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MAY 24TH
- TODAY IS RED NOSE DAY
- TODAY IS WYOMING APPRECIATION DAY
- TODAY IS NATIONAL ESCARGOT DAY
- TODAY IS NATIONAL SCAVENGER HUNT DAY
BIRTHDAYS:
- QUEEN VICTORIA (1819-1901)
- TOMMY CHONG (1938, 80)
- BOB DYLAN (1941, 77)
- PATTI LABELLE (1944, 74)
- PRISCILLA PRESLEY (1945, 73)
- JIM BROADBENT (1949, 69)
- ALFRED MOLINA (1953, 65)
- ROSANNE CASH (1955, 63)
- KRISTIN SCOTT THOMAS (1960, 58)
- JOHN C. REILLY (1965, 53)
- HEAVY D (1967-2011)
- GREG BERLANTI (1972, 46)
- BILLY GILMAN (1988, 30)
ON THIS DAY:
- IN 1543, NICHOLAS COPERNICUS DIES AT 70
- IN 1626, DUTCH EXPLORER PETER MINUIT PURCHASES MANHATTAN ISLAND FROM THE NATIVES FOR ROUGHLY $24
- IN 1738, JOHN WESLEY CONVERTS AND LAUNCHES THE METHODIST MOVEMENT
- IN 1775, JOHN HANCOCK IS ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS
- IN 1818, GENERAL ANDREW JACKSON CONQUERS PENSACOLA, FLORIDA
- IN 1830, SARAH HALE PUBLISHES “MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB” IN BOSTON
- IN 1844, SAMUEL MORSE SENDS THE FIRST TELEGRAPH, “WHAT HATH GOD WROUGHT”
- IN 1866, BERKLEY, CALIFORNIA IS FOUNDED, NAMED AFTER THE BISHOP OF CLOYNE, GEORGE BERKLEY
- IN 1883, PRESIDENT CHESTER ARTHUR PRESIDES OVER THE OPENING OF THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE FROM BROOKLYN TO MANHATTAN IN NEW YORK CITY
- IN 1899, THE FIRST AUTO REPAIR SHOP OPENS IN BOSTON
- IN 1931, THE B&O RAILROAD IS THE FIRST AIR CONDITIONED RAIL CAR SERVICE
- IN 1935, THE FIRST MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL NIGHT GAME IS PLAYED IN CINCINATTI
- IN 1956, THE FIRST EUROVISION MUSIC CONTEST IS HELD
- IN 1965, THE SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN A LAW THAT WOULD ALLOW THE POST OFFICE TO INTERCEPT COMMUNIST PROPOGANDA
- IN 1966, “MAME” OPENS ON BROADWAY
- IN 1968, THE ROLLING STONES RELEASE “JUMPING JACK FLASH”
- IN 1969, THE BEATLES HIT #1 WITH “GET BACK”
- IN 1969, THE ARCHIES RELEASE “SUGAR SUGAR”
- IN 1974, NBC AIRS THE FINAL EPISODE OF “THE DEAN MARTIN SHOW”
- IN 1974, DUKE ELLINGTON DIES OF CANCER AT 75
- IN 1974, DAVID BOWIE RELEASES “DIAMOND DOGS”
- IN 1975, EARTH, WIND AND FIRE GOES TO #1 WITH “SHINING STAR”
- IN 1976, THE CONCORDE MAKES ITS FIRST FLIGHT TO WASHINGTON DC
- IN 1978, THE TERM “GLASS CEILING” IS USED FOR THE FIRST TIME BY MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT MARILYN LODEN
- IN 1980, THE B-52’S PEAK AT #56 WITH “ROCK LOBSTER”
- IN 1983, THE SUPREME COURT RULES THAT THE GOVERNMENT CAN DENY TAX BREAKS TO SCHOOLS FOR RACIAL DISCRIMINATION
- IN 1985, 10,000 PEOPLE DIE WHEN A CYCLONE HITS BANGLADESH
- IN 1985, JAMES BOND’S “A VIEW TO KILL” OPENS
- IN 1988, THE STANLEY CUP FINALS ARE DELAYED BY A POWER OUTAGE IN THE BOSTON GARDEN
- IN 1988, THE UNITED KINGDOM PASSED SECTION 28 TO PROHIBIT THE PROMOTION OF HOMOSEXUALITY. IT WOULD BE REPEALED IN 2001 AND 2004
- IN 1989, STEPHEN SPEILBERG RELEASES “INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE”
- IN 1990, THE EDMONTON OILERS DEFEAT THE BOSTON BRUINS FOR THE STANLEY CUP
- IN 1996, LESLIE NEILSON RELEASES “SPY HARD”
- IN 1997, TIM ALLEN IS ARRESTED FOR DRUNK DRIVING
- IN 1997, HANSON HITS #1 WITH “MMMBOP”
- IN 1997, THE SPICE GIRLS HAVE THE #1 ALBUM WITH “SPICE”
- IN 1999, FOX AIRS THE FINAL EPISODE OF “MELROSE PLACE”
- IN 2003, KATE WINSLET MARRIES DIRECTOR SAM MENDES
- IN 2014, KANYE WEST MARRIES KIM KARDASHIAN
- IN 2016, BILL COSBY IS ORDERED TO STAND TRIAL FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT IN PENNSYLVANIA