Capitol Hill Blue Forums Hot Topics & Breaking News The RoundTable Round Table for Saturday May 2, 2009

[size:17pt]GOOD SATURDAY MORNING, EVERYBODY!!

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY...

1776 - France and Spain agreed to donate arms to American rebels fighting the British.

1853 - Franconi’s Hippodrome opened at Broadway and 23rd Street in New York City.

1863 - Confederate Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson was wounded by his own men in the battle of Chancellorsville, VA. He died 8 days later.

1865 - U.S. President Andrew Johnson offered $100,000 reward for the capture of Confederate President Jefferson Davis.

1885 - "Good Housekeeping" was first published.

1887 - Hannibal W. Goodwin applied for a patent on celluloid photographic film. This is the film from which movies are shown.

1890 - The Oklahoma Territory was organized.

1919 - The first U.S. air passenger service started.

1922 - WBAP-AM bean broadcasting in north Texas.

1926 - In India, Hindu women gained the right to seek elected office.

1926 - U.S. Marines landed in Nicaragua to put down a revolt and to protect U.S. interests. They did not depart until 1933.

1933 - Hitler banned trade unions in Germany.

1941 - The Federal Communications Commission agreed to let regular scheduling of TV broadcasts by commercial TV stations begin on July 1, 1941. This was the start of network television.

1945 - Russians took Berlin after 12 days of fierce house-to-house fighting. The Allies announced the surrender of Nazi troops in Italy and parts of Austria.

1946 - Prisoners revolted at California's Alcatraz prison.

1954 - Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals set a new major league record when he hit 5 home runs against the New York Giants.

1960 - Caryl Chessman was executed. He was a convicted sex offender and had become a best selling author while on death row.

1965 - The "Early Bird" satellite was used to transmit television pictures across the Atlantic.

1970 - Student anti-war protesters at Ohio's Kent State University burn down the campus ROTC building. The National Guard took control of the campus.
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1974 - Former U.S. Vice President Spiro T. Agnew was disbarred by the Maryland Court of Appeals.

1974 - The filming of "Jaws" began in Martha's Vineyard, MA.

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Jaws was/is a favorite in our house.
Youngest daughter (hey Tiger where are you?)
loved aquatic animals as well as dinosaurs.
Jaws and Jurassic Park got worn out.
We memorized both, we watched them so many times!

1993 - At Washington's National Gallery of Art, an exhibit of 80 paintings from the collection of Dr. Albert C. Barnes opened.

1993 - Authorities said that they had recovered the remains of David Koresh from the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, TX.

1994 - Nelson Mandela claimed victory after South Africa's first democratic elections.


MUSIC FOR THE DAY....

1960 - Ben E. King left the Drifters and signed a deal with ATCO Records.



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BIRTHDAY NODS FOR MAY 2...

1904 - Bing (Harry Lillis) Crosby (‘der Bingle’: Grammy Award-winning [Lifetime Achievement Grammy: 1962] crooner: White Christmas, I Surrender, Dear, Where the Blue of the Night [Meets the Gold of the Day]; about 2600 records, 120 LPs sold estimated 400 million [by 1975]; Academy Award-winning actor: Going My Way [1944]; Big Broadcast of 1932; over 60 films; passed away Oct 14, 1977; According to Steven Lewis in his WWW Bing Crosby page, “...During his lifetime, Bing claimed May 2, 1904 as his birthday. Bing had no birth certificate, and it was only after his death in 1977 that a Tacoma priest disclosed Roman Catholic Church baptismal records that revealed Bing’s actual birthdate as May 3, 1903.”)

1924 - Theodore Bikel (singer, actor: Fiddler on the Roof, The Sound of Music, My Fair Lady, The African Queen, The Pride and the Passion, The Defiant Ones, The Russians are Coming, The Russians are Coming)

1936 - Engelbert Humperdinck (Arnold George Dorsey) (singer: After The Lovin’, Release Me, There Goes My Everything, The Last Waltz, A Man Without Love, Winter World of Love, Les Bicyclettes de Belsize)

1945 - Bianca Jagger (actress, model; Mick Jagger’s ex)

1946 - Leslie Gore (singer: It’s My Party, Judy’s Turn to Cry, She’s a Fool, You Don’t Own Me, Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows, California Nights; actress: Girls on the Beach, Ski Party, The T.A.M.I. Show)

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URGENT WARNING!!!



ALIENS ARE COMING TO EARTH ON SUNDAY
AND THEIR MISSION IS TO ABDUCT
ALL GOOD LOOKING AND SEXY PEOPLE.

YOU WILL BE SAFE.
I'M JUST EMAILING YOU TO SAY GOODBYE.

JUST A PHOTO I LIKED....

Survival...

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from yesterday...
I just wanted to make sure y'all saw it.

Night all.
It's been a busy day.

Human Rights Festival tomorrow.
We've been working on it for a while.

Great intro, Olyve! "Stand By Me" is one of my favorite songs...

In a week, I'll be on my way to meet Miss Olyve at a Brazikian BBQ in Hotlanta!

Thank you, olyve! We're up early, excited. I gotta iron my gown.

Beautiful sunrise!

EmmaG

Thanks, girls.

Emma, enjoy!
I hope you've got a nice celebration planned afterward.
What you've done is awesome.

Scout, I look forward to meeting you too!
I've got a PM coming soon.

Morning all.
We got much needed rain last night and we might get more here and there throughout the day but I think it's mostly going to be nice for the festival today.
Everything is green and beautiful.
My planted things are doing very well.

Olyve

Love the opening, Olyve...Thanks!

Thanks for the Jaws clip! I was pregnant with my son, Zach, in 1975 when I saw the movie. As a kid he got hooked on it, has watched it close to 100 times (maybe more by now), knows the whole script and does a decent Quint imitation.

Have fun with Scout...wish I could join you!!

Guidelines?

all set up in my new home!

bloody great, got TV and sinternet in real quick.

Mrs Schlack and I are really enjoying our new found space. All the cats however continue to hate us since the move and are all hiding under the bed most of the time.

, cant use the frontdoor we have to use the back door. now christened "The Airlock". we have an airlock system going to make sure no cats escape on us. its slightly ridiculous, both of us keep making the shoooosh noise.

Glad you are settled in and able to join us again! The kitties will get used to the new digs and love you and Mrs schlack soon.

On my trip to Alabama, I will also be seeing BamaMama, and on the way home, I have a 4 day stop in Dallas to see one of my best friends and will also meet Checkerboard Strangler. It will be my Ranter March through the South!