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August 17th
Well hello humans, and happy Friday-eve. We have steam boats, 1st kill in a car, the zero mission and a few dozen other things today, on LOTS of History….
- 1807 – Robert Fulton’s North River Steamboat leaves New York City for Albany, inaugurating the first commercial steamboat service in the world.
The steamer’s inaugural run was helmed by Captain Andrew Brink,and left New York on August 17, 1807, with a complement of invited guests aboard.
They arrived in Albany two days later, after 32 hours of travel time and a 20-hour stop at Livingston’s estate, Clermont Manor.
The return trip was completed in 30 hours with only a one-hour stop at Clermont; the average speed of the steamer was 5 mph (8 km/h).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_River_Steamboat
- 1896 – Bridget Driscoll became the first recorded case of a pedestrian killed in
a collision with a motor car in the United Kingdom.
Although the car’s maximum speed was 8 miles per hour (13 km/h), it had been limited deliberately to 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h), the speed at which the driver, Arthur James Edsall of Upper Norwood, claimed to have been travelling.
His passenger, Alice Standing of Forest Hill, alleged he modified the engine to allow the car to go faster, but another taxicab driver examined the car and said it was incapable of exceeding 4.5 miles per hour (7.2 km/h) because of a low-speed engine belt.
The collision happened just a few weeks after a new Act of Parliament had increased the speed limit for cars to 14 miles per hour (23 km/h), from 2 miles per hour in towns and 4 miles per hour in the countryside.
Pip’s notes – The average bicycle was 10 mph, at the time of invention (1816-ish).
The Fast & The Furious 138 – pedals for pinks – Dom pedals a swiftwalker bicycle to beat a 4 mph car… and then start the Horsepower mods.
#attemptedhumor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Bridget_Driscoll
- 1945 – The novel Animal Farm by George Orwell is first published.
It tells the story of a group of anthropomorphic farm animals who rebel against their human farmer, hoping to create a society where the animals can be equal, free, and happy. Ultimately, the rebellion is betrayed, and under the dictatorship of a pig named Napoleon, the farm ends up in a state as bad as it was before.
Pip’s notes – Napoleon always be startin’ stuff…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Farm
- 1953 – First meeting of Narcotics Anonymous takes place, in Southern California.
NA describes itself as a “nonprofit fellowship or society of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem.”
As of May 2018 there were more than 70,000 NA meetings in 144 countries.
Pip’s notes – A.A. was sarted in 1935, N.A. started in 1953… 35..53… I don’t know where I was going with that, but anyway…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcotics_Anonymous
- 1958 – Pioneer 0, America’s first attempt at lunar orbit, is launched using the first Thor-Able rocket and fails.
Notable as one of the first attempted launches beyond Earth orbit by any country.
It was designed and operated by the Air Force Ballistic Missile Division as the first spacecraft in the Pioneer program and was the first attempted launch beyond Earth orbit by any country, but the rocket failed shortly after launch. The probe was intended to be called Pioneer (or Pioneer 1), but the launch failure precluded that name.
Pip’s notes – well, you called it ZERO, what did you think would happen? The history books talking about “mission zero”… (sigh) silly engineers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_0
- 1978 – Double Eagle II becomes first balloon to cross the Atlantic Ocean when it lands in Miserey, France near Paris, 137 hours after leaving Presque Isle, Maine.
The flight, the fourteenth known attempt, was the culmination of more than a century of previous attempts to cross the Atlantic Ocean by balloon. Some of the people who had attempted it were never found. Larry Newman won a draw among the three to sleep in the same bed at the United States Embassy that Lindbergh slept in.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Eagle_II
1998 – Lewinsky scandal: Bill admits “it” in taped testimony.
later that same day he admits before the nation that he “misled people” about the relationship.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinton%E2%80%93Lewinsky_scandal
- 1999 – The 7.6 Mw İzmit earthquake shakes northwestern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), leaving 17,118–17,127 dead and 43,953–50,000 injured.
The 1999 earthquake was part of a seismic sequence along the North Anatolian Fault that started in 1939, causing large earthquakes that moved progressively from east to west over a period of 60 years.
The earthquake encouraged the establishment of a so-called earthquake tax aimed at providing assistance to the ones affected by the earthquake
Pip’s notes – I don’t know about you, but I don’t know how someone would tax an earthquake….(reads more)
Oooh, they tax the people more, and not the earthquake… that makes more sense from Gvnt.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_%C4%B0zmit_earthquake
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake_tax_(Turkey)
- 2008 – American swimmer Michael Phelps becomes the first person to win eight gold medals at one Olympic Games.
Pip’s notes – ….. meanwhile, Sublime is playing in the background….
