March 5

Scott Winters, Realtor

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:

1836 – Samuel Colt patented the first production-model revolver, the .34-caliber.

1845 – Congress appropriated $30,000 to ship camels to the western U.S.

1868 – The Senate was organized into a court of impeachment to decide charges against President Andrew Johnson.

1872 – George Westinghouse patented the air brake.

1910 – In Philadelphia, PA, 60,000 people left their jobs to show support for striking transit workers.

1922 – “Annie Oakley” (Phoebe Ann Moses) broke all existing records for women’s trap shooting. She hit 98 out of 100 targets.

1924 – Frank Caruana of Buffalo, NY, became the first bowler to roll two perfect games in a row.

1933 – President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered a four-day bank holiday, closing all banks and freezing all financial transactions, in order to stop large amounts of money from being withdrawn from banks.

1934 – In Amarillo, TX, the first Mother’s-In-Law Day was celebrated.

1956 – The Supreme Court affirmed the ban on segregation in public schools.

1957 – Kitty Carlisle made her first appearance on TV’s “To Tell the Truth”.

1960 – Elvis Presley was honorably discharged from the Army.

1963 – The Hula Hoop was patented.

1971 – While in Belfast, the band Led Zeppelin played “Stairway to Heaven”for the first time.

1976 – One of the worst ice storms in history hit Wisconsin and Lower Michigan. From 2-5″ of ice built up on trees and power lines. Many people power for as long as ten days.

1977 – President Jimmy Carter appeared on “CBS News” with Walter Cronkite for the first “Dial-a-President” radio talk show.

1979 – The Voyager 1 spacecraft had its closest approach to Jupiter at 172,000 miles.

1984 – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that cities had the right to display the Nativity scene as part of their Christmas display.

1985 – The TV show “Moonlighting”, starring Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd, premiered.

1993 – Sprinter Ben Johnson was banned from racing for life by the Amateur Athletic Association after testing positive for banned performance-enhancing substances for a second time.

1994 – Grace Slick was arrested for pointing a shotgun at police in her home.

1997 – Chuck Niles received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

1998 – NASA announced that an orbiting craft had found enough water on the moon to support a human colony and rocket fueling station.

1998 – It was announced that Air Force Lt. Col. Eileen Collins would lead crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia on a mission to launch a large X-ray telescope. She was the first woman to command a Space Shuttle mission.

2002 – MTV began airing the reality television show “The Osbournes” that followed the daily activities of Ozzy Osbourne and his family.

2004 – Martha Stewart was found guilty on all four counts in her obstruction of justice trial.

2010 – Tim Burton’s version of “Alice in Wonderland” premiered in theaters.

2019 – According to Forbes, Kylie Jenner was named the world’s youngest-ever billionaire at the age of 21.

 

BIRTHDAYS:

James B. Sikking – 89 years old (1934) – Actor (TV’s “Hill Street Blues”, “Doogie Howser, M.D.”, “Brooklyn South”, movies “The Competition”, “Outland”, “Up the Creek”, “Star Trek III: The Search for Spock”, “Point Blank”)

Paul Evans – 85 years old (1938) – Singer (“Seven Little Girls Sitting in the Backseat”)

Fred Williamson – 85 years old (1938) – Football player, actor (“Three the Hard Wa”, “Take a Hard Ride”, “One Down, Two to Go”, “Original Gangstas”, “On the Edge”)

Samantha Eggar – 84 years old (1939) – Actress (“The Collector”, “Doctor Dolittle”, “The Molly Maguires”, “The Dead Are Alive”, “The Uncanny”, “The Brood”)

Murray Head – 77 years old (1946) – Actor, singer (“One Night in Bangkok”)

Michael Warren – 77 years old (1946) – Actor (TV’s “Hill Street Blues”, “City of Angels”)

Eddie Hodges – 76 years old (1947) – Actor (“A Hole in the Head”, “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”, songs “I’m Gonna Knock on Your Door”, “Girls, Girls, Girls”)

Eddy Grant – 75 years old (1948) – Singer (“Electric Avenue”)

Alan Clark – 71 years old (1952) – Keyboardist (Dire Straits)

Marsha Warfield – 69 years old (1954) – Actress, comedian (TV’s “Night Court”, “Empty Nest”)

Penn Jillette – 68 years old (1955) – Magician (Penn and Teller, TV’s “Dancing with the Stars”, “Celebrity Apprentice”, “All-Star Celebrity Apprentice”)

Charlie & Craig Reid – 61 years old (1962) – Musicians (The Proclaimers)

Michael Irvin – 57 years old (1966) – Football player, analyst (Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in August 2007, TV’s Season 9 of “Dancing With the Stars”)

John Frusciante – 53 years old (1970) – Musician (Red Hot Chili Peppers)

Kevin Connolly – 49 years old (1974) – Actor (TV’s “Entourage”, “Unhappily Ever After”)

Eva Mendes – 49 years old (1974) – Actress (“Hitch”, “The Other Guys”, “Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans”, “The Women”, “Ghost Rider”, “We Own the Night”, “2 Fast 2 Furious”)

Niki Taylor – 48 years old (1975) – Model

Paul Konerko – 47 years old (1976) – Baseball player

Jake Lloyd – 34 years old (1989) – Actor (“Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace”)

 

TODAY IS:

Dissociative Identity Disorder Awareness Day

Finisher’s Medal Day

Fun Facts About Names Day

Namesake Day

National Absinthe Day

National Cheese Doodle Day

National Multiple Personality Day

 

For additional information check out websites like: www.on-this-day.com, www.born-today.com, www.famousbirthdays.com, www.daysoftheyear.com, and www.nationaldaycalendar.com.

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