Sunday, January 22, 2012

January 22 - Yum! (2)


Yum!

Birthday Cake!
Elanor demolishes her birthday cake.


This Day In History
1506
The first contingent of 150 Swiss Guards arrives at the Vatican.
1879
Battle of Rorke's Drift – 139 British soldiers successfully defend their garrison against an intense assault by four to five thousand Zulu warriors.

1927
First live radio commentary of a football match anywhere in the world, between Arsenal F.C. and Sheffield United at Highbury.
1968
Apollo 5 lifts off carrying the first Lunar module into space.

1970
The Boeing 747, the world's first "jumbo jet", enters commercial service for launch customer Pan American Airways with its maiden voyage from John F Kennedy International Airport to London Heathrow Airport.
1984
The Apple Macintosh, the first consumer computer to popularize the computer mouse and the graphical user interface, is introduced during Super Bowl XVIII with its famous "1984" television commercial.

Famous Birthdays
1561
Sir Francis Bacon, English philosopher (d. 1626)
1788
George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (Lord Byron), English poet (d. 1824)
1869
Grigori Rasputin, Russian monk (d. 1916)
1904
George Balanchine, Russian choreographer (d. 1983)
1906
Robert E. Howard, American author (d. 1936)
1907
Douglas Corrigan, American pilot (d. 1995)
1931
Sam Cooke, American singer (d. 1964)
1939
Jeff Smith, American chef (d. 2004)
1948
Steve Perry, American singer and musician
1953
Jim Jarmusch, American director
1987
Ray Rice, American football player




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