| Azred |
10-10-2003 06:36 AM |
<font color = lightgreen>I know this is a day early, but I want to make sure the information gets posted with plenty of time to spare. Thus without further ado...
Important Events of 11 October:
</font> - Sir Guy Carleton defeats Benedict Arnold in the naval Battle of Valcour Island (1776)</font>
- Meriweather Lewis dies under mysterious circumstances (1809)</font>
- Confederate General J. E. B. Stuart loots Chambersberg, PA (1862)</font>
- The Boer War explodes in South Africa (1899)</font>
- Will Rogers stars in "They Had to See Paris", his first talking motion picutre (1929)</font>
- Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall first paired in "To Have and Have Not" (1944)</font>
- The first license to broadcast in color granted to CBS (1950)</font>
- The Viet Minh, founded by Ho Chih Minh, takes over North Vietnam (1954)</font>
- Pope John XXIII convenes the Second Ecumenical Council (1962)</font>
- Apollo 7, the first manned Apollo mission is launched (1967)</font>
- Reagan and Gorbachev meet in Reykjavik, Iceland to discuss reducing nuclear arsenals in Europe (1986)</font>
<font color = lightgreen>Important Births of 11 October:
</font> - Henry John Heinz, founder of the Heinz Company (yes, the ketchup) (1844)</font>
- Elanor Roosevelt, First Lady and diplomat (1884)</font>
- Jerome Robbins, Broadway coreographer and dancer (1918)</font>
- Elmore Leonard, novelist--the author of "Get Shorty", is born (1925)</font>
- Marquis Alfonso de Portago, a Spanish aristocrat and auto racer, is born (1928)</font>
- Daryl Hall, singer (1949)</font>
- Luke Perry, TV actor (1966)</font>
<font color = lightgreen>Last but certainly not least, the most important birthday of 11 October:
<font color = red>Belle</font> (1974)
Happy Birthday, love! *kiss* [img]graemlins/happybirthday.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/lovestory.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/petard.gif[/img] </font> |
