On this day in 1620 the Pilgrims left on the Mayflower from Plymouth, England to settle in the New World.
In 1876 the Southern Pacific rail line from Los Angeles to San Francisco was completed.
In 1901 President William McKinley was shot and mortally wounded by Leon Czolgosz. He died 8 days later. Czolgosz, an American anarchist, was executed the following October.
In 1941 Jews in German-occupied areas were ordered to wear the Star of David with the word “Jew” inscribed.
And in 1975 Martina Navratilova requested political asylum while in New York for the U.S. Open Tennis Tournament.
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Quote of the Day
“I don’t know why my brain has kept all the words to the Gilligan’s Island theme song and has deleted everything about triangles.”
Jeff Foxworthy
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Today is Dolores O’Riordan’s birthday.
And since it’s his birthday too, a short educational piece from Mr. Foxworthy and his redneck dictionary. 🙂
On this day in 0476 Romulus Augustulus, the last emperor of the western Roman Empire, was deposed when Odoacer proclaimed himself King of Italy.
In 1781 Los Angeles, CA, was founded by Spanish settlers.
In 1825 New York Governor Clinton ceremoniously emptied a barrel of Lake Erie water in the Atlantic Ocean to consummate the “Marriage of the Waters” of the Great Lakes and the Atlantic.
In 1885 The Exchange Buffet opened in New York City. It was the first self-service cafeteria in the U.S.
In 1917 the American expeditionary force in France suffered its first fatalities in World War I.
And in 1953 the New York Yankees became the first baseball team to win five consecutive American League championships. 🙂
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Quote of the Day
“If there is a 50-50 chance that something can go wrong, then 9 times out of 10 it will.”
On this day in 1833 the first successful penny newspaper in the U.S., “The New York Sun,” was launched by Benjamin H. Day.
In 1939 British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, in a radio broadcast, announced that Britain and France had declared war on Germany.
In 1966 the television series “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet” ended after 14 years.
And in 1999 Mario Lemieux’s ownership group officially took over the National Hockey League’s Pittsburgh Penguins. Lemieux became the first player in the modern era of sports to buy the team he had once played for.
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Quote of the Day
“There are no shortcuts when it comes to getting out of debt.”
Dave Ramsey
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Today is Donald Brewer’s birthday.
And on this day in 2010, Mike Edwards of this band was killed in Devon, England when a giant bale of hay rolled down a hill and crashed into his van.
On this day in 31 B.C. the Roman leader Octavian defeated the alliance of Mark Antony and Cleopatra. Octavian, as Augustus Caesar, became the first Roman emperor.
In 1666 the Great Fire of London broke out. The fire burned for three days destroying 10,000 buildings including St. Paul’s Cathedral. Only 6 people were killed.
In 1775 Hannah, the first American war vessel was commissioned by General George Washington.
In 1864, during the U.S. Civil War Union forces led by Gen. William T. Sherman occupied Atlanta following the retreat of the Confederates.
And in 1901 Theodore Roosevelt, then Vice President, said “Speak softly and carry a big stick” in a speech at the Minnesota State Fair.
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Quote of the Day
“Any team can win.”
Terry Bradshaw
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Today is Laurindo Ameida’s birthday.
And today is Tom Glazer’s birthday. You may not recognize the name, but you’ll recognize his work. 🙂
On this day in 1682 William Penn sailed from England and later established the colony of Pennsylvania in America.
In 1809 Charles Doolittle Walcott first discovered fossils near Burgess Pass.
In 1941, during World War II, the Nazis severed the last railroad link between Leningrad and the rest of the Soviet Union.
And in 1965 Thurgood Marshall was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as a Supreme Court justice.
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Quote of the Day
“Of all created comforts, God is the lender; you are the borrower, not the owner.”
Ernest Rutherford
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Today is Kitty Wells’ birthday.
My daughter has now watched the first, and half of the second Star Wars movies for the first time. This afternoon we’ll finish the second and watch the third. 🙂 So in keeping with the theme…. From ThePianoGuys
And it’s our 2 year anniversary here at Wandering Views. So thank you all for your participation, and for what you bring to this blog. Without you folks, this wouldn’t be possible. 🙂
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On this day in 1833 the “Factory Act” was passed in England to settle child labor laws.
In 1945 U.S. General Douglas MacArthur left for Japan to officially accept the surrender of the Japanese.
In 1962 the lower level of the George Washington Bridge opened.
In 1977 Lou Brock brought his total of stolen bases to 893. The record he beat was held by Ty Cobb for 49 years.
And in 1983 the anchor of the USS Monitor, from the U.S. Civil War, was retrieved by divers.
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Quote of the Day
“In a circle of true Friends each man is simply what he is: stands for nothing but himself. No one cares twopence about any one else’s family, profession, class, income, race, or previous history…That is the kingliness of Friendship. We meet like sovereign princes of independent states, abroad, on neutral ground, freed from our contexts. This love (essentially) ignores not only our physical bodies but that whole embodiment which consists of our family, job, past and connections…Hence (if you will not misunderstand me) the exquisite arbitrariness and irresponsibility of this love. I have no duty to be anyone’s Friend and no man in the world has a duty to be mine. No claims, no shadow of necessity. Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art, like the universe itself (for God did not need to create). It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things which give value to survival.”
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