.3 earthquake strikes Nan-Shan China, 200,000 killed 1927 - Dodgers beat Phillies, 20-4 1928 - US Congress accept Jones-White Merchant Naval Act 1930 - Ruth hits 3 consecutive HR (8th-10th of 60 in 1930) 1930 - Yankee "Bronx Bombers" hit 14 HRs in a game 1931 - Canned rattlesnake meat 1st goes on sale in Florida 1933 - Loch Ness Monster is 1st reportedly sighted by John Mackay 1933 - World Trade Day/National Maritime Day 1st celebrated 1938 - Dodgers announce contracts to install lights at Ebbets Field 1939 - Hitler & Mussolini sign "Pact of Steel" 1940 - Dutch Premier De Geer begins working with nazis 1940 - Premier Winston Churchill flies to Paris 1941 - British troops attack Baghdad 1942 - Mexico declares war on nazi-Germany & Japan 1943 - 1st jet fighter is tested 1943 - RAF scatters 1st copies of "The Flying Hollander" 1943 - Stalin disbands Komintern 1945 - 6th Marine division reaches suburbs of Naha Okinawa 1945 - NSB-F�hrer Rost van Tonningen attempts & fails at suicide 1946 - Yankees turn triple-play & defeat Tigers' 5-3 1947 - "Truman Doctrine" goes into effect, aiding Turkey & Greece 1947 - 1st US ballistic missile fired 1950 - Celal Bayar elected president of Turkey 1950 - Dutch poet Gerrit Achterberg wins PC Hooft prize 1950 - Richard Strauss' "4 Last Songs" (4 letzte Lieder) in London 1953 - President Eisenhower signs Offshore Oil Bill 1953 - Yankee Irv Noren hits into a triple-play, Yanks beat Wash 12-4 1954 - 80th Preakness: Johnny Adams aboard Hasty Road wins in 1:57.4 1954 - KREX TV channel 5 in Grand Junction, CO (CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 - Robert Zimmerman aka Bob Dylan is Bar Mitzvahed 1955 - Oldest man to drive in the Grand Prix (aged 55) finishes 6th 1956 - "Bob Hope Show," last airs on NBC-TV 1956 - KRIS TV channel 6 in Corpus Christi, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting 1957 - KBTX TV channel 3 in Bryan, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting 1957 - Red Sox set AL record by smashing 4 HRs in 6th inning in 11-0 win 1957 - South Africa govt approves race separation in universities 1959 - Benjamin O Davis Jr becomes 1st black gen-major in USAF 1960 - Virtually all coastal towns between 37th & 44th parallels severly damaged by tsunami that strikes Hilo, Hawaii at 01:04 AM 1961 - "Mother-In-Law" by Ernie K-Doe hits #1 1961 - "Touchables In Brooklyn" by Dickie Goodman hits #42 1961 - 1st revolving restaurant (Top Of The Needle in Seattle), opens 1962 - 14th Emmy Awards: Bob Newhart Show, E G Marshall & Shirley Booth 1962 - Neth telephone net becomes completely automated 1962 - Robert A Rushworth, USAF major, takes X-15 to 30,600m 1962 - Roger Maris walks 5 times (record 4 intentionally) in a 9 inn game 1963 - A C Milan wins 8th Europe Cup 1 at London 1963 - Greek parliament leader Lambrakis injured 1963 - Mickey Mantle hits a ball off Yankee Stadium's facade 1964 - LBJ presents "Great Society" 1965 - "Super-cali-fragil-istic-expi-ali-docious" hits #66 1965 - Beatles' "Ticket to Ride," single goes #1 1965 - Mad Dog Vachon beats Igor Vodic in Omaha, to become NWA champ 1966 - 18th Emmy Awards: Fugitive, Dick Van Dyke & Mary Tyler Moore 1966 - Shirley Englehorn wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open 1967 - "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," debuts on NET (now PBS) 1967 - Egyptian president Nassar closes Straits of Tiran to Israel 1967 - Fire at L'Innovation dept store kills 322 (Brussels, Belgium) 1968 - Pitts Pirate Willie Stargell hits 3 HRs, a double & a single 1969 - Stafford & Cernan pilot Apollo 10 LEM 9.4 mi(15km) above lunar surface 1970 - Arab terrorists kill 9 children & 3 adults on a school bus 1970 - France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1970 - Mel Stottlemyre sets record by walking 11, but wins 2-0 1972 - Ceylon becomes Republic of Sri Lanka as its constitution is ratified 1972 - Ton Sijbrands becomes world checker champion 1972 - US president Nixon begins visit Moscow 1973 - Emmy News & Documentaries Award presentation 1973 - President Nixon confesses his role in Watergate cover-up 1974 - Ruffian begins her racing career as a filly & dies 14 months later 1974 - Soccer team Veendam forms 1974 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1975 - 8th ABA Championship: Kentucky Colonels beat Ind Pacers, 4 games to 1 1976 - NASA launches space vehicle S-179 1976 - St Louis Cardinal Reggie Smith hits 3 HR 1977 - Final European scheduled run of Orient Express (94 years) 1977 - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Coca-Cola Golf Classic 1977 - Red Sox (6) & Brewers (5) tie single game HR record of 11 1979 - Canadians elect conservatives, Joseph Clark replaces Pierre Trudeau 1979 - Commencement of 1st ICC Trophy (PNG v E Afr & Singapore v Arg) 1980 - Marlo Thomas & Phil Donahue marry 1981 - Soyuz 40 returns to Earth 1983 - Pat Bradley wins LPGA Chrysler-Plymouth Charity Golf Tournament 1983 - Toronto Blue Jay Cliff Johnson hits record 18th pinch hit HR 1985 - Pete Rose 2,108th run passes Hank Aaron as NL run scoring leader 1985 - Real Madrid wins 14th UEFA Cup at Madrid 1985 - US sailor Michael L Walker arrested for spying for USSR 1986 - Cher called David Letterman an asshole on Late Night on NBC 1987 - 30 killed in a Texas tornado 1988 - 34th LPGA Championship won by Sherri Turner 1988 - K roly Gr�sz succeeds party leader J nos K d r in Hungary 1990 - Andre Dawson sets record being intentionally walked 5 times 1990 - Dow Jones avg hits a record 2,852.23 1990 - Final episode of "Newhart" airs 1990 - Microsoft releases Windows 3.0 1990 - North & South Yemen merge to form Republic of Yemen 1991 - Inter Milan wins 20th UEFA Cup at Rome 1991 - NFL Owners agree to add 2 teams in 1994 1991 - Roh Jai Bong resigns as premier of South Korea 1992 - Calif Angels, are involved in a bus crash, in NJ 1992 - India launches its Agni rocket 1992 - Johnny Carson's final appearance as host of Tonight Show 1993 - Riddick Bowe TKOs Jesse Ferguson in 2 for heavyweight boxing title 1994 - Elaine Crosby wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open 1994 - Toronto NBA franchise unveils name "Raptors" & logo 1995 - Laverne & Shirley 20th anniversary reunionn special, televised 1996 - "Tartuffe: Born Again," opens at Circle in Sq Theater NYC for 29 perfs 1996 - Emmy 23rd Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 16th time

