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Gravdigr · 08-08-2016, 02:26 PM

August 8

1576 – The cornerstone for Tycho Brahe's Uraniborg observatory is laid on the island of Hven.

1588 – Anglo-Spanish War: Battle of Gravelines: The naval engagement ends, ending the Spanish Armada's attempt to invade England.

1709 – Bartolomeu de Gusmão demonstrates the lifting power of hot air in an audience before the king of Portugal in Lisbon, Portugal.

1863 – American Civil War: Following his defeat in the Battle of Gettysburg, General Robert E. Lee sends a letter of resignation to Confederate President Jefferson Davis (which is refused upon receipt).

1885 – More than 1.5 million people attend the funeral of Ulysses S. Grant in New York City.

1946 – First flight of the Convair B-36, the world's first mass-produced nuclear weapon delivery vehicle, the heaviest mass-produced piston-engined aircraft, with the longest wingspan of any military aircraft, and the first bomber with intercontinental range.

1960 - 16-year old Brian Hyland went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini', it made No.8 in the UK.

1963 – Great Train Robbery: In England, a gang of 15 train robbers steal £2.6 million in bank notes.

1969 – At a zebra crossing (crosswalk) in London, photographer Iain Macmillan takes the photo that becomes the cover of the Beatles album Abbey Road.

1974 – President Richard Nixon, in a nationwide television address, announces his resignation from the office of the President of the United States effective noon the next day.

1981 - MTV broadcast its first stereo concert with REO Speedwagon who performed in Denver, Colorado, having just released the album Hi Infidelity and the hit singles, ‘Keep On Loving You,’ ‘Take It On the Run’ and ‘Don’t Let Him Go.’

1989 – Space Shuttle program: STS-28 Mission: Space Shuttle Columbia takes off on a secret five-day military mission.

1992 - A riot broke out during a Guns N' Roses and Metallica gig at Montreal stadium when Metallica's show was cut short after singer James Hetfield was injured by pyrotechnics. Guns N' Roses took the stage but frontman Axl Rose claimed that his throat hurt, causing the band to leave the stage early. The cancellation led to a riot by the audience who overturned cars, smashed windows, looted local stores and set fires.

1996, KISS appeared at the Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, Ohio on their 192 date Alive World Tour. During this show a fan threw his fake leg on stage, which all the members signed and handed back to him.

2000 – Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley is raised to the surface after 136 years on the ocean floor and 30 years after its discovery by undersea explorer E. Lee Spence.

2008 – A EuroCity express train en route from Kraków, Poland to Prague, Czech Republic strikes a part of a motorway bridge that had fallen onto the railroad track near Studénka railway station in the Czech Republic and derails, killing eight people and injuring 64 others.

Births

1839 – Nelson A. Miles; 1879 – Bob Smith (co-founded Alcoholics Anonymous), Emiliano Zapata; 1884 – Sara Teasdale; 1891 – Adolf Busch

; 1896 – Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings; 1907 – Benny CarterAttachment 57522; 1919 – Dino De Laurentiis; 1921 – Webb Pierce♪ ♫, Esther Williams; 1922 – Rory Calhoun, Rudi Gernreich (created the Monokini); 1926 – Richard Anderson ('Oscar Goldman' in The Six Million Dollar Man); 1929 – Ronnie Biggs (committed The Great Train Robbery, on his 34th birthday)

; 1930 – Terry Nation, Jerry Tarkanian; 1932 – Mel Tillis♪ ♫; 1937 – Dustin Hoffman; 1938 – Connie Stevens♪ ♫; 1939 – Phil Balsley♪ ♫(The Statler Bros); 1940 – Dennis Tito; 1944 – Michael Johnson♪ ♫; 1947 – Larry Wilcox ('Jon Baker' in CHiPs); 1949 – Keith Carradine; 1950 – Liberty DeVitto

(Billy Joel), Willie Hall

; 1951 – Mohamed Morsi; 1952 – Anton Fig

(longtime drummer for David Letterman's house band); 1952 – Robin Quivers (The Howard Stern Show); 1953 – Nigel Mansell

; 1955 – Branscombe Richmond (Renegade, Walker Texas Ranger); 1958 – Deborah Norville; 1961 – The Edge (aka Dave Evans)

(U2); 1961 – Bruce Matthews (NFL), Rikki Rockett;

(Poison); 1973 – Scott Stapp♪ ♫(Creed); 1976 – JC Chasez♪ ♫('N Sync); 1976 – Drew Lachey♪ ♫(98 Degrees)

Deaths

1863 – Angus MacAskill (Scottish-Canadian giant)<--Interesting read.; 1984 – Richard Deacon; 1991 – James Irwin; 2004 – Fay Wray; 2005 – Barbara Bel Geddes; 2010 – Patricia Neal; 2013 – Karen Black, Fernando Castro Pacheco

