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:
1774 – The First Continental Congress of the United States adjourned in Philadelphia, PA.
1825 – The Erie Canal opened in upstate New York. The 363-mile canal connected Lake Erie and the Hudson River. The cost to build the canal was $7,602,000.
1854 – Charles William Post was born. He was the inventor of “Grape Nuts,” “Postum” and “Post Toasties” cereals.
1858 – The rotary motion washing machine was patented by H.E. Smith
1861 – The Pony Express officially ceased operations.
1881 – The “Gunfight at the OK Corral” took place in Tombstone, AZ. The fight was between Wyatt Earp, his two brothers and Doc Holiday and the Ike Clanton Gang.
1936 – The first electric generator at Hoover Dam went into full operation.
1949 – President Harry Truman raised the minimum wage from 40 to 75 cents an hour.
1958 – Pan American Airways flew its first Boeing 707 jetliner from New York, NY to Paris, France.
1965 – The Beatles were made members of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace presided over by Queen Elizabeth
1970 – “Doonesbury”, the comic strip by Gary Trudeau, premiered in 28 newspapers across the U.S. Mel Lazarus’s “Momma” also debuted on this day.
1977 – The experimental Space Shuttle Enterprise successfully landed at Edwards Air Force Base in California.
1980 – The video arcade game “Pacman” was released in the United States. It was originally going to be called “Puck Man”.
1981 – The song “Under Pressure”, by Queen and David Bowie, was released.
1984 – The movie “The Terminator”, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, debuted in theaters.
1984 – “Baby Fae” was given the heart of baboon after being born with a severe heart defect. She lived for 21 days with the animal heart.
1988 – Two whales were freed by Soviet and American icebreakers. The whales had been trapped for nearly 3 weeks in an Arctic ice pack.
1990 – Wayne Gretzky became the first NHL player to reach 2,000 points.
1991 – Former Washington Mayor Marion Barry arrived at a federal correctional institution in Petersburg, VA, to begin serving a six-month sentence for cocaine possession.
1992 – General Motors Corp. Chairman Robert Stempel resigned after the company recorded its highest losses in history.
1996 – Federal prosecutors cleared Richard Jewell as a suspect in the Olympic park bombing.
1998 – A U.S. federal judge refused to issue an injunction against the sale of MP3 players. The device is used to play music downloaded from the Internet. The Recording Industry Association of America had brought the case to court.
2001 – The United States passed the U.S.A. Patriot Act into law.
2001 – It was announced that Fort Worth’s Lockheed Martin won a defense contract for $200 billion over 40 years. The contract, for the “joint strike fighter,” was the largest defense contract in history.
2010 – Charlie Sheen trashed a New York hotel room in a fit of rage and had to be removed by police. A porn star (and reputed call girl) was discovered locked in the bathroom. Sheen was not charged.
2012 – Microsoft released Windows 8 and made it available on new PCs.
2015 – Daniel Craig’s fourth James Bond film, “Spectre”, premiered in theaters.
BIRTHDAYS:
Gloria Conyers Hewitt – 90 years old (1935) – Mathematician and academic
Tom Meschery – 87 years old (1938) – Chinese-American basketball player
Eddie Henderson – 85 years old (1940) – Trumpet player and educator
Steven Kellogg – 84 years old (1941) – Author and illustrator
Nancy Davis Griffeth – 80 years old (1945) – Computer scientist and academic
Jaclyn Smith – 80 years old (1945) – Actress and producer
Pat Sajak – 79 years old (1946) – Journalist, actor, and game show host
Hillary Clinton – 78 years old (1947) – Lawyer and politician, 67th United States Secretary of State and 44th First Lady of the United States
Toby Harrah – 77 years old (1948) – Baseball player and coach
Steve Rogers – 76 years old (1949) – Baseball player
Bootsy Collins – 74 years old (1951) – Singer-songwriter and bass player
Tommy Mars – 74 years old (1951) – Keyboard player
Julian Schnabel – 74 years old (1951) – Painter, director, and screenwriter
Bobby Bandiera – 73 years old (1952) – Singer-songwriter and guitarist
David Was – 73 years old (1952) – Singer-songwriter and producer
Keith Strickland – 72 years old (1953) – Guitarist and songwriter
D. W. Moffett – 71 years old (1954) – Actor and director
James Pickens Jr. – 71 years old (1954) – Actor
Rita Wilson – 69 years old (1956) – Actress and producer
Bob Golic – 68 years old (1957) – Football player and radio host
Patrick Breen – 65 years old (1960) – Actor
Gerald Malloy – 64 years old (1961) – Lawyer and politician
Dylan McDermott – 64 years old (1961) – Actor
Jack Morelli – 63 years old (1962) – Comic book professional and author
Natalie Merchant – 62 years old (1963) – Singer-songwriter and pianist
Jeanne Zelasko – 59 years old (1966) – Journalist and sportscaster
Keith Urban – 58 years old (1967) – Australian-American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Dian Bachar – 55 years old (1970) – Actor, director, and screenwriter
Jim Butcher – 54 years old (1971) – Author
Rosemarie DeWitt – 54 years old (1971) – Actress
Anthony Rapp – 54 years old (1971) – Actor and singer
Seth MacFarlane – 52 years old (1973) – Voice actor, singer, director, producer, and screenwriter
Jon Heder – 48 years old (1977) – Actor and producer
Marisha Pessl – 48 years old (1977) – Author
Antonio Pierce – 47 years old (1978) – Football player and coach
CM Punk – 47 years old (1978) – Wrestler, mixed martial artist, and actor
Dave Zastudil – 47 years old (1978) – Football player
Nick Collison – 45 years old (1980) – Basketball player
Sam Brown – 44 years old (1981) – Actor, producer, and screenwriter
Sasha Cohen – 41 years old (1984) – Figure skater
Amanda Overmyer – 41 years old (1984) – Singer-songwriter
Monta Ellis – 40 years old (1985) – Basketball player
Schoolboy Q – 39 years old (1986) – German-American rapper
Shawn Lauvao – 38 years old (1987) – Football player
Greg Zuerlein – 37 years old (1988) – Figure skater
Dre Kirkpatrick – 36 years old (1989) – Football player
Allie DeBerry – 31 years old (1994) – Model and actress
Rhenzy Feliz – 28 years old (1997) – Actor and singer
TODAY IS:
- National Pumpkin Day: Round and orange, they bring fall to life with their vibrant hue and make for the perfect canvas for all your creative carving ideas.
- National Chicken Fried Steak Day: Savor the ultimate comfort food that's crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, perfect with creamy mashed potatoes and rich gravy.
- National Day of the Deployed:
- National Microneedling Day: Bye-bye, fine lines and wrinkles! This magical treatment uses tiny needles to boost collagen production and leave skin glowing.
- National Mincemeat Day: Crafted from a blend of fruits and spices, it's like a flavorful burst of nostalgia in every bite - a true winter classic.
- Howl At The Moon Day:
- National Mule Day: These hardworking, sure-footed animals are the backbone of many mountain communities, carrying heavy loads through rugged terrain with ease.
- Intersex Awareness Day:
- National Pension Tracing Day:
- National Tennessee Day:
- Labour Day in New Zealand:
- National Financial Crime Fighter Day:
- Austrian National Day:
- Ace Week: Raising understanding and recognition for a diverse orientation, asexual awareness fosters inclusivity and validation in society.
- Digital Parenting Week:
- Shampoo Week:
- Global Media and Information Literacy Week:
- Respiratory Care Week:
- Red Ribbon Week:
- Bat Appreciation Week:
- National Massage Therapy Awareness Week:
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