Happy Birthday Ric! On this date in 1975: Stones at The Forum in L.A.!!! July 10: In 1212 most of London is burned in a fire; in 1553 Lady Jane Grey takes the throne of England (Tudors!); in 1684 Hollands William I of Orange is assassinated in his home; in 1789 Scottish explorer Alexander Mackenzie reaches the delta of the river in Canada that bears his name; in 1821 the U.S. takes possession of Florida following its purchase from Spain; in 1890 Wyoming is admitted as the 44th U.S. state; in 1913 Death Valley, California, hits 134 °F (57 °C), the highest temperature ever recorded in the United States; in 1925, in Dayton, Tennessee, the so-called Monkey Trial begins with John T. Scopes, a young high school science teacher accused of teaching evolution in violation of the Butler Act; in 1941 Jewish citizens living in and near the village of Jedwabne in Poland are massacred; in 1962 Telstar, the worlds first communications satellite, is launched; in 1985 the Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior is bombed and sunk in Auckland harbour by French DGSE agents; in 1991 Boris Yeltsin takes office as the first elected President of Russia. Birthdays: French theologian John Calvin (1509); physicist Nikola Tesla (1856); educator Mary McLeod Bethune (1875); actor Fred Gwynne (1926); Rainbow/Black Sabbath/Dio singer Ronnie James Dio (1942); tennis player Arthur Ashe (1943); actor Ron Glass (1945); singer/guitarist Arlo Guthrie (1947); singer/guitarist Greg Kihn (1949). Music: In 1950 the Victor Talking Machine Company trademarks its slogan His Masters Voice; in 1964 The Beatles A Hard Days Night has its Liverpool premiere; in 1968 Eric Clapton announces the breakup of Cream; in 1968 early prog-rockers The Nice are banned from Londons Royal Albert Hall after burning an American flag on stage; in 1969 Rolling Stones founding member Brian Jones is laid to rest at Hatherley Road Parish Church in his hometown of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire; in 1963 Martha and the Vandellas release Heatwave, in 1965 Wilson Pickett releases In The Midnight Hour and Sonny and Cher release I Got You Babe; in 1961 Bobby Lewis Tossin and Turnin hits #1, in 1965 The Rolling Stones (I Cant Get No) Satisfaction hits #1.
Posted on: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 13:12:36 +0000
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