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Gravdigr · 08-18-2016, 01:43 PM

August 18

Today is Long Tan Day in Australia, commemorating Australian losses at the Battle of Long Tan.

1587 – Virginia Dare, granddaughter of Governor John White of the Colony of Roanoke, becomes the first English child born in the Americas.

1590 – John White, the governor of the Roanoke Colony, returns from a supply trip to England, and finds his settlement deserted.

1612 – The trial of the Pendle witches, one of England's most famous witch trials, begins at Lancaster Assizes.

1783 – A huge fireball meteor is seen across Great Britain as it passes over the east coast.

1903 – German engineer Karl Jatho allegedly flies his self-made, motored gliding airplane four months before the first flight of the Wright brothers.

1917 – A Great Fire in Thessaloniki, Greece destroys 32% of the city leaving 70,000 individuals homeless.

1920 – The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing women's suffrage.

1940 – World War II: The Hardest Day air battle, part of the Battle of Britain. At that point, the largest aerial engagement in history with heavy losses sustained on both sides.

1958 – Vladimir Nabokov's controversial novel Lolita is published in the United States.

1963 – American civil rights movement: James Meredith becomes the first black student to graduate from the University of Mississippi.

1966 – Vietnam War: The Battle of Long Tan ensues after a patrol from the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment clashes with a Viet Cong force in Phước Tuy Province.

1976 – In the Korean Demilitarized Zone at Panmunjom, the Axe murder incident results in the death of two US soldiers.<---Interesting read.

2005 – A massive power blackout hits the Indonesian island of Java, affecting almost 100 million people, one of the largest and most widespread power outages in history.

Births

1774 – Meriwether Lewis (Lewis and Clark Expedition); 1834 – Marshall Field (founded Marshall Field's, duh.); 1904 – Max Factor, Jr. (Max Factor Cosmetics); 1917 – Caspar Weinberger (former United States Secretary of Defense); 1920 – Shelley Winters; 1927 – Rosalynn Carter (former FLOTUS); 1933 – Roman Polanski; 1934 – Vincent Bugliosi (prosecutor in the Tate-LaBianca murder case in 1969); 1934 – Roberto Clemente; 1935 – Gail Fisher (secretary 'Peggy Fair' on Mannix); 1936 – Robert Redford; 1939 – Johnny Preston♪ ♫; 1943 – Martin Mull; 1950 – Dennis Elliott

(Foreigner); 1952 – Elayne Boosler

, Patrick Swayze; 1957 – Denis Leary, Ron Strykert

(Men At Work); 1958 – Madeleine Stowe; 1961 – Bob Woodruff; 1962 – Felipe Calderón; 1969 – Everlast♪ ♫, Edward Norton, Christian Slater; 1970 – Malcolm-Jamal Warner; 1971 – Aphex Twin♪ ♫(dj); 1978 – Andy Samberg

Deaths

1227 – Genghis Khan; 1707 – William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire; 1850 – Honoré de Balzacsnicker; 1886 – Eli Whitney Blake (invented the Mortise lock); 1919 – Joseph E. Seagram (yeah, that Seagram); 1940 – Walter Chrysler (yeah, that Chrysler); 1981 – Anita Loos; 2004 – Elmer Bernstein♪ ♫; 2009 – Robert Novak; 2014 – Don Pardo

08-18-2016, 01:43 PM	#214
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	August 18 Today is Long Tan Day in Australia, commemorating Australian losses at the Battle of Long Tan. 1587 – Virginia Dare, granddaughter of Governor John White of the Colony of Roanoke, becomes the first English child born in the Americas. 1590 – John White, the governor of the Roanoke Colony, returns from a supply trip to England, and finds his settlement deserted. 1612 – The trial of the Pendle witches, one of England's most famous witch trials, begins at Lancaster Assizes. 1783 – A huge fireball meteor is seen across Great Britain as it passes over the east coast. 1903 – German engineer Karl Jatho allegedly flies his self-made, motored gliding airplane four months before the first flight of the Wright brothers. 1917 – A Great Fire in Thessaloniki, Greece destroys 32% of the city leaving 70,000 individuals homeless. 1920 – The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing women's suffrage. 1940 – World War II: The Hardest Day air battle, part of the Battle of Britain. At that point, the largest aerial engagement in history with heavy losses sustained on both sides. 1958 – Vladimir Nabokov's controversial novel Lolita is published in the United States. 1963 – American civil rights movement: James Meredith becomes the first black student to graduate from the University of Mississippi. 1966 – Vietnam War: The Battle of Long Tan ensues after a patrol from the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment clashes with a Viet Cong force in Phước Tuy Province. 1976 – In the Korean Demilitarized Zone at Panmunjom, the Axe murder incident results in the death of two US soldiers.<---Interesting read. 2005 – A massive power blackout hits the Indonesian island of Java, affecting almost 100 million people, one of the largest and most widespread power outages in history. Births 1774 – Meriwether Lewis (Lewis and Clark Expedition); 1834 – Marshall Field (founded Marshall Field's, duh.); 1904 – Max Factor, Jr. (Max Factor Cosmetics); 1917 – Caspar Weinberger (former United States Secretary of Defense); 1920 – Shelley Winters; 1927 – Rosalynn Carter (former FLOTUS); 1933 – Roman Polanski; 1934 – Vincent Bugliosi (prosecutor in the Tate-LaBianca murder case in 1969); 1934 – Roberto Clemente; 1935 – Gail Fisher (secretary 'Peggy Fair' on Mannix); 1936 – Robert Redford; 1939 – Johnny Preston♪ ♫; 1943 – Martin Mull; 1950 – Dennis Elliott(Foreigner); 1952 – Elayne Boosler, Patrick Swayze; 1957 – Denis Leary, Ron Strykert(Men At Work); 1958 – Madeleine Stowe; 1961 – Bob Woodruff; 1962 – Felipe Calderón; 1969 – Everlast♪ ♫, Edward Norton, Christian Slater; 1970 – Malcolm-Jamal Warner; 1971 – Aphex Twin♪ ♫(dj); 1978 – Andy Samberg Deaths 1227 – Genghis Khan; 1707 – William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire; 1850 – Honoré de Balzacsnicker; 1886 – Eli Whitney Blake (invented the Mortise lock); 1919 – Joseph E. Seagram (yeah, that Seagram); 1940 – Walter Chrysler (yeah, that Chrysler); 1981 – Anita Loos; 2004 – Elmer Bernstein♪ ♫; 2009 – Robert Novak; 2014 – Don Pardo __________________ 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.