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On This Day In 208 AD The Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander was born. Ruled (222-235 AD.)
On This Day In 331 BC Alexander the Great of Macedon defeated King Darius III's Persian army at Gaugamela. This victory was the first step in Alexander's domination of the Eastern world.
On This Day In 366 AD Saint Damasus I begins his reign as Catholic Pope.
On This Day In 959 Edwy (EAwig) the Fair, King of England died. Born: circa 942.
(Reign: 955-959)
On This Day In 1207 King Henry III of England (reign: 1216-72) was born. Died: 16 November 1272 at the Palace of Westminster.
On This Day In 1760 William Beckford, British writer was born. Best known for his book Epsiodes of Vathek.
On This Day In 1620 Nicolaes Pietersz(oon) Berchem, Dutch Baroque painter was born in Haarlem, Netherlands. Died: Amsterdam, Netherlands; November 1683.
On This Day In 1661 Yachting began in England when King Charles II beat his brother James.
On This Day In 1685 Charles VI, Holy Roman emperor was born. Emperor 1711-40.
On This Day In 1760 William Beckford, British writer was born. Best known as the author of the Epsiodes of Vathek.
On This Day In 1791 Sergey Aksakov, Russian novelist was born. Best known for his novel Chronicles of a Russian Family.
On This Day In 1800 Spain cedes territory of Louisiana in America to France in a secret treaty.
On This Day In 1851 Hawaii first issued postage stamps.
On This Day In 1869 The first postcards were issued in Vienna, Austria.
On This Day In 1881 William E Boeing founder of The Boeing Aircraft Company was born.
On This Day In 1890 Yosemite National Park established.
On This Day In 1890 Stanley Holloway, English actor was born in London England. Best known for his role as Higgins in Our Man Higgins.
On This Day In 1898 All Jews were expelled from Kiev in Russia.
On This Day In 1908 Henry Ford introduced the Model T - Ford (Only in black). Costs $825.
On This Day In 1920 Walter Matthau, American movie star was born. Best known for his performance in Grumpy Old Man.
On Day This In 1924 Jimmy Earl Carter 39th President of The United States was born, in Plains Georgia. Term of Office 1977 - 1981.
On This Day In 1927 Tom Bosley, American actor was born in Chicago Ill. Best known for his role as Howard in Happy Days.
On This Day In 1928 George Peppard, American actor was born in Detroit Mich. Best known for is performance in Blue Max.
On This Day In 1928 Laurence Harvey, English actor was born. Best known for his performance in Romeo and Juliet.
On This Day In 1930 Richard Harris actor, Irish actor was born in Limrerick. Best known for his role as Professor Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone.
On This Day In 1935 Julie Andrews, English actress/singer was born. Best known for performance in The Sound of Music.
On This Day In 1939 Winston Chruchill, English Prime Minister refered to Soviet policy as "a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma"
On This Day In 1941 Finnish troops captured Petrosadvosk, Russia. World War II.
On Day This In 1942 Bell P-59 Airacomet fighter, first Uited States jet, makes maiden flight.
On This Day In 1943 The allies captured Naples. World War II.
On This Day In 1944 Soviet troops enter Yugoslavia. World War II.
On Day This In 1946 The Nuremberg war trials ended.
On This Day In 1945 Rod Carew, legendary baseball hitter with the Minnesota Twins was born in Gatun, Panama.
On This Day In 1947 The first helicopter air mail and express service began, LA, Calif.
On This Day In 1949 People's Republic of China proclaimed by Chairman Mao Tse-tung.
On This Day In 1950 Randy Quaid, American actor was born in Houston Tx. Best known for his performance in Midnight Express.
On This Day In 1954 The British colony of Nigeria became a federation.
On This Day In 1958 Great Britain transfered Christmas Island (south of Java) to Australia.
On This Day In 1958 NASA began operations.
On Day This In 1960 Nigeria gained independence.
On This Day In 1962 Barbra Streisand signed her first recording contract with Columbia records.
On This Day In 1969 The islands of Guernsey & Jersey began issuing their own postage stamps.
On Day This In 1971 Walt Disney World in Florida opened.
On Day This In 1974 I first met my darling Lana * what a wonderful day.
On This Day In 1978 Tuvalu (Ellice Islands) gained independence.
On This Day In 1979 The United States returned the Canal Zone to Panama after 75 years, but not the canal itself.
On This Day In 1980 Russian Cosmonauts Ryumin & Popov broke the space endurance record of 176 days.
On This Day In 1982 The EPCOT Center opened in Orlando Florida.
Your Thought For Today Is:
The poor have little, beggars none , the rich too much, enough not one
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On This Day In 1452 Richard III King of England was born Fotheringhay Castle, Northants, England. Died: 22 AUG 1485, Battle of Bosworth, Leicestershire.
On This Day In 1608 Hans Lippershey offered the Dutch Government his new invention the telescope.
On This Day In 1836 Darwin returned to England onboard the HMS Beagle.
On This Day In 1851 Ferdinand Foch the British spy of World War I was born.
On This Day In 1869 Mahatma Ghandi, Indian pacifist was born.
On This Day In 1904 Graham Greene, English writer was born in Berkhampsted, Hertfordshire, England. Died: 3 April 1991. Best known as the author of the Third Man.
On This Day In 1932 Iraq gained independence.
On This Day In 1940 The SS Empress of Britain was sunk by a German U-boat. She was carrying children bound for Canada on a Government sponsored scheme.
On This Day in 1942 The liner Queen Mary sliced the British cruiser Curacao in half, killing 338.
On This Day In 1944 The Warsaw uprising was put down. World War II.
On This Day In 1943 Anna Ford Ex ITN news reader was born.
On This Day In 1945 Don McLean, American singer was born. Best known as the singer/composer of American Pie.
On This Day In 1958 Guinea gained independence.
On This Day In 1996 Jaguar Motors unveiled the XK8 sports Car, the first Jaguar sports car built outside Coventry since 1948.
