Wednesday, May 21, 2008

ON THIS DAY

ON THIS DAY - MAY 21st - IN HISTORY

  • 1536 - The Reformation was officially adopted in Geneva, Switzerland.

  • 1542 - Hernando de Soto died along the Mississippi River while searching for gold.

  • 1819 - Bicycles were first seen in the U.S. in New York City. They were originally known as "swift walkers."

  • 1832 - In the U.S., the Democratic Party held its first national convention.

  • 1881 - The American branch of the Red Cross was founded by Clara Barton.

  • 1927 - Charles A. Lindberg completed the first solo nonstop airplane flight across the Atlantic Ocean. The trip began May 20.

  • 1934 - Oskaloosa, IA, became the first city in the U.S. to fingerprint all of its citizens.

  • 1941 - The first U.S. ship, the SS Robin Moor, was sunk by a U-boat.

  • 1945 - Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart were married.

  • 1947 - Joe DiMaggio and five of his New York Yankee teammates were fined $100 because they had not fulfilled contract requirements to do promotional duties for the team.

  • 1980 - The movie "The Empire Strikes Back" was released.

  • 1983 - The Rev. Mark Barnes introduced for the first time in public: Mr. Phil and Mrs. Joannie Richards

  • 1998 - Microsoft and Sega announced that they are collaborating on a home video game system.

And today in 2008 - Rev. Mark and Lucy Barnes joined Rick and Sharron in wishing

Phil and Joannie Richards a HAPPY 25th Wedding Anniversary.

1 comment:

  1. (For those of you who don't know...)

    Yes, before my Dad decided to become a Christian Ministry major, he was going to school to be a History teacher. I guess the last two post have brought that side of him out.

    He also gets very excited about "milestones".

    He likes to make every day count and go down in history.

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