August 24, Sunday- On this day in history: In 1682, William Penn received the area that is now the state of Delaware and added it to his Colony of Pennsylvania: In 1869, Cornelius Swarthout received a patent for the waffle iron: In 1891, Thomas Edison received a patent for the motion picture camera: In 1902, Carlo Gambino, Italian -American gangster ( boss of the Gambino crime family), was born in Palermo, Sicily: In 1909, Workers started pouring concrete for the Panama Canal: In 1932, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the United States non-stop ( from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey): In 1967, Henry J. Kaiser, businessman (founded Kaiser Shipyards and Kaiser Aluminum), a native of Sprout Brook, New York, died in Honolulu, Hawaii at the age of 85: In 1978, Louis Prima, singer/songwriter/trumpet player. a native of New Orleans, Louisiana, died in New Orleans, Louisiana at the age of 67: In 1981, Mark David Chapman was sentenced to 20 years to life for killing John Lennon: In 1989, Cincinnati Reds manager Pete Rose was banned for life from baseball for gambling: and In 1992, Hurricane Andrew made landfall just south of Miami as a category 5 hurricane. The thought of the day, There are some people who, if they dont already know, you cant tellem. Yogi Berra. Be safe and have a great and Blessed Sunday- see you at church.
Posted on: Sun, 24 Aug 2014 10:24:35 +0000
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