Your Thought For Today Is:
The hardest frost cannot touch a sunny disposition.
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On This Day In 1803 John Gorrie American inventor, the inventor of the cold air process for refrigeration was born.
On This Day In 1872 Fred Clarke, legendary baseball hitter with the Louisville Colonels was born in Winterset, Iowa. Died: August 14, 1960, Winfield, Kansas.
On This Day In 1925 Gore Vidal, American author was born. Best known as the author of Williwaw.
On This Day In 1938 Eddie Cochran, American rock 'n' roll legend was born in in Oklohoma City. Died in a car crash on April 17, 1960, Wiltshire, England. Best known for his recording Summertime Blues.
On This Day In 1941 Chubby Checker, American singer was born. Best known as the singer of Lets Twist Again.
On This Day In 1947 The first 200 Inch diameter telescope lens was completed.
On This Day In 1952 The first video recording on magnetic tape was made in Los Angeles, California, USA.
On This Day In 1955 Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse Club premiered.
On This Day In 1962 America's 5th manned space craft MA-8 (Sigma 7) was launched. Crew Walter M. Schirra, Jr. Mercury Project.
On This Day In 1985 America's 21st space shuttle mission Atlantis (1) STS-51-J (DoD-2) was launched. Landed October 7, 1985, 10:00:08 a.m. PDT, Edwards AirForce Base, Calif.
On This Day In 1990 West Germany and East Germany ended 45 years of postwar division, declaring the creation of a new unified country.
Your Thought For Today Is:
Some people have a one track-mind and very little traffic on it
On This Day In 1289 Louis X, King of France was born. Reigned :(1314-16).
On This Day In 1582 Was the last day of the Julian calendar in Italy.
On This Day In 1626 Richard Cromwell the second Lord Protector of England was born. Abdicated on 24-05-1659.
On This Day In 1813 General Jackson led a force to attack the Creeks in their home territory. Jackson fights a number of battles, and a constant fight to maintain enough militia with him, but he soon defeated the Creeks. War of 1812.
On This Day In 1822 Rutherford B Hayes 19th President of the United States was born in Delaware Ohio. Term of Office 1877 - 1881. Died 1893.
On This Day In 1824 Mexico became a republic.
On This Day In 1861 Frederic Remington, American, artist/sculptor was born. Best known for his paintings of the American West.
On This Day In 1862 The Battle at Corinth, Mississippi ended with a draw. American Civil War.
On This Day In 1883 The Orient Express made it's first run, linking Turkey to Europe by rail.
On This Day In 1895 Buster Keaton, American actor was born. Best known for his performance in Steamboat Bill, Jr.
On This Day In 1904 Frederic Auguste Bertholdi, French sculptor Best Known for his work Statue of Liberty in New York harbour.
On This Day In 1912 Nicaraguan General Zeledon an opponent of American occupation, was executed.
On This Day In 1923 Charlton Heston, American actor was born. Best known for his role as Moses in The Ten Commandments.
On This Day In 1926 The Dahlia was officially designated as San Francisco's city flower.
On This Day In 1941 Jackie Collins, British authoress was born in London. Best known as the author of Bitch.
On This Day In 1943 German troops captured the Greek island of Kos. World War II.
On This Day In 1943 The allies captured the French island of Corsica. World War II.
On This Day In 1944 The allies land in Greece. World War II.
On This Day In 1957 The Space Age began as the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first man-made satellite, into orbit.
On This Day In 1958 BOAC began it's transatlantic commercial jet passenger service.
On This Day In 1959 America's 3rd unmanned space probe LJ-6 (Little Joe 6) was launched. Duration: 0 Days, 0 hours, 5 min, 10 seconds. Mercury Project.
On This Day In 1965 The Russian spacecraft Luna 7 was launched. Luna 7 crash landed on the Moon.
On This Day In 1966 Lesotho gained independence.
On This Day In 1970 Janis Joplin, American rock singer died aged 27.
On This Day In 1983 Richard Noble, English speedster reached the speed of 1.019 kph in a jet-powered car.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"A satirist is a man who discovers unpleasant things about himself
and then says them about other people."
Peter McArthur
Independence Day Lesotho
On This Day In 1813 At the Battle of Thames, American forces cross into Canada across Lake Erie after the American victory on the lake. British forces, under General Proctor, were forced to withdraw, with American forces following closely. The American forces caught up with the British and Indians, and decisively defeated them. Tecumseh, the Indian chief, was killed in the battle. War of 1812
On This Day In 1830 Chester Alan Arthur 21st President of The United States was born in Fairfield Vermont. Term of Office 1881 - 1885. Died 1886.
On This Day In 1864 The Union forces defeated the Confederate forces at Allatoona, Georgia. American Civil War.
On This Day In 1944 British forces landed in Greece. World War II.
On This Day In 1984 America's 13th space shuttle mission, Challenger (6) STS-41-G (ERBS-OSTA-3) was launched. Landed October 13 1984 12:26:38 p.m. EDT, Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"Above all nations is humanity."
Goldwin Smith
On This Day In 891 AD Formosus began his reign as the Holy Catholic Pope.
On This Day In 1683 First Mennonites arrive in America encouraged by William Penn's offer of 5,000 acres of land in the colony of Pennsylvania and the freedom to practice their religion, the first Mennonites arrive in America aboard the ship Concord. They were among the first Germans to settle in the American colonies.
On This Day In 1781 The Americans and the French began the siege of General Cornwallis at Yorktown. Last battle of the Revolutionary War.
On This Day In 1866 The first train robbery in the United States was carried out.
On This Day In 1888 Li Ta-chao cofounder with Mao Tse-tung of Chinese Communist Party was born.
On This Day In 1889 Thomas Edison showed his first motion picture.
On This Day In 1906 Janet Gaynor, American actress was born in Philadelphia. Best known for her performance in A Star Is Born.
On This Day In 1909 Carol Lombard, American actress was born. Best known for her role in In Name Only.
