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Today In Time
by observer Tue Mar 06, 2012 10:54 am
REMEMBER THE ALAMO DAY
It was on this day in 1836, the last of a thirteen-day siege, that Mexico’s dictator, Santa Anna and his thousand-man army defeated a little band of Texas volunteers. The last of these 189 brave men (who included Davy Crockett) died on March 6, holed up in the Alamo. Their fight for Texas’ liberty did not go unnoticed. 46 days later, with the battle cry, “Remember the Alamo,” General Sam Houston and his Texans captured Santa Anna and finished the job started at the Alamo. Texas gained its independence
1834 - Toronto incorporated with William Lyon Mackenzie as its 1st mayor
1852 - Group of Toronto brokers frame 'a code of Rules and Regulations' for Toronto Stock Exchange
1896 - 1st auto in Detroit, Charles B King rides his "Horseless Carriage"
1899 - "Aspirin" patented by Felix Hoffmann
1964 - Elijah Muhammad renames Cassius Clay, Muhammad Ali
1964 - Liz Taylor's 4th divorce (Eddie Fisher)
1967 - Muhammad Ali is order by selective service to be inducted
1974 - An Italian loses a record $1,920,000 at roulette in Monte Carlo
1978 - Hustler publisher Larry Flynt shot & crippled by a sniper in Ga
1981 - Walter Cronkite, the dean of American television newscasters, said “And that’s the way it is” for the final time, as he closed the CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite. An audience estimated at 17,000,000 viewers saw ‘the most trusted man in America’ sign-off. Cronkite retired after more than 30 years in broadcasting. He was replaced by Dan Rather at the anchor desk.
1991 - Following Iraq's capitulation in the Persian Gulf conflict, Pres Bush told Congress that "aggression is defeated. The war is over"
BIRTHDAYS
1475 - Michelangelo (de Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni) - Renaissance artist: Sistine Chapel ceiling; sculptor: David; architect: St. Peter’s [Rome]; died Feb 18, 1564
1619 - Cyrano De Bergerac - French soldier, author: The States and Empires of the Sun; subject of famous play whose title bears his name; died July 28, 1655
1806 - Elizabeth Barrett Browning (Moulton) - poet: Sonnets from the Portuguese - “How do I Love Thee? Let Me Count the Ways.”; Robert Browning’s wife; died June 29, 1861
1906 - Lou Costello (Louis Francis Cristillo) - comedian, actor [Abbott & Costello]: Who’s on First?; died Mar 3, 1959
1923 - Ed McMahon - radio/TV announcer, pitchman: The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson, Star Search, The Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon, Budweiser spots, TV’s Most Hilarious Bloopers; died Jun 23, 2009
1947 - Rob Reiner - Emmy Award-winning Best Supporting Actor/Comedy Series: All In the Family [1973-74, 1977-78], Postcards from the Edge, Sleepless in Seattle; director: When Harry Met Sally, This is Spinal Tap, The Princess Bride, A Few Good Men; Carl’s son
1959 - Tom Arnold - actor: Roseanne, The Jackie Thomas Show, Tom, True Lies
1972 - Shaquille O’Neal - basketball: Orlando Magic: NBA Rookie of the Year [1993]; LA Lakers
It was on this day in 1836, the last of a thirteen-day siege, that Mexico’s dictator, Santa Anna and his thousand-man army defeated a little band of Texas volunteers. The last of these 189 brave men (who included Davy Crockett) died on March 6, holed up in the Alamo. Their fight for Texas’ liberty did not go unnoticed. 46 days later, with the battle cry, “Remember the Alamo,” General Sam Houston and his Texans captured Santa Anna and finished the job started at the Alamo. Texas gained its independence
1834 - Toronto incorporated with William Lyon Mackenzie as its 1st mayor
1852 - Group of Toronto brokers frame 'a code of Rules and Regulations' for Toronto Stock Exchange
1896 - 1st auto in Detroit, Charles B King rides his "Horseless Carriage"
1899 - "Aspirin" patented by Felix Hoffmann
1964 - Elijah Muhammad renames Cassius Clay, Muhammad Ali
1964 - Liz Taylor's 4th divorce (Eddie Fisher)
1967 - Muhammad Ali is order by selective service to be inducted
1974 - An Italian loses a record $1,920,000 at roulette in Monte Carlo
1978 - Hustler publisher Larry Flynt shot & crippled by a sniper in Ga
1981 - Walter Cronkite, the dean of American television newscasters, said “And that’s the way it is” for the final time, as he closed the CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite. An audience estimated at 17,000,000 viewers saw ‘the most trusted man in America’ sign-off. Cronkite retired after more than 30 years in broadcasting. He was replaced by Dan Rather at the anchor desk.
1991 - Following Iraq's capitulation in the Persian Gulf conflict, Pres Bush told Congress that "aggression is defeated. The war is over"
BIRTHDAYS
1475 - Michelangelo (de Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni) - Renaissance artist: Sistine Chapel ceiling; sculptor: David; architect: St. Peter’s [Rome]; died Feb 18, 1564
1619 - Cyrano De Bergerac - French soldier, author: The States and Empires of the Sun; subject of famous play whose title bears his name; died July 28, 1655
1806 - Elizabeth Barrett Browning (Moulton) - poet: Sonnets from the Portuguese - “How do I Love Thee? Let Me Count the Ways.”; Robert Browning’s wife; died June 29, 1861
1906 - Lou Costello (Louis Francis Cristillo) - comedian, actor [Abbott & Costello]: Who’s on First?; died Mar 3, 1959
1923 - Ed McMahon - radio/TV announcer, pitchman: The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson, Star Search, The Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon, Budweiser spots, TV’s Most Hilarious Bloopers; died Jun 23, 2009
1947 - Rob Reiner - Emmy Award-winning Best Supporting Actor/Comedy Series: All In the Family [1973-74, 1977-78], Postcards from the Edge, Sleepless in Seattle; director: When Harry Met Sally, This is Spinal Tap, The Princess Bride, A Few Good Men; Carl’s son
1959 - Tom Arnold - actor: Roseanne, The Jackie Thomas Show, Tom, True Lies
1972 - Shaquille O’Neal - basketball: Orlando Magic: NBA Rookie of the Year [1993]; LA Lakers
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