On This Day in History

Today is my best friend Dave Thompson's wedding.

Other notable events to happen on this day in history:


1787 - The Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia began. The articles of the U.S. Constitution draft were to be debated.

1890 - The electric chair was used for the first time when Auburn State Prison in New York executed convicted murderer William Kemmler.

1914 - Austria-Hungary declared war against Russia. Serbia declared war against Germany.

1945 - The American B-29 bomber, known as the Enola Gay, dropped the first atomic bomb on an inhabited area. The bomb named "Little Boy" was dropped over the center of Hiroshima, Japan. An estimated 140,000 people were killed.

1952 - Satchel Paige, at age 46, became the oldest pitcher to complete a major league baseball game.

1965 - Beatles release "Help" album.

1969 - The first fair ball to be hit completely out of Dodger Stadium occurred. Willie "Pops" Stargell, of the Pittsburgh Pirates, hit the ball 506 feet from home plate.

1969 - Sharon Tate, wife of director Roman Polanski, and four others were murdered by members of Charles Manson's "family."

1981 - Fire fighters in Indianapolis, IN, answered a false alarm. When they returned to their station it was ablaze due to a grease fire.

1986 - Timothy Dalton became the fourth actor to be named "James Bond."

1998 - Former White House intern Monica Lewinsky spent 8 1/2 hours testifying before a grand jury about her relationship with U.S. President Clinton.

2003 - Arnold Schwarzenegger announced his candidacy to replace Gray Davis as governor of California to Jay Leno on the Tonight Show.

Famous birthdays on this day:
1911 - Lucille Ball Jamestown NY, comedienne/actress (I Love Lucy, Mame)
1917 - Robert Mitchum Bridgeport Ct, actor (Winds of War, North & South)
1927 - Andy Warhol pop artist
1976 - Soleil Moon Frye actress (Punky Brewster)

Famous deaths on this day:
1978 - Pope Paul VI dies of heart attack at summer residence at 80
1991 - Harry Reasoner died at the age of 68. He was a newsman for CBS-TV.

Thought for the day :
"The average woman would rather be beautiful than smart because the average man can see better than he can think."