On This Day In 1914 Thor Heyerdahl Norweigian anthropologist/explorer leader or the Kon Tiki expedition was born.
On This Day In 1923 Charlton Heston, American movie legend was born. Best known for his performance in Ben Hur.
On This Day In 1927 Warner Bros The Jazz Singer starring Al Jolson, the first movie with a sound track premiered.
On This Day In 1928 Chiang Kai-Shek became President of China.
On This Day In 1930 Richie Benaud, Australian cricket legend was born. Made his debut for New South Wales at the Sydney Cricket Ground on January 1, 1949. Played 73 matches (1948-1984).
On This Day In 1939 The last organized resistance in Poland was crushed. World War II.
On This Day In 1941 German forces reach and attack Moscow - Leningrad besieged. World War II.
On This Day In 1942 Britt Ekland, Swedish actress was born in Stockholm Sweden. Best known for her performance in Asylum.
On This Day In 1943 The Pacific naval Battle of Vella Lavella took place. World War II.
On This Day In 1951 Henry Gurney British high commissioner to Malaya was assassinated.
On This Day In 1959 The Russian spacecraft Luna 3, became the first successful photographic spacecraft, impacts on the Moon.
On This Day In 1973 Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar — Egypt and Syria opened a coordinated surprise attack against Israel. The equivalent of the total forces of NATO in Europe were mobilized on Israel's borders. On the Golan Heights, approximately 180 Israeli tanks faced an onslaught of 1,400 Syrian tanks. Along the Suez Canal, fewer than 500 Israeli defenders were attacked by 80,000 Egyptians.
On This Day In 1979 Pope John Paul II became the first Pope to visit the White House.
On This Day In 1981 President Sadat of Egypt was assassinated by extremists while reviewing a military parade. Hosnai Mubarak became Egyptian president.
On This Day In 1989 Bette Davis, American actress died aged 81.
On This Day In 1990 America's 36th space shuttle mission Discovery (11) STS-41 (UYLSSES) was launched. Landed October 10, 1990, 6:57:18 a.m. PDT, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
On This Day In 1991 Elizabeth Taylor married for the 8th time, she wed ex carpenter Larry Fortensky.
On This Day In 1994 Our Grand Daughter Olivia ( Known as The Darlin ) was born.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"If you want to kill an idea, get a committee working on it."
C S .Kettering
On This Day In 1777 The 2nd Battle of Saratoga at Bemis Heights, NY. American War of Independence.
On This Day In 1780 The Battle of King's Mountain, NC. American frontiersmen capture British - Loyalist Force, this victory was the turning point in the war in the South * American War of Independence.
On This Day In 1780 American forces defeat the British under General Burgoyne. American War of Independence.
On This Day In 1885 Niels Bohr, American Physicist was born.
On This Day In 1905 Jean Arthur, American actress was Born.
On This Day In 1917 June Allyson, American actress was born. Best known for her role as Glen Miller's wife in The Glen Miller Story.
On This Day In 1926 Diana Lynn, American actress was born.
On This Day In 1927 Al Martino, American singer was born. Best known for his rendition of Spanish Eyes.
On This Day In 1939 Clive James, Australian/English TV presenter was born.
On This Day In 1940 German troops entered Romania. World War II.
On This Day In 1944 Prisoners at Auschwitz-Birkenau revolted and blew up one the crematoriums. World War II.
On This Day In 1985 The 21st American Space Mission Atlantis Returned Safely To Earth.
On This Day In 2001 US President George W. Bush ordered military operations against the Taliban after the regime refused to hand over Osama bin Laden who is accused of sponsoring the September 11th terrorist attacks in New York and Washington.
On This Day In 2002 America's 111th space shuttle mission Atlantis (26) STS-112 (International Space Station Flight 9A) was launched. Landed October 18, 2002 Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
Your Thought For Today Is:
If only half the world knew how the other half lived,
the wouldn't pay their bills either.
On This Day In 1840 The first Hawaiian Constitution was proclaimed.
On This Day In 1862 The Union forces defeated the Confederate forces at Perryville, Kentucky. American Civil War.
On This Day In 1869 Frank J Duryea who with his brother invented the first automobile built in the USA was born.
On This Day In 1871 The Great Fire of Chicago happened, destroying over four square miles.
On This Day In 1896 The Dow Jones started reporting an average of industrial stocks. USA.
On This Day In 1929 Ray Reardon, Irish snooker ace was born.
On This Day In 1941 Jesse Jackson, American black activist was born.
On This Day In 1939 Paul Hogan, Australian actor was born. Best known for his performance in Crocodile Dundee.
On This Day In 1949 Sigourney Weaver, American actress was born. Best know for her role as Ripley in Alien.
Your Thought For Today Is:
Men tire themselves in pursuit of rest.
On This Day In 1907 British Ex Tory MP Lord Hailsham was born.
On This Day In 1935 HRH Prince Michael the Duke Of Kent was born.
On This Day In 1937 English actor Sir Brian ( Fancy Smith ) Blessed was born.
On This Day In 1948 American soul singer Jackson Browne was born.
On This Day In 1962 Uganda gained independence.
On This Day In 1967 England introduced the Breathalyzer for motorists, the first person to be convicted for being over the limit was 19 year old Thomas McCory.
On This Day In 1967 Latin American guerrilla leader Che Guevara was executed in Bolivia while attempting to incite revolution.
Your Thought For Today Is:
Health lies in labour and there is no royal road to it but through toil
Independence Day Uganda
On This Day In 1911 Taiwan Became a republic.
On This Day In 1914 Antwerp was occupied by the German forces until the end of the war. World War I.
On This Day In 1917 American jazz pianist Thelonius Monk was born.
On This Day In 1923 Murray Walker the BBC TV F1 Grand Prix commentator was born.
On This Day In 1937 Judith Chalmers, British TV presenter was born.
On This Day In 1944 Rovaniemi is destroyed by the German troops. World War II.