, Jack Clement♪ ♫; 2014 – Menahem Golan

08-08-2016, 02:26 PM	#199
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	August 8 1576 – The cornerstone for Tycho Brahe's Uraniborg observatory is laid on the island of Hven. 1588 – Anglo-Spanish War: Battle of Gravelines: The naval engagement ends, ending the Spanish Armada's attempt to invade England. 1709 – Bartolomeu de Gusmão demonstrates the lifting power of hot air in an audience before the king of Portugal in Lisbon, Portugal. 1863 – American Civil War: Following his defeat in the Battle of Gettysburg, General Robert E. Lee sends a letter of resignation to Confederate President Jefferson Davis (which is refused upon receipt). 1885 – More than 1.5 million people attend the funeral of Ulysses S. Grant in New York City. 1946 – First flight of the Convair B-36, the world's first mass-produced nuclear weapon delivery vehicle, the heaviest mass-produced piston-engined aircraft, with the longest wingspan of any military aircraft, and the first bomber with intercontinental range. 1960 - 16-year old Brian Hyland went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini', it made No.8 in the UK. 1963 – Great Train Robbery: In England, a gang of 15 train robbers steal £2.6 million in bank notes. 1969 – At a zebra crossing (crosswalk) in London, photographer Iain Macmillan takes the photo that becomes the cover of the Beatles album Abbey Road. 1974 – President Richard Nixon, in a nationwide television address, announces his resignation from the office of the President of the United States effective noon the next day. 1981 - MTV broadcast its first stereo concert with REO Speedwagon who performed in Denver, Colorado, having just released the album Hi Infidelity and the hit singles, ‘Keep On Loving You,’ ‘Take It On the Run’ and ‘Don’t Let Him Go.’ 1989 – Space Shuttle program: STS-28 Mission: Space Shuttle Columbia takes off on a secret five-day military mission. 1992 - A riot broke out during a Guns N' Roses and Metallica gig at Montreal stadium when Metallica's show was cut short after singer James Hetfield was injured by pyrotechnics. Guns N' Roses took the stage but frontman Axl Rose claimed that his throat hurt, causing the band to leave the stage early. The cancellation led to a riot by the audience who overturned cars, smashed windows, looted local stores and set fires. 1996, KISS appeared at the Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, Ohio on their 192 date Alive World Tour. During this show a fan threw his fake leg on stage, which all the members signed and handed back to him. 2000 – Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley is raised to the surface after 136 years on the ocean floor and 30 years after its discovery by undersea explorer E. Lee Spence. 2008 – A EuroCity express train en route from Kraków, Poland to Prague, Czech Republic strikes a part of a motorway bridge that had fallen onto the railroad track near Studénka railway station in the Czech Republic and derails, killing eight people and injuring 64 others. Births 1839 – Nelson A. Miles; 1879 – Bob Smith (co-founded Alcoholics Anonymous), Emiliano Zapata; 1884 – Sara Teasdale; 1891 – Adolf Busch; 1896 – Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings; 1907 – Benny CarterAttachment 57522; 1919 – Dino De Laurentiis; 1921 – Webb Pierce♪ ♫, Esther Williams; 1922 – Rory Calhoun, Rudi Gernreich (created the Monokini); 1926 – Richard Anderson ('Oscar Goldman' in The Six Million Dollar Man); 1929 – Ronnie Biggs (committed The Great Train Robbery, on his 34th birthday); 1930 – Terry Nation, Jerry Tarkanian; 1932 – Mel Tillis♪ ♫; 1937 – Dustin Hoffman; 1938 – Connie Stevens♪ ♫; 1939 – Phil Balsley♪ ♫(The Statler Bros); 1940 – Dennis Tito; 1944 – Michael Johnson♪ ♫; 1947 – Larry Wilcox ('Jon Baker' in CHiPs); 1949 – Keith Carradine; 1950 – Liberty DeVitto(Billy Joel), Willie Hall; 1951 – Mohamed Morsi; 1952 – Anton Fig(longtime drummer for David Letterman's house band); 1952 – Robin Quivers (The Howard Stern Show); 1953 – Nigel Mansell; 1955 – Branscombe Richmond (Renegade, Walker Texas Ranger); 1958 – Deborah Norville; 1961 – The Edge (aka Dave Evans)(U2); 1961 – Bruce Matthews (NFL), Rikki Rockett;(Poison); 1973 – Scott Stapp♪ ♫(Creed); 1976 – JC Chasez♪ ♫('N Sync); 1976 – Drew Lachey♪ ♫(98 Degrees) Deaths 1863 – Angus MacAskill (Scottish-Canadian giant)<--Interesting read.; 1984 – Richard Deacon; 1991 – James Irwin; 2004 – Fay Wray; 2005 – Barbara Bel Geddes; 2010 – Patricia Neal; 2013 – Karen Black, Fernando Castro Pacheco, Jack Clement♪ ♫; 2014 – Menahem Golan __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.