Here is what happened on Saturday - July 4th...
It is day 185 of the year 2009, and there are 180 days left...
Famous People Born On This Day In History...
| 1753, | Jean-Pierre-Francois Blanchard, first balloon flights in England, US. |
| 1804, | Nathaniel Hawthorne. |
| 1826, | Stephen Foster, American composer, "Oh, Susanna." |
| 1872, | Calvin Coolidge, 30th President from (1923 - 1929). |
| 1878, | George M. Cohan, "Yankee Doodle Dandy". |
| 1883, | Rube Goldberg, made the easy outrageously difficult. |
| 1900, | Louis Armstrong, "Satchmo." |
| 1920, | Sisters Ann Landers and Abigail Van Buren, advice givers. |
| 1924, | Eva Marie Saint, actress. |
| 1927, | Neil Simon, director, producer. |
| 1928, | Gina Lolabrigida, actress. |
| 1943, | Geraldo Rivera, talk show host. |
| 1966, | George Steinbrenner, owner of "The Yankees". |
Events On This Day In History...
| 1054, | Brightest known super-nova starts shining, for 23 days. |
| 1845, | Thoreau moves into his shack on Walden Pond. |
| 1863, | Boise, Idaho founded (now capital of Idaho.) |
| 1873, | Aquarium opens in Woodward Gardens. |
| 1876, | First public exhibiton of electric light in San Francisco. |
| 1894, | Elwood Haynes successfully tests one of the first US autos. |
| 1903, | Pacific Cable (San Francisco, Hawaii, Guam, Phillipines) opens. President Roosevelt sends message to the Phillipines, then a message around the World in 12 minutes, almost as fast as the internet. |
| 1933, | Work begins on the Oakland Bay Bridge. |
And Don't Forget...
| | Independence Day. Are fireworks legal where YOU live? |