On This Day In 1946 Chris Tarrant, British Radio and TV presenter of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire was born.
On This Day In 1965 The US 1st Cavalry Division joined the South Vietnamese in an attack in the Central Highlands. Vietnam War.
On This Day In 1969 British Airways Supersonic Jetliner Concorde First Reached The Speed Of Mach 1.05.
On This Day In 1970 Fiji gained independence.
On This Day In 2001 At 10.47.23 GMT American skipper Steve Fossett and his international crew aboard 125' maxi cat PlayStation have set a remarkable new W-E Transatlantic world sailing speed record (subject to official ratification by the WSSR Council). They set the new time of 4 days 17 hours 28 mins 6 secs against the official WSSRC course distance of 2925 nm. This beats the previous record of 6d 13h 3m 32s set 11 years ago by Serge Madec on JetServices 5 by the huge margin of almost 44 hours.
Your Thought For
Hoping Without Planning Is As Futile As Waiting For A Harvest Without Planning
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On This Day In 1492 Christopher Columbus, Portuguese explorer discovered America.
On This Day In 1537 Edward VI, King of England was born at
Hampton Court Palace, Richmond, England. Died: 6 JUL 1553, Greenwich Palace,
London, England.
(Reign 1547-1553).
On This Day In 1899 The war began between the British empire and Boers of Transvaal and the Orange Free State. Boer War.
On This Day In 1911 Taiwan Republic Day
On This Day In 1937 Sir Bobby Charlton, ex Manchester United and England Soccer Legend was Born.
On This Day In 1942 The naval Battle of Cape Esperace began. Guadalcanal. World War II.
On This Day In 1968 America's 2nd manned Apollo 7 (AS-205) spacecraft, was launched. Crew Wally Schirra, Donn Fulton Eisele and R. Walter Cunningham.
On This Day In 2000 America's 100th space shuttle mission Discovery (28) STS-92 (Space Station Assembly Flight ISS-05-3A) was launched. Landed October 24 2000 at 4:59 p.m. EDT, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"Absence is to love what wind is to fire;
it extinguishes the small, it enkindles the great."
Comte DeBussy-Rabutin
Republic Day Taiwan
On This Day In 1492 Christopher Columbus, Portuguese explorer discovered the Bahamas.
On This Day In 1537 Edward VI, King of England was born at Hampton Court Palace, Richmond, England. Died: 6 JUL 1553, Greenwich Palace, London, England. (Reign 1547-1553).
On This Day In 1715 Peter II Romanov (Peter Alexeevitch), of Russia was born. Emperor of all Russia 1727-1730. Died of smallpox January 19, 1730.
On This Day In 1866 James Ramsey MacDonald, British Prime Minister was born. Died: 9 November 1937. Term of Office (1924-1927 and 1929-1935) Labour.
On This Day In 1870 American Civil War General Robert E. Lee died in Lexington, Va., at age 63.
On This Day In 1875 Edward Alexander Crowley, writer and occultist was born in Leamington Spa, England. Died: 2 December 1947.
On This Day In 1906 Joe Cronin, legendary baseball hitter and catcher with the Boston Red Sox was born in San Francisco, California. Died: September 7, 1984, Osterville, Massachusetts.
On This Day In 1914 Zeebrugge and Ostende ( Belgium ) were occupied by German forces . World War I.
On This Day In 1935 Italian opera star Luciano ( Nessun Dorma ) Pavarotti was born.
On This Day In 1940 Adolf Hitler canceled his Invasion plans for Britain. World War II.
On This Day In 1948 Rick Parfitt, rock 'n' roll legend with the mighty Status Quo was born.
On This Day In 1968 Equatorial-Guinea gained independence.
On This Day In 2000, two men in a small craft laden with up to 500 pounds of high explosives pulled up to the USS Cole and stood at attention before detonating their craft alongside the sophisticated guided missile destroyer as it was refueling in Aden port. The attack, one of the bloodiest against foreigners in Yemen, killed 17 American sailors and set back the impoverished country's efforts to project an image of stability as it tries to lure foreign investment.
On This Day In 2002 The Sari night club disco at Kuta Beach on the holiday island of Bali was ripped apart by a terrorist bomb. A HUGE fertiliser bomb, similar in size to the one used by Timothy McVeigh in the Oklahoma City bombing, is believed responsible for the Sari Club bombing. At least 183 people were killed and 300 wounded.
Your Thought For Today Is:
Academy: A modern school where football is taught.
Ambrose Bierce - The Devil's Dictionary
Columbus Day * America
Independence Day Equatorial-Guinea
On This Day In 1812 American forces were defeated on October 13, 1812 at a battle near Niagara Falls, on Queenston Heights. The American officers were unable to convince militia troops to cross over to Canada and bring sufficient reinforcements to carry the day. War of 1812.
On This Day In 1925 Margret Thatcher, British Prime Minister was born. Term of Office (1979-1990) Conservative.
On This Day In 1941 American singer Paul ( Me And Julio ) Simon was born.
On This Day In 1943 Italy declared war on Germany. World War II.
On This Day In 1946 Edwina Currie, Ex Tory MP now authoress was born.
On This Day In 1982 Ian Thorpe, Australian swimmer was born Sydney, Australia. Probably the greatest swimmer the world has ever seen.
On This Day In 1997 American country 'n' western singer John ( Annie's Song ) Denver died in an air crash in California, USA.
On This Day In 1997 Andy Green, Englishman became the first man to travel faster than the speed of sound on land, when his car Thrust II reached the speed of Mach 1.006, 765 Mph in the Nevada Desert.
Your Thought For Today Is:
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
On This Day In 1066 Godwinesson, Harold II, King of England died at Battle, Sussex. The Battle of Hastings was fought on Senlaca Hill, he was mortally wounded by an arrow to the eye by one of King Williams I archers.
On This Day In 1618 Sir Peter Lely, English Portrait painter was born in Soest, [then Westphalia] Germany. Died: London, England, 7 December 1680.
