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:
1813 – The nickname “Uncle Sam” was first used as a symbolic reference to the United States. The reference appeared in an editorial in the New York’s Troy Post.
1880 – George Ligowsky patented a device that throws clay pigeons for trapshooters.
1888 – Edith Eleanor McLean became the first baby to be placed in an incubator.
1896 – In Cranston, RI, A.H. Whiting won the first automobile race held on a racetrack.
1915 – Former cartoonist Johnny Gruelle received a patent for his “Raggedy Ann” doll.
1921 – The first Miss America was crowned in Atlantic City, NJ. Margaret Gorman of Washington, DC, was the winner at the end of the 2 day event.
1927 – Philo T. Farnsworth succeeded in transmitting an image through purely electronic means to become the first electronic television system.
1930 – The cartoon “Blondie” first appeared in the comic strips.
1956 – U.S. Air Force captain Iven Carl Kincheloe, Jr. of Cassopolis, MI, became the first man to fly into outer space (as it was defined at the time) when his X-2 supersonic plane reached a record altitude of 126,200 feet. Upon his return to Earth, the press called Kincheloe the first of America’s spacemen.
1963 – The Pro Football Hall of Fame was dedicated in Canton, OH, with 17 charter members.
1966 – The final episode of TV’s “The Dick Van Dyke Show” aired.
1968 – The TV show “The Banana Splits Adventure Hour” premiered with Fleegle, Bingo, Drooper, and Snorky.
1971 – The television show “The Beverly Hillbillies” ended. The first episode debuted on September 26, 1962.
1977 – The Panama Canal treaties were signed by President Jimmy Carter and General Omar Torrijos Herrera. The treaties called for the U.S. to turn over control of the canal’s waterway to Panama in the year 2000.
1977 – Convicted Watergate conspirator G. Gordon Liddy was released from prison after serving more than four years.
1979 – The Chrysler Corporation asked the U.S. Government for $1.5 billion to avoid bankruptcy.
1979 – ESPN, the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, made its debut on cable TV.
1984 – American Express Co. issued the first of its Platinum charge cards.
1989 – Legislation was approved by the Senate that prohibited discrimination against the handicapped in employment, public accommodations, transportation and communications.
1998 – St. Louis Cardinals slugger Mark McGwire tied Roger Maris’ single-season home run record with hit #61 in a game against the Chicago Cubs.
1999 – Viacom announced that it would buy CBS for $37.3 billion, creating the nation’s second largest media company.
2004 – Former President Bill Clinton underwent quadruple coronary bypass surgery to clear four blocked arteries.
2005 – Apple Computer introduced the iPod Nano, a revolutionary full-featured iPod that could hold 1,000 songs yet was thinner than a standard #2 pencil.
2008 – The U.S. Government took control of the two largest mortgage financing companies, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
2016 – Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band performed their longest show in America, at Citizen Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA. The show lasted 4 hours and 4 minutes.
2017 – Equifax announced a cyber-crime identity theft event potentially impacting approximately 1451⁄2 million U.S. consumers.
BIRTHDAYS:
Sonny Rollins – 95 years old (1930) – Saxophonist and composer
Latimore – 86 years old (1939) – Singer-songwriter and pianist
Jonathan H. Turner – 83 years old (1942) – Sociologist
Gloria Gaynor – 82 years old (1943) – Singer-songwriter
Curtis Price – 80 years old (1945) – Musicologist and academic
Joe Klein – 79 years old (1946) – Journalist and author
Suzyn Waldman – 79 years old (1946) – Sportscaster
Susan Blakely – 77 years old (1948) – Actress
Barry Siegel – 76 years old (1949) – Journalist and academic
Julie Kavner – 75 years old (1950) – Actress
Peggy Noonan – 75 years old (1950) – Author, journalist, speechwriter, and pundit
Chrissie Hynde – 74 years old (1951) – Singer-songwriter and guitarist
Mark Isham – 74 years old (1951) – Trumpet player and composer
Mark McCumber – 74 years old (1951) – Golfer
Benmont Tench – 72 years old (1953) – Keyboardist and songwriter
Corbin Bernsen – 71 years old (1954) – Actor
Michael Emerson – 71 years old (1954) – Actor
Kerrie Holley – 71 years old (1954) – Software architect and academic
Michael Feinstein – 69 years old (1956) – Singer and pianist
Diane Warren – 69 years old (1956) – Songwriter
Jennifer Egan – 63 years old (1962) – Novelist and short story writer
George South – 63 years old (1962) – Wrestler
W. Earl Brown – 62 years old (1963) – Actor
Leslie Jones – 58 years old (1967) – Comedian and actress
Darren Bragg – 56 years old (1969) – Baseball player and coach
Angie Everhart – 56 years old (1969) – Actress and model
Diane Farr – 56 years old (1969) – Actress
Rudy Galindo – 56 years old (1969) – Figure skater
Monique Gabriela Curnen – 55 years old (1970) – Actress
Tom Everett Scott – 55 years old (1970) – Actor
Gene Pritsker – 54 years old (1971) – Composer
Shane Mosley – 54 years old (1971) – Boxer and trainer
Jason Isringhausen – 53 years old (1972) – Baseball player and coach
Shannon Elizabeth – 52 years old (1973) – Model and actress
Alex Kurtzman – 52 years old (1973) – Director, producer, and screenwriter
Antonio McDyess – 51 years old (1974) – Basketball player
Oliver Hudson – 49 years old (1976) – Actor
Mateen Cleaves – 48 years old (1977) – Basketball player
Molly Holly – 48 years old (1977) – Wrestler and trainer
Paul Mara – 46 years old (1979) – Ice hockey player
Brian Stokes – 46 years old (1979) – Baseball player
J. D. Pardo – 45 years old (1980) – Actor
Mark Prior – 45 years old (1980) – Baseball player
Andre Dirrell – 43 years old (1982) – Boxer
Pops Mensah-Bonsu – 42 years old (1983) – English-American basketball player
Wade Davis – 40 years old (1985) – Baseball player
Alyssa Diaz – 40 years old (1985) – Actress
Colin Delaney – 39 years old (1986) – Wrestler
Patrick Robinson – 38 years old (1987) – Football player
Evan Rachel Wood – 38 years old (1987) – Actress and singer
Kevin Love – 37 years old (1988) – Basketball player
Jonathan Majors – 36 years old (1989) – Actor
Donovan Mitchell – 29 years old (1996) – Basketball player
Gracie Abrams – 26 years old (1999) – Singer-songwriter
Ian Chen – 19 years old (2006) – Actor
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