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Daily Run Down: 01/13/2013: Historical Edition

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Here is today’s Historical Daily Run Down.

In 888, Odo, Count of France becomes king of the Franks.
In 888, Holy Roman Emperor Charles the Fat dies.
In 1328, Edward III of England marries Hainault.
In 1434, King Henry II of Castile is born.
In 1547, Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, is sentenced to death.
In 1749, Friedrich Muller, painter and dramatist, is born.
In 1830, The Great Fire of New Orleans begins.
In 1840, The Steamboat Lexington burns and sinks off of Long Island.
In 1842, Dr. William Brydon becomes famous for being the sole survivor out of 16,500 men.
In 1893, The Independent Labour Party, of the United Kingdom, meets for the first time.
In 1910, The First Public Radio Broadcast occurs.
In 1915, The Earthquake in Avenzzano, Italy strikes killing 29,800.
In 1929, Western Lawman Wyatt Earp dies.
In 1942 Henry Ford patents the plastic Automobile.
In 1964, Pope John Paul II is appointed archbishop of Krakow, Poland.
In 1966, Actor Patrick Dempsey was born.
In 1968, Johnny Cash performs Live at Folsom State Prison.

Look for more current news later today and another Historical Daily Run Down next week.

There are 17 stories this week.

Daily Run Down: 06/10/2012: Historical Editon

Here is today’s Historical Daily Run Down.

In 1692, Bridget Bishop, alleged Witch, is killed during the Salem Witch Trials.
In 1710, Scottish mathematician James Short is born.
In 1832, German engineer Nicklaus Otto is born.
In 1898, Tuone Udaina, last speaker of the Dalmation Language, dies.
In 1922, Actress Judy Garland is born.
In 1926, Actor Lionel Jeffries is born.
In 1935, Alcoholic’s Anonymous is founded.
In 1947, Saab produces its first automobile.
In 1967, The Six-Day War ends.
In 1977, Apple ships its first Apple II.
In 1988, American author Louis L’Amour dies.
In 2001, Pope John Paul II canonizes Saint Rafqa.
In 2002, American Gangster John Gotti dies.
In 2003, NASA launches the Sprint Rover, beginging the Mars Exploration missions.
In 2004, Musician Ray Charles dies.

Look for more current news tomorrow and another historical daily run down next week.

There are 15 stories today.

Daily Run Down 05/06/2012: Historical Edition

Here is today’s Historical Daily Run Down.

In 1527, Spanish and German troops sack Rome killing 147 Swiss Guards.
In 1536, King Henry VIII orders English language bibles to be placed in every church.
In 1659, The British Army removes Richard Cromwell as Lord Protector.
In 1757, English Poet Christopher Smart is admitted to St. Luke’s Hospital for Lunatics in London.
In 1816, The American Bible Society is founded in New York City.
In 1835, James Gordon Bennett, Sr. publishesthe first issue of the New York Herald.
In 1840, The Penny Black postage stamp becomes valid for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
In 1844, The Glaciarium, the first mechanical skating ring, opens.
In 1856, Austrian Psychiatrist Sigmund Freud is born.
In 1862, American Author and philosopher Henry David Thoreau dies.
In 1877, Chief Crazy Horse surrenders to United States troops in Nebraska.
In 1890, The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public.
In 1910, King Edward VII of the United Kingdom dies.
In 1910, George V becomes king of the United Kingdom.
In 1915, American film director Orson Welles is born.
In 1919, American writer L. Frank Baum, author of the Wizard of Oz, dies.
In 1931, American Baseball player Willie Mays was born.
In 1935, Executive Order 7034 creates the Works Progress Administration.
In 1937, The German Zeppelin Hindenburg catches fire and becomes known as the Hindenburg Disaster.
In 1937, American Boxer, and main subject of Bob Dylan’s song ‘Hurricane’, Rubin Carter was born.
In 1940, John Steinbeck is awarded the Pulitzer Prize for The Grapes of Wrath.
In 1954, Roger Bannister becomes first person to run a mile in under four minutes.
In 1983, The Hitler diaries are revealed as a hoax.
In 1992, German Actress Marlene Dietrich dies.
In 1994, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and French President Francois Mitterrand officiate the opening of the Chunnel Tunnel.
In 1998, Kerry Wood strikes out 20 Houston Astros players to tie the record.
In 2001, Pope John Paul II becomes the first Pope to enter into a Mosque.
In 2006, Lillian Asplund, the last American survivor of the RMS Titantic disaster, dies.

