This Day In History

[MedicCook]

1983
"The A-Team" debuted on TV.

Great cigar icon.

2004
Bob Keeshan, "Captain Kangaroo," died at age 76.

2005
Former "Tonight Show" host Johnny Carson died at age 79.

Birthdays
35 Tiffani Thiessen Actress ("Beverly Hills, 90210")

Am I the only one who would like to personally wish Kelly Kaposky a happy birthday?

[Genetic Defect]

just letting you know I'm not reading this thread.

[MedicCook]

Thanks for letting me know. I will be able to die happy and peaceful now.

[Genetic Defect]

glad I could help

[MedicCook]

1965
Winston Churchill died in London at age 90.

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.

Now that's funny right there.

[MedicCook]

January 25th

1890
Nellie Bly bested Jules Verne's Around the World in 80 Days by completing her circumnavigation in 72 days.

1890
United Mine Workers of America was founded.

1915
Alexander Graham Bell inaugurated transcontinental telephone service.

1924
The first Winter Olympic games opened at Chamonix, France.

1947
Gangster Al Capone died at age 48.

1961
President John F. Kennedy held the first presidential news conference carried live on radio and television.

1971
Charles Manson was found guilty of murdering Sharon Tate and six others.

1999
In Louisville, KY, man received the first hand transplant in the United States.

Birthdays
91 Ernie Harwell Americna baseball sportscaster
56 The Honky Tonk Man American professional wrestler
36 eldondo Cigar Asylum Inmate
34 bigswol2 Cigar Asylum Inmate
28 Alica Keys R&B singer
28 ambientboy Cigar Asylum Inmate
21 Pyrokin Cigar Asylum Inmate
? gpugliese Cigar Asylum Inmate
? Zipper Cigar Asylum Inmate

76 Charles Curtis 1/25/1860 - 2/8/1936 American 31st vice president

[MedicCook]

1947
Gangster Al Capone died at age 48.

Birthdays
56 The Honky Tonk Man American professional wrestler

Back when rasslin' was fun to watch.

[MedicCook]

January 26th

1788
The first European settlers landed in Sydney, Australia.

1802
Congress passed an act calling for establishment of a library within the US Capitol.

1837
Michigan became the 26th state in the United States.

1861
Louisiana seceded from the Union.

1870
Virginia rejoined the Union.

1893
Abner Doubleday the credited inventor of baseball died at 73.

1979
Former Vice President Nelson Rockefeller died in New York at age 70.

1979
The first episode of "The Dukes of Hazzard" aired on CBS.

1988
Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera opened on Broadway. It would go on to become the longest-running Broadway show.

1998
President Bill Clinton denied having an affair with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky, telling reporters, "I did not have sexual relations with that woman."

Birthdays
74 Bob Uecker Sportscaster-actor
54 Eddie Van Halen Rock musician (Van Halen)
51 Anita Baker R&B singer
51 Ellen DeGeneres Talk show host-comedian
49 Road Warrior Animal American professional wrestler
48 Wayne Gretzky Hockey Hall of Famer

84 Douglas MacArthur 1/26/1880 - 4/5/1964 American general
83 Paul Newman 1/26/1925 - 9/26/2008 American actor, film director, entrepreneur, humanitarian, and auto racing enthusiast
53 1/26/1946 - 2/20/1999 Gene Siskel American film critic

[MedicCook]

January 27th

1880
Thomas Edison was granted a patent for his incandescent light.

1944
The Soviets announced the end of the two-year siege of Leningrad.

1945
The Russians liberated Auschwitz concentration camp, where the Nazis had killed over 1.5 million people, including over 1 million Jews.

1951
The U.S. Air Force started atomic testing in the Nevada desert.

1967
The Apollo I fire killed astronauts Grissom, White, and Chaffee during a simulated launch at Cape Canaveral.

1967
The Doors self titled debut album is released.

1973
Vietnam War peace accords were signed in Paris.

1976
The TV series "Laverne and Shirley" debuted. The show was cancelled in 1983.

1992
Former world boxing champion Mike Tyson went on trial for allegedly raping an 18-year-old contestant in the 1991 Miss Black America Contest.

