Hey there, Headliners.Today’s birthday belongs to R&B singer Clarence “Frogman” Henry. Here are some other Headlines Du Jour of yesteryear:
- 1649 – The House of Commons of England passes an act abolishing the House of Lords, declaring it “useless and dangerous to the people of England”.
- 1885 – Louis Riel declares a provisional government in Saskatchewan, beginning the North-West Rebellion.
- 1895 – Auguste and Louis Lumière record their first footage using their newly patented cinematograph.
- 1918 – The U.S. Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time.
- 1931 – Gambling is legalized in Nevada.
- 1943 – Frank Nitti, the Chicago Outfit Boss after Al Capone, commits suicide at the Chicago Central Railyard.
- 1954 – Willie Mosconi
sets a world record by running 526 consecutive balls without a miss
during a straight pool exhibition at East High Billiard Club in Springfield, Ohio. The record still stands today. - 1962 – Highly influential artist, Bob Dylan releases his first album, Bob Dylan, on Columbia Records label.
- 1966 – Texas Western becomes the first college basketball team to win the Final four with an all-black starting lineup.
- 1979 – The United States House of Representatives begins broadcasting its day-to-day business via the cable television network C-SPAN.
- 1987 – Televangelist Jim Bakker resigns as head of the PTL Club due to a brewing sex scandal; he hands over control to Jerry Falwell.
- 1989 – The Egyptian Flag is raised on Taba, Egypt announcing the end of the Israeli occupation after the Yom Kippur War in 1973 and the peace negotiations in 1979.
- 2008 – GRB 080319B: A cosmic burst that is the farthest object visible to the naked eye is briefly observed.
Here is today’s Headlines Du Jour:
SO GLAD WE’RE LIVING IN A POST-RACIAL SOCIETY:
FREE THE WEED!!!
ANOTHER EXCITING EPISODE OF CORPORATIONS GONE WILD:
BULLY IS AS BULLY DOES:
ANOTHER SHOOTOUT AT THE OK CORRAL:
TODAY IN CLIMATE CHANGE:
IN INNER SPACE:
IN OUTER SPACE:
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