On This Day In 1633 James II, King of England was born at St. James Palace, London, England. Died: 6 SEP 1701, St. Germain-, en-Laye, France. (Reign: 1685-88).
On This Day In 1890 Dwight D Eisenhower 34th President of The United States was born in Denison Texas. Term Of Office 1953 - 1961. He was re-elected for a second term in 1956.
On This Day In 1927 English actor Roger ( The Saint ) Moore was born.
On This Day In 1939 Fashion designer Ralph Lauren was born.
On This Day In 1939 The British battleship HMS Royal Oak was sunk in the Scapa Flow naval base by a German submarine. World War II.
On This Day In 1940 British singer Cliff ( Living Doll ) Richard was born.
On This Day In 1943 Inmates at Sobibor began an armed revolt. World War II.
On This Day In 1944 Athens was captured by the allies. World War II.
On This Day In 1944 Erwin Rommel committed suicide rather than face trial for his part in the conspiracy against Adolf Hitler.
On This Day In 1946 Lesley Joseph, English actress was born. Best known for her role in the BBC TV production of Birds of a Feather.
On This Day In 1947 The world's first supersonic flight took place, the Bell X1 piloted by United States Airforce Pilot Major C. Yeager, he reached a speed of mach 1.05.
On This Day In 1949 American actress Francoise Pascal was born.
On This Day In 1964 Martin Luther King Was Awarded The Nobel Peace Prize.
On This Day In 1977 American singer, actor Bing ( White Christmas ) died.
Your Thought For Today Is:
The more horse-power possessed by a car
the more horse-sense is needed to drive it
On This Day In 70 BC The Roman poet Virgil was born. His most famous work was the 12 book epic Aeneid.
On This Day In 1858 John L, Sullivan, world heavyweight boxing champion was born. Champion: (1882-1892).
On This Day In 1920 American author Mario Puzo ( The Godfather ) was born.
On This Day In 1934 English Circus owner Billy ( Roll Up Roll Up ) Smart was born.
On This Day In 1949 English singer Chris ( Lady In Red ) De Burgh was born.
On This Day In 1964 Soviet leader Nikita S. Khrushchev was removed from office.
He was succeeded as premier by Alexei N. Kosygin and as Communist Party
secretary by Leonid I. Brezhnev.
On This Day In 1980 Marta Hari the infamous World War I German spy died.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"Many receive advice, only the few profit from it."
Publilus Syrus
On This day In 1553 Lucas Cranach, German Renaissance painter died in Weimar, Saxe-Weimar [now Germany]. Born: Cranach, bishopric of Bamberg [now Germany], 1472.
On This Day In 1854 Oscar Wilde, playwright, poet, novelist and critic was born in Dublin, Ireland. Died: 30 November 1900 in Paris, France aged 46.
On This Day In 1620 Pierre Puget, French Baroque painter was born in Marseille, France. Died: Marseille, France, 2 December 1694.
On This Day In 1922 British singer Max ( I wanna tell you a story ) Bygraves was born.
On This Day In 1941 The Soviet Union moved her government to Kuibyshev. World War II.
On This Day In 1941 Romanian troops captured Odessa, Russia. World War II.
On This Day In 1946 The ten top Third Reich leaders were hung in Nuremberg for crimes against humanity at Landsberg Prison. Joseph Malta ( Executioner ) Malta hung a total of 60 Nazi leaders.
On This Day In 1964 China detonated its first atomic bomb.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"Action may not always bring happiness,
but there is no happiness without action."
Benjamin Disraeli
On This Day In 1777 British General Burgoyne surrendered his entire force to US General Gates in Convention of Saratoga. American War of Independence.
On This Day In 1789 The Constitution of The United States was signed.
On This Day In 1920 American actor Montgomery Clift was born in Omaha, Nebraska. Died: 26 July 1966 (Coronary disease). Best known performance in From Here To Eternity.
On This Day In 1921 British TV boxing commentator Harry Carpenter was born
On This Day In 1940 The Royal Navy Battleship Royal Oak was sunk by the German Navy. World War II.
On This Day In 1941 General Hideki Tojo was made Prime Minister of Japan.
On This Day In 2001 Palestinian gunmen assassinated far-right Israeli cabinet minister Rehavam Zeevi on Wednesday in revenge for the killing of their militant leader, throwing U.S.-led peace efforts into turmoil.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"All power corrupts, but we need electricity."
Haythum R. Khalid
On This Day In 1632 Luca Giordano, Italian Baroque artist was born in Naples, Kingdom of Naples [now Italy]. Died: Naples, Kingdom of Naples [now Italy]; 3 January 1705.
On This Day In 1926 Chuck Berry, American black rhythm 'n' blues legend was born. Best known as the writer and performer of Sweet Little Sixteen.
On This Day In 1944 Soviet troops enter Czechoslovakia. World War II.
On This Day In 1989 America's 31st space shuttle mission Atlantis (5) STS-34 (GALLILEO) was launched. Landed October 23, 1989, 9:33:00 a.m. PDT, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
On This Day In 1993 America's 58th space shuttle mission Columbia (15) STS-58 (Spacelab-SLS-2) was launched. landed November 1, 1993. 10:05.42 am EST, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"All things are difficult before they are easy."
Thomas Fuller
On This Day In 1781 British General Charles Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown, giving up almost 8000 men and any chance of winning the Revolutionary War. Cornwallis had marched his army into the Virginia port town earlier that summer expecting to meet British ships sent from New York. The ships never arrived. American War of Independence.
