Today In History...
Today In History...
In 1789 The U.S. War Department establishes a regular army with a strength
of several hundred men.
In 1829 London's re-organized police force, which came to be known as
Scotland Yard, goes on duty.
In 1902 Impresario David Belasco opens his first Broadway theatre.
In 1913 Engine designer Rudolf Diesel drowns in the English Channel.
In 1918 Allied forces score a decisive breakthrough of the Hindenburg Line
in Germany during World War I.
In 1927 Phone service is established between the U.S. and Mexico.
In 1943 During World War II, General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Italian
Marshal Pietro Badoglio sign an armistice aboard the British ship
Nelson off Malta.
In 1951 The first color telecast of a football game on a network.
In 1951 Nicholson discovers the 4th and 12th satellites of Jupiter.
In 1953 "Make Room For Daddy" starring Danny Thomas premieres on ABC-TV.
In 1954 The movie "A Star Is Born," starring Judy Garland and James Mason,
premieres at the Pantages Theater in Hollywood.
In 1957 The New York Giants play their last baseball game at the Polo Ground
before moving to San Francisco.
In 1963 The second session of the ecumenical council Vatican II opens in
Rome, Italy.
In 1963 The "Judy Garland Show" and the situation comedy "My Favorite
Martian" starring Bill Bixby and Ray Walston both debut on CBS-TV.
In 1969 "Love American Style" premieres on ABC-TV.
In 1973 Soyuz 12 returns to Earth.
In 1973 47-year-old Frenchman Henri Rochetain sets the world record for
staying on a tightrope at 185 days.
In 1975 Baseball manager Casey Stengel dies at a hosptial in Glendale,
California, at the age of 85.
In 1977 Soviet space station Salyut 6 is launched into earth orbit.
In 1978 After only a month as pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope
John Paul I is found dead in his Vatican apartment.
In 1979 Pope John Paul II becomes the first pope to visit Ireland.
In 1982 Seven people in the Chicago area die after unknowingly taking
Extra-Strength Tylenol laced with cyanide.
In 1983 Congress invokes the War Powers Act for the first time when it
authorizes President Reagan to keep 1,600 U.S. Marines in Lebanon
for up to 18 months longer.
In 1984 Officials in Ireland announce that two of its navy cutters had
intercepted a trawler carrying seven tons of U.S.-purchased weapons
from the U.S. for delivery to the Irish Republican Army.
In 1986 The Soviet Union releases Nicholas Daniloff, an American journalist
confined in Moscow on spying charges, whose detention had been
regarded as a serious obstacle to a U.S.-Soviet summit.
In 1987 Henry Ford II, longtime chairman of Ford Motor Company, dies in
Detroit, Michigan, at age 70.
In 1988 The space shuttle Discovery blasts-off from Cape Canaveral, Florida,
marking America's return to manned space flight following the
Challenger disaster.
In 1988 Florence Griffith Joyner and Jackie Joyner-Kersee of the U.S. win
their second gold medals of the Seoul Olympics, in the 200-meter and
the long jump, respectively.
In 1989 Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor is convicted of battery for slapping Beverly
Hills police officer Paul Kramer after he'd pulled over her
Rolls-Royce for expired license plates.
In 1991 California Governor Pete Wilson vetoes a bill outlawing job
discrimination against homosexuals, saying it could have led to
unjustified lawsuits.
In 1992 Magic Johnson, infected with the AIDS virus, announces he would
return to basketball. (He scrapped his comeback the following
November.)
In 1992 Lawmakers in Brazil vote overwhelmingly to impeach President
Fernando Collor de Mello.
In 1993 Bosnia's parliament rejects an international peace plan.
In 1995 Three U.S. servicemen are indicted in the rape of a 12-year-old
Okinawan girl and handed over to Japanese authorities.
In 1995 The O.J. Simpson trial is sent to the jury.
In 1997 Israel and the Palestinian Authority agree to resume negotiations,
ending a six-month stalemate.
In 1997 Oklahoma City bombing defendant Terry Nichols goes on trial in the
same courtroom in Denver where Timothy McVeigh was convicted and
sentenced to die.
In 1998 The Federal Reserve lowers the prime rate to 5.25 percent, the first
cut in nearly three years.
In 1998 Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat accepts a proposal in which Israel
cedes additional West Bank land.
In 1998 A 10-mile-long, 2-mile-wide oil spill threatens the California
coast.
In 2001 President Bush condemns Afghanistan's Taliban rulers for harboring
Osama bin Laden and his followers.
In 2001 Former South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu dies at age 78.
