Woop!!...Woop!!...What Day is it?....What Day is it?..Its HuMp DaY!! This week is going fast and soon it will be winter once again, then we will all be complaining about how cold it is...maybe we all complain to much!! LOL!!...regardless start your day with a slap on that hump and a smile on your face!! As for today here are a few notable events: 301 San Marino, one of the smallest nations in the world and the worlds oldest republic still in existence, was founded by Saint Marinus 1783 Treaty of Paris signed (ending the American Revolutionary War) 1826 USS Vincennes leaves NY to become 1st warship to circumnavigate globe 1833 New York Sun begins publishing (1st daily newspaper) 1855 Indian Wars: In Nebraska, 700 soldiers under American General William S. Harney avenge the Grattan Massacre by attacking a Sioux village, killing 100 men, women, and children. 1861 Confederate forces enter Kentucky, thus ending its neutrality 1891 Cotton pickers organize union & stage strike in Texas 1895 1st pro football game played, Latrobe beats Jeanette 12-0 (Penn) 1924 Civil war breaks out in China 1929 Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches all time high of 381.17, to be shortly followed by the Crash of 1929 1935 1st automobile to exceed 300 mph, Sir Malcolm Campbell (301.337 mph) 1939 Britain declares war on Germany after invasion of Poland. France follows 6 hours later quickly joined by Australia, New Zealand, South Africa & Canada 1940 First showing of high definition color TV...And we thought this was new stuff???? 1940 US gives Britain 50 destroyers in exchange for Newfoundland base lease 1945 Japanese forces in Philippines surrender to Allies 1951 TV soap opera Search for Tom Ironsorrow debuts on CBS 1964 Wilderness Act signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson 1967 Final episode of Whats My Line? hosted by John Charles Daly 1971 Watergate team breaks into Daniel Ellsbergs doctors office 1977 Last broadcast of Mary Tyler Moore Show on NBC 1979 Hurricane David, a strong Atlantic storm kills over 1,000 1995 eBay founded....and I still love it!!! Famous Birthdays for today are: Louis Sullivan(father of skyscrapers) Helen Wagner, actress (Nancy-As The World Turns) Mort Walker, cartoonist (Beetle Bailey, Hi & Lois) Terry Wilson, (Bill-Wagon Train) Whitey Bulger (Gangster, hit man at Telex here in Tulsa) Al Jardine, guitarist/singer (Beach Boys-Surfin, In My Room) George Biondo, rocker (Steppenwolf) Donald Brewer, rock drummer (Grand Funk Railroad) Charlie Sheen Shaun White, (snowboarder) Today also is: Skyscraper Day because of Louis Sullivan So, spread some love and enjoy the ride since its Hump Day! Happy Wednesday My Friends!!
Posted on: Wed, 03 Sep 2014 12:16:14 +0000
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