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Gravdigr · 10-01-2016, 12:52 PM

October 1 Yes, I typed September before remembering it's October.

Today is International Day of Older Persons, as well as World Vegetarian Day.

331 BC – Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela.

1811 – The first steamboat to sail the Mississippi River arrives in New Orleans.

1843 – The News of the World tabloid begins publication in London.

1854 – The watch company founded in 1850 in Roxbury by Aaron Lufkin Dennison relocates to Waltham, Massachusetts, to become the Waltham Watch Company, a pioneer in the American system of watch manufacturing.

1880 – First electric lamp factory is opened by Thomas Edison.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Edison [If only ol' Tom could see what we've done to his light bulb.]

1890 – Yosemite National Park is established by the U.S. Congress.

1891 – Stanford University, founded by railroad magnate and California Governor Leland Stanford and his wife Jane on their former farm lands in Palo Alto, California, officially opened with 559 students and free tuition.

1903 – Baseball: The Boston Americans play the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first game of the modern World Series.

1908 – Ford puts the Model T car on the market at a price of US$825. ($21,282.74 in 2016 dollars.)

1910 – Los Angeles Times bombing: A large bomb destroys the Los Angeles Times building in downtown Los Angeles, killing 21.

1918 – World War I: Arab forces under T. E. Lawrence, also known as "Lawrence of Arabia", capture Damascus.

1931 – The George Washington Bridge linking New Jersey and New York opens.

1940 – The Pennsylvania Turnpike, often considered the first superhighway in the United States, opens to traffic.

1946 – Nazi leaders are sentenced at the Nuremberg trials.

1947 – The North American F-86 Sabre flies for the first time.

1957 – First appearance of In God We Trust on U.S. paper currency.

1962 – First broadcast of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.

1965 - Bob Dylan appeared at Carnegie Hall in New York City. He introduced his new touring band on this tour, made up of guitarist Robbie Robertson, organist Garth Hudson, bassist Rick Danko, pianist Richard Manual and drummer Levon Helm. They will become known simply as The Band.

1969 – Concorde breaks the sound barrier for the first time.

1970 - Jimi Hendrix was buried at The Greenwood Cemetery at the Dunlop Baptist Church Seattle. Among the mourners; Miles Davis, Eric Burdon, Johnny Winter and members of Derek and the Dominoes.

1971 – Walt Disney World opens near Orlando, Florida, United States.

1975 – The Thrilla in Manila: Muhammad Ali defeats Joe Frazier in a boxing match in Manila, Philippines. Frequently regarded as one of the best boxing matches in boxing history.

1975 – Al Jackson, Jr., drummer for Booker T. & the M.G.'s, was shot in the back five times, fatally, in his own home.

1979 – The United States returns sovereignty of the Panama Canal to Panama.

1982 – Epcot opens at Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida, United States.

1982 – Sony launches the first consumer compact disc player (model CDP-101).

1989 – Denmark introduces the world's first legal modern same-sex civil union called "registered partnership".

Births

1808 – Mary Anna Custis Lee (wife of Robert E. Lee); 1881 – William Boeing (yeah, that one); 1893 - Ip Man; 1896 – Ted Healy (created The Three Stooges); 1903 – Vladimir Horowitz

; 1903 – Pierre Veyron (namesake of the Bugatti Veyron supercar); 1904 – Otto Robert Frisch; 1910 – Bonnie Parker (of Bonnie & Clyde); 1913 – Hélio Gracie

(Brazilian martial artist); 1920 – Walter Matthau; 1921 – James Whitmore; 1924 – Jimmy Carter (39th POTUS); 1924 – William Rehnquist (former Chief Justice SCOTUS); 1924 – Roger Williams

; 1927 – Tom Bosley ('Howard Cunningham' on Happy Days); 1928 – Laurence Harvey (The Alamo, The Manchurian Candidate (1962)); 1928 – George Peppard ("I love it when a plan comes together."); 1929 – Bonnie Owens♪ ♫(wife of Buck Owens, and, later, Merle Haggard); 1930 – Richard Harris (left his cake out in the rain); 1932 – Albert Collins

; 1935 – Julie Andrews; 1938 – Stella Stevens; 1940 – Marc Savoy (created the Cajun accordion); 1942 – Herb Fame♪ ♫(Peaches & Herb); 1947 – Dave Arneson (co-created Dungeons & Dragons); 1947 – Stephen Collins; 1948 – Cub Koda

(Brownsville Station); 1950 – Randy Quaid (American nut); 1956 – Theresa May (Prime Minister of the United Kingdom); 1958 – Martin Cooper♪ ♫(Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark); 1962 – Esai Morales; 1964 – Christopher Titus; 1969 – Zach Galifianakis; 1989 – Brie Larson

Deaths

1972 – Louis Leakey; 1975 – Al Jackson, Jr.

