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On This Day In 62 AD St James The Less - St Philip died.
On This Day In 1729 Empress of Russia Catherine II "the Great" was born. Died from a heart attack on November 6, 1796.
On This Day In 1769 Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, conqueror of the Battle of Waterloo, British Prime Minister was born. Died: 14 December 1852. Term of Office (1828-1830) Tory.
On This Day In 1830 Mary Harris Jones, the first American hellraiser was born.
On This Day In 1840 Postage stamps for letters came into effect, the first postage stamp was the Penny Black of Great Britain depicting Queen Victoria's head, 68,158,080 printed available for prepayment of postage on 6th May 1840.
On This Day In 1863 The Union forces defeated the Confederate forces at Port Gibson, Mississippi. American Civil War.
On This Day In 1864 Ana Jarvis, American founder of Mothers Day was born in Webster, Taylor County, West Virginia. Died: 5 May 1905.
On This Day In 1869 The world famous French night club The Folies Bergere opened in Paris (France).
On This Day In 1884 Construction of Chicago's (USA) first skyscraper began.
On This Day In 1937 Sunderland beat Preston North End 3-1 in the 15th FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
On This Day In 1942 Japanese troops captured Mandalay, Burma. World War II.
On This Day In 1942 Japanese troops captured Xuchang, China. World War II.
On This Day In 1945 The allies captured Moulmein, Burma. World War II.
On This Day In 1945 Rita Coolridge, American singer was born.
On This Day In 1947 Radar for commercial and private planes was first demonstrated.
On This Day In 1954 West Bromwich Albion beat Preston North End 3-2 in the 26th FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
On This Day In 1960 The Soviet Union shot down an American U-2 reconnaissance plane near Sverdlovsk and captured its pilot, Francis Gary Powers.
On This Day In 1965 Liverpool beat Leeds United 2-1 in the 38th FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
On This Day In 1976 Southampton beat Manchester United 1-0 in the 49th FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
On This Day In 1997 Tony Blair led Labour to victory in the General Election.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions, they pass no
criticisms."
George Eliot
On This Day In 1812 Edward Lear, English poet an landscape artist was born in London, England. Died: 29 January 1888. Best knows as the author of The Owl And The Pussycat.
On This Day In 1887 Eddie Collins, legendary baseball second baseman with the Chicago White Sox was born in Millerton, New York. Died: March 25 1951, Boston, Massachusetts.
On This Day In 1892 Manfred Von Richthofen (The Red Baron) was born.
On This Day In British troops began their offensive against the Pro-German regime in Iraq. World War II.
On This Day In 1945 The Germans surrendered in Italy. World War II.
On This Day In 1945 The Russian Army captured Prague (Czechoslovakia).
On This Day In 1945 British and American troops met on the shores of Baltic and at the Torgau on the Elbe (Germany). World War II.
On This Day In 1945 The Soviet Union announced the fall of Berlin and the Allies announced the surrender of Nazi troops in Italy and parts of Austria.
On This Day In 1952 The world's first jet-powered commercial airliner, the de Havilland Comet, began regular service for British Overseas Airways Corporation and immediately established a new standard of speed and comfort in air travel.
On This Day In 1953 Blackpool beat Bolton Wanderers 4-3 in the 25th FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
On This Day In 1964 West Ham United beat Preston North End 3-2 in the 37th FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
On This Day In 1999 English actor and hellraiser Oliver Reed died of a heart attack whilst on a drinking binge in a bar in Valletta in Malta.
Your Thought For Today Is:
Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
On This Day In 1940 Vidkun Quisling became leader of Norway and King Haakon left Norway.
On This Day In 1945 Rangoon was recaptured by the British Army. World War II.
On This Day In 1952 Newcastle United beat Arsenal 1-0 in the 24th FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
On This Day In 1958 Bolton Wanderers beat Manchester United 2-0 in the 30th FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
On This Day In 1975 West Ham United beat Fulham 2-0 in the 48th FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
Your Thought For Today Is:
We never known the love of parents until we become parents ourselves.
On This Day In 1655 Bartolomeo di FrancescoCristofori, Italian harpsichord maker generally credited with the invention of the piano, called in his time gravicembalo col piano e forte, or “harpsichord that plays soft and loud.”
On This Day In 1862 The Union forces captured Yorktown, Virginia. American Civil War.
On This Day In 1863 The Confederate forces defeat the Union forces at Chancellorsville, Virginia. American Civil War.
On This Day In 1865 Confederate General Richard Taylor surrendered with his troops. American Civil War.
On This Day In 1912 The first plane to take off from a warship underway was a short F36 piloted by Commander C. R. Samson from the battleship HMS Hibernia. The ship had a platform placed on top of the forward gun turret.
On This Day In 1942 Battle of the Coral Sea began. Japan lost the aircraft carrier Shoho and the USA lost USS Lexington. World War II.
On This Day In 1943 The allies began their final offensive in Tunisia. World War II.
On This Day In 1945 The unconditional surrender of the German armed forces representatives of Admiral Doenitz formally surrendered to Field Marshall Montgomery on Luneburg Heath. World War II.
On This Day In 1957 Aston Villa beat Manchester United 2-1 in the 29th FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
On This Day In 1974 Liverpool beat Newcastle United 3-0 in the 47th FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
On This Day In 1989 America's 29th space shuttle mission Atlantis (4) STS-30 (MAGELLAN) was launched. Landed May 8, 1989, 12:43:27 p.m. PDT, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
On This Day In 2002 Arsenal beat Chelsea 2-0 in the 2nd FA Cup final at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.
Your Thought For Today Is:
Habit is a shirt made of iron.
On This Day In 1862 The Union forces captured Williamsburg, Virginia. American Civil War.
On This Day In 1884 Charles Albert "Chief" Bender legendary baseball pitcher with the Chicago White Sox was born in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. Died: May 22, 1954, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
On This Day In 1942 Tammy Wynette, American country singer was born. Best known for her song Stand By Your Man.
On This Day In 1942 The British Forces invaded Madagascar. World War II.
On This Day In 1943 Actor Michael (Around The World In Eighty Days) Palin was born.
On This Day In 1945 Truce on the western front. World War II.
On This Day In 1945 US troops liberated Mauthausen concentration camp. World War II.
On This Day In 1948 The first Air Squadron of Jets aboard an American carrier.
On This Day In 1949 The Council of Europe was established.
On This Day In 1956 Jim Bailey ran the first 4 minute mile in Los Angeles (USA).
On This Day In 1956 Manchester City beat Birmingham City 3-1 in the 28th FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
On This Day In 1957 Movie Director Peter (Bread) Howitt was born.
On This Day In 1957 English actor Richard E Grant was born.
On This Day In 1958 Actress Annie Miles was born.
On This Day In 1961 American astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. became America's first space traveler as he made a 15-minute suborbital flight in MR-3 (Freedom 7) launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla. USA. Mercury Project.
On This Day In 1962 Tottenham Hotspur beat Burnley 3-1 in the 34th FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
On This Day In 1973 Sunderland beat Leeds United 1-0 in the 46th FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"You can't put a price tag on love, but you can on all it's
accessories."
Melanie Clark
On This Day In 1818 Karl Marx, the Father of communism was born.
On This Day In 1851 A Patent was granted to Dr John Farrie for the refridgerator.
On This Day In 1856 Sigmund Freud, Founder of psychoanalysis was born in Freiberg, Moravia (now Czech Republic). Died: 23 September 1939(Cancer).
On This Day In 1861 Arkansas seceded from the Union. Confederate Congress declared war on the Union.
On This Day In 1868 Nicholas II (Nikolai Aleksandrovich) was born in Tsar Selo (Now Pushkin) Russia. Died: July 17 1918 (Executed). He was the last emperor of Russia.
On This Day In 1870 A.P Giannini, Founder of the Bank of America was born.
On This Day In 1895 Movie heart throb Rudolph (The Sheik) Valentino was born.
