Hey nan.. well since you begged.. could you possibly do another date for me? I was telling a friend about this thread, and we'd be interested to see what happened on 8/17/55.. Thank you Sooo much
This is for your friend,Chantellee.
Wednesday, August 17, 1955Connecticut Patriot Jonathan Trumbull dies-1785Jonathan Trumbull, governor of both the colony and state of Connecticut, dies in Lebanon, Connecticut, where he is buried.
Dakota (Sioux) uprising begins-1862Minnesota erupts in violence as desperate Dakota Indians attack white settlements along the Minnesota River. The Dakota were eventually overwhelmed by the U.S. military six weeks later.
Russian troops invade East Prussia-1914The Russian 1st and 2nd Armies begin their advance into East Prussia, fulfilling Russia’s promise to its ally, France, to attack Germany from the east as soon as possible so as to divert German resources and relieve pressure on France during the opening weeks of the First World War.
Charles Kettering receives patent for electric self-starter-1915Charles F. Kettering, co-founder of Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company (DELCO) in Dayton, Ohio, is issued U.S. Patent No. 1,150,523 for his "engine-starting device"--the first electric ignition device for automobiles--on August 17, 1915.
Carlson's Raiders land on Makin Island-1942On this day in 1942, Lt. Col. Evans F. Carlson and a force of Marine raiders come ashore Makin Island, in the west Pacific Ocean, occupied by the Japanese. What began as a diversionary tactic almost ended in disaster for the Americans.
Patton wins race to Messina-1943U.S. General George S. Patton and his 7th Army arrive in Messina several hours before British Field Marshal Bernard L. Montgomery and his 8th Army, winning the unofficial "Race to Messina" and completing the Allied conquest of Sicily.
Robert De Niro born-1943On this day in 1943, Robert De Niro, considered one of the greatest actors in modern movie history, is born in New York City. De Niro’s many memorable performances include the creepy loner Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver (whose signature line was “You talkin’ to me?”), the boxer Jake LaMotta in Raging Bull (a role for which De Niro gained some 60 pounds) and the young Vito Corleone in The Godfather: Part II (for which he won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor).
East Germans kill man trying to cross Berlin Wall-1962East German guards gun down a young man trying to escape across the Berlin Wall into West Berlin and leave him to bleed to death. It was one of the ugliest incidents to take place at one of the ugliest symbols of the Cold War.
117,000 combat missions flown over North Vietnam in three years-1968Defense Department figures put the number of combat missions flown over North Vietnam since February 1965 to 117,000, dropping over 2.5 million tons of bombs and rockets.
Woodstock Music Festival concludes-1969The grooviest event in music history--the Woodstock Music Festival--draws to a close after three days of peace, love and rock 'n' roll in upstate New York.
Conceived as "Three Days of Peace and Music," Woodstock was a product of a partnership between John Roberts, Joel Rosenman, Artie Kornfield and Michael Lang. Their idea was to make enough money from the event to build a recording studio near the arty New York town of Woodstock. When they couldn't find an appropriate venue in the town itself, the promoters decided to hold the festival on a 600-acre dairy farm in Bethel, New York--some 50 miles from Woodstock--owned by Max Yasgur.
"The Night Chicago Died" by Paper Lace tops the U.S. pop charts-1974In America, it is a fairly well-known historical fact that the legendary mob boss Al Capone was brought to justice not by uniformed officers of the Chicago Police Department, but by the punctilious accountants of the FBI. However, in England there were at least a few young men that didn't have all the facts straight, and in the 1970s their pop group from Nottingham turned their romantic misunderstanding of American history into a historically dubious yet gloriously catchy hit record. Though it was never intended for the American market, Paper Lace's "The Night Chicago Died" crossed the Atlantic and became a #1 hit on the U.S. pop charts on this day in 1974.
Balloon crosses the Atlantic-1978The Double Eagle II completes the first transatlantic balloon flight when it lands in a barley field near Paris, 137 hours after lifting off from Preque Isle, Maine. The helium-filled balloon was piloted by Ben Abruzzo, Maxie Anderson, and Larry Newman and flew 3,233 miles in the six-day odyssey.
A serial rapist strikes in England-1984The serial burglar and rapist known as "the Fox" breaks into a house and physically assaults a girl, her boyfriend and the girl's brother near the village of Brampton, England. After raping the woman, the attacker proceeded to remove any traces of evidence from both his victim's body and the surrounding area.The attack turned out to be a part of a crime spree had had begun in the spring of 1984 when a hooded burglar broke into several houses in an area north of London. A few months later, the thief turned to rape.
