A natural selection. *
* After months of delays, the HMS Beagle departs Plymouth,
England, on December 27, 1831. On board is naturalist
Charles Darwin. He would write, "The misery I endured from
sea-sickness is far beyond what I ever guessed at."
(Illustration of the Lesser rhea, a distinct species found in
the Galapagos.) American Museum of Natural History.
England, on December 27, 1831. On board is naturalist
Charles Darwin. He would write, "The misery I endured from
sea-sickness is far beyond what I ever guessed at."
(Illustration of the Lesser rhea, a distinct species found in
the Galapagos.) American Museum of Natural History.
Admit diversity. *
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* Alaska was granted statehood on January 3, 1959. It's the
largest state by area, and one of the wealthiest (3rd in 2005),
most diverse and least religious. USDA.
largest state by area, and one of the wealthiest (3rd in 2005),
most diverse and least religious. USDA.
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* "The modern Coast Guard can be said to date to January
28, 1915, when the Cutter Service merged with the United
States Life-Saving Service and Congress formalized the
existence of the new organization. Its stated mission is to
protect the public, the environment, and the United States
economic and security interests in any maritime region in
which those interests may be at risk, including international
waters and America's coasts, ports, and inland waterways.
Wikipedia and USCG.
28, 1915, when the Cutter Service merged with the United
States Life-Saving Service and Congress formalized the
existence of the new organization. Its stated mission is to
protect the public, the environment, and the United States
economic and security interests in any maritime region in
which those interests may be at risk, including international
waters and America's coasts, ports, and inland waterways.
Wikipedia and USCG.
*The first electric streetlight was installed in Wabash,
Indiana, on February 2, 1880. The city paid the Brush Electric
Light Company of Cleveland, Ohio, $100 to install a light on
the top of the courthouse. A month later the city
commissioned four more lights to be installed. Residents of
Wabash became the first Americans to wear their sunglasses
at night. The lighting employed arc lamps, initially the
'Electric candle', 'Jablochoff candle' or 'Yablochkov candle'
developed by the Russian Pavel Yablochkov in 1875. This
Day in History and Wikipedia.
Indiana, on February 2, 1880. The city paid the Brush Electric
Light Company of Cleveland, Ohio, $100 to install a light on
the top of the courthouse. A month later the city
commissioned four more lights to be installed. Residents of
Wabash became the first Americans to wear their sunglasses
at night. The lighting employed arc lamps, initially the
'Electric candle', 'Jablochoff candle' or 'Yablochkov candle'
developed by the Russian Pavel Yablochkov in 1875. This
Day in History and Wikipedia.
* The Phi Beta Sigma fraternity was founded at Howard
University, in Washington, DC, on January 9, 1914, with a
commitment to brotherhood, scholarship and service.
University, in Washington, DC, on January 9, 1914, with a
commitment to brotherhood, scholarship and service.
*Popeye the Sailor, created by Elzie Crisler Segar, first
appeared in the daily King Features comic strip on January
17, 1929.
appeared in the daily King Features comic strip on January
17, 1929.
*Elizabeth Blackwell (February 3, 1821 – May 31, 1910) was
an abolitionist, women's rights activist, and the first female
doctor in the United States, on January 11, 1849. She was
the first woman to graduate from medical school (M.D.) and
a pioneer in educating women in medicine. KMUN is the first
station tuned to by the most listeners in Clatsop County.
Wikipedia, NIH; and Eastlan Research, 2007.
an abolitionist, women's rights activist, and the first female
doctor in the United States, on January 11, 1849. She was
the first woman to graduate from medical school (M.D.) and
a pioneer in educating women in medicine. KMUN is the first
station tuned to by the most listeners in Clatsop County.
Wikipedia, NIH; and Eastlan Research, 2007.
* "Historians agree the teddy bear got its name when
'Teddy' Roosevelt, as the 26th president was nicknamed,
was on a hunting trip in Mississippi, in 1902. The president
failed to make a kill and so his hosts caught a bear,
presenting it to him as a target. He refused to shoot it,
saying: "Spare the bear". His action was immortalised in a
Washington Post cartoon and, consequently, a pair of New
York shopkeepers, Morris and Rose Michtom, made a soft
toy bear they called Teddy's Bear." The first one is said to
have sold on February 15, 1903. BBC News. Visit the Join Us
Ad gallery.
'Teddy' Roosevelt, as the 26th president was nicknamed,
was on a hunting trip in Mississippi, in 1902. The president
failed to make a kill and so his hosts caught a bear,
presenting it to him as a target. He refused to shoot it,
saying: "Spare the bear". His action was immortalised in a
Washington Post cartoon and, consequently, a pair of New
York shopkeepers, Morris and Rose Michtom, made a soft
toy bear they called Teddy's Bear." The first one is said to
have sold on February 15, 1903. BBC News. Visit the Join Us
Ad gallery.
