July 7th - Happy Birthday Ringo Starr, Amy Carlson and Jorja Fox https://broguesholonet.runboard.com/t3340 Runboard| July 7th - Happy Birthday Ringo Starr, Amy Carlson and Jorja Fox en-us Thu, 28 Mar 2024 13:34:05 +0000 Thu, 28 Mar 2024 13:34:05 +0000 https://www.runboard.com/ rssfeeds_managingeditor@runboard.com (Runboard.com RSS feeds managing editor) rssfeeds_webmaster@runboard.com (Runboard.com RSS feeds webmaster) akBBS 60 Re: July 7th - Happy Birthday Ringo Starr, Amy Carlson and Jorja Foxhttps://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p81909,from=rss#post81909https://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p81909,from=rss#post81909In 1956 - Johnny Cash made his first appearance on "Grand Ole Opry."nondisclosed_email@example.com (Rogue9a)Mon, 06 Jul 2020 20:49:51 +0000 Re: July 7th - Happy Birthday Ringo Starr, Amy Carlson and Jorja Foxhttps://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p78750,from=rss#post78750https://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p78750,from=rss#post787501940, Sir Richard Starkey, known professionally as Ringo Starr, was born in Liverpool, England. Starr is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for the Beatles.nondisclosed_email@example.com (Rogue9a)Wed, 24 Jul 2019 23:30:00 +0000 Re: July 7th - Happy Birthday Ringo Starr, Amy Carlson and Jorja Foxhttps://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p74979,from=rss#post74979https://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p74979,from=rss#post74979Today is Saturday, July 7, the 188th day of 2018. There are 177 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On July 7, 1940, Richard Starkey aka Ringo Starr, drummer for The Beatles and the Ringo Starr All-Starr Band, was born in Liverpool, England. He has twice been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Beatles and as a solo artist. Starr constantly flashes the peace sign. Today at noon, everyone is supposed to flash the peace sign and say, yell, scream, shout the words “pace and love, peace and love” because God knows we need more of it even if it’s just a simple gesture. On July 7, 1865, four people were hanged in Washington, D.C. for conspiring with John Wilkes Booth to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln: Lewis Powell (aka Lewis Payne), David Herold, George Atzerodt and Mary Surratt, the first woman to be executed by the federal government. 10 years ago in 2008: A suicide bomber struck the Indian Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing at least 60 people. President George W. Bush met Russian President Dmitry Medvedev for the first time at the Group of Eight summit in Hokkaido, Japan. Actress Nicole Kidman gave birth to a girl; she and her husband, country star Keith Urban, named their daughter Sunday Rose Kidman Urban. 5 years ago in 2013: A de Havilland DHC-3 Otter air taxi crashed after taking off from Soldotna, Alaska, killing all 10 people on board. Andy Murray became the first British man in 77 years to win the Wimbledon title, beating Novak Djokovic 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 in the final. 1 year ago in 2017: Islamic militants attacked a remote Egyptian army outpost in the Sinai Peninsula with a suicide car bomb and heavy machine gun fire, killing at least 23 soldiers in the deadliest attack in the turbulent region in two years. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed Hawaii's attempt to challenge Trump administration rules for a travel ban on citizens from six majority-Muslim countries, saying it didn't have jurisdiction to address the issue. Today's Birthdays — July 7, 2018: Musician-conductor Doc Severinsen is 91. Pulitzer Prize-winning author David McCullough is 85. Rock star Ringo Starr (sir Richard Starkey, The Beatles, All-Starr Band) is 78. Comedian Bill Oddie is 77. Singer-musician Warren Entner (The Grass Roots) is 75. Actor Joe Spano is 72. Pop singer David Hodo (The Village People) is 71. Country singer Linda Williams is 71. Actress Shelley Duvall is 69. Actress Roz Ryan is 67. Actor Billy Campbell is 59. Actor Robert Taylor is 58. Rock musician Mark White (Spin Doctors) is 56. Singer-songwriter Vonda Shepard is 55. Actor-comedian Jim Gaffigan is 52.. Rhythm-and-blues musician Ricky Kinchen (Mint Condition) is 52. Actress Amy Carlson is 50. Actress Jorja Fox is 50. Actress Cree Summer is 49. Actress Robin Weigert is 49. Actress Kirsten Vangsness is 46. Actor Troy Garity is 45. Actress Berenice Bejo (BEH'-ruh-nees BAY'-hoh) is 42. Actor Hamish Linklater is 42. Olympic silver and bronze medal figure skater Michelle Kwan is 38. Rapper Cassidy is 36. Country singer Gabbie Nolen is 36. Actor Ross Malinger is 34. Actor-comedian Luke Null (TV: "Saturday Night Live") is 28.. Pop singer Ally Hernandez (Fifth Harmony) (TV: "The X Factor") is 25. Pop musician Ashton Irwin (5 Seconds to Summer) is 24. Country singer Maddie Marlow (Maddie and Tae) is 23.nondisclosed_email@example.com (Rogue9a)Mon, 09 Jul 2018 23:43:15 +0000 Re: July 7th - Happy Birthday Ringo Starr, Amy Carlson and Jorja Foxhttps://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p70718,from=rss#post70718https://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p70718,from=rss#post70718Today is Friday, July 7, the 188th day of 2017. There are 177 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 7, 1865, four people were hanged in Washington, D.C., for conspiring with John Wilkes Booth to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln: Lewis Powell (aka Lewis Payne), David Herold, George Atzerodt and Mary Surratt, the first woman to be executed by the federal government. Ten years ago: A truck bomb devastated the public market in Armili, Iraq, killing at least 115 people. A 24-hour music marathon spanning seven continents reached the Western Hemisphere with rappers, rockers and country stars taking the stage at Live Earth concerts to fight climate change. Venus Williams claimed her fourth Wimbledon title with a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Marion Bartoli. Five years ago: Jubilant Libyans chose a new parliament in their first nationwide vote in decades. The Obama administration declared Afghanistan the United States' newest "major non-NATO ally." Serena Williams beat Agnieszka Radwanska (ahg-nee-ESH'-kuh rahd-VAHN'-skuh) of Poland 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 to win a fifth Wimbledon singles championship; about five hours later, she and sister Venus were back on Centre Court to beat Czech duo Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka 7-5, 6-4 in the doubles final; it was the Williamses' fifth Wimbledon doubles title together. U.S. Rep. Barney Frank tied the knot with his longtime partner, Jim Ready, in a ceremony officiated by Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick. One year ago: Micah Johnson, a black Army veteran who served in Afghanistan, opened fire on Dallas police, killing five officers in an act of vengeance for the fatal police shootings of black men; the attack ended with Johnson being blown up by a bomb delivered by a police robot. President Barack Obama embarked on a five-day, two-country mission to buck up a beleaguered Europe and brush back an aggressive Moscow; after arriving in Warsaw, Poland, Obama denounced the fatal attack in Dallas as "despicable" and declared there was no justification for the violence. Today's Birthdays — July 7: Musician-conductor Doc Severinsen is 90. Pulitzer Prize-winning author David McCullough is 84. Rock star Ringo Starr is 77. Rock musician Jim Rodford is 76. Comedian Bill Oddie is 76. Singer-musician Warren Entner (The Grass Roots) is 74. Actor Joe Spano is 71. Pop singer David Hodo (The Village People) is 70. Country singer Linda Williams is 70. Actress Shelley Duvall is 68. Actress Roz Ryan is 66. Actor Billy Campbell is 58. Actor Robert Taylor is 57. Rock musician Mark White (Spin Doctors) is 55. Singer-songwriter Vonda Shepard is 54. Actor-comedian Jim Gaffigan is 51. Rhythm-and-blues musician Ricky Kinchen (Mint Condition) is 51. Actress Amy Carlson is 49. Actress Jorja Fox is 49. Actress Cree Summer is 48. Actress Robin Weigert is 48. Actress Kirsten Vangsness is 45. Actor Troy Garity is 44. Actress Berenice Bejo (BEH'-ruh-nees BAY'-hoh) is 41. Actor Hamish Linklater is 41. Olympic silver and bronze medal figure skater Michelle Kwan is 37. Rapper Cassidy is 35. Country singer Gabbie Nolen is 35. Actor Ross Malinger is 33. Pop singer Ally Hernandez (Fifth Harmony) (TV: "The X Factor") is 24. Pop musician