On This Day In 1908 Bill Fraser, English TV comedy actor was born. Best known for his role as Claude Snudge in Bootsie and Snudge.
On This Day In 1915 American actor Orson (Citizen Kane) Wells was born.
On This Day In 1926 Italian Opera singer Marguerite Piazza was born.
On This Day In 1931 Willie (Say Hey) Mays legendary baseball legend was born.
On This Day In 1930 Fashion Designer Sonia Rykiel was born.
On This Day In 1932 English Aristocrat The Marquess of Bath was born.
On This Day In 1937 The hydrogen-filled German dirigible Hindenburg burned and crashed in Lakehurst, N.J., killing 36 of the 97 people on board.
On This Day In 1942 British troops captured Madagascar. World War II
On This Day In 1942 The American troops on Philippine's surrendered. World War II.
On This Day In 1945 Bob Seger, American rock singer was born.
On This Day In 1953 Tony Blair, British Prime Minister was born. Term of Office (1997-Present) Labour.
On This Day In 1954 British athlete Rodger Bannister ran the first timed sub-four minute mile in history.
On This Day In 1960 America's 7th unmanned space probe BA-1 (Beach Abort) was launched. Duration: 0 Days, 0 hours, 1 min, 16 seconds. Mercury Project.
On This Day In 1961 Tottenham Hotspur beat Blackburn Rovers 2-0 in the 33rd FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
On This Day In 1962 The first Nuclear Warhead was fired from the Polaris Submarine USS Ethan Allen.
On This Day In 1972 Leeds United beat Arsenal 1-0 in the 45th FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
On This Day In 1978 Ipswich Town beat Arsenal 1-0 in the 51st FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
On This Day In 1985 The American Space Shuttle Challenger 7 returned safely to Earth.
On This Day In 1985 The Russian spacecraft Soyuz T-13 (Salyut 7) Was Launched.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."
Elenor Roosevelt
On This Day In 1812 English poet Robert Browning was born at London. Died: 12 December 1889.
On This Day In 1824 Beethovens Ninth Symphony was presented for the first time.
On This Day In 1833 Composer of Lullabys Johannes Brahms was born.
On This Day In 1840 Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer was born. Died: 06 November 1893.
On This Day In 1847 The Earl of Rosebery, British Prime Minister was born. Died: 21 may 1929. Term of Office ( 1894-1895) Liberal.
On This Day In 1864 The Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia, ended in a draw. American Civil War.
On This Day In
1885 George Francis Hayes aka "Gabby", American actor was born.
Died: February 9th 1969 Burbank, CA.
On This Day In 1901 Gary Cooper, American movie legend was born. Best known for his role in High Noon.
On This Day In 1909 American inventor Edwin ( The Polaroid ) Land was born.
On This Day In 1915 The British liner the Lusitania was sunk without warning by a German Submarine, almost 1,200 passengers were killed, 100 passengers were Americans thus bringing America into World War I.
On This Day In 1919 Argentinean First Lady Eva (Don't Cry For Me) Peron was born.
On This Day In 1936 Heinz 57 boss Dr Tony O'Reilly was born.
On This Day In 1939 Jimmy Ruffin, American soul singer was born.
On This Day In 1942 The Pacific naval Battle of the Coral Sea began. Concluded 8 May World War II.
On This Day In 1943 The allies captured Tunis. World War II.
On This Day In 1944 Richard O'Sullivan, English actor was born.
On This Day In 1945 The Unconditional surrender of the German forces. The War in Europe was finally over when a document was signed by Air Chief Marshall Tedder, General Eisenhower and by Field Marshall Keital representing Admiral Doenitz and Marshall Zhukov representing Stalin. World War II.
On This Day In 1955 Newcastle United beat Manchester United 3-1 in the 27th FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
On This Day In 1960 Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Blackburn Rovers 3-0 in the 32nd FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
On This Day In 1963 The Communications satellite Telstar 2 was launched ( Apogee 6,700 Miles ).
On This Day In 1992 America's 47th space shuttle mission Endeavour (1) STS-49 (INTELSAT-VI-RESCUE) was launched. Landed May 16, 1992, 6:57:38 p.m. EDT, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"Winners never quit and quitters never win."
Vince Lombardi
On This Day In 1648 The English Civil War Battle of St Fagans began, The 8,000 strong Royalist Army Commanded by Major General Laugharne were defeated by 3,000 Parliamentary Troops commanded by Colonel Thomas Horton thus ending the Royalist resistance in South Wales.
On This Day In 1858 Dan Brouthers, legendary baseball hitter with the Philidephia Phillies was born in Sylvan Lake, New York. Died: August 2, 1932, East Orange, New Jersey.
On This Day In 1862 The Confederate forces defeat the Union forces at McDowell,
Virginia.
American Civil War.
On This Day In 1884 Harry S Trueman 33rd President Of The United States was born in Independence Missouri. Term Of Office 1945 - 1953.
On This Day In 1902 Mount Pelée erupts, wipes out St Pierre, Martinique, killing 30,000 people.
On This Day In 1911 Robert Johnson, the songwriter, guitarist, and singer was known as "The King of the Delta Blues" was born in in Hazlehurst, Mississippi. Died 16 August 1938 aged 27. Best known for his recording of Crossroad Blues.
On This Day In 1926 English naturalist Sir David Attenborough was born.
On This Day In 1932 Sonny Liston, world heavyweight boxing champion was born. Champion: (1962-1964). Died: December 30, 1970.
On This Day In 1935 Jack ( The Giraffe ) Charlton, England and Leeds United Soccer legend was born.
On This Day In 1942 German troops began their offensive in the Crimea.
On This Day In 1945 VE-Day (Victory in Europe). World War II.
On This Day In 1963 South Vietnamese troops, enforcing a ban on the Buddhist multicolored flag, fire upon 20,000 Buddhists at Hue. The attack begins a series of intensifying protests by Buddhists against the government. Vietnam War.
On This Day In 1967 The US base camp at Con Thien was attacked by North Vietnamese troops. The North Vietnamese assault is turned back after 44 Marines and 177 North Vietnamese troops are killed. Vietnam War.
On This Day In 1971 Arsenal beat Liverpool 2-1 in the 44th FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"The brain is a wonderful organ, it starts the moment you get up
and doesn't stop until you get to work."
Robert Frost
On This Day In 1781 The British surrender of Pensacola completed the Spanish conquest of western Florida. American War Of Independence.
On This Day In 1944 Soviet troops recaptured Sevastopol. World War II.
On This Day In 1945 Soviet troops captured Prague. World War II.
On This Day In 1945 The allies landed on the Channel Islands. World War II.
On This Day In 1945 Hermann Göring was captured by the American troops. World War II.
On This Day In 1981 Manchester City drew with Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 in the 54th FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium. Tottenham finally won 3-2 after extra time.
On This Day In 1992 Liverpool beat Sunderland 2-0 in the 65th FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
On This Day In 1994 South Africa's newly elected parliament chose Nelson Mandela to be the country's first black president.
Your Thought For Today Is:
A friend is someone who knows all about you but loves you just the same
Liberation Day
Jersey And Guernsey Liberated From Germany * World War II
On This Day In 213 AD The Roman Emperor Claudius Gothicus or Claudius II was born.
On This Day In 238 AD The Thracian, Roman Emperor Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus died. He was murdered.
On This Day In 1267 Vienna's church ordered all Jews to wear a distinctive clothing.
On This Day In 1278 Jews of England imprisoned on charges of coining.
On This Day In 1291 Scottish nobles recognized the authority of English king Edward I.
On This Day In 1427 All Jews were expelled from Berne Switzerland.
On This Day In 1497 Amerigo Vespucci, Italian navigator set sail on his first voyage to the New World.
On This Day In 1503 Christopher Columbus discovered the Cayman Islands.
On This Day In 1536 Thomas Howard 4th duke of Norfolk, English Earl Marshall was born.
On This Day In 1559 Scottish Protestants under John Knox uprise against The Queen-Mother Mary.
On This Day In 1655 The Caribbean island of Jamaica was captured by the English.
