Friday, August 3, 2012

August 3 - Big Enough




Big Enough for Two?





This Day In History
435
Deposed Patriarch of Constantinople Nestorius, considered the originator of Nestorianism, is exiled by Roman Emperor Theodosius II to a monastery in Egypt.
1492
Christopher Columbus sets sail from Palos de la Frontera, Spain.
1527
The first known letter from North America is sent by John Rut while at St. John's, Newfoundland.
1678
Robert LaSalle builds the Le Griffon, the first known ship built on the Great Lakes.
1852
Harvard wins the first Boat Race between Yale and Harvard. The race is also the first American intercollegiate athletic event
1900
The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company is founded.
1936
Jesse Owens wins the 100 meter dash, defeating Ralph Metcalfe, at the Berlin Olympics.
1946
Santa Claus Land, the world's first themed amusement park, opens in Santa Claus, Indiana.
1958
The nuclear submarine USS Nautilus travels beneath the Arctic ice cap.
2004
The pedestal of the Statue of Liberty reopens after being closed since the September 11 attacks.


Famous Birthdays
1491
Maria of Jülich-Berg, Mother of Anne of Cleves
1811
Elisha Otis, American inventor (d. 1861)
1860
William Kennedy Dickson, French-born Scottish inventor (d. 1935)
1872
King Haakon VII of Norway (d. 1957)
1900
Ernie Pyle, American war correspondent (d. 1945)
1904
Clifford D. Simak, American writer (d. 1988)
1920
P. D. James, English novelist
1921
Richard Adler, American lyricist and composer (d. 2012)
1926
Tony Bennett, American singer
1940
Martin Sheen, American actor
1950
John Landis, American film director
1959
John C. McGinley, American actor

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