1787 the Constitutional Convention convenes in Philadelphia
1825 The American Unitarian Association is founded
1895 Oscar Wilde sentenced to 2 years hard labor for being a sodomite
1900 Eyre M. Shaw, 78, becomes oldest Medalist in the Olympics It was the first Olympic in which female athletes participated.
1914 British House of Commons passes Irish Home Rule. Then it was suspended because of War.
1919 Sarah Breedlove Walker died, leaving multimillion dollar estate (businesswoman)
1927 Henry Ford halts production of the Model T.The assembly line is retooled for the Model A. The Original cost of a Model T in 1908 was $1000. By 1927 the cost was down to $300.00. Ford paid his assembly-line workers $5.00 per day. Ford’s anti-Semitism is no secret. A book The American Axis sheds light on both Ford’s and the FBI attitudes back then. As for the present,
1935 Jesse Owens equals or breaks 6 world records in one hour
1937 Babe Ruth hits his 714th home run (his final) as a member of the Boston Braves
1945 Arthur C. Clark proposes relay satellites in geo-synchronous orbit
1950 The Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel opens in NYC
1953 1st non-commercial educational television station-Houston TX signed on the air.
1969 "Midnight Cowboy" is released with an X rating and wins the Academy award for best picture.
1973 Three U.S. astronauts are launched for rendezvous with skylab 2. The space station.
1976 In Japan, IBM Japan announces the IBM 5100 desktop system with 5-inch monochrome display. The Price is about $14,275
1977 Star Wars is released. The force was with them.
Notable Birthdays
1680 Elizabeth Haddon Estaugh founder of Haddonfield, NJ, and Quaker leader
1886 Leta Stetter Hollingworth (educational psychologist)
1887 Sue Shelton White (reformer, lawyer, public official)
1905 Dorothy Porter Wesley (librarian, black history scholar)
1928 Mary Wells Lawrence (copywriter, advertising businesswoman)
1929 Belle Silverman (Beverly Sills)
1803-1882 Ralph Waldo Emerson, Philosopher and Transcendentalist
1927-1991 Robert Ludlum the spy novelist
1926-1991 Miles Davis Jazz Musician
1874-1949 Bill "Bojangles" Robinson
Quote for Today
A happy woman is one who has no cares at all; a cheerful woman is one who has cares but doesn't let them get her down.
- ---Beverly Sills