The 7-foot 2-inch (2.18 m) Chamberlain, known as Wilt the Stilt (a nickname he loathed) or The Big Dipper, holds nearly 100 NBA records, including the record for most points in a game -- 100, which he scored on March 2, 1962, against the New York Knicks in Hershey, Pennsylvania. He averaged 30.1 points and 22.9 rebounds per game for his career. He led the NBA in rebounding 11 times, led in shooting percentage seven times, led in scoring seven times, and even led in assists one season. In his 14 years in the NBA, he never once fouled out of a game, despite being the centerpiece on defense for each team he played for. His 1961-62 scoring average of 50.4 ppg, accomplished with the Philadelphia Warriors, is by far the NBA record. Chamberlain also holds the next three spots on the NBA's season scoring average list with 44.8, 38.9 and 38.4 points per game. The next closest player is Elgin Baylor, who averaged 38.3 ppg in the same '61-62 season in which Chamberlain set the record.

Not to mention the record for most female conquests: 20,000 (by his own estimate)

1836 Texas declared its independence from Mexico. 1877 Rutherford B. Hayes was declared president by a U.S. electoral commission since the original result was too close to call. He was the only president elected this way. 1917 Puerto Rico became a U.S. territory and Puerto Ricans gained American citizenship. 1923 The first issue of Henry Luce's TIME magazine appeared on newsstands. 1933 King Kong, starring Fay Wray, premiered in New York City. 1949 Captain James Gallagher completed the first non-stop around the world flight. He completed the 23,452-mile journey in 94 hours, 1 minute. 1956 Morocco gained independence from France. 1962 Philadelphia Warriors center Wilt Chamberlain scored an NBA-record 100 points in a basketball game. 2001 The Taliban began the destruction of ancient Buddha statues in Afghanistan.

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POLICE BRUTALITY CAUGHT ON VIDEO: March 3, 1991 At 12:45 a.m. on March 3, 1991, robbery parolee Rodney G. King stops his car after leading police on a nearly 8-mile pursuit through the streets of Los Angeles, California. The chase began after King, who was intoxicated, was caught speeding on a freeway by a California Highway Patrol cruiser but refused to pull over. Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) cruisers and a police helicopter joined the pursuit, and when King was finally stopped by Hansen Dam Park, several police cars descended on his white Hyundai. A group of LAPD officers led by Sergeant Stacey Koon ordered King and the other two occupants of the car to exit the vehicle and lie flat on the ground. King's two friends complied, but King himself was slower to respond, getting on his hands and knees rather than lying flat. Officers Laurence Powell, Timothy Wind, Ted Briseno, and Roland Solano tried to force King down, but he resisted, and the officers stepped back and shot King twice with an electric stun gun known as a Taser, which fires darts carrying a charge of 50,000 volts. At this moment, civilian George Holliday, standing on a balcony in an apartment complex across the street, focused the lens of his new video camera on the commotion unfolding by Hansen Dam Park. In the first few seconds of what would become a very famous 89-second video, King is seen rising after the Taser shots and running in the direction of Officer Powell. The officers alleged that King was charging Powell, while King himself later claimed that an officer told him, "We're going to kill you, nigger. Run!" and he tried to flee. All the arresting officers were white, along with all but one of the other two dozen or so law enforcement officers present at the scene. With the roar of the helicopter above, very few commands or remarks are audible in the video.

March 3 1820 Congress passes the Missouri Compromise After months of bitter debate, Congress passes the Missouri Compromise, a bill that temporarily resolves the first serious political clash between slavery and antislavery interests in U.S. history. In February 1819, Representative James Tallmadge of New York introduced a bill that would admit Missouri into the Union as a state where slavery was prohibited. At the time, there were 11 free states and 10 slave states. Southern congressmen feared that the entrance of Missouri as a free state would upset the balance of power between North and South, as the North far outdistanced the South in population, and thus, U.S. representatives. Opponents to the bill also questioned the congressional precedent of prohibiting the expansion of slavery into a territory where slave status was favored. Even after Alabama was granted statehood in December 1819 with no prohibition on its practice of slavery, Congress remained deadlocked on the issue of Missouri. Finally, a compromise was reached. On March 3, 1820, Congress passed a bill granting Missouri statehood as a slave state under the condition that slavery was to be forever prohibited in the rest of the Louisiana Purchase north of the 36th parallel, which runs approximately along the southern border of Missouri. In addition, Maine, formerly part of Massachusetts, was admitted as a free state, thus preserving the balance between Northern and Southern senators. The Missouri Compromise, although criticized by many on both sides of the slavery debate, succeeded in keeping the Union together for more than 30 years. In 1854, it was repealed by the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which dictated that slave or free status was to be decided by popular vote in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska; though both were north of the 36th parallel.

