Thursday, June 28, 2012

June 28 - Choo




Choo





Overheard
[In the car]
E: I really want to go roller skating. Maybe someone will give me roller 
skates, so I can practice. How do you roller skate?



This Day In History
1461
Edward IV is crowned King of England.
1838
Coronation of Victoria of the United Kingdom.
1846
The saxophone is patented by Adolphe Sax in Paris, France.
1859
The first conformation dog show is held in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England.
1894
Labor Day becomes an official US holiday.
1919
The Treaty of Versailles is signed in Paris, bringing fighting to an end in between Germany and the Allies of World War I.
1969
Stonewall Riots begin in New York City, marking the start of the gay rights movement.
1997
Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield II – Tyson is disqualified in the 3rd round for biting a piece off Holyfield's ear.
2004
Sovereign power is handed to the interim government of Iraq by the Coalition Provisional Authority, ending the U.S.-led rule of that nation.


Famous Birthdays
1491
Henry the Eighth, by the Grace of God, King of England and France, Defender of the Faith and Lord of Ireland (d. 1547)
1577
Sir Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish Baroque painter (d. 1640)
1703
John Wesley, English founder of Methodism (d. 1791)
1712
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Swiss philosopher and polymath (d. 1778)
1824
Paul Broca, French physician (d. 1880)
1891
Carl Spaatz, American Air Force general (d. 1974)
1902
Richard Rodgers, American composer (d. 1979)
1909
Eric Ambler, English writer (d. 1998)
1926
Mel Brooks, American filmmaker
1932
Pat Morita, American actor (d. 2005)
1946
Bruce Davison, American actor
Gilda Radner, American comedienne (d. 1989)
1947
Mark Helprin, American writer
1966
John Cusack, American actor
1979
Felicia Day, American actress, writer, director, violinist, and singer
1986
Kellie Pickler, American singer

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