Post by Rhonda on Nov 27, 2007 5:40:29 GMT -5
November 26, 2007
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College Fraternity Day About This Date
The first Kappa Alpha formed On November 26, 1825. If you are in college, ever went to college or just wanted to go to college, celebrate Fraternity Day!
Now... if we can just figure out who first said, "Boola, Boola!"
1716
The first lion to be exhibited in the United States, then a Britsh colony, was seen in Boston, Massachusetts
1860
A newspaper print of recently elected President Abraham Lincoln showed the beginnings of a beard.
1867
J.B. Sutherland of Detroit, Michigan patented the refrigerated railroad car.
1914
The British battleship Bulwark, carrying 750 men, blew up as it was loading ammunition; there were only 12 survivors.
1922
Lord Carnarvon of England and Howard Carter of the United States discovered the tomb of The Boy King, Tutankhamen, in Egypt. The find was called, "The greatest archaeological discovery of all time." People in America shortened his name to Tut.
1940
Germany began walling off the Jewish Ghetto in Warsaw, sealing in its 400,000 inhabitants.
1940
The Belgian Congo declared war on Italy in World War II.
1944
The port of Antwerp was reopened and the Germans began attacking it with their new V-1 and V-2 rockets.
1949
India's Constituent Assembly passed the country's constitution; it came into force two months later.
1950
China entered the Korean conflict, launching a counter-offensive against soldiers from the United Nations, the United States and South Korea.
1956
Bandleader Tommy Dorsey died at age 51. His records sold over 110,000,000 copies.
1965
France launched its first satellite into orbit.
1968
In a performance filmed by the BBC, the rock group, Cream, performed. It was a farewell concert before a capacity crowd at Royal Albert Hall in London.
1969
The Band earned a gold record for their album, "The Band".
1970
1 Pope Paul VI was attacked with a dagger by a Bolivian artist dressed as a priest at Manila airport, but was unhurt.
1973
President Nixon's personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, told a federal court that she had accidentally caused part of an 18 1/2-minute gap in a key Watergate tape.
1975
A federal jury in Sacramento, California, found Lynette Fromme, a follower of Charles Manson, guilty of trying to assassinate President Ford.
1979
A Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 707 crashed in Jeddah; all 156 passengers and crew were killed.
1984
During a surgery at Louisville's Humana Hospital, William Schroeder became the second recipient of an artificial heart.
1988
The United States, citing terrorist attacks on Americans, denied a request by PLO leader Yasser Arafat for a visa so he could address a session of the United Nations in New York.
1989
In a national referendum, voters decided that Hungary's next president would be chosen by parliament, following free elections.
1993
Belgium's first general strike in almost half a century brought industry and transport to a standstill and forced the government to agree to talks with the unions.
1998
Tony Blair becomes the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to address the Republic of Irelands parliament.
2005
Concorde makes its last ever flight over Bristol, UK.
Birthdays
1832
Mary Edwards Walker
physician, women’s right leader d: 1919
1909
Eugene Ionesco
playwright d: 1994
1912
Eric Sevareid
Emmy Award-winning news correspondent d: 1992
1922
Charles Schulz
cartoonist d: 2000
1933
Robert Goulet [Stanley Applebaum]
singer
1938
Rich Little [Caruthers]
comedian, impressionist
1938
Tina Turner [Annie Bullock]
Grammy Award-winning Singer
1955
Scott Jacoby
Emmy Award-winning actor
1959
Jamie Rose
actress
1960
Johnny Hector
football
1969
Shawn Kemp
basketball
1972
Shannon Dunn
Olympic snowboarder
MUSIC
1958
It's Only Make Believe - Conway Twitty
To Know Him, is to Love Him - The Teddy Bears
One Night - Elvis Presley
City Lights - Ray Price
1966
You Keep Me Hangin' On - The Supremes
Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys
Winchester Cathedral - The New Vaudeville Band
Somebody Like Me - Eddy Arnold
1974
I Can Help - Billy Swan
Longfellow Serenade - Neil Diamond
Everlasting Love - Carl Carlton
Trouble in Paradise - Loretta Lynn
1982
Up Where We Belong - Joe thingyer & Jennifer Warnes
Truly - Lionel Richie
Heart Attack - Olivia Newton-John
War is Hell (On the Homefront Too) - T.G. Sheppard
Today's Quote
The best way to cheer yourself is to try to cheer someone else up.
