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Gravdigr · 01-02-2017, 01:12 PM

January 2

Today is Nat'l Cream Puff Day, in the U.S.

Also celebrated in the U.S. today, is Nat'l Science Fiction Day, celebrated on Isaac Asimov's observed birthday.

Events

533 – Mercurius becomes Pope John II, the first pope to adopt a new name upon elevation to the papacy.

1777 – American Revolutionary War: American forces under the command of George Washington repulsed a British attack at the Battle of the Assunpink Creek near Trenton, New Jersey. [Assunpink? Ass & pink? Really?

]

1860 – The discovery of the planet Vulcan is announced at a meeting of the French Academy of Sciences in Paris, France.

1920 – The second Palmer Raid takes place with another 6,000 suspected communists and anarchists arrested and held without trial. These raids take place in several U.S. cities.

1941 – World War II: German bombing severely damages the Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom.

1942 – The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) convicts 33 members of a German spy ring headed by Fritz Joubert Duquesne in the largest espionage case in United States history—the Duquesne Spy Ring.

1971 – The second Ibrox disaster kills 66 fans at a Rangers-Celtic association football (soccer) match.

1974 - US country singer, actor and radio presenter Tex Ritter died of a heart attack when he was trying to bail a member of his band out of jail in Nashville.

1974 – United States President Richard Nixon signs a bill lowering the maximum U.S. speed limit to 55 MPH in order to conserve gasoline during an OPEC embargo.

1976 – The Gale of January 1976 begins, which results in coastal flooding around the southern North Sea coasts, resulting in at least 82 deaths and US$1.3 billion in damage.

1979 - Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious went on trial in New York accused of murdering his girlfriend Nancy Spungen three months earlier, when he claimed to have awoken from a drugged stupor to find Spungen dead on the bathroom floor of their room at the Hotel Chelsea in Manhattan.

1981 – One of the largest investigations by a British police force ends when serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, the "Yorkshire Ripper", is arrested in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.

1997 - Guitarist Randy California from US group Spirit drowned when rescuing his 12-year old son after he was sucked into a riptide off Hawaii.

1999 – A brutal snowstorm smashes into the Midwestern United States, causing 14 inches (359 mm) of snow in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and 19 inches (487 mm) in Chicago, where temperatures plunge to -13 °F (-25 °C); 68 deaths are reported.

1999 - Chef went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with Chocolate Salty Balls (PS I Love You). Chef appeared in the cult TV series South Park, the voice was that of Isaac Hayes (who had a hit with Shaft in 1971).

2004 – Stardust successfully flies past Comet Wild 2, collecting samples that are returned to Earth.

2006 – An explosion in a coal mine in Sago, West Virginia traps and kills 12 miners, leaving only one survivor.

Births

1647 – Nathaniel Bacon; 1901 – Bob Marshall (Bob Marshall Wilderness Area); 1909 – Barry Goldwater; 1913 – Anna Lee (General Hospital); 1920 – Isaac Asimov; 1930 – Julius La Rosa♪ ♫; 1936 – Roger Miller♪ ♫; 1942 – Dennis Hastert; 1947 – Jack Hanna; 1952 – Wendy Phillips (Touched By An Angel, Promised Land, Falcon Crest); 1964 – Pernell 'Sweet Pea' Whitaker

; 1968 – Cuba Gooding, Jr.; 1969 – Robby Gordon

; 1969 – Glen Johnson

; 1969 – Christy Turlington; 1971 – Taye Diggs; 1975 – Dax Shepard; 1978 – Karina Smirnoff; 1986 – Trombone Shorty♪ ♫

Deaths

1904 – James Longstreet; 1953 – Guccio Gucci (founded Gucci); 1963 – Dick Powell; 1963 – Jack Carson; 1974 – Tex Ritter♪ ♫; 1983 – Dick Emery; 1986 – Una Merkel

; 1990 – Alan Hale, Jr. ('Skipper' on Gilligan's Island, The Gunfighter); 2000 – Elmo Zumwalt (namesake of the guided missile destroyer USS Zumwalt, and the Zumwalt-class of destroyers); 2011 – Anne Francis

(Honey West, Forbidden Planet); 2011 – Pete Postlethwaite; 2012 – Larry Reinhardt♪ ♫(Iron Butterfly)