On This Day In 1812 Napoleon retreated from Moscow, One month after Napoleon Bonaparte's massive invading force entered a burning and deserted Moscow, the starving French army is forced to begin a hasty retreat out of Russia. Following the rejection of his Continental System by Czar Alexander I, French Emperor Napoleon I invaded Russia with his Grande Armée on June 24, 1812. The enormous army, featuring more than 500,000 soldiers and staff, was the largest European military force ever assembled to that date. During the opening months of the invasion, Napoleon was forced to contend with a bitter Russian army in perpetual retreat. Refusing to engage Napoleon's superior army in a full-scale confrontation, the Russians under General Mikhail Kutuzov burned everything behind them as they retreated deeper and deeper into Russia. On September 7, the indecisive Battle of Borodino was fought, in which both sides suffered terrible losses. On September 14, Napoleon arrived in Moscow intending to find supplies but instead found almost the entire population evacuated, and the Russian army retreated again. Early the next morning, fires broke across the city set by Russian patriots, and the Grande Armée's winter quarters were destroyed. After waiting a month for a surrender that never came, Napoleon, faced with the onset of the Russian winter, was forced to order his starving army out of Moscow. During the disastrous retreat, Napoleon's army suffered continual harassment from a suddenly aggressive and merciless Russian army. Stalked by hunger and the deadly lances of the Cossacks, the decimated army reached the Berezina River late in November but found its route blocked by the Russians. On November 26, Napoleon forced a way across at Studienka, and when the bulk of his army passed the river three days later, he was forced to burn his makeshift bridges behind him, stranding some 10,000 stragglers on the other side. From there, the retreat became a rout, and on December 8 Napoleon left what remained of his army to return to Paris with a few cohorts. Six days later, the Grande Armée finally escaped Russia, having suffered a loss of more than 400,000 men during the disastrous invasion.
On This Day In 1864 The Union forces defeat the Confederate forces at Shenandoah Valley, Virginia. American Civil War.
On This Day In 1867 Mordecai Brown, legendary baseball pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds was born in Nyesville, Indiana. Died: February 14, 1948, Terre Haute, Indiana.
On This Day In 1931 John LeCarre (David Cornwell, Author (The Russia House, A Small Town in Germany, The Spy Who Came in From The Cold, The Night Manager) was born.
On This Day In 1962 Evander Holyfield, world heavyweight boxing champion was born. Champion: (1990-1992).
On This Day In 1965 Communists attacked the Plei Me Special Forces camp. Vietnam War.
Your Thought For Today Is:
An apology for the devil:
"It must be remembered that we have heard one side of the case.
God has written all the books."
Samuel Butler
On This Day In 1632 Sir Christopher Wren, English architect was born.
On This Day In 1784 Viscount Palmerston, British Prime Minister was born. Died: 18 October 1865. Term of Office (1855-1858; 1859-1865) Liberal.
On This Day In 1817 The first Mississippi Showboat leaves Nashville Tennessee on her maiden voyage.
On This Day In 1823 English author Thomas Hughes, was
born. Best know as the author of
Tom Browns School Days.
On This Day In 1944 Belgrade capital of Czechoslovakia was captured by the
allies.
World War II.
On This Day In 1995 America's 72nd space shuttle mission Columbia (18) STS-73 (USML-2/EDO) was launched. Landed November 5, 1995 at 6:45:21am EST, Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"An economist is an expert who will know tomorrow why the
things he predicted yesterday didn't happen today."
Laurence J. Peter
On This Day In 1805 English Naval hero Admiral Horatio Nelson died during The Battle of Trafalgar.
On This Day In 1833 Alfred Bernhard Nobel, Swedish chemist and engineer was born in Stockholm, Sweden. Died: 10th of December 1896 at San Remo.
On This Day In 1861 The Confederate forces defeated the Union forces at Ball's Bluff, Virginia. American Civil War.
On This Day In 1879 Thomas Edison invented a workable electric light at his laboratory in Menlo Park, N.J. USA.
On This Day In 1917 Dizzy Gillespie, American Jazz trumpeter was born in Cheraw, South Carolina. Died: 6 January 1993.
On This Day In 1940 Geoff Boycott, ex Yorkshire and England cricketer was born.
On This Day In 1944 The allies capture the German city of Aachen. Aachen was the first German city to be captured. World War II.
On This Day In 1966 116 children 28 adults were killed when a coal tip collapsed in Aberfan South Wales.
On This Day In 1986 The Marshall Islands gained independence.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"An expert is one who knows more and more about less and less."
Nicholas Murray Butler
Independence Day Marshall Islands
On This Day In 1920 Timothy Leary, American phychologist and lecturer was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. Died: 31 May 1996 (Cancer). Best known as the Culture Guru of the 1960s.
On This Day In 1938 Sir Derek Jacobi, British Shakespearian actor was born.
On This Day In 1962 President Kennedy announced an air and naval blockade of Cuba, following the discovery of Soviet missile bases on the island.
On This Day In 1968 America's Apollo 7 spacecraft was launched. First crewed Apollo flight
Splashdown 22 October 1968
On This Day In 1981 United States National debt topped one trillion dollars.
On This Day In 1992 America's 51st space shuttle mission Columbia (13) STS-52 (LAGEOS-II) was launched. Landed November 1, 1992, 9:05:53 a.m. EST, Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
On This Day In 2001 A British Airways Concorde piloted by Captain Les Brodie
took off from Heathrow Airport at 11-10am GMT bound for New York. The landmark
flight, which precedes proposed passenger flights next month, landed at New York's John F Kennedy
Airport at 1440 BST 15 minutes behind schedule. The Supersonic Jet's three
and a half hour flight had been delayed by 40 minutes due to heavy fog over Heathrow Airport
before take off.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"An honest politician is one who when he is bought will stay bought."
Simon Cameron
On This Day In 1864 The Union forces defeated the Confederate forces at Westport, Missouri. American Civil War.
On This Day In 1931 Jim Bunning, legendary baseball pitcher for Detroit Tigers was born in Southgate, Kentucky.
On This Day In 1942 Field Marshall Montgomery defeated Erwin Rommel at Alamein
( 3rd Battle of Alamein ). World War II.
On This Day In 1944 The Battle of Leyte Gulf began ( Philippines ). World War II.
On This Day In 1956 The Hungarian revolt against the former USSR began.
