History Day......
Ahhh. Today in 1939, GONE WITH THE WIND premiered in Atlanta, Georgia. It was the first movie premier ceremony to be televised (though I doubt many had the TVs to watch it!) The then Governor of Georgia declared the day to be a state holiday.
And in other news...
1791, the Bill of Rights was ratified--(Quick! Can you tell me what the Bill of Rights is?)
1854, Philadelphia residents were amazed by the appearance of the first street cleaning machine
1938, ground was broken for the Jefferson Memorial in DC
1941, My dad's favorite singer, Lena Horne recorded her classic standard, STORMY WEATHER
1944, Glenn Miller and his orchestra went down in an airplane somewhere over the English Channel. They were on their way to do a Christmas show for the troops
1954, Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter debuted on TV on the Wonderful World of Disney (soon kids everywhere wanted a coonskin cap!)
1961, former Nazi official Adolf Eichmann was sentenced to death by an Israeli court
1966, One of the most amazing producers of children's movies and TV ever, Walt Disney, died today at 65 (talk about leaving a great legacy!)
1989, a popular uprising in Romania led to the downfall of dictator Nicolae Ceausescu
1995, the leaders of the European Union gathered in Madrid to discuss the shape of a single European currency--they called it, the Euro. (Me, I miss pounds and farthings and pences!)
THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT.........LET'S HEAR IT!
posted by Maureen Child @ 10:34 AM
8 Comments:
At 4:23 PM,
EllenToo said…
1890 - Sioux Indian Chief Sitting Bull and 11 other tribe members were killed in Grand River, SD during a confrontation with Indian police.
1944 - during WWII, American forces invaded Mindoro Island in the Phillipines
1964 - Canada's House of Commons approved dropping the "Red Ensign" flag in favor of a new design.
1978 - Cleveland became the first major US city since the Great Depression to default on its loans.
1998 - President Bill Clinton concluded his three-day Middle East journey on a disappointing note as Israel refused to resume the West Bank troop withdrawals called for under the Wye River peace accord.
2003 - former nurse Charles Cullen was charged with murder after telling prosecutors he had killed 30 to 40 severely ill patients in Pennsylvania and New Jersey since 1987 by injecting them with drugs.
2007 - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf lifted a six-week-old state of emergency.
At 6:12 PM,
Maureen Child said…
Hey Ellen!
Wow......you got some great stuff! Color me impressed!!
At 10:34 PM,
Pat said…
1605- The Spaniards found Santa Fe, New Mexico.
1876- Mark Twain publishes the "Adventures of Tom Sawyer". A novel based on his own childhood.
1949- Northwest Airlines become the first airline to serve alcohol on domestic flights.(gee what took so long?)
1989- Serial killer Ted Bundy is executed.
At 11:52 AM,
Maureen Child said…
Hi pat!!
Oh, you got some good ones, too. You guys are too good at this!
At 12:04 PM,
Kate Carlisle said…
Quite a day in history, Maureen! From Scarlet O'Hara to Walt Disney to the Nazis and everything in between!
And we will now bow our heads and give thanks for Northwest Airlines adding alcohol to their flights!! LOL
At 2:52 PM,
Maureen Child said…
Hi Kate! Right there with you on the giving thanks!
At 9:54 PM,
Pat said…
I have a better idea. Why don't we drink a toast. That's a good way to show our appreciation, don't you think?
At 10:33 AM,
Maureen Child said…
Pat, we could soooooo bond!!
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