Oct 20, 1947 Congress goes after those socialist commie pigs in Hollywood. Theyd have a field day today. Oct 20, 1944 McAthur steps on Leyte Island in the Phillipines as he promised just two years earlier as the Japanese Runt him off. Bloody times. Sacrafices beyond imagination. Oct 20, 2011 Libyan dictator Moammar Gaghdafi is kilt. Aint sure they got better now. Oct 20, 1968. 21-year-old Oregonian Dick Fosbury wins gold—and sets an Olympic record—when he high-jumps 7 feet 4 1/4 inches at the Mexico City Games. It was the first American victory in the event since 1956. It was also the international debut of Fosbury’s unique jumping style, known as the Fosbury Flop Oct 20, 1977 In the summer of 1977, members of the rock band Aerosmith inspected an airplane they were considering chartering for their upcoming tour—a Convair 240 operated out of Addison, Texas. Concerns over the flight crew led Aerosmith to look elsewhere—a decision that saved one band but doomed another. The aircraft in question was instead chartered by the band Lynyrd Skynyrd, who were just setting out that autumn on a national tour that promised to be their biggest to date. On this day in 1977, however, during a flight from Greenville, South Carolina, to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Lynyrd Skynyrds tour plane crashed in a heavily wooded area of southeastern Mississippi during a failed emergency landing attempt, killing band-members Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines and Cassie Gaines as well as the bands assistant road manager and the planes pilot and co-pilot. Twenty others survived the crash. Cause: The runt outta gas. If you gonna fly you might oughtta check the gas tank....twice maybe? Just a thought. Bornt Oct 20 1135 - Andrea Della Robbia, Florence, sculptor, nephew of Luca 1475 - Giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api) 1496 - Claude de Lutherans, duke of Guise 1616 - Thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (d. 1680 1632 - Christopher Wren, East Knoyle, Wiltshire, England, astronomer/great architect (St. Pauls Cathedral), (d. 1723 1740 - Belle van Zuylen, Neth/Swiss writer (Three Women) 1751 - Hendrik van Stralen, Dutch MP/secretary of Interior 1759 - Chauncey Goodrich, U.S. Senator from Connecticut (d. 1815 1812 - Austin Flint, 19th century heart research pioneer 1819 - Daniel Edgar Sickles, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1914 1819 - Karol Mikuli, composer 1819 - The Báb, Persian founder of the Bábí Faith (d. 1850 1820 - George Jerrison Stannard, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) 1822 - Mansfield Lovell, Major General (Confederate Army), 1854 - Arthur Rimbaud, Charleville, France, poet/adventurer (Illuminations) 1859 - John Dewey, philosopher, educational theorist/writer (Learn by doing...theres a thought) 1882 - Bela Lugosi [Blaskó ], Lugos, Austria-Hungary, actor (Dracula, Plan 9 From Outer Space...bet that was entertaining) 1891 - James Chadwick, English physicist (discovered neutron). He was not charged up about much.... 1891 - Jomo Kenyatta, Gatundu Kenya, Kenyan leader and 1st Premier (1963-78 1895 - Rex Ingram, US actor (Tarzan of the Apes, boy I missed some great films) 1897 - Jevsei G Liberman, Ukrainian economist (Plan, profit, bonuses) 1897 - Crown Prince Eun of Korea (d. 1970 1904 - Tommy Douglas, Falkirk Scotland, Canadian politician (Father of Medicare) ••√√√√√ 1911 - Will Rogers Jr, NY, actor (Down to Earth) Wills riding a horse at the entrance to my beloved Texas Technological University. There is a legend about when he will git off that horse and tip his hat. Ill leave it to you to googlie that one. 1923 - Herschel Bernardi, actor (Arnie, Voice of Charlie the Tuna, Front 1926 - Ursula Happe, Germany, 200m