On this day in history......

[Nighthawk]

Hi all! Just thought I would start something new here. I am a lover of history, and thought maybe I'd share some interesting tid-bits from history that some of you might enjoy. I will try to post something everyday from history, but I make no promises. I will try....  On this day in 1786, Frederick the Great of Prussia died at 74 years of age. Also on this day, and in the same year, American frontiersman Davy Crockett was born. 

[CoinCrusader42]

Having been a history teacher for 35 years, I will certainly read the posts.

 

[Nighthawk]

That's great Gary! And always feel free to add something to this thread also as I always like to know what others have to say as well!

[Nighthawk]

August 18...... on this day in 1227, the ruthless Mongol leader Genghis Khan died at about age 65. Born with the name Temujin, in 1206 the conquered Mongol tribes awarded him the title of Genghis Khan, which probably means "universal leader". In 1503, Pope Alexander VI (Roderigo Borgia) died on this day at age 72. Born this day in 1587 is Virginia Dare, the first English child born in what would become the United States, in the Roanoke Island colony. And on this day in 1830, Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I is born.  

[Yass]

I believe Groucho Marx died on this day (late 70's I think).

[Nevol]

Aug 19 1919 - Afghanistan declares independence from U.K.
Aug 19 1909 - The first car race to be run on brick occurred at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

[Nighthawk]

Also on this day, AD 14, Caesar Augustus, Rome's first Emperor, died in Nola, just north-east of Naples, one month shy of his 76th birthday. Was it death by natural causes, or was it........ murder? English poet John Dryden is born this day in 1631, and on this day in 1871, aviation pioneer Orville Wright is born in Dayton, Ohio. 

[scottishmoney]

My Great Grandmother was born 104 years ago today, she was a daughter of a veteran of the Civil War and probably one of the last children of a Civil War Veteran when she passed away 12 years ago.

[Nevol]

Aug 20 1741 - Alaska discovered by Danish explorer Vitus Bering
Aug 20 1940 - British Prime Minister Churchill says of Royal Air Force, "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few"
Aug 20 1977 - NASA launches Voyager 2 towards Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune

[Nighthawk]

Thanks for the input guys! Keep it coming!!!     

[scottishmoney]

Aug 20 1968 - friendly armed forces of the benevolent socialist USSR helped out their fellow socialists in Czechoslovakia by suppressing, killing, and crushing freedom loving demonstrators.

[Nighthawk]

On this day, August 20, 1625, French playwright Pierre Corneille is born, and in 1940, Leon Trotsky is assassinated in Mexico on orders from Stalin. 

[CoinCrusader42]

On this Day in History, Tommy Brown of the Brooklyn Dodgers became the youngest player to hit a home run in a major-league ball game. Brown was 17 years, 8 months and 14 days old.

 

[Nighthawk]

On this Day in History, Tommy Brown of the Brooklyn Dodgers became the youngest player to hit a home run in a major-league ball game. Brown was 17 years, 8 months and 14 days old.

 

What year Gary? 

[Templar]

   SCOTLAND RELEASED A LYBIAN MURDERER SO HE COULD GO HOME TO A HERO'S WELCOME AND DIE WITH HIS LOVED ONES AROUND HIM---HOW MANY PEOPLE WHO DIED WHEN THEIR PLANE BLEW APART OVER SCOTLAND GOT THEIR LAST HUG???
  A HUMANITARIAN MOVE NO DOUBT---WHATEVER HAPPENED TO JUSTICE?---HE WAS FROM A HOT DRY PLACE---THEY SHOULD HAVE LET HIM DIE IN A DAMP COOL PLACE---HE WILL KNOW HEAT SOON ENOUGH!

                                                 MAY THEY REST IN PEACE +

                                   YOUR SERVANT--THE TEMPLAR

[Nighthawk]

   SCOTLAND RELEASED A LYBIAN MURDERER SO HE COULD GO HOME TO A HERO'S WELCOME AND DIE WITH HIS LOVED ONES AROUND HIM---HOW MANY PEOPLE WHO DIED WHEN THEIR PLANE BLEW APART OVER SCOTLAND GOT THEIR LAST HUG???
  A HUMANITARIAN MOVE NO DOUBT---WHATEVER HAPPENED TO JUSTICE?---HE WAS FROM A HOT DRY PLACE---THEY SHOULD HAVE LET HIM DIE IN A DAMP COOL PLACE---HE WILL KNOW HEAT SOON ENOUGH!

                                                 MAY THEY REST IN PEACE +

                                   YOUR SERVANT--THE TEMPLAR

I hope the dumb bastard croaks tomorrow! And I hope the dumb bastard that let him out of prison croaks tomorrow!!!

[Nighthawk]

August 21.... on this day in 1745, the mother of future Romanov tsars, Catherine, marries, at the age of 15, Peter, at age 16, who in about 17 years would rule Russia as Peter III, for about 6 months, then have her husband strangled in prison, and take the throne, and become known as Catherine the Great. Great, huh?