…”But then, one day, I met a man who came to me and said:
“Hard work good and hard work fine, but first take care of head”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Phelps
Happy Birthdays
- 1786 – Davy Crockett, American soldier and politician (d. 1836)
an American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier, and politician. He is often referred to in popular culture as the “King of the Wild Frontier”.
He represented Tennessee in the U.S. House of Representatives and served in the Texas Revolution.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davy_Crockett
- 1887 – Marcus Garvey, Jamaican journalist and activist, founded Black Star Line (d. 1940)
a Jamaican political activist. He was the founder and first President-General of the
Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League
(UNIA-ACL, commonly known as UNIA), through which he declared himself Provisional President of Africa.
Ideologically a black nationalist and Pan-Africanist, his ideas came to be known as Garveyism.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Garvey
- 1914 – Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr., American lawyer and politician (d. 1988)
He served as a United States congressman from New York from 1949 to 1955 and in 1963 was appointed United States Under Secretary of Commerce by President John F. Kennedy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt_Jr.
- 1929 – Francis Gary Powers, American captain and pilot (d. 1977)
an American pilot whose Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Lockheed U-2 spy plane was shot down while flying a reconnaissance mission in Soviet Union airspace, causing the 1960 U-2 incident.
Pip’s notes – The dude worked from KNBC news in L.A…. imagine being a freshman reporter, that gets the cool video footage of a car chase scene, because the pilot use to be a super-pilot….
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Gary_Powers
- 1936 – Margaret Heafield Hamilton, American computer scientist, systems engineer, and business owner.
an American computer scientist, systems engineer, and business owner. She was director of the Software Engineering Division of the MIT Instrumentation Laboratory, which developed on-board flight software for NASA’s Apollo program.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Hamilton_(software_engineer)
- 1943 – Robert De Niro, American actor, entrepreneur, director, and producer
Known for his collaborations with Martin Scorsese, he is considered to be one of the most influential actors of his generation.
Pip’s notes – Need to rewatch the movie ‘Heat’ again.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_De_Niro
- 1946 – Martha Coolidge, American director, producer, and screenwriter
an American film director and former President of the Directors Guild of America. She has directed such films as Valley Girl Nicolas Cage’s start), Real Genius and Rambling Rose.
Pip’s notes- aaah, Real Genius… a great flick
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_Coolidge
- 1951 – Robert Joy, Canadian actor
He is best known for his role as medical examiner Sid Hammerback on the police procedural series CSI: NY, and his appearances in the films Atlantic City), Ragtime, Desperately Seeking Susan, Land of the Dead, and The Hills Have Eyes.
He is a two-time Genie Award nominee for Best Supporting Actor; for Atlantic City and Whole New Thing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Joy
- 1956 – Gail Berman, American businessman, co-founded BermanBraun
Berman/Braun includes partners include Sirius XM, Howard Stern, Warner Bros., Pottermore, MTV, Comedy Central, CMT, MSN, Microsoft, the Kardashian/Jenner sisters, and Tyler the Creator.
The multi-media apps were described by Wired as “promising a new kind of interaction—one with more control (and money) for celebrities and more content (and exclusive allure) for super fans.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gail_Berman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whalerock_Industries
- 1959 – Eric Schlosser, American journalist and author
an American journalist and author known for his investigative journalism, such as in his books Fast Food Nation (2001), Reefer Madness (2003), and Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety (2013).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Schlosser
- 1959 – David Koresh, American cult leader
Pip’s notes – Something about a city in Texas, and the ATF… I don’t recall….
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Koresh
- 1960 – Sean Penn, American actor, director, and political activist
n addition to his film work, Penn has engaged in political and social activism, including his criticism of the George W. Bush administration, his contact with the Presidents of Cuba and Venezuela, and his humanitarian work in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Penn
- 1962 – Gilby Clarke, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
an American guitarist, singer, songwriter and record producer. He had a three-year tenure as the rhythm guitarist of Guns N’ Roses, replacing Izzy Stradlin in 1991 during the Use Your Illusion Tour, and also featured on “The Spaghetti Incident?” (1993).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilby_Clarke
- 1969 – Donnie Wahlberg, American singer-songwriter, actor and producer
Outside music, he has had roles in the Saw films, Zookeeper, Dreamcatcher, The Sixth Sense, Righteous Kill, and Ransom, as well as appearing in the World War II miniseries Band of Brothers as Carwood Lipton.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donnie_Wahlberg
- 1982 – Cheerleader Melissa, American wrestler and manager
Melissa Anderson is an American professional wrestler, better known by her ring name Cheerleader Melissa.
She is best known for her work in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where she worked as Alissa Flash and Raisha Saeed.