Hitler's last living henchman dies-1987Rudolf Hess, Nazi leader Adolf Hitler's former deputy, is found strangled to death in Spandau Prison in Berlin at the age of 93, apparently the victim of suicide. Hess was the last surviving member of Hitler's inner circle and the sole prisoner at Spandau since 1966.
Random House gives Colin Powell largest autobiography advance to date-1993Random house agrees to pay Gen. Colin Powell an advance of about $6 million for the rights to his autobiography, My American Journey.
The deal followed fierce bidding wars between several major publishers. Powell was born to Jamaican immigrants, grew up in New York City, distinguished himself in the military, and served as an important presidential adviser until his retirement in September 1993. His book became an immediate bestseller.
Earthquake exposes weak infrastructure-1999On this day in 1999, an earthquake in northwestern Turkey kills more than 17,000 people and leaves more than 250,000 homeless. The immense disaster exposed serious problems with government and building contractors in Turkey.
People born on August 171943 - Robert De Niro NYC, actor (Bang the Drum Slowly, Taxi Driver)
1786 - Davy Crockett, US, frontiersman/adventurer/politician (Alamo)
1960 - Sean Penn actor (Fast Times at Ridgemont High)
1892 - Mae West Bkln, actress (Go up & see her sometime)
Hej, bako.. pa pošto si preklinjala.. da li bi mogla izaći na drugi sastanak za mene? Pričao sam prijatelju o ovoj temi, i bili bismo zainteresovani da vidimo šta se desilo 17.8.55.. Hvala vam puno
Ovo je za tvoju prijateljicu, Chantellee.
Sreda, 17. avgust 1955. godine Patriota Konektikata Džonatan Trambul umire 1785 Džonatan Trambul, guverner kolonije i države Konektikat, umire u Libanu, u državi Konektikat, gde je i sahranjen.
Počinje ustanak Dakota (Sijuksa)-1862 Minesota izbija nasilje dok očajni Indijanci Dakote napadaju bela naselja duž reke Minesote. Dakota je na kraju preplavila američka vojska šest nedelja kasnije.
Ruske trupe napadaju Istočnu Prusku 1914 Ruska 1. i 2. armija započinju napredovanje ka Istočnoj Pruskoj, ispunjavajući obećanje Rusije svom savezniku, Francuskoj, da će napasti Nemačku sa istoka što je pre moguće kako bi preusmerili nemačke resurse i ublažili pritisak na Francusku tokom prvih nedelja Prvog Svetski rat.
Čarls Ketering dobija patent za električni samopokretač-1915 Charles F. Kettering, suosnivač kompanije Daiton Engineering Laboratories Compani (DELCO) u Dejtonu, Ohajo, izdaje američki patent br. 1,150,523 za svoj "uređaj za pokretanje motora" - prvi uređaj za električno paljenje za automobile - 17. avgusta , 1915.
Carlson's Raiders slete na ostrvo Makin-1942 Na današnji dan 1942. godine, potpukovnik Evans F. Carlson i snaga marinaca dolaze na obalu ostrva Makin, u zapadnom Tihom okeanu, koju su okupirali Japanci. Ono što je počelo kao taktika diverzije umalo se završilo katastrofom za Amerikance.
Paton pobeđuje u trci za Mesinu 1943 Američki general Džordž S. Paton i njegova 7. armija stižu u Mesinu nekoliko sati pre nego što britanski feldmaršal Bernard L. Montgomeri i njegova 8. armija pobeđuju u nezvaničnoj „Trci do Mesine“ i završavaju savezničko osvajanje Sicilije.
Robert De Niro rođen 1943 Na današnji dan 1943. godine u Njujorku je rođen Robert De Niro, koji se smatra jednim od najvećih glumaca u istoriji modernog filma. De Nirovi brojni nezaboravni nastupi uključuju jezivog usamljenika Trevisa Bikla u Taksisti (čiji je potpis bio „Ti pričaš sa mnom?”), boksera Džejka LaMotu u Raging Bull (uloga za koju je De Niro dobio oko 60 funti) i mladi Vito Korleone u filmu The Godfather: Part II (za koji je dobio Oskara za najbolju sporednu mušku ulogu).
Istočni Nemci ubili čoveka koji je pokušavao da pređe Berlinski zid 1962 Istočnonemački stražari ubijaju mladića koji je pokušavao da pobegne preko Berlinskog zida u Zapadni Berlin i ostavljaju ga da iskrvari do smrti. Bio je to jedan od najružnijih incidenata koji se dogodio na jednom od najružnijih simbola Hladnog rata.
