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National Eggs Benedict Day National Stress Awareness Day
1881- Bat Masterson fought his last gun battle. After being fined $8, he left Dodge City and lived another 40 years picking up the odd job (sheriff, saloon operator, newspaper man, etc) and died in NYC in 1921.
1940- As pitcher with the Cleveland Indians, Bob Feller (the Heater from Van Meter or Rapid Robert) threw his first no hitter against Chicago White Sox (he threw two others against NY Yankees and Detroit Tigers). Only 2 other pitchers bested him. He also holds a slew of strike-out records.
1943- Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (a synthetic drug created by Albert Hoffman in 1938) was accidently ingested by the doctor. Then, he took it again. He described the effects as “…a not unpleasant, intoxicated-like condition…” LSD was made illegal in 1965,
1947- Texas City, TX: while loading cargo onto the freighter Grandcamp, and explosion occurred. The explosion probably was cause by the smoking of cigarettes while loading the cargo. Oh, you want to know what the cargo was??? Tobacco (the ciggie used to cause the explosion probably was taken from the cargo at that), Ammonium Nitrate and government-owned ammunition. 581 people were killed 3500 were injured.The blast was HEARD 150 mile away, the Grandcamp’s 3000 pound anchor was found 2 miles away, another ship docked nearby was knocked right out of the water. A nearby chemical storage facility also exploded. The next day, another ship, High Flyer, exploded as it had caught on fire and went unnoticed, another 2 were killed.
1977- David Soul earns #1 song on the pop charts with “Don’t Give Up on Us Baby”, can you ever here Paul Michael Glazer sing something that nice??
BIRTHS ON THIS DAY
1867- Wilbur Wright, pioneer aviator. Go to Kill Devil Hills/Kitty Hawk, NC for more info.
1889- Charlie Chaplin, comic actor, filmmaker. City Lights, The Tramp.
1920- Barry Nelson, actor. The first actor, and only American to play James Bond (Casino Royale, 1954); Shadow of the Thin Man; The Shining (1980).
1921- Peter Ustinov, actor. Many films as Detective Hercule Poirot; Quo Vadis; One of Our Aircraft Are Missing.
1922-Kingsly Amis, writer. Lucky Jim; The James Bond Delivery; Jake's Thing.
1924- Henry Mancini, composer. Moon River, Pink Panther series, Theme from Peter Gunn.
1927- Joseph Alois Ratzinger, aka, Pope Benedict XVI
1929- Edie Adams, singer, actress. The Ernie Kovacs Show: Up In Smoke; The Seekers.
1930- Herbie Mann, jazz musician. Flute.
1935 -Bobby Vinton, singer. Roses are Red; Blue on Blue; Mr. Lonely.
1939- Dusty Springfield, British pop star
1947- Kareem Abdul Jabbar, one of the greatest players in NBA history. Born Frederick Lewis Alcindor Jr.
1955- Ellen Barkin, actress. I Only Want to Be With You; You Don't Have to Say You Love Me.
1965- Martin Lawrence, actor. Do the Right Thing; Bad Boys.
1971- Selena Quintanilla, popular hispanic singer, tragically murdered at peak of career.
1994- Liliana Mumy, actress. Cheaper By The Dozen 1&2; Santa Clause 2&3. Probably more 'famous' beacuse her father is Billy Mumy from Lost in Space TV Series.
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