In 2002 Israel bows to UN demands and U.S. pressure, pulling troops and
tanks out through the barbed wire encircling Yasser Arafat's West
Bank headquarters.
In 2003 President Bush signs legislation to ratify the FTC's authority to
set up a national do-not-call list for telemarketers.
In 2004 The privately built SpaceShipOne rocket plane travels past the edge
of earth's atmosphere, completing the first stage of a quest to win
the $10 million Ansari X Prize.
In 2008 Following the bankruptcies of Lehman Brothers and Washington
Mutual, The Dow Jones Industrial Average falls 777.68 points, the
largest single-day point loss in its history.
In 2010 Actor Tony Curtis died at his home in Las Vegas. He was 85. Married
at one point to Janet Leigh, father to Jamie Lee Curtis.
Music Calendar...
In 1947 Dizzy Gillespie plays his first Carnegie Hall concert in New York.
In 1958 "Tom Dooley" by the Kingston Trio enters the U.S. top 40 chart.
In 1958 "It's All In The Game" by Tommy Edwards hits #1 on the U.S. top 40
chart and stayed there for 6 weeks.
In 1959 Little Anthony and the Imperials record "Shimmy Shimmy Koko Bop."
In 1960 Chubby Checker performs "The Twist" on TV's "American Bandstand."
In 1961 In his first recording session, Bob Dylan plays background harmonica
on an album by folk singer Caroline Hester.
In 1963 The Rolling Stones begin their first British tour opening for Little
Richard, Bo Diddley and the Everly Brothers.
In 1967 Gladys Knight & the Pips' single "I Heard It Through The Grapevine"
is released.
In 1968 Mama Cass Elliot sings "Dream A Little Dream Of Me" on CBS-TV's
"Smothers Brothers Show."
In 1969 "Put A Little Love In Your Heart" by Jackie DeShannon is certified
gold.
In 1970 "Spill the Wine" by Eric Burdon & War and "Candida" by Dawn are both
certified gold.
In 1973 "Just You 'N Me" by Chicago enters the U.S. top 40 chart.
In 1973 "We're An American Band" by Grand Funk is #1 on the U.S. top 40
chart.
In 1975 Jackie Wilson has a heart attack while performing "Lonely Teardrops"
onstage at the Latin Casino in New Jersey. He suffered brain
damage and remained in a coma for 4 months. He would die eight years
later in 1984 at age 49.
In 1976 Aiming at a soda bottle, Jerry Lee Lewis accidently shoots his bass
player, Norman Owens. (Owens recovers.)
In 1977 Claiming they are overworked and underpaid, James Brown's band walks
out on him while touring in Florida.
In 1978 "Hot Child In The City" by Nick Gilder is certified gold.
In 1979 "Still" by the Commodores enters the U.S. top 40 chart.
In 1980 Newsweek prints an article with John Lennon in which he announces
his first album in 6 years, "Double Fantasy."
In 1984 "Out Of Touch" by Hall & Oates enters the U.S. top 40 chart.
In 1984 "Let's Go Crazy" by Prince hits #1 on the U.S. top 40 chart and
stayed there for 2 weeks.
In 1986 Guitarist Andy Taylor quits Duran Duran.
In 1989 For the first time since the Eagles broke up, Glenn Frey joins Don
Henley onstage in Los Angeles for three Eagles songs.
In 1990 "(Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection" by Nelson is #1 on
the U.S. top 40 chart.
In 1992 During an interview with a British music magazine, Madonna invites
Princess Diana to move in with her in the U.S.
In 1994 The Pointer Sisters receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
In 1994 Sheryl Crow's album "Tuesday Night Music Club" is certified
platinum.
In 1996 Alanis Morissette concludes her first U.S. tour in Houston.
In 1997 Blues Traveler bassist Bobby Sheehan is arrested for cocaine
possession in Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
In 1998 The family of Frank Sinatra files suit against discount clothing
company Ross Stores for selling "The Sinatra Collection," an album
of 75 songs, without permission.
In 1999 "Garth Brooks in the life of Chris Gaines" special airs on NBC-TV.
In 1999 Mariah Carey becomes the top-selling female artist of the 90's as
"Heartbreaker" became her 14th #1 single on Billboard's Hot 100, a
feat equaled only by the Beatles (20) and Elvis Presley (18).
In 2001 Jennifer Lopez marries Cris Judd in a secret marriage ceremony in
the Santa Monica Mountains of California.
In 2002 Jazz pianist Ellis Larkins dies of pneumonia at age 79.
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