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On This Day In 1666 Frans Hals, Flemish Baroque artist died in Haarlem, Netherlands [Now the Netherlands]. Born: Antwerp, Spanish Netherlands [now Belgium]; about 1583. Best known work was the Laughing Cavalier.
On This Day In 1864 Then Union forces defeated the Confederate forces at Jonesborough, Georgia. American Civil War.
On This Day In 1866 James L, Corbett world heavyweight boxing champion was born. Champion: (1892-1897).
On This Day In 1914 Soissons (France) was occupied by the Germans. World War I.
On This Day In 1923 Rocky Marciano, world heavyweight boxing champion was born. Champion: (1952-1956) retired undefeated. Died: August 31, 1969.
On This Day In 1939 Nazi Germany invaded Poland, so started World War II.
On This Day In 1941 The German Jews were ordered to wear a yellow star. World War II.
On This Day In 1969 Venera 6 was launched from a Tyazheliy Sputnik (69-002C) towards Venus to obtain atmospheric data. The spacecraft was very similar to Venera 4, although it was of a stronger design. When the atmosphere of Venus was approached, a capsule weighing 405 kg was jettisoned from the main spacecraft. This capsule contained scientific instruments. During descent towards the surface of Venus, a parachute opened to slow the rate of descent. For 51 minutes on May 17, 1969, while the capsule was suspended from the parachute, data from the Venusian atmosphere were returned. The spacecraft also carried a medallion bearing the coat of arms of the U.S.S.R. and a bas-relief of V.I. Lenin to the night side of Venus.
On This Day In 1991 Uzbekistan gained independence.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"A people that values its privileges above its principles soon lose both."
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Independence Day Uzbekistan
On This Day In 1666 The Great Fire of London began in the house and shop of Thomas Farynor, the King's baker, in Pudding Lane.
On This Day In 1863 The Union forces captured Knoxville, Tennessee. American Civil War.
On This Day In 1864 The Union forces capture Atlanta, Georgia. American Civil War.
On This Day In 1939 Neville Chamberlain sent Adolf Hitler an ultimatum, Adolf Hitler was given 24 hours to comply otherwise Britain and Germany would be at war.
On This Day In 1939 The passenger liner SS Athenia was sunk by the German submarine U-30.
On This Day In 1939 Italy proclaims neutrality in the German-Polish conflict. World War II.
On This Day In 1944 The allies captured Pisa, Italy. World War II.
On This Day In 1945 On the United States Flagship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay the Japanese surrendered to General MacArthur who was now Commanding the allied army of occupation. World War II.
China 1,300,000 Military * Twenty Million Civilians
Germany Three Million Military * Three Million Civilians.
Great Britain 264,443 Military * 92,673 Civilians
Poland Six Million Military And Civilians Dead * Half In Nazi Death Camps.
Russia Eleven Million Military Dead * Seven Million Civilians Dead.
The United States Of America 292,131 Military * 6,000 Civilians.
On This Day In 1952 Jimmy Connors, was born in Illinois, USA. Connors was the No.1 player in world 5 times (1974-78); won 5 U.S. Opens, 2 Wimbledons and 1 Australian; rose from No. 936 at the close of 1990 to U.S. Open semifinals in 1991 at age 39; NCAA singles champ (1971); all-time leader in pro singles titles (109) and matches won at U.S. Open (98) and Wimbledon (84).
On This Day In 1965 Lennox Lewis, world heavyweight boxing champion was born. Champion: (1992-1994 WBC)(1997-2001 WBC)(1999-2000)(1999-2001 WBC/IBF).
Your Thought For Today Is:
"A science is any discipline in which the fool of this generation
can go beyond the point reached by the genius of the last generation."
Max Gluckman
Independence Day Vietnam
On This Day In 301 San Marino gained independence.
On This Day In 1658 Oliver Cromwel, Lord Protector died.
On This Day In 1783 The Treaty of Paris was signed by Great Britain and the United States to formally end the American War of Independence.
On This Day In 1783 Britain signed peace pact with France and Spain at Versailles, ceding Florida to Spain.
On This Day In 1803 Alexander Gurilev, Russian composer was born. Died: 11 September 1858.
On This Day In 1913 Alan Ladd American actor was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Died: 29 January 1964. Best known for his role in the western Shane.
On This Day In 1914 Reims (France) was occupied by German troops. World War I.
On This Day In 1939 at 11am Britain and France, Australia, New Zealand, India and South Africa declared war on Germany. Neville Chamberlain Great Britain's Prime Minister appointed Winston Churchill First Lord of The Admiralty and The War Cabinet.
On This Day In 1940 The United States traded Britain 50 destroyers for Atlantic bases. World War II.
On This Day In 1943 The allies invaded Italy. World War II.
On This Day In 1943 Italy signed armistice. World War II.
On This Day In 1944 The German troops leave Finland. World War II.
On This Day In 1944 Brussels and Antwerp were captured by the allies. World War II.
On This Day In 1971 State of Qatar gained independence.
On This Day In 1976 the unmanned U.S. spacecraft Viking 2 landed on Mars to take the first close-up, color photographs of the planet's surface.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"A ship is always referred to as "she" because it costs so much to keep one in paint and powder."
Chester Nimitz
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On This Day In 1862 Confederate General Robert E Lee crossed the Potomac River and invaded the Union. American Civil War.
On This Day In 1914 The Battle of Lorraine (Grand Couronne - Nancy) began. World War I.
On This Day In 1944 Dave Basset, Nottingham Forest soccer boss was born.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"A signature always reveals a man's character - and sometimes even his name."
Evan Esar
On This Day In 1781 The Naval Battle off Yorktown, VA. The French fleet of De Grasse defeated the British Fleet. American War of Independence.
On This Day In 1781 the American City of Los Angeles was founded in The Valley Of Smokes. (Old Indian Name).
On This Day In 1813 The HMS "Boxer" was defeated by the USS "Enterprise" off the coast of Maine. War of 1812.
On This Day In 1847 Jesse Woodson James notorious American outlaw was born in Kearney, Missouri. Murdered by Robert Ford Apr. 3, 1882.