* Various publication dates in 1884 and 1885 are given for first
publication of Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,
including February 18. We figure the date is mostly true and
have placed it here. The book begins: "You don't know about
me without you have read a book by the name of The
Adventures of Tom Sawyer; but that ain't no matter. That book
was made by Mr. Mark Twain, and he told the truth, mainly.
There was things which he stretched, but mainly he told the
truth." See also Wikipedia. Visit the Join Us Ad gallery for more
weekly historical events.
publication of Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,
including February 18. We figure the date is mostly true and
have placed it here. The book begins: "You don't know about
me without you have read a book by the name of The
Adventures of Tom Sawyer; but that ain't no matter. That book
was made by Mr. Mark Twain, and he told the truth, mainly.
There was things which he stretched, but mainly he told the
truth." See also Wikipedia. Visit the Join Us Ad gallery for more
weekly historical events.
* The Pony Express officially opened on April 3, 1860. The
route roughly followed the Oregon Trail, Mormon Trail and
California Trail. The rides were scheduled to leave San
Francisco and St. Joseph simultaneously. No photographs of
riders beginning in either direction are known and none are
believed to exist. Wikipedia and the National Postal Service.
route roughly followed the Oregon Trail, Mormon Trail and
California Trail. The rides were scheduled to leave San
Francisco and St. Joseph simultaneously. No photographs of
riders beginning in either direction are known and none are
believed to exist. Wikipedia and the National Postal Service.
* House of Wax (released April 10, 1953), originally titled The
Wax Works, was Warner Bros. answer to the 3-D hit Bwana
Devil, which had been released the previous November.
Ironically, the director, Andre De Toth, was blind in one eye,
and unable to experience stereo vision or the 3-D effects.
Wikipedia and imdb.com. Visit the weekly event archives.
Wax Works, was Warner Bros. answer to the 3-D hit Bwana
Devil, which had been released the previous November.
Ironically, the director, Andre De Toth, was blind in one eye,
and unable to experience stereo vision or the 3-D effects.
Wikipedia and imdb.com. Visit the weekly event archives.
* Nikita Khrushchev (1894-1971) became Premier of the
Soviet Union on March 27, 1958. On October 11, 1960, angry
at speech made by a Filipino delegate, Khrushchev took off a
shoe and banged it on the desk while calling the delegate "a
jerk, a stooge and a lackey of imperialism." Wikipedia and
New York Times.
Soviet Union on March 27, 1958. On October 11, 1960, angry
at speech made by a Filipino delegate, Khrushchev took off a
shoe and banged it on the desk while calling the delegate "a
jerk, a stooge and a lackey of imperialism." Wikipedia and
New York Times.
* Hershey Park was opened on April 24, 1907 as a leisure
park for the employees of the Hershey Chocolate Company, in
Hershey, Pennsylvania. The park celebrated its 100th
anniversary in 2007 and is known for its radical roller coasters.
Hershey History. Visit the weekly events archive.
park for the employees of the Hershey Chocolate Company, in
Hershey, Pennsylvania. The park celebrated its 100th
anniversary in 2007 and is known for its radical roller coasters.
Hershey History. Visit the weekly events archive.
* On April 30, 1973, President Richard Nixon was forced to ask
for the resignation of two of his most influential aides, H. R.
Haldeman and John Ehrlichman, both of whom were indicted
and ultimately went to prison. He also fired White House
Counsel John Dean, who had just testified before the Senate
and went on to become the key witness against the President
in the Watergate scandal. The Watergate Story, Washington
Post Archives. Visit the weekly events archive.
for the resignation of two of his most influential aides, H. R.
Haldeman and John Ehrlichman, both of whom were indicted
and ultimately went to prison. He also fired White House
Counsel John Dean, who had just testified before the Senate
and went on to become the key witness against the President
in the Watergate scandal. The Watergate Story, Washington
Post Archives. Visit the weekly events archive.
* Beethoven's Ninth Symphony was premiered on May 7,
1824 in the Kärntnertortheater in Vienna. It is his last
complete symphony, incorporates part of the Ode an die Freude
("Ode to Joy"), a poem by Friedrich Schiller, and has become
a mainstay of celebratory occasions. Wikipedia and WNYC.
Visit the weekly events archive.
1824 in the Kärntnertortheater in Vienna. It is his last
complete symphony, incorporates part of the Ode an die Freude
("Ode to Joy"), a poem by Friedrich Schiller, and has become
a mainstay of celebratory occasions. Wikipedia and WNYC.
Visit the weekly events archive.
* VELCRO(TM) was developed by Swiss inventor George de
Mestral, who derived the name from combining the French
words velour and crochet. The trademark VELCRO(R) name
was registered in the US on May 13, 1958. The picture is of
Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison student Nhan Vu, who, in 2007,
put on a sticky suit and hurled hurls himself against the
VELCRO wall of a giant inflatable game set up at the
university. itape and Univ. Wisconsin-Madison News. Photo by
Jeff Miller. Visit the Weekly Events Archives.