Ashton Irwin (5 Seconds to Summer) is 23. Country singer Maddie Marlow (Maddie and Tae) is 22.nondisclosed_email@example.com (Rogue9a)Fri, 07 Jul 2017 14:22:57 +0000 Re: July 7th - Happy Birthday Ringo Starr, Amy Carlson and Jorja Foxhttps://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p66429,from=rss#post66429https://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p66429,from=rss#post66429Today is Thursday, July 7, the 189th day of 2016. There are 177 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On July 7, 1976, President and Mrs. Gerald R. Ford hosted a White House dinner for Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. The United States Military Academy at West Point included female cadets for the first time as 119 women joined the Class of 1980. Ten years ago: Over Chinese and Russian objections, Japan introduced a draft U.N. Security Council resolution to sanction North Korea for test-launching a series of missiles. (The Council unanimously adopted a compromise resolution on July 15.) Syd Barrett, co-founder of Pink Floyd, died in Cambridge, England, at age 60. Five years ago: Rupert Murdoch's media empire unexpectedly jettisoned News of the World, Britain's best-selling Sunday newspaper, after a public backlash over claims it had used phone hacking and other illegal tactics to expose the rich and famous, royals and ordinary citizens. A Texas Rangers fan, 39-year-old Shannon Stone, died from a fatal fall when reaching out to grab a baseball tossed his way by All-Star outfielder Josh Hamilton during a Rangers game. "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2," the final movie based on the wizard fantasy books, debuted in London on its way to becoming the year's top-grossing movie. One year ago: President Barack Obama met at the White House with the head of Vietnam's Communist Party, Nguyen Phu Trong, as the U.S. pressed ahead to conclude talks on a groundbreaking Asia-Pacific economic pact. Subway said it had mutually agreed with Jared Fogle to suspend their relationship after the home of the sandwich chain's longtime pitchman was raided by federal and state investigators. (Fogle later pleaded guilty to one count each of distributing and receiving child porn and traveling to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a child, and was sentenced to more than 15 years in prison.) Three people were shot to death in a Baltimore neighborhood near the University of Maryland campus. Today's Birthdays: Musician-conductor Doc Severinsen is 89. Pulitzer Prize-winning author David McCullough is 83. Rock star Ringo Starr is 76. Rock musician Jim Rodford is 75. Comedian Bill Oddie is 75. Singer-musician Warren Entner (The Grass Roots) is 73. Actor Joe Spano is 70. Pop singer David Hodo (The Village People) is 69. Country singer Linda Williams is 69. Actress Shelley Duvall is 67. Actress Roz Ryan is 65. Actor Billy Campbell is 57. Actor Robert Taylor is 56. Rock musician Mark White (Spin Doctors) is 54. Singer-songwriter Vonda Shepard is 53. Actor-comedian Jim Gaffigan is 50. Rhythm-and-blues musician Ricky Kinchen (Mint Condition) is 50. Actress Amy Carlson is 48. Actress Jorja Fox is 48. Actress Cree Summer is 47. Actress Robin Weigert is 47. Actress Kirsten Vangsness is 44. Actor Troy Garity is 43. Actress Berenice Bejo (BEH'-ruh-nees BAY'-hoh) is 40. Actor Hamish Linklater is 40. Olympic silver and bronze medal figure skater Michelle Kwan is 36. Rapper Cassidy is 34. Country singer Gabbie Nolen is 34. Actor Ross Malinger is 32. Pop singer Ally Hernandez (Fifth Harmony) (TV: "The X Factor") is 23. Pop musician Ashton Irwin (5 Seconds to Summer) is 22. Country singer Maddie Marlow (Maddie and Tae) is 21.nondisclosed_email@example.com (Rogue9a)Thu, 07 Jul 2016 22:31:06 +0000 Re: July 7th - Happy Birthday Ringo Starr, Amy Carlson and Jorja Foxhttps://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p61290,from=rss#post61290https://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p61290,from=rss#post61290Today is Tuesday, July 7, the 188th day of 2015. There are 177 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 7, 1865, four people were hanged in Washington D.C. for conspiring with John Wilkes Booth to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln: Lewis Powell (aka Lewis Payne), David Herold, George Atzerodt and Mary Surratt, the first woman to be executed by the U.S. federal government. Ten years ago: Suicide terrorist bombings in three Underground stations and a double-decker bus killed 52 victims and four bombers in the worst attack on London since World War II. Al-Qaida's wing in Iraq claimed to have killed Egypt's top envoy, Ihab al-Sherif, who'd been abducted by gunmen. Five years ago: President Barack Obama bypassed the Senate and appointed Dr. Donald Berwick to run Medicare and Medicaid. In Philadelphia, a disabled sightseeing "duck boat" adrift in the Delaware River was struck by a barge and capsized; two Hungarian tourists died. Los Angeles police charged Lonnie Franklin Jr. in the city's "Grim Sleeper" serial killings. One year ago: Washington state issued its first retail marijuana licenses. Pope Francis begged forgiveness in his first meeting with Catholics sexually abused by members of the clergy and vowed to hold bishops responsible for their handling of pedophile priests. Eduard Shevardnadze, 86, the Soviet Union's foreign minister who helped end the Cold War but then as Georgia's president was forced into retirement by parliament, died in Tbilisi. Actor Dick Jones, 87, the voice of Pinocchio in the classic 1940 Walt Disney cartoon, died in Los Angeles. Today's Birthdays: Musician-conductor Doc Severinsen is 88. Pulitzer Prize-winning author David McCullough is 82. Rock star Ringo Starr is 75. Rock musician Jim Rodford is 74. Comedian Bill Oddie is 74. Singer-musician Warren Entner (The Grass Roots) is 72. Actor Joe Spano is 69. Pop singer David Hodo (The Village People) is 68. Country singer Linda Williams is 68. Actress Shelley Duvall is 66. Actress Roz Ryan is 64. Actor Billy Campbell is 56. Actor Robert Taylor is 55. Rock musician Mark White (Spin Doctors) is 53. Singer-songwriter Vonda Shepard is 52. Actor-comedian Jim Gaffigan is 49. Rhythm-and-blues musician Ricky Kinchen (Mint Condition) is 49. Actress Amy Carlson is 47. Actress Jorja Fox is 47. Actress Cree Summer is 46. Actress Robin Weigert is 46. Actress Kirsten Vangsness is 43. Actor Troy Garity is 42. Actress Berenice Bejo (BEH'-ruh-nees BAY'-hoh) is 39. Actor Hamish Linklater is 39. Olympic silver and bronze medal figure skater Michelle Kwan is 35. Rapper Cassidy is 33. Country singer Gabbie Nolen is 33. Actor Ross Malinger is 31. Pop singer Ally Hernandez (Fifth Harmony) (TV: "The X Factor") is 22. Pop musician Ashton Irwin (5 Seconds to Summer) is 21.nondisclosed_email@example.com (Rogue9a)Wed, 08 Jul 2015 20:31:47 +0000 Re: July 7thhttps://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p55208,from=rss#post55208https://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p55208,from=rss#post55208Today is Monday, July 7, the 188th day of 2014. There are 177 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 7, 1865, four people were hanged in Washington, D.C., for conspiring with John Wilkes Booth to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln. Ten years ago: Former Enron chairman Kenneth Lay was indicted on criminal charges related to the energy company's collapse. (Lay was later convicted of fraud and conspiracy, but died in July 2006 before he could be sentenced.) Jeff Smith, public television's popular "Frugal Gourmet" until a sex scandal ruined his career, died at age 65. Five years ago: Some 20,000 people gathered inside Staples Center in Los Angeles for a memorial service honoring the late king of pop, Michael Jackson, who was tearfully described by his 11-year-old daughter, Paris-Michael, as "the best father you could ever imagine." Britain unveiled a Hyde Park memorial to mark the fourth anniversary of the London transit system bombings that claimed 52 victims. Pope Benedict XVI called for a new world financial order guided by ethics, dignity and the search for the common good in the third encyclical of his pontificate. One year ago: A de Havilland DHC-3 Otter air taxi crashed after taking off from Soldotna, Alaska, killing all 10 people on board. Andy Murray became the first British man in 77 years to win the Wimbledon title, beating Novak Djokovic 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 in the final. Today's Birthdays: Musician-conductor Doc