Post by Rhonda on Jun 5, 2008 2:45:21 GMT -5
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Old Maid Day
About This Date
The game of Old Maid is at least 100 years old, and has been played in most parts of the world. It's a game used to teach children how to match up numbers or images into pairs. You can use a standard deck of cards by removing one queen, leaving 51 cards with the Queen of Spades as the Old Maid. Deal out all of the cards, remove your pairs, draw from your neighbors hand - and continue making pairs until just one card is left. Whoever holds the last card is the Old Maid!
Also on this day
1800
When John Adams moved to Washington D.C., he became the first United States President to live in what would become the capital of the United States. Not until November would he move into The People’s House or The Executive Mansion, which would become known as The White House
1871
Jesse James and his company of outlaws stole $15,000 in cash from the Obothingy Bank in Corydon, Indiana. James was only 24 at the time
1932
Lou Gehrig made his fourth consecutive home run, setting a record for major-league baseball.
1937
The Duke of Windsor, who, as King Edward VIII, had abdicated the British throne six months before, married Wallis Simpson, a twice- divorced American. The duke had been forced to give up the crown because his title prevented him from marrying a commoner and a divorcee. Edward VIII was the first British monarch to voluntarily abdicate the throne.
1940
In World War II, the evacuation of allied troops from Dunkirk was completed. Over 335,000 British, French and Belgian troops were rescued.
1944
Gens. Giraud and de Gaulle reached agreement on the constitution of the French Committee of Liberation under their joint presidency.
1948
The 200-inch reflecting telescope at the Palomar Mountain observatory in California was dedicated.
1950
A French expedition reached the top of the Himalayan peak of Annapurna in Nepal for the first time.
1959
The Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado held its first graduation ceremonies.
1965
Edward H. White became the first US astronaut to walk in space. He spent more than 30 minutes outside spacecraft Gemini-IV. The craft, launched the same day as the walk, had only two crew members: White and Commander James A. McDivitt. Gemini-IV's flight lasted for four days.
1967
The Beatles' album, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, was released in the United States. Critics considered it the beginning of self-conscious "art rock," as it had a varied collection of innovative songs with orchestral arrangements. The album cover was imaginative and expensive, costing more than any other record cover released. "Freebies" were included with the album. It was the last album made by The Beatles as a unified group.
1968
Pop artist Andy Warhol was shot and seriously wounded by Valerie Solanis, a struggling actress who had appeared briefly in one of Warhol's films. Later, Solanis was judged not mentally competent to stand trial.
1973
At the Paris air show, the Tupolev 144, a Soviet supersonic airliner, crashed, killing 15 people.
1976
Queen's brilliant recording of Bohemian Rhapsody was certified gold.
1979
The worlds's worst oil spillage occurred as a result of a marine blow-out beneath the drilling rig Ixtoc 1 in the Gulf of Mexico.
1982
Israel's ambassador to London, Shlomo Argov, was shot and seriously wounded.
1983
Gordon Kahl, a militant tax protester wanted in the slayings of two U.S. Marshals in North Dakota, was killed in a gun battle with lawmen in Arkansas.
1985
"American Health" magazine published a survey that said 52 percent of doctors claimed that no one really needed to eat red meat more than once or twice a week. It also said that 72 percent of doctors called the vegetarian diet a passing fad.
1985
After a five year absence, "As the World Turns" characters Nancy and Chris Hughes returned to the show. According to CBS-TV, the couple was back to add more “homespun values” to the show.
1989
China's crackdown on pro-democracy dissidents protesting in Tiananmen Square began.
1990
Presidents Bush and Gorbachev wound up a superpower summit in the United States with agreement on a number of arms control and trade issues.
1992
The world's largest environmental summit opened in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with 178 nations taking part.
1995
Defense ministers from NATO and European Union countries agreed to set up a "rapid reaction force" to protect embattled U.N. Peacekeeping troops from Bosnian Serb aggression.
1996
NATO foreign ministers backed a path-breaking deal that boosted the role of European members within the Atlantic alliance.
1999
A judge dismissed assault charges against rapper/producer Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie after the former editor of "Blaze" magazine refused to cooperate with prosecutors about the alleged attack, a spokesperson for the Manhattan district attorney said. The Manhattan Criminal Court judge dismissed all charges against Angelettie and a friend, Anthony Hubbard, on the recommendation of prosecutors. Angelettie and Hubbard both had been charged with second-degree assault and fourth-degree possession of a weapon. Angelettie, who had maintained his innocence in the case, said in that although he was the voice behind the satiric Mad Rapper, he didn't consider himself to actually be the Mad Rapper. "There ain't no Mad Rapper," he said, explaining that the character, who has appeared on such tracks as "Mad Rapper Intro" on Bad Boy Greatest Hits, Volume 1, was a "microcosm" of a certain hip-hop mindset.
2003
A British Parliamentary committee announces it will hold an inquiry into the government's decision to go to war with Iraq
2006
The union of Serbia and Montenegro comes to an end with Montenegro's formal declaration of independence.
2006
Canada conducts largest domestic anti-terrorism operation, arresting 17 suspected of planning attacks in Ontario.
