Monday, October 1, 2012

October 1 - Giggle





Giggle





This Day In History
959
Edgar the Peaceable becomes king of all England.
1811
The first steamboat to sail the Mississippi River arrives in New Orléans, Louisiana.
1843
The News of the World tabloid begins publication in London.
1854
The watch company founded in 1850 in Roxbury by Aaron Lufkin Dennison relocates to Waltham, Massachusetts, to become the Waltham Watch Company, a pioneer in the American system of watch manufacturing.
1880

John Philip Sousa becomes leader of the United States Marine Band.
First electric lamp factory is opened by Thomas Edison.
1890
Yosemite National Park is established by the U.S. Congress.
1903
The Boston Americans play the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first game of the modern World Series.
1908
Ford puts the Model T car on the market at a price of $825.
1931
The George Washington Bridge linking New Jersey and New York opens.
1940
The Pennsylvania Turnpike, often considered the first superhighway in the United States, opens to traffic.
1962
First broadcast of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.
1971
Walt Disney World opens near Orlando, Florida, United States.
1982
EPCOT Center opens at Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida, United States.


Famous Birthdays
1207
King Henry III of England (d. 1272)
1730
Richard Stockton, American attorney and signer of the Declaration of Independence (d. 1781)
1881
William Boeing, American engineer (d. 1956)
1903
Vladimir Horowitz, Ukrainian-born American pianist (d. 1989)
1910
Bonnie Parker, American outlaw (d. 1934)
1920
Walter Matthau, American actor (d. 2000)
1924
Roger Williams, American piano player (d. 2011)
1927
Tom Bosley, American actor (d. 2010)
1928
George Peppard, American actor (d. 1994)
1930
Richard Harris, Irish actor, singer-songwriter, theatrical producer, film director and writer (d. 2002)
1935
Julie Andrews, British actress and singer
1947
Stephen Collins, American actor
1950
Randy Quaid, American actor
1969
Zach Galifianakis, American comedian and actor

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