Severinsen is 87. Pulitzer Prize-winning author David McCullough is 81. Rock star Ringo Starr is 74. Comedian Bill Oddie (TV: "The Goodies") is 73. Singer-musician Warren Entner (The Grass Roots) is 71. Rock musician Jim Rodford is 69. Actor Joe Spano is 68. Pop singer David Hodo (The Village People) is 67. Country singer Linda Williams is 67. Actress Shelley Duvall is 65. Actress Roz Ryan is 63. Actor Billy Campbell is 55. Actor Robert Taylor is 54. Rock musician Mark White (Spin Doctors) is 52. Singer-songwriter Vonda Shepard is 51. Actor-comedian Jim Gaffigan is 48. Rhythm-and-blues musician Ricky Kinchen (Mint Condition) is 48. Actress Amy Carlson is 46. Actress Jorja Fox is 46. Actress Cree Summer is 45. Actress Robin Weigert is 45. Actress Kirsten Vangsness is 42. Actor Troy Garity is 41. Actress Berenice Bejo (BEH'-ruh-nees BAY'-hoh) is 38. Actor Hamish Linklater is 38. Olympic silver and bronze medal figure skater Michelle Kwan is 34. Rapper Cassidy is 32. Country singer Gabbie Nolen is 32. Actor Ross Malinger is 30.nondisclosed_email@example.com (Rogue9a)Mon, 07 Jul 2014 13:59:47 +0000 Re: July 7thhttps://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p48722,from=rss#post48722https://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p48722,from=rss#post48722Today is Sunday, July 7, the 188th day of 2013. There are 177 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 7, 1846, U.S. annexation of California was proclaimed at Monterey (mahn-tuh-RAY’) after the surrender of a Mexican garrison. One year ago: Jubilant Libyans chose a new parliament in their first nationwide vote in decades. The Obama administration declared Afghanistan the United States’ newest “major non-NATO ally.” Serena Williams beat Agnieszka Radwanska (ahg-nee-ESH’-kuh rahd-VAHN’-skuh) of Poland 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 to win a fifth Wimbledon singles championship; about five hours later, she and sister Venus were back on Centre Court to beat Czech duo Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka 7-5, 6-4 in the doubles final; it was the Williamses’ fifth Wimbledon doubles title together. U.S. Rep. Barney Frank tied the knot with his longtime partner, Jim Ready, in a ceremony officiated by Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick. Today’s Birthdays: Musician-conductor Doc Severinsen is 86. Pulitzer Prize-winning author David McCullough is 80. Rock star Ringo Starr is 73. Comedian Bill Oddie (TV: “The Goodies”) is 72. Singer-musician Warren Entner (The Grass Roots) is 70. Rock musician Jim Rodford is 68. Actor Joe Spano is 67. Pop singer David Hodo (The Village People) is 66. Country singer Linda Williams is 66. Actress Shelley Duvall is 64. Actress Roz Ryan is 62. Actor Billy Campbell is 54. Actor Robert Taylor (TV: “Longmire”) is 53. Rock musician Mark White (Spin Doctors) is 51. Singer-songwriter Vonda Shepard is 50. Actor-comedian Jim Gaffigan is 47. Rhythm-and-blues musician Ricky Kinchen (Mint Condition) is 47. Actress Amy Carlson is 45. Actress Jorja Fox is 45. Actress Cree Summer is 44. Actress Robin Weigert is 44. Actress Kirsten Vangsness is 41. Actor Troy Garity is 40. Actress Berenice Bejo (BEH’-ruh-nees BAY’-hoh) is 37. Actor Hamish Linklater is 37. Olympic silver and bronze medal figure skater Michelle Kwan is 33. Rapper Cassidy is 31. Country singer Gabbie Nolen is 31. Actor Ross Malinger is 29. nondisclosed_email@example.com (Rogue9a)Sun, 07 Jul 2013 13:04:33 +0000 Re: July 7thhttps://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p42565,from=rss#post42565https://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p42565,from=rss#post42565Today's Birthdays: Musician-conductor Doc Severinsen is 85. Pulitzer Prize-winning author David McCullough is 79. Rock star Ringo Starr is 72. Singer-musician Warren Entner (The Grass Roots) is 69. Rock musician Jim Rodford is 67. Actor Joe Spano is 66. Pop singer David Hodo (The Village People) is 65. Country singer Linda Williams is 65. Actress Shelley Duvall is 63. Actress Roz Ryan is 61. Actor Billy Campbell is 53. Rock musician Mark White (Spin Doctors) is 50. Singer-songwriter Vonda Shepard is 49. Actor-comedian Jim Gaffigan is 46. Rhythm-and-blues musician Ricky Kinchen (Mint Condition) is 46. Actress Amy Carlson is 