(Booker T & The MGs); 1985 – E. B. White (wrote Stuart Little, Charlotte's Web); 1990 – Curtis LeMay; 2002 – Walter Annenberg; 2004 – Richard Avedon; 2004 – Bruce Palmer

(Buffalo Springfield); 2013 – Tom Clancy

10-01-2016, 12:52 PM	#298
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	October 1 Yes, I typed September before remembering it's October. Today is International Day of Older Persons, as well as World Vegetarian Day. 331 BC – Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. 1811 – The first steamboat to sail the Mississippi River arrives in New Orleans. 1843 – The News of the World tabloid begins publication in London. 1854 – The watch company founded in 1850 in Roxbury by Aaron Lufkin Dennison relocates to Waltham, Massachusetts, to become the Waltham Watch Company, a pioneer in the American system of watch manufacturing. 1880 – First electric lamp factory is opened by Thomas Edison.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Edison [If only ol' Tom could see what we've done to his light bulb.] 1890 – Yosemite National Park is established by the U.S. Congress. 1891 – Stanford University, founded by railroad magnate and California Governor Leland Stanford and his wife Jane on their former farm lands in Palo Alto, California, officially opened with 559 students and free tuition. 1903 – Baseball: The Boston Americans play the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first game of the modern World Series. 1908 – Ford puts the Model T car on the market at a price of US$825. ($21,282.74 in 2016 dollars.) 1910 – Los Angeles Times bombing: A large bomb destroys the Los Angeles Times building in downtown Los Angeles, killing 21. 1918 – World War I: Arab forces under T. E. Lawrence, also known as "Lawrence of Arabia", capture Damascus. 1931 – The George Washington Bridge linking New Jersey and New York opens. 1940 – The Pennsylvania Turnpike, often considered the first superhighway in the United States, opens to traffic. 1946 – Nazi leaders are sentenced at the Nuremberg trials. 1947 – The North American F-86 Sabre flies for the first time. 1957 – First appearance of In God We Trust on U.S. paper currency. 1962 – First broadcast of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. 1965 - Bob Dylan appeared at Carnegie Hall in New York City. He introduced his new touring band on this tour, made up of guitarist Robbie Robertson, organist Garth Hudson, bassist Rick Danko, pianist Richard Manual and drummer Levon Helm. They will become known simply as The Band. 1969 – Concorde breaks the sound barrier for the first time. 1970 - Jimi Hendrix was buried at The Greenwood Cemetery at the Dunlop Baptist Church Seattle. Among the mourners; Miles Davis, Eric Burdon, Johnny Winter and members of Derek and the Dominoes. 1971 – Walt Disney World opens near Orlando, Florida, United States. 1975 – The Thrilla in Manila: Muhammad Ali defeats Joe Frazier in a boxing match in Manila, Philippines. Frequently regarded as one of the best boxing matches in boxing history. 1975 – Al Jackson, Jr., drummer for Booker T. & the M.G.'s, was shot in the back five times, fatally, in his own home. 1979 – The United States returns sovereignty of the Panama Canal to Panama. 1982 – Epcot opens at Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida, United States. 1982 – Sony launches the first consumer compact disc player (model CDP-101). 1989 – Denmark introduces the world's first legal modern same-sex civil union called "registered partnership". Births 1808 – Mary Anna Custis Lee (wife of Robert E. Lee); 1881 – William Boeing (yeah, that one); 1893 - Ip Man; 1896 – Ted Healy (created The Three Stooges); 1903 – Vladimir Horowitz; 1903 – Pierre Veyron (namesake of the Bugatti Veyron supercar); 1904 – Otto Robert Frisch; 1910 – Bonnie Parker (of Bonnie & Clyde); 1913 – Hélio Gracie(Brazilian martial artist); 1920 – Walter Matthau; 1921 – James Whitmore; 1924 – Jimmy Carter (39th POTUS); 1924 – William Rehnquist (former Chief Justice SCOTUS); 1924 – Roger Williams; 1927 – Tom Bosley ('Howard Cunningham' on Happy Days); 1928 – Laurence Harvey (The Alamo, The Manchurian Candidate (1962)); 1928 – George Peppard ("I love it when a plan comes together."); 1929 – Bonnie Owens♪ ♫(wife of Buck Owens, and, later, Merle Haggard); 1930 – Richard Harris (left his cake out in the rain); 1932 – Albert Collins; 1935 – Julie Andrews; 1938 – Stella Stevens; 1940 – Marc Savoy (created the Cajun accordion); 1942 – Herb Fame♪ ♫(Peaches & Herb); 1947 – Dave Arneson (co-created Dungeons & Dragons); 1947 – Stephen Collins; 1948 – Cub Koda(Brownsville Station); 1950 – Randy Quaid (American nut); 1956 – Theresa May (Prime Minister of the United Kingdom); 1958 – Martin Cooper♪ ♫(Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark); 1962 – Esai Morales; 1964 – Christopher Titus; 1969 – Zach Galifianakis; 1989 – Brie Larson Deaths 1972 – Louis Leakey; 1975 – Al Jackson, Jr.(Booker T & The MGs); 1985 – E. B. White (wrote Stuart Little, Charlotte's Web); 1990 – Curtis LeMay; 2002 – Walter Annenberg; 2004 – Richard Avedon; 2004 – Bruce Palmer(Buffalo Springfield); 2013 – Tom Clancy __________________ 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.