Off Topic Bullsh*t Thread Volume XXIII

[Krandall]

Today's Highlights in History
On July 28, 1914, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. World War I began as declarations of war by other European nations quickly followed. (Go to article.)

On July 28, 1929, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, the American first lady noted for her style and elegance, was born. Following her death on May 19, 1994, her obituary appeared in The Times. (Go to obit. | Other Birthdays)
Editorial Cartoon of the Day
   
On July 28,   1877, Harper's Weekly featured a cartoon about anti-Semitism.



On this date in:

1750    Composer Johann Sebastian Bach died in Leipzig, Germany, at age 65.

1794    Maximilien Robespierre, a leading figure of the French Revolution, was sent to the guillotine.

1821    Peru declared its independence from Spain.

1868    The Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing due process and the equal protection of the laws to former slaves, was declared in effect.

1896    The city of Miami, Fla., was incorporated.

1929    Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, first lady from 1961 to 1963, was born in Southampton, N.Y.

1945    A U.S. Army bomber crashed into the 79th floor of New York City's Empire State Building, killing 14 people.

1965    President Lyndon B. Johnson announced he was increasing the number of American troops in South Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000.

1976    An earthquake devastated northern China, killing at least 242,000 people.

1995    A jury in Union, S.C., sentenced Susan Smith to life in prison for drowning her two young sons.

1998    Bell Atlantic and GTE announced a $52 billion merger that created Verizon.

2002    Nine coal miners trapped in the flooded Quecreek Mine in Somerset, Pa., were rescued after 77 hours underground.

2004    The Democratic National Convention in Boston nominated Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry for president.

2005    The Irish Republican Army renounced the use of violence against British rule in Northern Ireland and said it would disarm.

2006    Actor-director Mel Gibson launched an anti-Semitic tirade as he was arrested in Malibu, Calif., for driving drunk; Gibson later apologized and was sentenced to probation and alcohol treatment.

2009    The Senate Judiciary Committee approved Sonia Sotomayor to be the first Hispanic justice on the Supreme Court.

2009    Anti-abortion activist Scott Roeder pleaded not guilty in Wichita, Kan. to killing late-term abortion provider George Tiller. (Roeder was later convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison.)




Current Birthdays

Hugo Chavez turns 56 years old today.

AP Photo/Juan Karita President Hugo Chavez of Venzuela turns 56 years old today.


69    Michael Mukasey
Former attorney general

67    Bill Bradley
Basketball Hall of Famer, former U.S. senator, D-N.J.

65    Jim Davis
Cartoonist ("Garfield")

64    Linda Kelsey
Actress ("Lou Grant")

63    Dick Ebersol
TV producer

62    Georgia Engel
Actress ("The Mary Tyler Moore Show")

62    Sally Struthers
Actress ("All in the Family")

53    Scott Pelley
Broadcast journalist ("60 Minutes")

46    Lori Loughlin
Actress ("Full House")

38    Elizabeth Berkley
Actress

20    Soulja Boy
Rapper

Historic Birthdays

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

7/28/1929 - 5/19/1994
American first lady (1961-3)
(Go to obit.)

73    Jacopo Sannazzaro
7/28/1456 - 4/24/1530
Italian poet

50    Judith Leyster
7/28/1609 - /1660
Dutch painter

77    Beatrix Potter
7/28/1866 - 12/22/1943
English author of children's books

83    Charles Dillon Perrine
7/28/1867 - 6/21/1951
American astronomer

87    Lucy Burns
7/28/1879 - 12/22/1966
American woman suffragist

81    Marcel Duchamp
7/28/1887 - 10/2/1968
French-born American painter

88    Harry Bridges
7/28/1901 - 3/30/1990
Australian-born American labor leader

84    Rudy Vallee
7/28/1901 - 7/3/1986
American singer and bandleader

76    Earl Tupper
7/28/1907 - 10/5/1983
American inventor of Tupperware plastic containers

47    Malcolm Lowry
7/28/1909 - 6/27/1957
English novelist, short story writer and poet

[Krandall]

Today's Highlights in History
On July 28, 1914, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. World War I began as declarations of war by other European nations quickly followed. (Go to article.)

On July 28, 1929, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, the American first lady noted for her style and elegance, was born. Following her death on May 19, 1994, her obituary appeared in The Times. (Go to obit. | Other Birthdays)
Editorial Cartoon of the Day
   
On July 28,   1877, Harper's Weekly featured a cartoon about anti-Semitism.



On this date in:

1750    Composer Johann Sebastian Bach died in Leipzig, Germany, at age 65.

1794    Maximilien Robespierre, a leading figure of the French Revolution, was sent to the guillotine.

1821    Peru declared its independence from Spain.

1868    The Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing due process and the equal protection of the laws to former slaves, was declared in effect.

1896    The city of Miami, Fla., was incorporated.

1929    Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, first lady from 1961 to 1963, was born in Southampton, N.Y.

1945    A U.S. Army bomber crashed into the 79th floor of New York City's Empire State Building, killing 14 people.

1965    President Lyndon B. Johnson announced he was increasing the number of American troops in South Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000.

