January 18 - Serious Business

Serious Business

This Day In History
336
St. Mark elected Catholic Pope.
1486
King Henry VII of England marries Elizabeth, daughter of Edward IV. 
1671
Pirate Henry Morgan defeats Spanish defenders, captures Panama
1733  
The first polar bear was exhibited in America, in Boston.
1778
Captain James Cook stumbles over Sandwich Islands (Hawaiian Islands) 
1788

The first English settlers arrived in Australia's Botany Bay to establish a penal colony.

1896

First demonstration of an X-ray machine in US takes place in New York City. 

1911

The first landing of an aircraft on a ship took place as pilot Eugene B. Ely flew onto the deck of the USS Pennsylvania in San Francisco harbor.

 1912

English explorer Robert F. Scott and his expedition reached the South Pole, only to discover that Roald Amundsen had gotten there first.

1973

John Cleese's final episode on "Monty Python's Flying Circus," on BBC.

1985

Coen brothers release debut film, "Blood Simple."

 

Famous Birthdays

1779

Peter Mark Roget, British physician and thesaurus developer

1782 

Daniel Webster, American lawyer and statesman

1813

Joseph Farwell Glidden, American farmer who patented barbed wire

1854

Thomas Watson, the American telephone pioneer and shipbuilder

1882

A. A. Milne, children's author of Winnie-the-Pooh 

1888

Sir Thomas Sopwith, English WW1 aircraft designer 

1913

Danny Kaye, American entertainer

1950

John Hughes, American director