[Templar]

    KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR QUEEN--KING JOHN---YOUR REIGN MIGHT NOT BE VERY LONG

              YOUR FRIEND--THE TEMPLAR

[Templar]

 I WAS RIGHT---SCOTLAND RELEASED THE "HERO" FOR HUMANTARIAN  PURPOSES--NOM IT SEEMS LIKE KHADAFI IS HAVING LUNCH WITH HIM AND EXPANDING OIL SALES TO GREAT BRITAIN---WHAT A SUPRISE!----WHAT WE NEED IS ANOTHER CRUSADE---COME ON MY DEAR POPE--RAISE AN ARMY!

                       HONE YOUR SWORDS--THE TEMPLAR!







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[Nighthawk]

I don't think we'll need another crusade Joe, just a well placed nuclear-tipped missile right on top of Kadaffy's head!!! 

[Nighthawk]

August 22..... on this day in 1485, King Richard III of England was defeated by the forces of Henry Tudor at Bosworth Field, bringing to an end the great Plantagenet dynasty, which ruled England for 332 years, and ending the Wars of the Roses, which dragged on for about 30 years. Henry Tudor became Henry VII. His dynasty lasted 118 years, and produced such notable characters as Henry VIII, Bloody Mary, and Elizabeth I.  Also on this day in 1642, the English Civil War began, and in 1864, the International Red Cross is founded by the Geneva Convention. 

[Templar]

 LETS NOT FORGET CLARA BARTON WHEN WE MENTION THE RED CROSS!
            TEMPLAR

[CoinCrusader42]

I've been to the Bahamas once, by cruise ship from Florida.  It's a good distance.  How about Diana Nyad.  She was the first to swim between the Bahamas and Florida!  Did it in 1979.  She was born on this day in 1949.

 

[CoinCrusader42]

1951 - 75,052 people watched the Harlem Globetrotters perform. It was the largest crowd to see a basketball game.  My family and I were in the stands in 1993 to see the Colorado Rockies open their inaugural season before roughly the same number of people.  Therefore, this bit of trivia brings back special memories.

1989 - Nolan Ryan became the first major league pitcher to strike out 5000 batters.  Personal note:  We saw him pitch, against Baltimore, during his final season.  It turned out to be his last really strong outing on the mound.

[Nighthawk]

Thanks guys! That's interesting stuff! Keep it coming! 

[Nevol]

23 August:

1990    East and West Germany announced that they would unite on Oct 3
1979    Bolshoi Ballet dancer Alexander Godunov defects in New York City
1976    Heavy earthquake strikes China, 1,000s die
1966    Lunar Orbiter 1 takes 1st photograph of Earth from Moon
1944    Allied troops capture Marseilles, France

[CoinCrusader42]

August 23

1982 - Gaylord Perry (Seattle Mariners) was tossed out of a game for throwing an illegal spitball.

[Nighthawk]

Also on August 23...... on this day in 1305, Scottish "rebel" William Wallace was hanged, drawn, and quartered for "treason". In 1939, Stalin and Hitler celebrate the signing of their non-aggression pact. In 1244, Jerusalem falls to the Muslims. 1839, the British capture Hong Kong. And in 1944, Free French and American troops enter Paris during the Second World war.   

[Nevol]

2006    Pluto is demoted to a 'dwarf planet' - Poor old Pluto, it must have done something to p**s someone off! 
1981    Mark David Chapman is sentenced to 20 years to life for John Lennon's murder
1968    France became world's 5th thermonuclear power, explodes on Mururoa
1949    NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, goes into effect
1936    Australian Antarctic Territory created
79    Mount Vesuvius erupts, buries Pompeii and Herculaneum, 15,000 die

[Templar]

  THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 1617--IST ONE WAY STREETS OPEN IN LONDON(IN THE CONFUSION THEY BEGIN TO DRIVE ON THE WRONG SIDE)                              
                                  1821--MEXICO DECLARES ITS INDEPENDENCE(PRICE OF TOMALES DROPS)
                                  1914--JAPAN DECLARES WAR ON GERMANY(SUSHI BANNED IN BERLIN)
                                  1915--CZAR NICOLAS II TAKES CONTROL OF THE RUSSIAN ARMY(CAUSES GREAT CONFUSION BECAUSE MOST RUSSIANS INCLUDING THE ARMY THOUGHT HE WAS IN COMMAND)

                                     NEVER BELIEVE ALL YOU READ--TEMPLAR

[Nighthawk]

August 24...... on this day in AD 410, the city of Rome fell to the Visigoths, under Alaric and his armies. In 1572 on this day was the Massacre of St. Bartholomew, where bands of roaming fanatical Catholics, under the leadership of Henri de Guise, slaughtered thousands of Protestant Huguenots in France. And in 1812, the British burn Washington during the War of 1812. 

[CoinCrusader42]

1963 - John Pennel pole-vaulted 17 feet and 3/4 inches becoming the first to break the 17-foot barrier.

 

[CoinCrusader42]

August 25th

1946 - Ben Hogan won the PGA in Portland, OR. It was his first major golf title.

