This Date in History

1118 - Pope Gelasius II excommunicated Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor, at Capua. The word of the day today is papible. Which is why I felt the need to include this tidbit.

1864 - The United States first camel race was held in Sacramento, California. Wonder if they still have them??

1927 - The first successful long-distance demonstration of television took place in the United States. Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover made a speech in Washington, which was seen and heard on a television in New York. And thus, began my love affair with television.

1943 - The drug LSD was first produced at Sandoz Laboratorie in Basel, Switzerland, by Albert Hofman. Wonder if this is just a coincidence with the Hitler/Mussolini meeting or if there is some hidden meaning here?

1943 - Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini met for an Axis conference in Salzburg.

1945 - United States navy aircraft sank Japan's largest battleship, the Yamato. And the phrase, "You sunk my battleship!" was first uttered.

1953 - Dag Hammarskjold of Sweden was elected Secretary General of the United Nations by 57 votes to one. I love Swedish stuff.

1963 - Jack Nicklaus became the youngest golfer to date to win the Masters Tournament; earning the win at the age of 23. Important golf trivia for business school.

1970 - Midnight Cowboy, starring Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight, became the first X-rated movie to win the Best Picture Oscar at the Academy Awards ceremony. Yippee for x-rated movies. I have never seen this. I should.

1985 - Prince completed his 32-city tour and said he would do no further live performances for “an indeterminate number of years.” The last city on the tour was Miami, Florida. He meant what he said, changing his name to a symbol and the name: The Artist Formerly Known As Prince. Still find that whole name change funny.

1987 - My son was born! Which really is the point of this posting.

1998 - British-born pop star George Michael was arrested on suspicion of committing a lewd act in a park restroom. The singer, age 34, was alone in the restroom in Will Rogers Park when an undercover officer saw him commit the act - police would not disclose what the act was, but did say that Michael did not proposition the officer. Michael was released on $500 bail. A few days later, he publically apologized to fans, and announced his homosexuality. Why is this on a "this date in history" page? Is it historically significant? I think not. But it is freekin' hilarious.

And nothin new has happened on this date since.....

Happy Birthday, Tb.