Woop!!...Woop!!...What Day is it? What Day is it?....Its Hump Day!! ***Here are a few highlights that happened on this day: 1721 Czar Peter the Great becomes All-Russian Imperator 1836 Sam Houston inaugurated as 1st elected pres of Republic of Texas 1862 Confederate troops reconquer Cumperland Gap, Tennessee 1879 Thomas Edison perfects carbonized cotton filament light bulb 1883 1st NY Horse Show held (Madison Sq Garden) 1897 Worlds first car dealer opens in London 1907 Ringling Brothers Greatest Show on Earth buys Barnum & Bailey circus 1907 Panic of 1907: A run on Knickerbocker Trust Company stock sets events in motion that will lead to a depression. 1928 Herbert Hoover speaks of American system of rugged individualism 1938 Chester Carlson demonstrates 1st Xerox copying machine 1962 JFK addresses TV about Russian missile bases in Cuba 1962 JFK imposes naval blockade on Cuba, beginning missile crisis 1987 Cabaret opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 262 performances 1994 Statue of Sam Houston unveiled in Texas ***Famous Birthdays for today are: Robert Capa, Hungarian war photographer and photojournalist Mitzi Green, Bronx NY, actress (Little Orphan Annie) Shaggy [Orville Richard Burrell], Kingston, Jamaica, reggae rapper Sofia Vassilieva, American actress ***Today also is: *Caps Locks Day, International Stuttering Awareness Day, National Nut Day, Smart is Cool Day..........SO STOP STUTTERING ABOUT MY CAPS BEING ON BECAUSE YOU ARE SO SMART AND COOL, WE CANT ALL BE FROM THE LAND OF FRUITS AND NUTS!! LOL!!! Happy Hump Day Everyone!!...oh did I tell you I live with my angel....Shaggy sings it well! https://youtube/watch?v=XWJrPzAUzAs
Posted on: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 11:41:49 +0000
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