Look for more current news tomorrow and another historical Daily Run Down next week.

There are 28 stories this week.

Daily Run Down: 04/08/2012 Historical Edition

Here is today’s Daily Run Down: Historical Editon.

In 217, Roman Emperor Caracalla dies.
In 1093, The new Winchester Castle is dedicated.
In 1641, Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney, is born.
In 1692, Italian Composer Giuseppe Tartini is born.
In 1704, 1st Earl of Romney, Henry Sydney, dies.
In 1730, Shearith Israel, the first Synagogue in New York City is dedicated.
In 1820, The Venus de Milo, is discovered on the Aegean Island of Melos.
In 1842, Elizabeth Bacon Custer, wife of George Custer is born.
In 1861, American Elevator builder Elisha Otis dies.
In 1886, William Ewart Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill.
In 1895, The US Supreme Court declares that unapportioned income tax is unconstitutional.
In 1904, Longacre Square in Midtown Manhattan is renamed Times Square.
In 1906, Augeste Deter, the first person diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, dies.
In 1908, Harvard University votes to establish the Harvard Business School.
In 1913, The 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution becomes law.
In 1918, Former First Lady of the United States, Betty Ford is born.
In 1946, The Last Meeting of the League of Nations is held.
In 1959, A Team of Manufacturers, users, and University people meet to discuss a new programming language, COBOL.
In 1973, Spanish Artist and Sculptor Pablo Picasso dies.
In 1974, Hank Aaron surpasses Babe Ruth’s home run record.
In 1981, U.S. General Omar Bradley dies.
In 1992, Arthur Ashe announces he has AIDS after a blood transfusion.
In 2005, Over Four Million people attend the funeral of Pope John Paul II.
In 2010, Irish-Born World War II Veteran Jack Agnew dies.

Look for more current news tomorrow and another Historical Daily Run Down next week.

There are 24 stories this week.

Daily Run Down 10/16/2011: Historical Edition

Here is today’s Historical Daily Run Down.

In 1430, King James II of Scotland is born.
In 1591, Pope Gregory XIV dies.
In 1758, Noah Webster, American Lexicographer, is born.
In 1781, George Washington captures Yorktown.
In 1793, Marie Antoinette, Wife of Louis XVI, is guillotined.
In 1834, The Palace of Westminster, in London, England, burns to the ground.
In 1854, Irish Writer Oscar Wilde is born.
In 1875, Brigham Young University is established in Provo, Utah.
In 1884, Italian Sculptor Rembrandt Bugatti is born.
In 1888, Mayor of Chicago John Wentworth dies.
In 1923, The Walt Disney Company is founded by Walt and Roy Disney.
In 1925, Actress Angela Lansbury was born.
In 1940, The Warsaw Ghetto is established.
In 1962, The Cuban Missile Crisis between the United States and Cuba commences.
In 1962, Basketball great Manute Bol is born.
In 1978, Pope John Paul II is elected as Pope.
In 1984, Desmond Tutu is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
In 1997, Writer James Michener dies.

Look for more current news tomorrow and another Historical Daily Run Down next week.

Daily Run Down 05/29/2011: Historical Edition

Here is today’s Historical Daily Run Down.