 

[Nighthawk]

August 25..... also on this day in 79 AD, Mount Vesuvius erupts, burying the city of Pompeii and about 20,000 of it's inhabitants. 1270, Louis IX (later, Saint), dies of plague at the age of 56 while on a crusade. 1530, Ivan IV (the Terrible) is born. 1688, Sir Henry Morgan dies in Jamaica. And in 1830, the Belgian revolution starts, resulting in modern Belgium. 

[Pocketcoins]

August 25 1948=2dLt.John E Rudder became  the first black Marine officer commissioned in the regular Marine Corps.

[Nighthawk]

August 26...... 55 B.C., Julius Caesar lands in Britain. 1676, First English Prime Minister Robert Walpole is born. 1819, Prince Albert is born in Coburg, Germany. 

[CoinCrusader42]

August 26th -- 1939 - The first televised major league baseball games were shown. The event was a double-header between the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers.

 

[Nighthawk]

Thank you Gary, and everyone else, for your input on this thread. I appreciate it! I need all the help I can get!!!  

[CoinCrusader42]

August 27

1889 - Boxer Jack Dempsey was defeated for the first time of his career by George LaBlanche.

This one is special to me.  Dempsey was born in Colorado, and spent part of his young life growing up here in my small town of Delta.  He lived on "Brick Yard Hill," and according to some "old timers" liked to beat up boys who were older than himself -- if they gave him a hard time.

[Nighthawk]

Also on August 27...... 551 BC: Chinese philosopher Confucius is born. 1576: Italian painter Titian dies. 1770: German philosopher Hegel is born in Stuttgart. 1883: The volcano on the uninhabited island of Krakatoa erupts, later killing about 36,000 people as a giant tsunami sweeps across Java, caused by a massive explosion from the volcano. Some people said that the explosion was so loud, it could be heard over 3,000 miles away!!!  

[Nevol]

1667 Earliest recorded hurricane in U.S., Jamestown, Virginia
1881 Hurricane hits Florida and Carolinas; about 700 die
1883 Krakatoa, west of Java, explodes with a force of 1,300 megatons
1945 U.S. troops land in Japan after Japanese surrender
1984 President Reagan announces Teacher in Space project

[Triggersmob]

I think I remember reading that the explosion of Krakatoa was heard in London and the dust cloud circled the Earth twice.

I could be wrong though.

Just been to Wiki and found this info...

1883 eruption of Krakatoa
While seismic activity around the volcano was intense in the years preceding the cataclysmic 1883 eruption, a series of lesser eruptions beginning in mid-June 1883 led up to the disaster. The volcano released huge plumes of steam and ash lasting until late August.

On August 27, a series of four huge explosions almost entirely destroyed the island. The explosions were so violent that they were heard 3,500 km (2,200 mi) away in Perth, Western Australia and the island of Rodrigues near Mauritius, 4,800 km (3,000 mi) away.[11] The pressure wave from the final explosion was recorded on barographs around the world, which continued to register it up to 5 days after the explosion. The recordings show that the shockwave from the final explosion reverberated around the globe 7 times in total.[10] Ash was propelled to a height of 80 km (50 mi).

The combined effects of pyroclastic flows, volcanic ashes, and tsunamis had disastrous results in the region. The official death toll recorded by the Dutch authorities was 36,417, although some sources put the estimate at more than 120,000. There are numerous documented reports of groups of human skeletons floating across the Indian Ocean on rafts of volcanic pumice and washing up on the east coast of Africa, up to a year after the eruption.

Average global temperatures fell by as much as 1.2 degrees Celsius in the year following the eruption. Weather patterns continued to be chaotic for years and temperatures did not return to normal until 1888

[CoinCrusader42]

August 28

1941 - The Football Writers Association of America was organized.

 

[Nevol]

Aug 28:

1609    Henry Hudson, discovers and explores Delaware Bay
1830    1st locomotive in U.S., "Tom Thumb," runs from Baltimore to Ellicotts Mill
1883    Slavery banned throughout British Empire
1884    1st known photograph of a tornado is made near Howard, South Dakota
1917   10 Suffragists arrested as they picket White House
1963    Martin Luther King Jr's "I have a dream speech" at Lincoln Memorial
1993    Dam breaks in Qinghai West China, 223 killed

and seeing as how we're roughly 10 hours ahead of the US

Aug 29
1831    Michael Faraday demonstrates 1st electric transformer
1862    U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing begins operation
1883    Seismic sea waves created by Krakatoa eruption create a rise in English Channel 32 hours after explosion
1915    Ingrid Bergman, born in Stockholm, actress, Casablanca, Cactus Flower
1944    15,000 American troops liberating Paris march down Champs Elysees
1982    Ingrid Bergman, actress (Anastasia, Gaslight), dies on her 67th birthday
2005    Hurricane Katrina causes severe damage to the Gulf Coast killing 1836

[CoinCrusader42]

August 29

1885 - The first prizefight under the Marquis of Queensberry Rules was held in Cincinnati, OH. John L. Sullivan defeated Dominick McCaffery in six rounds.