On This Day In 1921 American TV chat show host Johnny Carson was born.
On This Day In 1940 Pele the greatest of all Brazilian soccer players was born.
On This Day In 1940 Adolf Hitler met with the Spanish dictator General Franco to persuade him to join the war, but failed. World War II.
On This Day In 1942 The Battle of El Alamein, North Africa began. World War II.
On This Day In 1944 Soviet troops entered East Prussia. World War II.
On This Day In 1983 A suicide truck-bombing at Beirut International Airport in Lebanon killed 241 United States Marines and sailors; a near-simultaneous attack on French forces killed 58 paratroopers.
On This Day In 1989 Hungary gained independence.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you;
ask what you can do for your country."
John F. Kennedy
Independence Day Hungary
On This Day In 51 AD The Roman Emperor Domitian Titus Flavius Domitianus was born. Elected Emperor by the Roman Senate in September 81 AD. Died 18th September AD 96.
On This Day In 1830 Marianne North, English naturalist and flower-painter, was born at Hastings.
On This Day In 1830 Belva Ann Lockward who became the first woman candidate for the United States Presidency was born. Died 05-19-1917.
On This Day In 1877 Pavel Chesnokov, Russian composer was born. Died: 14 March 1944.
On This Day In 1906 Sir Fred ( Holiday Camp ) Pontin was born.
On This Day In 1923 British TV chat show host Sir Robin ( Bow Tie ) Day was born.
On This Day In 1931 Sofia Gubaidulina, Russian composer was born.
On This Day In 1936 The Big Bopper ( Jiles Perry Richardson), American rock 'n' roll legend ws born in Sabine Pass, Texas. Died 3 February 1959 in a plane crash. Buddy Holly and Richie Valens also died. The Big Bopper was best known for his recording of Chantilly Lace.
On This Day In 1941 German troops captured Kharkov, Russia. World War II.
On This Day In 1944 The naval Battle of Sibuyan Sea began. Leyte campaign. World War II.
On This Day In 1944 The naval Battle of Surigao Strait began. Concluded 25 October. Leyte campaign. World War II.
On This Day In 1945 The United Nations officially came into existence as its charter took effect.
On This Day In 1964 Zambia gained independence.
On This Day In 1973 The Yom Kippur War ended ( Israel ).
On This Day In 2001 The American spacecraft Mars Odyssey succeeded in one of the
most tricky and critical parts of it's mission by slipping into orbit around
Mars.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"Any fool can tell the truth but it requires a man of some sense to know
how to lie well."
Samuel Butler English Poet ( 1612 - 1680 )
Independence Day Zambia
On This Day In 1154 Stephen, King of England died Dover Castle, Kent. Born circa 1096, Blois, France. (Reigned 1135-1154.)
On This Day In 1415 The Battle of Agincourt began. French forces blocked the road to Calais and challenged Henry to battle. The lines were drawn in some recently plowed fields between the villages of Agincourt and Tramecourt. Although the English won the day; the French eventually won the war and expelled the English from France.
On This Day In 1759 William Wyndam Grenville, Lord Grenville, British Prime Minister was born. Died: 12 January 1834. Term of Office (1816-1807) Whig.
On This Day In 1812 The Us frigate "United States" defeated the HMS "Macedonian." The battle takes place off the coast of Africa. Captain Stephen Decatur is the commander of the "United States." War of 1812.
On This Day In 1838 Alexandre-Cesar-Leopold (Georges) Bizet was
born in Paris France.
Died: Bougival, France June 3, 1875. Best known as the composer of the opera Carmen.
On This Day In 1854 The Charge of The Light Brigade at Balaklava (Crimean War).
On This Day In 1864 Alexander Grechaninov, Russian composer was born. Died: 04 January 1956.
On This Day In 1881 Pablo Picasso, Spanish post impressionist artist was born in Malaga, Spain. Died: April 8, 1973 Notre-Dame-de-Vie in Mougin, France.
On This Day In 1935 Joe Mercer, ex English flat racing jockey was born.
On This Day In 1942 The Battle of Santa Cruz Solomons campaign began. Concluded 25 October. World War II
On This Day In 1944 Soviet troops captured Kirkenes, Norge. World War II.
On This Day In 1944 The naval Battle off Samar began. Leyte campaign. World War II.
On This Day In 1944 The naval Battle of Cape Engano began. Leyte campaign. World War II.
On This Day In 1971 the United Nations General Assembly voted to admit mainland China and expel Taiwan.
On This Day In 2002 Richard Harris, Irish born actor whose credits included many gems of the big screen, has died at a hospital in London aged 72. Best remembered for his role as Albus Dumbledore in the film Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"As you ramble on through life brother whatever be your goal
keep your eyes up on the doughnut and not on the hole."
Dr Murray Banks
On This Day In 899 Alfred The Great, King of Wessex, England Died, Born 849.
On This Day In 1793 Marie Antoinette Queen of France wife of Louis XVI was guillotined for crimes against the people
On This Day In 1881 US Marshall Wyatt Earp and Brothers Virgil and Morgan + Doc Holiday took part in the gun fight at the OK Corral. Tombstone Arizona, USA.
On This Day In 1902 Jack Sharkey, world heavyweight boxing champion was born. Champion: (1932-1933). Died: August 17, 1994.
On This Day In 1906 Primo Carnera, world heavyweight boxing champion was born. Champion: (1933-1934). Died: June 24, 1967.
On This Day In 1906 American Gertrude Ederle was born New York, New York. Became the first woman to swim the English Channel on 6 August 1926.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"Anyone who goes to a psychiatrist ought to have his head examined."
Samuel Goldwyn
On This Day In 939 AEthelstan, King of England died. Born
894. Acceded to the throne on
4 September924 in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey. (Reign: 924-940).
On This Day In 1728 British Navigator James Cook, the second son of James Senior and Grace Cook, was born.
