Today in 1971 - Jim Morrison, lead singer and composer for the rock group The Doors, died at the age of 27, while in a hot bath in the middle of the night at a Paris, France hotel room. His death was attributed to heart failure, although popular speculation blamed an overdose of heroin. As there was no autopsy, the truth may never be known. Before his death, Morrison had a series of arrests which critics linked to his drug abuse problem. His popularity with fans was waning, only to be rekindled after his death. Some critics felt he was a mediocre rock singer whose star was falling fast, and who was catapulted undeservedly into rock 'n' roll legend. Hit songs by the Doors include Light My Fire and Riders On the Storm.
And in 1884 - Journalists Charles Dow and Edward Jones published the first average of US stocks. The first Dow-Jones average included mostly railroads because they were the biggest and sturdiest companies at the time. Dow and Jones founded their financial news company next to the New York Stock Exchange, on Wall Street.
1858 Czar Alexander II frees the serfs working on imperial lands.
1926 Congress establishes the Army Air Corps.
1937 American aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart disappears in the Central Pacific during an attempt to fly around the world.
1961 Novelist Ernest Hemingway commits suicide at his home in Ketchum, Idaho.
Born on July 2
1489 Thomas Cranmer, first Protestant archbishop of Cantebury (1533-1556).
1877 Hermann Hesse, German novelist and poet.
1894 Andre Kertesz, photographer.
1900 Tyrone Guthrie, English theater director.
1908 Thurgood Marshall, first African-American Supreme Court Justice.
1926 Medgar Evers, American civil rights activist.
Today in 1943 - For the first time since the 1930s, the Rhythm Boys: Bing Crosby, Al Rinker and Harry Barris were reunited on NBC radio's "Paul Whiteman Presents."
In 1895 - The famous song, sometimes heralded as the true United States national anthem, "America the Beautiful," was originally a poem written by Katherine Lee Bates. A professor at Wellesley College, Bates' poem was first published today in the "Congregationalist," a church newspaper.
In 1862 - English mathematician and writer Lewis Carroll (real name Charles Dodgson) narrated parts of the story "Alice in Wonderland" to the children of a colleague. Among the children was Alice Liddell who provided Carroll with inspiration in creating the story's heroine. The complete version of "Alice in Wonderland," one of the most beloved children's stories of all time, was first published three years later. Carroll wrote "Alice in Wonderland" while working at Christ Church, Oxford.
And in 1776 - Americans celebrate their independence from Britan. July 4th remembers the approval of writing the "Declaration of Independence" in 1776. The actual signing of the document did not occur until a month later. Most of the delegates signed the Declaration on August 2, 1776, the first signature being that of John Hancock. Several signatures were obtained later ... George Wythe (Virginia) on August 27; Richard Henry Lee (Virginia), Elbridge Gerry (Massachusetts), Oliver Wolcott (Connecticut) signed in September; Matthew Thornton (New Hampshire) in November. Thomas McKean, representing Delaware, was serving in the army and was unavailable to add his ‘John Hancock’ until 1781.
Today in 1981 - The Dupont Company of Wilmington, Delaware announced their intent to purchase Conoco, Inc. (Continental Oil Co.) for seven billion dollars. For that time, the merger was the largest in corporate history. Until a final sum of $7.7 billion closed the deal, the bargaining continued. The result of the merger was the creation of the seventh largest industrial company in the United States.
And in 1687 - "Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica" (popularly known as the "Principia"), arguably the most important publication of the Scientific Revolution, was first published. Written by the English mathematician and physicist Isaac Newton, the Principia stated Newton's three famed laws of motion and the universal law of gravitation.
And in 1687 - "Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica" (popularly known as the "Principia"), arguably the most important publication of the Scientific Revolution, was first published. Written by the English mathematician and physicist Isaac Newton, the Principia stated Newton's three famed laws of motion and the universal law of gravitation.
It was the last great scientific work to be written in Latin. Unfortunately, the European Union made the mistake of not choosing Latin as a common language and is now embroiled in a language chaos. The State of Israel chose a simplified form of Hebrew as a common language for all immigrant Jews, with English as a second language. Europe could have done the same. I know that this view is not shared by supporters of Esperanto, to whom I apologize, but Israel did not choose Esperanto.
