A quick look at Today in History, check out some Celebrity Birthdays, and find out what Days of the Year to celebrate.
TODAY IN HISTORY:
1873 – The first practical typewriter was sold to customers.
1911 – J. Clifford Turpin of the Wright Brothers’ Exhibition Team performed the first airplane flight over the city of Grand Rapids, MI. The Model B aircraft had two seats — one for a pilot and one for a passenger.
1916 – Two women, Adelina and August Van Buren, finished the first successful transcontinental motorcycle tour to be attempted by women. They started in New York, NY on July 5, 1916.
1922 – The Episcopal Church removed the word “obey” from the bride’s section of wedding vows.
1940 – Cave paintings were discovered in Lascaux, France. The paintings were 17,000 years old and were great examples of art from the Paleolithic period.
1953 – Senator John F. Kennedy married Jacqueline Lee Bouvier at St. Mary’s Church in Newport, RI.
1954 – The TV show “Lassie” debuted on CBS. The last show aired on September 12, 1971.
1959 – The TV western series “Bonanza” debuted on NBC. It is the first regularly schedule TV program presented in color.
1963 – The last episode of “Leave it to Beaver” aired. The show debuted on October 4, 1957.
1964 – Canyonlands National Park was designated as a National Park.
1966 – The TV show “Family Affair” premiered on CBS.
1966 – “The Monkees” TV show premiered on NBC. The musical sitcom’s opening episode, titled “Royal Flush,” featured the songs “Last Train to Clarksville,” “Take a Giant Step” and “This Just Doesn’t Seem to Be My Day.”
1970 – The cartoon “Josie and the Pussycats” debuted on CBS.
1972 – The “All in the Family” TV show spinoff, “Maude”, starring Bea Arthur, debuted on CBS. It would run until April 22nd, 1978.
1981 – The Smurfs made their television debut.
1983 – Arnold Schwarzenegger became a U.S. citizen. He had emigrated from Austria 14 years prior.
1984 – Michael Jordan signed a seven-year contract to play basketball with the Chicago Bulls.
1991 – The Space Shuttle “Discovery” took off on a mission to deploy an observatory that was to study the Earth’s ozone layer.
1992 – Dr. Mae Carol Jemison became the first African-American woman in space. She was the payload specialist aboard the Space Shuttle “Endeavor” STS-47. It marked the 50th shuttle mission. Also on board were Mission Specialist N. Jan Davis and Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Mark C. Lee. They were the first married couple to fly together in space. And, Mamoru Mohri became the first Japanese person to fly into space on that same mission.
1994 – A single-engine Cessna 150 airplane crashed against the White House’s south lawn. It was flown by Frank Eugene Corder, who died in the crash.
2001 – President George W. Bush labeled the previous day’s terrorist attacks “acts of war” and asked Congress for $20 billion to rebuild and recover.
2006 – The iTunes Music Store reached 1.5 billion songs and 45 million videos sold.
2009 – Steve Jobs announced that Apple’s iTunes had 88% of the legal U.S. music download market.
2011 – The 9/11 Memorial Museum in New York, NY, opened to the public.
2013 – NASA confirmed that its Voyager 1 probe had become the first manmade object to enter interstellar space.
2017 – Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI opened.
