July 27 - Bear

Bear

Overheard

[E needs a diaper]
W: [climbs onto changing pad]
D [moving W]: Not the one.^*
E: No, the two!

This Day In History

1549

The Jesuit priest Francis Xavier's ship reaches Japan.

1866

The first permanent transatlantic telegraph cable is successfully completed, stretching from Valentia Island, Ireland, to Heart's Content, Newfoundland.

1890

Vincent van Gogh shoots himself and dies two days later.

1921

Researchers at the University of Toronto led by biochemist Frederick Banting prove that the hormone insulin regulates blood sugar.

1940

The animated short A Wild Hare is released, introducing the character of Bugs Bunny.

1949

Initial flight of the de Havilland Comet, the first jet-powered airliner.

1987

RMS Titanic, Inc. begins the first expedited salvage of wreckage of the RMS Titanic.

2012

The opening ceremony for the Summer Olympics in London, England is scheduled to be held on this day. The event formerly known as the Ravelympics will be called something 
Completely Different.

Famous Birthdays

1667

Johann Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician (d. 1748)

1733

Jeremiah Dixon, English surveyor and astronomer (d. 1779)

1740

Jeanne Baré, French explorer (d. 1803)

1824

Alexandre Dumas, fils, French author (d. 1895)

1848

Thomas Herbst, German painter (d. 1915)

1870

Hilaire Belloc, English writer (d. 1953)

1882

Geoffrey de Havilland, British aircraft designer (d. 1965)

1905

Leo Durocher, American baseball player and manager (d. 1991)

1913

George L. Street III, American submariner (d. 2000)

1929

Jack Higgins, English novelist

1938

Gary Gygax, American game creator (d. 2008)

1948

Peggy Fleming, American figure skater
1950
Simon Jones, English actor
1958
Christopher Dean, English figure skater
1977
Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Irish actor

* - None of this was funny if you haven't watched Babylon 5. Sorry.