#126549 - 09/11/0908:17 PMRound Table for Saturday September 12, 2009
olyve
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GOOD SATURDAY MORNING, EVERYBODY!! RISE AND SHINE!
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY...
1609 - English explorer Henry Hudson sailed down what is now known as the Hudson River.
1866 - "The Black Crook" opened in New York City. It was the first American burlesque show.
1873 - The first practical typewriter was sold to customers.
1916 - Adelina and August Van Buren finished the first successful transcontinental motorcycle tour to be attempted by two women. They started in New York City on July 5, 1916.
1918 - During World War I, At the Battle of St. Mihiel, U.S. Army personnel operate tanks for the first time. The tanks were French-built.
1922 - The Episcopal Church removed the word "Obey" from the bride's section of wedding vows.
a very young Katherine...click it
1928 - Katharine Hepburn made her stage debut in the play "The Czarina." Four years later she made her film debut in "A Bill of Divorcement."
One of the silver screen's most unique and enduring personalities, onscreen and off, Katharine Hepburn's career as a leading lady spanned seven decades, over fifty quality films (running the gamut from screwball comedies and romances to high drama), a record twelve Oscar nominations and four gold statuettes. She formed memorable screen partnerships with the likes of Cary Grant, Spencer Tracy and director George Cukor but outlasted all of them and excelled just as easily on her own. One of the first stars to take control of her career while still working within the confines of the studio system, Hepburn's career suffered its share of ups and downs, but Hollywood learned never to write her off.link
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• I never realized until lately that women were supposed to be the inferior sex.
• Life is to be lived. If you have to support yourself, you had bloody well better find some way that is going to be interesting.
• If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased.
• If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun.
• Enemies are so stimulating.
Katherine Hepburn
1940 - The Lascaux paintings were discovered in France. The cave paintings were 17,000 years old and were some of the best examples of art from the Paleolithic period.
1944 - U.S. Army troops entered Germany, near Trier, for the first time during World War II.
1953 - U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy married Jacqueline Lee Bouvier.
1953 - Nikita Krushchev was elected as the first secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
1954 - "Lassie" made its television debut on CBS. The last show aired on September 12, 1971.
1963 - The last episode of "Leave it to Beaver" was aired. The show had debuted on October 4, 1957.
1974 - Violence occurred on the opening day of classes in Boston, MA, due opposition to court-ordered school "busing."
1974 - Emperor Haile Selassie was taken out of power by Ethiopia's military after ruling for 58 years.
1977 - South African anti-apartheid activist Stephen Biko died at the age of 30. The student leader died while in police custody which triggered an international outcry.
1980 - Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini listed four conditions for the release of American hostages taken on November 4, 1979. The conditions were the unfreezing of Iranian assets, the return of the shah’s wealth to Iran, the cancellation of U.S. claims against Iran, and a U.S. pledge of noninterference in Iran’s internal affairs.
1983 - Arnold Schwarzenegger became a U.S. citizen. He had emigrated from Austria 14 years earlier.
1984 - Michael Jordan signed a seven-year contract to play basketball with the Chicago Bulls.
1986 - The U.S. released Soviet physicist Gennadiy Zakharov and the Soviet Union released journalist Nicholas Daniloff. Both were put into the custody of their respective countries pending their espionage trials.
1992 - Dr. Mae Carol Jemison became the first African-American woman in space. She was the payload specialist aboard the space shuttle Endeavor. Also onboard were Mission Specialist N. Jan Davis and Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Mark C. Lee. They were the first married couple to fly together in space. And, Mamoru Mohri became the first Japanese person to fly into space.
1994 - Frank Corder was killed when he crashed a stolen, single-engine Cessna on the South Lawn of the White House.
1995 - Two Americans were killed when their hydrogen balloon was shot down by the Belarussian military during an international race.
BIRTHDAY NODS SEPTEMBER 12...
1880 - H.L. (Henry Louis) Mencken newspaper journalist, critic: Baltimore Sun; author: The Smart Set, American Mercury, The American Language; son of cigarmaker, August Mencken; died January 29, 1956
Quote:
It is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended from man. H. L. Mencken
1888 - Maurice (Auguste) Chevalier actor, singer: Gigi, Fanny, Can-Can; died Jan 1, 1972
1913 - Jessie (James Cleveland) Owens National Track & Field Hall of Famer, Olympic Hall of Famer: Olympic Gold Medalist (4): 1936 Berlin Games: 100-meter, 200-meter, long jump, 4x100-meter relay, breaking or tying Olympic records nine times; Big Ten meet [1935]: broke 4 world records and tied another in one afternoon; died Mar 31, 1980
1918 - Chaim Herzog President of Israel; died Apr 17, 1997
1940 - Linda Gray actress: Dallas, Models, Inc., Melrose Place
1952 - Gerry Beckley singer: Grammy Award-winning [1972] group: America: A Horse with No Name, Sister Golden Hair, Tin Man, Ventura Highway, Lonely People, You Can Do Magic
1957 - Rachel (Claire) Ward actress: The Thorn Birds, Night School, Sharky’s Machine, Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid, Against All Odds, How to Get Ahead in Advertising, Double Jeopardy
1957 - Hans Zimmer Academy Award-winning composer: The Lion King [1994]; Moonlighting, Wild Horses, Rain Man, Driving Miss Daisy, Bird on a Wire, Days of Thunder, Thelma & Louise, Backdraft, A League of Their Own, Drop Zone, Crimson Tide, Broken Arrow, The Rock, Scream 2, The Prince of Egypt, Gladiator, Mission: Impossible II, Hannibal, Pearl Harbor, Black Hawk Down
wonder years
morning glorious
day break
Just for fun...
I dunno. I'm easy to please. I thought this was wonderful. (thanks Phil for the tech help)
HAVE A BEAUTIFUL DAY, Y'ALL!!!
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#126557 - 09/12/0909:04 AMRe: Round Table for Saturday September 12, 2009
[Re: Doug Thompson]
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G'morning All! as always, Olyve a beautiful opener! The "wonder years" image is just too cute for words!
It looks like everythiong is up and running fine this morning, thanks for all the hard work, Doug. We may not act like it sometimes but we really do appreciate all you do for us
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#126559 - 09/12/0911:02 AMRe: Round Table for Saturday September 12, 2009
[Re: Greger]
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Quick good morning....on my way to "T" town for game tonight at 6:00 central. It will be the only game of Bama's pay per view. I understand that the sweet deal the SEC has cut with ESPN/ABC entitles all other games to be televised, even the cupcakes. Sometimes, however, if you eat too many cupcakes, one might choke. Hope it doesn't happy to my Crimson Tide.
Kathy
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#126564 - 09/12/0901:00 PMRe: Round Table for Saturday September 12, 2009
[Re: olyve]
EmmaG
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Hello all, and thank you for yet another wonderful opener, olyve!
My horoscope said to sleep late and stay in my pajamas all day, so that's what I'm doing. It's gray outside and we're expecting rain for the next few days. The birds and butterflies are having a fiesta outside. I'm looking forward to the monarchs coming through in the next few weeks on their way to Michoacan.
Emmag
Edited by EmmaG (09/12/0901:26 PM) Edit Reason: fixed link
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#126590 - 09/12/0909:00 PMRe: Round Table for Saturday September 12, 2009
[Re: Schlack]
EmmaG
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That is very cool, Schlack. But I didn't see the museum and gift shop. Perhaps they are behind one of those big rocks.
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