On This Day In 1774 Louis XVI ascended to throne of France.
On This Day In 1779 British forces capture and burn Portsmouth and Norfolk, VA. American War of Independence.
On This Day In 1796 Napoleon defeated Austria in the Battle of Lodi Bridge.
On This Day In 1797 The United States launched her first Naval ship, the "United States".
On This Day In 1838 John Wilkes Booth assassin of Abraham Lincoln was born.
On This Day In 1850 Sir Thomas Johnstone Lipton yachtsman/tea magnate was born in Glasgow Scotland.
On This Day In 1857 The Indian Mutiny began with the revolt of the Sepoys of Meerutkazerne, Delhi.
On This Day In 1862 The Battle of Plum Run Bend TN, Plum Point Bend. American Civil War.
On This Day In 1865 Jefferson Davis was captured at Irwinville, Georgia. American Civil War.
On This Day In 1872 Victoria Woodhull becam the first woman to be nominated for president of the Uited States.
On This Day In 1869 A golden spike was driven at Promontory, Utah, marking the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in the United States.
On This Day In 1899 Frederick (Astaire) Austerlitz , American dancer/actor was born. Best known for his roles in Easter Parade, Swingtime.
On This Day In 1902 David O Selznick, American film director was born in Pittsburgh PA.
Best known as the director of Gone With the Wind.
On This Day In 1908 The very first Mother's Day was observed in Philadelphia, USA.
On This Day In 1910 The first aircraft air display in the world took place and was held at Hendon, England.
On This Day In 1915 The German airship Zeppelin droped hundreds of bombs on Southend-on-Sea, England. World War I.
On This Day In 1924 J Edgar Hoover was appointed head of the American FBI.
On This Day In 1933 Books written by Jews, political opponents of Nazis, and many others are burned during huge public rallies across Germany.
On This Day In 1940 Neville Chamberlain resigned Winston Churchill became Prime Minister of England.
On This Day In 1940 The German forces invaded the Benelux countries of France - Holland - Belgium And Luxembourg. World War II.
On This Day In 1940 British forces landed in Iceland. World War II.
On This Day In 1940 Tht British Local Defense Volunteers was formed Home Guard. World War II.
On This Day In 1941 German deputy Führer Rudolph Hess landed in Scotland with proposals to end the war - Britain should allow Germany a free hand in Europe and in return Germany would leave Britain and her Empire intact. Britain dismissed his proposals and arrested him. World War II.
On This Day In 1941 The Houses of Parliament and Holborn Theater destroyed in a blitz. World War II.
On This Day In 1942 Japanese Imperial forces were in control of Burma. World War II.
On This Day In 1945 The Allies captured Rangoon from the Japanese. World War II.
On This Day In 1945 Russian troops occupied Prague. World War II.
On This Day In 1946 Umberto II succeeded Victor Emmanuel III as king of Italy.
On This Day In 1960 The United States atomic submarine USS Triton completed the first circumnavigation of globe under water.
On This Day In 1963 Decca records signed the Rolling Stones on the advice of Beatle George Harrison.
On This Day In 1968 Vietnam peace talks began in Paris between the United States and North Vietnam.
On This Day In 1969 Apollo 10 transmited the first colour pictures of Earth from space.
On This Day In 1979 The Federated States of Micronesia became self-governing.
On This Day In 1980 West Ham United beat Arsenal 1-0 in the 53rd FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
On This Day In 1986 Liverpool beat Everton 3-1 in the 59th FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
On This Day In 1994 Nelson Mandela was sworn in as South Africa's first black president.
On This Day In 1995 Great Britain lifted the 23-year ban on ministerial talks with Sinn Fein.
Your Thought For Today Is:
All things work together for good
On This Day In 1752 The first brick building in San Francisco USA was started.
On This Day In 1850 The legendary American composer Irvin Berlin was born.
On This Day In 1858 Minnesota became the 32nd State Of The Union. State Capital
St Paul. USA
On This Day In 1904 Salvador Felipe Jacinto Dali i Domenech the 20th century's most famous surrealist artist was born in Figueras, Spain. Died: 23 January 1989 ( Heart failure).
On This Day In 1907 The Bank of San Francisco was incorporated.
On This Day In 1935 Doug McClure, American actor was born in California. Died February 5 1995. Best known for his role as Trampas in the TV western series The Virginian.
On This Day In 1940 The Belgian fortress of Eben Emael was
captured by German troops.
World War II.
On This Day In 1947 Tubeless car tires were announced, Akron, Ohio, U.S.A.
On This Day In 1948 The Animals lead singer Eric ( House Of The Rising Sun ) Burden was born.
On This Day In 1949 Israel was admitted to The United Nations.
On This Day In 1951 American Jay Forrester patents the computer core memory.
On This Day In 1975 Israel Signed an agreement with the European Economic Market.
On This Day In 1996 Manchester United beat Liverpool 1-0 in the 69th FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
On This Day In 2002 Joseph Bonanno, the notorious gangster known as "Joe Bananas" who ran one of the most powerful Mafia groups in the 1950s and '60s, has died. He was 97.
On This Day In 2002 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was released in the
UK.
More than a million young Harry Potter fans and their parents, bought videos and
DVDs. Selling 1.25 million copies, breaking the record of 1.1 million copies set by
Titanic.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"Nothing is so embarrassing as watching someone do something you said couldn't
be done."
Sam Ewing
On This Day In 1780 General Lincoln surrendered Charleston, SC to the British under General Clinton, is was The worst American defeat. American War Of Independence.
On This Day In 1820 Florence Nightingale was born in Italy. Her two greatest life
achievements--pioneering of nursing and the reform of hospitals--were amazing
considering that most Victorian women of her age group did not attend
universities or pursue professional careers. It was her father, William
Nightingale, who believed women, especially his children, should get an
education. So Nightingale and her sister learned Italian, Latin, Greek, history,
and mathematics. She in particular received excellent early preparation in
mathematics from her father and aunt, and was also tutored in mathematics by
James Sylvester. In 1854, after a year as a unpaid superintendent of a London
"establishment for gentlewomen during illness," the Secretary of War,
Sidney Herbert, recruited Nightingale and 38 nurses for service in Scutari
during the Crimean War. She on died August 13, 1910.
On This Day In 1845 Gabriel Faure, French composer was born.
On This Day In 1863 The Union forces defeated the Confederate forces at Raymond, Mississippi. American Civil War.
On This Day In 1925 Yogi Barra, legendary baseball catcher with the New York Mets was born St. Louis, Missouri.
On This Day In 1926 The General Strike was called by the Trades Union Congress in support of the Miners Federation, during the nine days of the strike 1,580,000 People were involved, 14,500,000 working days were lost.
On This Day In 1937 English actress Susan Hampshire was born.
On This Day In 1942 Actress Pam St Clement was born.
On This Day In 1944 Germans surrendered in the Crimea. World War II.
On This Day In 1945 Ex England and Portsmouth Soccer Boss Alan Ball was born.
On This Day In 1949 Rock singer Steve Winwood was born.
On This Day In 1950 Gabriel Byrne, American actor was born. Best known for his role as the Devil in End of Days.
On This Day In 1979 Arsenal beat Manchester United 3-2 in the 52nd FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
On This Day In 1990 Crystal Palace drew with Manchester United 3-3 in the 63rd FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium. Manchester United beat Crystal Palace 1-0 in the replay.
On This Day In 2001 Liverpool beat Arsenal 2-1 in the 1st FA Cup final at the Millennium Stadium Cardiff.
Your Thought For Today Is:
A man who speaks the truth is always at ease.
Old Persian Proverb
On This Day In 1607 The English land in America and created Jamestown.
On This Day In 1730 Charles Wentworth, Marquess of Rockingham, British Prime Minister was born. Died: 1 July 1782. Term of Office (1765-1766 and 1782) Whig.
On This Day In 1737 William Petty, Earl of Shelburne, British
Prime Minister was born.