backstroke swimmer (Olympic-gold-1956) 1927 - Oskar Pastior, writer 1927 - Joyce Brothers, NYC, pop psychologist ($64,000 Question, Naked Gun), (d. 2013) 1931 - Ken Morrison, English supermarket maginate/multi-millionaire Baseball Legend Mickey MantleBaseball Legend Mickey Mantle (1931) 1931 - Mickey Mantle, NY Yankee, home run slugger (1956 Triple Crown) 1932 - Roosevelt Brown, Virginia, NFL hall of fame tackle (NY Giants) 1934 - Martin Landau, actor (Mission Impossible, Space 1999, Ed Wood 1936 - Larry Mowry, San Diego CA, PGA golfer (1987 Crestar Pepsi Senior) 1937 - Juan Marichal, Hall of Fame baseball pitcher (SF Giants) 1937 - Wanda Jackson, Maud Oklahoma, country singer (Lets Have a Party) 1938 - Iain Macmillan, Abbey Road photographer (d. 2006) 1939 - Jay Siegel, Bkln, rock bassist (Tokens-Lion SleepsTonight 1943 - Dunja Vejzovic, Croatian soprano 1949 - Valery Borzov, USSR, 100m/200m dash (Olympic-gold-1972) 1949 - Wayne Collett, US, 400m runner (Olympic-silver-1972) 1950 - Isaac Curtis, NFL wide receiver (Cincinnati Bengals) 1950 - Tom Petty, Gainesville Florida, American classic rock singer (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers 1952 - Mikhail Georgiyevich Potapov, Russian cosmonaut 1953 - Keith Hernandez, San Francisco California, MLB 1st baseman (St Louis Cardinals, NY Mets 1953 - Bill Nunn, American actor 1954 - Suru Nayak, cricketer (two Tests for India v England 1982) 1954 - Steve Orich, orchestrator 1954 - Günter Müller, German sound artist, improvisor and percussionist 1957 - Susanna Haavisto, Finnish actress and singer 1958 - Dave Krieg, NFL quarterback (Arizona Cardinals, Tennessee Oilers 1958 - Ricky Byrd, rocker (Joan Jett & Blackhearts) 1958 - Valerie Faris, American film director 1958 - Lynn Flewelling, American fantasy author 1958 - Ivo Pogorelic, Croatian pianist 1959 - Janice McCaffrey, Etobicoke Ontario, 10k walker (Olympics-25-92, 96) 1962 - Ray Childress, NFL defensive tackle/defensive end (Houston Oilers 1963 - Nikos Tsiantakis, Greek footballer 1965 - Amos Mansdorf, lsrael, tennis star 1965 - Chad Hennings, NFL defensive tackle (Dallas Cowboys 1966 - Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Al-Qaeda leader (d. 2006 1969 - Guillermo Perez-Roldan, Argentina, tennis star 1969 - Herman Moore, NFL wide receiver (Detroit Lions) 1969 - Juan Gonzalez, Vega Baja Puerto Rico, outfielder (Texas Rangers U 1971 - Dannii Minogue, Melbourne Australia, singer, sister of Kylie Minogue 1971 - Eddie Jones, NBA guard/forward (LA Lakers) 1971 - Kimberly Po, Los Angeles California, tennis star (1991 Futures-Evansville IN 1974 - Ayelet Ohayon, Israel, Womens foil fencer (Olympics 1982 - Becky Brewerton, Welsh golfer 1983 - Alex Nackman, musician 1983 - Luis Saritama, Ecuadorian footballer 1983 - Takayuki Yamada, Japanese actor 1984 - Florent Sinama-Pongolle, French footballer 1984 - Andrew Trimble, Northern Irish rugby player for Irish rugby team 1985 - Jennifer Nicole Freeman, American actress 1985 - Dominic McGuire, American basketball player 1985 - James Sutton, British racing driver 1986 - Priyanka Sharma, Indian actress 1988 - Risa Niigaki, Japanese singer (Morning Musume) 1994 - Morgan Featherstone, Australian model. And 1971 - Snoop Dogg [Calvin Broadus], Long Beach, California, rapper (Whats My Name, Gin & Juice Now I reckon Snoop Dogg may have sed some smart things, but I know Will Rogers did. They was both bornt nekked like all dem others. Ten according to Will Rogers they become one of 3 basic types, The one that learns by reading. The few that learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence fer themselves. I have peed on a few electric fences. How about you? God must be Love to offer Grace to us idiots.
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