Friday, August 20, 2010

Radio and Space Missions

Today is National Radio Day.  Today, in honor of the radio, let’s put away our Ipods, MP3 players and Walkmans and pull out our old transistors! Happy Radio Day!

TODAY’S HISTORY: 
1989 – Lyle and Erik Menendez ‘return’ from the movies to ‘discover’ their parents shot, according to a 911 call. Turns out, they had killed their parents.
1977 – Voyager II launched with a message to possible interaction with other world beings.
1975 – Viking I was launched on a mission to Mars.
1920 – American Professional Football was born. The American Professional Football Conference (Grandpa of the NFL) was formed by seven men, including Jim Thorpe.
1911 – The first around-the-world telegram was sent at 7pm from the 17th floor of the New York Times building in NYC and arrived back at the office 16.5 minutes later having traveled around the world through 16 different operators. The message? “This message sent around the world.”
1866 – President Andrew Jackson officially pronounced that America’s civil war was over.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY:
Joan Allen, 1956 – Actress seen in Pleasantville, Mists of Avalon and The Bourne Supremacy.
Al Roker, 1954 – Weatherman and Author
Connie Chung, 1954 – Journalist married to Maury Povich.
Rajiv Gandhi, 1944 – Son of Indira Gandhi, he became the youngest Prime Minister of India.
Isaac Hayes, 1942 – Songwriter, musician and singer best known for his Academy Award musical score for the movie Shaft (1971).
Don King, 1931 – What he didn’t do in his role as a boxing promoter, he did with his famous hairstyle.
Howard Phillips Lovecraft, 1890 – Author of horror, fantasy and science fiction novels including his first short story, The Tomb, and The Dunwich Horror. There are dozens of novels, short stories, juvenile aimed stories, poetry and even stories he wrote with other writers.
Jacqueline Susann, 1918 -  Author of Valley of the Dolls
Benjamin Harrison, 1833 – 23rd United States President. Retired Brigadier General, Union Army.
Oliver Hazard Perry, 1785 – Known as “Hero of Lake Erie” for his naval victories at the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1813. 

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