The AP coverage, maybe. In 1930, President Herbert Hoover signed an executive order establishing the Veterans Administration.
Sixty-five years ago, in 1944, American forces landed on Guam. The Democratic National Convention in Chicago nominated Sen. Harry S. Truman to be vice president.
Sixty years ago, in 1949, the U. S. Senate ratified the North Atlantic Treaty.
In 1954, France surrendered North Vietnam to the Communists.
In 1955, during the Geneva summit, President Dwight D. Eisenhower presented his "open skies" proposal under which the United States and the Soviet Union would trade information on each other's military facilities.
In 1961, Captain Virgil "Gus" Grissom became the second American to rocket into a suborbital pattern around the Earth, flying aboard the Liberty Bell 7. [Which he managed to sink by blowing the escape hatch too soon after splashdown. Also: "Around the Earth?" What does "suborbital pattern" mean, again? — Ed.]
Forty years ago, in 1969, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin blasted off from the moon aboard the ascent stage of the lunar module for docking with the command module.
In 1980, draft registration began in the United States for 19- and 20-year-old men.
In 1988, Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis accepted the Democratic presidential nomination at the party's convention in Atlanta.
Fifteen years ago: Britain's Labor Party elected Tony Blair its new leader, succeeding the late John Smith.
In 1998, astronaut Alan Shepard died at age 74. [This reporter was in Houston, Texas, in 1970-71, & at some point smoked some reefer w/ a woman who identified herself as Mr. Shepard's daughter. Didn't check her ID, however. — Ed.]
Ten years ago: Navy divers found and recovered the bodies of John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife, Carolyn, and sister-in-law, Lauren Bessette, in the wreckage of Kennedy's plane in the Atlantic Ocean off Martha's Vineyard. Advertising executive David Ogilvy died in Bonnes, France, at age 88.
In 2000, Special Counsel John C. Danforth concluded "with 100 percent certainty" that the federal government was innocent of wrongdoing in the siege that killed 80 members of the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas, in 1993.
In 2003, Canadian authorities expanded their search for the remains of 63 Vancouver women missing for 20 years. Pig farmer Robert Pickton was charged with killing 26 women, most of whom were drug-addicted prostitutes.
Five years ago: President George W. Bush sketched out a second-term domestic agenda, telling campaign donors he would shift focus to improving high school education and expanding access to health care. Richard Bloch, co-founder of H&R Block, the world's largest tax preparer, died in Kansas City, Mo., at age 78.
One year ago: In a face-to-face meeting with Iraq's leaders, Barack Obama gained fresh support for the idea of pulling all U.S. combat forces out of the war zone by 2010. Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, one of the world's top war crimes fugitives, was arrested in a Belgrade suburb by Serbian security forces. Eric Dowling, who helped excavate tunnels used in the breakout from a World War II German prison camp that became known as the "Great Escape," died in Bristol, England, a day before his 93rd birthday.
Today's Birthdays: Singer Kay Starr is 87. Movie director Norman Jewison is 83. Actor Paul Burke is 83. Former Attorney General Janet Reno is 71. Actress Patricia Elliott is 67. Actor David Downing is 66. Actor Edward Herrmann is 66. Actor Leigh Lawson is 64. Actor Wendell Burton is 62. Actor Art Hindle is 61. Singer Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) is 61. Cartoonist Garry Trudeau is 61. Comedian-actor Robin Williams is 58. Rock singer-musician Eric Bazilian (The Hooters) is 56. Comedian Jon Lovitz is 52. Actor Lance Guest is 49. Actor Matt Mulhern is 49. Comedian Greg Behrendt is 46. Actress Ali Landry is 36. Reggae singer Damian Marley is 31. Indiana Fever forward Tamika Catchings is 30. New York Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia is 29. Actress Sprague Grayden is 29. Cleveland Browns tight end Kellen Winslow II is 26. [Today's list severely truncated because who the fuck are all these twenty-nothings, & thirty no-ones? Even in their 40s: "Rock musician Koen Lieckens (K's Choice) is 43." Who the fuck? NB: It's not that we give a fuck, either. If you are so fucking lame & your life so empty that you know who that or any one else born on this date is, don't waste any electrons letting us know. — Ed.]
Today In Entertainment History -- On July 21st, 1971, Carole King received a gold album for "Tapestry."
In 1975, Willie Nelson made his debut on the album charts with "Red Headed Stranger." It contained the hit "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain."
In 1987, Guns N' Roses released their debut album, "Appetite for Destruction."
In 1990, Roger Waters, Cyndi Lauper, Sinead O'Connor, Phil Collins, Bryan Adams and others gave a benefit concert of songs from Pink Floyd's album "The Wall" in East Berlin, Germany. At the end of the concert, a mock wall made of plastic foam fell. Proceeds from ticket sales went to an international fund for disaster relief. That very same year, in an unrelated action, BBC's Radio One apologized to listeners after Madonna repeatedly cursed during a live concert broadcast.
In 1992, the mayor of Los Angeles declared "Arsenio Hall Day" in honor of the talk show host.
Five years ago, Academy Award-winning composer Jerry Goldsmith died in Beverly Hills, Calif., at age 75.
In 1996, guitarist Kim Thayil of Soundgarden was arrested for allegedly hitting a fan who was trying to take his picture in a hotel in Rockingham, North Carolina.
In 1998, actor Robert Young died at his home in California. He was 91, & probably best known for playing Jim "Stick Up My Ass" Anderson, the "dad" on "Father Knows Best."
