On this date in history, July 1i8th:
In 1925, Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf was published.
In 1938, Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan arrived in Ireland after
departing from New York -- he was attempting to fly to California.
In 1939, after a sneak preview of The Wizard of Oz, producers debated
about removing one of the songs because it seemed to slow things down.
The song: Over the Rainbow.
In 1969, a car driven by Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., plunged from a
bridge into a tidal pond at Chappaquiddick Island in Massachusetts,
killing his passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne.
In 1976, Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci became the first person in
Olympic Games history to be awarded the score of a perfect 10 in
gymnastics.
In 1977, Vietnam was admitted to the United Nations.
In 1984, a gunman opened fire at a McDonald's restaurant in San Ysidro,
Calif., killing 21 people.
In 1994, a car bombing in Buenos Aires killed about 100 people in or
near a building that housed Jewish organizations.
In 2007, Michael Vick, quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons of the
National Football League, was indicted on federal charges related to an
illegal dogfighting operation. (He was subsequently sentenced to 23
months in prison.)
In 2011, Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen took over as commander of U.S.
and NATO forces in Afghanistan, vowing to keep relentlessly pressuring
the enemy. Allen replaced Army Gen. David Petraeus, who became director
of the CIA.
In 2012, victims of a suicide bomb at Syria's National Security Bureau
included Defense Minister Daoud Rajiha, Deputy Defense Minister Assef
Shawkat (President Bashar Assad's brother-in-law), former Defense
Minister Hassan Turkomani and NSB chief Hisham Ikhtiar.
In 2013, Detroit became the largest U.S.city to file for bankruptcy.
In 2014, in a unanimous vote, the U.S. Sentencing Commission approved
guidelines under which 46,000 imprisoned federal drug offenders were
eligible for reduced sentences.
Those born on this date include:
English novelist William Makepeace Thackeray in 1811
actor Chill Wills in 1903
playwright Clifford Odets in 1906
actor/singer Harriet Hilliard Nelson in 1909
composer/arranger/pianist Lou Busch (aka Joe Fingers Carr) in 1910
actor Hume Cronyn in 1911
comedian Red Skelton in 1913
South African leader/Nobel Peace Price laureate Nelson Mandela in 1918
astronaut-turned-Sen. John Glenn, D-Ohio, in 1921 (age 94)
gold medal ice skater Dick Button in 1929 (age 86)
singer Screamin' Jay Hawkins in 1929
journalist/author Hunter S. Thompson in 1937
pop singer Dion DiMucci in 1939 (age 75)
actor James Brolin in 1940 (age 75)
former baseball player & Manager Joe Torre in 1940 (age 75)
singer Martha Reeves in 1941 (age 74)
historian Joseph J. Ellis in 1943 (age 72)
publisher Steve Forbes in 1947 (age 68)
businessman Richard Branson in 1950 (age 65)
country singer Ricky Skaggs in 1954 (age 61), actor Elizabeth McGovern
in 1961 (age 54)
actor Vin Diesel in 1967 (age 48)
My daughter, Meghan OConnell in 1980 (age 35)
actor Kristen Bell in 1980 (age 35).
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Joe from MS sent, Jack Webb's "Dragnet" Full Episodes
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John from MI has a wealth of knowledge with the following!
MONEY BAGS
Glass takes one million years to decompose, which means it never
wears out and can be recycled an infinite amount of times!
Gold is the only metal that doesn't rust, even if it's buried
in the ground for thousands of years.
Your tongue is the only muscle in your body that is attached
at only one end.
If you stop getting thirsty, you need to drink more water.
When a human body is dehydrated, its thirst mechanism shuts off.
Zero is the only number that cannot be represented by Roman
numerals.
Kites were used in the American Civil War to deliver letters
and newspapers.
The song, Auld Lang Syne, is sung at the stroke of midnight
in almost every English-speaking country in the world to bring in the
new year.
Drinking water after eating reduces the acid in your mouth by
61 percent.
Peanut oil is used for cooking in submarines because it
doesn't smoke unless it's heated above 450F.
The roar that we hear when we place a seashell next to our
ear is not the ocean, but rather the sound of blood surging through the
veins in the ear.