01-02-2017, 01:12 PM	#483
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	January 2 Today is Nat'l Cream Puff Day, in the U.S. Also celebrated in the U.S. today, is Nat'l Science Fiction Day, celebrated on Isaac Asimov's observed birthday. Events 533 – Mercurius becomes Pope John II, the first pope to adopt a new name upon elevation to the papacy. 1777 – American Revolutionary War: American forces under the command of George Washington repulsed a British attack at the Battle of the Assunpink Creek near Trenton, New Jersey. [Assunpink? Ass & pink? Really?] 1860 – The discovery of the planet Vulcan is announced at a meeting of the French Academy of Sciences in Paris, France. 1920 – The second Palmer Raid takes place with another 6,000 suspected communists and anarchists arrested and held without trial. These raids take place in several U.S. cities. 1941 – World War II: German bombing severely damages the Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom. 1942 – The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) convicts 33 members of a German spy ring headed by Fritz Joubert Duquesne in the largest espionage case in United States history—the Duquesne Spy Ring. 1971 – The second Ibrox disaster kills 66 fans at a Rangers-Celtic association football (soccer) match. 1974 - US country singer, actor and radio presenter Tex Ritter died of a heart attack when he was trying to bail a member of his band out of jail in Nashville. 1974 – United States President Richard Nixon signs a bill lowering the maximum U.S. speed limit to 55 MPH in order to conserve gasoline during an OPEC embargo. 1976 – The Gale of January 1976 begins, which results in coastal flooding around the southern North Sea coasts, resulting in at least 82 deaths and US$1.3 billion in damage. 1979 - Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious went on trial in New York accused of murdering his girlfriend Nancy Spungen three months earlier, when he claimed to have awoken from a drugged stupor to find Spungen dead on the bathroom floor of their room at the Hotel Chelsea in Manhattan. 1981 – One of the largest investigations by a British police force ends when serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, the "Yorkshire Ripper", is arrested in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. 1997 - Guitarist Randy California from US group Spirit drowned when rescuing his 12-year old son after he was sucked into a riptide off Hawaii. 1999 – A brutal snowstorm smashes into the Midwestern United States, causing 14 inches (359 mm) of snow in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and 19 inches (487 mm) in Chicago, where temperatures plunge to -13 °F (-25 °C); 68 deaths are reported. 1999 - Chef went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with Chocolate Salty Balls (PS I Love You). Chef appeared in the cult TV series South Park, the voice was that of Isaac Hayes (who had a hit with Shaft in 1971). 2004 – Stardust successfully flies past Comet Wild 2, collecting samples that are returned to Earth. 2006 – An explosion in a coal mine in Sago, West Virginia traps and kills 12 miners, leaving only one survivor. Births 1647 – Nathaniel Bacon; 1901 – Bob Marshall (Bob Marshall Wilderness Area); 1909 – Barry Goldwater; 1913 – Anna Lee (General Hospital); 1920 – Isaac Asimov; 1930 – Julius La Rosa♪ ♫; 1936 – Roger Miller♪ ♫; 1942 – Dennis Hastert; 1947 – Jack Hanna; 1952 – Wendy Phillips (Touched By An Angel, Promised Land, Falcon Crest); 1964 – Pernell 'Sweet Pea' Whitaker; 1968 – Cuba Gooding, Jr.; 1969 – Robby Gordon; 1969 – Glen Johnson; 1969 – Christy Turlington; 1971 – Taye Diggs; 1975 – Dax Shepard; 1978 – Karina Smirnoff; 1986 – Trombone Shorty♪ ♫ Deaths 1904 – James Longstreet; 1953 – Guccio Gucci (founded Gucci); 1963 – Dick Powell; 1963 – Jack Carson; 1974 – Tex Ritter♪ ♫; 1983 – Dick Emery; 1986 – Una Merkel; 1990 – Alan Hale, Jr. ('Skipper' on Gilligan's Island, The Gunfighter); 2000 – Elmo Zumwalt (namesake of the guided missile destroyer USS Zumwalt, and the Zumwalt-class of destroyers); 2011 – Anne Francis(Honey West, Forbidden Planet); 2011 – Pete Postlethwaite; 2012 – Larry Reinhardt♪ ♫(Iron Butterfly) __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.