Wow -- imagine this: twice in the same month my family and I will be out of town! Thanks to the generosity of a member of the church here at Enon, we have the opportunity to spend a couple of days "out of town". I hope to return home sometime Saturday, so below please find the history etc. for today, tomorrow and Saturday. Enjoy! Tim
SPECIAL BIRTHDAY: My sister, Tory Beaver, celebrates a birthday today! She lives in Paragould, AR and works at KAIT-8, the ABC affiliate in Jonesboro, AR.
TODAY IS 10-4 DAY, a day of recognition for radio operators everywhere for whom 10-4 signals an affirmative reply, as in, "That's a big 10-4..."
BIRTHDAYS: Rutherford B. Hays, 1822; Michael I. Pupin (American physicist and producer of the first X-ray photograph), 1858; Frederic Remington (American painter of the western frontier), 1861; Damon Runyan, 1884; Munro Leaf (children's author), 1905; Jan Murray, 1917; Charlton Heston, 1922; Patti LaBelle, 1944; Clifton Davis, 1945; Susan Sarandon, 1946; Tory (my sister) Beaver.
THIS DAY IN HISTORY:
On this date in 1777 George
Washington's troops fought the British at the Battle of Germantown in Pennsylvania.
On this date in 1824 the Republic of Mexico was proclaimed.
On this date in 1853 Turkey declared war on Russia. The trouble concerned who had ultimate control of the Near East. Russia sought to protect "Christians" in the region of the Crimean Peninsual, Turkey held up for the interests of the Islamic residents. Thousands died, and no one gained the victory.
On this date in 1915 Dinosaur National Monument was established in NW Colorado and NE Utah.
On this date in 1931 the comic strip Dick Tracy was first published by the New York Daily News.
On this date in 1954 (a childhood favorite of mine) Captain Kangaroo made his first TV appearance.
On this date in 1957 the SPUTNIK satellite was launched by the Russians.
On this date in 1957 "Leave It To Beaver" debuted on TV.
On this date in 1958 a British airline company put the first transatlantic passenger jet service into operation.
On this date in 1981 the Cincinnati Reds ended the strike-marred baseball season with the best overall record in baseball. Unfortunately, they finished in second place in each "half-season" and failed to qualify for the playoffs.
On this date in 1987 the Mallard
Family Sculpture, in honor of Robert McCloskey's story MAKE WAY FOR DUCKLINGS,
was dedicated in Boston, MA.
MEANINGLESS FACTS: Sir
Thomas Brisbane (1773-1860), who served in the British Army for 70 years,
died in the bed in which he was born -- yet in his 87 years he had slept
in it only twice, once on the day he was born and again on the day he died...
The chapel of St. Agathe in Langon, France is reserved for nursemaids and
babysitters... Blundell's School in Tiverton, England was built entirely
from the wreckage of the Spanish Armada in 1588. Believe it, or not.
TRIVIA: Which came first, Coke or Pepsi?
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From JokesEveryDay: You Don't Have To, Mom Said
Pat hasn't been on the best of terms with his neighbor recently. So whenever Pat's two rambunctious children knock the ball over the fence into the neighbor's yard, it's not returned.
Last summer, Pat purchased a trampoline. When the neighbor saw Pat's children playing on the new trampoline, he remarked, 'Now they'll probably be bouncing into my yard, too.'
'That's all right,' Pat responded. 'You don't have to throw them back, either.'
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ANSWER: Coca Cola was introduced in 1896, Pepsi Cola came along about 10 years later.
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It's Friday October 5, 2001!
BIRTHDAYS: Chester A. Arthur, 1829; Robert Goddard, 1882; Robert Lawson (children's author), 1892; Ray Kroc, 1902; Donald Pleasence, 1919; Glynnis Johns, 1923; Bill Dana, 1924; Donald Sobol (children's author), 1924; Steve Miller, 1943; Bob Geldorf, 1951.
THIS DAY IN HISTORY:
On this date in 1502 Christopher
Columbus landed in modern-day Costa Rica.
On this date in 1921 Graham McNamee took to the radio ariwaves to broadcast the first play-by-play coverage of a World Series game on station WJZ in Neward, NJ. The New York Giants beat the New York Yankees, 5-3.
On this date in 1947 the first presidential television broadcast was made from the White House by president Harry S. Truman. In it he asked the public to observe "meatless Tuesdays", "eggless-and-chickenless Thursdays", and to eat one less slice of bread daily for the sake of providing food for postwar Europe.