117.000 borbenih misija letelo iznad Severnog Vijetnama za tri godine - 1968. Prema podacima Ministarstva odbrane, broj borbenih misija nad Severnim Vijetnamom od februara 1965. iznosi 117.000, pri čemu je bačeno preko 2,5 miliona tona bombi i raketa.
Završava se Voodstock Music Festival-1969 Najjači događaj u istoriji muzike – Vudstok muzički festival – bliži se kraju nakon tri dana mira, ljubavi i rokenrola u severnom delu Njujorka.
Zamišljen kao „Tri dana mira i muzike“, Vudstok je bio proizvod partnerstva između Džona Robertsa, Džoela Rozenmana, Artija Kornfilda i Majkla Lenga. Njihova ideja je bila da zarade dovoljno novca od događaja za izgradnju studija za snimanje u blizini umetničkog njujorškog grada Vudstok. Kada nisu mogli da nađu odgovarajuće mesto u samom gradu, promoteri su odlučili da festival održe na farmi mleka od 600 hektara u Betelu u Njujorku – oko 50 milja od Vudstoka – u vlasništvu Maksa Jasgura.
"The Night Chicago Died" od Paper Lace je na vrhu američkih pop top lista-1974 U Americi je prilično poznata istorijska činjenica da su legendarnog mafijaškog bosa Al Kaponea pred lice pravde priveli ne uniformisani policajci čikaške policije, već pažljivi računovođe FBI. Međutim, u Engleskoj je postojalo bar nekoliko mladića koji nisu imali sve činjenice, a 1970-ih njihova pop grupa iz Notingema pretvorila je svoje romantično nerazumevanje američke istorije u istorijski sumnjiv, ali veličanstveno upečatljiv hit album. Iako nikada nije bila namenjena američkom tržištu, pesma Paper Lace "The Night Chicago Died" prešla je Atlantik i postala hit broj 1 na američkim pop listama na današnji dan 1974. godine.
Balon prelazi Atlantik-1978 Double Eagle II završava prvi transatlantski let balonom kada sleće u polje ječma u blizini Pariza, 137 sati nakon poletanja sa ostrva Prek u državi Mejn. Balonom ispunjenim helijumom upravljali su Ben Abruco, Maksi Anderson i Lari Njumen i preleteo je 3.233 milje u šestodnevnoj odiseji.
Serijski silovatelj štrajkuje u Engleskoj 1984 Serijski provalnik i silovatelj poznat kao "Lisica" upada u kuću i fizički nasrće na devojku, njenog dečka i devojčinog brata u blizini sela Brempton u Engleskoj. Nakon što je silovao ženu, napadač je nastavio da uklanja sve tragove dokaza sa tela svoje žrtve i okoline. Ispostavilo se da je napad deo zločina koji je počeo u proleće 1984. godine kada je provalnik sa kapuljačom provalio u nekoliko kuća u oblasti severno od Londona. Nekoliko meseci kasnije, lopov se okrenuo silovanju.
Hitlerov poslednji živi pratilac umire - 1987 Rudolf Hes, bivši zamenik nacističkog vođe Adolfa Hitlera, pronađen je zadavljen na smrt u zatvoru Spandau u Berlinu u 93. godini života, očigledno žrtva samoubistva. Hes je bio poslednji preživeli član Hitlerovog najužeg kruga i jedini zatvorenik u Spandauu od 1966.
Random House daje Colinu Povellu najveću autobiografiju do sada - 1993 Random house pristaje da plati generalu Kolinu Pauelu avans od oko 6 miliona dolara za prava na njegovu autobiografiju Moje američko putovanje.
Dogovor je usledio nakon žestokih licitacija između nekoliko velikih izdavača. Pauel je rođen u porodici imigranata sa Jamajke, odrastao je u Njujorku, istakao se u vojsci i služio je kao važan predsednički savetnik do svog penzionisanja u septembru 1993. Njegova knjiga je odmah postala bestseler.
Zemljotres otkriva slabu infrastrukturu-1999 Na današnji dan 1999. godine u zemljotresu na severozapadu Turske poginulo je više od 17.000 ljudi, a više od 250.000 je ostalo bez krova nad glavom. Ogromna katastrofa razotkrila je ozbiljne probleme sa vladom i građevinskim izvođačima u Turskoj.
Ljudi rođeni 17. avgusta 1943 - Robert De Niro, Njujork, glumac (Udari u bubanj polako, taksista)
1786 - Davi Crockett, SAD, graničar/avanturist/političar (Alamo)
1960. - glumac Šon Pen (Brza vremena u srednjoj školi Ridžmont)
1892 - Mae Vest Bkln, glumica (Idi gore i vidi je nekad)
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