Good Morning!
On this day in 1777 the Congress of the United States moved to York, PA, due to advancing British forces.
In 1846 Dr. William Morton performed a painless tooth extraction after administering ether to a patient.
In 1861 chewing gum tycoon William Wrigley, Jr. was born.
In 1927 George Herman “Babe” Ruth hit his 60th home run of the season. He broke his own record with the home run. The record stood until 1961 when Roger Maris broke the record.
In 1946 an international military tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany, found 22 top Nazi leaders guilty of war crimes.
And in 1983 the first AH-64 Apache attack helicopter was rolled out by McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Company.
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Quote of the Day
“I believe the home and marriage is the foundation of our society and must be protected.”
Billy Graham
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Today is the day Sir Charles Villiers Stanford was born.
Today is Cissy Houston’s birthday.
And it’s Johnny Mathis’ as well.
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