Nine out of every 10 living things live in the ocean.
The banana cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only
by the hand of man.
Airports at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to
lower air density.
The University of Alaska spans four time zones.
The tooth is the only part of the human body that cannot heal
itself.
In ancient Greece , tossing an apple to a girl was a
traditional proposal of marriage. Catching it meant she accepted.
Warner Communications paid 28 million for the copyright to
the song Happy Birthday.
Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
A comet's tail always point away from the sun.
The Swine Flu vaccine in 1976 caused more death and illness
than the disease it was intended to prevent.
Caffeine increases the power of aspirin and other
painkillers, that is why it is found in some medicines.
The military salute is a motion that evolved from medieval
times, when knights in armor raised their visors to reveal their
identity.
If you get into the bottom of a well or a tall chimney and
look up, you can see stars, even in the middle of the day.
When a person dies, hearing is the last sense to go. The
first sense lost is sight.
In ancient times strangers shook hands to show that they were
unarmed.
Strawberries are the only fruits whose seeds grow on the
outside.
Avocados have the highest calories of any fruit at 167
calories per hundred grams.
The moon moves about two inches away from the Earth each
year.
The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling
space dust.
Due to earth's gravity it is impossible for mountains to be
higher than 15,000 meters.
Mickey Mouse is known as "Topolino" in Italy.
Soldiers do not march in step when going across bridges
because they could set up a vibration which could be sufficient to
knock the bridge down.
Everything weighs one percent less at the equator.
For every extra kilogram carried on a space flight, 530 kg of
excess fuel are needed at lift-off.
The letter J does not appear anywhere on the periodic table
of the elements.
And last but not least:
This is called 'Money Bags.' So send this on to 5 people and
money will arrive in 5 days. Based on Chinese Feng Shui, the one who
does not pass this on will have money troubles for the rest of the
year.
Superstitious or not, I passed this along because it is interesting
information.
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I think I sent this before, but for those who haven't looked to the
future, 2059, Joe reminds us!
NEWS FROM THE YEAR: 2059
Ozone created by electric cars now killing millions in the seventh
largest Country in the world, Mexifornia, formerly known as California.
White minorities still trying to have English recognized as the third
language.
Spotted Owl plague threatens Northwestern United States crops and
livestock.
Baby conceived naturally! Scientists stumped.
Couple petitions court to reinstate heterosexual marriage.
Iran still closed off; physicists estimate it will take at least 10
more years before radioactivity decreases to safe levels.
France pleads for global help after being taken over by Jamaica. No
other country comes forward to help the beleaguered nation!
Last Castro finally dies at age 112; Cuban cigars can now be imported
legally, but President Chelsea Clinton has banned all smoking.
George Z. Bush says he will run for President in 2060.
Postal Service raises price of first class stamp to $17.89 and reduces
mail delivery to Wednesdays only.
Average weight of Americans drops to 250 lbs.
85-year $75.8 billion study: Diet and exercise is the key to weight
loss.
Global cooling blamed for citrus crop failure for third consecutive
year in Mexifornia and Floruba.
Japanese scientists have created a camera with such a fast shutter
speed they now can photograph a woman with her mouth shut.
Abortion clinics now available in every High School in United States.
Senate still blocking drilling in ANWR even though gas is selling for
4,532 Pesos per liter and gas stations are only open on Tuesdays and
Fridays.
Massachusetts executes last remaining conservative.
Supreme Court rules any punishment of criminals violates their civil
rights.
A Couple Finally Had Sexual Harmony - They had simultaneous Headaches.
Average height of NBA players is now nine feet seven inches, with only
5 illegitimate children.
New federal law requires that all nail clippers, screwdrivers, fly
swatters, and rolled-up newspapers must be registered by January 2060.
IRS sets lowest tax rate at 75 percent.
Floruba voters still having trouble with voting machines.
Now, send this to whomever you want and as many as you want, then,
guess what... NOTHING will happen. No miracles, no money, absolutely
nothing, except you might make someone smile or be very, very scared.
I Love This Country! It's The Government That Scares Me!
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Benjamin Franklin wrote, We are all born ignorant but one must work
hard to remain stupid.