BIRTHDAYS:
Nellie Wong – 91 years old (1934) – Chinese American poet and activist
Henry Waxman – 86 years old (1939) – Lawyer and politician
Linda Gray – 85 years old (1940) – Model and actress
Maria Muldaur – 83 years old (1942) – Folk and blues singer
John Mauceri – 80 years old (1945) – Conductor and producer
Steve Turre – 77 years old (1948) – Trombonist and educator
Bruce Mahler – 75 years old (1950) – Actor and screenwriter
Joe Pantoliano – 74 years old (1951) – Actor and producer
Gerry Beckley – 73 years old (1952) – Singer-songwriter and guitarist
Nan Goldin – 72 years old (1953) – Photographer
Robert Gober – 71 years old (1954) – Sculptor
Scott Hamilton – 71 years old (1954) – Saxophonist
Wilfred Benítez – 67 years old (1958) – Boxer
Gregg Edelman – 67 years old (1958) – Actor and singer
Scott Brown – 66 years old (1959) – Colonel and politician
Deron Cherry – 66 years old (1959) – Football player and sportscaster
Evan Jenkins – 65 years old (1960) – Academic and politician
Amy Yasbeck – 63 years old (1962) – Actress
Greg Gutfeld – 61 years old (1964) – Television journalist and author
Vernon Maxwell – 60 years old (1965) – Basketball player
Darren E. Burrows – 59 years old (1966) – Actor
Ben Folds – 59 years old (1966) – Singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Louis C.K. – 58 years old (1967) – Comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter
Pat Listach – 58 years old (1967) – Baseball player, coach, and manager
Larry LaLonde – 57 years old (1968) – Guitarist and songwriter
Paul F. Tompkins – 57 years old (1968) – Comedian, actor, and writer
Max Boot – 56 years old (1969) – Russian-American historian and author
James Frey – 56 years old (1969) – Author and screenwriter
Will Chase – 55 years old (1970) – Actor, director, and singer
Nathan Larson – 55 years old (1970) – Singer-songwriter and guitarist
Gideon Emery – 53 years old (1972) – English-American actor, producer, and screenwriter
Jennifer Nettles – 51 years old (1974) – Singer-songwriter
Lauren Stamile – 49 years old (1976) – Actress
Jeff Irwin – 48 years old (1977) – Singer-songwriter and producer
Benjamin McKenzie – 47 years old (1978) – Actor
Ruben Studdard – 47 years old (1978) – R&B, pop, and gospel singer
Jennifer Hudson – 44 years old (1981) – Singer and actress
Staciana Stitts – 44 years old (1981) – Swimmer
Sal Rinauro – 43 years old (1982) – Wrestler
Daniel Muir – 42 years old (1983) – Football player
Clayton Richard – 42 years old (1983) – Baseball player
Emmy Rossum – 39 years old (1986) – Singer and actress
Freddie Freeman – 36 years old (1989) – American-Canadian baseball player
Andrew Luck – 36 years old (1989) – Football player
Kelsea Ballerini – 32 years old (1993) – Country pop singer
Druski – 31 years old (1994) – Comedian and actor
Colin Ford – 29 years old (1996) – Actor
Sydney Sweeney – 28 years old (1997) – Actress
Jerome Ford – 26 years old (1999) – Football player
Ziaire Williams – 24 years old (2001) – Basketball player
TODAY IS:
- National Video Games Day: Get together with your friends, or login with distant friends to connect and enjoy one of modern society’s most diverting and fun pastimes.
- National Chocolate Milkshake Day: Go out for a chocolate milkshake, or make one of these delicious creamy treats yourself. Lactose intolerant? Try a substitute milkshake with soy, oat, or nut milk.
- Gym Day: Unleash your inner superhero and conquer new fitness challenges! Pump up the energy, make gains, and unlock your full potential!
- World Dolphin Day: Promoting dolphin welfare, fostering understanding, and championing their cause for a thriving marine environment and coexistence.
- National Police Woman Day:
- German Language Day: Experience the language and beautiful culture of Germany. From "Guten Tag" to "Auf Wiedersehen", German is a language worth exploring.
- Farmers’ Consumer Awareness Day:
- National Day of Encouragement:
- International Drive Your Studebaker Day: If you’re one of the lucky people who own a classic luxury Studebaker, take it out on the road and show it off on International Drive Your Studebaker Day.
- Mindfulness Day:
- World First Aid Day:
- United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation:
- National Just One Human Family Day:
- National Report Medicare Fraud Day:
- National Hug & High 5 Day:
- Crayfish Party:
- National Neonatal Nurses Week : Providing compassionate care to newborns and support for families, these healthcare heroes play a crucial role in healthcare.
- Festa do Vinho:
- Rtveli:
- National Child Protection Week:
- Rosh Hashanah:
- National Waffle Week:
- Fiesta de San Pacho:
- Heritage Open Days:
- European Heritage Days:
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