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Gravdigr · 01-11-2017, 02:33 PM

January 11

Today is Nat'l Human Trafficking Awareness Day in the U.S.

Events

532 – Nika riots in Constantinople: A quarrel between supporters of different chariot teams—the Blues and the Greens—in the Hippodrome escalates into violence. [HIPPODROME'S GOT HOOLIGANS!!!]

1569 – First recorded lottery in England.

1759 – In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the first American life insurance company is incorporated.

1787 – William Herschel discovers Titania and Oberon, two moons of Uranus.

1805 – The Michigan Territory is created.

1861 – Alabama secedes from the United States.

1863 – American Civil War: CSS Alabama encounters and sinks the USS Hatteras off Galveston Lighthouse in Texas.

1908 – Grand Canyon National Monument is created.

1917 – The Kingsland munitions factory explosion [<--Interesting read.] occurs, in Lyndhurst, NJ, as a result of sabotage.

1922 – First use of insulin to treat diabetes in a human patient.

1927 – Louis B. Mayer, head of film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), announces the creation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, at a banquet in Los Angeles, California.

1935 – Amelia Earhart becomes the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to California.

1949 – The first "networked" television broadcasts took place as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania goes on the air connecting the east coast and mid-west programming.

1962 – An avalanche on Huascarán in Peru causes around 4,000 deaths.

1964 – Surgeon General of the United States Dr. Luther Terry, M.D., publishes the landmark report Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the United States saying that smoking may be hazardous to health, sparking national and worldwide anti-smoking efforts.

1967 - The Jimi Hendrix Experience recorded 'Purple Haze' at De Lane Lea studios in London. Hendrix later stated 'The Purple Haze,' was about a dream he had and that he was "walking under the sea."

1973 – Major League Baseball owners vote in approval of the American League adopting the designated hitter position.

2000 - It was reported that Whitney Houston was under investigation after allegedly trying to smuggle 15.2 grams of Marijuana out of Hawaii. A security officer found the drug in the singer's handbag, Houston then walked away when he tried to detain her.

2003 – Illinois Governor George Ryan commutes the death sentences of 167 prisoners on Illinois's death row based on the Jon Burge scandal, in which, suspects were beaten and tortured with cattle prods, burning on radiators, and Violet Wands, in order to obtain confessions.

Births

1755 – Alexander Hamilton (founded the Federalist Party, The U.S. Coast Guard, & The N.Y. Post); 1807 – Ezra Cornell (founded Western Union and Cornell University); 1858 – Harry Gordon Selfridge (founded Selfridges dept stores); 1870 – Alexander Stirling Calder:artist(father & son of Alexander Calder); 1887 – Aldo Leopold; 1895 - Laurens Hammond♪ ♫(invented the Hammond organ, as well as the Hammond clock); 1906 – Albert Hofmann (discovered LSD

, [May God Bless And Keep Him]); 1908 – Lionel Stander (butler/Man Friday on Hart To Hart); 1912 – Don "Red" Barry; 1923 – Carroll Shelby AC Cobra, Shelby Mustangs, and an awesome chili cook); 1925 – Grant Tinker (former Chairman/CEO of NBC, tv producer, married to Mary Tyler Moore for 19 yrs); 1928 – David L. Wolper (producer Roots, The Thorn Birds, Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (1971)); 1930 – Rod Taylor; 1942 – Clarence Clemons♪ ♫(E Street Band); 1946 – Naomi Judd♪ ♫(The Judds, mother to WYnona & Ashley); 1946 – Tony Kaye

(Yes); 1951 – Charlie Huhn

(Ted Nugent); 1952 – Ben Crenshaw; 1952 – Lee Ritenour

; 1956 – Robert Earl Keen

; 1958 – Vicki Peterson

(The Bangles); 1959 – Brett Bodine

; 1968 - Tom Dumont

(No Doubt); 1971 – Mary J. Blige♪ ♫; 1972 – Amanda Peet

Deaths

1836 – John Molson (founded the Molson Brewing Company); 1843 – Francis Scott Key (lyricist "Star Spangled Banner"); 1928 – Thomas Hardy (author "Tess of the d'Urbervilles"; 1981 – Beulah Bondi (played Jimmy Stewart's mother in four films Of Human Hearts, Vivacious Lady, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) and It's a Wonderful Life (1946)); 1988 – Greg 'Pappy' Boyington (fighter pilot w/Flying Tigers, Black Sheep Squadron, inspiration for the tv series Baa Baa Black Sheep); 2008 – Edmund Hillary (w/Tenzing Norgay, 1st to summit Mt. Everest); 2008 – Carl Karcher (co-founded fast food chain Carl's Jr.); 2013 – Tom Parry Jones (invented the breathalyzer); 2015 – Anita Ekberg