Mestral, who derived the name from combining the French
words velour and crochet. The trademark VELCRO(R) name
was registered in the US on May 13, 1958. The picture is of
Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison student Nhan Vu, who, in 2007,
put on a sticky suit and hurled hurls himself against the
VELCRO wall of a giant inflatable game set up at the
university. itape and Univ. Wisconsin-Madison News. Photo by
Jeff Miller. Visit the Weekly Events Archives.
*New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay,
from Nepal, were the first to successfully reach the summit of
Mount Everest, at 11:30 a.m. local time on May 29, 1953. At
the time, both acknowledged it as a team effort by the whole
expedition, but Tenzing revealed a few years later that Hillary
had put his foot on the summit first. Wikipedia and Nova.
Visit the Weekly Events Archives.
from Nepal, were the first to successfully reach the summit of
Mount Everest, at 11:30 a.m. local time on May 29, 1953. At
the time, both acknowledged it as a team effort by the whole
expedition, but Tenzing revealed a few years later that Hillary
had put his foot on the summit first. Wikipedia and Nova.
Visit the Weekly Events Archives.
*The 19th Amendment to the US Constitution guarantees all
American women the right to vote. It was first introduced in
Congress in 1878 but was not passed until June 4, 1919 and
was not ratified until August 16, 1920. Wikipedia and the
Alice Paul Institute. Visit the Weekly Events Archives.
American women the right to vote. It was first introduced in
Congress in 1878 but was not passed until June 4, 1919 and
was not ratified until August 16, 1920. Wikipedia and the
Alice Paul Institute. Visit the Weekly Events Archives.
* After leaving Botany Bay, Capt. James Cook voyaged
northward and ran the Endeavor aground on the Great Barrier
Reef, off Australia, on June 11, 1770. The ship was badly
damaged; everyone feared death. Repairs took 7 weeks.
Wikipedia and Cook's diary on Jane's Oceania. Visit the
Weekly Events Archives.
northward and ran the Endeavor aground on the Great Barrier
Reef, off Australia, on June 11, 1770. The ship was badly
damaged; everyone feared death. Repairs took 7 weeks.
Wikipedia and Cook's diary on Jane's Oceania. Visit the
Weekly Events Archives.
* The Republic of Iceland was formed on June 17, 1944; it
had been under Danish rule. Icelandic Day is celebrated on a
national scale, including a "Fjallkonan (the woman of the
mountain), clad in the most festive national dress of Iceland,
who recites a poem. She represents the fierce spirit of the
Icelandic nation and of Icelandic nature." Wikipedia. Visit the
Weekly Events Archives.
had been under Danish rule. Icelandic Day is celebrated on a
national scale, including a "Fjallkonan (the woman of the
mountain), clad in the most festive national dress of Iceland,
who recites a poem. She represents the fierce spirit of the
Icelandic nation and of Icelandic nature." Wikipedia. Visit the
Weekly Events Archives.
| Original & skillful! * |
* Charles Blondin, French tight-rope walker and acrobat, owes
his celebrity and fortune to his idea of crossing the gorge
below Niagara Falls on a tightrope, 1100 feet (335 m) long,
160 feet (50 m) above the water. This he accomplished, first
on June 30, 1859, a number of times, always with different
theatric variations: blindfold, in a sack, trundling a
wheelbarrow, on stilts, carrying a man on his back, sitting
down midway while he cooked and ate an omelette.
Wikipedia. Visit the Weekly Events Archives.
his celebrity and fortune to his idea of crossing the gorge
below Niagara Falls on a tightrope, 1100 feet (335 m) long,
160 feet (50 m) above the water. This he accomplished, first
on June 30, 1859, a number of times, always with different
theatric variations: blindfold, in a sack, trundling a
wheelbarrow, on stilts, carrying a man on his back, sitting
down midway while he cooked and ate an omelette.
Wikipedia. Visit the Weekly Events Archives.
| A fierce spirit * |
| Wheee! * |
* The Cyclone roller-coaster opened on Coney Island, NY,
on June 26, 1927 and is still in operation. Rides originally
cost a quarter and lines were hours long. The steel-on-wood
coaster is 500 feet high, has 12 drops (the highest at 85
feet) and 27 elevation changes. Until 1972 it was the
fastest roller coaster, reaching 60mph. Astroland and
Wikipedia. Visit the Weekly Events Archives.
on June 26, 1927 and is still in operation. Rides originally
cost a quarter and lines were hours long. The steel-on-wood
coaster is 500 feet high, has 12 drops (the highest at 85
feet) and 27 elevation changes. Until 1972 it was the
fastest roller coaster, reaching 60mph. Astroland and
Wikipedia. Visit the Weekly Events Archives.
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