322BC- Aristotle died

1535 - Jacques Cartier discovers Mount Royal

1608 - Prototype of modern reflecting telescope completed by Jan Lippershey

1754 - Opening of the first Supreme Court in English Canada held at Halifax

1758 - The first elected Parliament in Canada, the Nova Scotia Legislature, convenes in Halifax

1782 The Baptist Missionary Society was founded in London, England by William Carey, who later became England's first great Protestant missionary to India

1870 - Italy annexes Rome & Papal States; Rome made Italian capital

1883 - A women's medical college was founded at Queens University in Kingston by Dr Jennie Trout

1926 - Bert Gibb of the Hamilton Tigers kicks 9 singles in a game

1932 - Boston Braves, later the Washington Redskins play their first NFL game, losing 14-0

1936 - Tony Lazzeri becomes the first NY Yankee to hit a world series grand slam

1938 - Cleveland Indians pitcher Bob Feller strikes out 18 Detroit Tigers

1946 - Debut of the first network soap opera, Faraway Hill on the Dumont network

1947 - Yogi Berra becomes the first player to pinch hit a World Series homer

1950 - The comic strip "Peanuts" first appears

1950 - Bob Shaw of the Chicago Cardinals sets an NFL record with 5 TD catches

1955 �?“Alfred Hitchcock�?Presents premiers on TV

1958 - Guinea gains independence from France

1959 - Rod Serling's "Twilight Zone" premieres on CBS TV

1961 - "Ben Casey" premieres on TV

1962 - Johnny Carson hosts his first Tonight Show

1968 - Bob Gibson sets a world series record of 17 strikeouts

1986 - Sikhs attempt to assassinate Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi

1991 �?The Toronto Blue Jays clinch AL East title and become first team in sports history to draw four million fans in one season

Birthdays

1869 - Mohandas K Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi), Porbandar Kathiawad India �?pacifist leader
1895 - Julius "Groucho" Marx, NY City �?comedian: Marx Bros, You Bet Your Life
1895 - Bud Abbott, Asbury Park NJ �?comedian: Abbott & Costello
1904 - Graham Greene, Hertfordshire England �?author: Brighton Rock, The Quiet American
1921 - Robert Alexander Kennedy Runcie, Liverpool England - Archbishop of Canterbury
1928 - George "Spanky" McFarland, Dallas TX - actor: Little Rascals
1929 - Moses Gunn, St Louis Mo - actor: Amityville II, Good Times, Shaft
1932 - Maury Wills, Washington DC - baseball player: LA Dodgers
1938 - Rex Reed, Ft Worth Tx - movie critic/actor: Myra Breckinridge
1945 - Don McLean, New Rochelle NY - singer: American Pie, Vincent
1948 - Avery Brooks, Evansville Ind �?actor: Hawk-Spenser for Hire, Captain Benjamin Sisko-Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1948 - Donna Karan, Forest Hills NY - fashion designer
1950 - Persis Khambatta, Bombay India - actress: Star Trek, Megaforce
1950 - Mike Rutherford, Surrey England - singer: Genesis - Against All Odds; Mike & Mechanics
1951 - Romina Power, Los Angeles CA - actress: Justine
1951 - Sting (Gordon Sumner) Newcastle England - singer: Police-Roxanne / actor: Dune
1954 - Lorraine Bracco, Brooklyn NY �?actress: Someone to Watch Over Me, Sopranos
1954 - Lani O'Grady, Walnut Creek CA �?actress: Mary-8 is Enough
1957 - Chip McAllister, St Louis Mo �?actor: Luther-Better Days
1960 - Glenn Anderson, Vancouver BC - NHL player: Edmonton Oilers
1961 - Phil Oakey, Sheffield England �?singer: Human League - Human
1961 - Robbie Nevil, Los Angeles CA �?singer: A Place Like This
1962 - Esai Morales, Brooklyn NY �?actor: Bad Boys, Lt. Tony Rodriguez-NYPD Blue
1965 - Jill Powell, Jacksonville Fla - actress: Marcy-As The World Turns
1970 - Kelly Ripa, Stratford NJ - actress: Hayley Vaughan-All My Children, Live with Regis & Kelly
1971 - Tiffany (Renee Darwich) Norwalk California �?singer: I Think We're Alone Now

 

 

 

Questions To Ponder

 

Why do croutons come in airtight packages? Aren't they just stale bread to begin with?

 

Why are a wise man and a wise guy opposites?

 

Why isn't the number 11 pronounced onety one?
 
"I am" is reportedly the shortest sentence in the English language. Could it be that "I do" is the longest sentence?
 
If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, doesn't it follow that electricians can be delighted, musicians denoted, cowboys deranged, models deposed, tree surgeons debarked, and dry cleaners depressed?

 

Why do older people seem to read the Bible a whole lot?  Are they cramming for their final exam.
 
You know how mothers feed their babies with tiny little spoons and forks. What do Chinese mothers use? Toothpicks?
 
Why do they put pictures of criminals up in the Post Office? What are we supposed to do, write to them? Why don't they just put their pictures on the postage stamps so the mailmen can look for them while they deliver the mail?
 
If it's true that we are here to help others, then what exactly are the others here for?