On This Day In 1888 George Eastman patents the first rollfilm camera and registers Kodak.
On This Day In 1914 the retreat of the allied armies ended. World War I.
On This Day In 1914 Battle Of Ourcq (Maunoury's 6th Army) began at mid-day. German forces reach Claye (10 miles from Paris).
On This Day In 1933 J R Wendell Glenview II piloted the first war plane to exceed 300 mph.On This Day In 1939 The United States proclaimed it's neutrality. World War II.
On This Day In 1941 German troops captured Estonia. World War II.
On This Day In 1944 A truce between Finland and Soviet Union was signed. World War II.
On This Day In 1944 The Soviet Union declared war on Bulgaria. World War II.
On This Day In 1945 British troops landed in Singapore. World War II.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"A single death is a tragedy, a million deaths is a statistic."
Joseph Stalin
On This Day In 1620 The Mayflower set sail from Plymouth England for America. There were 102 passengers that embarked on the Mayflower, including three pregnant women. The Mayflower sighted land on 9 November 1620.Landfall was made on 11 November 1620.While the Mayflower was at sea, Elizabeth Hopkins gave birth to the son they named Oceanus. Three days before land was sighted, a young boy named William Butten died. While the Mayflower was in Provincetown Harbor and the Pilgrims were looking for a place to settle, Susanna White gave birth to a son who they named Peregrine (the name means "one who journeys to foreign lands"). The third pregnant woman, Mary Allerton, gave birth to a stillborn son on board the Mayflower, just as the first houses were being built at Plymouth.
On This Day In 1901 American President McKinley was shot and mortally wounded by anarchist Leon Czolgosz at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, N.Y.
On This Day In 1914 The Battle of the Marne began, capitulation of Maubeuge. World War I.
On This Day In 1942 Adolf Hitler's Panzer Divisions were halted at Stalingrad. World War II.
On This Day In 1968 Swaziland gained independence.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"A successful person is one who can lay a firm foundation
with the bricks that others throw at him or her."
David Brinkley
Independence Day Swaziland
On This Day In 1533 Elizabeth I, Queen of England was born at Greenwich Palace, London, England. Died: 23 MAR 1603, Richmond Palace, London, England. (Reign: 1558-1603).
On This Day In 1822 Brazil gained independence from Portugal.
On This Day In 1836 Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, British Prime Minister was born. Died: 22 April 1930. Term of Office (1905-1908). Liberal.
On This Day In 1936 Buddy Holly, American rock 'n' roll legend was born in Lubbock, Texas. Died: February 3, 1959 near Mason City, Iowa. Best known for his recording of That'll Be The Day.
On This Day In 1939 French troops enter Saar, Germany. World War II.
On This Day In 1940 Germany began its initial blitz on London during World War II.
On This Day In 1942 the Battle Of Alam Halfa (2nd Alamein) began. World War II.
On This Day In 1945 The Japanese troops in Shanghai surrendered. World War II.
On This Day In 1995 America's 71st space shuttle mission Endevour (9) STS-69 (SPARTAN-201-03) was launched. Landed September 18, 1995 at 7:37:56am EDT, Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell, where his influence stops."
Henry B. Adams
Independence Day Brazil
On This Day In 1157 Richard I Coeur de Lion (Reigned 1189-99 AD) was born at Beaumont Palace, Oxford Died: 6th April 1199 at Chalus, Aquitaine.
On This Day In 1278 Andorra gained independence.
On This Day In 1780 The British under General Cornwallis began the invasion of NC. American War of Independence.
On This Day In 1782 The United States and the Netherlands sign the Treaty Of Commerce and Friendship negotiated by John Adams. American War of Independence.
On This Day In 1863 The defeated the Union forces at Fort Griffin, Texas. American Civil War.
On This Day In 1921 Harry Secome, ex Goon and Ex BBC TV presenter of Highway was born.
On This Day In 1925 English actor Peter Sellers (Pink Panther) was born.
On This Day In 1932 Patsy (Crazy) Cline American country singer was born in Winchester, Virginia. Died: 5 March 1963 (Plane Crash)
On This Day In 1940 American singer Frankie Avalon was born.
On This Day In 1943 The Italian's surrendered. World War II.
On This Day In 1944 The first German V2 rocket fell on England. World War II.
On This Day In 1979 American actress Jean Seberg died aged 40.
On This Day In 2000 America's 99th space shuttle mission Atlantis (22) STS-106 (4th Space Station Flight ISS-2A.2b) was launched. Landed September 19 2000 at 3:56 a.m. EDT, Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"A hard man is good to find."
Mae West
Independence Day Andorra
On This Day In 214 AD The Roman Emperor Lucius Domitius Aurelianus was born.
On This Day In 337 AD Roman Emperor Constantine's three sons, already Caesars, each assume the title of Augustus.
On This Day In 1087 William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy and King of England, died in Rouen France while conducting a war which began when the French king made fun of him for being fat. Born: 1028, Falaise,Normandy,France. (Reigned 1066-1087).
On This Day In 1513 King James IV of Scotland is defeated and killed by English at Flodden.
On This Day In 1543 Mary, Queen of Scots was crowned Queen of England.
On This Day In 1585 Armand-Jean du Plessis (Cardinal Richlieu) Prime Minister of France and the power behind the theone of Louis XIII was born in Paris. Died: 4 December 1642
On This Day In 1777 The Battle of Brandy Wine at Chadd's Ford Pa began, General
George Washington's force of 10,500 were driven towards Philadelphia by 15,000 British
under General Howe. American War of Independence.
On This Day In 1850 California became the 31st State of The United States. State Capital Sacramento. USA.
On This Day In 1877 Frank Chance, legendary baseball hitter with the Chicago Cubs was born in Fresno, California. Died: September 15, 1924, Los Angeles, California.
On This Day In 1914 Antwerp (Holland) was occupied by the Germans. World War I.
On This Day In 1925 Cliff Robertson, American actor was born.
On This Day In 1943 The allies captured Taranto. World War II.
