First and foremost I'd like to thank everyone for the wonderful birthday wishes. I also want to wish Happy Birthday to all others born on this day. Considering I'm a nerd and history geek, I was curious to see the things that have transpired throughout time on this day. Here's just a few things on the list that caught my interest. Enjoy !
1544 - Birth of William Gilbert ( Father of Electrical Engineering )
1658 - Battle of Dunes (Spanish-French War)
1738 - Methodist Church forms
1818 - Gen Andrew Jackson captures Pensacola Florida
1830 - Mary Had A Little Lamb is written (this is funny)
1830 - First Passenger Rail service in US (Baltimore & Elliots Mill,Maryland)
1854 - Lincoln University, Penn 1st Black college in US forms by Prebyts
1861 - Major Gen Benjamin Butler declares slaves "contraband of war"
1883 - The Brooklyn Bridge is opened
1915 - Thomas Edison invents telescribe to recored telephone conversations
1935 - 1st major league night baseball game, (Reds v Phil)
1935 - Babe Ruth hits 714th and final home run of his career vs Pittsburgh Pirates
1941 - World War 2, German battleship Bismarck sinks the pride of the Royal Navy HMS Hood
1951 - Willie Mays begins playing for NY Giants
1951 - Racial Segregation in Washington DC restaurants ruled illegal
1964 - Harmen Killebrew hits longest homer ever 471 ft ( RIP Sir)
1967 - AFL grants franchise to Cincinnati Bengals
1974 - Dean Martin last show airs on NBC
1978 - Birth of Brian Ching ( big Shout Out !!)
1979 - Birth of Tracy McGrady (so Ching & I share a birthday with this Knob ? )
1985 - View to a Kill premiers in US (Awesome !)
1989 - AC Milan wins 34th Europe Cup 1 at Barcelona
1989 - Indiana Jones and Last Crusade premiers
1994 - 4 men convicted of bombing the World Trade Center(1993) each sentenced to 240 years in prison (sucks to be you ! )
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