1892 - Pop (Billy) Shriver (Chicago Cubs) caught a ball that was dropped from the top of the Washington Monument in Washington, DC.

 

[Pocketcoins]

August 29 1916 The Marine Corps Reserve was founded.

[Nevol]

Aug 30:
1979    1st recorded occurrence-comet hits sun (energy=1 mil hydrogen bombs)
1979    President Carter attacked by a rabbit on a canoe trip in Plains Ga
1979    Wildest U.S. Tennis Open match, McEnroe defeats Ilie Nastase 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2. Nastase was defaulted by the umpire then reinstated
1901    Hubert Cecil Booth patents vacuum cleaner
1850    Honolulu, Hawaii becomes a city
1682    William Penn left England to sail to New World

[Templar]

   AUGUST-30TH
                      30--BC--CLEOPATRA COMMITS SUICIDE
                      1146--EUROPEAN LEADERS OUTLAW THE USE OF CROSSBOWS
                      1862--CONFEDERATE ARMY DEFEATS THE UNION ARMY FOR THE SECOND TIME AT BULL RUN,MANASSAS,VIRGINIA.
                      1905--TY COBB PLAYS BASEBALL FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH THE DETROIT TIGERS
                      1918--FANNY KAPLAN TRIES TO SHOOT LENIN (THREE TIMES)FAILS

            HISTORY MOVES ON--THE TEMPLAR!

[Pocketcoins]

August 30th 1945 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, commaned by Maj Frank Carnery, became the first American troops to set foot on Japanese soil - the first occupying force ever to tourch Japonese mainland.

[TwoShadows]

August 30,2009  I flew 3 flights with a Radian sailplane and two flights with a F4U Corsair without crashing either one!!! I might note their is quite a bit of difference between the two!

I also packaged up 5 new KOTCT mugs for shipment to members in the U.S. and Australia. Now all I got to do is get them to the post office!!!

[Nighthawk]

Congrats on the safe flight, Terry! 

[CoinCrusader42]

August 30

1918 - The New York Giants beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 1-0. The game only took 57 minutes to play.

1937 - Joe Louis won a 15-round decision over Tommy Farr in his first defense of his heavyweight title.

1947 - MountainLady is born in Boone, Colorado.

1966 - Pete Rose (Cincinnati Reds) hit home runs from both sides of the plate against St. Louis.

1984 - U.S. President Ronald Reagan, and several others, were inducted into the Sportscasters Hall of Fame.

1987 - Canada's Ben Johnson set the world record in the 100 meter race at 9.83. Johnson later lost the record due to steroid use.

 

[AdamL]

August 31. Legendary numismatist Adam Lang is born in Missouri.

[Pocketcoins]

August 31. Legendary numismatist Adam Lang is born in Missouri.

Didn't he end up spending most of his life in prison for crimes against the state or something. hehehehehe

[AdamL]

August 31. Legendary numismatist Adam Lang is born in Missouri.

Didn't he end up spending most of his life in prison for crimes against the state or something. hehehehehe

oops.  guess someone googled me 

[CoinCrusader42]

August 31

1881 - The first tennis championships in the U.S. were played.

1950 - Gil Hodges of the Brooklyn Dodgers hit four home runs in a single game off of four different pitchers.

1959 - Sandy Koufax set a National League record by striking out 18 batters.

1969 - The boxer Rocky Marciano died in an airplane crash in Iowa.

[Nighthawk]

Also on August 31...... 1422, King Henry V of England dies at the ripe old age of 35. ....1688, English writer John Bunyan dies......1888, the first victim of Jack the Ripper, "Polly" Nichols, is found dead and mutilated in Buck's Row, London. 

[Templar]

    WHO DID THEY THINK WAS THE "RIPPER" ?--I KNOW MANY BOOKS WERE WRITTEN ABOUT WHO HAD OPPORTUNITY BUT I NEVER HEARD THE FINAL GUESS.
          I GUESS POLLY PUT THE KETTLE ON BUT THEY DID NOT HAVE TEA!

                            YOUR HUMBLE SERVANT--THE TEMPLAR

[AdamL]

    WHO DID THEY THINK WAS THE "RIPPER" ?--I KNOW MANY BOOKS WERE WRITTEN ABOUT WHO HAD OPPORTUNITY BUT I NEVER HEARD THE FINAL GUESS.
          I GUESS POLLY PUT THE KETTLE ON BUT THEY DID NOT HAVE TEA!

                            YOUR HUMBLE SERVANT--THE TEMPLAR

I think it was a strange nobleman who was also a Mason. Can't remember his name though.

