Happy Birthday Ian Anderson! August 10: In 1519 Ferdinand Magellans five ships set sail from Seville to circumnavigate the globe; in 1675 the foundation stone of the Royal Greenwich Observatory in London, England is laid; in 1680 the Pueblo Indians revolt and kill 400 Spaniards and chase the remaining 2000 out of present day New Mexico; in 1776 word of the United States Declaration of Independence reaches London; in 1792 Louis XVI of France is arrested and taken into custody as his Swiss Guards are massacred by a Parisian mob; in 1793 the Musée du Louvre is officially opened in Paris, France; in 1921 Missouri is admitted as the 24th state; in 1846 the Smithsonian Institution is chartered by Congress after James Smithson donates $500,000; in 1932 a 5.1 kilogram (11 lb) chondrite-type meteorite breaks into at least seven pieces and lands near the town of Archie in Cass County, Missouri; in 1944 American forces defeat the last Japanese troops on Guam; in 1948 Candid Camera makes its television debut after being on radio for a year as Candid Microphone; in 1961 Agent Orange is used for the first time in Vietnam by the U.S. Army; in 1969 members of Charles Mansons cult kill Leno and Rosemary LaBianca; in 1977 postal employee David Berkowitz (Son of Sam) is arrested for a series of killings in the New York City area; in 1988 President Ronald Reagan signs the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, providing $20,000 payments to Japanese Americans who were either interned in or relocated by the U.S. during World War II; in 1990 NASAs Magellan space probe reaches Venus; in 2003 the temperature in Kent, England reaches 101.3°F (38.5°C), the first time in history the temperature in the U.K. exceeds 100°F; in 2003 Yuri Malenchenko becomes the first person to marry in space. Birthdays: ornithologist John Kirk Townsend (1809); 31st U.S. President Herbert Hoover (1874); Monopoly game creator Charles Darrow (1889); actor (Tin Man) Jack Haley (1898); Fender Instruments founder Leo Fender (1909); singer/actor Eddie Fisher (1928); Cosworth Engineering founder Keith Duckworth (1933); The Righteous Brothers Bobby Hatfield (1940); The Ronettes singer Ronnie Spector (1943); Jethro Tulls Ian Anderson (1947); actress Rosanna Arquette (1959); Spanish actor Antonio Banderas (1960). Music: In 1970 Jim Morrison of the Doors goes on trial in Miami, FL, for an infamous incident on March 1, 1969, where he allegedly exposed himself on stage; in 1976 Elton John begins a historic record-breaking ten-night run of concerts at New York Citys Madison Square Garden; in 1964 The Beatles release four singles: Do You Want To Know A Secret b/w Thank You Girl, Please Please Me b/w From Me To You, Love Me Do b/w P.S. I Love You, Twist And Shout b/w Theres A Place; in 1968 Creams Wheels Of Fire LP hits #1.
Posted on: Sun, 10 Aug 2014 13:43:55 +0000