Died: 7 May 1805. Term of Office (1782-1783) Whig.
On This Day In 1842 Sir Arthur Sullivan, of Gilbert and Sullivan was born.
On This Day In 1846 The United States of America declared War on Mexico.
On This Day In 1845 Andrew Fitzgibbon
was born. He was awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery in Taku Forts in Northern China. Born 21 August 1860
he is the youngest recipient of this medal at 15 years and 100 days old.
On This Day In 1846 The United States of America declared War on Mexico.
On This Day In 1865 The last battle of the Civil War took place at Palmito Ranch, Texas.
On This Day In 1912 The Royal Flying Corps was created in England.
On This Day In 1914 Joe (The Brown Bomber) Louis, world heavyweight boxing champion was born. Champion: (1937-1949) retired. Died: April 12, 1981.
On This Day In 1935 Luciano Benetton, high street fashion guru was born.
On This Day In 1940 The Dutch Queen Wilhelmina leaves the Netherlands. World War II.
On This Day In 1941 Richie Valens, Mexican-Amercan, rock 'n' roll legend was bprn in Pacoima, a suburb of Los Angeles, California. Died 3 February 1959 in a plane crash. Buddy holly and The Big Bopper also died. Richie Valens was best known for is recording of Donna.
On This Day In 1941 Joe Brown was Born, English singer. Joe's early professional musical career included playing guitar with Johnny Cash, Gene Vincent, Eddie Cochran and appearing with Bill Haley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard & Chuck Berry, whilst Brian Epstein who promoted some of Joe's shows in the North West of England in the early days gave the opening slot a few times to a young band which he was then interested in working with called The Beatles.
On This Day In 1943 The German surrender of North Africa, General Messe surrendered 250,000 German and Italian Troops. World War II.
On This Day In 1951 British TV Host Selina Scott was born.
On This Day In 1951 American singer Stevie Wonder was born.
On This Day In 1965 The US suspends air raids on North Vietnam, hoping for a peaceful overture from the North Vietnamese. At the same time, the US launches a diplomatic offensive. Vietnam War.
On This Day 1981 Pope John Paul II was shot and seriously wounded in St. Peter's Square by Turkish assailant Mehmet Ali Agca.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"If the window of opportunity appears don't pull down the blind."
Tom Peters
On This Day In 1727 Thomas Gainsborough, English Portrait painter was born in Sudbury, England. Died: London, England, 2 August 1788.
On This Day In 1811 Paraguay gained independence.
On This Day In 1853 Gail Borden, American applied for a patent for making condensed milk.
On This Day In 1863 The Union forces captured Jackson, Mississippi. American Civil War.
On This Day In 1873 Nikolai Tcherepnin, Russian composer was born. Died: 26 June 1945.
On
This Day In 1881 Mary Jane Seacole nurse and a heroine of the Crimean War died
in Paddington, London. Born Mary Jane Grant in Jamaica 1805.
On This Day In 1899 Earle Combs, legendary baseball hitter with the New York Yankees was born in Pebworth, Kentucky. Died: July 21 1976, Richmond, Kentucky.
On This Day In 1928 Billy Martin, American baseball legend was born.
On This Day In 1940 Germany invaded France, the British Home Guard was formed. World War II.
On This Day In 1940 The German Luffewaffe bombed Rotterdam. World War II.
On This Day In 1940 Sir Chay Blyth , British adventurer was born.
On This Day In 1944 George Lucas, Star Wars producer was born.
On This Day In 1945 Francesca Annis, British actress was born.
On This Day In 1948 The independent State Of Israel was proclaimed as British rule in Palestine came to an end.
On This Day In 1966 Everton beat Sheffield Wednesday 3-2 in the 39th FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
On This Day In 1973 America's Skylab-1 (SL-1) space station was launched into orbit by a Saturn V booster.
On This Day In 1981 The Russian Spacecraft Soyuz 40 was launched taking the first Rumanian Astronaut into space. Dumitru Dorin Prunariu Date of birth : 27 September 1952.
On This Day In 1982 The Russian Spacecraft Soyuz T - 5 was launched.
On This Day In 1988 Wimbledon beat Liverpool 1-0 in the 61st FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
On This Day In 1994 Manchester United beat Chelsea 4-0 in the 67th FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
On This Day In 1998 American icon Frank (The Voice) Sinatra died aged 82.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"Baby life's for living, cause dying's a pain in the ass."
Frank Sinatra
Independence Day Paraguay
On This Day In 1757 Andrew Jackson 7th President of The United States was born at the Waxhaw Settlement in Lancaster County South Carolina. Inaugurated as President on March 4th 1829. Term Of Office 1829 - 1837.
On This Day In 1856 Lyman Frank Baum, American author of the children's classic the Wizard of OZ was born in Chittenango, New York. Died: 5 May in Hollywood, California.
On This Day In 1859 French Physicist Pierre Curie was born.
On This Day In 1909 English actor James Mason was born at Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England. Died: 27th July 1984.
On This Day In 1925 Andrei Eshpai, Russian composer was born.
On This Day In 1935 Ted Dexter, ex England cricket captain was born.
On This Day In 1937 Trini Lopez Mexican singer was born. Best known for his recording of If I Had A Hammer.
On This Day In 1940 The first ladies nylon stockings were sold in America.
On This Day In 1940 Holland surrendered to Germany. World War II.
On This Day In 1944 Over 430,000 Hungarian Jews were deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau, where most of them are gassed. World War II.
On This Day In 1948 Brian Eno, British rock musician was born.
On This Day In 1953 Rock composer Mike (Tubular Bells) Oldfield was born.
On This Day In 1953 George Brett, legendary baseball hitter for the Kansas City Royals was born in Glen Dale, West Virginia.
On This Day In 1963 America's 6th manned spacecraft MA-9 (Faith 7) was launched. Crew L. Gordon Cooper. This was the last mission of the Mercury Project.
On This Day In 1993 Arsenal drew with Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 in the 66th FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium. Arsenal beat Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 in the replay.
On This Day In 1997 America's 84th space shuttle mission Atlantis (19) STS-84 (Mir-Docking/6) was launched. Landed May 24 1997, 9:27:44 am EDT, Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"It's what you learn after you know it all that counts."
John Wooden
On This Day In 1782 John Sell Cotman, English Lanscape painter was born in Norwich, England. Died: London, England, 24 July 1842.
On This Day In 1817 In America the Mississippi River steamboat service began.
On This Day In 1863 The Union forces defeated the Confederate forces at Champion's Hill, Mississippi. American Civil War.
On This Day In 1868 American President Andrew Johnson was acquitted during a Senate impeachment hearing by one vote.
On This Day In 1881 The world's first electric tram went into service in Lichterfelder
(near Berlin) Germany.
On This Day In 1905 Henry Fonda American actor was born in Grand Island,
Nebraska.
Died: 12 August 1982 (heart failure). Best known as Tom Joad in the movie The
Grapes of Wrath.
On This Day In 1919 Walter Valentino Liberace, was born in Wisconsin. Liberace grew from a child prodigy to one of the most recognized musicians of his time. Died: February 4, 1987.
On This Day In 1927 In America the Supreme Court ruled that Bootleggers must pay income tax.
On This Day In 1941 The Italian forces in east Africa surrendered. World War II.
On This Day In 1943 The Warsaw ghetto uprising was put down and the ghetto
destroyed.
World War II.
On This Day In 1987 Coventry City beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 in the 60th FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
On This Day In 1991 Queen Elizabeth II of England became the first British Monarch to address the United States Congress.
On This Day In 1992 The American Space Shuttle STS-49 landed safely (Maiden Voyage Of Endeavour). Crew Daniel C. Brandenstein, (4) Commander Kevin P. Chilton (1), Pilot Pierre J. Thuot (2), Mission Specialist (1) Kathryn C. Thornton (2), Mission Specialist 2 Richard J. Hieb (2), Mission Specialist (3) Thomas D. Akers (2), Mission Specialist 4 Bruce E. Melnick (2), Mission Specialist (5)
On This Day In 1995 Japanese Police Arrested Cult Leader Shoko Asahara And Charged Him With The Nerve-gas Attack On Tokyo's Subways Two Months Earlier.
