Good Morning & Happy Banana Lovers Day & National Pots de Creme Day. Today is Feast of St. Monica, patron of homemakers and housewives. In Spain today is La Tomatina Tomato Fight (Aug 27, 2014) Bunol, Valencia, Spain. 30,000 people throw 240,000 pounds of tomatoes at each other. On this day in 1859 Edwin L. Drake drilled the first successful commercial oil well in the U.S. near Titusville, Pennsylvania. In 1909 Emil Chrstian Hansen died (born May 8, 1842). He was a Danish botanist who developed new methods to culture yeast. He revolutionized the beer industry, and proved that there are different species of yeast. He refused to patent the method, but instead made it available for free to other brewers. In 1912 Edgar Rice Burroughs first Tarzan novel, Tarzan of The Apes was first published in All Story magazine (October issue, published August 27). On this date in1940 Nestle registered the trademark Toll House for chocolate chip cookies. In 1940 The London production of Apple Sauce opened at the Holborn Empire Theatre. On this date in 1944 Tim Bogert of the Rock group Vanilla Fudge was born. In 1949 Jeff Cook of the music group Alabama was born. On this date in 1950 By executive order of President Harry S. Truman, U.S. railroads were seized by the army at 4pm to avert a strike. Control was restored on May 23, 1952 when railroad owners and unions agreed to the administrations terms. In 1970 Spill The Wine by Eric Burdon & War is #1 on the charts. In 1971 Alice Waters Chaz Panisse restaurant opened in Berkeley, California. On this date in 1990 Ernest Saunders, Gerald Ronson, Sir Jack Lyons and Anthony Parnes were found guilty of conspiracy to drive up the price of shares in Guinness, makers of the eponymous stout, during a 1986 takeover battle. In 2003 The worlds largest battery was connected to provide emergency power in Fairbanks, Alaska. The $35 million rechargable battery weighs 1,300 tonnes and in the event of a blackout, it can provide 40 megawatts of power for up to 7 minutes, while backup generators are being started. Total city blackouts occur every 2 or 3 years due to the extreme weather conditions.
Posted on: Wed, 27 Aug 2014 15:04:30 +0000
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