Confucius Say...

Confucius Day – Confucius say….fill in the blank as it suits you. He pretty much said everything.

HISTORICAL HAPPENINGS:

1988 – Stacy Allison (Portland, OR) became the highest woman on Earth. She is the first woman to climb and reach Mount Everest.

1982 – Extra Strength Tylenol Capsules began killing and sickening people in the Chicago, IL area. By October 1^st, six had been killed and Tylenol would be pulled from the US’s retail shelves. The poisoner would never be caught but tamper proof packaging would begin to be found EVERYWHERE.

1954 – “The Greatest Catch in Baseball History” happened on this day. Willie Mays caught a would be home run fly ball by Vic Wertz. He caught the ball running to the back wall (his back to home plate), his arm reaching above his head. The ball just seemed to aim to his glove, like a pair of magnets who hadn’t seen each other in years.

1942 – JFK sent a letter to family friend, Clare Booth Luce, to thank her for a “good luck coin”. Tomorrow, Kennedy would leave for WWII duty station in the Pacific Ocean. This could be the only thing that kept Kennedy alive when his ship was attacked in August, 1942. Thanks Clare. I wonder, did he lose that coin in the fall of 1963?

1913 – Rudolf Diesel, inventor of the engine he claimed was the most efficient (of its time) dissappeared from the ship he was traveling on. His body was later found floating in the North Sea. His death was ruled a suicide but many felt he was murdered possibly by the British Government (patent issues) or Big Oil (efficent engine).

1780 –John Andre was hanged on this day as a British spy. His capture revealed the traitor, Benedict Arnold.

Emily Lloyd	1970	Actress	Wish You Were Here; A River Runs Through It; The Conservatory
Bryant Gumbel	1948	TV Journalist	The Today Show; The Early Show
Jerry Lee Lewis	1935	Singer	Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On; Great Balls of Fire; Chantilly Lace (1971)
Trevor Howard	1916	Actor	Odette; The Last Remake of Beau Geste; Superman (1978);  Around the World in Eighty Days; Mutiny on the Bounty; Father Goose; The Unholy
Stanley Kramer	1913	Director; Producer	The Defiant Ones; Inherit the Wind; Judgement at Nuremburg; Ship of Fools; Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner; High Noon; Death of a Salesman
Gene Autry	1907	Actor	Known as the “Singing Cowboy”; Back in the Saddle Again; Tumbling Tumbleweeds; You Are My Sunshine; Have I Told You Lately That I Love You; Also wrote Here Comes Santa Claus and made it a hit Christmas song; also, Frosty the Snowman and Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Enrico Fermi	1901	Scientist	Worked on the development of the first nuclear reactor, quantum theory, statistical mechanics and nuclear and particle physics.
Horatio Nelson	1758	British Admiral	The most celebrated naval hero in Britain.
Miguel de Cervantes	1547	Writer	Wrote 12 short stories and 3 (or 4) Novels the story known as Don Quixote was written in two volumes 10 years apart.