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Gravdigr · 01-07-2017, 01:19 PM

January 7

Today the United States of America celebrates (JFC) Nat'l Bobblehead Day.

God save us.

Events

1558 – France takes Calais, the last continental possession of England.

1610 – Galileo Galilei makes his first observation of the four Galilean moons: Ganymede, Callisto, Io and Europa, although he is not able to distinguish the last two until the following day.

1782 – The Bank of North America opened in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the United States' first de facto central bank.

1785 – Frenchman Jean-Pierre Blanchard and American John Jeffries travel from Dover, England, to Calais, France, [a distance of ~25 miles] in a gas balloon.

1835 – HMS Beagle drops anchor off the Chonos Archipelago.

1894 – William Kennedy Dickson receives a patent for motion picture film.

1927 – The first transatlantic telephone service is established from New York, New York to London.

1942 – World War II: The siege of the Bataan Peninsula begins.

1945 – World War II: British General Bernard Montgomery holds a press conference in which he claims credit for victory in the Battle of the Bulge.

1948 – Kentucky Air National Guard pilot Thomas Mantell crashes while in pursuit of a supposed UFO. [Capt. Mantell crashed his P-51 Mustang in my hometown, about 3 miles from my house. My house wasn't here then.

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1959 – The United States recognizes the new Cuban government of Fidel Castro.

1980 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter authorizes legislation giving $1.5 billion in loans to bail out the Chrysler Corporation.

1999 – The Senate trial in the impeachment of U.S. President Bill Clinton begins.

2006 - Gary Glitter was formally charged with committing obscene acts with two girls aged 11 and 12 in Vietnam, the prosecutor in the southern province of Ba Ria Vung Tau said the charges would carry prison terms of three to seven years. Glitter, (Paul Gadd), had been held since November as he tried to flee the country over child sex allegations.

2006 - Pink married her motocross racer boyfriend Carey Hart on a beach in Costa Rica. More than 100 people attended the singer's big day, including Lisa-Marie Presley. Pink proposed to him during one of his races in Mammoth Lakes, California, by holding up a sign that read "Will you marry me?" Hart pulled out of the race to say yes.

2015 – Two gunmen commit mass murder at the offices of Charlie Hebdo in Paris, shooting twelve people execution style, and wounding eleven others.

Births

1800 – Millard Fillmore (13th POTUS); 1873 – Adolph Zukor (co-founded Paramount Pictures); 1895 – Hudson Fysh (co-founded Qantas Airways Limited); 1910 – Orval Faubus; 1911 – Butterfly McQueen (she didn't know nothin' 'bout birthin' no babies); 1912 – Charles Addams (created The Addams Family); 1920 – Vincent Gardenia; 1929 – Terry Moore; 1930 – Jack Greene♪ ♫; 1938 – Paul Revere

(& The Raiders); 1946 – Jann Wenner (co-founded Rolling Stone Magazine); 1948 – Kenny Loggins♪ ♫; 1952 – Sammo Hung (Martial Law); 1956 – David Caruso (YEEEAAAAAHHHH!!!!!); 1957 – Katie Couric; 1959 – Kathy Valentine

(The Go-Gos); 1963 – Rand Paul; 1964 – Nicolas Cage; 1970 – Doug E. Doug; 1971 – Jeremy Renner; 1974 – John Rich♪ ♫(Big & Rich); 1980 – Ivan L. Moody♪ ♫(Five Finger Death Punch); 1980 – Merritt Wever ('Nurse Zoey' on Nurse Jackie)

Deaths

1536 – Catherine of Aragon; 1932 – André Maginot (The Maginot Line); 1943 – Nikola Tesla

; 1980 – Larry Williams♪ ♫; 1988 – Trevor Howard; 1989 – Hirohito (124th Emperor of Japan); 1990 – Bronko Nagurski; 2001 – James Carr♪ ♫

