View Full Version : Anyone know what happened on this day?
greenberetTFS
08-21-2008, 09:56
Just read it today in the paper.....:munchin
1995 - Ex-world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson wins his first fight since his release from jail, knocking out Peter McNeely in 89 seconds.
1976 - Mary Langdon, aged 25, becomes Britain's first female firefighter when she joins the East Sussex Brigade.
1962 - Savannah, the world's first nuclear-powered merchant ship, begins its' maiden voyage.
1959 - Hawaii becomes the 50th state of the USA.
1911 - Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece Mona Lisa is stolen from the Louvre Gallery in Paris by Italian waiter Vinvenzo Perruggia posing as an official photographer.The painting is recovered 2 years later.
1901 - Founding of the Cadillac Motor Company in Detroit, Michigan, USA named after the French explorer Antoine Cadillac.
1858 - Victoria Cross winner Sir Sam Browne invents the Sam Browne belt to hold his sword and pistol after he had lost an arm in action. It soon becomes standard military kit.
1808 - French forces, commanded by General Junot, are beaten by the British, lead by the Duke of Wellington, at the Battle of Virniero.
1930 - Princess Margaret, sister of Queen Elizabeth II.
1904 - Black American jazz pianist and band leader Count Basie (William Basie).
1765 - William IV of England.
1940 - Russian revolutionary leader Leon Trotsky dies from wounds inflicted in an attack in Mexico City 24 hours earlier.
Oh,, I almost forgot,,
1991: August Coup ends in USSR.
On August 21, 1991, the communist hard-liner coup against Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev ends with the arrest of the seven living conspirators. On August 18, the coup leaders, who were critical of his liberal reforms, detained Gorbachev. Claiming that he had fallen ill and was unfit to rule, the conspirators attempted to form an emergency government.
However, they failed to arrest the popularly elected Russian President Boris Yeltsin, who rallied opposition to the coup at the Russian Parliament building. After a tense standoff, the army defected to Yeltsin's side, and the coup collapsed.
Gorbachev recognized Yeltsin's new authority, and the Communist Party was dissolved.
The Soviet republics were granted independence, and by 1992 the United Soviet Socialist Republic no longer existed.
greenberetTFS
08-21-2008, 10:13
1995 - Ex-world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson wins his first fight since his release from jail, knocking out Peter McNeely in 89 seconds.
1976 - Mary Langdon, aged 25, becomes Britain's first female firefighter when she joins the East Sussex Brigade.
1962 - Savannah, the world's first nuclear-powered merchant ship, begins its' maiden voyage.
1959 - Hawaii becomes the 50th state of the USA.
1911 - Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece Mona Lisa is stolen from the Louvre Gallery in Paris by Italian waiter Vinvenzo Perruggia posing as an official photographer.The painting is recovered 2 years later.
1901 - Founding of the Cadillac Motor Company in Detroit, Michigan, USA named after the French explorer Antoine Cadillac.
1858 - Victoria Cross winner Sir Sam Browne invents the Sam Browne belt to hold his sword and pistol after he had lost an arm in action. It soon becomes standard military kit.
1808 - French forces, commanded by General Junot, are beaten by the British, lead by the Duke of Wellington, at the Battle of Virniero.
1930 - Princess Margaret, sister of Queen Elizabeth II.
1904 - Black American jazz pianist and band leader Count Basie (William Basie).
1765 - William IV of England.
1940 - Russian revolutionary leader Leon Trotsky dies from wounds inflicted in an attack in Mexico City 24 hours earlier.
Oh,, I almost forgot,,
1991: August Coup ends in USSR.
On August 21, 1991, the communist hard-liner coup against Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev ends with the arrest of the seven living conspirators. On August 18, the coup leaders, who were critical of his liberal reforms, detained Gorbachev. Claiming that he had fallen ill and was unfit to rule, the conspirators attempted to form an emergency government.
However, they failed to arrest the popularly elected Russian President Boris Yeltsin, who rallied opposition to the coup at the Russian Parliament building. After a tense standoff, the army defected to Yeltsin's side, and the coup collapsed.
Gorbachev recognized Yeltsin's new authority, and the Communist Party was dissolved.
The Soviet republics were granted independence, and by 1992 the United Soviet Socialist Republic no longer existed.
I'm overwhelmed.....All I was looking for was Hawaii becoming our 50th state..:D
JumpinJoe1010
08-21-2008, 10:37
Because of your previous thread on this subject, I downloaded a widget for exactly that purpose. Thank You. (No sarcasm intended) :D That and one with Chuck Norris jokes. :lifter
Here's an interesting match to a current one.
1968 - Soviet forces invade Czechoslovakia because of the country’s experiments with a more liberal government.
Scarier...
1878 - A group of 100 lawyers got together at Saratoga Springs, New York and formed the American Bar Association.
Unfortunate...
1950 - The United Nations moved into its new permanent facilities in New York City -- on land donated by the Rockefeller family.
Heroic...
August 21, 1968 Marine James Anderson, Jr. is 1st black Medal of Honor winner
I'm overwhelmed.....All I was looking for was Hawaii becoming our 50th state..:D
Thanks,, But don't be.. :o
Google any day/month (no year) and you get all sorts of facts.. :o
I often use it on friends birthdays to see if there are any special birthday buddies.. :eek:
Try it..
Heroic...
Quote:
August 21, 1968 Marine James Anderson, Jr. is 1st black Medal of Honor winner
PFC Anderson was the first Black Marine to receive the Medal of Honor. Receiving it posthumously, for actions in Vietnam.
http://www.msc.navy.mil/inventory/citations/anderson.htm
Although there is some debate on who was the FIRST Black American soldier, most are in agreement that the first Black American soldier to receive the MoH is bestowed upon, pvt. William Carney of the 54th Massachusetts. He was the emphasis for Denzel Washington's role in the movie Glory.
http://www.medalofhonor.com/AfricanAmericans1st.htm
Oh, and as an FYI....one does NOT win the MoH. It's not a contest.
They are referred to as Recipients.
Recipientes.
Is that the Spanish spelling of the word? :p
CPTAUSRET
08-22-2008, 08:56
Is that the Spanish spelling of the word? :p
CUTE!:D
Is that the Spanish spelling of the word? :p
Hay the air is thin up there and makes them do thing different......:D:D:p
Is that the Spanish spelling of the word? :p
D'oh !!!!!
I forgot to "press 1 for English" on my spell checker. :D