On This Day In 1943 General Mark Clarkes US 5th army landed at Salerno (Scilliy).
World War II.
On This Day In 1944 A truce was signed between Soviet Union and Bulgaria. World War II.
On This Day In 1945 The Japanese troops in China surrender. World War II.
On This Day In 1945 In Nanking (China) a separate ceremony took place effectively ending Japans war with China. World War II.
On This Day In 1945 The Koreans surrendered their zone to the Americans.
On This Day In 1959 America's 2nd unmanned space probe BJ-1 (Big Joe 1) was launched at 3:19am EST. Cape Canaveral, FL. Duration: 0 Days, 0 hours, 13 min, 0 seconds. Mercury Project.
On This Day In 1976 Mao Tse-tung, Communist Chinese leader died in Beijing at age 82.
On This Day In 1991 Tajikistan gained independence.
On This Day In 1994 America's 64th space shuttle mission Discovery (19) STS-64 (LITE) was launched. Landed September 20, 1994, 5:12:52pm EDT, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
On This Day In 2002 Uzi Gal, the inventor of Israel's most famous contribution to the arms industry, the Uzi submachine gun, has died in Philadelphia of a long illness, family members said. He was 79.
Your Thought For Today Is:
Do not go searching for those wasted years.
Independence Day Tajikistan
On This Day In 1608 John Smith was elected President of the Jamestown Colony USA.
On This Day In 1730 Between 9pm - 10pm at Timanfaya Lanzarote, the Yaiza Volcano erupted - it burned for 19 days.
On This Day In 1813 Commodore Perry defeats the British fleet at the Battle of Lake Erie. The Battle, which is hard fought by both sides, ends up with a total defeat for the British. Perry sends his famous message to his commander: "WE HAVE MET THE ENEMY AND THEY ARE OURS". Lake Erie became an American lake. War of 1812.
On This Day In 1846 American Elias Howe received a patent for the sewing machine.
On This Day In 1910 Fay Ray, American actress was born. Best known for her performance in King Kong.
On This Day In 1914 Battle of Marne. Von Kluck is beaten by Gen. Joffre, and the German army retreats from Paris to the Soissons-Rheims line. World War I
On This Day In 1929 Arnold Palmer, American golfing legend was born.
On This Day In 1939 Canada declared war on Germany. World War II.
On This Day In 1943 German troops captured Rome, Italy. World War II.
On This Day In 1948 Judy Geeson ,English actress was born.
On This Day In 1969 Guinea-Bissau gained independence.
Your Thought For Today Is:
Life is hard and then you die.
Independence Day Guinea-Bissan
On This Day In 1297 The armies of Sir William (Braveheart) Wallace defeated the British at the Battle of Sterling. He was later defeated by Edward I at Falkirk in 1298, captured and executed in London 1305.
On This Day In 1814 In one of the most important battles of the war, American naval forces, under the command of Commodore MacDonough, defeated a British fleet on Lake Champlain. The American naval victory forced the British to withdraw, and thus ends the British invasion. War of 1812.
On This Day In 1943 The German counter-offensive in Salerno began. World War II.
On This Day In 1944 The Allies enter Germany. World War II.
On This Day In 1945 German soccer legend Franz (The Kaiser) Beckenbauer was born. He won two World Cup Winners Medals, one as Captain and one as Manager. Germany 1974 (Player Captain) and Italia 1990 (Manager).
On This Day In 1973 Chilean President Salvador Allende died in a violent military coup.
On This Day In 2001 TERRORISTS
laid waste to the citadels of American capitalism and defence yesterday
with co-ordinated attacks that destroyed the World Trade Centre in New
York and struck the Pentagon in Washington, killing thousands and
spreading fear and chaos across America.
The onslaught with four hijacked aircraft was the bloodiest assault
on the United States since the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. Never
before have so many innocent people been murdered at random in a single,
minutely planned terrorist spectacle.
At about 9am (2pm BST) the towers of the Trade Centre in Lower
Manhattan were hit one after the other by hijacked passenger aircraft,
which tore gaping holes in the buildings and sent fireballs surging
through the upper floors.
An hour later, with countless people trapped inside and rescue
workers surrounding the buildings, first one tower collapsed and then,
half an hour later, the other disintegrated into rubble. Moments before
the buildings toppled, witnesses saw workers, some with their clothes
aflame, leaping from the highest windows as smoke and dust billowed into
the sky, enveloping the lower half of the island.
Four hundred firefighters were sent to the area; two hundred did not
return. Seventy-eight police were also reported missing. Mike Smith, a
fire marshal, described an apocalyptic scene like a war zone:
“Everyone was screaming,” he said as dazed people, sobbing with
shock, wandered through ash 3in deep on streets strewn with glass and
rubble.
The Pentagon, nerve centre of the US military, also took a
devastating direct hit from an aircraft and burst into flames, sending
smoke billowing over the city. Terrified inhabitants poured from the
capital as other explosions were reported near the State Department.
Agents with automatic weapons sealed off and patrolled the area around
the White House. Air Force fighter jets screamed overhead and all
government buildings were evacuated.
“Terrorism against our nation will not stand,” President Bush
declared as he left Florida to deal with the emergency. “Make no
mistake, the United States will hunt down and punish those responsible
for these cowardly acts,” he said. Members of Congress also put on a
show of defiance by massing on Capitol Hill to join hands and sing God
Bless America.
Nevertheless, the Secret Service moved Mr. Bush and his Cabinet to
secure facilities. The President rearranged plans to return to
Washington and was flown aboard Air Force One to the safety of a
military base in Louisiana. He later flew to the White House - accompanied by six Navy helicopters
- from where he broadcast to the
nation last night.
“Today our nation saw evil,” he said. “These acts of mass
murder were intended to frighten our nation into chaos and retreat. But
they have failed. Our country is strong. A great people has been moved
to defend a great nation. These acts shatter steel, but they cannot dent
the steel of American resolve.”
Rescue workers in New York had been trying to evacuate the 110-storey
twin towers, where about 50,000 people work, when the buildings
collapsed. Rudolph Giuliani, the Mayor, said: “It’s an horrendous
number of lives lost. The number of casualties will be more than any of
us can bear.”