1993
André the Giant (André René Roussimoff) wrestling icon and actor died in his sleep in Paris while attending the funeral for his father, Andre was 46.

Birthdays
69 James Cromwell Actor
64 Nick Mason Rock musician (Pink Floyd)
58 Brian Downey Rock musician (Thin Lizzy)
54 John Roberts Supreme Court Chief Justice
52 Janick Gers Rock musician (Iron Maiden)
50 Keith Olbermann TV host
45 Bridget Fonda Actress
41 Mike Patton Rock singer (Faith No More)
40 Patton Oswalt Actor and writer

35 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1/27/1756 - 12/5/1791 Austrian composer

[MedicCook]

January 28th

1547
Henry VIII dies. His nine year old son, Edward VI becomes King, and the first Protestant ruler of England.

1909
United States troops leave Cuba with the exception of Guantanamo Bay Naval Base after being there since the Spanish-American War.

1915
Congress passed legislation creating the U.S. Coast Guard.

1958
The Lego company patented their design of Lego bricks, still compatible with bricks produced today.

1958
Roy Campanella (Brooklyn Dodgers) was seriously injured in an auto accident in New York. He would never return to play again.

1973
CBS-TV debuted "Barnaby Jones."

1986
U.S. shuttle Challenger exploded 72 seconds after lift off, killing all seven crew members aboard, including school teacher Christa McAuliffe.

1999
The creation of Element 114 is announced by scientists.

2003
In his second State of the Union Address, President Bush presents case for war with Iraq.

Birthdays
73 Alan Alda Actor ("M*A*S*H*")
52 Nick Price Golfer
50 Frank Darabont Director ("The Shawshank Redemption", "The Green Mile")
46 Dan Spitz Rock musician (Anthrax)
41 Sarah McLachlan Rock singer
41 DJ Muggs DJ (Cypress Hill)
32 Joey Fatone Jr. Singer ('N Sync)
29 Nick Carter Singer (Backstreet Boys)
28 Elijah Wood Actor ("Lord of the Rings" movies)

52 Henry VII 1/28/1457 - 4/21/1509 English King
44 Jackson Pollock 1/28/1912 - 8/11/1956 American painter

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by MedicCook

January 28th

1986
U.S. shuttle Challenger exploded 72 seconds after lift off, killing all seven crew members aboard, including school teacher Christa McAuliffe.

I was a senior in college, watching the launch at the student center at Northern Illinois University with several hundred other students. A tragic moment that I will not forget. God Bless the Crew of the Challenger.

[Genetic Defect]

Originally Posted by icehog3

I was a senior in college, watching the launch at the student center at Northern Illinois University with several hundred other students. A tragic moment that I will not forget. God Bless the Crew of the Challenger.

I think I was in seventh grade.

[MedicCook]

January 30th

1649
King Charles I of England was beheaded.

1933
Adolf Hitler was named Chancellor of Germany.

1933
The first episode of the "Lone Ranger" was broadcast on radio station WXYZ in Detroit.

1948
Gandhi was assassinated.

1968
North Vietnamese forces launched attacks against the South Vietnamese, beginning the Tet offensive.

1972
British troops opened fire on civil rights marchers in Northern Ireland, sparking the "Bloody Sunday" massacre.

2000
John Rocker (Atlanta Braves) was suspended from major league baseball for disparaging foreigners, homosexuals and minorities in an interview published by Sports Illustrated.

2005
Iraqis voted in their country's first free election in a half-century.

Birthdays
79 Gene Hackman Actor
68 Dick Cheney Former vice president
67 Marty Balin Rock singer (Jefferson Airplane/Starship)
60 William King R&B musician (The Commodores)
58 Phil Collins Rock singer, musician (Genesis)
58 Charles S. Dutton Actor
51 Brett Butler Actress, comedian ("Grace Under Fire")
50 Jody Watley R&B singer
45 Cigarmark Cigar Asylum Inmate
35 Christian Bale Actor ("The Dark Knight," "Batman Begins")
33 Andy Milonakis Comedian
29 Wilmer Valderrama Actor ("That '70s Show")

63 Franklin Roosevelt 1/30/1882 - 4/12/1945 America's 32nd President
78 Roy Eldridge 1/30/1911 - 2/26/1989 American musician

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by MedicCook

January 30th

Birthdays
79 Gene Hackman Actor

Happy Birthday to Mr. Hackman, BOTL!

