Month: August 2025

AUGUST 7 – 1990 Bush Sr. orders Operation: Desert Shield; 1886 Happy Birthday Louis Hazeltine, invents Neutrodyne circuit; 1888 Happy Birthday Van Kannel, patented revolving door; 1782 George Washington establishes Purple Heart; 1927 Alderman booze smuggling intercepted by U.S. Coast

AUGUST 6 – 1779 General Washington’s spy realizes need for cover story; 1996 Game of Thrones is published; 1936 Headlines: Owens Completes Triple!; 1861 Happy Birthday Edith Roosevelt AUGUST 6 1779 — General Washington’s spy realizes the need for a

AUGUST 5 – 1981 Reagan dismantles PATCO; 1864 Battle of Mobile Bay; 16914 1st Traffic light installed; 1969 Patrick Stargill knocks ball out of poark/2011 A-Rod suspended for 211 games; 1956 Happy Birthday Maureen McCormick, Brady Bunch; 19625 Happy Birthday

AUGUST 4 – 1961 Happy Birthday Barack Obama; 11861 Jesse Reno patents the escalator;  2006 Talladega Nights premieres AUGUST 4 1961—Happy Birthday Barack H. Obama, #44. …Barack Obama was born in Honolulu, depending of course on who you ask. His

AUGUST 3 — 1846 Donner Party gets first delay; 1811 Happy Birthday Elisha Graves Otis (improved elevator); 1949 NBA is formed; 1963 Beach Boys release ‘Surfer Girl’ AUGUST 3 1846 – Donner party gets its first delay. That’s not good.

AUGUST 2 – 1945 Potsdam Conference ends; 1835 Elisha Grey, telephone inventor; 1987 Michael Andretti wins Marlboro 500; 1998 Barry Bonds hit by ball, charges mound; 1999 The 6th Sense movie premieres AUGUST 2 1945 – Potsdam Conference ends. This

AUGUST 1 — 1981 Like, Totally Happy Birthday MTV; 1893 Shredded Wheat patented by Henry Perky & William Ford; 1876 Colorado admitted to Union; 1864 Battle of Petersburg AUGUST 1 1981 – Totally awesome happy birthday to MTV. The first