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01-19-2009, 10:47 PM | #24 |
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January 20th 1841 As a result of the First Opium War, Hong Kong was ceded to the British. 1892 The first official basketball game was played by students at the Springfield, MA, YMCA Training School. 1936 Britain's King George V died. 1942 The Nazis formulated their "Final Solution" regarding the Jews at the Wannsee Conference. 1964 The Beatles released their first album in the United States, Meet the Beatles. 1981 President Reagan became the oldest president to take office (69 years and 349 days). 1981 52 American hostages seized from the American Embassy in Tehran were released after 444 days in captivity. 1986 Martin Luther King, Jr., day was celebrated as a federal holiday for the first time. 1993 Actress Audrey Hepburn died at age 63. 1998 The first episode of "Dawson's Creek" aired on the WB network. Birthdays 79 Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin Former astronaut 57 Ian Hill Rock musician (Judas Priest) 57 Paul Stanley Rock musician (Kiss) 53 Bill Maher Comedian, talk show host 51 Lorenzo Lamas Actor 43 Rainn Wilson Actor ("The Office") 43 Tracii Guns American guitarist 41 Melissa Rivers TV personality 21 ucubed Cigar Asylum Inmate 20 MrBucket101 Cigar Asylum Inmate ? ShaulWolf Cigar Asylum Inmate 74 Harold Gray 1/20/1894 - 5/9/1968 American "Orphan Annie" cartoonist 100 George Burns 1/20/1896 - 3/9/1996 American comedian, actor and writer |
01-20-2009, 06:06 AM | #25 |
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I'm going through withdrawls... what happened to the 21 and 22nd?
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01-20-2009, 08:10 AM | #26 |
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01-20-2009, 04:00 PM | #29 |
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Um...today is the 20th.
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01-20-2009, 04:02 PM | #30 |
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01-20-2009, 10:15 PM | #31 |
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January 21st 1793 King Louis XVI was guillotined for treason. 1911 The first Monte Carlo motor rally took place. 1915 The first Kiwanis Club was founded in Detroit. 1924 Vladimir Ilyich Lenin died in Moscow. 1950 George Orwell died in London. 1954 USS Nautilus, the first nuclear-powered submarine was launched. 1977 President Carter pardoned most Vietnam War draft evaders. 1990 MTV's "Unplugged" made its debut with Squeeze as the first performers. 1994 A jury in Manassas, Va., acquitted Lorena Bobbitt by reason of temporary insanity of maliciously wounding her husband, John, whom she'd accused of sexually assaulting her. 1997 Don Mattingly (New York Yankees) officially announced his retirement. 1998 Pope John Paul II began his first visit to Cuba. 2003 The U.S. Census Bureau reported that Hispanics had surpassed Blacks as the largest minority group. 2004 The recording industry sued 532 computer users it said were illegally distributing songs over the Internet. Birthdays 69 Jack Nicklaus Golfer 69 Richie Havens Folk singer, musician 68 Placido Domingo Opera singer 59 Billy Ocean R&B singer 53 Geena Davis Actress 46 Hakeem Olajuwon Basketball player 38 Dinosaur Jr Cigar Asylum Inmate 33 Emma Bunton Singer (Spice Girls) 51 Ethan Allen 1/21/1738 - 2/12/1789 American soldier - frontiersman 55 John Fitch 1/21/1743 - 7/2/1798 American steamboat builder 77 John Fremont 1/21/1813 - 7/13/1890 Americium mapmaker/explorer 39 Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson 1/21/1824 - 5/10/1863 American Civil War general 71 John Browning 1/21/1855 - 11/26/1926 American weapons designer 72 Telly Savalas 1/21/1922 – 1/22/1994 Greek-American film and television actor and singer |
01-21-2009, 10:28 PM | #32 |
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Re: This Day In History - January 22nd
January 22nd 1901 Queen Victoria of England died after reigning for 63 years (the 4th longest among longest-reigning monarchs and the longest for queens). 1905 500 workers were killed by the Czar's troops in "Bloody Sunday" in St. Petersburg. 1922 Pope Benedict XV died. 1938 Thornton Wilder's play Our Town first performed publicly in Princeton, N.J. 1951 Fidel Castro was ejected from a Winter League baseball game after hitting a batter. He later gave up baseball for politics. 1968 "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In", debuted on NBC TV. 1973 Former President Lyndon B. Johnson died at age 64. 1973 The Supreme Court legalized some abortions in Roe v. Wade. 1990 Guns 'N' Roses guitarist Slash used profanity numerous times on live television while accepting an American Music Award. 1994 Greek-American film and television actor and singer died at age 72. 