1976    An earthquake devastated northern China, killing at least 242,000 people.

1995    A jury in Union, S.C., sentenced Susan Smith to life in prison for drowning her two young sons.

1998    Bell Atlantic and GTE announced a $52 billion merger that created Verizon.

2002    Nine coal miners trapped in the flooded Quecreek Mine in Somerset, Pa., were rescued after 77 hours underground.

2004    The Democratic National Convention in Boston nominated Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry for president.

2005    The Irish Republican Army renounced the use of violence against British rule in Northern Ireland and said it would disarm.

2006    Actor-director Mel Gibson launched an anti-Semitic tirade as he was arrested in Malibu, Calif., for driving drunk; Gibson later apologized and was sentenced to probation and alcohol treatment.

2009    The Senate Judiciary Committee approved Sonia Sotomayor to be the first Hispanic justice on the Supreme Court.

2009    Anti-abortion activist Scott Roeder pleaded not guilty in Wichita, Kan. to killing late-term abortion provider George Tiller. (Roeder was later convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison.)

Current Birthdays

President Hugo Chavez of Venzuela turns 56 years old today.


69    Michael Mukasey
Former attorney general

67    Bill Bradley
Basketball Hall of Famer, former U.S. senator, D-N.J.

65    Jim Davis
Cartoonist ("Garfield")

64    Linda Kelsey
Actress ("Lou Grant")

63    Dick Ebersol
TV producer

62    Georgia Engel
Actress ("The Mary Tyler Moore Show")

62    Sally Struthers
Actress ("All in the Family")

53    Scott Pelley
Broadcast journalist ("60 Minutes")

46    Lori Loughlin
Actress ("Full House")

38    Elizabeth Berkley
Actress

20    Soulja Boy
Rapper

Historic Birthdays

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

7/28/1929 - 5/19/1994
American first lady (1961-3)
(Go to obit.)

73    Jacopo Sannazzaro
7/28/1456 - 4/24/1530
Italian poet

50    Judith Leyster
7/28/1609 - /1660
Dutch painter

77    Beatrix Potter
7/28/1866 - 12/22/1943
English author of children's books

83    Charles Dillon Perrine
7/28/1867 - 6/21/1951
American astronomer

87    Lucy Burns
7/28/1879 - 12/22/1966
American woman suffragist

81    Marcel Duchamp
7/28/1887 - 10/2/1968
French-born American painter

88    Harry Bridges
7/28/1901 - 3/30/1990
Australian-born American labor leader

84    Rudy Vallee
7/28/1901 - 7/3/1986
American singer and bandleader

76    Earl Tupper
7/28/1907 - 10/5/1983
American inventor of Tupperware plastic containers

47    Malcolm Lowry
7/28/1909 - 6/27/1957
English novelist, short story writer and poet

[Magz]

Hey peels I used altercation properly, spelled correctly, in a sentence and i didn't even know what it was........
Are you proud of me?

[Today at 11:28:18 AM] maguilar496: unfortunately the aunt he is staying with is the one i had a little altercation with...............

[Today at 11:28:23 AM] maguilar496: ALTERCATION

[Today at 11:28:27 AM] maguilar496: WTF is that?

[Today at 11:28:29 AM] Spartan727: I think Aaron wanted it, but probably just like 15 with shipping

[Today at 11:28:42 AM] Spartan727: Altercation....a disagreement? 

[Today at 11:28:44 AM] troywcc: it's a fight

[Today at 11:29:02 AM] maguilar496: WOW I'M IMPRESSED 

[Today at 11:29:05 AM] maguilar496: where is peels.

[Today at 11:29:07 AM] maguilar496: PEELS

[Spartan]

     

[Krandall]

Well done sucka.

[Krandall]

Today's Highlights in History
On July 30, 1945, the USS Indianapolis, which had just delivered key components of the Hiroshima atomic bomb to the Pacific island of Tinian, was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine. Only 316 out of 1,196 men survived the sinking and shark-infested waters. (Go to article.)

On July 30, 1863, Henry Ford, the American automobile manufacturer who founded the Ford Motor Company, was born. Following his death on April 7, 1947, his obituary appeared in The Times. (Go to obit. | Other Birthdays)
Editorial Cartoon of the Day
   
On July 30, 1881, Harper's Weekly featured a cartoon about European colonialism in Africa.


On this date in:

1619    The first representative assembly in America convened in Jamestown, Va.

1729    The city of Baltimore was founded.

1792    The French national anthem, "La Marseillaise" by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, was first sung in Paris.

1863    American automaker Henry Ford was born in Dearborn Township, Mich.

1930    Host Uruguay won soccer's first World Cup with a 4-2 victory over Argentina in the final in Montevideo.

1942    President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a bill creating a women's auxiliary agency in the Navy known as Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service, or WAVES.

1965    President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Medicare bill into law.

1966    England won the World Cup when Geoff Hurst scored a hat trick in a 4-2 victory over West Germany at London's Wembley Stadium.