American Airlines said that its two hijacked aircraft had been
carrying a total of 156 people. Two United Airlines airliners carrying
110 passengers also crashed after being hijacked.
Urgent calls went out for blood donations in New York as hospitals
were overwhelmed by the injured and the American Red Cross was preparing
to ship in emergency supplies from East Coast cities. New York subway
lines were immediately shut down, trading on Wall Street was suspended
and the Kennedy Space Centre at Cape Canaveral was closed.
All air traffic was grounded across the US and Canada, and
transatlantic flights were cancelled — one carrying the Duke of York
turned around in mid-air. American flights were not expected to resume
before tonight.
Flights over London were also suspended indefinitely and Tony Blair
cancelled his speech at the TUC conference in Brighton, but appeared on
the podium to express profound shock. The Tories announced that they had
postponed the announcement of the result of the party’s leadership
contest.
The Queen expressed her “total shock” as Britain offered all the
means at its disposal to track down the perpetrators.
Other Western European leaders returned to their capitals for crisis
meetings and expressed solidarity with America. But amid the
international condemnation, Palestinian gunmen at refugee camps in
Lebanon fired into the air to celebrate news of the attacks.
US forces in the Gulf were put on the highest level of alert while
Israel closed its airspace to foreign aircraft and evacuated staff from
diplomatic missions and Jewish institutions around the world. American
nuclear facilities were also placed on the highest alert, and aircraft
carriers were despatched to New York and Washington as a precaution.
Terrorist experts speculated that the attacks, plainly the result of
substantial funding and many months of planning, had been the work of
Osama bin Laden, the Islamic terrorist mastermind. The attack came as
four of his followers await sentencing for bombing two embassies in
Africa; a fifth is due to go on trial next week.
The millionaire Saudi dissident had given warning of “a big
attack” against the US three weeks ago, according to sources and the
Utah Senator Orrin Hatch said that American intelligence had intercepted
communications between bin Laden supporters discussing the attacks. But
Afghanistan’s ruling Taleban militia denied that bin Laden, who is
living in that country, had played any role.
Within hours of the American attacks missiles were raining down on
the Afghan capital, Kabul, but the strike did not appear to be
retaliatory action by the US. Rather it was thought to be a rocket
assault by the Northern Alliance, the military group bitterly opposed to
Afghanistan’s regime. “This is not a US strike,” a Pentagon
spokesman said.
Terrorism experts said that the American airline pilots would have
allowed themselves to be killed or would have ditched their aircraft
rather than carry out the sabotage, suggesting that the terrorists used
their own trained pilots for the difficult aerial manoeuvre of ramming
the two buildings. Passengers and a flight attendant called from three
of the planes to describe how their aircraft were being forced down by
hijackers armed with knives who stabbed the crew to take over the
planes.
One of the aircraft that crashed into the Trade Center was American
Airlines Flight 11, hijacked after take-off from Boston en route to Los
Angeles. The airline said that it had lost another plane, carrying 64
people from Washington to Los Angeles.
American Airlines is already facing a $99,000 fine imposed by the
Federal Aviation Administration for alleged security failures on six
flights.
The pilot of the first plane to crash into the tower was identified
as John Ogonowski, 50, a father of three whose wife is a flight
attendant with American Airlines.
In Pennsylvania, a United Airlines flight from Newark to San
Francisco crashed about 80 miles southeast of Pittsburgh. The plane was
believed to have been intended to strike Camp David, the presidential
retreat in the mountains of Maryland. Moments before the plane came
down, a passenger made a desperate call to the emergency services from
his mobile telephone, crying: “We are being hijacked, we are being
hijacked.”
Your Thought For Today Is:
Cometh the hour cometh the man.
On This Day In 1814 Between the "Wasp" successfully
attacked and captured
three British ships: the "Three Brothers," the "Bacchus" and
the "Atlanta." The "Wasp" exploits delay part of the British
force heading for New Orleans. War of 1812
On This Day In 1852 Herbert Henry Asquith, British Prime Minister was born.
Died: 15 February 1928. Term of Office (1908-1916) Liberal.
On This Day In 1914 The Battle of Ainse Began. World War I.
On This Day In 1937 West Indian fast bowling cricket legend Wesley Hall was
born.
On This Day In 1940 English actor Patrick Mower was born.
On This Day In 1943 German troops led by Otto Skorzeny liberated Mussolini. World War II.
On This Day In 1944 Le Havre, France was captured by the allies. World War II.
On This Day In 1944
Barry White, American soul singer was born.
On This Day In 1966 America's Apollo-XI was launched. Landed September 15 1966.
On This Day In 1966 Five hundred US Air Force planes bombed targets in North
Vietnam in the heaviest air raid of the war. Vietnam War.
On This Day In 1991 America's 43rd space shuttle mission Discovery
(13) STS-48 (UARS) was launched. Landed September 18,1991, 12:38:42
a.m. PDT, Edwards AFB, Calif.
On This Day In 1992 America's 50th space shuttle mission Endeavour (2) STS-47 (SPACELAB-J)
was launched. Landed Sept. 20, 1992, 8:53:24 a.m. EDT, Kennedy Space Center,
Fla.
On This Day In 1993 America's 57th space shuttle mission Discovery (17) STS-51
(ACTS-TOS) was launched. Landed September 22 1993, 3:56 am EDT, Kennedy Space
Center, Fla.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"Does A Bear Shit In The Woods."
On This Day 1759 English General James Wolfe defeated the French at Quebec (Canada)
at the
On This Day In 1914 Soissons - Compiegne - Messines and Amiens were re-occupied. World War II.
On This Day In 1916 Roald Dahl, writer of children's books was born in in
Llandaff, South Wales. Died: 23 November 1990.
On This Day In 1940 The Italians invaded Egypt, Marshall Rudolfo Graziani
brought 100,000 men to the Egyptian border
On This Day In 1944 The Battle of Gothic Line in Italy began. World War II.
On This Day In 1945 The Japanese troops in Burma surrendered. World War II.