[MedicCook]

January 31st

1606
Guy Fawkes, a co-conspirator in the Gunpowder Plot, was executed.

1865
Robert E. Lee was appointed commander-in-chief of the Confederate forces.

1865
The House of Representatives approved the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which abolished slavery in the United States.

1940
The first social security check was issued to Ida Fuller for $22.54.

1958
The first U.S. earth satellite, Explorer I, was launched.

1988
The first episode of "The Wonder Years" aired on ABC.

1990
The first McDonald's opened in Russia.

Birthdays
88 Carol Channing Actress
80 Jean Simmons Actress
78 Ernie Banks Baseball Hall of Famer
62 Nolan Ryan Baseball Hall of Famer
58 Harry Wayne Casey 'KC' Singer, musician (KC and the Sunshine Band)
53 Johnny Rotten Rock singer (The Sex Pistols)
45 Jeff Hanneman Rock musician (Slayer)
39 Minnie Driver Actress
28 Justin Timberlake Singer
27 Tapewormboy Cigar Asylum Inmate

67 Zane Grey 1/31/1872 - 10/23/1939 American Western writer
65 John O'Hara 1/31/1905 - 4/11/1970 American writer
53 Jackie Robinson 1/31/1919 - 10/24/1972 Major League Baseball Hall of Famer

[MedicCook]

February 1st

1790
The Supreme Court of the United States convened for the first time, in New York City.

1861
Texas voted to secede from the Union.

1862
Julia Ward Howe's poem "Battle Hymn of the Republic" was published in the Atlantic Monthly.

1884
The first volume of the Oxford English Dictionary A–Ant, was published.

1920
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police was established.

1929
Weightlifter, Charles Rigoulet of France, achieved the first 400 pound ‘clean and jerk’ as he lifted 402-1/2 pounds.

1946
A press conference announced the first electronic digital computer, ENIAC, was held at the University of Pennsylvania.

1960
Four black college students began a series of sit-ins at a white-only lunch counter in Woolworth’s, Greensboro, N.C.

1968
Vince Lombardi resigned as the coach of the Green Bay Packers.

1968
During the Vietnam War, a Viet Cong officer was executed with a pistol shot to the head by Saigon's police chief and the image captured in a famous news photograph.

1979
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returned to Tehran after 15 years of exile.

1982
"Late Night with David Letterman" premiered on NBC.

2003
The space shuttle Columbia disintegrated as it tried to reenter the Earth's atmosphere after a sixteen-day mission in space. All seven members of the crew were lost.

2004
Janet Jackson's famous "wardrobe malfunction" occurred at Super Bowl XXXVIII.

Birthdays
71 Sherman Hemsley Actor ("The Jeffersons")
59 Mike Campbell Rock musician (Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers)
51 stitch Cigar Asylum Inmate
41 Lisa Marie Presley Rock singer, daughter of Elvis Presley
41 Pauly Shore Actor, comedian
39 Aladdin Sane Cigar Asylum Inmate
38 Michael C. Hall Actor
23 Lauren Conrad Reality TV personality ("The Hills")
? FoldEm Cigar Asylum Inmate

47 Thomas Cole 2/1/1801 - 2/11/1848 American painter
59 Clark Gable 2/1/1901 - 11/16/1960 American film actor
76 Boris Yeltsin 2/1/1931 - 4/23/2007 First President of the Russian Federation

[CBI_2]

Also today:
Thomas Edison completes worlds 1st movie studio (West Orange NJ) 1893
1st federal penitentiary building completed, Leavenworth, Kansas 1906
1st U.S. satellite, Explorer I, launched 1958
Texas Instruments requests patent of IC (Integrated Circuit) 1959

and Bill Mumy aka Will Robinson born 1954

[acarr]

1790 first session of the supreme court.

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by CBI_2

Also today:

and Bill Mumy aka Will Robinson born 1954

Warning! Warning! Alien approaching!

[CBI_2]

Originally Posted by icehog3

Warning! Warning! Alien approaching!

Ironically he played an alien on Deep Space 9 and Babylon 5.