TGIF: 79: Mount Vesuvius erupted killing approximately 20,000 people. 1814: Washington, D.C. was invaded by British forces, which set fire to the White House and Capitol. 1869: Cornelius Swarthout received a patent for the waffle iron 1891: Thomas Edison filed a patent on his motion picture camera. 1932: Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly non-stop across the U.S. 1968: France successfully detonated a hydrogen bomb 1981: Mark David Chapman was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for killing John Lennon 1989: Pete Rose was banned from baseball for gambling 1995: Microsoft launched Windows 95 2006: The International Astronomical Union declared that Pluto was no longer a planet. 2007: The NFL suspended Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick without pay for his involvement in dog fighting. 2011: Steve Jobs resigned as CEO of Apple, saying he could no longer meet my duties and expectations. Randy #sunny1063
Posted on: Fri, 22 Aug 2014 10:05:19 +0000