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Gravdigr · 03-27-2017, 03:24 AM

March 27

Today is International Whisk(e)y Day.

Also today, World Theatre Day is observed internationally.

Events

1513 – Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León reaches the northern end of The Bahamas on his first voyage to Florida.

1625 – Charles I becomes King of England, Scotland and Ireland as well as claiming the title King of France.

1836 – Texas Revolution: On the orders of General Antonio López de Santa Anna, the Mexican army massacres 342 Texas POWs at Goliad, Texas.

1884 – A mob in Cincinnati, Ohio, attacks members of a jury which had returned a verdict of manslaughter in what was seen as a clear case of murder; over the next few days the mob would riot and eventually destroy the courthouse.

1886 – Apache warrior, Geronimo, surrenders to the U.S. Army, ending the main phase of the Apache Wars.

1915 – Typhoid Mary, is put in quarantine, where she would remain for the rest of her life.

1964 – The Good Friday earthquake, the most powerful earthquake in U.S. history at a magnitude of 9.2 strikes Southcentral Alaska, killing 125 people and inflicting massive damage to the city of Anchorage.

1971 - New York radio station WNBC banned the song 'One Toke Over the Line' by Brewer & Shipley because of its alleged drug references. Other stations around the country followed suit.

1977 – Tenerife airport disaster: Two Boeing 747 airliners collide on a foggy runway on Tenerife in the Canary Islands, killing 583 (all 248 on KLM and 335 on Pan Am). Sixty-one survived on the Pan Am flight. This is the worst aviation accident in history.

1979 - Eric Clapton married Patti Harrison (the ex wife of George) at Temple Bethel, Tucson, Arizona.

1980 – The Norwegian oil platform Alexander L. Kielland collapses in the North Sea, killing 123 of its crew of 212.

1980 – Silver Thursday: A steep fall in silver prices, resulting from the Hunt Brothers attempting to corner the market in silver, leads to panic on commodity and futures exchanges.

1990 – The United States begins broadcasting TV Martí, an anti-Castro propaganda network, to Cuba.

1998 – The Food and Drug Administration approves Viagra for use as a treatment for male impotence, the first pill to be approved for this condition in the United States. And there was much rejoicing.

1999 – Kosovo War: A Yugoslav surface-to-air missile downed a U.S. F-117A, the first and only kill of the stealth aircraft.

2015 - Country singer Willie Nelson announced that he and his family were hard at work on a new brand of marijuana called Willie's Reserve. Stores of that same name were being planned and were to include his signature brand and other strains that would be grown to meet quality standards.

Births

1845 – Wilhelm Röntgen, 1863 – Henry Royce (of Rolls-Royce), 1886 – Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (designed IBM Plaza and Seagram Building), 1899 – Gloria Swanson ('Norma Desmond' in Sunset Boulevard), 1914 – Richard Denning (Creature From The Black Lagoon), 1921 – Phil Chess (co-founded Chess Records), 1924 – Sarah Vaughan♪ ♫, 1929 – Anne Ramsey (Throw Momma from the Train), 1931 – David Janssen ('Dr. Richard Kimble' in The Fugitive (1963)), 1932 – Junior Parker♪ ♫, 1939 – Cale Yarborough

, 1942 – Michael Jackson (no, the writer), 1942 – Michael York, 1952 – Maria Schneider (Last Tango In Paris), 1959 – Andrew Farriss♪ ♫(INXS), 1963 – Quentin Tarantino

, 1970 – Mariah Carey♪ ♫

, 1970 – Elizabeth Mitchell (Lost), 1971 – Nathan Fillion (Firefly, Castle), 1975 – Fergie♪ ♫(Black-Eyed Peas)

Deaths

1900 – Joseph A. Campbell (founded the Campbell Soup Company

), 1945 – Vincent Hugo Bendix (founded Bendix Corporation), 1968 – Yuri Gagarin, 1991 – Aldo Ray, 1994 – Lawrence Wetherby (48th Governor of Kentucky), 2002 – Milton Berle, 2002 – Dudley Moore, 2002 – Billy Wilder, 2009 – Irving R. Levine, 2011 – Farley Granger (Rope, Strangers On A Train), 2016 – Mother Angelica