In 1328, Philip VI is crowned King of France.
In 1379, King Henry II of Castile dies.
In 1453, Constantinople falls to the Ottoman’s and thus ends the Byzantine Empire.
In 1453, Constantine XI Palaiologos is killed in the Seige of Constantinople.
In 1630, King Charles II of England is born.
In 1660, Charles II is restored as the King of England.
In 1667, The Middle Plantation treaty is signed between the Virginia Colonists and Natives.
In 1727, Peter II becomes Tsar of Russia.
In 1736, Patrick Henry, American Patriot, is born.
In 1790, Rhode Island ratifies the Constitution and becomes the 13th United State.
In 1794, Johann Heinrich Madler, German Astronomer, is born.
In 1829, British Chemist Humphry Davy dies.
In 1848, Wisconsin becomes the 30th United State.
In 1866, American General Winfield Scott dies.
In 1874, British Author G.K. Chesterton is born.
In 1886, Chemist John Pemberton advertises his product Coca-Cola for the first time.
In 1892, American Western author Max Brand is born.
In 1903, American Architect Bruce Price dies.
In 1903, Comedian Sir Bob Hope is born.
In 1917, President John F. Kennedy is born.
In 1939, Racecar Driver Al Unser, Sr. is born.
In 1942, Bing Crosby records “White Christmas”.
In 1942, Actor John Barrymore, Sr. dies.
In 1949, Author ANdrew Clements is born.
In 1953, Edmund Hillary reaches the Summit of Mount Everest.
In 1961, Singer Melissa Ethridge is born.
In 1972, Baseball Player, and American Spy, Moe Berg dies.
In 1982, Pope John Paul II becomes first Pontiff to visit Canterbury Cathedral.
In 1988, President Ronald Reagan begins his first trip to the Soviet Union.
In 1990, Boris Yeltsin is elected President of Russia.
In 1997, Singer Jeff Buckley dies due to drowning.
In 2004, the World War II memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C.
In 2004, Archibald Cox, Special Prosecutor for the Watergate Scandal, dies.
In 2010, Actor Dennis Hopper dies due complications from prostate cancer.

Look for more current news stories tomorrow, and a historical Daily Run Down next week.

Daily Run Down 05/02/2011

Here is today’s Daily Run Down.

Osama Bin Laden has been killed in a firefight in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
Satellites have tracked the Tornadoes through Alabama.
A Giant Alien Tortoise has aided in restoring an ecosystem.
ARIN has finished implementing DNSSEC.
An Appeals court has lifted the ban on Stem Cell Research.
Hotels are now tracking towels with RFID tags.
Toshiba’s Honeycomb Tablet has passed the FCC.
Pope John Paul II has been beatified before a crowd of 1 million.
Google has some unique ways of protecting data.
NASA has delayed the Endeavor Space Shuttle Launch until the end of the Week.
The Mystery over Moon Microbes has finally been solved.
An Alien Planet is nearly as dense as lead.

Look for more stories tomorrow. If an important story has been missed please leave it in the comments.

Daily Run Down 05/01/2011

Here is today’s Daily Run Down.

Current News:

Zynga has purchased Wonderland Software, makers of Godfinger.
Ubuntu 11.04 is now available for download.
Sony is evaluating a ‘goodwill’ gesture for the PSN outage.
Six Planets are now aligned in the Dawn sky.
Oil companies are making more money, but less fuel.
Emilia Czyszczon, is making a name for herself with her virus work.
2.2 Million Credit Card numbers may be for sale from the PSN data breach.
SLI (Multiple NVDIA graphics cards) is coming to AMD motherboards.
Replying to Email does not create a contract.
Samsung’s Chrome OS Netbook details have leaked.
The Pentagon is planning on using comic books for therapy.
Formula One Cars are all set to go electric only in 2013.
Delta Employees have been accused of drug smuggling.
Mozilla has patched Firefox 4.