44. Actress Jorja Fox is 44. Actress Cree Summer is 43. Actress Kirsten Vangsness is 40. Actor Troy Garity is 39. Actress Berenice Bejo (Film: "The Artist") is 36. Actor Hamish Linklater is 36. Olympic silver and bronze medal figure skater Michelle Kwan is 32. Rapper Cassidy is 30. Country singer Gabbie Nolen is 30. Actor Ross Malinger is 28. Other notable birthdays, July 7: 1922, Pierre Cardin, French fashion designer 1927, Carmen Basilio, American boxer 1944, Tony Jacklin, English golfer 1947, Víctor Manuel, Spanish songwriter and singer 1947, Rob Townsend, English drummer (Family) 1948, Jean Leclerc, French-Canadian actor 1955, Len Barker, American baseball player 1957, Jonathan Dayton, American film director 1959, Jessica Hahn, American model 1960, Ralph Sampson, American basketball player 1965, Paula Devicq, Canadian actress 1965, Sam Holbrook, American baseball umpire 1968, Allen Payne, American actor 1969, Joe Sakic, Canadian ice hockey player 1970, Robia LaMorte, American actress and dancer 1972, Lisa Leslie, American basketball player 1978, Chris Andersen, American basketball player 1980, John Buck, American baseball player 1980, Dan Whitesides, American drummer (The Used) 1981, Synyster Gates, American guitarist (Avenged Sevenfold) 1988, Ilan Rubin, American drummer (Nine Inch Nails) Born on this day, July 7, passed away: 1860, Gustav Mahler, Austrian composer (d. 1911) 1887, Marc Chagall, Russian painter (d. 1985) 1891, Virginia Rappe, American actress (d. 1921) 1899, George Cukor, American director (d. 1983) 1906, Satchel Paige, American baseball player (d. 1982) 1907, Robert A. Heinlein, American writer (d. 1988) 1913, Pinetop Perkins, American blues pianist (d. 2011) 1915, Margaret Abigail Walker Alexander, American novelist and poet (d. 1998) 1919, Jon Pertwee, English actor (d. 1996) 1924, Mary Ford, American singer (d. 1977) 1925, Wally Phillips, American radio personality (d. 2008) 1927, Charlie Louvin, American country music singer-songwriter (d. 2011) (Louvin Brothers) 1930, Hank Mobley, American jazz composer and saxophonist (d. 1986) 1931, David Eddings, American fantasy novelist (d. 2009) 1932, Joe Zawinul, Austrian jazz composer and keyboardist (d. 2007) 1933, Bruce Wells, English boxer and actor (d. 2009) 1936, Jo Siffert, Swiss race car driver (d. 1971) 1943, Joel Siegel, American film critic (d. 2007) 1959, Ben Linder, American engineer (d. 1987) 1967, Jackie Neal, American singer (d. 2005) 1976, Natasha Collins, English actress (d. 2008) Notable deaths, July 7: 1307, King Edward I of England (Edward the Longshanks) (b. 1239) 1647, Thomas Hooker, English-born Connecticut colonist (b. 1586) 1865, Mary Surratt, American conspirator in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and the first woman ever executed in the USA (b. 1823) 1865, Lewis Payne, American conspirator in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln (b. 1844) 1865, David Herold, American conspirator in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln (b. 1842) 1865, George Atzerodt, German-born conspirator in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln (b. 1833) 1890, Henri Nestlé, German confectioner and founder of Nestlé S.A. (b. 1814) 1930, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Scottish writer (b. 1859) 1949, Bunk Johnson, American jazz trumpeter (b. 1879 or 1889) 1967, Vivien Leigh, English actress (b. 1913) 1973, Veronica Lake, American actress (b. 1919) 1990, Bill Cullen, American game show host (b. 1920) 1993, Mia Zapata, American singer (The Gits) (b. 1965) 2000, Kenny Irwin Jr., American race car driver (b. 1969) 2001, Fred Neil, American singer-songwriter (b. 1936) 2002, Bison Dele, American basketball player (b. 1969) 2006, Syd Barrett, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Pink Floyd) (b. 1946) 2006, John Money, New Zealand-born American sexologist (b. 1921) 2008, Bruce Conner, American sculptor, painter and photographer (b. 1933) 2008, Dorian Leigh, American supermodel (b. 1917)nondisclosed_email@example.com (Rogue9a)Sat, 07 Jul 2012 14:14:42 +0000 July 7th - Happy Birthday Ringo Starr, Amy Carlson and Jorja Foxhttps://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p42564,from=rss#post42564https://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p42564,from=rss#post42564Today