Good Morning Speakies:
Here’s hoping you all had a great Labor Day Weekend, filled with BBQ’s, Beach Time, watching football or whatever. Let’s get our minds filled with a little knowledge to start off the week. Let’s see if anyone important was born today and also passed on today, along with history making events that occurred.
Born:
1157 – Richard I – Better known as Richard “The Lion Hearted.”
1922- Sid Caesar – Comedian – Just saw him again in History of the World Part I.
1925 – Peter Sellers – Inspector Clouseau – Shot in the Dark my favorite.
1932 – Patsy Cline – Country Singer “Crazy.”
Died:
1935 – Huey P. Long – LA Governor assassinated at Baton Rouge Capitol Building.
1965 – Dorothy Danridge – Actress
Happened today:
1522 – Spanish Navigator Juan de Elcano returns to Spain after completing 1’st circumnavigation of the globe, this expedition was started by Magellan.
1900 – Hurricane and Tidal Wave destroys Galveston, TX.
1920 – U.S. Air Mail Service begins.
1934 – Fire hits liner Morro Castle off NJ coast, 134 die.
1966 – Star Trek premiers on TV.
1974 – President Gerald Fords pardons “Tricky Dick” Nixon.
Today is also “Another Look Unlimited Day” – So Guys check out the Dolls and Dolls check out the Guys.
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