In 1914, Robert Goddard was granted the first patent for a liquid-fueled rocket design.
In 1921, Italian-born anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were convicted in Dedham, Mass., of murdering a shoe company paymaster and his guard. (Sacco and Vanzetti were executed six years later.)
In 1933, all German political parties, except the Nazi Party, were outlawed. [Why, it's just like the Obama Admin.! Except the non-Democratic parties seem to have outlawed themselves, rather than wait for gov't. help. — Ed.]
In 1958, the army of Iraq overthrew the monarchy.
In 1965, the American space probe Mariner 4 flew by Mars, sending back photographs of the red planet. This had an effect on Adlai E. Stevenson Jr., the Democratic presidential nominee in 1952 and 1956, who died at age 65.
In 1966, eight student nurses were murdered by Richard Speck in a Chicago dormitory.
In 1978, Soviet dissident Natan Sharansky was convicted of treasonous espionage and anti-Soviet agitation, and sentenced to 13 years at hard labor. (Sharansky was released in 1986.)
Ten years ago: Iranian hard-liners answered a week of pro-democracy rallies with one of their own, sending 100,000 people into the streets of Tehran. Race-based school busing in Boston came to an end after 25 years. Major league umpires voted to resign Sept. 2 and not work the final month of the season. (The strategy collapsed, with baseball owners accepting the resignations of 22 umpires.)
Five years ago: The Senate scuttled a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. (Forty-eight senators voted to advance the measure — 12 short of the 60 needed — and 50 voted to block it.) In Iraq, a suicide attacker detonated a massive car bomb at a checkpoint near the British Embassy and the interim government's headquarters in Baghdad, killing 11 people; the governor of Nineveh province was killed in an attack on his convoy.
One year ago: President George W. Bush lifted an executive ban on offshore drilling which had stood since his father was president. The New Yorker magazine featured a satirical cover showing Barack Obama dressed as a Muslim and his wife, Michelle, as a terrorist. (The Obama campaign called the cover "tasteless and offensive.")
Today's Birthdays: Playwright Arthur Laurents is 92. Actor Dale Robertson is 86. Actor Harry Dean Stanton is 83. Actress Nancy Olson is 81. Actress Polly Bergen is 79. Former football player Rosey Grier is 77. Actor Vincent Pastore ("The Sopranos") is 63. Former music company executive Tommy Mottola is 60. [Michael Jackson said Mottola is "devilish." That's all well & good, but who's having their birthday today, & who hasn't been buried yet? — Ed.] Rock musician Chris Cross (Ultravox) is 57. Actor Jerry Houser is 57. Actor-director Eric Laneuville is 57. Actor Stan Shaw is 57. Movie producer Scott Rudin is 51. Singer-guitarist Kyle Gass is 49. Country musician Ray Herndon (McBride and the Ride) is 49. Actress Jane Lynch is 49.
Actor Jackie Earle Haley is 48. Actor Matthew Fox is 43. Rock musician Ellen Reid (Crash Test Dummies) is 43. Rock singer-musician Tanya Donelly is 43. Actress Missy Gold is 39. Olympic gold medal snowboarder Ross Rebagliati is 38. Atlanta Braves pitcher Tim Hudson is 34. Hip-hop musician taboo (Black Eyed Peas) is 34.
Today In Entertainment History -- In 1908, the short film "The Adventures of Dollie," the first movie directed by D.W. Griffith, opened in New York.
On July 14th, 1933, Popeye the Sailor Man appeared in his first cartoon.
In 1967, The Who began its first American tour by opening for Herman's Hermits.
In 1972, the US State Department criticized actress Jane Fonda for making antiwar radio broadcasts in Hanoi. [Shit, we were making anti-war radio broadcasts right here in America, in Walla Walla, WA 99362, in 1972. To hell w/ Fonda & the State Dep't.! Latecomer losers. — Ed.]
In 1973, the Everly Brothers broke up after Phil got angry over Don's performance, smashed his own guitar and walked off stage. They reunited eleven years later.
In 1988, Michael Jackson launched his first British tour at Wembley Stadium in London. He rode over the crowd in a cradle suspended from a crane.
In 1987, musician Steve Miller got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. [Bullshit, AP. Wikipedia clearly states the star is for "The Steve Miller Band." — Ed.]