On This Day In 2002 Star Wars Episode II Attack of the Clones had it's global premier.
Your Thought For Today Is:
Health for the sick, honour to the brave, success to the lover, freedom to the slave.
Ascension Day
Christian festival celebrating the bodily ascent of Jesus Christ into Heaven
On the 40th day after the resurrection.
On This Day In 0218 The 7th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet.
On This Day In 0884 St Adrian III began his reign as Catholic Pope.
On This Day In 1792 In America twenty four merchants formed the New York Stock Exchange at 70 Wall Street.
On This Day In 1814 Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden (National Day).
On This Day In 1863 The Union forces defeat the Confederate forces at Big Black River Bridge, Mississippi. America Civil War.
On This Day In 1883 Buffalo Bill Cody's first wild west show premiered in Omaha. USA.
On This Day In 1915 Last liberal British Government of Herbert Henry Asquith falls.
On This Day In 1940 Germany occupied Brussels, Belgium and then began her invasion of France. World War II.
On This Day In 1943 The Royal Air Force bombed the Ruhr, Germany. World War II.
On This Day In 1949 The British government recognized the Republic of Ireland.
On This Day In 1969 The Russian space probe Venera 6 landed on Venus.
On This Day In 1972 Tottenham Hotspur won the first UEFA Cup Final in London.
On This Day In 1987 The American Warship USS Stark was hit by Iraqi missiles, 37 sailors died.
On This Day In 1997 Chelsea beat Middlesbrough 2-0 in the 70th FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
Your Thought For Today Is:
Those who give - receive.
Independence Day In Norway
On This Day In 1850 Oliver Heaviside, Physicist who predicted the existence of Ionosphere, used to reflect radio waves was born.
On This Day In 1863 The Union forces began their siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi. American Civil War.
On This Day In 1918 Pope John Paul II (Karol Jozef Wojtyla) born in Wadowice Poland.
On This Day In 1930 Pernell Roberts, American actor was born. Best known for his role as Adam in the American TV show Bonanza.
On This Day In 1941 The German battleship Bismarck steamed out of Gotenhafen harbour in occupied Poland and entered World War II.
On This Day In 1943 The allies began bombing the island of Pantelleria. World War II.
On This Day In 1944 The Allied troops captured Monte Casino. World War II.
On This Day In 1953 Jacqueline Cochran became the first woman pilot to fly faster than the speed of sound.
On This Day In 1967 The 26th Marines launch Operation Priare IV east of Khe Sanh. During the operation, 164 marines are killed and 999 are wounded. Vietnam War.
On This Day In 1968 West Bromwich Albion beat Everton 1-0 in the 41st FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
On This Day In 1969 The America's Apollo 10 (AS-505) spacecraft was launched. Lunar Orbit and Returned to Earth 26 May 1969. Crew Eugene A. Cernan, Thomas P. Stafford And John W. Young.
On This Day In 1980 Zimbabwe gained independence.
On This Day In 1985 Manchester United beat Everton 1-0 in the 58th FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
On This Day In 1991 Tottenham Hotspur beat Nottingham Forest 2-1 in the 64th FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
On This Day In 1998 Arsenal beat Newcastle United 2-0 in the 71st FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"Flies cause diseases, so keep yours zipped up."
Arabic Proverb
Independence Day Zimbabwe
On This Day In 715 AD St Gregory II began his reign as Catholic Pope.
On This Day In 1469 Italian sculptor Giovanni della Robbia was born.
On This Day In 1536 Anne Boleyn 6th wife of Henry VIII was executed.
On This Day In 1568 Elizabeth I, Queen of England arrested Mary, Queen of Scots.
On This Day In 1588 The Spanish Armada set sail for Lisbon, bound to England.
On This Day In 1593 Jacob Jordaens, Flemish Baroque artist was born in Antwerp, Spanish Netherlands [now Belgium]. Died: Antwerp, Spanish Netherlands [now Belgium]; 18 October 1678.
On This Day In 1611 Innocent XI [Benedetto Odescalchi] Italy, the 240th Roman Catholic Pope (1676-89) was born.
On This Day In 1635 France declared war on Spain.
On This Day In 1643 The Battle at Rocroi/Allersheim. The French army destroyed the Spanish army.
On This Day In 1643 Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, Connecticut & New Harbor form The United Colonies of New England.
On This Day In 1662 Charles II, King of England approved (The Uniformity Act of England) requiring all ministers to assent publicly to the Anglican "Book of Common Prayer."
On This Day In 1795 American philanthropist Johns Hopkins , founder of the Johns Hopkins University was born.
On This Day In 1857 Americans William Francis Channing & Moses G Farmer patented the electric fire alarm.
On This Day In 1859 Nellie Melba (Heal Mitchell) Australian soprano was born.
On This Day In 1862 The American Homestead Act became law.
On This Day In 1885 The complete Old and New Testament English Revised Version (EV or ERV) of the Bible was first published in England.
On This Day In 1890 Ho Chi Minh leader of Vietnam (1946-1969) was born.
On This Day In 1891 John "Black Jack" BOUVIER III was born in Easthampton, Hampshire Co, MA. He died on 3 Aug 1957.
On This Day In 1905 Victor Emmanuel, King of Italy & Swiss President open world's longest railroad tunnel (Simplon) links Iselle Italy & Brig Switzerland.
On This Day In 1915 1915 Pol Pot dictator/mass murderer was Born.
On This Day In 1918 Florence Chadwick swimmer, the first person to swim the English Channel both ways was born.
On This Day In 1925 Malcolm X Little, assassinated leader of black Muslims was born in Omaha NE.
On This Day In 1929 General Feng Yu-Xiang of China declared war on the Chiang Kai-Shek Government.
On This Day In 1930 In South Africa white woman gained the vote.
On This Day In 1935 T.E. Lawrence, also known as "Lawrence of Arabia," died in England from injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash.
On This Day In 1939 Winston Churchill signs British-Russian anti-Nazi pact.
On This Day In 1939 English actor James Fox was born.
On This Day In 1939 American astronaut Francis R Scobee Cle Elum WA, (STS 41C, 51L-Challenger disaster) was born.
On This Day In 1940 Britain's Airforce bombed Bremen and Hamburg. World War II.
On This Day In 1941 The Nazi battleship Bismarck left Gdynia, Poland. World War II.
On This Day In 1943 Berlin was declared "Judenrien" (free of Jews).
On This Day In 1943 Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister pledged England's full support to the United States against Japan. World War II.
On This Day In 1944 The German defense line in Italy collapsed. World War II.
On This Day In 1945 The Who's lead guitarist Pete (Substitute) Townsend was born.
On This Day In 1952 Jamaican singer Grace Jones was born.
On This Day In 1954 American Postmaster General Summerfield approves CIA mail-opening project.
On Thus Day In 1958 The United States and Canada form he North American Air Defense Command. (NORAD).
On This Day In 1960 American Airforce pilot Major Robert M White took the X-15 to 33,222mph.
On This Day In 1962 The United States performed a atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island.
On This Day In 1965 President Johnson orders that the raids be resumed. Raids are conducted against North Vietnamese oil storage tanks. Vietnam War.
On This Day In 1967 The United States bombed Hanoi.
On This Day In 1967 The old USSR ratifies a treaty with England & US banning nuclear weapons in space.
On This Day In 1968 Pirate Radio Brumble of Northern England was first heard.
On This Day In 1971 The Russian spacecraft Mars 2 the firstt spacecraft to crash land on Mars was launched.
On This Day In 1976 The ownership of gold was legalized in Australia.
On This Day In 1982 Italian actress Sophia Loren was jailed in Naples for tax evasion.
On This Day In 1983 The American space agency NASA launched Intelsat V.
On This Day In 1984 Everton beat Watford 2-2 in the 57th FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
On This Day In 1986 Anti-apartheid activist Hélène Pastoors sentenced to 10 years in South Africa.
