This Day In History

[MedicCook]

May 5th

1494
Christopher Columbus lands on the island of Jamaica and claims it for Spain.

1809
Mary Kies of South Killingly, Conn., became the first woman to be granted a patent. The patent was for the rights to a technique for weaving straw with silk and thread.

1821
Napoleon Bonaparte died on the island of St. Helena.

1891
Carnegie Hall (then known as Music Hall) opened in New York City. Peter Tchaikovsky was the guest conductor.

1921
Coco Chanel introduces Chanel No. 5

1955
The baseball musical "Damn Yankees" opened on Broadway.

1961
Alan Shepard became the first American in space.

1978
Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds registered his 3,000th major league hit.

1993
The final episode of "Quantum Leap" aired on NBC.

1995
The last game was played at Boston Gardens. The Orlando Magic beat the Boston Celtics.

1997
The final episode of "The Jeff Foxworthy Show" aired.

2000
The final episode of "Boy Meets World" aired on ABC.

2004
Pablo Picasso's "Boy with a Pipe" became the most expensive painting ever sold.

Birthdays
82 Pat Carroll Actress
75 Ace Cannon Rock musician
71 Michael Murphy Actor
71 Roni Stoneman Country singer
69 Lance Henriksen Actor
66 Michael Palin Actor, comedian (Monty Python)
65 Roger Rees Actor, director
65 John Rhys-Davies Actor
64 Kurt Loder Music journalist (MTV)
61 Bill Ward Rock musician (Black Sabbath)
52 Richard E. Grant Actor
50 Brian Williams NBC news anchor
50 Ian McCulloch Rock singer (Echo and the Bunnymen)
46 James LaBrie Rock singer (Dream Theater)
43 Shawn Drover Rock musician (Megadeth)
39 Kyan Douglas TV personality ("Queer Eye for the Straight Guy")
36 Tina Yothers Actress ("Family Ties")
30 Vincent Kartheiser Actor ("Mad Men")
28 Craig David Rock singer
28 Danielle Fishel Actress ("Boys Meet World")
26 Henry Cavill Actor ("The Tudors")
21 Skye Sweetnam Rock singer
21 Brooke Hogan Singer & daughter of Hulk Hogan
20 Chris Brown R&B singer
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64 Karl Marx 5/5/1818 - 3/14/1883 German political philosopher and economist; wrote "The Communist Manifesto"
60 Peter Cooper Hewitt 5/5/1861 - 8/25/1921 American electrical engineer; invented the mercury-vapor lamp
57 Nellie Bly 5/5/1864 - 1/27/1922 American journalist and adventurer

[icehog3]

May 5th

1993
The final episode of "Quantum Leap" aired on NBC.


1995
The last game was played at Boston Gardens. The Orlando Magic beat the Boston Celtics.


Birthdays

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64 Karl Marx 5/5/1818 - 3/14/1883 German political philosopher and economist; wrote "The Communist Manifesto"

[MedicCook]

May 6th

1889
The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris.

1915
Babe Ruth hit his first major league home run while playing for the Boston Red Sox. The game was also his pitching debut.

1937
The German zeppelin Hindenburg catches fire and is destroyed within a minute while attempting to dock at Lakehurst, New Jersey. Thirty-six people are killed.

1941
Dictator Joseph Stalin became the premier of Russia.

1946
The New York Yankees became the first major league baseball team to travel by plane.

1954
British athlete Roger Bannister became the first person to run a mile in under four minutes (3:59:4).

1957
The final episode of "I Love Lucy" aired.

1984
The final episode of "The Jeffersons" aired.

1994
The Chunnel between England and France officially opened.

1994
Former Arkansas state worker Paula Jones filed suit against President Bill Clinton, alleging he'd sexually harassed her in 1991.