In 2013, Anderson was ranked number 1 in Pro Wrestling Illustrated’s annual Top 50 Females list.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheerleader_Melissa
- 1988 – Jihadi John, Kuwaiti-British member of ISIS (d. 2015)
a British militant of Kuwaiti origin seen in several videos produced by the Islamist extremist group ISIL in 2014 and 2015.
A group of his hostages nicknamed him “John” since he was part of a four-person terrorist cell with English accents whom they called “The Beatles”; the press later began calling him “Jihadi John”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jihadi_John
- 1992 – Saraya Bevis, English wrestler
She is best known for her time with WWE under the ring name Paige
She was a two-time (and the youngest) WWE Divas Champion and the inaugural NXT Women’s Champion.
She is the only woman to ever hold both Divas and NXT Women’s Championships simultaneously.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saraya_Bevis
Passings
- 1809 – Matthew Boulton, English businessman and engineer, co-founded Boulton and Watt (b. 1728)
an English businessman, inventor, mechanical engineer, and silversmith.
In the final quarter of the 18th century, the partnership installed hundreds of Boulton & Watt steam engines, which were a great advance on the state of the art, making possible the mechanisation of factories and mills. Boulton applied modern techniques to the minting of coins, striking millions of pieces for Britain and other countries, and supplying the Royal Mint with up-to-date equipment.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boulton_and_Watt
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Boulton
- 1940 – Billy Fiske, American soldier and pilot (b. 1911)
an American combat fighter pilot and Olympic bobsledder. At the 1928 and 1932 Winter Olympics, Fiske won gold as driver for the US bobsledding team, also acting as the American Olympic flagbearer in 1932.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Fiske
- 1966 – Ken Miles, English race car driver and engineer (b. 1918)
a British sports car racing engineer and driver best known for his motorsport career in the US and with American teams on the international scene. He is an inductee to the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America.
Pip’s notes – I still need to get to the GT-40 movie… it’s on the list
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Miles
- 1979 – John C. Allen, American roller coaster designer (b. 1907)
a roller coaster designer who was responsible for the revival of wooden roller coasters which began in the 1960s.
Pip’s notes – He once said, “You don’t need a degree in engineering to design roller coasters, you need a degree in psychology.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_C._Allen
- 1988 – Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr., American lawyer and politician (b. 1914)
Pip’s notes – yes, this dude was born on, and died on the same day.
August 17, 1914 – August 17, 1988
Pip’s side notes – I was wondered when I would get to see the born/died on the same day..
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt_Jr.
- 1990 – Pearl Bailey, American actress and singer (b. 1918)
In 1976, she became the first African-American to receive the Screen Actors Guild
Life Achievement Award.
She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom on October 17, 1988.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_Bailey
- 2005 – John N. Bahcall, American astrophysicist and academic (b. 1934)
an Astrophysics Professor at the Institute for Advanced Study.
He was known for a wide range of contributions to solar, galactic and extragalactic astrophysics, including the solar neutrino problem, the development of the Hubble Space Telescope and for his leadership and development of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_N._Bahcall
- 2012 – Victor Poor, American engineer, developed the Datapoint 2200 (b. 1933)
he co-created the architecture that was ultimately implemented in the first successful computer microprocessor, the Intel 8008. Subsequently, Computer Terminal Corporation created the first personal computer, the Datapoint 2200 programmable terminal.
Pip’s notes – That computer doesn’t even look like it could load up ‘Oreagon trail’
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Poor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datapoint_2200
Holidays
- Engineer’s Day (Colombia)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineer%27s_Day
- Flag Day (Bolivia)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Bolivia
- Indonesia celebrates the independence proclamation from Japan in 1945.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proclamation_of_Indonesian_Independence
- Gabon celebrates the independence from France in 1960.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Gabon
- Marcus Garvey Day (Jamaica)
(see above)
Prekmurje Union Day (Slovenia)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Slovenia
- San Martin Day (Argentina)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Argentina
- Black Cat Appreciation Day (United States)
In the United States, August 17 is “Black Cat Appreciation Day”.
Wayne H. Morris created the day in honor of his late sister, June, who had a black cat, Sinbad.
The day was chosen in memorial of June’s passing.
Research by the ASPCA shows that black cats are the least likely to be adopted from shelters of any type of cat.
This can be partly because of the superstition behind black cats such as their association with witchcraft or bad luck, or because they appear dull next to more colorful cats.
This trend has now spread across the United States, with many shelters offering free adoption of black cats on Black Friday.
Pip’s notes – I am not a “cat dude”, but apparently, 1 of the 2 housemate’s black cats has apparently claimed me as his human. Oddly enough, the cat is named Sarai.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_cat#Adoption_and_Black_Cat_Day
Thus concludes our Friday-eve edition of LOTS of History, may your day of doing stuff be successful, if not, just keep on sucking until you are successful.
Cheers, Pip from ducktion cups, wandering off.