This Day in History...

[DirtyHarry]

This thread is basically for discussing major events, birthdays, etc. that happened on whatever day we are in.

 

[DirtyHarry]

For example....

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history

Some famous birthdays (May 13):

Stevie Wonder, Ritchie Valens, Dennis Rodman, Stephen Colbert, Harvey Keitel, Pope Pius IX

 

[redhawk23]

This is a great idea.

From Wikipedia

"1880 – In Menlo Park, New Jersey, Thomas Edison performs the first test of his electric railway."

"1943 – World War II: German Afrika Korps and Italian troops in North Africa surrender to Allied forces."

"1958 – The trademark Velcro is registered."

Births

1931 – Jim Jones, American cult leader, founded the Peoples Temple (d. 1978)

 

[DirtyHarry]

May 14th: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history

Some famous birthdays:

George Lucas

Mark Zuckerberg

Tim Roth

Robert Zemeckis

Miranda Cosgrove

 

[DirtyHarry]

From History Orb:

1835 - Charles Darwin reaches Coquimbo in Northern Chile

1842 - Illustrated London News; the world's first illustrated weekly newspaper, begins publication

1905 - 2nd official international soccer match, Netherlands beats Belgium 4-0

1908 - 1st passenger flight in an airplane

1932 - "We Want Beer!" parade in NY

1939 - Lina Medina becomes the world's youngest confirmed mother in medical history at the age of five.

1940 - Nazis bomb Rotterdam (600-900 dead), Netherlands surrenders to Germany

1944 - Gen Rommel, Speidel & von Stulpnagel attempt to assassinate Hitler

1948 - Israel declares independence from under British administration

1960 - USSR launch 1st (unmanned) space capsule

1961 - Bus with 1st group of Freedom Riders bombed & burned in Alabama

1986 - Institute for War documents publishes Anne Franks complete diary

1988 - Carrollton bus collision: a drunk driver going the wrong way on Interstate 71 near Carrollton, Kentucky, United States hits a converted school bus carrying a church youth group. The crash and ensuing fire kill 27.

1991 - World's Largest Burrito created at 1,126 lbs

1998 - Last episode of Seinfeld on NBC (commercials are $2M for 30 seconds)

2012 - 1,500 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons agree to end mass hunger strike

 

[Hotwire]

1991 - World's Largest Burrito created at 1,126 lbs

Mmmmmmm!!!!