Historical News:

In 1118, Matilda of Scotland, first wife of Henry I, dies.
In 1218, Rudolph I of Germany is born.
In 1539, Isabella of Portugal dies.
In 1555, Pope Marcellus II dies.
In 1707, The Monarchy of Great Britain is enacted.
In 1731, Johann Ludwig Bach, violinist, dies.
In 1751, the first cricket match is played in America.
In 1764, Benjamin Henry Latrobe, known for designing the American Capitol building, is born.
In 1776, The Illuminati is founded in Ingolstadt, Germany.
In 1831, Emily Stowe, the first female Canadian Doctor, is born.
In 1840, the first Adhesive Postage Stamp, The Penny Black, is introduced in London.
In 1852, The Philippine Peso is introduced.
In 1852, Calamity Jane, Frontierswoman, is born.
In 1864, Anna Jarvis, the founder of Mother’s Day, is born.
In 1875, The Alexandra Palace is opened after a fire in 1873 burned the place down.
In 1885, The original Chicago Board of Trade building is opened for business.
In 1900, The Scofield Mine explosion occurs, killing 200 people.
In 1910. J. Allen Hynek, famed astro-physicist and ufologist, is born.
In 1925, Scott Carpenter, astronaut, is born.
In 1927, Imperial Airways introduces the first cooked meal on a flight.
In 1930, Pluto is officially named.
In 1931, The Empire State Building in New York City is dedicated.
In 1940, The Summer Olympics are cancelled due to War.
In 1956, The Polio Vaccine is made available to the public.
In 1967, Country Singer Tim McGraw was born.
In 1987, Pope John Paul II beatifies Edith Stein, a WWII Jewish Nun who was gassed.
In 2009, Sweden legalizes Same-sex marriage.

Look for more stories tomorrow. If an important story has been missed please leave it in the comments.

Daily Run Down 04/29/2011

Here is today’s Daily Run Down.

Prince William and Kate Middleton have been officially married.
An Ancient Supernova was triggered by a stellar cannibal.
A New idea is suggesting that the universe began as a 1D line.
Friendster will begin to delete old photos.
Verizon has announced the HTC Incredible 2.
Pope John Paul II’s blood will be used as a relic.
25% of the Nation’s renters use more than 50% of their income on Rent and Utilities .
Evanston is contemplating banning both Paper and Plastic bags.
The United States was the lone holdout on releasing the ACTA Treaty text.
The Supreme Court has ruled that Corporations can block individual class action suits.
Memory lapses have been tied to brain cells napping.
Lawyers for Guantanamo Detainees are not allowed to look at important leaked evidence.
Armadillos are linked to leprosy in humans.
Windows Phone is coming to Verizon.

Look for more stories tomorrow. If an important story has been missed please leave it in the comments.

Daily Run Down: 01-18-2010

Here is today’s Daily Run Down.

Apple has officially confirmed the January 27th event.
There are Tablet rumors galore today. Or here, possibly
PatentlyApple.com has a nice article on some of the tablet patents from Apple.
DisplayPort 1.2 is now official with multi-streaming and USB.
The text donations for Haiti have surpassed $21 million.
A Nano-scale robot has moved atoms with 100% accuracy.
Google is probing possibly inside help with the China cyber-attack.
The Venezuelan President claims that Playstation is ‘poison’ and leads children down a ‘road to hell’.
A father may be violating a court-order by bringing his daughter to church.
The Taco Bell founder, Glen W. Bell, has died.
Pope John Paul II’s gunman who attempted to assassinate him in 1981 has been released from prison.
There is a mega rumor around zune phone and windows mobile 7.
Rumor is that Apple is working on a 22″ Touchscreen iMac.
A Taiwanese company has torn down the Dell Mini 5.
Oxford has banned the spotify iPhone OS app due to poor network management.
Five people were shot to death in Texas.
The FDA will investigate what is actually in a cigarette.
A rare bird breeding ground was found in Afghanistan.
The French government, along with Germany, is warning users against using Internet Explorer 8.
Grand Theft Auto: China wars has arrived on the iPhone OS.

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