is Saturday, July 7, the 189th day of 2012. There are 177 days left in the year. The terms 7th July, July 7th, and 7/7 (pronounced "Seven-seven") have been widely used in the Western media as a shorthand for the 7 July 2005 bombings on London's transport system. In the Chinese language, this term is used to denote the Battle of Lugou Bridge started on July 7, 1937, marking the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War. Holidays and observances -- Independence Day (Solomon Islands from the United Kingdom in 1978), Ivan Kupala Day (Belarus, Poland, Russia, Ukraine), Saba Saba Day (Tanzania), Tanabata (Japan) and Unity Factory Day (Yemen). Christian Feast Days -- Athelburg of Faremoutiers, Illidius, Job of Maniava (Ukrainian Orthodox Church), Willibald (Roman Catholic Church). Today's Highlight in History: On July 7, 1937, the Second Sino-Japanese War erupted into full-scale conflict as Imperial Japanese forces attacked the Marco Polo Bridge in Beijing. (The end of the fighting coincided with the conclusion of World War II.) On this date: In 1456, A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death. In 1534, European colonization of the Americas: first known exchange between Europeans and natives of the Gulf of St. Lawrence in New Brunswick. In 1543, French troops invade Luxembourg. In 1575, Raid of the Redeswire, the last major battle between England and Scotland. In 1585, The Treaty of Nemours abolishes tolerance to Protestants in France. In 1770, The Battle of Larga between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire takes place. In 1777, American Revolutionary War: American forces retreating from Fort Ticonderoga are defeated in the Battle of Hubbardton. In 1798, Quasi-War: the U.S. Congress rescinds treaties with France sparking the "war". In 1807, Napoleonic Wars: the Peace of Tilsit between France, Prussia and Russia ends the Fourth Coalition. In 1834, In New York City, four nights of rioting against abolitionists began. In 1846, U.S. annexation of California was proclaimed at Monterey after the surrender of a Mexican garrison. In 1863, United States begins its first military draft; exemptions cost $300. In 1865, four people were hanged in Washington, D.C., for conspiring with John Wilkes Booth to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln. In 1887 (New Style calendar), artist Marc Chagall was born in Vitebsk in present-day Belarus. In 1892, Katipunan: the Revolutionary Philippine Brotherhood is established, contributing to the fall of the Spanish Empire in Asia. In 1898, U.S. President William McKinley signs the Newlands Resolution annexing Hawaii as a territory of the United States. In 1907, Florenz Ziegfeld staged his first Follies on the roof of the New York Theater in New York City. In 1911, The United States, Great Britain, Japan, and Russia sign the North Pacific Fur Seal Convention of 1911 banning open-water seal hunting, the first international treaty to address wildlife preservation issues. In 1915, World War I: end of First Battle of the Isonzo. In 1915, An International Railway trolley with an extreme overload of 157 passengers crashes near Queenston, Ontario, killing 15. In 1915, Militia officer Henry Pedris executed by firing squad at Colombo, Ceylon - an act widely regarded as a miscarriage of justice by the British colonial authorities. In 1919, the first Transcontinental Motor Convoy, in which a U.S. Army convoy of motorized vehicles crossed the United States, departed Washington, D.C. (The trip ended in San Francisco on Sept. 6, 1919.) In 1928, Sliced bread is sold for the first time by the Chillicothe Baking Company of Chillicothe, Mo. In 1930, Industrialist Henry J. Kaiser begins construction of the Boulder Dam (now known as Hoover Dam). In 1941, World War II: U.S. forces took up positions in Iceland, Trinidad and British Guiana to forestall any Nazi invasion, even though the United States had not yet entered the Second World War. In 1941, World War II: Beirut is occupied by Free France and British troops. In 1944, World War II: Largest Banzai charge of the Pacific War at the Battle of Saipan. In 1946, Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini becomes the first American to be canonized. In 1946, Howard