A quick look at Today in History, check out some Celebrity Birthdays, and find out what Days of the Year to celebrate.
TODAY IN HISTORY:
1775 – The U.S. Continental Congress ordered the construction of the Continental Navy (later renamed the U.S. Navy).
1792 – The cornerstone of the Executive Mansion was laid in Washington, DC. The name of the building was changed to “The White House” in 1818.
1836 – A group of New Yorkers settled on the Flat River and began a settlement which became Lowell, MI.
1903 – Baseball’s first World Series was played with the Boston Red Sox beating the Pittsburgh Pirates.
1914 – Garrett Morgan invented the first gas mask to help fire departments stay safe in smoky conditions. He also invented the traffic light, a sewing machine, and a hair-straightener.
1914 – In the Major League Baseball World Series, the Boston Braves defeated the Philadelphia Athletics at Fenway Park in Boston, MA, completing the first World Series sweep in history.
1951 – The post-pigskin era began. In Atlanta, GA, a football with rubber covering was used for the first time. Georgia Tech beats Louisiana State 25-7.
1953 – Samuel Bagno patented an ultrasonic burglar alarm.
1957 – Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra introduced the Ford Edsel during an hour long special.
1958 – Paddington Bear, a character from English children’s literature, made his debut.
1967 – The first game in the history of the American Basketball Association was played as the Anaheim Amigos lost to the Oakland Oaks 134-129 in Oakland, CA.
1983 – Ameritech Mobile Communications (now AT&T Inc.) launched the first U.S. cellular network in Chicago, IL.
1992 – An Air France SST set a commercial flight record by circling the Earth in 33 hours and 1 minute.
1992 – The U.S. Supreme Court decided not to reinstate lawsuits against Ozzy Osbourne alleging that his music prompted the suicide of two teenagers.
1995 – Walt Disney World Resort, in Florida, admitted its 500-millionth guest.
1998 – The National Basketball Association cancelled their regular season games, due to work stoppage. It was the first time they had cancelled games in their 51 year history.
1999 – Without handing down an indictment, a grand jury in Colorado finished its consideration of the unsolved 1996 murder of six-year-old Jon Benet Ramsey.
1999 – Philip Morris acknowledged cigarettes’ link to cancer and other diseases on their company website. The announcement was seen as a corporate public relations strategy.
2010 – In Copiapó, Chile 33 trapped miners made it to the surface after spending a record 69 days underground in a mining accident.
2019 – Kenyan Brigid Kosgei set a new world record for a woman runner with a time of 2:14:04 at the Chicago Marathon.
BIRTHDAYS:
Terry Gibbs – 101 years old (1924) – Vibraphone player and bandleader
Bruce Morrow – 90 years old (1935) – Radio host and actor
Shirley Caesar – 87 years old (1938) – Gospel singer-songwriter
Paul Simon – 84 years old (1941) – Singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Rutanya Alda – 83 years old (1942) – Latvian-American actress
Jerry Jones – 83 years old (1942) – Businessman
Robert Lamm – 81 years old (1944) – Singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
Lacy J. Dalton – 79 years old (1946) – Country music singer-songwriter and guitarist
Joe Dolce – 78 years old (1947) – American-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Sammy Hagar – 78 years old (1947) – Singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Mollie Katzen – 75 years old (1950) – Chef and author
Beverly Johnson – 73 years old (1952) – Model, actress, and singer
John Lone – 73 years old (1952) – Hong Kong-American actor
Pat Day – 72 years old (1953) – Jockey
Chris Carter – 69 years old (1956) – Director, producer, and screenwriter
Reggie Theus – 68 years old (1957) – Basketball player and coach
Maria Cantwell – 67 years old (1958) – Lawyer and politician
Jair-Rôhm Parker Wells – 67 years old (1958) – Bassist and composer
Marie Osmond – 66 years old (1959) – Singer, actress, and television spokesperson
Joey Belladonna – 65 years old (1960) – Singer and songwriter
Derek Harper – 64 years old (1961) – Basketball player
Doc Rivers – 64 years old (1961) – Basketball player and coach
T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh – 63 years old (1962) – Actress and author
Jerry Rice – 63 years old (1962) – Football player
Colin Channer – 62 years old (1963) – Jamaican-American author and academic
Chip Foose – 62 years old (1963) – Engineer and television host
Doug Emhoff – 61 years old (1964) – Lawyer and second gentlemen of the United States
Christopher Judge – 61 years old (1964) – Actor and producer
Matt Walsh – 61 years old (1964) – Actor and comedian
Larry Collmus – 59 years old (1966) – Sportscaster
Scott Cooper – 58 years old (1967) – Baseball player
Trevor Hoffman – 58 years old (1967) – Baseball player
Kate Walsh – 58 years old (1967) – Actress and producer
Tisha Campbell-Martin – 57 years old (1968) – Actress and singer
Nancy Kerrigan – 56 years old (1969) – Figure skater and actress
Cady McClain – 56 years old (1969) – Actress and singer
Serena Altschul – 55 years old (1970) – Journalist
Billy Bush – 54 years old (1971) – Television journalist and radio host
Summer Sanders – 53 years old (1972) – Swimmer and sportscaster
Brian Dawkins – 52 years old (1973) – Football player and coach
Matt Hughes – 52 years old (1973) – Wrestler and mixed martial artist
Benjamin Clapp – 48 years old (1977) – Drummer
Paul Pierce – 48 years old (1977) – Basketball player
Kiele Sanchez – 48 years old (1977) – Actress
Jermaine O'Neal – 47 years old (1978) – Basketball player
Ashanti – 45 years old (1980) – Singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
Taylor Buchholz – 44 years old (1981) – Baseball player
Brian Hoyer – 40 years old (1985) – Football player
Norris Cole – 37 years old (1988) – Basketball player
Brace Belden – 36 years old (1989) – Communist and trade union activist, volunteer in the People's Protection Units
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez – 36 years old (1989) – Politician
Shelby Rogers – 33 years old (1992) – Tennis player
Tiffany Trump – 32 years old (1993) – Socialite
Caleb McLaughlin – 24 years old (2001) – Actor
Cam Thomas – 24 years old (2001) – Basketball player
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