1971    Apollo 15 astronauts David R. Scott and James B. Irwin landed on the moon.

1975    Former Teamsters union president Jimmy Hoffa disappeared in suburban Detroit. (His remains have never been found.)

2002    Expelled from Congress a week earlier, James A. Traficant Jr. was sentenced to eight years behind bars for corruption.

2008    Ex-Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic was extradited to The Hague to face genocide charges after nearly 13 years on the run.

2009    Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Cambridge, Mass., police Sgt. James Crowley, who had arrested him for disorderly conduct at his home, met with President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden at the White House for a "beer summit."

Current Birthdays

Director Peter Bogdanovich turns 71 years old today.


76    Bud Selig
Baseball commissioner

74    Buddy Guy
Blues guitarist

71    Eleanor Smeal
Feminist activist

69    Paul Anka
Singer

65    David Sanborn
Jazz saxophonist

63    Arnold Schwarzenegger
Governor of California, actor

62    Jean Reno
Actor

54    Delta Burke
Actress ("Designing Women")

52    Kate Bush
Rock singer

50    Richard Linklater
Director

49    Laurence Fishburne
Actor ("C.S.I.")

47    Lisa Kudrow
Actress ("Friends")

46    Vivica A. Fox
Actress

41    Simon Baker
Actor

40    Christopher Nolan
Director ("The Dark Night," "Batman Begins")

39    Tom Green
Actor, comedian

39    Christine Taylor
Actress

37    Dean Edwards
Actor, comedian

36    Hilary Swank
Actress

33    Jaime Pressley
Actress

[Krandall]

Today's Highlights in History

On Aug. 2, 1923, the 29th president of the United States, Warren G. Harding, died in San Francisco. Calvin Coolidge took the oath of office as President of the United States. (Go to article.)

On Aug. 2, 1924, James Baldwin, the American essayist, novelist and playwright whose work explored racial issues, was born. Following his death on Dec. 1, 1987, his obituary appeared in The Times. (Go to obit. | Other Birthdays)
Editorial Cartoon of the Day
   
On August 2, 1884, Harper's Weekly featured a cartoon about the presidential election of 1884.



On this date in:

1776    Members of the Continental Congress began signing the Declaration of Independence.

1876    Frontiersman "Wild Bill" Hickok was shot and killed while playing poker at a saloon in Deadwood, S.D.

1934    German President Paul von Hindenburg died, paving the way for Adolf Hitler's complete takeover.

1939    Albert Einstein signed a letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt urging creation of an atomic weapons research program.

1943    PT-109, a Navy patrol torpedo boat commanded by Lt. John F. Kennedy, sank after being sheared in two by a Japanese destroyer off the Solomon Islands. Kennedy was credited with saving members of the crew.

1945    President Harry S. Truman, Soviet leader Josef Stalin and British Prime Minister Clement Attlee concluded the Potsdam conference.

1964    The Pentagon reported the first of two attacks on U.S. destroyers by North Vietnamese torpedo boats in the Gulf of Tonkin.

1985    A Delta Air Lines jumbo jet crashed while attempting to land at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, killing 137 people.

1990    Iraq invaded Kuwait, seizing control of the oil-rich emirate.

2000    Republicans nominated Texas Gov. George W. Bush for president and Dick Cheney for vice president at the party's convention in Philadelphia.

2007    Mattel recalled nearly a million Chinese-made toys from its Fisher-Price division that were found to have excessive amounts of lead.

Current Birthdays

Actor Sam Worthington ("Avatar") turns 34 years old today.


88    Paul Laxalt
Former U.S. senator, R-Nevada

78    Peter O'Toole
Actor

73    Garth Hudson
Rock musician (The Band)

71    Wes Craven
Director

71    John Snow
Former treasury secretary

65    Joanna Cassidy
Actress

57    Butch Patrick
Actor ("The Munsters")

53    Mojo Nixon
Singer

51    Victoria Jackson
Actress ("Saturday Night Live")

51    Apollonia
Actress ("Purple Rain")

48    Cynthia Stevenson
Actress

46    Mary-Louise Parker
Actress ("Weeds")

44    Tim Wakefield
Baseball player

40    Kevin Smith
Writer, director

33    Edward Furlong
Actor

18    Hallie Eisenberg
Actress

[Peelz]

Happy Monday slackers. Just realized it was Dad's b-day today. Could have done without that revelation though

[Colorado700R]

Happy Monday slackers. Just realized it was Dad's b-day today. Could have done without that revelation though

Dad would be proud to see his boy pressing on, but remembering him in the way you and your family do Eric

[Peelz]

Happy Monday slackers. Just realized it was Dad's b-day today. Could have done without that revelation though

Dad would be proud to see his boy pressing on, but remembering him in the way you and your family do Eric

word. 

Thanks A-ron

[Krandall]

2 years ago! 

[Peelz]

congrats wandall. 

[Colorado700R]

You can tell she's thinking of me in that pic

[Lady4Fiddy]

You can tell she's thinking of me in that pic

Sorry but she is thinking about me, so is Randy. 

[Krandall]

You can tell he's thinking of me in that pic

Homo...