THE BOSTON MASSACRE: March 5, 1770 On the cold, snowy night of March 5, 1770, a mob of American colonists gathers at the Customs House in Boston and begins taunting the British soldiers guarding the building. The protesters, who called themselves Patriots, were protesting the occupation of their city by British troops, who were sent to Boston in 1768 to enforce unpopular taxation measures passed by a British parliament that lacked American representation. British Captain Thomas Preston, the commanding officer at the Customs House, ordered his men to fix their bayonets and join the guard outside the building. The colonists responded by throwing snowballs and other objects at the British regulars, and Private Hugh Montgomery was hit, leading him to discharge his rifle at the crowd. The other soldiers began firing a moment later, and when the smoke cleared, five colonists were dead or dying - Crispus Attucks, Patrick Carr, Samuel Gray, Samuel Maverick, and James Caldwell - and three more were injured. Although it is unclear whether Crispus Attucks, an African American, was the first to fall as is commonly believed, the deaths of the five men are regarded by some historians as the first fatalities in the American Revolutionary War. The British soldiers were put on trial, and patriots John Adams and Josiah Quincy agreed to defend the soldiersin a show of support of the colonial justice system. When the trial ended in December 1770, two British soldiers were found guilty of manslaughter and had their thumbs branded with an "M" for murder as punishment. The Sons of Liberty, a Patriot group formed in 1765 to oppose the Stamp Act, advertised the "Boston Massacre" as a battle for American liberty and just cause for the removal of British troops from Boston. Patriot Paul Revere made a provocative engraving of the incident, depicting the British soldiers lining up like an organized army to suppress an idealized representation of the colonist uprising. Copies of the engraving were distributed throughout the colonies and helped reinforce negative American sentiments about British rule. In April 1775, the American Revolution began when British troops from Boston skirmished with American militiamen at the battles of Lexington and Concord. The British troops were under orders to capture Patriot leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock in Lexington and to confiscate the Patriot arsenal at Concord. Neither missions were accomplished because of Paul Revere and William Dawes, who rode ahead of the British, warning Adams and Hancock and rousing the Patriot minutemen. Eleven months later, in March 1776, British forces had to evacuate Boston following American General George Washington's successful placement of fortifications and cannons on Dorchester Heights. This bloodless liberation of Boston brought an end to the hated eight-year British occupation of the city. For the victory, General Washington, commander of the Continental Army, was presented with the first medal ever awarded by the Continental Congress. It would be more than five years before the Revolutionary War came to an end with British G neral Charles Cornwallis' surrender to Washington at Yorktown, Virginia. http://www.historychannel.com/today/

