Today in History.....

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On this day: 11th September

In 1954, the Miss America beauty pageant made its network TV debut on ABC. The 28th Miss America pageant was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Crowned the winner was Lee Meriwether, who later came to fame as co-star of the television series Barnaby Jones and as the character Catwoman in the 1966 film version of Batman.

 

[Shelter]

Don't forget 9/11 - the Twin Towers in New York. A shock quake which we will feel until today.

 

[haiducii]

Don't forget 9/11 - the Twin Towers in New York. A shock quake which we will feel until today.

Sure, but I deliberately wanted to talk about something more pleasant...

 

[Shelter]

Sure, but I deliberately wanted to talk about something more pleasant...

Sorry - you are totally right. It is better to remember the better sides of life. So please accept my apology. p

 

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On this day: 19th September

In 1901, 11 baseball games canceled due to funeral of Pres William McKinley.

 

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On this day: 21st September

In 1937, J. R. R. Tolkien's 'The Hobbit' is published by George Allen and Unwin in London.

 

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On this day: 22nd September

In 1984, the video for Wham's "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" was aired on "American Bandstand."

 

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On this day: 23rd September

In 2011, American TV soap opera"All My Children" aired its last episode. The show had run for 41 years.

 

[Shelter]

In 2011, American TV soap opera"All My Children" aired its last episode. The show had run for 41 years.

my dear Lord - 41 years and I've never heard from it! Truly it has never found its way to Germany and the German TV.

 

[camyoo]

On this day: 24 September

1979 – CompuServe launches the first consumer internet service, which features the first public electronic mail service.

 

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On this day: 25th September

In 2004, Chinese officials gather at the brand-new Shanghai International Circuit racetrack in anticipation of the next day’s inaugural Formula One Chinese Grand Prix. Though Formula One racing was traditionally a European sport, the builders and boosters of the state-sponsored Shanghai track–part of an elaborate complex called the Shanghai International Auto City - hoped that they could help the sport catch on in Asia. The day after the raceway opened, some 150,000 people filled the stands as the Brazilian driver Rubens Barrichello won its inaugural race.

 

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On this day: 29th September

In 1988, Stacy Allison of Portland, Oregon, becomes the first American woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest, which at 29,035 feet above sea level is the highest point on earth.

 

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On this day: 5th October

In 1947, President Harry Truman makes the first-ever televised presidential address from the White House, asking Americans to cut back on their use of grain in order to help starving Europeans.

 

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On this day: 7th October

In 2006, Russian journalist and human rights activist Anna Politkovskaya was assassinated. A leading voice in Russia, reporting on the Chechnya war, was shot four times, and the fatal shot was fired at her head in a lift in her Moscow apartment building. The echo of these shots still ring in our memory with the question: when will justice be served?

 

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On this day: 9th October

In 1911, Joe Rosenthal, the Associated Press photographer who captured the enduring image of the American fighting man in World War II with his depiction of five Marines and a Navy corpsman raising a huge American flag over the Japanese island of Iwo Jima, was born in Washington, D.C.

Note: This is the original photograph by Joe Rosenthal. It was later cropped to become the photo we all know.

 

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On this day: 10th October

In 1933, "Dreft", the first synthetic detergent based on surfactants for all-around household use, by Procter and Gamble, goes on sale.

 

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On this day: 11th October

In 1937, Bobby Charlton, one of England's most accomplished soccer player of all time, was born in Ashington, Northumberland, England. He began playing soccer at a young age, and became a professional soccer player for Manchester United at the age of 15. Throughout his career, Charlton obtained 106 international caps, earning him entry into the exclusive circle of players with a Century of Caps. He won everything the game has to offer, according to the International Hall of Fame: International caps and goals, championships and Cup winner's medals.

 

[gorgik9]

On this day 13 October 2016

At 1 pm today the Secretary of the Swedish Academy Sara Danius announced that Bob Dylan had been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature 2016.

Lot's of Swedish journalists, literary critics and publisher's have been pretty grumpy today: "- Dylan is a musician, he's isn't in literature..."

Well they're wrong. Not only has he written books, but the most important thing is this: He's a poet, and poetry doesn't begin in writing. Poetry is about song and performance, not necessarily something written.

 

[haiducii]

At 1 pm today the Secretary of the Swedish Academy Sara Danius announced that Bob Dylan had been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature 2016.

Lot's of Swedish journalists, literary critics and publisher's have been pretty grumpy today: "- Dylan is a musician, he's isn't in literature..."

Well they're wrong. Not only has he written books, but the most important thing is this: He's a poet, and poetry doesn't begin in writing. Poetry is about song and performance, not necessarily something written.

Dylan is unquestionably one of the greatest songwriters who has ever lived.

Had a Dream About You Baby

Her heart is jumpin'
It's really somethin'
The beat is pumpin'
My heart is thumpin'
Spent my money on you honey
My limbs are shakin'
My mind is breakin'​

 

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On this day: 16th October

In 1978, Karol Józef Wojtyła, the Archbishop of Kraków, won the papal elections that were held after his predecessor Pope John Paul I died after only 33 days in office. As Pope, Wojtyła took on the name of John Paul II. The first non-Italian Pope for more than 400 years was the second-longest serving pope in modern history, after Pope Pius IX, who was in office for over 31 years.