On This Day In 1775 Maxim Berezovsky, Russsian composer was born. Died: 22 March 1777.
On This Day In 1858 Theodore Roosevelt 26th President of The United States was born in New York City. Term of Office 1901 - 1909. He was elected for a second Term of Office in 1904.
On This Day In 1914 The Battle of Artois ( Belgium ) Lens - La Bassee - Armentieres - Messines - Hazebrouck began. Capitulation of Antwerp. World War II.
On This Day In 1961 NASA launched its first Saturn rocket, a major milestone in the challenge to send humans to the moon before the end of the decade and return them safely to earth.
On This Day In 1979 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines gained independence.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"Don't be so humble you're not that great."
Golda Meir
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On This Day In 306 AD Maxentius Herculius was acclaimed emperor of Rome.
On This Day In 1664 The Duke Of York and Albany's Maritime
Regiment of Foot. a 1,200 strong unit of soldiers to serve on ships, for landing
and boarding parties was founded by Charles II. In 1667 the term Marines was
first used. The word 'Royal' was awarded to the Corps by King George III in 1802
to mark his birthday.
On This Day In 1492 Christopher Columbus the Portuguese explorer discovered Cuba.
On This Day In 1835 New Zealand gained independence.
On This Day In 1886 The Statue of Liberty, a gift from the people of France, was dedicated in New York Harbor by President Cleveland.
On This Day In 1940 Benito Mussolini launched his invasion force into Greece from Italian occupied Albania.. World War II.
On This Day In 1941 Hank ( Apache ) Marvin The Shadows lead guitarist was born.
On This Day In 1955 Bill Gates, the worlds wealthiest man was born in Seattle, Washington. Best known as the head of the Microsoft Corporation
On This Day In 1971 Great Britain voted to join the Common Market.
Your Thought For Today Is:
Proverbs are the mental gems gathered in the diamond districts of the mind.
Independence Day New Zealand
On This Day In 1618 Sir Walter Raleigh, English adventurer was executed. Born In 1552 in Devonshire, England.
On This Day In 1831 Othniel Marsh, American palaeontologist was born in Lockport, New York.
On This Day In 1853 Bob Younger of the infamous Younger gang was born. Died of tuberculosis in Stillwater Prison Sept. 16, 1889.
On This Day In 1863 The International Red Cross was founded.
On This Day In 1923 Turkey Became a Republic
On This Day In 1925 Robert Hardy, British actor was born.
On This Day In 1929 Black Tuesday descended upon the New York Stock Exchange. Prices collapsed amid panic selling and thousands of investors were wiped out as America's Great Depression began.
On This Day In 1940 Jack Shepherd, English actor was born.
On This Day In 1944 Denny Laine, rock guitarist was born.
On his Day In 1998 America's 92nd space shuttle mission Discovery (25) STS-95 (SPACEHAB-SM) was launched. Landed November 7 1998 at 12:04pm EST, Kenedy Space Center, Fla.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote."
George Jean Nathan
Republic Day Turkey
On This Day In 1683 George II, King of England was born in Herrenhausen, Palace, Hanover, Germany. Died: 25 OCT 1760, Kensington, Palace, London, England. (Reign: 1727-60).
On This Day In 1735 John Adams second President of The United States was born, in Braintree County Massachusetts. Term of Office 1797 - 1801.
On This Day In 1782 Frederick Robinson, Viscount Goderich, British Prime Minister was born. Died: 28 January 1859. Term of Office (1827-1828) Tory.
On This Day In 1839 Alfred Sisley, French impressionist was born in Paris, France. Died: Moret sur Loing, France, 1899.
On This Day In 1920 Sir Jimmy ( Ow's About That Then ) Saville was born.
On This Day In 1935 English film director Michael Winner was born.
On This Day In 1938 Orson Welles panicked America into believing that they were being attack by invaders from outer space with his radio broadcast of War Of The Worlds.
On This Day In 1941 Ex Arsenal Goalkeeper Bob Wilson was born.
On This Day In 1951 American actor Harry ( LA LAW ) Hamlin was born.
On This Day In 1960 Argentinean soccer ace Diego (The Hand Of God ) Maradona was born.
On This Day In 1974 Muhammad Ali knocked out George Foreman in the eighth round of a 15-round bout in Kinshasa, Zaire, to regain his world heavyweight title.
On This Day In 1985 America's 21st space shuttle mission Challenger (9) STS-61-A ( SPACELAB-D1) was launched. Landed November 6, 1985, 9:44:51 a.m. PST, Edwards AirForce Base Calif.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"We have grasped the mystery of the atom and rejected the sermon on the
mount."
Omar N Bradley US General
On This Day In 1632 Jan Vermeer, Dutch Baroque artist was born in Delft, Netherlands. Died:Netherlands, about 12th December 1675.
On This Day In 1795 John Keats, English poet was born at London, England.
On This Day In 1815 Englishman Sir Humphrey Davy of London patents miner's safety lamp.
On This Day In 1861 The state of Missouri seceded from the Union, but was forced to remain in the Union. American Civil War.
On This Day In 1864 Nevada became The 36th State of The Union. State Capital
Carson City. USA
On This Day In 1912 Frances Octavia Smith ( Dale Evans Rogers ) wife of Roy Rogers was born in Uvalde, Texas. Died: 7 February 2001.
On This Day In 1922 Benito Mussolini (Il Duce) became premier of Italy.
On This Day In 1922 Barbara Bel Geddes, American actress was born. Best known as Miss Elly in the American TV soap Dallas.
On This Day In 1951 The IRA bomb the Post Office Tower in London England.
On This Day In 1952 The first thermonuclear bomb was detonated by the USA. Marshall Islands.
On This Day In 1956 G J Dufek became the first American to land at the South Pole.
On This Day In 1981 Indira Gandhi, Indian Prime Minister was assassinated near her residence by two Sikh security guards.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"Dost thou love life ? then do not squander time, for that's the stuff life
is made of."
Benjamin Franklin
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