Birthdays
78 Willie Mays Baseball Hall of Famer
64 Jimmie Dale Gilmore Singer
64 Bob Seger Rock musician
62 Alan Dale Actor
62 Ben Masters Actor
57 Gregg Henry Actor
56 Tony Blair Former British prime minister
54 Tom Bergeron TV host ("Dancing with the Stars")
49 Roma Downey Actress ("Touched by an Angel")
48 George Clooney Actor
44 Leslie Hope Actress
42 Mark Bryan Rock musician (Hootie and the Blowfish)
38 Chris Shiflett Rock musician (Foo Fighters)
37 Martin Brodeur Hockey player
26 Adrianne Palicki Actress ("Friday Night Lights")

83 Sigmund Freud 5/6/1856 - 9/23/1939 Austrian neurologist and founder of psychoanalysis
63 Robert Peary 5/6/1856 - 2/20/1920 American arctic explorer; led the first expedition to the North Pole
70 Orson Welles 5/6/1915 - 10/10/1985 American movie actor, director, producer and writer

[icehog3]

May 6th

1957
The final episode of "I Love Lucy" aired.


Birthdays

37 Martin Brodeur Hockey player


83 Sigmund Freud 5/6/1856 - 9/23/1939 Austrian neurologist and founder of psychoanalysis



70 Orson Welles 5/6/1915 - 10/10/1985 American movie actor, director, producer and writer

[MedicCook]

May 7th

1718
The city of New Orleans is founded by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville.

1789
The first inaugural ball was held in New York in honor of President George Washington and his wife, Martha.

1824
Beethoven's 9th Symphony premiered in Vienna.

1847
The American Medical Association was organized in Philadelphia, Pa.

1915
The British ocean liner Lusitania was sunk by a German submarine in World War I off the coast of Ireland killing nearly 1,200 people.

1939
Germany and Italy announced a military and political alliance known as the Rome-Berlin Axis.

1945
Germany unconditionally surrendered to the allies in Rheims, France.

1946
Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering (later renamed Sony) is founded with around 20 employees.

1977
Seattle Slew won the Kentucky Derby, on his way to horse racing's Triple Crown.

1987
Shelly Long, as Diane Chambers, made her last appearance as a regular on the TV show "Cheers."

1995
The final episode of "Matlock" aired on NBC.

Birthdays
80 Dick Williams Baseball Hall of Famer
70 Johnny Maestro Singer
70 Jimmy Ruffin R&B singer
64 Robin Strasser Actress
63 Bill Danoff Singer, songwriter (The Starland Vocal Band)
63 Bill Kreutzmann Rock musician (Grateful Dead)
59 Prairie Prince Rock musician
59 Randall "Tex" Cobb Former boxer, actor
58 Robert Hegyes Actor ("Welcome Back, Kotter")
55 Amy Heckerling Writer, director ("Clueless," "Fast Times at Ridgemont High")
50 Michael E. Knight Actor ("All My Children")
48 Phil Campbell Rock singer, musician (Motorhead)
40 Traci Lords Actress
35 Breckin Meyer Actor
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18 Taylor Abrahamse Actor
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77 Robert Browning 5/7/1812 - 12/12/1889 English poet and writer
63 Johannes Brahms 5/7/1833 - 4/3/1897 German composer
53 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 5/7/1840 - 11/6/1893 Russian composer
60 Gary Cooper 5/7/1901 - 5/13/1961 American motion-picture actor
83 Darren McGavin 5/7/1922 - 2/25/2006 American actor best known for playing the title role in the television horror series Kolchak: The Night Stalker, and also his portrayal in the movie A Christmas Story of the grumpy father
69 Johnny Unitas 5/7/1933 - 9/11/2002 Football Hall of Famer
58 Tim Russert 5/7/1950 - 6/13/2008 American television journalist and lawyer who appeared for more than 16 years as the longest-serving moderator of NBC's Meet the Press
34 Owen Hart 5/7/1965 - 5/23/1999 Professional wrestler

[icehog3]

May 7th

Birthdays
30 pnoon Cigar Asylum Inmate

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[pnoon]

Originally Posted by icehog3

May 7th

Birthdays
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That's my story and I'm stickin' to it.