03-27-2017, 03:24 AM	#658
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	March 27 Today is International Whisk(e)y Day. Also today, World Theatre Day is observed internationally. Events 1513 – Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León reaches the northern end of The Bahamas on his first voyage to Florida. 1625 – Charles I becomes King of England, Scotland and Ireland as well as claiming the title King of France. 1836 – Texas Revolution: On the orders of General Antonio López de Santa Anna, the Mexican army massacres 342 Texas POWs at Goliad, Texas. 1884 – A mob in Cincinnati, Ohio, attacks members of a jury which had returned a verdict of manslaughter in what was seen as a clear case of murder; over the next few days the mob would riot and eventually destroy the courthouse. 1886 – Apache warrior, Geronimo, surrenders to the U.S. Army, ending the main phase of the Apache Wars. 1915 – Typhoid Mary, is put in quarantine, where she would remain for the rest of her life. 1964 – The Good Friday earthquake, the most powerful earthquake in U.S. history at a magnitude of 9.2 strikes Southcentral Alaska, killing 125 people and inflicting massive damage to the city of Anchorage. 1971 - New York radio station WNBC banned the song 'One Toke Over the Line' by Brewer & Shipley because of its alleged drug references. Other stations around the country followed suit. 1977 – Tenerife airport disaster: Two Boeing 747 airliners collide on a foggy runway on Tenerife in the Canary Islands, killing 583 (all 248 on KLM and 335 on Pan Am). Sixty-one survived on the Pan Am flight. This is the worst aviation accident in history. 1979 - Eric Clapton married Patti Harrison (the ex wife of George) at Temple Bethel, Tucson, Arizona. 1980 – The Norwegian oil platform Alexander L. Kielland collapses in the North Sea, killing 123 of its crew of 212. 1980 – Silver Thursday: A steep fall in silver prices, resulting from the Hunt Brothers attempting to corner the market in silver, leads to panic on commodity and futures exchanges. 1990 – The United States begins broadcasting TV Martí, an anti-Castro propaganda network, to Cuba. 1998 – The Food and Drug Administration approves Viagra for use as a treatment for male impotence, the first pill to be approved for this condition in the United States. And there was much rejoicing. 1999 – Kosovo War: A Yugoslav surface-to-air missile downed a U.S. F-117A, the first and only kill of the stealth aircraft. 2015 - Country singer Willie Nelson announced that he and his family were hard at work on a new brand of marijuana called Willie's Reserve. Stores of that same name were being planned and were to include his signature brand and other strains that would be grown to meet quality standards. Births 1845 – Wilhelm Röntgen, 1863 – Henry Royce (of Rolls-Royce), 1886 – Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (designed IBM Plaza and Seagram Building), 1899 – Gloria Swanson ('Norma Desmond' in Sunset Boulevard), 1914 – Richard Denning (Creature From The Black Lagoon), 1921 – Phil Chess (co-founded Chess Records), 1924 – Sarah Vaughan♪ ♫, 1929 – Anne Ramsey (Throw Momma from the Train), 1931 – David Janssen ('Dr. Richard Kimble' in The Fugitive (1963)), 1932 – Junior Parker♪ ♫, 1939 – Cale Yarborough, 1942 – Michael Jackson (no, the writer), 1942 – Michael York, 1952 – Maria Schneider (Last Tango In Paris), 1959 – Andrew Farriss♪ ♫(INXS), 1963 – Quentin Tarantino, 1970 – Mariah Carey♪ ♫, 1970 – Elizabeth Mitchell (Lost), 1971 – Nathan Fillion (Firefly, Castle), 1975 – Fergie♪ ♫(Black-Eyed Peas) Deaths 1900 – Joseph A. Campbell (founded the Campbell Soup Company), 1945 – Vincent Hugo Bendix (founded Bendix Corporation), 1968 – Yuri Gagarin, 1991 – Aldo Ray, 1994 – Lawrence Wetherby (48th Governor of Kentucky), 2002 – Milton Berle, 2002 – Dudley Moore, 2002 – Billy Wilder, 2009 – Irving R. Levine, 2011 – Farley Granger (Rope, Strangers On A Train), 2016 – Mother Angelica __________________ 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.