On This Day In 1945 De japanska styrkorna på New Guinea surrendered. World War
II.
On This Day In 1961 America's 18th unmanned space probe MA-4 (Mercury Atlas 4)
was launched.
Your Thought For Today Is !
"A wise man sees as much as he ought, not as much as he can."
On This Day In 1814 The American forces stop the British advance on Baltimore. The British are stopped
by a determined defense along the road to Baltimore. Unlike on the road to
Washington, these American forces do not break. In addition, American forces at Ft. McHenry, in Baltimore Harbor, withstand a British bombardment unscathed.
War of 1812.
On This Day In 1862 The Union forces defeated the Confederate forces at South Mountain, Maryland. American Civil War.
On This Day In 1912 Clayton Moore, American actor was born. Best known as the TV cowboy hero The Lone Ranger.
On This Day In 1914 The Germans evacuate Reims. World War I.
On This Day In 1959 The Russian space probe Luna 2 became the first man-made
object to reach the moon as it crashed onto the lunar surface.
On This Day In 1966 Operation Attleboro began with a search and destroy mission
led by the196th Light Infantry Brigade in the area north of its base camp at Tay
Ninh. On November 1, after a month and a half of uneventful patrolling, US
troops run into elements of the 9th Viet Cong Division in the dense jungles
northwest of Dau Tieng. The Viet Cong fight tenaciously to defend their base
camp. US forces are reinforced to face the stubborn Viet Cong opposition. When
the battle is over, the Viet Cong are forced to withdraw, leaving behind the
bodies of their 1,106 dead soldiers. After the base camp is overun, troops
discover one of the largest weapons caches of the Vietnam War. This operation
ended 26 November. Vietnam War.
Your Thought For Today Is !
"A psychiatrist asks a lot of expensive questions your wife asks for nothing."
Jewish New Year
On This Day In 1789 American author James Fenimore Cooper was born.
On This Day In 1821 Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatamala, Honduras, Nicaragua all
gained there independence from Spain.
On This Day In 1857 William H Taft The 27th American President was born, in Cincinnati Ohio Term
of Office 1909 - 1913.
On This Day In 1862 The September 12th
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Battle of Quebec then know as The Plains of Abraham.
Mercury
Project.
Montaigne
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Joey Adams
September 15th
On This Day In 1881 Ettore Arco Isidoro Bugatti, Italian car builder was born.
On This Day In 1890 Dame Agatha Christie, English thriller writer was born.
On This Day In 1940 The largest air attack on Great Britain was launched, The German Airforce lost 60 aircraft ending there attempt for air superiority. World War II.
On This Day In 1941 The German siege of Leningrad, Russia began. World War II.
On This Day In 1944 German troops landed on the island of Suursaari but were forced to surrender. World War II.
On This Day In 1944 Graham Taylor, Watford Soccer boss was born.
On This Day In 1945 The Japanese troops in Hong Kong surrendered. World War II
On This Day In 1946 Tommy Lee Jones, American actor was born. Best Know for his role as the US Marshall in The Fugitive.
On This Day In 1946 Movie maker Oliver Stone was born.
On This Day In 1947 The first 4 engine jet propelled fighter plane was tested in Columbus, Ohio, USA.
On This Day In 1996 the American spacecraft Gemini XI returned safely to Earth.
On This Day In 1976 the Russian spacecraft Soyuz 22 was launched.
Your Thought For Today Is !
Money Saved For Rainy Days Buys A much Smaller Umbrella Than It Used To.
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On This Day In 1386 Ambrose Traversari (St Ambrose of Camaldoli) an Italian writer and theologian was born at portico, near Florence. Died:21 October 1439.
On This Day In 1701 James Francis Edward (The Old Pretender) known to his supporters
as
James III of England reigned until his death 01-01-1766.
On This Day In 1782 The Great Seal of the United States was first used.
On This Day In 1858 Andrew Bonar Law, British Prime Minister was born. Died: 30 October 1923. Term of Office (1922-1923) Conservative.
On This Day In 1876 Marvin Hart, world heavyweight boxing champion was born. Champion: (1905-1906).
On This Day In 1924 Lauren Bacall, American screen legend was born. Best known for her performance in The Maltese Falcon.
On This Day In 1925 BB King, American blues legend was born in Indianola, Mississippi.
On This Day In 1939 The British carrier HMS Courageous was sunk. World War II.
On This Day In 1940 The United States government introduced conscription. World War II.
On This Day In 1941 British and Russian troops occupied Iran. World War II.
On This Day In 1942 German troops finally reach Stalingrad. World War II.
On This Day In 1947 Englishman John Cobb drove the futuristic Mobil Railton to 394.19 m.p.h. exceeding 400 m.p.h. one way and thus becoming the first man to do so.
On This Day In 1974 American President Ford announced a conditional amnesty program for Vietnam War deserters and draft evaders.
On This Day In 1975 Papua New Guinea gained independence.
On This Day In 1996 America's 79th space shuttle mission Atlantis (17) STS-79 (Spacehab/Mir) was launched. Landed September 26, 1996 at 8:13:20am EDT, Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
Your Thought For Today Is !
Public Credit Means The Contradiction Of Debts Which A Nation Cannot Pay
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On This Day In 1862 Union forces hurled back a Confederate invasion of Maryland in the Civil War Battle of Antietam. During the battle, 23,100 were killed, wounded or captured, making it the bloodiest day in United States military history.
On This Day In 1937 Orlando Cepeda, legendary baseball hitter with the San Francisco Giants was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
On This Day In 1939 Russia invaded Poland. World War II
On This Day In 1940 The British Aircraft Carrier HMS Courageous was sunk. World War II.
On This Day In 1940 the ship The City Of Benares was sunk by a German U-Boat. She was sunk on her way to Canada carrying children on a British Government Scheme. World War II
On This Day In 1942 British TV presenter Des Lynam was born.
On This Day In 1943 The German offensive was halted at Salerno. World War II.
On This Day In 1944 The Anglo American invasion of Arnhem Netherlands began, three
divisions - 34,000 men - 2,800 aircraft - 1,600 gliders. (Operation Market
Garden).
