Today in 1991 - Scientists reported that a worldwide band of volcanic dust from the eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines could be cooling the world's climate.
And in 1962 - After three and a half years of digging, Italian and French workers completed the road tunnel under Mont Blanc, when the last nine feet separating the two sides was dynamited.
Repair work after the 1999 fire:-
In 1948 - The closing day of the Olympic Games in London.
Today in 1969 - at Yasgur's Farm in Bethel, New York, The Woodstock Music and Art Festival began. The three-day long festival brought in a crowd of over 500,000 people, and became one of the most famous rock and folk concert festivals of all time. The farm was owned by Max Yasgur in an area of Sullivan County, New York called Bethel. Performers included: Jimi Hendrix, Joan Baez, Arlo Guthrie, Country Joe and the Fish, Santana, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Jefferson Airplane, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Who, and many more.
And in 1939 - "The Wizard of Oz" premiered in Hollywood.
In 1914 - After a decade of continuous work, the Panama Canal opened to traffic. Before the canal's opening, ships that wanted to go from New York to San Francisco had to go around South America. Since its inauguration, more than 800,000 ships have crossed the canal. As early as the 16th century proposals were made to build a canal across the Panama Isthmus.
Today in 1984 - John De Lorean was acquitted in Los Angeles of charges that he conspired to import 100 kg of cocaine, and use the proceeds to save his financially-troubled Northern Ireland sports car company.
And in 1948 - Baseball legend Babe Ruth died at age 53 after suffering for many years with painful cancer. The New York Yankee fielder had 54 major league records, including 714 career home runs and 60 home runs in one season, both of which stood for more than 30 years. While he was ill in the hospital, thousands of messages and telegrams were sent to him, and medical updates were issued three times a day. News of his illness ran on the front pages of newspapers across the country. An estimated 77,000 people passed by his closed coffin at Yankee Stadium, and a few days later, 75,000 people lined Fifth Avenue in the rain for his funeral, while another 100,000 watched the procession of their dead hero to Westchester County, where he was buried in Gates of Heaven Cemetery.
In 1896 - Skookum Jim, Dawson Charlie and George Carmack found gold in Klondike River tributary, Rabbit Creek, starting the famous Klondike Gold Rush.
And one of my BOINC@AUSTRALIA team-mates - ShadowCats !!!
Today in 1987 - Adolf Hitler's deputy Rudolf Hess was found dead in his cell in Spandau Prison, after hanging himself with an electric cord.
And in 1939 - The magical "Wizard of Oz," the first movie to combine the uses of black and white, and color film; premiered. It starred Judy Garland as Dorothy Gale; Bert Lahr as both the Cowardly Lion and Zeke; Ray Bolger as the Scarecrow and Hunk; and Jack Haley as both the Tin Woodsman and Hickory. Buddy Ebsen originally cast as the Tin Man; but sickness forced him to leave the production before its completion. The movie was based on L. Frank Baum’s 1900 "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", which had previously adapted into a musical play. The Hollywood version, directed by Victor Fleming, won an Oscar for best movie score (Harold Arlen and E.Y. ‘Yip’ Harburg), and for best song, "Somewhere Over the Rainbow".
In 1815 - Napoleon arrived at Saint Helena to start his exile.
Today in 1981 - Rex Harrison brought back to Broadway the award-winning "My Fair Lady", as he reprised his role of Henry Higgins. In 1956, the play had originally opened.
And in 1973 - Gene Krupa, the jazz drummer, played for the last time with original members of the Benny Goodman Quartet. On October 16, 1973, Krupa, a jazz and big band legend, died.
in 1587 - At what is now Roanoke Island, North Carolina, an expedition led by Sir Walter Raleigh landed. Seven days later, on this date in 1587, the first child of English parentage to be born in America breathed her first. Her name was Virginia Dare.
Today in 1977 - Legendary vaudeville, film, radio, and television comedian Groucho Marx died in Los Angeles at the age of 86. Head of the famous brother comedy team, the Marx Brothers, Groucho was a popular figure, with his quick wit and distinctive mustache.
And in 1960 - Gary Powers, the U.S. spy plane pilot shot down by the Russians over Soviet territory, was sentenced to 10 years detention.
In 1839 - Details of Louis Daguerre's first practical photographic process were released in Paris.
Today in 1985 - The original Xerox 914 copier, took its place among other era's honored machines at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History. Formally introduced to the world in March, 1960, the document copier was obsolete enough to be in a museum 25 years later. It was invented by Chester Carlson, a patent lawyer.
And in 1977 - The United States Voyager II spacecraft was launched on its mission to explore the outer planets. It passed close to Jupiter (July 1979), Saturn (August 1981), Uranus (January 1986), Neptune (August 1989) before leaving the solar system.
In 1885 - Gilbert and Sullivan's "The Mikado", opened at the Fifth Avenue Theatre in New York City.
August 14 Halle Maria
)
August 14
Halle Maria Berry (born 1968)
Steve Martin (born 1945)
Richard von Krafft-Ebing (born 1840)
Today in 1991 - Scientists reported that a worldwide band of volcanic dust from the eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines could be cooling the world's climate.
And in 1962 - After three and a half years of digging, Italian and French workers completed the road tunnel under Mont Blanc, when the last nine feet separating the two sides was dynamited.
Repair work after the 1999 fire:-
In 1948 - The closing day of the Olympic Games in London.
August 15 Natasha
)
August 15
Natasha Henstridge (born 1974)
Princess Anne [Mountbatten] (born 1950)
Oscar Peterson (born 1925)
Today in 1969 - at Yasgur's Farm in Bethel, New York, The Woodstock Music and Art Festival began. The three-day long festival brought in a crowd of over 500,000 people, and became one of the most famous rock and folk concert festivals of all time. The farm was owned by Max Yasgur in an area of Sullivan County, New York called Bethel. Performers included: Jimi Hendrix, Joan Baez, Arlo Guthrie, Country Joe and the Fish, Santana, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Jefferson Airplane, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Who, and many more.