On This Day In 1988 Carlos Lehder Rivas, of the Colombian Medellín drug cartel, was convicted in Florida for smuggling more than 3 tons of cocaine into United States.
On This Day In 1995 The world's youngest doctor, Balamurali Ambati, aged 17, graduated from Mount Sinai.
On This Day In 1996 America's 77th space shuttle mission Endeavour (11) STS-77 (SPACEHAB-04) was launched. Landed May 29, 1996 at 7:09:18 a.m. EDT, Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
On This Day In 2000 America's 98th space shuttle mission Atlantis (21) STS-101 (Space Station Assembly Flight ISS-2A-2a) was launched. Landed May 29,2000 at 2:20 a.m. EDT, Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"Slumps are like a soft bed. They're easy to get into and hard to get out
of."
Johnny Bench
On This Day In 1799 French novelist Honore de Balzac was born.
On This Day In 1818 William George Fargo, founder of the Wells Fargo Company was born.
On This Day In 1861 North Carolina seceded from the Union. American Civil War.
On This Day In 1913 William Hewlett, co-founder of Hewlett-Packard was born.
On This Day In 1915 Moshe Dayan Israeli Army General and Politician was born.
On This Day In 1927 At 7:40am Charles Lindbergh made the first solo flight across the Atlantic in the Spirit of Saint Louis, a 220 HP Ryan Monoplane.
On This Day In 1940 German forces reached the English Channel. World War II.
On This Day In 1941 The German airborne assault on the island of Crete began. World War II.
On This Day In 1944 English rock singer Joe (Delta Lady) Cocker was born in Sheffield.
On This Day In 1946 American singer Cher (I Got You Babe) was born.
On This Day In 1956 The Americans dropped by aeroplane the first thermonuclear bomb, Bikini Atoll in the Pacific.
On This Day In 1967 Tottenham Hotspur beat Chelsea 2-1 in the 40th FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
On This Day In 1974 The Russian spacecraft Soyuz 14 returned to Earth.
On This Day In 1989 Liverpool beat Everton 3-2 in the 62nd FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
On This Day In 1995 Manchester United beat Everton 1-0 in the 68th FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
On This Day In 2000 Chelsea beat Aston Villa 1-0 in the 73rd FA and last Cup final at to be played at Wembley Stadium.
On This Day In 2002 East Timor gained independence.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"Only the person who has faith in himself is able to be faithful to
others."
Erich Fromm
Independence Day East Timor
On This Day In 1471 Albrecht Dürer German painter, printmaker, draughtsman and art theorist. Born in Nürnberg as the third son of the Hungarian goldsmith. Began as an apprentice to his father in 1485, but his earliest known work, one of his many self portraits, was made in 1484. Died in Nürnberg in 1528.
On This Day In 1860 William Einthoven, inventor of the Electrocardiograph was born.
On This Day In 1861 Richmond, Virginia, was named capital of the Confederacy. American Civil War.
On This Day In 1864 The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House ended in a draw. America Civil War.
On This Day In 1878 Glen Curtis American aircraft pioneer was born.
On This Day In 1881 The American branch of the Red Cross was founded.
On This Day In 1902 Earl Averill legendary baseball hitter with the Boston Braves was born in Snohomish, Washington. Died: August 16, 1983, Everett, Washington.
On This Day In 1912 Harold Robins, American author was born. Best known as the author of the The Carpetbaggers.
On This Day In 1921 Andrei Sakharov Father of the Soviet hydrogen bomb, human rights activist and later a member of the Soviet parliament was born. Died: December 14 1989.
On This Day In 1927 Charles Lindbergh landed in Paris ( France ) completing the first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
On This Day In 1932 A.E Putmam became the first woman to make a solo transatlantic flight.
On This Day In 1941 The USS Robin Moor became the First American ship to be sunk by a German U-Boat. World War II.
On This Day In 1941 Maleme Airfield in Crete was captured. World War II.
On This Day In 1955 The first transcontinental solo flight from sunrise to sunset was made.
On This Day In 1960 Jeffrey Dahmer, one of America's most notorious serial killers was born in Milwaukee.
On This Day In 1977 Manchester United beat Liverpool 1-0 in the 50th FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium. Manchester won the relay 4-0.
On This Day In 1982 British troops re-take San Carlos, (Malvinas Islands) Falkland Islands.
On This Day In 1983 Brighton And Hove Albion drew with Manchester United 2-2 in the 56th FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"None but a fool worries about things he cannot influence."
Samuel Johnson
On This Day In 1828 Pioneer eye Surgeon Albrecht Grafe was born.
On This Day In 1844 Mary Cassatt, American impressionist was born in Pittsburgh, USA, Died: Paris, France; 14 June 1926.
On This Day In 1859 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, was born at Edinburgh, Scotland. Died: 7 July 1930 (Heart attack).
On This Day In 1907 Sir Laurence Olivier, British stage actor and movie legend was born.
On This Day In 1920 Thomas Gold, astronomer who established the Steady State-Theory of the Universe was born.
On This Day In 1923 Charles Aznavour, French singer was born.
On This Day In 1940 Michael Sarrazin, American actor was born.
On This Day In 1942 Mexico declared war on the axis powers. World War II.
On This Day In 1946 Irish and Manchester United soccer legend George Best was born.
On This Day In 1947 The First ballistic missile was fired.
On This Day In 1955 Dale Winton, English TV presenter was born.
On This Day In 1981 The Russian spacecraft Soyuz 40 returned safely to Earth.
On This Day In 1982 Queens Park Rangers drew with Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 in the 55th FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium. Tottenham won the replay 1-0.
On This Day In 1999 Manchester United beat Newcastle United 2-0 in the 72nd FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"I am free of prejudice. I hate everyone
equally."
W.C.Fields
On This day In 1701 William Kidd, infamous British privateer and semi-legendary pirate better known as CAPTAIN KIDD died. Born 1645, Greenock, Renfrew, Scotland.
On This Day In 1788 South Carolina became the 8th State Of The Union. State Capital
Columbia. USA.
On This Day In 1862 The Confederate forces defeated the Union forces at Front Royal, Virginia. American Civil War.
On This Day In 1934 Notorious American bank robbers Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were shot to death in a police ambush as they were driving a stolen Ford Deluxe along a road in Bienville Parish, La.
On This Day In 1945 Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler, Adolf Hitler's deputy committed suicide. World war II.
On This Day In 1945 The German High Command were imprisoned. World War II
Your Thought For Today Is:
Keep your face towards the sunshine
and the shadows will fall behind you.
On This Day In 15 BC Germanicus, the adopted son of the Emperor Tiberius, was named Consul of Rome at age 27. Best known as Commander of Roman legions on the Rhine.
On This Day In 1544 William Gilbert, English physician was born in Colchester, Essex, England. Died: 30 November 1603 (Plague). Best know as the man who figured out Magnetism and Electricity.
On This Day In 1819 Victoria, Queen of England was born at Kensington Palace, London, England. Died: 22 January 1901. (Reign: 1837-1901).
On This Day In 1844 Henri Rousseau "Le Douanier", French post impressionist artist was born in Laval, France. Died: Paris, France, 2 September 1910.
On This Day In 1883 The Brooklyn Bridge, linking Brooklyn and Manhattan, was opened to traffic.
On This Day In 1941 The German battleship Bismark was sunk by the British navy. World War II.
On This Day In 1941 The British battleship HMS Hood was sunk. The pride of the Royal Navy she was sunk in the North Atlantic by the German battleship Bismark and the cruiser Prince Eugen. World War II.
On This Day In 1941 American singer Bob Dylan was born at Duluth, Minnesota.
On This Day In 1962 America's 4th manned space craft MA-7 (Aurora 7) was launched. Crew M Scott Carpenter. Mercury Project.
On This Day In 1994 Eritrea gained independence.
Your Thought For Today Is:
Dieu me pardonnera. C'est son motier. (God will forgive me. It's his job.)
