South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – May 18, 2007
This photograph is dedicated to my wife, Arlene, on our 27th wedding anniversary.
This Day in History (September 15)
1990 France announce it will send 4,000 troops to Persian Gulf
1986 1st broadcast of "LA Law" on NBC-TV
1985 Willie Nelson’s Farm Aid concert
1983 Cops beat to death Michael Stewart for graffiting New York City subway
1982 1st issue of "USA Today" published by Gannett Co Inc
1978 Muhammad Ali beats Leon Spinks in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1971 1st broadcast of "Columbo" on NBC-TV
1968 Launch of Zond 5, 1st lunar fly-around with Earth reentry
1966 1st British nuclear sub HMS Resolution launched
1966 Gemini XI (Conrad/Gordon) returns to Earth
1965 "Lost in Space" premieres
1959 Soviet Premier Khrushchev arrives in U.S. to begin a 13-day visit
1957 "Bachelor Father" with John Forsythe premieres
1949 "Lone Ranger" premieres on ABC-TV
1928 Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin
1918 CH Chubb gives Stonehenge to English state
1916 The tank makes its debut as a battlefield weapon, attacking the Germans as part of a British assault near
Bois d’Elville,or Delville Wood, on the Western Front.
1904 Wilbur Wright makes his 1st airplane flight
1887 Philadelphia celebrates 100th anniversary of U.S. Constitution
1857 Timothy Alder patents typesetting machine
1835 HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin reaches Galapagos Islands
1789 Department of Foreign Affairs, renamed Department of State
1776 British forces capture Kip’s Bay Manhattan during Revolution
1683 Germantown Pennsylvania founded by 13 immigrant families
1656 England and France sign peace treaty
1620 Mayflower departs from Plymouth England with 102 pilgrims
Today’s Birthdays
1962 Wendie Jo Sperber, born in Glendale California, actress, Amy-Bossom Buddies
1962 Rebecca Miller, American Director
1961 Dan Marino, NFL quarterback for the Miami Dolphins
1946 Oliver Stone, born in New York City, director, Wall St, Good Morning Vietnam, Platoon
1946 Tommy Lee Jones, actor, Executioner’s Song, Bloody Monday, Fugitive
1940 Merlin Olsen, Utah, NFL tackle, Rams, sportscaster/actor, Father Murphy
1928 Julian E "Cannonball" Adderley, born in Tampa, Florida, jazz musician, Black Messiah
1927 Norm Crosby, born in Boston, Massachusetts, comedian/double talker, Liar’s Club
1921 Jackie Cooper, born in Los Angeles, California, actor and director, Hennesey, People’s Choice
1913 John Mitchell, Nixon’s attorney general who went to jail
1909 Jean Batten, New Zealand air pioneer, 1st woman to fly solo England to Australia
1907 Jack Bailey, Hampton Iowa, TV host, Queen for a Day
1906 Penny Singleton, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, voice, Jane Jetsons, actress, Blondie
1894 Jean Renoir, French director, Madame Bovary, Nana, Grand Illusion
1890 Agatha Christie, mystery writer, Murder on Orient Express
1857 William Howard Taft, Cin, R, 27th President, 1909-13, chief justice
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