August 21, Thursday- On this day in history; In 1883, An F5 tornado struck Rochester, Minnesota. This devastation led to the creation of the Mayo Clinic.Prior to the tornado, Dr. William Worrall Mayo had a private medical practice in Rochester: In 1888, The first successful adding machine in the United States was patented by William Seward Burroughs: In 1897, Oldsmobile , a brand of American automobiles,was founded by Ransom E. Olds: In 1904, Count Basie, Pianist/organist/bandleader. was born in Red Bank ,New Jersey: In 1936, Wilt Chamberlain, professional basketball player/coach, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: In 1938, Kenny Rogers, singer/songwriter/guitarist/actor, was born in Houston, Texas. Rogers has sold over 165 million records worldwide: In 1939, Harold Reid,Singer/songwriter ( bass singer for the Statler Brothers). was born in Staunton, Virginia: In 1942, World War II- The Guadalcanal Campaign: American forces defeated an attack by Imperial Japanese Army soldiers in the Battle of Tenaru: In 1959, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed an executive order proclaiming Hawaii the 50th state in the Union: and In 1974, Buford Pusser, sheriff of McNairy County Tennessee (subject of the movie ( Walking Tall) , a native of Finger, Tennessee, died in Adamsville, Tennessee at the age of 36. The thought of the day, The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best. Epictetus. Be safe and have a great and Blessed Thursday.
Posted on: Thu, 21 Aug 2014 09:58:02 +0000
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