August 25 - Rockin'

Rockin'

Family Birthdays

Uncle Matt Ukers

This Day In History

1537

The Honourable Artillery Company, the oldest surviving regiment in the British Army, and the second most senior, is formed.

1609

Galileo Galilei demonstrates his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers.

1768

James Cook begins his first voyage.

1835

The New York Sun perpetrates the Great Moon Hoax.

1875

Captain Matthew Webb became the first person to swim across the English Channel, traveling from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in 22 hours.

1894

Kitasato Shibasaburō discovers the infectious agent of the bubonic plague and publishes his findings in The Lancet.

1916

The United States National Park Service is created.

1981

Voyager 2 makes its closest approach to Saturn.

1989

Voyager 2 makes its closest approach to Neptune.

1991

Linus Torvalds announces the first version of what will become Linux.

Famous Birthdays

1724

George Stubbs, British painter (d. 1806)

1758

Franz Teyber, Austrian Kapellmeister, organist and composer (d. 1810)

1836

Bret Harte, American writer (d. 1902)

1905

Saint Faustina, Polish mystic (d. 1938)

1910

Ruby Keeler, Canadian singer and actress (d. 1993)

1916

Van Johnson, American actor (d. 2008)

1917

Mel Ferrer, Cuban-American actor, film director and film producer (d. 2008)

1918

Leonard Bernstein, American conductor and composer (d. 1990)

1930

Sir Thomas Sean Connery, Scottish actor

1933

Patrick McManus, American outdoor humor writer

1954

Elvis Costello, English musician

1958

Tim Burton, American film director
1964
Joanne Whalley, British actress
1968
Rachael Ray, American chef and television personality
1970
Jo Dee Messina, American country music singer
1976
Alexander Skarsgård, Swedish actor