From The Associated Press: Today is Friday, July 17, the 198th day of 2009. There are 167 days left in the year.
The AP's Other History. A/V. UPI Almanac.
Today's Highlight in History:
On July 17, 1959, influential jazz vocalist Billie Holiday, known to her fans as "Lady Day," died in a New York City hospital at age 44.
On this date:
In 1821, Spain ceded Florida to the United States.
In 1898, Spanish troops in Santiago, Cuba, surrendered to U.S. forces during the Spanish-American War.
In 1900, Hall of fame pitcher Christy Mathewson made his major league debut with the New York Giants.
In 1917, with the country at war with Germany, the British royal family changed its name from the German Saxe-Coburg Gotha to Windsor.
In 1918, Russia's Czar Nicholas II and his family were executed by the Bolsheviks.In 1936, the Spanish Civil War began as right-wing army generals launched a coup attempt against the Second Spanish Republic.
In 1938, Douglas Corrigan took off from Floyd Bennett Field in New York for a return flight to California but lost his bearings in the clouds, he said, and flew instead to Ireland. He became an instant celebrity and was forever after known as "Wrong Way" Corrigan.
In 1944, 320 men, two-thirds of them African-Americans, were killed when a pair of ammunition ships exploded at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine in California.
In 1945, President Harry S. Truman, Soviet leader Josef Stalin and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill began meeting at Potsdam in the final Allied summit of World War II.In 1961, Baseball Hall of Famer Ty Cobb died at age 74.
In 1968, a coup in Iraq returned the Baath Party to power, five years after it was ousted.
In 1975, an Apollo spaceship docked with a Soyuz spacecraft in orbit in the first superpower link-up of its kind.
In 1979, Nicaraguan President Anastasio Somoza resigned and fled into exile in Miami.
In 1981, 114 people were killed when a pair of walkways above the lobby of the Kansas City Hyatt Regency Hotel collapsed, one atop the other, during a tea dance.
In 1996, TWA Flight 800, a Paris-bound Boeing 747, exploded and crashed off Long Island, N.Y., shortly after leaving John F. Kennedy International Airport, killing all 230 people aboard.Ten years ago: A search began for the missing plane that was carrying John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife, Carolyn, and her sister, Lauren Bessette, on a flight from New Jersey to Massachusetts. (The plane had crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near Martha's Vineyard the night before, killing all three.)
Five years ago: Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia submitted his resignation to Yasser Arafat, who rejected it the next day. California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger mockingly used the term "girlie men" during a rally as he claimed Democrats were delaying the state budget by catering to special interests.
One year ago: The FDA lifted its salmonella warning on tomatoes amid signs the record outbreak, while not over, might finally be slowing. President George W. Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki held a secure video conference during which they agreed to set a "general time horizon" for bringing more U.S. troops home from the Iraq war.
Today's Birthdays: TV personality Art Linkletter is 97. Comedian Phyllis Diller is 92. Former International Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samaranch is 89. Jazz singer Jimmy Scott is 84. Actor Donald Sutherland is 74. Actress-singer Diahann Carroll is 74. Rock musician Spencer Davis is 67. Rock musician Terry "Geezer" Butler (Black Sabbath) is 60. Actress Lucie Arnaz is 58. Actor David Hasselhoff ("Baywatch") is 57. Rock musician Fran Smith Jr. (The Hooters) is 57. Singer Phoebe Snow is 57. Television producer Mark Burnett ("Survivor," "The Apprentice") is 49. Actress Nancy Giles is 49. Singer Regina Belle is 46. Rock musician Lou Barlow is 43. Hip-hop singer Guru (Gang Starr) is 43. Actor Andre Royo is 41. Actress Bitty Schram is 41. Actor Jason Clarke is 40. Singer JC (PM Dawn) is 38. Rapper Sole' is 36. Former NFL player Eric Moulds is 36. Country singer Luke Bryan is 33. Actor Eric Winter is 33. Boston Bruins center Marc Savard is 32.
Today In Entertainment History -- On July 17th, 1955, Disneyland opened in Anaheim, California.
In 1959, jazz singer Billie Holiday died in a New York hospital while under arrest for narcotics possession. She was 44.
In 1961, The Supremes released their first record, "Buttered Popcorn." John Chancellor replaced Dave Garroway on the "Today" show, but admitted he hated the job and wanted out after the first day.
In 1965, "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag" by James Brown was released. It sold more than two million copies.
In 1967, tenor saxophonist and composer John Coltrane died at age 40.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience performed as the opening act for The Monkees in New York.
In 1968, the animated Beatles film "Yellow Submarine" premiered at the London Pavilion.
In 1982, "Valley Girl" by Frank Zappa and his 14-year-old daughter, Moon Unit, entered the pop chart.In 1986, 50 people were hurt in gang violence outside a Run-DMC show in Long Beach, California.
In 1991, the revamped Lynyrd Skynyrd opened its world tour in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. James Brown was honored by his native state of Georgia for his comeback following a two-year prison term.