On this date in 1953 Earl Warren was sworn in as the 14th chief justice of the United States.
On this date in 1981 Raoul Wallenberg, Swedish diplomat, was granted honorary U.S. citizenship for saving "thousands of lives" of Hungarian-Jews in World War II.
On this date in 1986 3 American mercenaries died when their cargo plane was shot down by Nicaraguan government forces. Survivor Eugene Hasenfus was captured in the jungle.
On this date in 1988 Lloyd Bentsen said to VP candidate Dan Quayle: "Senator, I served with Jack Kennedy. I knew Jack Kennedy. Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy." Quayle got his revenge in November...
On this date in 1988 President
Ronald Reagan dedicated the cornerstone of the United States Holocaust
Memorial Museum.
MEANINGLESS FACTS: The
average person loses 50 - 100 strands of hair every day... Stainless steel
can be rolled into strips thinner than a human hair... Tiny hairs on the
feet of flies act like tastebuds as they stroll over your food.
TRIVIA: Who did Johnny and the Moondogs eventually become?
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From Stan Kegel: "Which is more important, the sun or the moon?" a citizen of Chelm asked the rabbi. "What a silly question!" snapped the cleric. "The moon, of course! It shines at night when we really need it. But who needs the sun to shine when it is already broad daylight?"
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ANSWER: They went on to become the "Foreverly Brothers" and the "Moonshiners", "The Quarrymen Skiffle Group", and finally, the "Beatles".
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It's Saturday October 6, 2001!
BIRTHDAYS: Jenny Lind, 1820; George Westinghouse, 1846; Elizabeth Gray (children's author), 1902; Carole Lombard, 1908; Thor Heyerdahl, 1914; Shana Alexander, 1925; Britt Ekland, 1942; Fred Travalena, 1942; Stephanie Zimbalist, 1956.
THIS DAY IN HISTORY:
On this date in 1683 the first
permanent German settlement in America was established at Germantown, PA.
On this date in 1780 Henry Laurens became the first American imprisoned in the Tower of London.
On this date in 1783 a patent was filed for the first self-winding clock.
On this date in 1863 the first Turkish bath opened in Brooklyn, operated by Dr. C. H. Shepherd. You could take a bath there for $1.00.
On this date in 1889 Thomas Edison showed his first motion pictures in West Orange, New Jersey.
On this date in 1927 singer/actor Al Jolson spoke in the first "talkie" -- "The Jazz Singer" -- which premiered in New York City.
On this date in 1959 the largest crowd ever to attend a world series game -- 92,706 -- saw the Chicago White Sox battle the Los Angeles Dodgers at the Los Angeles Coliseum.
On this date in 1987 the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 9-5 against the Bork nomination.
On this date in 1987 the stock market dropped 91.55 points -- the biggest one-day plunge in history...
On this date in 1991 Elizabeth Taylor tied the knot for the 8th time, marrying construction worker Larry Fortensky.
On this date in 1994 Michael
Jordan announced his retirement from professional basketball to play professional
baseball. Neither one lasted...
MEANINGLESS FACTS: 75%
of optometrists wear eyeglasses... Marietta, Ohio is named for Marie Antoinette...
Olympic Gold is really silver. There are 92.6 grams of silver in
each Olympic gold medal and only 6 grams of gold.
TRIVIA: Can you guess
the celebrities who go with these given names?
A. Aaron Chwatt
B. Nathan Birnbaum
C. Nocholas Coppola
D. John Elroy Sanford
E. Paul Reubenfeld
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From AndyChaps: Real
Blonde Jokes!
Q. What does a blonde
owl say?
A. "What? What?"
Q. What do you call a blonde
at college?
A. A visitor.
Q: What is the definition of
gross ignorance?
A: 144 blondes.
Q. Why do blondes drive BMWs?
A. Because they can spell
it.
Q: Why do blondes have TGIF
on their shoes?
A: Toes Go In First.
Q. Why can't blondes become
elevator operators?
A. Too difficult to learn
the route.
Q. Why do blondes have more
fun?
A. Because they don't know
any better.
Q. What's the best thing a
blonde can make for dinner?
A. Reservations.
Q. Why did the blonde cross
the road?
A. I don't know. Neither
did she.
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ANSWER: A - Red Buttons; B - George Burns; C - Nicholas Cage; D - Redd Foxx; E - Pee Wee Herman.
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