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07/14/2006 10:22:57 PM · #176 |
July 14
1850: The American public gets its first demonstration of ice made by refrigeration.
1951: A monument in honor of scientist George Washington Carver becomes the first to be dedicated to an African-American.
1973: Phil Everly of the Everly Brothers storms off stage during a performance after making a surprise announcement of the duos demise.
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07/14/2006 10:37:01 PM · #177 |
Originally posted by American_Horse:
July 14
1850: The American public gets its first demonstration of ice made by refrigeration.
1951: A monument in honor of scientist George Washington Carver becomes the first to be dedicated to an African-American.
1973: Phil Everly of the Everly Brothers storms off stage during a performance after making a surprise announcement of the duos demise. |
And....... Gerald Ford was born 90 years ago
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07/14/2006 11:05:27 PM · #178 |
| And Paris residents stormed The Bastille, triggering the French Revolution. |
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07/17/2006 01:05:26 PM · #179 |
JULY 17
709 BC: The first record of a total solar eclipse is written in China in the publication Chun-chiu, book I. The recorded date, when reduced to the Julian calendar, agrees exactly with that of a computed solar eclipse.
1913: Splat! Moviegoers see the first pie-in-the-face shot in the silent film A Noise from the Deep when Mabel Normand delivers the dessert to Fatty Arbuckles kisser.
1975: The US Apollo 18 and the Soviet Soyuz 19 spacecraft dock in space, marking the first out-of-this-world meeting of the world superpowers. Commanders Thomas P. Safford and Aleksei Leonov shook hands and exchanged gifts after the hatch was opened between the two vessels.
Message edited by author 2006-07-17 13:05:37.
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07/18/2006 10:56:52 AM · #180 |
July 18
1536: The authority of the pope is declared null and void in England.
1940: A helicopter is flown successfully for the first time in Stratford, Connecticut.
1955: Atomic energy is used for the first time to generate electricity.
1978: Oakland Athletics slugger Reggie Jackson is benched by manager Billy Martin for refusing to bunt.
Message edited by author 2006-07-18 10:57:00.
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07/22/2006 01:47:57 PM · #181 |
July 19
1553: Fifteen-year-old Lady Jane Grey makes it just 9 days as the Queen of England before being deposed.
1880: Books are loaned for the first time to the general public by the Public Library of San Francisco.
1961: Passengers aboard a TWA passenger jet become the first to view a movie while in flight.
1984: Lynn Ripplemeyer becomes the first woman to pilot a commercial airliner across the Atlantic.
1984: Geraldine Ferraro becomes the first woman to be nominated to run for vice president of the United States.
July 20
1858: Fans are charged a fee (of 50 cents) for the first time to see a professional baseball game but get their money's worth as the New York Yankees beat the Brooklyn Dodgers by a score of 22 to 18.
1960: The United States fires a guided missile (the Polaris) for the first time from a submarine (the George Washington).
1969: American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin become the first humans to set foot on the moon.
1979: A sled dog weighing 97 pounds pulls a load of more than 2.5 tons in Bothell, Washington.
July 21
1873: Outlaw extraordinaire Jesse James robs his first train.
1904: Driver Camille Jenatzy sets a new speed record of 65.79 mph for the automobile.
1990: "The Wall" by rock legends Pink Floyd is performed in Berlin where the concrete wall once stood.
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10/04/2006 06:42:04 PM · #182 |
On Oct. 4, 1957
• the Space Age began as the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the first man-made satellite, into orbit.
• Leave It to Beaver premiered on CBS.
Coincidence? I think not! |
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03/17/2008 03:21:13 PM · #183 |
March 17, 461
* Saint Patrick dies
On this day in 461 A.D., Saint Patrick, Christian missionary, bishop and apostle of Ireland, dies at Saul, Downpatrick, Ireland. |
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