MICHELANGELO BORN: March 6, 1475 Michelangelo Buonarroti, the greatest of the Italian Renaissance artists, is born in the small village of Caprese on March 6, 1475. The son of a government administrator, he grew up in Florence, a center of the early Renaissance movement, and became an artist's apprentice at age 13. Demonstrating obvious talent, he was taken under the wing of Lorenzo de' Medici, the ruler of the Florentine republic and a great patron of the arts. For two years beginning in 1490, he lived in the Medici palace, where he was a student of the sculptor Bertoldo di Giovanni and studied the Medici art collection, which included ancient Roman statuary. With the expulsion of the Medici family from Florence in 1494, Michelangelo traveled to Bologna and Rome, where he was commissioned to do several works. His most important early work was the Piet� (1498), a sculpture based on a traditional type of devotional image that showed the body of Christ in the lap of the Virgin Mary. Demonstrating masterful technical skill, he extracted the two perfectly balanced figures of the Piet� from a single block of marble. With the success of the Piet�, the artist was commissioned to sculpt a monumental statue of the biblical character David for the Florence cathedral. The 17-foot statue, produced in the classical style, demonstrates the artist's exhaustive knowledge of human anatomy and form. In the work, David is shown watching the approach of his foe Goliath, with every muscle tensed and a pose suggesting impending movement. Upon the completion of David in 1504, Michelangelo's reputation was firmly established. That year, he agreed to paint a mural for the Florence city hall to rest alongside one being painted by Leonardo da Vinci, another leading Renaissance artist and an influence on Michelangelo. These murals, which depicted military scenes, have not survived. In 1505, he began work on a planned group of 12 marble apostles for the Florence cathedral but abandoned the project when he was commissioned to design and sculpt a massive tomb for Pope Julius II in Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome. There were to have been 40 sculptures made for the tomb, but the pope soon ran out of funds for the project, and Michelangelo left Rome. In 1508, he was called back to Rome to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel--the chief consecrated space in the Vatican. Michelangelo's epic ceiling frescoes, which took several years to complete, are among his most memorable works. Central in a complex system of decoration featuring numerous figures are nine panels devoted to biblical world history. The most famous of these is The Creation of Adam, a painting in which the arms of God and Adam are outstretched toward each other. In 1512, Michelangelo completed the Sistine Chapel ceiling and returned to his work on Pope Julius II's tomb. He eventually completed a total of just three statues for the tomb, which was eventually placed in the church of San Pietro in Vincoli. The most notable of the three is Moses (1513-15), a majestic statue made from a block of marble regarded as unmalleable by other sculptors. In Moses, as in David, Michelangelo infused the stone with a powerful sense of tension and movement. Having revolutionized European sculpture and painting, Michelangelo turned to architecture in the latter half of his life. His first major architectural achievement was the Medici chapel in the Church of San Lorenzo in Florence, built to house the tombs of the two young Medici family heirs who had recently died. The chapel, which he worked on until 1534, featured many innovative architectural forms based on classical models. The Laurentian Library, which he built as an annex to the same church, is notable for its stair-hall, known as the ricetto, which is regarded as the first instance of mannerism as an architectural style. Mannerism, a successor to the Renaissance artistic movement, subverted harmonious classical forms in favor of expressiveness. In 1534, Michelangelo left Florence for the last time and traveled to Rome, where he would work and live for the rest of his life. That year saw his painting of the The Last Judgment on a wall above the altar in the Sistine Chapel for Pope Paul III. The massive painting depicts Christ's damnation of sinners and blessing of the virtuous, and is regarded as a masterpiece of early mannerism. During the last three decades of his life, Michelangelo lent his talents to the design of numerous monuments and buildings for Rome, which the pope and city leaders were determined to restore to the grandeur of its ancient past. The Capitoline Square and the dome of St. Peter's, designed by Michelangelo but not completed in his lifetime, remain two of Rome's most famous visual landmarks. Michelangelo worked until his death in 1564 at the age of 88. In addition to his major artistic works, he produced numerous other sculptures, frescoes, architectural designs, and drawings, many of which are unfinished and some of which are lost. He was also an accomplished poet, and some 300 of his poems are preserved. In his lifetime, he was celebrated as Europe's greatest living artist, and today he is held up as one of the greatest artists of all time, as exalted in the visual arts as William Shakespeare is in literature or Ludwig van Beethoven is in music.

Today in Television History 1977 - "An Evening With Diana Ross" aired on NBC-TV. 1978 - The 100th episode of "The Six Million Dollar Man" aired. 1981 - Walter Cronkite appeared on his last episode of "CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite." He had been on the job 19 years. 1986 - The 100th episode of "Simon & Simon" aired on CBS. 1988 - The first episode of "In the Heat of the Night" aired. 1992 - The last episode of "The Cosby Show" aired. The show had been on since September of 1984.

