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October 30, 2009
This Day in History: Nov. 2:
1889: North Dakota and South Dakota became the 39th and 40th states, respectively. 1947: Howard Hughes flew the Spruce Goose on its first and only flight. 1948: Harry S Truman defeated Thomas E. Dewey to the surprise of pollsters and newspapers, in the greatest presidential upset in history. 1959: Twenty-One game show contestant Charles Van Doren admitted that he had been given questions and answers in advance. 1976: Jimmy Carter defeated Gerald Ford, becoming the first U.S. president from the deep South since the Civil War. 1984: Velma Margie Barfield, a convicted murderer, became the first woman to be executed since capital punishment was reinstated in 1976. 2003: V. Gene Robinson was consecrated as bishop by the U.S. Episcopal Church, becoming the first openly gay bishop in the church. -- from Infoplease website
Famous birthdays today (besides yours): Frontiersman Daniel Boone, 1734; French queen Marie Antoinette, 1755; U.S. President James Polk, 1795; U.S. President Warren G. Harding, 1865; Actor Burt Lancaster, 1913; Singer Earl "Speedo" Carroll of The Cadillacs and The Coasters, 1937; Singer Jay Black of Jay and the Americans, 1938; Actress Stefanie Powers, 1942; Keyboardist Keith Emerson of Emerson, Lake and Palmer, 1944; Drummer Carter Beauford of the Dave Matthews Band, 1957; Singer k.d. lang, 1961; Bassist Bobby Dall of Poison, 1963; Actor David Schwimmer ("Friends"), 1966; Singer Alvin Chea of Take 6, 1967; Bassist Fieldy of Korn, 1969; Rapper Nelly, 1974; Rapper Prodigy of Mobb Deep, 1974; Guitarist Chris Walla of Death Cab For Cutie, 1975. -- From Infoplease and Yahoo!News websites
Posted by Lynn at October 30, 2009 11:54 AM