May 22 - Helping

Helping

Family Birthdays

Uncle Mike Wright

Overheard

[E's laptop screen has gone dark]
E: What happened to my computer?
D: It just went to sleep.
E: Can I wake it up?
D: Sure, you--
E [loudly]: Wake up, computer!

This Day In History

1200

King John of England and King Philip II of France sign the Treaty of Le Goulet.

1807

A grand jury indicts former Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr on a charge of treason.

1819

SS Savannah leaves Savannah, Georgia. The ship arrived at Liverpool, England on June 20, becoming the first steamship to cross the Atlantic Ocean.

1826

HMS Beagle departs on her first voyage.

1906

The Wright brothers are granted U.S. patent number 821,393 for their "Flying-Machine".

1915

Lassen Peak erupts, the only mountain other than Mount St. Helens to erupt in the continental US during the 20th century.

1942

Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox enlists in the United States Marine Corps as a flight instructor.

1969

Apollo 10's lunar module flies within 8.4 nautical miles (16 km) of the moon's surface.

1980

Namco releases the highly influential arcade game Pac-Man.

1990

Microsoft releases the Windows 3.0 operating system.

Famous Birthdays

1733

Hubert Robert, French artist (d. 1808)

1783

William Sturgeon, English physicist and inventor (d. 1850)

1813

Richard Wagner, German composer (d. 1883)

1844

Mary Cassatt, American artist (d. 1926)

1859

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Scottish physician and writer (d. 1930)

1902

Al Simmons, American baseball player (d. 1956)

1907

Sir Laurence Olivier, English stage and screen actor (d. 1989)

1924

Charles Aznavour, Armenian-French singer, actor, and composer

1939

Paul Winfield, American actor (d. 2004)

1943

Tommy John, American baseball player

1950

Bernie Taupin, English songwriter

1959

Morrissey, English singer, (The Smiths)

1972

Anna Belknap, American actress

1982

Apolo Anton Ohno, American short track speed skater
Alex Smith, American football player