Tullio
1747 John Paul Jones naval hero ("I have not yet begun to fight")
1796 Nicholas I Russia, Tsar (1825-55)
1859 Verner von Heidenstam Sweden, poet/novelist (Nobel 1916)
1878 Eino Leino Finland, poet/playwright/novelist
1904 Robert Whitney Newcastle-on-Tyne England, conductor
1917 Dorothy Kirsten Montclair NJ, opera singer
1918 Sebastian Cabot London, actor
1924 Robert M White pilot (X-15)
1927 Pat Paulsen comedian, presidential candidate WISH HE WAS RUNNING AGAIN
1932 Della Reese, singer
1937 Vladimir Ashkenazy Gorkey Rus, pianist/conductor (Tchakowsky-1961)
In 1535, Sir (or Saint, take you pick) Thomas Moore was executed on this day for Treason
" Blessed are the peacemakers, they will never want for work. "
Today in 1949 - Jack Webb’s "Dragnet" made its radio debut on NBC radio. This was the first program to dramatize actual cases from police files. Each episode, on both radio and television, began with the announcement: "The story you are about to hear [see] is true; the names have been changed to protect the innocent;" and ended with the sentence the criminal was given. After a successful television previe on "Chesterfield Sound-Off Time," "Dragnet" made the permanent leap to television in January 1952. From 1952 to 1956, the show enjoyed simultaneous runs on radio and television, continuing on television until 1959. After a seven year hiatus, the show resurfaced as "Dragnet ’67" to distinguish itself from its own reruns. This first real-life police drama series was such a success that it remains in syndication today.
And in 1876 - The most notorious train robber of the American West, Jesse James, held up the Missouri-Pacific train and robbed about $15,000. Accompanied by his gang, Jesse James came to typify the hazards of the 19th-century frontier as it has been portrayed in motion-picture Westerns.
July 3 Ken Russell (born
)
July 3
Ken Russell (born 1927)
Montel Williams (born 1956)
Today in 1971 - Jim Morrison, lead singer and composer for the rock group The Doors, died at the age of 27, while in a hot bath in the middle of the night at a Paris, France hotel room. His death was attributed to heart failure, although popular speculation blamed an overdose of heroin. As there was no autopsy, the truth may never be known. Before his death, Morrison had a series of arrests which critics linked to his drug abuse problem. His popularity with fans was waning, only to be rekindled after his death. Some critics felt he was a mediocre rock singer whose star was falling fast, and who was catapulted undeservedly into rock 'n' roll legend. Hit songs by the Doors include Light My Fire and Riders On the Storm.
And in 1884 - Journalists Charles Dow and Edward Jones published the first average of US stocks. The first Dow-Jones average included mostly railroads because they were the biggest and sturdiest companies at the time. Dow and Jones founded their financial news company next to the New York Stock Exchange, on Wall Street.
JULY 2: 1858 Czar
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JULY 2:
1858 Czar Alexander II frees the serfs working on imperial lands.
1926 Congress establishes the Army Air Corps.
1937 American aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart disappears in the Central Pacific during an attempt to fly around the world.
1961 Novelist Ernest Hemingway commits suicide at his home in Ketchum, Idaho.
Born on July 2
1489 Thomas Cranmer, first Protestant archbishop of Cantebury (1533-1556).
1877 Hermann Hesse, German novelist and poet.
1894 Andre Kertesz, photographer.
1900 Tyrone Guthrie, English theater director.
1908 Thurgood Marshall, first African-American Supreme Court Justice.
1926 Medgar Evers, American civil rights activist.
"We must be the change we wish to see."
Mahatma Gandhi
July 4 Gina Lollobrigida
)
July 4
Gina Lollobrigida (born 1928)
Calvin Coolidge (born 1872)
Today in 1943 - For the first time since the 1930s, the Rhythm Boys: Bing Crosby, Al Rinker and Harry Barris were reunited on NBC radio's "Paul Whiteman Presents."
In 1895 - The famous song, sometimes heralded as the true United States national anthem, "America the Beautiful," was originally a poem written by Katherine Lee Bates. A professor at Wellesley College, Bates' poem was first published today in the "Congregationalist," a church newspaper.
In 1862 - English mathematician and writer Lewis Carroll (real name Charles Dodgson) narrated parts of the story "Alice in Wonderland" to the children of a colleague. Among the children was Alice Liddell who provided Carroll with inspiration in creating the story's heroine. The complete version of "Alice in Wonderland," one of the most beloved children's stories of all time, was first published three years later. Carroll wrote "Alice in Wonderland" while working at Christ Church, Oxford.
