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J.C.'S Almanac September 26th 1580 - Sir Francis Drake and the crew of the Golden Hind arrived home, having become the first Englishmen to sail around the world. ...And, to discover that salt water shrinks your clothes. 1776 - 1777 - British Troops Occupied 1789 - Thomas Jefferson was appointed 1820 - Pioneer Daniel Boone died in 1831 - The first political party convention on a national basis took place in 1839 - The Porco-Forte was unveiled in 1887 - German Immigrant Emile Berliner Received A Patent For A New Machine Called The Gramophone. 1892 - The ‘March King’ was introduced to the general public. John Philip Sousa and his band played the Liberty Bell March in 1908 - An ad for the Edison Phonograph appeared in The Saturday Evening Post. The phonograph offered buyers free records by both the Democratic and Republican 1914 - The Federal Trade Commission Was Established. 1928 - 23 Nations Signed The Kellogg-Briand Pact, Outlawing War. .....Well, It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time. 1934 - The Queen Mary Luxury Cruise Ship Was Launched By Cunard Lines. The Retired Ship Is Now A Tourist Attraction In 1937 - Blues Singer Bessie Smith died at the age of 42, from the loss of blood following a car wreck. She had been turned away from a whites-only hospital at 1950 - United Nations Troops In The North Korean War Recaptured The South Korean Capital Of 1954 - 1,172 People Lost Their Lives As The Japanese Ferry "Toya Maru" Sank In A Storm. 1955 - Following word that President Eisenhower had suffered a heart attack, the N.Y. Stock Exchange saw its worst price decline since 1929. 1955 - Debbie Reynolds & Eddie Fisher were married. In 1959 they were divorced. 1956 - Fats Domino debuted on the Pop Charts with "Blueberry Hill". 1956 - Elvis Presley's Birthplace, 1957 - The musical "West Side Story" opened at the Winter Garden Theatre in 1959 - Typhoon "Vera" Hit Japan Near 1960 - The first Kennedy-Nixon debate was televised. It's said that Nixon's losing margin of 0.1% can be attributed to his poor make-up job in the first debate. ...Apparently voters didn't like his 5 o'clock shadow which was 2 o'clock shadow Pacific Time. 1961 - Roger Maris Of The 1962 - The TV Comedy Series "The 1964 - The Kinks' "You Really Got Me" Was Released. 1964 – “Gilligan’s 1966 - 1966 - New York Yankee broadcaster Red Barber was fired after 13 years for telling the truth! The last-place Yankees were playing in front of the smallest crowd ever at Yankee Stadium - 413. Barber wanted a camera shot of the 59,597 empty seats, but was denied by the club. So Red told the TV viewers, "This Smallest Crowd Is The Story, Not The Ball Game." 1968 - Rolling Stone member, Brian Jones, was fined after being found guilty of possession of cannabis. 1970 - Tamla-Motown Records announced that the 1974 - John Lennon Released His Highly Acclaimed "Walls And Bridges" Album. The Album Featured Such Hits As "Whatever Gets You Through The Night" And "No.9 Dream." It Proved To Be His Last Album Of New Material For Almost 6 Years. Until "Double Fantasy In 1980. 1978 - Waylon 1979 - President Carter sent a note to Senator Edward Kennedy, his potential rival for the Democratic nomination, saying remarks he made in 1981 - Laker Airways Began Offering Bargain Flights Between 1981 - Nolan Ryan Of The 1981 - Bruce Dickinson joined Iron Maiden, Bruce had been the vocalist with Samson. 1983 - The Yacht Australia II defeated the 1984 - Jazz Drummer Shelley Manne Died At The Age Of 64. 1984 - An 1984 - History was made at the Metropolitan Opera House in 1984 - Liz Taylor starred in the season opener of the TV soap, Hotel. Despite incredibly biting bits from John Belushi on NBC’s Saturday Night Live regarding her plumpness at the time, viewers were quite amazed when Ms. Taylor appeared in a gown -- with a 24-inch waistline. 1985 – Shamu was born in 1986 - 1987 - Whitney Houston scored her 5th consecutive #1 single with "Didn't We Almost Have it All." 1988 - CBS Launched WTG Records, Headed By Jerry Greenberg. 1991 - "It's Been A Long Time" was filmed by Southside Johnny at The Stone Pony in 1991 - A group of scientists, 4 men & 4 women began a 2-year stay inside Biosphere 2, a sealed structure in Oracle, AZ. They had planned to have no contact with the outside world; to grow their own food and live peacefully together as future pioneers in a harsh and alien world. Unfortunately, the outside world had to intervene a few times; to get rid of an ant invasion, to pump in oxygen, to tend to a health emergencies, to bring in forgotten necessities like makeup. The scientific team managed to last out the term, but they were half-crazy and half-starved when 1998 - Prince slipped and pulled a ligament while onstage in 2002 - Doug Supernaw was arrested outside a bar in Birth Dates1774 - John Chapman Johnny Appleseed" - 1888 – Thomas Stearns “T.S.” Eliot - 1897 - Pope Paul VI (Giovanni Battista Montini) – Concesio, 1898 - George Gershwin – 1914 - Jack LaLanne (Francois Henri LaLanne) – 1925 – Martin David “Marty” Robbins - Glendale, AZ – Singer, Songwriter, Musician, his 1st #1 song was "Singing The Blues" in 1956. The Fuzz Bass was born in his band (by lucky accident) during the recording of "Don't Worry." He Died December 8, 1982. 1926 - Julie London (Gayle Peck) – 1927 - Patrick O'Neal – 1933 – Donna Douglas (Doris Smith) – Pride, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA – Actress, Elly May Clampett “The 1937 – Floyd August “Gib” Guilbeau – Sunset, LA – Musician, Fiddle, Flying Burrito Brothers, Swamp Water, 1941 - David Frizzell – 1941 - Joseph Bauer – 1942 - Kent McCord (Kent Franklin McWhirter) – 1945 - Bryan Ferry – 1946 – Mary Beth Hurt – 1947 - Lynn Rene Anderson - 1947 - Jaclyn Ellen Smith – Houston, TX - Actress 1948 - Olivia Newton-John - 1954 - Craig Chaquico – 1955 - Carlene Carter (Rebecca Carlene Smith) – 1956 – Linda Carroll Hamilton – 1960 - Douglas Anderson “Doug” Supernaw - 1962 - Melissa Sue Anderson – Berkeley, CA – Actress 1962 - Tracey Anne Thorn – 1968 – Jim Caviezel (James Patrick Caviezel, Jr) – 1981 – Serena Jameka Williams – Q: What Rich And Famous Singer-Songwriter Owns The Publishing Rights To "Stormy Weather" and "Hello Dolly," As Well As The Soundtracks Of "Grease," "Mame," "Annie" and "A Chorus Line," among many others. A: Paul McCartney. Q: During a Metropolitan Opera Tour of "Turandot," Soprano Birgit Nilsson held the high C in a duet longer than Franco Corelli. What did the tempermental tenor do to show his disapproval? A: He bit her on the neck when he was supposed to give her a stage kiss. Q: Where did pioneering American newspaperwoman Elizabeth Cochrane get her pseudonym Nellie Bly, the name she made famous when she circled the world faster than Phileas Fogg, hero of "Around The World In 80 Days"? A: From A Stephen Foster Song Called "Nellie Bly." |