; 2002 – Avery Schreiber; 2007 – Bobby Hamilton

; 2013 – Huell Howser; 2016 – Kitty Kallen♪ ♫

01-07-2017, 01:19 PM	#14
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	January 7 Today the United States of America celebrates (JFC) Nat'l Bobblehead Day. God save us. Events 1558 – France takes Calais, the last continental possession of England. 1610 – Galileo Galilei makes his first observation of the four Galilean moons: Ganymede, Callisto, Io and Europa, although he is not able to distinguish the last two until the following day. 1782 – The Bank of North America opened in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the United States' first de facto central bank. 1785 – Frenchman Jean-Pierre Blanchard and American John Jeffries travel from Dover, England, to Calais, France, [a distance of ~25 miles] in a gas balloon. 1835 – HMS Beagle drops anchor off the Chonos Archipelago. 1894 – William Kennedy Dickson receives a patent for motion picture film. 1927 – The first transatlantic telephone service is established from New York, New York to London. 1942 – World War II: The siege of the Bataan Peninsula begins. 1945 – World War II: British General Bernard Montgomery holds a press conference in which he claims credit for victory in the Battle of the Bulge. 1948 – Kentucky Air National Guard pilot Thomas Mantell crashes while in pursuit of a supposed UFO. [Capt. Mantell crashed his P-51 Mustang in my hometown, about 3 miles from my house. My house wasn't here then.] 1959 – The United States recognizes the new Cuban government of Fidel Castro. 1980 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter authorizes legislation giving $1.5 billion in loans to bail out the Chrysler Corporation. 1999 – The Senate trial in the impeachment of U.S. President Bill Clinton begins. 2006 - Gary Glitter was formally charged with committing obscene acts with two girls aged 11 and 12 in Vietnam, the prosecutor in the southern province of Ba Ria Vung Tau said the charges would carry prison terms of three to seven years. Glitter, (Paul Gadd), had been held since November as he tried to flee the country over child sex allegations. 2006 - Pink married her motocross racer boyfriend Carey Hart on a beach in Costa Rica. More than 100 people attended the singer's big day, including Lisa-Marie Presley. Pink proposed to him during one of his races in Mammoth Lakes, California, by holding up a sign that read "Will you marry me?" Hart pulled out of the race to say yes. 2015 – Two gunmen commit mass murder at the offices of Charlie Hebdo in Paris, shooting twelve people execution style, and wounding eleven others. Births 1800 – Millard Fillmore (13th POTUS); 1873 – Adolph Zukor (co-founded Paramount Pictures); 1895 – Hudson Fysh (co-founded Qantas Airways Limited); 1910 – Orval Faubus; 1911 – Butterfly McQueen (she didn't know nothin' 'bout birthin' no babies); 1912 – Charles Addams (created The Addams Family); 1920 – Vincent Gardenia; 1929 – Terry Moore; 1930 – Jack Greene♪ ♫; 1938 – Paul Revere(& The Raiders); 1946 – Jann Wenner (co-founded Rolling Stone Magazine); 1948 – Kenny Loggins♪ ♫; 1952 – Sammo Hung (Martial Law); 1956 – David Caruso (YEEEAAAAAHHHH!!!!!); 1957 – Katie Couric; 1959 – Kathy Valentine(The Go-Gos); 1963 – Rand Paul; 1964 – Nicolas Cage; 1970 – Doug E. Doug; 1971 – Jeremy Renner; 1974 – John Rich♪ ♫(Big & Rich); 1980 – Ivan L. Moody♪ ♫(Five Finger Death Punch); 1980 – Merritt Wever ('Nurse Zoey' on Nurse Jackie) Deaths 1536 – Catherine of Aragon; 1932 – André Maginot (The Maginot Line); 1943 – Nikola Tesla; 1980 – Larry Williams♪ ♫; 1988 – Trevor Howard; 1989 – Hirohito (124th Emperor of Japan); 1990 – Bronko Nagurski; 2001 – James Carr♪ ♫; 2002 – Avery Schreiber; 2007 – Bobby Hamilton; 2013 – Huell Howser; 2016 – Kitty Kallen♪ ♫ __________________ 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.