[Templar]

   SEPTEMBER 1ST....1715--LOUIS XIV DIES AFTER A REIGN OF 72 YEARS.
                             1873--CETSHWAGO BECOMES KING OF ALL THE ZULUS.
                             1875--THE IRISH COAL MINERS GROUP KNOWN AS THE "MOLLY MAGUIRES" DISBANDS AFTER SOME OF THEIR
                                      LEADERS ARE EXECUTED OR PUT IN JAIL.
                             1928--AHMET ZOGU DECLARES HIMSELF "KING OF ALBANIA"
                             1939--GERMANY INVADES POLAND STARTING WWII.
                             1950--THE 1ST PORSCHE IS COMPLETED.
                             1985--WRECK OF THE "TITANIC" IS DISCOVERED BY A U.S. AND FRENCH DIVING TEAM.
HISTORY CONTINUES TO MOVE ALONG
                                                    YOUR SERVANT--THE TEMPLLAR

[CoinCrusader42]

September 1

1906 - Jack Coombs of the American League’s Philadelphia Athletics pitched 24 innings against the Boston Red Sox.

1971 - Danny Murtaugh of the Pittsburgh Pirates gave his lineup card to the umpire with the names of nine black baseball players on it. This was a first for Major League Baseball.

1982 - J.R. Richard returned to major league baseball after a two year absence following a near-fatal stroke.

1998 - Mark McGwire, of the St. Louis Cardinals, hit his 56th and 57th homeruns to set a new National League record. He would eventually reach a total of 70 for the season on September 27.

1999 - Twenty-two of major league baseball's 68 permanent umpires were replaced. The problem arose from their union's failed attempt to force an early start to negotiations for a new labor contract.

2004 - In Colorado, the sexual assault charge against Kobe Bryant was dropped after the victim decided not to participate.

 

[Muckeye]

2004 In Colorado.........
was that participation before or after??
regards

[CoinCrusader42]

September 2

1917 - Grover Cleveland Alexander (Philadelphia Phillies) pitched and won two entire games of a doubleheader versus Brooklyn (5-0 and 9-3).

1924 - Bill Tilden won his fifth straight U.S. Open men's singles title.

1957 - Warren Spahn (Milwaukee Braves) set a record for left-handed pitchers when he recorded his 41st shutout.

1961 - The estate of Ty Cobb was estimated at $11.78 million. Cobb had died two months earlier.

1962 - Ken Hubbs (Chicago Cubs) set a record for a second baseman when he played his 74th game without an error.

1966 - The Miami Dolphins played their first regular-season game. They lost the game to the Oakland Raiders 23-14.

1970 - Billy Williams (Chicago Cubs) set a National League record when he played in his 1,117th consecutive game.

1970 - Jimmy Connors played in his first match at the U.S. Open. He lost to Mark Cox.

1971 - Chris Evert and Jimmy Connors won their first U.S. Open singles matches.

1973 - Billy Martin was fired as manager of the Detroit Tigers. Martin was relieved of his duties three days after ordering his pitchers to throw spitballs against Cleveland Indians batters.

1981 - The Boston Red Sox and Seattle Mariners played to a 7-7 tie after 19 innings. It was the longest game in Fenway Park history. The game was resumed the following day and the Mariners won 8-7 in 20 innings.

1986 - The Houston Astros and the Chicago Cubs played 14 innings and used 53 players in the game. Houston won the game 8-7 when the game resumed the next day.

1990 - Bobby Thigpen (Chicago Cubs) set a major league record with his 47th save.

1996 - Mike Greenwall (Boston Red Sox) set a major league record when he drove in all nine runs in a 9-8 win over the Seattle Mariners.

1996 - David Cone (New York Yankees) pitched in a game for the first time in four months after an aneurysm was removed from his shoulder.

1998 - Mark McGwire (St. Louis) hit his 58th and 59th home runs of the season. The record at the time was 61 held by Roger Maris.

1998 - Sammy Sosa (Chicago Cubs) hit his 56th home run of the season.

1998 - Nomar Garciaparra (Boston Red Sox) hit his 30th home run of the season. He joined Mark McGwire, Rudy York, Ron Kittle and Jose Canseco as a player that hit 30+ home runs in his first two years.

1998 - Jerry Rice (San Francisco 49ers) signed a six-year contract for $36 million. The deal made him the highest paid wide receiver in the league.

1999 - Cal Ripken (Baltimore Orioles) hit his 400th career home run.

2003 - Eric Gagne (Los Angeles) established a major league record with his 55th consecutive save.

[Pocketcoins]

Sept. 2 1945 Japan formally surrenderd aboard USS Missouri in Tokya Bay

[AdamL]

September 21998 - Nomar Garciaparra (Boston Red Sox) hit his 30th home run of the season. He joined Mark McGwire, Rudy York, Ron Kittle and Jose Canseco as a player that hit 30+ home runs in his first two years.

Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals has now blown all of the records away by doing this, batting .300 and driving in over 100 RBI's in all of his first NINE seasons.

[CoinCrusader42]

Good one Muckeye.

I'm sure it was after!!

We drove through the alleged town of attack just at the time the news was breaking.

 

[Templar]

    A SIDE NOTE ON THE WEALTH OF TY COBB WHEN HE DIED---EARLIER HE HAD BOUGHT STOCK IN A SMALL COMPANY FROM GEORGIA --WHERE HE WAS BORN---THE COMPANY WAS CALLED "COCA COLA"--AND NOW YOU KNOW THE REST OF THE STORY.

