| Today in History:
In Jamestown, Virginia, the first representative assembly in the Americas, the House of Burgesses, convenes for the first time (1619). First Freemasons lodge opened in what will become the United States (1733). Walt Disney's Flowers and Trees, the first Academy Award winning cartoon and first cartoon short to use Technicolor, premieres (1932). Elvis Presley makes his debut as a public performer (1954). A Joint resolution of the U.S. Congress is signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, authorizing "In God We Trust" as the U.S. national motto (1956). US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Social Security Act of 1965 into law, establishing Medicare and Medicaid (1965). England national football team win 1966 FIFA World Cup beating West Germany 4-2 in the Final (1966). US President Richard M. Nixon releases subpoenaed White House recordings after being ordered to do so by the United States Supreme Court (1974). Jimmy Hoffa disappears from the parking lot of the Machus Red Fox restaurant in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, at about 2:30 p.m. He is never seen or heard from again (1975). The first Saturn automobile rolls off the assembly line (1990). In Mexico, the last 'old style' Volkswagen Beetle rolls off the assembly line (2003). World's longest running music show Top of the Pops broadcast for the last time on BBC Two. The show had aired for 42 years (2006). |
 The disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa still remains a mystery. Some claim he is buried in the end-zone at the New York Giant's Stadium. Holidays and Observances: None Births: Henry Ford (1863) Hilary Swank (1974) Casey Stengel (1891) Arnold Schwarzenegger (1947) Delta Burke (1956) Kate Bush (1958) Lisa Kudrow (1963) Edd ' Kookie' Byrnes (1933) Paul Anka (1941) Tom Green (1971) Vivica A. Fox (1964) Deaths : Ingmar Bergman (2007) Buffalo Bob Smith (1998) William Penn (1718) |
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