Twenty years ago, in 1989, Cyndi Lauper released the first close-captioned video, for "My First Night Without You."
In 1992, actress Demi Moore appeared on the cover of "Vanity Fair" naked except for a suit that had been painted on.
Thought for Today: "I have never regarded myself as this or that. I have been too busy being myself to bother about regarding myself." — Rex Stout, American crime author (1886-1975).
In 1978, Soviet dissident Natan Sharansky was convicted of treasonous espionage and anti-Soviet agitation, and sentenced to 13 years at hard labor. (Sharansky was released in 1986.)
Ten years ago: Iranian hard-liners answered a week of pro-democracy rallies with one of their own, sending 100,000 people into the streets of Tehran. Race-based school busing in Boston came to an end after 25 years. Major league umpires voted to resign Sept. 2 and not work the final month of the season. (The strategy collapsed, with baseball owners accepting the resignations of 22 umpires.)
Five years ago: The Senate scuttled a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. (Forty-eight senators voted to advance the measure — 12 short of the 60 needed — and 50 voted to block it.) In Iraq, a suicide attacker detonated a massive car bomb at a checkpoint near the British Embassy and the interim government's headquarters in Baghdad, killing 11 people; the governor of Nineveh province was killed in an attack on his convoy.
One year ago: President George W. Bush lifted an executive ban on offshore drilling which had stood since his father was president. The New Yorker magazine featured a satirical cover showing Barack Obama dressed as a Muslim and his wife, Michelle, as a terrorist. (The Obama campaign called the cover "tasteless and offensive.")
Today's Birthdays: Playwright Arthur Laurents is 92. Actor Dale Robertson is 86. Actor Harry Dean Stanton is 83. Actress Nancy Olson is 81. Actress Polly Bergen is 79. Former football player Rosey Grier is 77. Actor Vincent Pastore ("The Sopranos") is 63. Former music company executive Tommy Mottola is 60. [Michael Jackson said Mottola is "devilish." That's all well & good, but who's having their birthday today, & who hasn't been buried yet? — Ed.] Rock musician Chris Cross (Ultravox) is 57. Actor Jerry Houser is 57. Actor-director Eric Laneuville is 57. Actor Stan Shaw is 57. Movie producer Scott Rudin is 51. Singer-guitarist Kyle Gass is 49. Country musician Ray Herndon (McBride and the Ride) is 49. Actress Jane Lynch is 49.
Actor Jackie Earle Haley is 48. Actor Matthew Fox is 43. Rock musician Ellen Reid (Crash Test Dummies) is 43. Rock singer-musician Tanya Donelly is 43. Actress Missy Gold is 39. Olympic gold medal snowboarder Ross Rebagliati is 38. Atlanta Braves pitcher Tim Hudson is 34. Hip-hop musician taboo (Black Eyed Peas) is 34.
Today In Entertainment History -- In 1908, the short film "The Adventures of Dollie," the first movie directed by D.W. Griffith, opened in New York.
On July 14th, 1933, Popeye the Sailor Man appeared in his first cartoon.
In 1967, The Who began its first American tour by opening for Herman's Hermits.
In 1972, the US State Department criticized actress Jane Fonda for making antiwar radio broadcasts in Hanoi. [Shit, we were making anti-war radio broadcasts right here in America, in Walla Walla, WA 99362, in 1972. To hell w/ Fonda & the State Dep't.! Latecomer losers. — Ed.]
In 1973, the Everly Brothers broke up after Phil got angry over Don's performance, smashed his own guitar and walked off stage. They reunited eleven years later.
In 1988, Michael Jackson launched his first British tour at Wembley Stadium in London. He rode over the crowd in a cradle suspended from a crane.
In 1987, musician Steve Miller got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. [Bullshit, AP. Wikipedia clearly states the star is for "The Steve Miller Band." — Ed.]
Twenty years ago, in 1989, Cyndi Lauper released the first close-captioned video, for "My First Night Without You."
In 1992, actress Demi Moore appeared on the cover of "Vanity Fair" naked except for a suit that had been painted on.
Thought for Today: "I have never regarded myself as this or that. I have been too busy being myself to bother about regarding myself." — Rex Stout, American crime author (1886-1975).
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