World War II.
On This Day In 1985 The Russian spacecraft Soyuz T-14 (Salyut 7) Was Launched.
On This Day In 1991 Macedonia gained independence.
Your Thought For Today Is !
Paying Cash For What One Wants Is A Good
Way To Break The Habit Of Wanting So Much
Independence Day Macedonia
On This Day In 53 AD The Roman Emperor Marcus Uilpius Trajanus was born.
On This Day In 1810 Chile gained Independence.
On This Day In 1842 Englishman Sir James Brooke became the first white Rajah of Sarawak.
On This Day In 1851 The New York Times went on sale for the first time.
On This Day In 1905 French actress Claudette Colbert was born.
On This Day In 1905 Swedish actress Greta (I Want To Left Alone) Garbo was born.
On This Day In 1920 American actor Jack (Corkle) Warden was born.
On This Day In 1943 The allies captured the island of Sardinia. World War II.
On This Day In 1947 Peter Shilton, former England International goalkeeper was born.
On This Day In 1949 Labour MP and Ex Irish Secretary Mo Mowlam was born.
On This Day In 1964 America's Apollo-Saturn-SA7 was Launched. Apollo boilerplate model.
On This Day In 1980 the Russian spacecraft Soyuz 38 was launched taking the first Cuban cosmonaut Arnaldo Tomayo Mendez into space.
Your Thought For Today Is !
To know all is to pardon everything.
Independence Day Chile
On This Day In 86 AD The Roman Emperor Titus Boionius Arrius Antonius was born.
On This Day In 1777 The first Battle of Saratoga at Bemis Heights, New York. When the American forces defeated the British under General Burgoyne. American War of Independence.
On This Day In 1862 The Union forces defeated the Confederate forces at Iuka, Mississippi.
American Civil War.
On This Day In 1864 The Union forces defeated the Confederate forces at Winchester, Virginia. American Civil War.
On This Day In 1881 James A. Garfield, the 20th president of the United States, died of wounds inflicted by an assassin.
On This Day In 1928 Adam West, American actor was born. Best know for his role in the American TV version of Batman.
On This Day In 1930 Rosemary Harris , British actress was born.
On This Day In 1933 David McCallum, British actor was born. Best known for his role in the American TV show The Man from UNCLE.
On This Day In 1939 The Soviet and German troops met at Brest-Litovsk, Poland.
World War II.
On This Day In 1941 German troops captured Kiev, Russia. World War II.
On This Day In 1943 British Television News reporter Kate Adie was born.
On This Day In 1946 English actor Michael (Boone) Elphick was born.
On This Day In 1949 English fashion model Leslie (Twiggy) Hornby was born.
On This Day In 1954 English actor Jeremy Irons was Born. Best known for his role inDie Hard With A Vengeance
On This Day In 1983 Saint Kitts and Nevis gained independence.
Your Thought For Today Is !
When Easy Does It, Somebody Usually Has To Do It Again
Independence Day Saint Kitts and Nevis
On This Day In 1519 Juan Sebastian Del Cano + 17 crew circumnavigated the globe. Starting from Seville (Spain) finished San Lucar 6th Sept 1522 * 30,700 miles.
On This Day In 1754 Paul I (Pavel Petrovitch), Emperor of all Russia was born. Emperor 1796-1801. Died: March 12, 1801, he was suffocated by conspirators.
On This Day In 1854 the first Victoria Crosses were awarded to the British Army, they were won at Alma in the first Battle of The Crimean War.
On This Day In 1863 The Confederate forces defeated the Union forces at Chickamauga, Georgia. American Civil War.
On This Day In 1926 British National Hunt jockey Fred Winter was born.
On This Day In 1927 English actress Rachael Roberts was born.
On This Day In 1934 Italian actress Sophia Loren was born.
On This Day In 1951 The first jet Aircraft crossed the North Pole.
Your Thought For Today Is !
Of All The Things You Wear Your Expression Is The Most Important
On This Day In 1327 Edward II King of England (1307-1327), died age 43 years.
On This Day In 1866 English author H(erbert) G(eorge) Wells (War of the Worlds) was born
On This Day In 1871 Charlotte (Lottie) Dod was born. She was 5-time Wimbledon singles champion (1887-88,91-93); youngest player ever to win Wimbledon (15 in 1887); archery silver medalist at 1908 Olympics; member of national field hockey team in 1899; British Amateur golf champ in 1904. Died: June 27 1960.
On This Day In 1874 Gustav Holst composer (The Planets) was born in Cheltenham England.
On This Day In 1895 Juan De La Cierva. Pioneer of Rotary Flight. was born in Murcia, Spain.
On This Day In 1901 Sir Learie Constantine, the great Trinidadian cricketer was born in Trinidad. Died: 1 July 1971 London, England.
On This Day In 1942 The Boeing B29 Superfortress made her first flight.
On This Day In 1947 Stephen King, American horror writer was
born in Portland, Maine.
Best Known as the author of The Shining.
On This Day In 1954 the American nuclear submarine "Nautilus" was commissioned.
On This Day In 1964 Malta gained independence.
On This Day In 1981 Belize gained independence.
Your Thought For Today Is !
"Learning Is A Dangerous Weapon And Apt To Wound
It's Master If It Be Wielded By A Feeble Hand."
Montaigne
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On This Day In 1789 The United States Post Office was established.
On This Day In 1791 Englishman Michael Faraday who discovered the principle of the electric motor was born.
On This Day In 1817 John Quincy Adams became the American secretary of State.
On This Day In 1862 President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, declaring all slaves in rebel states should be free as of Jan. 1, 1863.
On This Day In 1863 President Abraham Lincoln made his Emancipation Proclamation speech.
On This Day In 1892 The Duryea brothers ran the first automobile in Springfield. USA.
On This Day In 1903 Italo Marchiony was granted the patent for the ice cream cone.
On This Day In 1912 American millionaire Alfred G. Vanderbilt was born.
