Woop!!...Woop!!..What Day is it? What Day is it???....Its Hump Day!! For this hump day it is a little more special for me, it is the day my oldest son Matt Daniels was born. Weve had a lot of fun together, from 4wheeling to music. Hes special interest is music and that is where his passion lies. Happy Birthday Matt!!! So, here are a few memorable events on this day in history: 1129 Formal approval of the Order of Templars at the Council of Troyes. 1514 Pope Leo X issues a papal bull against slavery. 1539 Spain annexes Cuba 1784 US Revolutionary War ends; US Congress of the Confederation ratifies the Treaty of Paris 1785 Mozart completes Dissonantenkwartet 1799 Eli Whitney receives government contract for 10,000 muskets 1858 French Emperor Napoleon III escapes attempt on his life by Felice Orsini, an Italian patriot who was later executed 1864 General Sherman begins his march to the South 1914 Henry Ford introduces an assembly line for Model T 1952 Today Show premieres with Dave Garroway & Jack Lescoulie on NBC-TV 1952 Rationing of coffee in Netherlands ends 1954 The Hudson Motor Car Company merges with Nash-Kelvinator Corporation forming the American Motors Corporation 1960 US Army promoted Elvis Presley to Sergeant 1963 George C Wallace sworn in as governor of Alabama, his address states segregation now; segregation tomorrow; segregation forever! 1966 David Bowie releases his 1st record (Cant Help Thinking About Me) 1967 NY Times reports Army is conducting secret germ warfare experiments 1967 Sonny & Cher release Beat Goes On 1972 Sanford & Son starring Redd Foxx premieres on NBC TV...this was a very funny show!! 1984 Madonna 1st sings Holiday on American Bandstand 1985 British pound sinks to record low $US1.11 1990 Simpsons premiered on Fox-TV 2001 Jennifer Lopez scored her first UK No.1 single with Love Dont Cost A Thing. Famous Birthdays for today are: Mark Antony [Marcus Antonius], Rome, Roman Politician and General Vladimir Stasov, Russian art and music critic Thornton Waldo Burgess, author (Peter Rabbit) Hugh Lofting, England, writer & illustrator (Dr Dolittle) Mark Goodson, American game show producer Guy Williams, actor (Zorro, Lost in Space), Don Garlits, American race car driver Jack Jones, singer (Love Boat Theme), born in Los Angeles, California Faye Dunaway Joseph Henry T Bone Burnett, St. Louis, Missouri, American musician and producer LL Cool J Today also is: National Dress Up Your Pet Day like you!!....So whether your pet is an animal or a human, dress them up like yourself today!!! LOL!!! Happy Wednesday My Friends!!!
Posted on: Wed, 14 Jan 2015 13:18:21 +0000
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