[MedicCook]

May 8th

1794
Antoine Laurent Lavoisier, the father of modern chemistry, was guillotined during the Reign of Terror.

1866
Australian Rules Football was created.

1877
The first Westminister Dog Show was held.

1878
Paul Hines made baseball's first unassisted triple play.

1886
Atlanta pharmacist John Styth Pemberton invented the flavor syrup for Coca-Cola

1902
Mount Pelee on Martinique erupted, destroying the town of St. Pierre, and killing 40,000 people.

1933
Mohandas Gandhi begins a 21-day fast in protest against British oppression in India.

1945
V-E Day marks the European victory of the Allies in World War II.

1967
Muhammad Ali was indicted for refusing induction in U.S. Army.

1970
The album "Let It Be" by the Beatles was released.

1971
Joe Frazier defeated Muhammad Ali at New York's Madison Square Garden.

1973
The 10-week Wounded Knee occupation ended when members of the American Indian Movement surrendered.

1976
The rollercoaster Revolution (roller coaster), the first steel coaster with a vertical flip, opens at Six Flags Magic Mountain

1978
David Berkowitz, a.k.a. the “Son of Sam,” plead guilty to killing six people in New York City.

1999
The Citadel in South Carolina graduated its first female cadet, Nancy Mace.

Birthdays
83 Don Rickles Comedian
69 Toni Tennille Singer (The Captain and Tennille)
67 Jack Blanchard Country singer
66 Paul Samwell-Smith Rock musician (The Yardbirds)
65 Gary Glitter Rock singer
58 Philip Bailey R&B singer (Earth, Wind and Fire)
58 Chris Frantz Rock musician (Talking Heads)
56 Billy Burnette Country musician
56 Alex Van Halen Rock musician (Van Halen)
55 Stephen Furst Actor
55 David Keith Actor
52 Bill Cowher Football coach, sportscaster
51 Lovie Smith Foorball coach (Chicago Bears)
50 Ronnie Lott Football Hall of Famer
45 Melissa Gilbert Actress ("Little House on the Prairie")
45 Bobby Labonte Race car driver
41 Del Gray Country musician (Little Texas)
37 Darren Hayes Rock singer
34 Enrique Iglesias Singer
30 akakirby Cigar Asylum Inmate
24 Julia Whelan Actress ("Once and Again")
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56 Edward Gibbon 5/8/1737 - 1/16/1794 English historian; wrote "History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire"
88 Harry Truman 5/8/1884 - 12/26/1972 American 33rd president of the United States
38 Sonny Liston 5/8/1932 - 12/30/1970 American world champion boxer from 1961 to 1964

[icehog3]

May 8th

1970
The album "Let It Be" by the Beatles was released.

[MedicCook]

May 9th

1457 BC
Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC) between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Kadesh. It is the first battle to have been recorded in what is accepted as relatively reliable detail.

1502
Christopher Columbus leaves Spain for his fourth and final journey to the New World.

1671
Thomas Blood, disguised as a clergyman, attempts to steal England's Crown Jewels from the Tower of London.

1868
The city of Reno, Nevada, is founded.

1914
Mother's Day became a public holiday.

1926
Explorers Richard E. Byrd and Floyd Bennett flew over the North Pole.

1955
Sam and Friends debuts on a local United States television channel, marking the first television appearance of both Jim Henson and what would become Kermit the Frog and The Muppets.

1960
The FDA announces it will approve birth control as an additional indication for Searle's Enovid, making Enovid the world's first approved oral contraceptive pill.

1962
The Beatles signed their first recording contract and hired George Martin to be their producer.

1992
The final episode of "The Golden Girls" aired on NBC.

1994
The South African parliament chose Nelson Mandela as president.

2002
The pilot episode of "CSI: Miami" aired.

Birthdays
91 Mike Wallace Broadcast journalist ("60 Minutes")
77 Geraldine McEwan Actor
75 Alan Bennett Actor, screenwriter
74 Nokie Edwards Rock musician (The Ventures)
73 Albert Finney Actor
73 Glenda Jackson Actress
72 Sonny Curtis Rock musician (Buddy Holly and the Crickets)
67 Tommy Roe Singer
65 Richie Furay Rock musician (Buffalo Springfield, Poco)
63 Candice Bergen Actress ("Murphy Brown")
63 Clint Holmes Singer
62 Anthony Higgins Actor
61 Calvin Murphy Basketball Hall of Famer
60 Billy Joel Singer, musician
59 Tom Petersson Rock singer, musician (Cheap Trick)
58 Alley Mills Actress ("The Wonder Years")
53 Wendy Crewson Actress
52 stevefrench Cigar Asylum Inmate
49 Tony Gwynn Baseball Hall of Famer
48 John Corbett Actor
47 Dave Gahan Rock singer (Depeche Mode)
44 Steve Yzerman Hockey player
39 Ghostface Killah Rapper (Wu-Tang Clan)
38 Mike Myerson Country musician (Heartland)
30 Rosario Dawson Actress
30 Andrew W.K. Rock musician
27 Rachel Boston Actress ("American Dreams")
25 Prince Fielder Baseball player (Brewers)
24 Audrina Patridge TV personality ("The Hills")
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77 Sir James Barrie 5/9/1860 - 6/19/1937 Scottish dramatist and novelist; wrote "Peter Pan"