In 1996, bassist Chas Chandler of The Animals died in a British hospital at age 57. He had been undergoing tests related to an aortic aneurysm. Smashing Pumpkins fired drummer Jimmy Chamberlin. The announcement came less than a week after Chamberlin was arrested on a drug charge and backup keyboardist Jonathan Melvoin was found dead of a heroin overdose.
Thought for Today: "Sometimes it's worse to win a fight than to lose." — Billie Holiday, American jazz singer (1915-1959).
In 1936, the Spanish Civil War began as right-wing army generals launched a coup attempt against the Second Spanish Republic.
In 1938, Douglas Corrigan took off from Floyd Bennett Field in New York for a return flight to California but lost his bearings in the clouds, he said, and flew instead to Ireland. He became an instant celebrity and was forever after known as "Wrong Way" Corrigan.
In 1944, 320 men, two-thirds of them African-Americans, were killed when a pair of ammunition ships exploded at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine in California.
In 1945, President Harry S. Truman, Soviet leader Josef Stalin and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill began meeting at Potsdam in the final Allied summit of World War II.
In 1961, Baseball Hall of Famer Ty Cobb died at age 74.
In 1968, a coup in Iraq returned the Baath Party to power, five years after it was ousted.
In 1975, an Apollo spaceship docked with a Soyuz spacecraft in orbit in the first superpower link-up of its kind.
In 1979, Nicaraguan President Anastasio Somoza resigned and fled into exile in Miami.
In 1981, 114 people were killed when a pair of walkways above the lobby of the Kansas City Hyatt Regency Hotel collapsed, one atop the other, during a tea dance.
In 1996, TWA Flight 800, a Paris-bound Boeing 747, exploded and crashed off Long Island, N.Y., shortly after leaving John F. Kennedy International Airport, killing all 230 people aboard.
Ten years ago: A search began for the missing plane that was carrying John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife, Carolyn, and her sister, Lauren Bessette, on a flight from New Jersey to Massachusetts. (The plane had crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near Martha's Vineyard the night before, killing all three.)
Five years ago: Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia submitted his resignation to Yasser Arafat, who rejected it the next day. California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger mockingly used the term "girlie men" during a rally as he claimed Democrats were delaying the state budget by catering to special interests.
One year ago: The FDA lifted its salmonella warning on tomatoes amid signs the record outbreak, while not over, might finally be slowing. President George W. Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki held a secure video conference during which they agreed to set a "general time horizon" for bringing more U.S. troops home from the Iraq war.
Today's Birthdays: TV personality Art Linkletter is 97. Comedian Phyllis Diller is 92. Former International Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samaranch is 89. Jazz singer Jimmy Scott is 84. Actor Donald Sutherland is 74. Actress-singer Diahann Carroll is 74. Rock musician Spencer Davis is 67. Rock musician Terry "Geezer" Butler (Black Sabbath) is 60. Actress Lucie Arnaz is 58. Actor David Hasselhoff ("Baywatch") is 57. Rock musician Fran Smith Jr. (The Hooters) is 57. Singer Phoebe Snow is 57. Television producer Mark Burnett ("Survivor," "The Apprentice") is 49. Actress Nancy Giles is 49. Singer Regina Belle is 46. Rock musician Lou Barlow is 43. Hip-hop singer Guru (Gang Starr) is 43. Actor Andre Royo is 41. Actress Bitty Schram is 41. Actor Jason Clarke is 40. Singer JC (PM Dawn) is 38. Rapper Sole' is 36. Former NFL player Eric Moulds is 36. Country singer Luke Bryan is 33. Actor Eric Winter is 33. Boston Bruins center Marc Savard is 32.
Today In Entertainment History -- On July 17th, 1955, Disneyland opened in Anaheim, California.
In 1959, jazz singer Billie Holiday died in a New York hospital while under arrest for narcotics possession. She was 44.
In 1961, The Supremes released their first record, "Buttered Popcorn." John Chancellor replaced Dave Garroway on the "Today" show, but admitted he hated the job and wanted out after the first day.
In 1965, "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag" by James Brown was released. It sold more than two million copies.
In 1967, tenor saxophonist and composer John Coltrane died at age 40.
In 1986, 50 people were hurt in gang violence outside a Run-DMC show in Long Beach, California.
In 1991, the revamped Lynyrd Skynyrd opened its world tour in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. James Brown was honored by his native state of Georgia for his comeback following a two-year prison term.
In 1996, bassist Chas Chandler of The Animals died in a British hospital at age 57. He had been undergoing tests related to an aortic aneurysm. Smashing Pumpkins fired drummer Jimmy Chamberlin. The announcement came less than a week after Chamberlin was arrested on a drug charge and backup keyboardist Jonathan Melvoin was found dead of a heroin overdose.
Thought for Today: "Sometimes it's worse to win a fight than to lose." — Billie Holiday, American jazz singer (1915-1959).
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