ON THIS DAY
On this date in 1784, Benjamin Franklin confessed in a letter to his daughter that he was sorry the U.S. chose the bald eagle as it's national symbol. He has suggested the turkey.
His daughter wrote back, "Oh, go fly a kite."
Makes you realize just how close we came to having eagle every Thanksgiving.
Ben had wanted the turkey to be our national symbol... and with the way congress has been lately, it probably should have been.
On this date in 1802, Congress passed an act calling for a library to be established within the U.S. Capitol. If nothing else, so someone could say to members of congress, "Shhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"
Rufus H. Gilbert was born way back in 1832. It was Mr. Gilbert came up with the idea of elevated trains... which suffered a serious setback when the first one came to a tunnel.
In 1871, the income tax in America was repealed. For one golden moment, congress had a great idea. The following day, the tax was put back into place and a ban on drinking during a session was put into place.
On this date in 1875, the very first electric dental drill was patented.
Television was first demonstrated by John Logie Baird in London in 1926. He was the Scottish inventor who obtained the world's first real television picture in his laboratory in October, 1925. The image obtained was a small 30-line vertically-scanned red and black image, but it was real television. The following were also real television shows. What kind were they?
"Doc Corkle" (NBC) Comedy ***, Medical drama or Western.
"Hot Shots" (CBS) Comedy, Drama *** or Game show.
"Men" (ABC) Drama ***, Comedy or Game show.
"Otherworld" (CBS) Comedy, Documentary or Science fiction ***.
"13 East" (NBC) Crime drama, Comedy *** or Medical drama.
"Paris" (CBS) Travel show, Comedy or Police drama ***.
"How Did They Get That Way" (ABC) Discussion ***, Comedy or Documentary.
"Makin' It" (ABC) Comedy, Adventure *** or Craft show.
"Nakia" (ABC) Comedy, Musical variety or Police drama ***.
"The Sixth Sense" (ABC) Occult ***, Game show or Comedy.
On this date in 1954, ground was broken on a new construction project. A place called Disneyland. It was the happiest groundbreaking on earth. Time for some Disney trivia questions:
In Aladdin, what is the name of Jasmine's pet tiger? (Rajah)
In Toy Story, what game does the slinky play? (Checkers)
What is the name of Donald Duck's sister (Also the mother of Huey Dewey & Louie)? (Dumbella)
In Alice in Wonderland, what is the name of Alice's kitten? (Dinah)
What nickname does Peter Pan give to Captain Hook? (Codfish)
Of the four princesses, Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and Ariel, which is the only one with brown eyes? (Snow White)
What popular comedian/actor used to work at the Magic Shop in Disneyland when he was younger? (Steve Martin)
Which catchy Disney tune does Tom Hanks sing to himself in the movie "Splash?" (Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah)
In Bambi, what is the name of Flower's girlfriend? (Miss Skunk)
In Finding Nemo, what medical problem does the young seahorse claim to have? (H2O Intolerance)
On this date in 1984, the 1-minute ice cream eating record was set when a guy downed 3-pounds 6-ounces of ice cream in just 60 seconds. He still has a headache.
His daughter wrote back, "Oh, go fly a kite."
Makes you realize just how close we came to having eagle every Thanksgiving.
Ben had wanted the turkey to be our national symbol... and with the way congress has been lately, it probably should have been.
On this date in 1802, Congress passed an act calling for a library to be established within the U.S. Capitol. If nothing else, so someone could say to members of congress, "Shhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"
Rufus H. Gilbert was born way back in 1832. It was Mr. Gilbert came up with the idea of elevated trains... which suffered a serious setback when the first one came to a tunnel.
In 1871, the income tax in America was repealed. For one golden moment, congress had a great idea. The following day, the tax was put back into place and a ban on drinking during a session was put into place.
On this date in 1875, the very first electric dental drill was patented.
- They were a vast improvement over the loud diesel versions.
- Of course, back then they were really loud. The good news: you couldn't hear the patients scream.
- It sure beat the old very stinky oil-burning variety.
- Those old diesel models use to really stink up the office and leave a coat of smoke residue on the magazines.
Television was first demonstrated by John Logie Baird in London in 1926. He was the Scottish inventor who obtained the world's first real television picture in his laboratory in October, 1925. The image obtained was a small 30-line vertically-scanned red and black image, but it was real television. The following were also real television shows. What kind were they?
"Doc Corkle" (NBC) Comedy ***, Medical drama or Western.
"Hot Shots" (CBS) Comedy, Drama *** or Game show.
"Men" (ABC) Drama ***, Comedy or Game show.
"Otherworld" (CBS) Comedy, Documentary or Science fiction ***.
"13 East" (NBC) Crime drama, Comedy *** or Medical drama.
"Paris" (CBS) Travel show, Comedy or Police drama ***.
"How Did They Get That Way" (ABC) Discussion ***, Comedy or Documentary.
"Makin' It" (ABC) Comedy, Adventure *** or Craft show.
"Nakia" (ABC) Comedy, Musical variety or Police drama ***.
"The Sixth Sense" (ABC) Occult ***, Game show or Comedy.
On this date in 1954, ground was broken on a new construction project. A place called Disneyland. It was the happiest groundbreaking on earth. Time for some Disney trivia questions:
In Aladdin, what is the name of Jasmine's pet tiger? (Rajah)
In Toy Story, what game does the slinky play? (Checkers)
What is the name of Donald Duck's sister (Also the mother of Huey Dewey & Louie)? (Dumbella)
In Alice in Wonderland, what is the name of Alice's kitten? (Dinah)
What nickname does Peter Pan give to Captain Hook? (Codfish)
Of the four princesses, Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and Ariel, which is the only one with brown eyes? (Snow White)
What popular comedian/actor used to work at the Magic Shop in Disneyland when he was younger? (Steve Martin)
Which catchy Disney tune does Tom Hanks sing to himself in the movie "Splash?" (Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah)
In Bambi, what is the name of Flower's girlfriend? (Miss Skunk)
In Finding Nemo, what medical problem does the young seahorse claim to have? (H2O Intolerance)
On this date in 1984, the 1-minute ice cream eating record was set when a guy downed 3-pounds 6-ounces of ice cream in just 60 seconds. He still has a headache.
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