Poor Gabriel's Almanac -- October 3
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Birthdays on this date:
In 1605 Li Tzu-ch'eng, Chinese revolutionary, dethroned last Ming emperor
In 1800 George Bancroft, historian
In 1803 John Gorrie, invented cold-air process of refrigeration
In 1804 Townsend Harris, first Western consul to reside in Japan
In 1814 Mikhail Lermontov, leading Russian Romantic poet, novelist
In 1859 Eleonora Duse (in Italy), actor, first female on cover of "Time"
In 1888 Carl von Ossietzky, German journalist, pacifist (Nobel 1935)
In 1899 Gertrude Berg, radio pioneer (The Goldbergs)
In 1900 Thomas Wolfe, author (Look Homeward, Angel)
In 1925 Gore Vidal, writer (Myra Breckinridge, Lincoln)
In 1935 Charles M. Duke, Jr, astronaut (Apollo 16)
+ Eileen Brennan, actor (FM, Private Benjamin)
In 1941 Ernest "Chubby Checker" Evans, singer whose life took a twist
+ Roy Horn (in Nordenham, Germany), animal trainer, magician
In 1950 Pamela Hensley (in Los Angeles, CA), actor (Buck Rogers, Matt
Houston)
In 1951 Dave Winfield, baseball player (Yankees, Padres, et al)
In 1959 Jack Wagner, actor (General Hospital)
Events worth noting:
+ Feast of St. Francis Borgia, Confessor
+ National Employ the Handicapped Week
In 1264 The comet said to predict the death of Pope Urban IV is last seen.
In 1789 Washington proclaims the first national Thanksgiving Day on Nov 26.
In 1862 Battle of Corinth, Miss.
In 1863 Lincoln designates the last Thursday in November as Thanksgiving
Day.
In 1913 Federal Income Tax is signed into law (at 1%).
In 1920 NFL (then American Pro Football Association) plays first games.
In 1922 First facsimile sent over city telephone lines, Washington DC.
In 1932 Iraq gains full independence from Britain.
In 1935 Italy invades Ethiopia.
In 1942 Launch of the first A-4/V-2 rocket to altitude of 53 miles.
In 1947 First telescope mirror 200 inches in diameter is completed.
+ With only 1 out to go, Yank Floyd Beven gives up a double breaking
his world series no hit bid, it scored 2 runs and he lost the game.
In 1948 NFL becomes first sport of the week.
In 1950 First black lead (Ethel Waters) on TV - Beulah.
In 1951 Bobby Thomson HR - The Giants win the pennant.
In 1952 First video recording on magnetic tape, Los Angeles, CA.
In 1954 "Father Knows Best" premiers.
In 1955 "Captain Kangaroo" premiers. Good Morning, Captain!
+ "Mickey Mouse Club" premiers.
In 1960 "Mayberry R.F.D." premiers.
+ San Francisco's White House department store is first to accept the
BankAmericard in lieu of cash.
+ Yanks win 8-7 and end season on a 15 game win streak.
In 1961 "Dick Van Dyke Show" premiers.
In 1962 Walter M. Schirra aboard Sigma 7, the final Mercury mission.
In 1965 Whitey Ford notches #232 to become Yankees winningest pitcher.
In 1967 Air Force pilot William "Pete" Knight sets world speed record for
fixed-wing craft of 7,297 kph (4,534 MPH; Mach 6.72) in X-15.
In 1972 Spaceflight 71-2 launched; first flexible substrate photovoltaic
flown.
In 1985 Space shuttle Atlantis makes all-military maiden flight.
In 1990 A reunified Germany is declared, after 45 years of post-war
division.
In 2003 Roy Horn collapses and is dragged off-stage by one of his tigers.
And remember ...
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Family History Month
National Caramel Month
National Orthodontic Health Month
National Sarcasm Awareness Month
National Listen to Your Inner Critic Month
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