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Gravdigr · 08-21-2016, 12:55 PM

August 21

1680 – Pueblo Indians capture Santa Fe from the Spanish during the Pueblo Revolt.

1770 – James Cook formally claims eastern Australia for Great Britain, naming it New South Wales.

1831 – Nat Turner leads black slaves and free blacks in a rebellion in Southampton County, Virginia, which will claim the lives of 55-65 whites.

1863 – Lawrence, Kansas is destroyed by Confederate guerrillas Quantrill's Raiders in the Lawrence Massacre.

1883 – An F5 tornado strikes Rochester, Minnesota, leading to the creation of the Mayo Clinic.

1897 – Oldsmobile, a brand of American automobiles, is founded.

1911 – The Mona Lisa is stolen by a Louvre employee.

1945 – Physicist Harry Daghlian is fatally irradiated in a criticality accident during an experiment with the Demon core at Los Alamos National Laboratory.

1959 – United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs an executive order proclaiming Hawaii the 50th state of the union. Hawaii's admission is currently commemorated by Hawaii Admission Day.

1961 – Motown releases what would be its first #1 hit, "Please Mr. Postman" by The Marvelettes.

Patsy Cline recorded the classic Willie Nelson song, ‘Crazy’. Cline was still on crutches after going through a car windshield in a head-on collision two months earlier and had difficulty reaching the high notes of the song at first due to her broken ribs.

1983 - Ramones guitarist Johnny Ramone had a four-hour brain surgery operation, after being found unconscious in a New York Street where he had been involved in a fight.

1986 – Carbon dioxide gas erupts from volcanic Lake Nyos in Cameroon, killing up to 1,800 people within a range of 20-kilometers.

1991 – Coup attempt against Mikhail Gorbachev collapses.

1993 – NASA loses contact with the Mars Observer spacecraft.

Births

1904 – Count Basie

; 1906 – Friz Freleng (introduced and/or developed Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Tweety Bird, Sylvester the Cat, Yosemite Sam and Speedy Gonzales); 1920 – Christopher Robin Milne (A.A. Milne's son, and the basis for 'Christopher Robin' in Winnie The Pooh); 1924 – Jack Buck, Jack Weston; 1932 – Melvin Van Peebles; 1936 – Wilt The Stilt Chamberlain; 1938 – Kenny Rogers♪ ♫; 1939 – Harold Reid♪ ♫(The Statler Bros); 1939 – Clarence Williams III ('Linc' on The Mod Squad); 1944 – Jackie DeShannon♪ ♫, Peter Weir; 1945 – Basil Poledouris♪ ♫; 1949 – Loretta Devine (Grey's Anatomy); 1950 – Arthur Bremer (shot George Wallace); 1951 – Harry Smith; 1952 – Glenn Hughes♪ ♫; 1952 – Joe Strummer

(The Clash); 1954 – Steve 'Machine Gun' Smith

(Journey); 1956 – Kim Cattrall

; 1957 - Kim Sledge♪ ♫(Sister Sledge); 1959 – Jim McMahon (da Bears); 1961 – Stephen Hillenburg (created SpongeBob Squarepants); 1962 – Jeff Stryker (porn actor); 1963 – Richmond Arquette (of the acting Arquettes); 1967 – Carrie-Anne Moss (Matrix Trilogy), Serj Tankian♪ ♫(System of a Down); 1973 – Sergey Brin (cofounded the Google); 1979 – Kelis (her Milkshake brings all the boys to the yard); 1980 – Paul Menard

; 1981 – Cameron & Tyler Winklevoss; 1986 – Usain Bolt

, Kacey Musgraves♪ ♫; 1989 – Hayden Panettiere

; 1990 – Bo Burnham

Deaths

1614 – Elizabeth Báthory; 1940 – Leon Trotsky; 1947 – Ettore Bugatti (yes, that one); 1974 – Buford Pusser(corrected); 1978 – Charles Eames (co-designed the Eames House); 1983 – Benigno Aquino, Jr.; 1988 – Ray Eames (co-designed the Eames House); 2005 – Robert Moog♪ ♫