And in 1939 - "The Wizard of Oz" premiered in Hollywood.
In 1914 - After a decade of continuous work, the Panama Canal opened to traffic. Before the canal's opening, ships that wanted to go from New York to San Francisco had to go around South America. Since its inauguration, more than 800,000 ships have crossed the canal. As early as the 16th century proposals were made to build a canal across the Panama Isthmus.
August 16 Madonna [Madonna
)
August 16
Madonna [Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone] (born 1958)
Lesley Ann Warren (born 1946)
Ann Blyth (born 1928)
Today in 1984 - John De Lorean was acquitted in Los Angeles of charges that he conspired to import 100 kg of cocaine, and use the proceeds to save his financially-troubled Northern Ireland sports car company.
And in 1948 - Baseball legend Babe Ruth died at age 53 after suffering for many years with painful cancer. The New York Yankee fielder had 54 major league records, including 714 career home runs and 60 home runs in one season, both of which stood for more than 30 years. While he was ill in the hospital, thousands of messages and telegrams were sent to him, and medical updates were issued three times a day. News of his illness ran on the front pages of newspapers across the country. An estimated 77,000 people passed by his closed coffin at Yankee Stadium, and a few days later, 75,000 people lined Fifth Avenue in the rain for his funeral, while another 100,000 watched the procession of their dead hero to Westchester County, where he was buried in Gates of Heaven Cemetery.
In 1896 - Skookum Jim, Dawson Charlie and George Carmack found gold in Klondike River tributary, Rabbit Creek, starting the famous Klondike Gold Rush.
August 17 Sean Penn (born
)
August 17
Sean Penn (born 1960)
Nelson Piquet (born 1952)
[url=http://www.reelclassics.com/Actresses/O'Hara/ohara.htm]Maureen O’Hara (born 1921)[/url]
Samuel Goldwyn (born 1882)
And one of my BOINC@AUSTRALIA team-mates - ShadowCats !!!
Today in 1987 - Adolf Hitler's deputy Rudolf Hess was found dead in his cell in Spandau Prison, after hanging himself with an electric cord.
And in 1939 - The magical "Wizard of Oz," the first movie to combine the uses of black and white, and color film; premiered. It starred Judy Garland as Dorothy Gale; Bert Lahr as both the Cowardly Lion and Zeke; Ray Bolger as the Scarecrow and Hunk; and Jack Haley as both the Tin Woodsman and Hickory. Buddy Ebsen originally cast as the Tin Man; but sickness forced him to leave the production before its completion. The movie was based on L. Frank Baum’s 1900 "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", which had previously adapted into a musical play. The Hollywood version, directed by Victor Fleming, won an Oscar for best movie score (Harold Arlen and E.Y. ‘Yip’ Harburg), and for best song, "Somewhere Over the Rainbow".
In 1815 - Napoleon arrived at Saint Helena to start his exile.
August 18 Patrick Swayze
)
August 18
Patrick Swayze (born 1954)
Robert Redford (born 1937)
Max Factor (born 1904)
Today in 1981 - Rex Harrison brought back to Broadway the award-winning "My Fair Lady", as he reprised his role of Henry Higgins. In 1956, the play had originally opened.
And in 1973 - Gene Krupa, the jazz drummer, played for the last time with original members of the Benny Goodman Quartet. On October 16, 1973, Krupa, a jazz and big band legend, died.
in 1587 - At what is now Roanoke Island, North Carolina, an expedition led by Sir Walter Raleigh landed. Seven days later, on this date in 1587, the first child of English parentage to be born in America breathed her first. Her name was Virginia Dare.
August 19 Matthew Perry
)
August 19
Matthew Perry (born 1969)
Bill [William Jefferson] Clinton (born 1946)
Gene Roddenberry (born 1921)
Orville Wright (born 1871)
Today in 1977 - Legendary vaudeville, film, radio, and television comedian Groucho Marx died in Los Angeles at the age of 86. Head of the famous brother comedy team, the Marx Brothers, Groucho was a popular figure, with his quick wit and distinctive mustache.
And in 1960 - Gary Powers, the U.S. spy plane pilot shot down by the Russians over Soviet territory, was sentenced to 10 years detention.
In 1839 - Details of Louis Daguerre's first practical photographic process were released in Paris.
August 20 Robert Plant
)
August 20
Robert Plant (born 1948)
Isaac Hayes (born 1942)
H.P. [Howard Phillips] Lovecraft (born 1890)
Today in 1985 - The original Xerox 914 copier, took its place among other era's honored machines at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History. Formally introduced to the world in March, 1960, the document copier was obsolete enough to be in a museum 25 years later. It was invented by Chester Carlson, a patent lawyer.
And in 1977 - The United States Voyager II spacecraft was launched on its mission to explore the outer planets. It passed close to Jupiter (July 1979), Saturn (August 1981), Uranus (January 1986), Neptune (August 1989) before leaving the solar system.
In 1885 - Gilbert and Sullivan's "The Mikado", opened at the Fifth Avenue Theatre in New York City.
October 2 Jorden Who
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October 2
Jorden
Who is...hmmm..let me think...what! That old..maybe I better not tell. ;o)
Happy Birthday!
You forget Gordon Matthew
)
You forget Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, Keith. ;-)
Although some around may know him better as Sting.
Nice to know we share the same birthday. :)
Thanks.
RE: You forget Gordon
)
Give me chance...;o)
Don't forget..
Groucho Marx
Bud Abbott
Mahatma Ghandi
Don MacLean