1995 Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, the mother of President John F. Kennedy, died in Hyannis Port, Mass., at age 104. 1997 The U.S. Senate confirmed Madeleine Albright as the first female secretary of state. 2008 Actor Heath Ledger, 28, was found dead of an accidental prescription drug overdose in New York City. Birthdays 77 Piper Laurie Actress 60 Steve Perry Rock singer (Journey) 57 Teddy Gentry Country singer, musician (Alabama) 52 Mike Bossy Hockey Hall of Famer 50 Linda Blair Actress ("The Excorcist") 44 Jazzy Jeff Actor, rapper ("The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air") 44 Diane Lane Actress 44 Steven Adler Musician ("ex-Guns n' Roses") 28 Willa Ford Singer 21 Greg Oden American basketball player ? SmokingJoey Cigar Asylum Inmate ? adampc22 Cigar Asylum Inmate ? dstaccone Cigar Asylum Inmate 94 Marcel Dassault 1/22/1892 - 4/18/1986 French aircraft designer 65 Howard Moss 1/22/1922 - 9/16/1987 American poet/editor of The New Yorker |
01-22-2009, 10:19 PM | #34 |
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This Day In History - January 23rd
January 23rd 1556 The deadliest earthquake on record killed 830,000 in Shansi, China. 1789 Georgetown University established in what is now Washington, DC. 1849 Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman physician in the U.S. 1879 The National Archery Association was organized in Crawfordsville, IN. 1964 The 24th Amendment to the Constitution, barring poll taxes, was ratified. 1968 North Korea seized the U.S. Navy ship Pueblo (the crew was released 11 months later.) 1973 President Nixon announced that an accord had been reached to end the Vietnam War. 1975 "Barney Miller" made its debut on ABC-TV. 1977 The TV mini-series "Roots," began airing on ABC. The show was based on the Alex Haley novel. 1983 "The A-Team" debuted on TV. 1989 Salvador Dali died in Spain at age 84. 2004 Bob Keeshan, "Captain Kangaroo," died at age 76. 2005 Former "Tonight Show" host Johnny Carson died at age 79. Birthdays 61 Anita Pointer Singer (The Pointer Sisters) 56 Robin Zander Rock singer (Cheap Trick) 45 Mariska Hargitay Actress ("Law & Order: Special Victims Unit") 35 Tiffani Thiessen Actress ("Beverly Hills, 90210") 35 Jason Cook Brother of Ryan (MedicCook) 34 Tito Ortiz American UFC fighter 29 mjbuchanan80 Cigar Asylum Inmate ? SteveDMatt Cigar Asylum Inmate 56 John Hancock 1/23/1737 (N.S.) - 10/8/1793 American Revolutionary statesman |
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01-23-2009, 10:48 PM | #36 |
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This Day In History - January 24th
January 24th 41 Roman emperor, Gaius Caesar, better known as Caligula (meaning Little Boot—he used to wear military boots as a child), was murdered. 1848 Gold was first discovered in California, in Sutter's mill. When President Polk announced the news in December, the gold rush began. 1908 Robert Baden-Powell organized the first Boy Scout troop in England. 1962 Jackie Robinson became the first black player to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. He was also the first black player in major league history. 1965 Winston Churchill died in London at age 90. 1971 Bill W. (William Griffith Wilson ), American co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous died at 75. 1972 Japanese soldier Shoichi Yokoi was discovered in Guam, having spent 28 years hiding in the jungle thinking World War II was still going on. 1986 Voyager Two space probe passes within 51,000 miles of Uranus. 1986 L. Ron Hubbard, American writer and founder of Scientology died at 74. 1989 Confessed serial killer Ted Bundy was put to death in Florida's electric chair for the 1978 kidnap-murder of 12-year-old Kimberly Leach. 1993 The first African-American to sit on the Supreme Court, Thurgood Marshall, died. 1995 The prosecution gave its opening statement at the O.J. Simpson murder trial. Birthdays 92 Ernest Borgnine Actor 91 Oral Roberts Evangelist 90 Jerry Maren Actor ("Wizard of Oz") 70 Ray Stevens Country singer 68 Aaron Neville Singer 68 Neil Diamond Singer-songwriter 58 Yakov Smirnoff Comedian 41 Mary Lou Retton Olympic gold-medal gymnast 35 Ed Helms Actor ("The Office," "The Daily Show") 30 Tatyana Ali Actress, singer 23 Mischa Barton Actress ("The O.C.") ? rwhit37 Cigar Asylum Inmate 77 Mark Goodson 1/24/1915 - 12/18/1992 American radio/TV producer 26 Sharon Tate 1/24/1943 - 8/9/1969 American actress murdered by the Manson Cult 56 Warren Zevon 1/24/1947 - 9/7/2003 American rock singer-songwriter and musician 33 John Belushi 1/24/1949 - 3/5/1982 American comedian, actor and musician 42 Mike Awesome (Michael Lee Alfonso ) 1/24/1965 - 2/17/2007 American professional wrestler |
01-24-2009, 12:52 AM | #40 |
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Re: This Day In History - January 24th
How did it handle the smell?
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