On This Day In 1914 the Battle of Picardy (Noyon - Perrone - Bapaume) (France
) began.
World War I.
On This Day In 1932 Ingemar Johansson, world heavyweight boxing champion was born. Champion: (1959-1960).
On This Day In 1943 the British forces capture Bari, Italy. World War II.
On This Day In 1944 Boulogne, France was captured by the allies. World War II.
On This Day In 1944 Scottish actor Frazer Hines was born.
On This Day In 1948 Captain Mark Phillips was born.
On This Day In 1949 White Snake rocker David Coverdale was born.
Your Thought For Today Is !
One should take good care not to grow too wise
for so great a pleasure of life as laughter
The Autumnal Equinox
On This Day In 63 BC The Roman Emperor Augustus Caius Octavius Thurinus was born. He died of natural causes on August 19, 14 AD at the age of 75.
On This Day In 1912 The first Mack Sennett Keystone Cops movie was released.
On This Day In 1920 American screen Star Mickey ( Baby Face Nelson ) Rooney was born.
On This Day In 1926 John Coltrane American jazz saxophonist was born in Hamlet, North Carolina. Died: 17 July 1967.
On This Day In 1930 American singer Ray ( Take These Chains ) Charles was born.
On This Day In 1932 The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia gained independence (unification).
On This Day In 1940 The allies attacked Dakar. World War II.
On This Day In 1941 Soviet prisoners of war and Polish prisoners were killed in a Nazi test of their gas chambers at Auschwitz in occupied Poland. World War II.
On This Day In 1943 Mussolini proclaimed Repubblica Sociale
Italiana (RSI) in German
controlled northern Italy. World War II.
On This Day In 1943 Julio Iglesias, Spanish crooner was born.
On This Day In 1948 American rock legend Bruce ( Born In The USA ) Springsteen was born.
On This Day In 1976 The Russian spacecraft Soyuz 22 returned safely to Earth.
On This Day In 1977 The American Space Shuttle Enterprise was tested for the third time.
Your Thought For Today Is !
A lie is like a snowball, the farther you roll it, the bigger it becomes
The First Day Of Autumn
Day Of Atonement
Independence Day The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
On This Day In 14 AD The Roman Emperor Aulus Vitellius was born.
On This day In 1564 William Adams, English navigator who became the first Englishman to set foot in Japan was born in Gillingham, Kent, England.
On This Day In 1845 The first American baseball team was organized.
On This Day In 1853 Cornelius Vanderbilt made the first round the World yacht trip.
On This Day In 1870 Georges Claude inventor of the Neon Light was born.
On This Day In 1895 The first round the World trip by a woman on a bicycle (taking 15 months).
On This Day In 1896 Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald, American author was born in St Paul, Minnesota. Died: 21 December 1940 (Heart attack). Best known as the author of The Great Gatsby.
On This Day In 1931 Anthony Newley British singer song writer and actor was born.
On This Day In 1936 Creator Of Kermit and Miss Piggy Jim Hensen was born.
On This Day In 1941 Linda (Paul's wife) McCartney was born.
On This Day In 1944 Soviet troops entered Czechoslovakia. World War II.
On This Day In 1945 The United Nations was officially born.
On This Day In 1960 The first atomic powered Aircraft Carrier the USS Enterprise was launched.
On This Day In 1979 The CompuServe system was started.
On This Day In 1996 The United States and the world's other major nuclear powers signed a treaty to end all testing and development of nuclear weapons.
Your Thought For Today Is !
The best way to assure tomorrow's market
is to make today's quality absolutely dependable.
On This Day In 1513 Vasco Nunez de Balboa became the first European to see the Pacific Ocean.
On This Day In 1725 Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot, designer and builder of the first automobile was born.
On This Day In 1789 The American Congress proposed The Bill of Rights.
On This Day In 1890 Yosemite National Park was established. U.S.A.
On This Day In 1897 William Cuthbert Faulkner, American author was born in New Albany, Mississippi. Died: 6 July 1962 (Heart attack). Best known as the author of As I Lay Dying.
On This Day In 1905 Max Schmeling, world heavyweight boxing champion was born. Champion: (1930-1932).
On This Day In 1906 Dmitry Shostakovich, Russian composer was born. Died: 15 August 1975.
On This Day In 1926 Aldo Ray, American actor was born.
On This Day In 1943 Soviet troops recaptured Smolensk. World War II.
On This Day In 1944 American actor Michael ( Kirks little boy ) Douglas was born at New Brunswick, New Jersey. Best known for his performance as Gordon Gecko Wall Steet.
On This Day In 1946 English TV actress Felicity ( The Good Life ) Kendal was born.
On This Day In 1951 Mark Hamill, American actor was born in Oakland, California. Best known for his role as Luke Skywalker Star Wars.
On This Day In 1952 America actor Christopher ( Super Man ) Reeves was born.
On This Day In 1956 The first Transatlantic telephone call took place.
On This Day In 1973 The American spacecraft Skylab 3's astronaut's returned safely back on Earth.
On This Day In 1997 John Nobles jet car driven by Andy Green broke 714mph, a new land speed record.
On This Day In 1997 America's 87th space shuttle mission Atlantis (20) STS-86 (Mir-Docking/7) was launched. Landed October 6, 1997 at 5:55 p.m. EDT, Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
Your Thought For Today Is:
They who work merely because they have to, will never advance.
On This Day In 1542 The Spanish or Portuguese Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo explorer (his nationality is uncertain). discovered California, USA
On This Day In 1580 Sir Francis Drake became the first English man to circumnavigate the Globe, in the Golden Hind ( Ex Pelican ).
On This Day In 1888 English poet Thomas Stearns Eliot was born at St. Louis, Missouri. Died: 4 January 1965. Best known as the author of The Wasteland.
On This Day In 1898 The American song writer George Gershwin was born.
On This Day In 1914 The Battle of Picardy ( France ) ended. World War I.
On This Day In 1926 English singer Julie London was born.
On This Day In 1934 The Queen Mary was launched from Clydebank, Scotland. Maiden voyage from Southampton to New York 27 May 1936.
