History Day
Yep, that's Sydney Harbor there on the left......because on this day in 1788, the first European settlers in Australia landed in Sydney. (I"m guessing it didn't look like that back then!)
And in other news.......
1784, Ben Franklin wrote a letter to his daughter saying how disappointed he was that the Bald Eagle had been chosen as our national bird. He was rooting for the Turkey. (Hey, he couldn't be right all the time!)
1802, Congress passed an act calling for a library to be established within the US capitol
1837, Michigan became our 26th state
1861, Louisiana seceded from the Union
1870, Virginia rejoined the Union (a busy day for states!)
1875, George Green of Kalamazoon, Michican patented the electric dental drill. (I just got a chill. You?) Prior to George's invention, the dental tools of the trade included hammers and pliers. YIKES
1913, Jim Thorpe returned to of the gold medals he won at the Olympics because he had played professional baseball. Sixty years later (and twenty years after his death) the medals were returned.
1934, The Appolo theatre opened in NYC as a "Negro Vaudevilled Theatre"...The Appolo saw the birth of some great acts
1988, Andrew Lloyd Weber's Phantom of the Opera, the longest running musical on Broadway, opened at the Majestic
1996, Hilary Clinton testified in the Whitewater hearings
1998 Bill Clinton denied "having sexual relations with that woman"
2005 Condoleeza Rice sworn in as Secretary of State
2006, confronted by Oprah on her tv show, author James Frey admitted to lying in his "memoir"...(they call that fiction, James.)
That's it for me......what about you?
posted by Maureen Child @ 11:39 AM
8 Comments:
At 2:55 PM,
Anonymous said…
The turkey one is priceless! I didn't know that...how did I live this long without knowing that?
At 3:47 PM,
Pat said…
The turkey shouldn't feel so bad. It gets all the attention at Thanksgiving doesn't it?
Speaking of the Phantom, did you know that it's playing at the Pantages Theater in Los Angeles right now?
1912- Popcorn is sold in movie theaters for he first time.
1941- A law is passed in Germany ordering all Jewish people over the age of six to wear a yellow Star of David on their clothing, for display when they are in public.
1968- The TV show the "Mod Squad" premiers and lasts for five seasons.
At 5:48 PM,
Maureen Child said…
Hi Jen!
LOL....Ben was talking about the wild turkeys. Smart damn birds. Not the morons who are raised for Thanksgiving and will drown in the rain because they look up! LOL.. Ben thought the wild turkey was a better bird for us because it was smart and had great survival instincts. Hmmmm.....the bald eagle IS on the endangered list, isn't it??
Maybe he had a point!
At 5:50 PM,
Maureen Child said…
LOL, Pat! True. I wonder, if Ben had won that argument, would we be eating stuffed eagles on Thanksgiving??
You had some great ones!
Popcorn sold in movies for the first time? There should be a placque!!
And how hideous on the Germany front...isn't it amazing that they got away with that???
WOOT! The Mod Squad!! Solid.
At 10:31 PM,
Pat said…
I'm speechless(and that's a miracle) I didn't think ANYONE remembered Linc's favorite phrase!!
At 12:25 PM,
Maureen Child said…
LOL, Pat!!
Happy to shock you! =)
At 12:16 PM,
Kate Carlisle said…
I didn't know that was Linc's favorite word. Probably because I'm so young.
Snort!!!
LOL...love all the turkey talk! History Monday is so much fun!!
At 1:34 PM,
Maureen Child said…
Ah, Kate,you sweet young thing you!! LOL
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