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From: Mary Minnich< >
Subject: [FOLKLORE-L] Today in History - July 8th
Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1999 06:59:45 -0400


Today is Thursday, July eighth, the 189th day of 1999.
There are 176 days left in the year.

TODAY IS FLOYD & ELSIE DAVIS's 44th ANNIVERSARY!
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

Today's Highlight in History:
On July eighth, 1776, Colonel John Nixon gave the first public reading of
the Declaration of Independence, to a crowd at Independence Square in
Philadelphia.

On this date:
In 1663, King Charles the Second of England granted a charter to Rhode
Island.

In 1839, American oilman John D. Rockefeller was born in Richford, New York.

In 1853, an expedition led by Commodore Matthew Perry arrived in Yedo Bay,
Japan, on a mission to seek diplomatic and trade relations with the
Japanese.

In 1889, "The Wall Street Journal" was first published.

In 1891, Warren G. Harding married Florence K. DeWolfe in Marion, Ohio.

In 1907, Florenz Ziegfeld staged his first "Follies," on the roof of the New
York Theater.

In 1919, President Wilson received a tumultuous welcome in New York City
after his return from the Versailles (vehr-SY') Peace Conference in France.

In 1947, demolition work began in New York City to make way for the new
permanent headquarters of the United Nations.

In 1950, General Douglas MacArthur was named commander-in-chief of United
Nations forces in Korea.

In 1975, President Ford announced he would seek the Republican nomination
for the presidency in 1976.

Ten years ago: Carlos Saul Menem was inaugurated as president of Argentina
in the country's first transfer of power from one democratically elected
civilian leader to another in six decades.

Five years ago: Kim Il Sung, North Korea's communist leader since 1948, died
at age 82. O.J. Simpson was ordered to stand trial on charges of murdering
his ex-wife, Nicole, and her friend, Ronald Goldman. Leaders of the Group of
Seven nations opened their 20th annual economic summit, in Naples, Italy.
The space shuttle "Columbia" blasted off on a two-week mission.

One year ago: A federal bankruptcy judge tentatively approved a settlement
under which an estimated 170,000 women who said silicone breast implants had
made them sick would get $3.2 billion from Dow Corning Corporation.

Today's Birthdays:
Actor Craig Stevens ("Peter Gunn") is 80.
ABC News Chairman Roone Arledge is 68.
Singer Jerry Vale is 67.
Singer Steve Lawrence is 64.
Actor Jeffrey Tambor is 55.
Ballerina Cynthia Gregory is 53.
Actress Kim Darby is 51.
Children's performer Raffi is 51.
Actress Anjelica Huston is 48.
Actor Kevin Bacon is 41.
Rock musician Andy Fletcher (Depeche Mode) is 38.
Country singer Toby Keith is 38.
Rock musician Graham Jones (Haircut 100) is 38.
Rock singer Joan Osborne is 37.
"Late Show with David Letterman" executive producer Rob Burnett is 37.
Actor Corey Parker is 34.
Actor Billy Crudup is 31.
Singer Beck is 29.
Country singer Drew Womack (Sons of the Desert) is 29.
Rock musician Tavis Werts (Reel Big Fish) is 22.

Thought for Today:

"History must stay open, it is all humanity."

-- William Carlos Williams, American author and poet (1883-1963).

(Copyright 1999 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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