          YOUR SERVANT--THE TEMPLAR

[CoinCrusader42]

September 5

1901 - The National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues was formed in Chicago, IL. It was the first organized baseball league.

1906 - Brandbury Robinson of St. Louis University was recognized as throwing the first forward pass in football history.

1914 - Babe Ruth hit his first home run as a professional player in the International League.

1918 - Babe Ruth (Boston Red Sox) threw a six-hitter in the opening game of the World Series.

1920 - Bill Tilden won the first of seven U.S. Open men's singles crowns.

1955 - Don Newcombe (Brooklyn Dodgers) hit his seventh home run of the season. The feat set a National League record for home runs by a pitcher.

1960 - Cassius Clay won the gold medal in light heavyweight boxing at the Olympic Games in Rome, Italy. Clay later changed his name to Muhammad Ali.

1971 - J.R. Richard, of the Houston Astros, tied Karl Spooner’s record when he struck out 15 batters in his major-league baseball debut.

1972 - Arab guerrillas, the Black September movement, attacked the Israeli delegation at the Munich Olympic games. 11 members of the Israeli Olympic team, five guerrillas and a police officer were killed in the siege.

1975 - In New York, Martina Navratilova appeared at the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service office and asked for political asylum.

1983 - "Sports Illustrated" became the first national weekly magazine to use four-color process illustrations on every page.

1987 - John McEnroe was fined $17,500 and suspended for two months for his behavior during a match with Slobodan Zivojinovic.

1989 - Chris Evert retired from professional tennis after a 19 year career.

1997 - The FOX group announced a deal to purchase the Los Angeles Dodgers.

1998 - Mark McGwire (St. Louis) hit his 60th home run of the season. The home run tied McGwire with Babe Ruth.

1998 - Sammy Sosa (Chicago Cubs) hit his 58th home run of the season.

1999 - The Cincinnati Reds set a major league team record for home runs in two consecutive games. The team hit 14 home runs over the two games at Veteran's Stadium.

2001 - The New York Islanders signed Alexi Yashin to a 10-year $90 million contract. It was the biggest deal in NHL history.

2002 - In New York, the NFL held a concert to celebrate its season opener. Eve, Alicia Keys, Bon Jovi, Enrique Iglesias and 'N Sync's Joey Fatone performed. The event preceded the rare Thursday-night opener between the New York Giants and the San Francisco 49ers.

2009 - The KOTCT "Member of the Year" voting started today, and will end tomorrow.

 

[Nighthawk]

September 7.....1533, Anne Boleyn gives birth today to Elizabeth, who would later become Elizabeth I of England. Guess who her daddy was?    And in 1901, the Boxer Rebellion in China ends with the signing of the Peace of Peking. 

[Templar]

DIDN'T HENRY THINK ANNE WAS PLAYING AROUND AND FLIPPED A COIN AND IT CAME UP "HEADS" ? WASN'T SHE LATER ACCUSED OF WITCHCRAFT AND THE RUMOR WAS THAT SHE HAD THREE BREASTS?  CLARIFY THIS IF I AM WRONG

                    KEEP YOUR HEADS UP---THE TEMPLAR

[Templar]

WHY WAS I NOT CHOSEN KING?--DON'T YOU THINK I LOOK THE PART?

         LOOKS CAN BE DECEIVING!   TEMPLAR

[Nighthawk]

WOW! Looks like that dude got hit by a train!!!     

[Nighthawk]

DIDN'T HENRY THINK ANNE WAS PLAYING AROUND AND FLIPPED A COIN AND IT CAME UP "HEADS" ? WASN'T SHE LATER ACCUSED OF WITCHCRAFT AND THE RUMOR WAS THAT SHE HAD THREE BREASTS?  CLARIFY THIS IF I AM WRONG

                    KEEP YOUR HEADS UP---THE TEMPLAR

I don't know about that.... but I know for a fact that Henry had TB......... Two Bellies! LOL!!! 

[Samuel Tan]

This post started on August 17,2009.
August 17, 1945 is the Independent day Republic of Indonesia.
Over 1/4 Billion people celebrated this Independent day.
Samuel Tan

[Templar]

         FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO PLAY WITh numbers and DATES--THIS WEDNESDAY IS 9/9/9 OR 09/09/09--GOOD TIME TO BET THE NUMBERS ON SOME LOTTERY GAME?

      WHAT HAPPENED ON 9/9/9  IN HISTORY--ABE LINCOLN WAS ALMOST 7 MONTHS OLD

[Nighthawk]

Stay tuned and you'll find out what happened on September 9...........on this day in history! 

[Muckeye]

To all my American friends, what happened tomorrow (9/11) beggars description.
My sympathy to all in the US of A.
No dry eyes in this house.
regards,  Muckeye

[CoinCrusader42]

September 10

1961 - Mickey Mantle tied a major league baseball record for home runs when he hit the 400th of his career.