[icehog3]

May 9th

1955
Sam and Friends debuts on a local United States television channel, marking the first television appearance of both Jim Henson and what would become Kermit the Frog and The Muppets.



Birthdays

30 Rosario Dawson Actress

[taltos]

Richie Furay also part of Souther, Hillman, Furay Band.

[MedicCook]

May 10th

1775
Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys captured Fort Ticonderoga from the British.

1818
American patriot Paul Revere died in Boston.

1863
Confederate General Stonewall Jackson died after being accidentally shot by his own troops.

1865
Union forces captured Confederate President Jefferson Davis in Irwinville, Ga.

1869
The United States’ first transcontinental railroad was completed with a ceremony in Promontory Summit, Utah.

1924
J. Edgar Hoover became director of the FBI.

1940
Winston Churchill succeeded Neville Chamberlain as British prime minister.

1983
The last episode of "Laverne & Shirley" aired on ABC.

1994
Nelson Mandela was sworn in as South Africa's first black president.

1994
The state of Illinois executed convicted serial killer John Wayne Gacy for the murders of 33 young men and boys.

Birthdays
79 Pat Summerall Sportscaster
71 Henry Fambrough R&B singer (The Spinners)
67 Jim Calhoun Announcer ("Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In")
66 David Clennon Actor
65 Jim Abrahams Writer, director ("Airplane!")
63 Dave Mason Rock singer (Traffic)
58 Ron Banks R&B singer (The Dramatics)
56 Tito Santana Professional wrestler
54 Mark David Chapman Murderer of John Lennon
52 Bruce Penhall Actor ("CHiPs")
50 Victoria Rowell Actress
49 Bono Rock singer (U2)
48 Danny Carey Rock musician (Tool)
42 Young MC Rapper
41 Erik Palladino Actor
41 Richard Patrick Rock singer (Filter)
37 David Wallace Country musician
32 Jesse Vest Rock musician
31 Kenan Thompson Actor ("Saturday Night Live")
24 Odette Yustman Actress

26 John Wilkes Booth 5/10/1838 - 4/26/1865 American actor; assassinated President Abraham Lincoln
81 Sir Thomas Lipton 5/10/1850 - 10/2/1931 Scottish-born English merchant; built Lipton tea empire
88 Fred Astaire 5/10/1899 - 6/22/1987 American dancer and actor
21 Sid Vicious 5/10/1957 - 2/2/1979 English musician best known as the bassist of the influential punk rock group Sex Pistols

[Genetic Defect]

Originally Posted by icehog3

May 9th

1955
Sam and Friends debuts on a local United States television channel, marking the first television appearance of both Jim Henson and what would become Kermit the Frog and The Muppets.



Birthdays

30 Rosario Dawson Actress

Originally Posted by icehog3

May 9th

1955
Sam and Friends debuts on a local United States television channel, marking the first television appearance of both Jim Henson and what would become Kermit the Frog and The Muppets.



Birthdays

30 Rosario Dawson Actress

I love her!

[icehog3]

May 10th

Birthdays


49 Bono Rock singer (U2)





81 Sir Thomas Lipton 5/10/1850 - 10/2/1931 Scottish-born English merchant; built Lipton tea empire

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by MedicCook

May 10th

1994
The state of Illinois executed convicted serial killer John Wayne Gacy for the murders of 33 young men and boys.

I was at Stateville Prison that night for the execution. A great night for mankind.

[icehog3]

May 10th

Birthdays

5 Alyssa S. - God Daughter of icehog3

[MedicCook]

May 11th

1858
Minnesota became the 32nd state in the United States.

1894
Workers at the Pullman Palace Car Co. in Illinois went on strike. The job action spread and crippled railroad service nationwide before the federal government intervened to end the strike in July.