On This Day In 1944 Estonia is occupied by the soviet forces. World War II.
On This Day In 1944 The last allies surrendered in Arnhem. World War II.
On This Day In 1944 The English rock singer Bryan ( Virginia Plain ) Ferry was born.
On This Day In 1948 English singer actress Olivia (You're The One That I Want) Newton-John was born.
On This Day In 1980 The Russian spacecraft Soyuz 38 returned safely to Earth.
On This Day In 1981 The Boeing 767-200 jetliner made her first flight.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"I never forget a face - but I'll make an exception in your case."
Groucho Marx
On This Day In 1540 The Society of Jesus (Jesuits) was founded by Ignatius Loyola.
On This Day In 1601 Louis XIII, King of France was born. Reign: 1610-43.
On This Day In 1787 The United States Constitution was submitted to the states for ratification.
On This Day In 1792 George Cruikshank, illustrator of the books of Charles Dickens was born in England.
On This Day In 1825 The first Railroad track was laid down in England, and so began rail transportation.
On This Day In 1895 George Raft, American actor was born in New York City. Best known for his performace in Scarface.
On This Day In 1910 The first test flight of a twin-engined airplane took place in France.
On This Day In 1928 The United States recognized the Chinese Nationalist government.
On This Day In 1938 The RMS Queen Elizabeth was launched. Built at the John Brown shipyard, Clydeside Scotland, at 84.000 tonnes she was the biggest liner ever built.
On This Day In 1939 Warsaw, Poland surrendered to the Russian and Germans. World War II.
On This Day In 1940 The Tripartite Pact. Germany, Italy, and Japan entered into a 10-year military and economic agreement. The stated “prime purpose” of the Tripartite Pact, signed in Berlin, was to establish and maintain a new order, calculated to promote the mutual prosperity and welfare of the peoples concerned. The pact expressed the formalization of the Axis partnership, and the unmistakable targets of the strengthened alliance were the United States and the Soviet Union. World War II.
On This Day In 1941 The first American liberty ship, freighter Patrick Henry, was launched. World War II.
On This Day In 1947 Marvin Lee Aday (Meatloaf), American rocker was born in Dallas, Tx. Best known for his rock anthem Bat Out of Hell.
On This Day In 1961 Sierre Leone became the 100th member of the United Nations.
On This Day In 1983 The Russian spacecraft Soyuz T-10a was launched.
Your Thought For Today Is:
Kindle not a fire you cannot extinguish.
On This Day In 106 BC Pompey (Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus) Roman General was born.
OnThis Day In 1066 William, Duke of Normandy landed at Pevensey, Sussex. A fortnight later he met King Harold and his men at Battle, near Hastings.
On This Day In 1735 Augustus Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Grantham, British Prime Minister was born. Died: 14 March 1811. Term of Office (1767-1770) Whig.
On Thos Day In 1924 Two United States Army planes landed in Seattle, Washington, having completed the first round-the-world flight in 175 days.
On This Day In 1928 Juan de la Cierva made the first helicopter flight over the English Channel.
On This Day In 1941 The Lend-Lease act was expanded to include the Soviet Union.
World War II.
On This Day In 1944 Calais, France was captured by the allies. World War II.
On This Day In 1944 The first battle between German and Finnish troops began at Pudasjärvi. World War II.
On This Day In 1953 Edwin P Hubble astronomer and designer of telescopes, died aged 63 years.
On This Day In 1968 Francois Botha, world heavyweight boxing champion was born. Champion: (1995-1996).
Your Thought For Today Is:
One thing that helps to keep the motor trade going is the parking regulations
Tabernacles { Jewish } First Day
On This Day In 106 BC Emperor Pompey of Rome ( Imperator Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus ) was born. died 28th September 48 BC.
On This Day In 1547 Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish writer was born. Died 23 April
1616.
Best known as the author of Don Quixote de la Mancha.
On This Day In 1571 Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, Italian Baroque artist was born in Caravaggio or Milan, Lombardy [now Italy];. Died: 18 July 1610Port'Ercole, Tuscany [now Italy] .
On This Day In 1758 Admiral Horatio Nelson was born. Died 21 October 1805 Battle of Trafalgar.
On This Day In 1901 Enrico Fermi, American Nuclear Physicist who became the first man to split the atom was born.
On This Day In 1907 Gene Autry Oklahoma's yodeling cowboy was born.
On This Day In 1908 American actress Greer Garson was born.
On This Day In 1931 Swedish actress Anita Ekberg was born.
On This Day In 1933 Jerry Lee Lewis, American rock 'n' roll legend was born.
On This Day In 1939 The Russo - German agreement to divide Poland was signed.
On This Day In 1941 Nearly 34,000 Jews were murdered by mobile killing squads at Babi Yar, near Kiev (Ukraine). World War II.
On This Day In 1973 The Russian spacecraft Soyuz 12 returned safely to Earth.
On This Day In 1988 America's 26th space shuttle mission Discovery (7) STS-26 (TDRS-C) was launched. Landed October 3, 1985, 9:37:11 a.m. PDT, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
Your Thought For Today Is:
If some people got their rights they would complain
of being deprived of their wrongs
Archangel Michael * Michaelmas Day
On This Day In 1846 The first tooth extraction under anesthetic was performed in Charlestown, Mass, USA.
On This Day In 1921 Deborah Kerr, English movie actress was born. Best known for her role in the film The King And I.
On This Day In 1924 American short story writer Truman Capote was born.
On This Day In 1931 American actress Angie Dickinson was born.
On This Day In 1935 American singer Johnny ( Moon River ) Mathis was born.
On This Day In 1955 American Movie legend James Dean died. Best known for his role in the film Rebel Without a Cause.
On This Day In 1960 The Flintstones premiers on TV ( Yaba Daba Doo ).
On This Day In 1966 Botswana gained independence.
On This Day In 1994 America's 65th space shuttle mission Endevour (7) STS-68 (SRL-2) was launched. Landed October 11, 1994 1:02:09pm EDT, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
Your Thought For Today Is:
A thing is not vulgar merely because it is common.
Independence Day Botswana