08-21-2016, 12:55 PM	#217
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	August 21 1680 – Pueblo Indians capture Santa Fe from the Spanish during the Pueblo Revolt. 1770 – James Cook formally claims eastern Australia for Great Britain, naming it New South Wales. 1831 – Nat Turner leads black slaves and free blacks in a rebellion in Southampton County, Virginia, which will claim the lives of 55-65 whites. 1863 – Lawrence, Kansas is destroyed by Confederate guerrillas Quantrill's Raiders in the Lawrence Massacre. 1883 – An F5 tornado strikes Rochester, Minnesota, leading to the creation of the Mayo Clinic. 1897 – Oldsmobile, a brand of American automobiles, is founded. 1911 – The Mona Lisa is stolen by a Louvre employee. 1945 – Physicist Harry Daghlian is fatally irradiated in a criticality accident during an experiment with the Demon core at Los Alamos National Laboratory. 1959 – United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs an executive order proclaiming Hawaii the 50th state of the union. Hawaii's admission is currently commemorated by Hawaii Admission Day. 1961 – Motown releases what would be its first #1 hit, "Please Mr. Postman" by The Marvelettes. Patsy Cline recorded the classic Willie Nelson song, ‘Crazy’. Cline was still on crutches after going through a car windshield in a head-on collision two months earlier and had difficulty reaching the high notes of the song at first due to her broken ribs. 1983 - Ramones guitarist Johnny Ramone had a four-hour brain surgery operation, after being found unconscious in a New York Street where he had been involved in a fight. 1986 – Carbon dioxide gas erupts from volcanic Lake Nyos in Cameroon, killing up to 1,800 people within a range of 20-kilometers. 1991 – Coup attempt against Mikhail Gorbachev collapses. 1993 – NASA loses contact with the Mars Observer spacecraft. Births 1904 – Count Basie; 1906 – Friz Freleng (introduced and/or developed Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Tweety Bird, Sylvester the Cat, Yosemite Sam and Speedy Gonzales); 1920 – Christopher Robin Milne (A.A. Milne's son, and the basis for 'Christopher Robin' in Winnie The Pooh); 1924 – Jack Buck, Jack Weston; 1932 – Melvin Van Peebles; 1936 – Wilt The Stilt Chamberlain; 1938 – Kenny Rogers♪ ♫; 1939 – Harold Reid♪ ♫(The Statler Bros); 1939 – Clarence Williams III ('Linc' on The Mod Squad); 1944 – Jackie DeShannon♪ ♫, Peter Weir; 1945 – Basil Poledouris♪ ♫; 1949 – Loretta Devine (Grey's Anatomy); 1950 – Arthur Bremer (shot George Wallace); 1951 – Harry Smith; 1952 – Glenn Hughes♪ ♫; 1952 – Joe Strummer(The Clash); 1954 – Steve 'Machine Gun' Smith(Journey); 1956 – Kim Cattrall; 1957 - Kim Sledge♪ ♫(Sister Sledge); 1959 – Jim McMahon (da Bears); 1961 – Stephen Hillenburg (created SpongeBob Squarepants); 1962 – Jeff Stryker (porn actor); 1963 – Richmond Arquette (of the acting Arquettes); 1967 – Carrie-Anne Moss (Matrix Trilogy), Serj Tankian♪ ♫(System of a Down); 1973 – Sergey Brin (cofounded the Google); 1979 – Kelis (her Milkshake brings all the boys to the yard); 1980 – Paul Menard; 1981 – Cameron & Tyler Winklevoss; 1986 – Usain Bolt, Kacey Musgraves♪ ♫; 1989 – Hayden Panettiere; 1990 – Bo Burnham Deaths 1614 – Elizabeth Báthory; 1940 – Leon Trotsky; 1947 – Ettore Bugatti (yes, that one); 1974 – Buford Pusser(corrected); 1978 – Charles Eames (co-designed the Eames House); 1983 – Benigno Aquino, Jr.; 1988 – Ray Eames (co-designed the Eames House); 2005 – Robert Moog♪ ♫ __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.