Today Is...
National Cheeseburger Day
(Totally deserving of a holiday of its own!!!)
National Respect Day
World Water Monitoring Day
Air Force Birthday
Chiropractic Founders Day
National Ceiling Fan Day
Hug A Greeting Card Writer Day
Rice Krispies Treats Day
National Tradesmen Day
POW/MIA Recognition Day
Birthdays
1905- Agnes DeMille, dancer, choreographer
choreographer
1905- Greta Garbo, actress
1920- Jack Warden, actor
1933- Robert Blake, actor, TV series "Baretta"
1939 -Frankie Avalon, singer, actor
1971- Lance Armstrong, six time Tour de France cycling champion
Today In History
- 1502 – Christopher Columbus lands at Honduras on his fourth, and final, voyage.
1793 – The first cornerstone of the Capitol building is laid by George Washington.
1809 – The Royal Opera House in London opens.
1837 – Tiffany and Co. (first named Tiffany & Young) is founded by Charles Lewis Tiffany and Teddy Young in New York City. The store is called a "stationery and fancy goods emporium".
1851 – First publication of The New-York Daily Times, which later becomes The New York Times.
1919 – Fritz Pollard becomes the first African American to play professional football for a major team, the Akron Pros.
1927 – The Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) goes on the air.
1945 – General Douglas MacArthur moves his command headquarters to Tokyo.
1947 – The United States Air Force becomes an independent branch of the United States armed forces.
1947 – The National Security Council and the Central Intelligence Agency are established in the United States under the National Security Act.
1975 – Patty Hearst is arrested after a year on the FBI Most Wanted List.
1977 – Voyager I takes first photograph of the Earth and the Moon together.
1984 – Joe Kittinger completes the first solo balloon crossing of the Atlantic.
2009 – The 72-year run of the soap opera The Guiding Light ends as its final episode is broadcast.
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