Hughes nearly dies when his XF-11 spy plane prototype crashes in a Beverly Hills neighborhood. In 1952, The ocean liner SS United States passes Bishop's Rock on her maiden voyage, breaking the transatlantic speed record to become the fastest passenger ship in the world. In 1952, the Republican National Convention, which nominated Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower for president and Sen. Richard Nixon for vice president, opened in Chicago. In 1953, Ernesto "Che" Guevara sets out on a trip through Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, and El Salvador. In 1954, Elvis Presley made his radio debut when WHBQ Memphis played his first recording for Sun Records, "That's All Right." In 1956, Fritz Moravec and two other Austrian mountaineers make the first ascent of Gasherbrum II (8,035 m). In 1958, U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the Alaska Statehood Act into law. In 1959, Venus occults the star Regulus. This rare event is used to determine the diameter of Venus and the structure of the Venusian atmosphere. In 1969, Canada's House of Commons gave final approval to the Official Languages Act, making French equal to English throughout the national government. In 1978, The Solomon Islands become independent from the United Kingdom. In 1980, Institution of sharia in Iran. In 1980, During the Lebanese civil war, 83 Tiger militants are killed during what will be known as the Safra massacre. In 1981, President Ronald Reagan announced he was nominating Arizona Judge Sandra Day O'Connor to become the first female justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1983, 11-year-old Samantha Smith of Manchester, Maine, left for a visit to the Soviet Union at the personal invitation of Soviet leader Yuri V. Andropo. In 1985, Boris Becker becomes the youngest player ever to win Wimbledon at age 17 In 1987, Lt. Col. Oliver North began his long-awaited public testimony at the Iran-Contra hearing, telling Congress that he had "never carried out a single act, not one," without authorization. In 1991, Yugoslav Wars: the Brioni Agreement ends the ten-day independence war in Slovenia against the rest of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. In 1997, The Turkish Armed Forces withdraw from northern Iraq after assisting the Kurdistan Democratic Party in the Iraqi Kurdish Civil War. In 2005, A series of four explosions occurs on London's transport system killing 56 people including four alleged suicide bombers and injuring over 700 others. Ten years ago: Afghanistan's vice president, Abdul Qadir, was buried with full military honors a day after being assassinated. Texas Gov. Rick Perry saw by helicopter the devastation days of torrential rain had brought to central and southern Texas. A scandal breaks out in the United Kingdom when news reports accuse MI6 of sheltering Abu Qatada, the supposed European Al Qaeda leader. Lleyton Hewitt crushed David Nalbandian in straight sets, 6-1, 6-3, 6-2, in the Wimbledon final to win his second Grand Slam title. Five years ago: A truck bomb devastated the public market in Armili, Iraq, killing at least 115 people. A 24-hour music marathon spanning seven continents reached the Western Hemisphere with rappers, rockers and country stars taking the stage at Live Earth concerts to fight climate change. Venus Williams claimed her fourth Wimbledon title with a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Marion Bartoli. One year ago: Rupert Murdoch's media empire unexpectedly jettisoned News of the World, Britain's best-selling Sunday newspaper, after a public backlash over claims it had used phone hacking and other illegal tactics to expose the rich and famous, royals and ordinary citizens. A Texas Rangers fan, 39-year-old Shannon Stone, died from a fatal fall when reaching out to grab a baseball tossed his way by All-Star outfielder Josh Hamilton during a Rangers game. "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2," the final movie based on the wizard fantasy books, debuted in London on its way to becoming the year's top-grossing movie. Roof of a stand in De Grolsch Veste Stadium in Enschede which was under construction collapsed, one killed and 14 injured.nondisclosed_email@example.com (Rogue9a)Sat, 07 Jul 2012 14:14:10 +0000