On This Day in History day-by-day

On This Day in History: Friday, May 20, 2011

Famous people born on this day:

--> 1750, Stephen Girard, bailed out US bonds during the War of 1812.

--> 1799, Honore de Balzac, novelist.

--> 1818, William George Fargo, helped to found Wells, Fargo & Co.

--> 1908, Jimmy Stewart, actor.

--> 1913, William Hewlett, co-founder of Hewlett-Packard Co.

--> 1915, Moshe Dayan, Israeli general & politician.

--> 1946, Cher, actress, singer, Sonny's Ex!

Events on this day in history:

--> 1845, First legislative assembly convenes in Hawaii.

--> 1874, Levi Strauss markets his blue jeans with copper rivets, priced at $13.50 A DOZEN.

--> 1927, At 7:40am, Lindbergh takes off from New York to cross Atlantic.

On This Day in History: Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Famous people born on this day:

--> 1803, Ralph Waldo Emerson, philosopher.

--> 1889, Igor Sikorsky, developed a working helicopter.

--> 1898, Bennett Cerf

--> 1898, Gene Tunney

--> 1926, Miles Davis, trumpeter, pioneered cool jazz.

--> 1929, Beverly Sills, soprano.

--> 1969, Anne Heche, actress, Volcano.

--> 1975, Lauryn Hill, singer.


Events on this day in history:

--> 1721, John Copson becomes America's first insurance agent.

--> 1787, Constitutional Convention convenes in Philadelphia.

--> 1927, Henry Ford stops producing the Model T car (begins Model A).

--> 1940, Golden Gate International Exposition re-opens.

--> 1977, "Star Wars" is released.

--> 1983, "Return of the Jedi" is released.

Happy Birthday Stevie Nicks 1948 - Singer

1679 - Habeaus Corpus Act (no false arrest and imprisonment) passes in England (and the villagers rejoiced)

On This Day in History: Friday, May 27, 2011

Famous people born on this day:

--> 1818, Amelia Bloomer, suffragist known for her pantaloons.

--> 1837, Wild Bill Hickock

--> 1894, Dashiell Hammett, author who created the hard-boiled detective.

--> 1907, Rachel Carson, ecologist.

--> 1911, Hubert Humphrey

--> 1911, Vincent Price, actor, always had the evil eye.

--> 1912, John Cheever

--> 1912, Sam Sneede

--> 1923, Henry Kissinger, politician.

Events on this day in history:

--> 1907, Bubonic Plague breaks out in San Francisco.

--> 1937, San Francisco Bay's Golden Gate Bridge dedicated.

--> 1961, The first black light is sold in a novelty shop.

1907 - Bubonic Plague breaks out in San Francisco

1968	Beatles begin recording their White Album.

I thought I'd try something new and give the date:

May 31st

1993 - Spuds Mackenzie, American advertisement dog dies.

On This Day in History: Wednesday, Jun 01, 2011

Famous people born on this day:

--> 1926, Andy Griffith, actor.

--> 1926, Marilyn Monroe, actress.

--> 1934, Pat Boone, singer.

--> 1937, Morgan Freeman, actor.

--> 1974, Alanis Morissette, singer/songwriter.

Events on this day in history:

--> 1495, First written record of Scotch Whiskey appears in the Exchequer Rolls of Scotland. Friar John Cor is the distiller.

--> 1925, Lou Gehrig starts in first of 2,130 consecutive games, a record.

--> 1938, First Superman comic book is published.

June 1st

1796 - Last of Britain's troops withdraws from US