And in 1776 - Americans celebrate their independence from Britan. July 4th remembers the approval of writing the "Declaration of Independence" in 1776. The actual signing of the document did not occur until a month later. Most of the delegates signed the Declaration on August 2, 1776, the first signature being that of John Hancock. Several signatures were obtained later ... George Wythe (Virginia) on August 27; Richard Henry Lee (Virginia), Elbridge Gerry (Massachusetts), Oliver Wolcott (Connecticut) signed in September; Matthew Thornton (New Hampshire) in November. Thomas McKean, representing Delaware, was serving in the army and was unavailable to add his ‘John Hancock’ until 1781.
July 5 P. T. Barnum (born
)
July 5
P. T. Barnum (born 1810)
Katherine Helmond (born 1928)
Today in 1951 - In Murray Hill, New Jersey, Dr. William Shockley announced that he had invented the junction transistor.
And in 1946 - The first two-piece brief swimsuit was shown in public for the first time. At a press party the bikini was worn by a model.
July 6 Nancy Reagan (born
)
July 6
Nancy Reagan (born 1921)
Bill Haley (born 1927)
Janet Leigh (born 1927)
George Walker Bush (born 1946)
Today in 1981 - The Dupont Company of Wilmington, Delaware announced their intent to purchase Conoco, Inc. (Continental Oil Co.) for seven billion dollars. For that time, the merger was the largest in corporate history. Until a final sum of $7.7 billion closed the deal, the bargaining continued. The result of the merger was the creation of the seventh largest industrial company in the United States.
And in 1687 - "Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica" (popularly known as the "Principia"), arguably the most important publication of the Scientific Revolution, was first published. Written by the English mathematician and physicist Isaac Newton, the Principia stated Newton's three famed laws of motion and the universal law of gravitation.
RE: And in 1687 -
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It was the last great scientific work to be written in Latin. Unfortunately, the European Union made the mistake of not choosing Latin as a common language and is now embroiled in a language chaos. The State of Israel chose a simplified form of Hebrew as a common language for all immigrant Jews, with English as a second language. Europe could have done the same. I know that this view is not shared by supporters of Esperanto, to whom I apologize, but Israel did not choose Esperanto.
Tullio
Today, July 6 is also my
)
Today, July 6 is also my Anniversary, but I pleed the 5th when asked how many years. (38)
Try the Pizza@Home project, good crunching.
RE: Today, July 6 is also
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Happy Anniversary Ray!
JULY 6 BIRTHDAYS OF
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JULY 6 BIRTHDAYS OF NOTE:
1747 John Paul Jones naval hero ("I have not yet begun to fight")
1796 Nicholas I Russia, Tsar (1825-55)
1859 Verner von Heidenstam Sweden, poet/novelist (Nobel 1916)
1878 Eino Leino Finland, poet/playwright/novelist
1904 Robert Whitney Newcastle-on-Tyne England, conductor
1917 Dorothy Kirsten Montclair NJ, opera singer
1918 Sebastian Cabot London, actor
1924 Robert M White pilot (X-15)
1927 Pat Paulsen comedian, presidential candidate WISH HE WAS RUNNING AGAIN
1932 Della Reese, singer
1937 Vladimir Ashkenazy Gorkey Rus, pianist/conductor (Tchakowsky-1961)
In 1535, Sir (or Saint, take you pick) Thomas Moore was executed on this day for Treason
" Blessed are the peacemakers, they will never want for work. "
"We must be the change we wish to see."
Mahatma Gandhi
July 7 George Cukor (born
)
July 7
George Cukor (born 1899)
Ringo Starr (born 1940)
Today in 1949 - Jack Webb’s "Dragnet" made its radio debut on NBC radio. This was the first program to dramatize actual cases from police files. Each episode, on both radio and television, began with the announcement: "The story you are about to hear [see] is true; the names have been changed to protect the innocent;" and ended with the sentence the criminal was given. After a successful television previe on "Chesterfield Sound-Off Time," "Dragnet" made the permanent leap to television in January 1952. From 1952 to 1956, the show enjoyed simultaneous runs on radio and television, continuing on television until 1959. After a seven year hiatus, the show resurfaced as "Dragnet ’67" to distinguish itself from its own reruns. This first real-life police drama series was such a success that it remains in syndication today.
And in 1876 - The most notorious train robber of the American West, Jesse James, held up the Missouri-Pacific train and robbed about $15,000. Accompanied by his gang, Jesse James came to typify the hazards of the 19th-century frontier as it has been portrayed in motion-picture Westerns.