Today is Son and Daughter Day…Spend time with your kids whether they are a day old or 92. And kids, spend time with your parents and be nice about it.
Today is Presidential Joke Day… No, today is not a day to make jokes about the president (of the us or any other organization…) it is a day for the President to yuk it up. The first Presidential Joke Day occurred on this day in 1984. It probably was not the first ‘live mike oops’ that ever happened, and it definitely was not the last. He joked: "My fellow Americans, I am pleased to tell you I just signed legislation which outlaws Russia forever. The bombing begins in five minutes." Since we are still living happily (enough) on Earth, I assume the Russians did not hear it, or got the joke!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY:
Joe Jackson (1954), musician/songwriter. Known for his work in punk, ska, new wave, pop, jazz and classical genres and can play piano, keyboards, organ saxophone, harmonica, melodica, synthesizer, accordion and vibraphones, as well as sing!
Terry Gene Bollea (1953), professional wrestler known as Hulk Hogan.
Stephen Wozniak (1950), co-founder of Apple Computer.
Allegra Kent (1937), ballerina
Jerry Falwell (1933), TV evangelist.
Mike Delaney Dowd, Jr (1925), singer (Prince Charming in Cinderella, 1950), TV personality.
Alex Haley (1921), author of the novel Roots.
IN HISTORY BOOKS:
1994 – Major League baseball players strike. It would be the longest sports strike in history. There would be no World Series that year.
1973 – Hip Hop music was born.
1965 – Riots in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Watts began. At its height, 50-square miles of south central LA were overcome. Order was restored on August 16th.
1934 – Alcatraz Island opened as a maximum security prison facility (it had previously been used as a military prison).
1856 – Isle Dernier, a resort community off the coast of Louisiana, was completely submerged by hurricane storm surges. The hurricane killed more than 400. Bayou LaFourche, a nearby community, discovered a mysterious sea creature brought in with the surge.
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I will do my best to review this comment and add it as soon as possible. Sorry, but if it is mean, crude, disgusting or irrelevant I can't post it. Remember we are supposed to be celebrating not dragging people down.