Happy Birthday Rick! August 21: In 1680 Pueblo Indians capture Santa Fe from Spanish during the Pueblo Revolt; in 1770 James Cook formally claims eastern Australia for Great Britain, naming it New South Wales; in 1831 Nat Turner leads black slaves and free blacks in a rebellion; in 1888 the first successful adding machine in the United States is patented by William Seward Burroughs; in 1897 the Oldsmobile brand of automobile is founded; in 1911 the Mona Lisa is stolen by a Louvre employee; in 1918 the Second Battle of the Somme begins; in 1941 American forces defeat an attack by Imperial Japanese Army soldiers in the Battle of the Tenaru during the Guadalcanal Campaign; in 1959 President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs an executive order proclaiming Hawaii the 50th state of the union; in 1968 James Anderson, Jr. posthumously receives the first Medal of Honor to be awarded to an African American U.S. Marine; in 1979 Soviet dancer Alexander Godunov defects to the United States; in 1983 Philippine opposition leader Benigno Aquino, Jr. is assassinated at the Manila International Airport. Birthdays: King William IV of the United Kingdom (1765); animator Friz Freleng (1906); Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (1930); basketball player Wilt Chamberlain (1936); actor Clarence Williams III (1939); singer Jackie DeShannon (1944); Deep Purple bassist Glenn Hughes (1951); The Clash singer/guitarist Joe Strummer (1952). Music: In 1980 Linda Ronstadt makes her Broadway debut in Joseph Papps production of Gilbert and Sullivans The Pirates of Penzance; in 1961 Motown releases what would be its first #1 hit, Please Mr. Postman by The Marvelettes, in 1965 Barry McGuire releases Eve Of Destruction and The Lovin Spoonful release Do You Believe In Magic; in 1965 The Rolling Stones LP Out of Our Heads hits #1.
Posted on: Thu, 21 Aug 2014 13:05:50 +0000
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