STANLEY KUBRICK DIES: March 7, 1999 On March 7, 1999, American filmmaker Stanley Kubrick dies in Hertfordshire, England, at the age of 70. One of the most acclaimed film directors of the 20th century, Kubrick's 13 feature films explored the dark side of human nature. Born in New York City in 1928, Kubrick took up photography in high school and became a staff photographer for Look magazine at age 17. A photo assignment on boxing inspired him to make The Day of the Fight, a short documentary film about boxing, in 1951. The short was bought by a news service, and he made two more documentaries before making a short feature-length film, Fear and Desire (1953), which dealt with war. The movie, produced independently, received little attention outside New York, where critics praised Kubrick's directorial talents. Kubrick's next two feature films, Killer's Kiss (1955) and The Killing (1956), brought him to the attention of Hollywood, and in 1957 he directed actor Kirk Douglas in Paths of Glory, a story of military injustice in the French army during World War I. Douglas later enlisted Kubrick to take over production of Spartacus (1960), a historical epic about the slave rebellion led by the Roman slave Spartacus in 73 B.C. The film was a box office smash and won four Academy Awards, including Best Cinematography, which was attributed to Russell Metty but was largely Kubrick's work. Behind the scenes, the director's characteristic obsession with detail created some tension with the cast and crew. After Spartacus, he moved permanently to England, where he directed Lolita (1962), based on the controversial novel by Vladimir Nabokov. Two years later, Kubrick scored another major critical and commercial hit with Dr. Strangelove, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. Starring Peter Sellers and George C. Scott, Dr. Strangelove was a dark comedy about the nuclear arms race that earned Oscar nominations for Best Picture, Best Direction, Best Screenplay, and Best Actor (Peter Sellers). Kubrick spent four years working on his next film, 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), co-written with English writer Arthur C. Clarke. Now widely regarded as the greatest science fiction film ever made, 2001: A Space Odyssey won Kubrick a well-deserved Best Visual Effects Academy Award. Kubrick followed up 2001 with A Clockwork Orange (1971), a controversial social commentary set in the near future. It was given an X rating in the United States for its extreme violence and banned in the United Kingdom, but nonetheless received four Oscar nominations including Best Picture. Barry Lyndon (1975) was a picturesque movie based on the 19th-century novel by William Thackeray. Kubrick, who had become famous for his perfectionist tendencies, took a record 300 days just to shoot the film. The Shining (1980), starring Jack Nicholson as the caretaker of a mountain resort who goes insane, was hailed as a masterpiece of the horror genre. Full Metal Jacket (1987) addressed the Vietnam War and was another critical and commercial success. In 1997, after a 10-year absence from filmmaking, Kubrick began work on Eyes Wide Shut (1999), an enigmatic thriller starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. The director died soon after turning in his final cut of the film. Click here for More General Interest stories http://www.historychannel.com/today/

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1776 The first public reading of the Declaration of Independence was given in Philadelphia, Pa. 1777 Vermont became the first colony to abolish slavery. 1889 The Wall Street Journal began publication. 1950 General Douglas MacArthur was named commander-in-chief of the United Nations forces in Korea. 1958 The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) awarded the first official gold album. It was for the Oklahoma soundtrack. 1986 Kurt Waldheim was inaugurated as president of Austria.

July 21 in history 1861 Confederate forces won victory at Bull Run in the first major battle of the Civil War. 1873 The first train robbery west of the Mississippi was pulled off by Jesse James and his gang. 1925 In the "Monkey Trial," John T. Scopes was found guilty of violating Tennessee state law by teaching evolution. 1949 The U.S. Senate ratified the North Atlantic Treaty. 1970 The Aswan High Dam was opened in Egypt. 1998 Astronaut Alan Shepard died. 2002 WorldCom filed for bankruptcy, the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history.