Heinrich Heine
Today is the Jewish festival The Feast of Weeks
Independence Day Eritrea
On This Day In 1713 John Stuart, Earl of Bute, British Prime Minister was born. Died 10 March 1792. Term of Office (1762-1763) Tory.
On This Day In 1787 The Philadelphia Convention began. Drafting the first draft of the Constitution of the New United States of America.
On This Day In 1796 Nicholas I (Nikolai Pavlovitch), Emperor of all Russia was born. Emperor 1825-1855. Died: February 18, 1855.
On This Day In 1803 American Ralph Waldo Emerson founder of Transcendentalism was born at Boston, Massachusetts. Died: 27 April 1882.
On This Day In 1862 The Confederate forces defeated the Union forces at Winchester, Virginia. American Civil War.
On This Day In 1887 Padre Pio Capuchin Monk, real name Francesco Forgione was born in Pietrelcina in the province of Benevent, Italy. He was baptised Francis. Even as a child he had extraordinary gifts.
On This Day In 1897 Gene Tunney, world heavyweight boxing champion was born. Champion: (1926-1928) retired.
On This Day In 1926 Miles Dewey Davis, Jr American jazz trumpeter was born in Alton, Illinois. Died: 29 September 1991.
On This Day In 1940 The Port of Boulogne (France) fell to the German forces. World War II.
On This Day In 1941 The Battle of Crete began. World War II.
On This Day In 1944 Japanese troops captured Luoyang, China. World War II.
On This Day In 1946 Jordan gained independence.
On This Day In 1963 Manchester United beat Leicester City 3-1 in the 35th FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
On This Day In 1965 America's Apollo-Saturn-SA8/Pegasus 2 was launched. Apollo boilerplate model and micrometeoroid satellite.
On This Day In 1973 America's Skylab-2 (SL-2) was launched. First manned mission. Landed: June 22, 1973. Crew: Charles C. Conrad Jr., Paul J. Weitz, Joseph P. Kerwin.
Your Thought For Today Is:
Do infants have as much fun in infancy as adults do in adultery?
Anonymous
Independence Day Jordan
On This Day In 1602 Phillipe de Champaigne, Dutch Baroque painter was born in Brussels, Spanish Netherlands [now Belgium]. Died: Paris, France, 12 August 1674.
On This Day In 1863 Bob Fitzsimmons, world heavyweight boxing champion was born. Champion: (1897-1899).
On This Day In 1865 General Kirby Smith surrendered with his troops in New Orleans. American Civil War.
On This Day In 1868 The American Senate impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson ended with his acquittal as the Senate fell one vote short of the two-thirds majority required for conviction.
On This Day In 1877 Isadora Duncan was a pioneer of 20th-century American dance was born at San Francisco, California. Died: 14 September 1914 (Auto accident).
On This Day In 1886 American singer Al (Mammy) Jolson was born.
On This Day In 1868 Michael Barrett became the last person to be hanged in England at Newgate for the Fenian bombing at Clerkenwell.
On This Day In 1907 American movie legend John (The Shootist) Wayne was born.
On This Day In 1919 American actor Harold J. Smith (Jay Tonto Silverheels) was born Ontario, Canada to a Mohawk Chief.
On This Day In 1920 Peggy Lee, American singer/songwriter/actress was born Jamestown, North Dakota. Died: 21 January (Heart attack). Best known for her recording of Fever.
On This Day In 1923 American actor James (Gun Smoke) Arnes was born.
On This Day In 1937 The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, USA was opened.
On This Day In 1940 Dunkerque ( Dunkirk ) France evacuation began. The greatest evacuation in military history was carried out by 1,200 allied and civilian craft. 338,226 British and French troops were taken off the beaches. (Operation Dynamo). World War II.
On This Day In 1941 The German battleship Bismark was sighted, she was sunk on the 27th May, chased by the battleships King George V and Rodney, she was scuttled by her captain in Rio de Janerio harbour ( Brazil ), she had a compliment of 2,100 men, 115 were rescued. World War II.
On This Day In 1942 Erwin (The Desert Fox) Rommel attacked the 8th army. World War II.
On This Day In 1946 The patent for the H-Bomb was filed for in the USA.
On This Day In 1949 Hank Williams Jr, American country singer was born.
On This Day In 1965 Eight hundred Australian troops depart for Vietnam. Australian troops served in Vietnam, 494 of whom are killed and 2,368 of whom are wounded. In addition, 35 New Zealanders are killed and 135 are injured. Vietnam War.
On This Day In 1966 Guyana gained independence.
On This Day In 1969 The American spacecraft Apollo 10 returned safely to Earth.
On This Day In 1980 The Russian spacecraft Soyuz 36 was launched.
On This Day In 1981 The Russian spacecraft Soyuz T-4 returned safely to Earth.
On This Day In 2002 NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft has reportedly detected water ice under the surface of the Red Planet, according to scientific papers to be published this week, a finding that could be a giant step in exploration of Mars.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"If only I had a little humility, I would be perfect."
Ted Turner
Independence Day Guyana
On This Day In 1706 Peter The Great of Russia founded St Petersburg
On This Day In 1813 The British attacked Sacketts Harbor. The British force was repulsed after a difficult battle. War of 1812.
On This Day In 1813 American forces, under Lt. Col. Winfield Scott, attacked and captured the British garrison at Fort George, commanded by British General Vincent. War of 1812.
On This Day In 1819 Julia
Ward Howe, American poet was born in New York, New York.
Died: 17 October 1910. Best known as the abolitionist who wrote The Battle Hymn
of the Republic.
On This Day In 1837 American James Butler better known as Wild Bill Hickock was born. Hickok was an Indian-fighter and frontier marshal.
On This Day In 1911 Vincent Leonard Price, American actor was
born in St Louis, Missouri.
Died: 25October 1993. Best known for his performance in The House of Wax.
On This Day In 1922 Christopher Lee, English actor was born in Belgravia, London. Best known for his portrayal as Dracula.
On This Day In 1937 San Francisco's famous Golden Gate Bridge was completed and opened to pedestrian traffic. The following day at noon, President Franklin D Roosevelt pressed a telegraph key in the White House, and the bridge was opened to vehicular traffic. Until the Verrazano Narrows Bridge was completed in 1964, the Golden Gate's 4,200 foot orange-painted structural steel suspension span was the longest in the world. (Today, the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge in Japan boasts the longest span at over 6,500 feet.)
On This Day In 1940 Belgium surrendered to Germany. World War II.
On This Day In 1941 Bismarck, the pride of the German navy was sunk by the British warships HMS Rodney and King George. Of 2,221 crew who sailed with Bismarck 2,106 died there were 115 survivors. World War II.
On This Day In 1942 Czech patriots assassinated the local nazi Reinhard Heydrich. The German response was to destroy the Cezch village of Lidice and to shoot all men over the age of 16, all the women were sent to Ravensbrueck concentration camp, all the children were sent to the Gneisenau concentration camp. World War II.. He died on the 4 June. World War II.
On This Day In 1960 Togo gained independence
On This Day In 1964 Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister died.
On This Day In 1999 America's 94th space shuttle mission Discovery (26) STS-96 (Space Station Assembly Flight ISS-02-2A.1) was launched. Landed June 6, 1999 at 2:02:43 a.m. EDT, Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"A conservative is one who admires radicals centuries after they're dead."
Leo Rosten
Independence Day Togo
On This Day 640 AD Severinus began his reign as the Holy Roman Catholic Pope.
(elected in 638).
On This Day In 1259 Christoffel I, King of Denmark, died.
On This Day In 1371 John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy was born in Burgundy France.
On This Day In 1357 Afonso IV, King of Portugal died aged 66. Reign: (1325-57).
On This Day In 1660 George I, King of England was born in Leineschloss, Osnabruck, Hanover, Germany. Died: 11 January 1727, Osnabruck. (Reign: 1714-27).
On This Day In 1742 The first ever indoor swimming pool opened in Goodman's Fields, London, England.