1924
Mercedes-Benz is formed by Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz merging the two companies.

1928
In Schenectady, NY, General Electric opened their first TV station.

1947
The B.F. Goodrich Co. of Akron, Ohio, announced the development of a tubeless tire.

1949
Siam changed its name to Thailand.

1960
Israeli agents captured Nazi Adolf Eichmann in Argentina.

1976
ABC aired the last episode of "Marcus Welby, MD."

1981
Reggae performer Bob Marley died of cancer in Miami at the age of 36.

1983
The final episode of "Quincy, M.E." aired on NBC.

1989
The final episode of "Dynasty" aired.

1997
IBM's supercomputer, Deep Blue defeated Garry Kasparov, the reigning world champion, in a six game chess match (2 for blue, 1 for Kasparov, and 3 ties).

1998
India set off three underground atomic blasts, its first nuclear tests in 24 years.

2003
Rafael Palmeiro (Texas Rangers) hit his 500th career home run to become only the 19th player in baseball history to reach the mark.

Birthdays
82 Mort Sahl Comedian
68 Eric Burdon Rock singer (The Animals)
57 Shohreh Aghdashloo Actress
57 Frances Fisher Actress
57 Mike Lupica Sports journalist
56 Boyd Gaines Actor
54 Mark Herndon Country musician (Alabama)
50 Martha Quinn Former MTV VJ
46 Tim Raybon Country musician (The Raybon Brothers)
41 Jeffrey Donovan Actor
41 Keith West Country musician (Heartland)
35 Billy Kidman Professional wrestler
34 Coby Bell Actor ("Third Watch")
31 Perttu Kivilaakso Rock musician (Apocalyptica)
27 Jonathan Jackson Actor
23 atquick Cigar Asylum Inmate
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84 Salvador Dali 5/11/1904 - 1/23/1989 Spanish Surrealist painter and printmaker

[Genetic Defect]

Originally Posted by MedicCook

May 11th

1858
Minnesota became the 32nd state in the United States.

1894
Workers at the Pullman Palace Car Co. in Illinois went on strike. The job action spread and crippled railroad service nationwide before the federal government intervened to end the strike in July.

1924
Mercedes-Benz is formed by Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz merging the two companies.

1928
In Schenectady, NY, General Electric opened their first TV station.

1947
The B.F. Goodrich Co. of Akron, Ohio, announced the development of a tubeless tire.

1949
Siam changed its name to Thailand.

1960
Israeli agents captured Nazi Adolf Eichmann in Argentina.

1976
ABC aired the last episode of "Marcus Welby, MD."

1981
Reggae performer Bob Marley died of cancer in Miami at the age of 36.

1983
The final episode of "Quincy, M.E." aired on NBC.

1989
The final episode of "Dynasty" aired.

1997
IBM's supercomputer, Deep Blue defeated Garry Kasparov, the reigning world champion, in a six game chess match (2 for blue, 1 for Kasparov, and 3 ties).

1998
India set off three underground atomic blasts, its first nuclear tests in 24 years.

2003
Rafael Palmeiro (Texas Rangers) hit his 500th career home run to become only the 19th player in baseball history to reach the mark.

Birthdays
82 Mort Sahl Comedian
68 Eric Burdon Rock singer (The Animals)
57 Shohreh Aghdashloo Actress
57 Frances Fisher Actress
57 Mike Lupica Sports journalist
56 Boyd Gaines Actor
54 Mark Herndon Country musician (Alabama)
50 Martha Quinn Former MTV VJ
46 Tim Raybon Country musician (The Raybon Brothers)
41 Jeffrey Donovan Actor
41 Keith West Country musician (Heartland)
35 Billy Kidman Professional wrestler
34 Coby Bell Actor ("Third Watch")
31 Perttu Kivilaakso Rock musician (Apocalyptica)
27 Jonathan Jackson Actor
23 atquick Cigar Asylum Inmate
?? OpusEx Cigar Asylum Inmate

84 Salvador Dali 5/11/1904 - 1/23/1989 Spanish Surrealist painter and printmaker

they made some fun pinball machines

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