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On this day in History pt 1
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On this day in History pt 1 July 12 1862 - President Abraham Lincoln signs the law that establishes the Congressional Medal of Honor as the highest military decoration a soldier, sailor or marine can be awarded. 1952 - Dwight D. Eisenhower resigned from the U.S. Army in order to begin a presidential campaign. 1878 - Turkey ceded Cyprus to Great Britain. 2002 - In London, former Iraqi military officers and opposition groups met to discuss ways to topple Saddam Hussein's government. The group asked the international community for help restoring democracy to Iraq. 1941 - Moscow was bombed by the German Luftwaffe for the first time. 1861 - The Confederacy completed treaties with the Choctaw and Chickasaw Tribes. 1862 - The Confederate ironclad Arkansas was completed and steered down the Yazoo and into the Mississippi. The ship lasted only 23 days before running aground and being blown up by the crew on August 6 to avoid capture. 1970 - PBS began airing concerts by the Boston Pops Orchestra. 1976 - The TV gameshow "Family Feud" premiered with Richard Dawson as the host. 1990 - The first episode of "Northern Exposure" aired on CBS. 1861 - Composer Anton Stepanovich Arensky was born. 1885 - Composer George Sainton Kaye Butterworth was born. 1954 - Elvis Presley signed his first recording contract and quit his job as a truck driver. The contract was with Sun Records. 1959 - Alan Freed began a 13 week Rock & Roll show on ABC-TV. 1961 - Pat Boone began a 10-day tour of South Africa. 1962 - The Rolling Stones made their performance debut at the Marquee Club in London. 1969 - Blind Faith began their one and only tour with a sold-out show at New York's Madison Square Garden. 1992 - A memorial to Buddy Holly was unveiled in Dallas, TX. 1992 - Axl Rose (Guns N' Roses) was arrested at New York's JFK airport on a warrant from St. Louis, MO. Rose was wanted on charges stemming from a 1991 Guns N' Roses concert. 1996 - Jonathan Melvoin (Smashing Pumpkins) was found dead in a New York City hotel of a heroin overdose. 1997 - Anthony Keidis (Red Hot Chili Peppers) suffered a broken wrist in a motorcycle accident in Los Angeles, CA. 1998 - It was announced by Toronto's Mayor Mel Lastman that the Spice Girls had backed out of a promise to perform at a free outdoor event at Toronto's City Hall. The Spice Girls had decided instead to appear on the Canadian TV show MuchMusic. 1999 - DMX was arrested in Trinidad in mid-concert for using obscene language. 1999 - Fred Durst (Limp Bizkit) was arrested in St. Paul, MN, for allegedly kicking a local securit guard in the head during the band's performance. 1969 - "The Ballad of John & Yoko" hit #8 in the U.S. Birthdays Gaius Julius Caesar 100 BC Josiah Wedgewood 1730 Henry David Thoreau 1817 Sir William Osler 1849 George Eastman 1854 Oscar Hammerstein II 1895 R. Buckminster Fuller 1895 Milton Berle 1908 'Curly' Joe DeRita 1909 Andrew Wyeth 1917 Conte Candoli 1927 Otis Davis 1932 Monte Hellman 1932 Van Cliburn 1934 Bill Cosby 1937 Christine McVie (Fleetwood Mac) 1943 Denise Nicholas 1944 Butch Hancock 1945 Jay Thomas 1948 Walter Egan 1948 Richard Simmons 1948 John Wetton (Asia, King Crimson) 1949 Gilles Meloche 1950 Eric Carr (KISS) 1950 Cheryl Ladd 1951 Jamey Sheridan 1951 Liz Mitchell 1952 Sandi Patti 1956 Mel Harris 1957 Buddy Foster 1957 Ray Gillen 1960 Dan Murphy (Soul Asylum) 1962 Robin Wilson (Gin Blossoms) 1965 Tanya Donnelly (Belly) 1966 John Petrucci (Dream Theater) 1967 Lisa Nicole Carson 1969 Kristi Yamaguchi 1971 Magoo 1973 Traci Spencer 1976 Topher Grace 1978  |
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7/12/2005 6:40 pm |
Happy birthday Buckminster Fuller, you geodesic dude...Yes I;m a geek....bbut hey, You posted it...
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