On This Day In 1759 William Pitt, "The Younger", British Prime Minister was born. Died: 23 January 1806. Term of Office (1783-1801 and 1804-1806) Tory.
On This Day In 1765 Jean Baptiste Cartier, French composer was born.
On This Day In 1779 Thomas Moore,English poet was born in London, England. Died: 25 February 1852 Wiltshire, England.
On This Day In 1782 Wouter J van Troostwijk Dutch artist was born.
On This Day In 1787 Johann Georg Leopold Mozart, Austrian composer, died aged 67.
On This Day In 1841 Giovanni Sgambati, Italian composer was born.
On This Day In 1849 Anne Bronté, English novelist died.
On This Day In 1879 Milutin Milankovic, Yugoslavian astronomer and meteorologist was born.
On This Day In 1887 Jim Thorpe, the greatest athlete of the 20th Century.
On This Day In 1898 Andy Kirk, American jazz musician was born.
On This Day In 1900 The British government annexed the Orange Free State as the Orange River Colony.
On This Day In 1908 Ian Fleming creator of James Bond 007 was
born in London, England.
Died: 12 August 1964 (pleurisy and internal bleeding).
On This Day In 1919 Duke of Rutland British land owner and multi-millionaire was born.
On This Day In 1923 The American Attorney General said it is legal for women to wear trousers anywhere. They've been wearing them ever since.
On This Day In 1924 Lord Rippon British MP was born. (Tory).
On This Day In 1927 Wally Hammond, English cricket legend scored his 1,000th run of the season in only 22 days.
On This Day In 1929 The first all colour talking musical feature film, "On With The Show" premiered in New York.
On This Day In 1934 Sir Jack Hobbs, English cricket legend scored his 197th and last first class hundred at 51 years 163 days old.
On This Day In 1937 The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco opened to vehicular traffic.
On This Day In 1937 Neville Chamberlain became Prime Minister of England.
On This Day In 1940 Belgium surrendered to Germany, King Leopold III
gave himself up.
World War II.
On This Day In 1940 British and French troops capture Narvik Norway. World War II.
On This Day In 1940 Irving Berlin's musical "Louisiana Purchase" premiered in New York City.
On This Day In 1942 German troops captured Kharkov. World War II.
On This Day In 1942 1,800 Czechoslovakians were murdered by the Nazis during an attack on Reinhard Heydrich. World War II.
On This Day In 1944 Rudolph Giuliani, Mayor of New York City, 1994-2001 was born in Brooklyn, New York. The former mayor of New York, Rudolph Giuliani, received an honorary knighthood from the Queen for the role he played in the wake of the 11 September attacks.
On This Day In 1953 The Premier of the first animated 3-D cartoon made in Technicolor- "Melody".
On This Day In 1959 Monkeys Able & Baker zoomed 300 miles (500 km) into space on the American spacecraft Jupiter and became the first animals ever retrieved from a space mission.
On This Day In 1961 Amnesty International was founded (Nobel Peace Prize 1977).
On This Day In 1961 The last trip from Paris to Bucharest on Orient Express after 78 years.
On This Day In 1963 Jomo Kenyatta became the first Prime Minister of Kenya.
On This Day In 1964 Jawaharlal Nehru was cremated in New Dehli, India.
On This Day In 1964 The Palestine National Congress formed the PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) in Jerusalem.
On This Day In 1964 America's Apollo-Saturn-SA6 was Launched. First Apollo boilerplate model.
On Thos Day In 1967 Sir Francis Chichester, English lone yachtsman arrived home at Plymouth, England after his solo Round-the-world trip.
On This Day In 1964 The unmanned American spacecraft Apollo 2 Saturn test launched into Earth orbit.
On This Day In 1991 Azerbaijan gained independence.
On This Day In 2002 From the Pratica di Mare Air Force Base near Rome, Heads of State and Government from NATO member countries and the Russian Federation "launched a new era in NATO-Russia cooperation". They signed the Rome Declaration, "NATO-Russia Relations: A New Quality", that has formally established the NATO-Russia Council. This new forum "will serve as the principal structure and venue for advancing the relationship between NATO and Russia".
On This Day In 2002 The last steel beam left standing at the World Trade Centre site has been cut down in the first of a series of ceremonies marking the end of the eight-and-a-half-month clean-up. The 30-foot girder survived when the twin towers collapsed into a mountain of 1.8 million tons of rubble on September 11.more
On This day In 2002 My granddaughter Olivia (Known as the Darlin) came top of her class in her recorder exam, scoring 9.5 out of a possible 10.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"A critic is a legless man who teaches running."
Anonymous
Independence Day Azerbaijan
St Augustine (354 - 430 AD)
On This Day In 1630 Charles II, King of England was born St. James Palace, London, England. Died: 6 FEB 1685, Whitehall Palace, England. (Reign: 1660-85).
On This Day In 1790 Rhode Island became the 13th State Of The Union. State Capital Providence. USA
On This Day In 1848 Wisconsin became the 30th State Of The Union. State Capital Madison. USA
On This Day In 1868 The British Parliament passes the Capital Punishment within Prisons Bill ending public hanging.
On This Day In 1917 John F Kennedy 35th President of the United States was born in Brookline Massachusetts. Term Of Office 1961 - 1963.
On This Day In 1949 Francis Rossi, rock 'n' roll legend with the mighty Status Quo born.
On This Day In 1953 Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay finaly conquered Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world.
On This Day In 1968 Manchester United became the first English soccer club to win the European Cup, beating Benfica of Portugal 4 - 1 at Wembley Stadium, after extra time. The goals were scored by Bobby Charlton 2, Brian Kidd 1, and soccer genius George Best 1.
On This Day In 2002 With the peal of a Fire Department bell and the departure of an empty stretcher, the victims of the World Trade Center's unspeakable horror were remembered Thursday in a ceremony without words. The solemn service marking the end of 81/2 months of cleanup began with a bell sounding out the 5-5-5-5 fire code -- four sets of five rings, in memory of 343 fallen firefighters lost at ground zero.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"A good listener is not only popular everywhere,
but after a while he gets to know something."
Wilson Mizner
On This Day In 1366 Henry IV King of England was born
Bolingbrooke Castle, Lincolnshire.
Died: 20 MAR 1413, Westminster Abbey, London, England. Some say he was born 4
April 1366.
On This Day In 1431 Joan Of Ark was tried and burnt at the stake for heresy in Rouen France. She was Canonized a Saint in 1919.
On This Day In 1672 Peter The Great of Russia was born. CZAR 1682-1721, EMPEROR of all Russia 1721-1725. Peter died from a chill on January 28, 1725, without nominating an heir.
On This Day In 1757 Henry Addington, British Prime Minister was born. Died: 15 February 1844. Term of Office 1801-1804) Tory.
On This Day In 1909 Jack Benny, American clarinet player and 1930s bandleader was born in Chicago, Illinois. Died: 13 June 1986. Best known as the "The King of Swing".
Your Thought For Today Is:
"A joke is a very serious thing."
Winston Churchill
On This Day In 1825 Edward Cope, American palaeontologist was born.
On This Day In 1862 The Battle of Seven Pines ended in a draw. American Civil War.
On This Day In 1902 The Boers surrendered and the Boer War ended with the signing of the peace treaty of Vereeniging at Melrose House in Pretoria.
On This Day In 1916 The Battle of Jutland was fought, said to be the greatest naval battle of modern times, involved were 151 Royal Navy Warships 101 German Navy Warships the Royal Navy lost 14 ships and 6,097 men. The German fleet lost 11 ships and 2, 545 men. World War I.
On This Day In 1934 Clint Eastwood, American actor was born San Francisco, California. Best known for his role as the man with no name in The Good The Bad And The Ugly.
On This Day In 1941 The British forces on Crete surrendered. World War II
On This Day In 1941 British troops captured Baghdad. World War II.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"A kiss: to a young girl, faith; to a married woman, hope; to an old maid, charity."
V. P. Skipper