— Mark Twain
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College Fraternity Day About This Date
The first Kappa Alpha formed On November 26, 1825. If you are in college, ever went to college or just wanted to go to college, celebrate Fraternity Day!
Now... if we can just figure out who first said, "Boola, Boola!"
1716
The first lion to be exhibited in the United States, then a Britsh colony, was seen in Boston, Massachusetts
1860
A newspaper print of recently elected President Abraham Lincoln showed the beginnings of a beard.
1867
J.B. Sutherland of Detroit, Michigan patented the refrigerated railroad car.
1914
The British battleship Bulwark, carrying 750 men, blew up as it was loading ammunition; there were only 12 survivors.
1922
Lord Carnarvon of England and Howard Carter of the United States discovered the tomb of The Boy King, Tutankhamen, in Egypt. The find was called, "The greatest archaeological discovery of all time." People in America shortened his name to Tut.
1940
Germany began walling off the Jewish Ghetto in Warsaw, sealing in its 400,000 inhabitants.
1940
The Belgian Congo declared war on Italy in World War II.
1944
The port of Antwerp was reopened and the Germans began attacking it with their new V-1 and V-2 rockets.
1949
India's Constituent Assembly passed the country's constitution; it came into force two months later.
1950
China entered the Korean conflict, launching a counter-offensive against soldiers from the United Nations, the United States and South Korea.
1956
Bandleader Tommy Dorsey died at age 51. His records sold over 110,000,000 copies.
1965
France launched its first satellite into orbit.
1968
In a performance filmed by the BBC, the rock group, Cream, performed. It was a farewell concert before a capacity crowd at Royal Albert Hall in London.
1969
The Band earned a gold record for their album, "The Band".
1970
1 Pope Paul VI was attacked with a dagger by a Bolivian artist dressed as a priest at Manila airport, but was unhurt.
1973
President Nixon's personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, told a federal court that she had accidentally caused part of an 18 1/2-minute gap in a key Watergate tape.
1975
A federal jury in Sacramento, California, found Lynette Fromme, a follower of Charles Manson, guilty of trying to assassinate President Ford.
1979
A Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 707 crashed in Jeddah; all 156 passengers and crew were killed.
1984
During a surgery at Louisville's Humana Hospital, William Schroeder became the second recipient of an artificial heart.
1988
The United States, citing terrorist attacks on Americans, denied a request by PLO leader Yasser Arafat for a visa so he could address a session of the United Nations in New York.
1989
In a national referendum, voters decided that Hungary's next president would be chosen by parliament, following free elections.
1993
Belgium's first general strike in almost half a century brought industry and transport to a standstill and forced the government to agree to talks with the unions.
1998
Tony Blair becomes the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to address the Republic of Irelands parliament.
2005
Concorde makes its last ever flight over Bristol, UK.
Birthdays
1832
Mary Edwards Walker
physician, women’s right leader d: 1919
1909
Eugene Ionesco
playwright d: 1994
1912
Eric Sevareid
Emmy Award-winning news correspondent d: 1992
1922
Charles Schulz
cartoonist d: 2000
1933
Robert Goulet [Stanley Applebaum]
singer
1938
Rich Little [Caruthers]
comedian, impressionist
1938
Tina Turner [Annie Bullock]
Grammy Award-winning Singer
1955
Scott Jacoby
Emmy Award-winning actor
1959
Jamie Rose
actress
1960
Johnny Hector
football
1969
Shawn Kemp
basketball
1972
Shannon Dunn
Olympic snowboarder
MUSIC
1958
It's Only Make Believe - Conway Twitty
To Know Him, is to Love Him - The Teddy Bears
One Night - Elvis Presley
City Lights - Ray Price
1966
You Keep Me Hangin' On - The Supremes
Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys
Winchester Cathedral - The New Vaudeville Band
Somebody Like Me - Eddy Arnold
1974
I Can Help - Billy Swan
Longfellow Serenade - Neil Diamond
Everlasting Love - Carl Carlton
Trouble in Paradise - Loretta Lynn
1982
Up Where We Belong - Joe thingyer & Jennifer Warnes
Truly - Lionel Richie
Heart Attack - Olivia Newton-John
War is Hell (On the Homefront Too) - T.G. Sheppard
Today's Quote
The best way to cheer yourself is to try to cheer someone else up.
— Mark Twain