For all his faults, "The Mick" was my No. 1 sports hero.  I was fortunate enough to see him play in person in both 1961 and 1962, in Kansas City.

I have watched Roger Maris, Willie Mays, Stan Musial, Ernie Banks, and Nolan Ryan play ball, and nothing excited the fans like seeing "No. 7" come out of the dugout.

 

[Templar]

  SEPTEMBER 11----WORSE THAN PEARL HARBOR--THE PSYCHOLOGICAL DAMAGE IS STILL CONTROLLING HOW WE THINK---OUR JUDGEMENT IS ALL MIXED UP--FRIENDS ARE ENEMIES--ENEMIES ARE FRIENDS--FINANCIALLY WE DON'T KNOW WHICH IS UP OR DOWN--BUT IT HAS AWAKENED A SLEEPING GIANT AND SLOWLY WE WILL PULL OUR ACT TOGETHER AND COLLECT IN SPADES FOR WHAT HAPPENED.
                            GOD BLESS THE VICTIMS OF TERRORISM WHEREVER IT OCCURS!

                              GOD BLESS AMERICA---THE TEMPLAR!

[scottishmoney]

Eight years ago today residing in a small village in Ukraine with no TV, but only a very slow 9600 baud internet connection.  We had just enough internet speed to slowly load email only, couldn't hope to get on CNN or anything.  For a couple of days there, it was looking like we would be staying in Ukraine semi permanently.

Several Ukrainians came to us and offered to protect us, and you know, at that point in time and where we were, we felt like we were in the safest place in the whole world.

[CoinCrusader42]

September 11

1974 - The St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets set a National League record when they played 25 innings. It was the second longest game in professional baseball history.

2009 -- A Day of Remembrance.  Never Again.

 

[Nighthawk]

September 12........... 1494: On this day, King Francois I of France is born.  1943: Italian dictator Benito Mussolini is rescued by German troops. 

[scottishmoney]

Eight years ago I was wondering if we would ever return to the USA.  We were hearing things through the news grapevine over there that Al Gore was trying to take over the government, and that a civil war was breaking out.  Seriously.  For a couple of days we didn't really know what was going on until we got to Odessa and had television again.

[CoinCrusader42]

September 12

2002 - A judge announced that a jury would have to decide who would get the ball that Barry Bonds hit for his record 73rd home run. The ownership of the ball, with an estimated value of $1 million, was being disputed between two men that had been in the bleachers.

 

[scottishmoney]

September 12

2002 - A judge announced that a jury would have to decide who would get the ball that Barry Bonds hit for his record 73rd home run. The ownership of the ball, with an estimated value of $1 million, was being disputed between two men that had been in the bleachers.

 

I always love these guys that bowl through a whole bunch of kids to go after baseballs.  Idiots.

[Templar]

               HEY--I DIDN'T MEAN TO HURT THE KID I WAS JUST TRYING TO GET MY HOT DOG THAT FELL OUT OF THE BUN  AND I DIDN'T WANT THE KIDS TO STEEP ON IT--AFTER ALL THOSE HOT DOGS COST A LOT OF MONEY--AS FOR THE BALL--WELL IT JUST HAPPENED TO LAND NEAR MY HOT DOG.

               YOUR SERVANT--THE TEMPLAR

[Nighthawk]

Templar, if you'd had PIZZA instead of a damn hotdog, none of this would have ever happened!!! 

[CoinCrusader42]

I've only had one shot at a foul ball at a MLB game.  First base side, four rows back.  Left handed hitter hit a foul one-bouncer and then with a lot of top-spin it skipped off my hands.  My brother ruled it an error, and I'll never live it down.

 

[Templar]

  I HAVE BEEN GOING TO BASEBALL GAMES SINCE 1963 AND I HAVE SAT ALL OVER THE STADIUM AND NEVER HAD A BALL HIT NEAR ME----ITS EASIER TO GO TO THE GIFT STAND--BUY A BALL--TAKE IT OUT OF THE WRAPPING--RUB IT ON THE GROUND-AND TELL EVERYONE YOU CAUGHT IT AT THE GAME THAT DAY--OTHER THAN YOU WHO WOULD KNOW THE DIFFERENCE?

       YOUR HONEST SERVANT--THE TEMPLAR

[AdamL]

I've come close to several foul balls and one home run. Never actually got any of them though.

[CoinCrusader42]

September 13

2002 - Mike Vernon retired after a 19-year career as a player in the NHL.

2003 - In Oakland, CA, Frank Francisco (Texas Rangers), a relief pitcher, threw a chair into the right field box seats. Two spectators were hit in the head. The game was delayed for 19 minutes. The Athletics won the game 7-6 in the 10th inning.

 

[CoinCrusader42]

September 15

1912 - Joe Wood (Boston Red Sox) won his 16th consecutive major league game.

1938 - Lloyd and Paul Waner became the first brothers to hit back-to-back home runs in a major league game. It was Lloyd's last home run.

