Today in History


On this day in 1819, Thomas Blanchard of Middlebury, CT patented the lathe. He developed the lathe to make gun stocks. His machine put 13 people out of work. Today a lot of people are being replaced by computers. In fact, some of the work on this website is done by computers, is done by computers, is done by computers...............

A record was set in Circle City, Alaska on this day in 1896 as the price of beef reached $48 a pound. At Safeway, when you asked to see a roast, they led you into their vault.......

Canada's first TV station, CBFT in Montreal, went on the air on this day in 1952. In those early days the station was bilingual - the programs were in French and the commercials in English........

It was on this day in 1985 that a University of Tennessee study found Madonna had the most suggestive videos. Apparently, the study "aroused" a lot of interest on campus.........

Birthdays


Joseph Kennedy, father of JFK, RFK and Ted, was born on this day in 1888. By the age of 30 Kennedy had made a fortune in shipbuilding, real estate and stock speculation. Since he had now done everything worthwhile in his life - he decided to accept a government appointment......

"Laugh-In's" JoAnne Worley is 68 today, Justin Whalen of "Lois and Clark" is 31, Swoosie Kurtz ("The World According to Carp") is 61, Jane Curtin is 58, Jeff Foxworthy is 47, Michael Winslow is 45 and Rosie Perez is 41.

Nina Persson of "The Cardigans" is 31 today, country singer David Allen Coe is 66, Dolores O'Riordan of "The Cranberries" is 34, Claydes Smith of "Kool and the Gang" is 57, rapper Foxy Brown is 26, country singer Mark Chesnutt is 42 and Darryl Anthony of "As Yet" is 36.

Music Milestones


It was on this day in 1967 that the British government bought advertising space in UK newspapers to explain why they had outlawed pirate radio. The main reason they gave was the pirates were interfering with ship-to-shore radio. Some of the pirates, like Tony Blackburn, went to work for the BBC's new pop channel, Radio 1.

John and Yoko appeared on the Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon on this day in 1972.

On this day in 1984, country music star Ernest Tubb died at the age of 70. The "Texas Troubador" had been a member of the Grand Ole Opry since 1943. One of his biggest hits was "I'm Walking the Floor Over You."

The Pittsburgh Steelers were banned from practicing on their own field, Three Rivers Stadium on this day in 1989 because........the Rolling Stones were rehearsing for their upcoming concert.........