; 2016 – David Margulies

01-11-2017, 02:33 PM	#499
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	January 11 Today is Nat'l Human Trafficking Awareness Day in the U.S. Events 532 – Nika riots in Constantinople: A quarrel between supporters of different chariot teams—the Blues and the Greens—in the Hippodrome escalates into violence. [HIPPODROME'S GOT HOOLIGANS!!!] 1569 – First recorded lottery in England. 1759 – In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the first American life insurance company is incorporated. 1787 – William Herschel discovers Titania and Oberon, two moons of Uranus. 1805 – The Michigan Territory is created. 1861 – Alabama secedes from the United States. 1863 – American Civil War: CSS Alabama encounters and sinks the USS Hatteras off Galveston Lighthouse in Texas. 1908 – Grand Canyon National Monument is created. 1917 – The Kingsland munitions factory explosion [<--Interesting read.] occurs, in Lyndhurst, NJ, as a result of sabotage. 1922 – First use of insulin to treat diabetes in a human patient. 1927 – Louis B. Mayer, head of film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), announces the creation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, at a banquet in Los Angeles, California. 1935 – Amelia Earhart becomes the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to California. 1949 – The first "networked" television broadcasts took place as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania goes on the air connecting the east coast and mid-west programming. 1962 – An avalanche on Huascarán in Peru causes around 4,000 deaths. 1964 – Surgeon General of the United States Dr. Luther Terry, M.D., publishes the landmark report Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the United States saying that smoking may be hazardous to health, sparking national and worldwide anti-smoking efforts. 1967 - The Jimi Hendrix Experience recorded 'Purple Haze' at De Lane Lea studios in London. Hendrix later stated 'The Purple Haze,' was about a dream he had and that he was "walking under the sea." 1973 – Major League Baseball owners vote in approval of the American League adopting the designated hitter position. 2000 - It was reported that Whitney Houston was under investigation after allegedly trying to smuggle 15.2 grams of Marijuana out of Hawaii. A security officer found the drug in the singer's handbag, Houston then walked away when he tried to detain her. 2003 – Illinois Governor George Ryan commutes the death sentences of 167 prisoners on Illinois's death row based on the Jon Burge scandal, in which, suspects were beaten and tortured with cattle prods, burning on radiators, and Violet Wands, in order to obtain confessions. Births 1755 – Alexander Hamilton (founded the Federalist Party, The U.S. Coast Guard, & The N.Y. Post); 1807 – Ezra Cornell (founded Western Union and Cornell University); 1858 – Harry Gordon Selfridge (founded Selfridges dept stores); 1870 – Alexander Stirling Calder:artist(father & son of Alexander Calder); 1887 – Aldo Leopold; 1895 - Laurens Hammond♪ ♫(invented the Hammond organ, as well as the Hammond clock); 1906 – Albert Hofmann (discovered LSD, [May God Bless And Keep Him]); 1908 – Lionel Stander (butler/Man Friday on Hart To Hart); 1912 – Don "Red" Barry; 1923 – Carroll Shelby AC Cobra, Shelby Mustangs, and an awesome chili cook); 1925 – Grant Tinker (former Chairman/CEO of NBC, tv producer, married to Mary Tyler Moore for 19 yrs); 1928 – David L. Wolper (producer Roots, The Thorn Birds, Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (1971)); 1930 – Rod Taylor; 1942 – Clarence Clemons♪ ♫(E Street Band); 1946 – Naomi Judd♪ ♫(The Judds, mother to WYnona & Ashley); 1946 – Tony Kaye(Yes); 1951 – Charlie Huhn(Ted Nugent); 1952 – Ben Crenshaw; 1952 – Lee Ritenour; 1956 – Robert Earl Keen; 1958 – Vicki Peterson(The Bangles); 1959 – Brett Bodine; 1968 - Tom Dumont(No Doubt); 1971 – Mary J. Blige♪ ♫; 1972 – Amanda Peet Deaths 1836 – John Molson (founded the Molson Brewing Company); 1843 – Francis Scott Key (lyricist "Star Spangled Banner"); 1928 – Thomas Hardy (author "Tess of the d'Urbervilles"; 1981 – Beulah Bondi (played Jimmy Stewart's mother in four films Of Human Hearts, Vivacious Lady, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) and It's a Wonderful Life (1946)); 1988 – Greg 'Pappy' Boyington (fighter pilot w/Flying Tigers, Black Sheep Squadron, inspiration for the tv series Baa Baa Black Sheep); 2008 – Edmund Hillary (w/Tenzing Norgay, 1st to summit Mt. Everest); 2008 – Carl Karcher (co-founded fast food chain Carl's Jr.); 2013 – Tom Parry Jones (invented the breathalyzer); 2015 – Anita Ekberg; 2016 – David Margulies __________________ 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.