1946 - A Brooklyn Dodgers-Chicago Cubs game was called when players, umpires and fans were attacked by gnats.

1953 - The National Boxing Association adopted the 10-point scoring system for all of its matches.

1963 - All three Alou brothers - Felipe, Matty and Jesus - played in the outfield at the same time for the San Francisco Giants in a 13-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

1969 - Steve Carlton (St. Louis) struck out 19 Mets for a nine-inning game record.

1974 - Fred Lynn (Boston Red Sox) hit a home run on his very first major league at-bat.

1978 - Muhammad Ali defeated Leon Spinks to win his 3rd World Heavyweight Boxing title.

1978 - The Los Angeles Dodgers became the first major league baseball team to pass the three-million mark in home attendance.

1979 - Bob Watson (Boston Red Sox) became the first player to hit for the cycle in both leagues. He hit for the cycle with the Houston Astros on June 23, 1977.

1990 - Bobby Thigpen (Chicago White Sox) became the first relief pitcher with 50 saves in a season.

1996 - The Baltimore Orioles broke the major league record for most home runs in one season. They finished with a total of 243. The New York Yankees had set the record at 240 in 1961.

1997 - The NHL and the player's union agreed to change the format of the 1998 All-Star Game. The decision was made for the top players from the United States and Canada to play against the best players from the rest of the world.

1997 - Ken Griffey jr. (Seattle Mariners) hit his 51st and 52nd home runs to become the sixth player to hit 100 or more home runs over two consecutive seasons. He had hit 49 home runs the previous season.

1998 - Mark McGwire (St. Louis) hit his 63rd home run of the season.

1998 - Ken Griffey Jr. (Seattle Mariners) became the fourth-youngest player to reach 1,000 RBIs when he hit his 52nd home run of the season.

2002 - Curt Schilling (Arizona Diamondbacks) struck out eight to reach 300 for the season. Schilling and Randy Johnson became the first teammates in baseball history to each strike out 300 in the same season.

2004 - The National Hockey League locked out its players in an effort by management to gain massive economic change.

 

[Templar]

              WELL WITH JESUS ON THEIR TEAM--THEY SHOULD HAVE WON.

                           THE TEMPLAR

[CoinCrusader42]

September 16

1924 - Jim Bottomley knocked in 12 runs in a single game setting a major league baseball record.

1953 - The St. Louis Browns of the American League were given permission to move to Baltimore, MD, where they became the Baltimore Orioles.

When young, I played American Legion baseball.  Our coach had connections with the St. Louis Browns, and received old Browns' uniforms for our use.  I still have mine.  Quite a collector's item!!

 

[Nevol]

September 17:

1989    Hurricane Hugo kills 85 in Charleston, South Carolina
1980    "Divine Madness" starring Bette Midler, premieres
1977    Fleetwood Mac's "Rumors" is #1 for 19th straight week
1976    NASA publicly unveils space shuttle Enterprise in Palmdale, California
1953    1st successful separation of Siamese twins
1835    Charles Darwin lands on Chatham Galapagos-archipelago
1598    Netherland sailors discover Mauritius

[CoinCrusader42]

September 17

1953 - Ernie Banks became the first black baseball player to wear a Chicago Cubs uniform. He retired in 1971 known as 'Mr. Cub'.

Note:  I watched Banks play in an exhibition game in Salt Lake City years ago.  He hit a triple.

2004 - Barry Bonds (San Francisco Giants) hit his 700th home run.

Note:  Our youngest son and I watched Bonds hit three home runs in one game against the Colorado Rockies.

[Templar]

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY---SEPT. 18TH.

                                    1888----START OF SHERLOCK HOLMES' ADVENTURE "SIGN OF FOUR"
                                    1969----TINY TIM AND MISS VICKY GOT ENGAGED (CAN YOU REMEMBER WHAT YOU WERE DOING?

                      YOUR SERVANT---THE TEMPLAR

 P.S. DON'T FORGET TO TIPTOE THROUGH YOUR TULIPS TODAY!

[CoinCrusader42]

September 18

1956 - Mickey Mantle hit his 50th home run.

1965 - Mickey Mantle played in his 2,000th game..

IMO, a physically well Mickey Mantle would have set standards unreached even in this day and age.

 

[CoinCrusader42]

September 19

1901 - All major league baseball games were canceled for the funeral of U.S. President William McKinley.

1949 - Ralph Kiner (Pittsburgh Pirates) became the first National League player to hit 50 home runs in two different seasons.

1984 - Pete Rose reached the 100-hit plateau for the 22nd consecutive year. He also tied the National League record for doubles with 725.

1997 - Mark McGwire became the first major league player to hit 20 or more home runs for two teams in the same season. It was his 54th home run of the year.

1999 - Sammy Sosa was became the first major league player to hit 60 home runs twice.

 

[Nighthawk]

Also on September 19........... 1777, The US wins the Battle of Saratoga in the American Revolution. 1812: Founder of the House of Rothschild, Mayer Amschel Rothschild, dies in Frankfort.