Thought for Today: "Happiness is good health and a bad memory." — Ingrid Bergman, Swedish-born actress (1915-1982).
Sixty years ago, in 1949, the U. S. Senate ratified the North Atlantic Treaty.
In 1954, France surrendered North Vietnam to the Communists.
In 1955, during the Geneva summit, President Dwight D. Eisenhower presented his "open skies" proposal under which the United States and the Soviet Union would trade information on each other's military facilities.
In 1961, Captain Virgil "Gus" Grissom became the second American to rocket into a suborbital pattern around the Earth, flying aboard the Liberty Bell 7. [Which he managed to sink by blowing the escape hatch too soon after splashdown. Also: "Around the Earth?" What does "suborbital pattern" mean, again? — Ed.]
Forty years ago, in 1969, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin blasted off from the moon aboard the ascent stage of the lunar module for docking with the command module.
In 1980, draft registration began in the United States for 19- and 20-year-old men.
In 1988, Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis accepted the Democratic presidential nomination at the party's convention in Atlanta.
Fifteen years ago: Britain's Labor Party elected Tony Blair its new leader, succeeding the late John Smith.
In 1998, astronaut Alan Shepard died at age 74. [This reporter was in Houston, Texas, in 1970-71, & at some point smoked some reefer w/ a woman who identified herself as Mr. Shepard's daughter. Didn't check her ID, however. — Ed.]
Ten years ago: Navy divers found and recovered the bodies of John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife, Carolyn, and sister-in-law, Lauren Bessette, in the wreckage of Kennedy's plane in the Atlantic Ocean off Martha's Vineyard. Advertising executive David Ogilvy died in Bonnes, France, at age 88.
In 2000, Special Counsel John C. Danforth concluded "with 100 percent certainty" that the federal government was innocent of wrongdoing in the siege that killed 80 members of the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas, in 1993.
In 2003, Canadian authorities expanded their search for the remains of 63 Vancouver women missing for 20 years. Pig farmer Robert Pickton was charged with killing 26 women, most of whom were drug-addicted prostitutes.
Five years ago: President George W. Bush sketched out a second-term domestic agenda, telling campaign donors he would shift focus to improving high school education and expanding access to health care. Richard Bloch, co-founder of H&R Block, the world's largest tax preparer, died in Kansas City, Mo., at age 78.
One year ago: In a face-to-face meeting with Iraq's leaders, Barack Obama gained fresh support for the idea of pulling all U.S. combat forces out of the war zone by 2010. Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, one of the world's top war crimes fugitives, was arrested in a Belgrade suburb by Serbian security forces. Eric Dowling, who helped excavate tunnels used in the breakout from a World War II German prison camp that became known as the "Great Escape," died in Bristol, England, a day before his 93rd birthday.
Today's Birthdays: Singer Kay Starr is 87. Movie director Norman Jewison is 83. Actor Paul Burke is 83. Former Attorney General Janet Reno is 71. Actress Patricia Elliott is 67. Actor David Downing is 66. Actor Edward Herrmann is 66. Actor Leigh Lawson is 64. Actor Wendell Burton is 62. Actor Art Hindle is 61. Singer Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) is 61. Cartoonist Garry Trudeau is 61. Comedian-actor Robin Williams is 58. Rock singer-musician Eric Bazilian (The Hooters) is 56. Comedian Jon Lovitz is 52. Actor Lance Guest is 49. Actor Matt Mulhern is 49. Comedian Greg Behrendt is 46. Actress Ali Landry is 36. Reggae singer Damian Marley is 31. Indiana Fever forward Tamika Catchings is 30. New York Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia is 29. Actress Sprague Grayden is 29. Cleveland Browns tight end Kellen Winslow II is 26. [Today's list severely truncated because who the fuck are all these twenty-nothings, & thirty no-ones? Even in their 40s: "Rock musician Koen Lieckens (K's Choice) is 43." Who the fuck? NB: It's not that we give a fuck, either. If you are so fucking lame & your life so empty that you know who that or any one else born on this date is, don't waste any electrons letting us know. — Ed.]
Today In Entertainment History -- On July 21st, 1971, Carole King received a gold album for "Tapestry."
In 1975, Willie Nelson made his debut on the album charts with "Red Headed Stranger." It contained the hit "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain."
In 1987, Guns N' Roses released their debut album, "Appetite for Destruction."
In 1990, Roger Waters, Cyndi Lauper, Sinead O'Connor, Phil Collins, Bryan Adams and others gave a benefit concert of songs from Pink Floyd's album "The Wall" in East Berlin, Germany. At the end of the concert, a mock wall made of plastic foam fell. Proceeds from ticket sales went to an international fund for disaster relief. That very same year, in an unrelated action, BBC's Radio One apologized to listeners after Madonna repeatedly cursed during a live concert broadcast.
In 1992, the mayor of Los Angeles declared "Arsenio Hall Day" in honor of the talk show host.
Five years ago, Academy Award-winning composer Jerry Goldsmith died in Beverly Hills, Calif., at age 75.
In 1996, guitarist Kim Thayil of Soundgarden was arrested for allegedly hitting a fan who was trying to take his picture in a hotel in Rockingham, North Carolina.
In 1998, actor Robert Young died at his home in California. He was 91, & probably best known for playing Jim "Stick Up My Ass" Anderson, the "dad" on "Father Knows Best."
Thought for Today: "Happiness is good health and a bad memory." — Ingrid Bergman, Swedish-born actress (1915-1982).
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