Old Maid Day
About This Date
The game of Old Maid is at least 100 years old, and has been played in most parts of the world. It's a game used to teach children how to match up numbers or images into pairs. You can use a standard deck of cards by removing one queen, leaving 51 cards with the Queen of Spades as the Old Maid. Deal out all of the cards, remove your pairs, draw from your neighbors hand - and continue making pairs until just one card is left. Whoever holds the last card is the Old Maid!
Also on this day
1800
When John Adams moved to Washington D.C., he became the first United States President to live in what would become the capital of the United States. Not until November would he move into The People’s House or The Executive Mansion, which would become known as The White House
1871
Jesse James and his company of outlaws stole $15,000 in cash from the Obothingy Bank in Corydon, Indiana. James was only 24 at the time
1932
Lou Gehrig made his fourth consecutive home run, setting a record for major-league baseball.
1937
The Duke of Windsor, who, as King Edward VIII, had abdicated the British throne six months before, married Wallis Simpson, a twice- divorced American. The duke had been forced to give up the crown because his title prevented him from marrying a commoner and a divorcee. Edward VIII was the first British monarch to voluntarily abdicate the throne.
1940
In World War II, the evacuation of allied troops from Dunkirk was completed. Over 335,000 British, French and Belgian troops were rescued.
1944
Gens. Giraud and de Gaulle reached agreement on the constitution of the French Committee of Liberation under their joint presidency.
1948
The 200-inch reflecting telescope at the Palomar Mountain observatory in California was dedicated.
1950
A French expedition reached the top of the Himalayan peak of Annapurna in Nepal for the first time.
1959
The Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado held its first graduation ceremonies.
1965
Edward H. White became the first US astronaut to walk in space. He spent more than 30 minutes outside spacecraft Gemini-IV. The craft, launched the same day as the walk, had only two crew members: White and Commander James A. McDivitt. Gemini-IV's flight lasted for four days.
1967
The Beatles' album, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, was released in the United States. Critics considered it the beginning of self-conscious "art rock," as it had a varied collection of innovative songs with orchestral arrangements. The album cover was imaginative and expensive, costing more than any other record cover released. "Freebies" were included with the album. It was the last album made by The Beatles as a unified group.
1968
Pop artist Andy Warhol was shot and seriously wounded by Valerie Solanis, a struggling actress who had appeared briefly in one of Warhol's films. Later, Solanis was judged not mentally competent to stand trial.
1973
At the Paris air show, the Tupolev 144, a Soviet supersonic airliner, crashed, killing 15 people.
1976
Queen's brilliant recording of Bohemian Rhapsody was certified gold.
1979
The worlds's worst oil spillage occurred as a result of a marine blow-out beneath the drilling rig Ixtoc 1 in the Gulf of Mexico.
1982
Israel's ambassador to London, Shlomo Argov, was shot and seriously wounded.
1983
Gordon Kahl, a militant tax protester wanted in the slayings of two U.S. Marshals in North Dakota, was killed in a gun battle with lawmen in Arkansas.
1985
"American Health" magazine published a survey that said 52 percent of doctors claimed that no one really needed to eat red meat more than once or twice a week. It also said that 72 percent of doctors called the vegetarian diet a passing fad.
1985
After a five year absence, "As the World Turns" characters Nancy and Chris Hughes returned to the show. According to CBS-TV, the couple was back to add more “homespun values” to the show.
1989
China's crackdown on pro-democracy dissidents protesting in Tiananmen Square began.
1990
Presidents Bush and Gorbachev wound up a superpower summit in the United States with agreement on a number of arms control and trade issues.
1992
The world's largest environmental summit opened in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with 178 nations taking part.
1995
Defense ministers from NATO and European Union countries agreed to set up a "rapid reaction force" to protect embattled U.N. Peacekeeping troops from Bosnian Serb aggression.
1996
NATO foreign ministers backed a path-breaking deal that boosted the role of European members within the Atlantic alliance.
1999
A judge dismissed assault charges against rapper/producer Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie after the former editor of "Blaze" magazine refused to cooperate with prosecutors about the alleged attack, a spokesperson for the Manhattan district attorney said. The Manhattan Criminal Court judge dismissed all charges against Angelettie and a friend, Anthony Hubbard, on the recommendation of prosecutors. Angelettie and Hubbard both had been charged with second-degree assault and fourth-degree possession of a weapon. Angelettie, who had maintained his innocence in the case, said in that although he was the voice behind the satiric Mad Rapper, he didn't consider himself to actually be the Mad Rapper. "There ain't no Mad Rapper," he said, explaining that the character, who has appeared on such tracks as "Mad Rapper Intro" on Bad Boy Greatest Hits, Volume 1, was a "microcosm" of a certain hip-hop mindset.
2003
A British Parliamentary committee announces it will hold an inquiry into the government's decision to go to war with Iraq
2006
The union of Serbia and Montenegro comes to an end with Montenegro's formal declaration of independence.
2006
Canada conducts largest domestic anti-terrorism operation, arresting 17 suspected of planning attacks in Ontario.