Birthdays: Roman Emperor
Constantius II, Revolutionary War General Nathanael Greene, Mata Hari, Rassan
Rolling Kirk, Dr. Ralphe Bunche, Nicholas Ray, Dr. Richard Leakie, Grandma
Moses, Alan Page, James Randi, David Duchovny is 55, Billy Burke aka Glenda the
Good Witch, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, Garrison
Keillor is 73, Animator Rudy Ising, Charlize Theron is 40, Stan Freeberg
1882- The legendary hillbilly feud
in Kentucky between the Hatfields and the McCoys began, supposedly over a prize
hog. Ellison Hatfield was stabbed 26 times and shot in the back by Tolbert
McCoy. The Hatfields then rounded up three McCoys and shot them. Over the next
forty years, over 100 men, women, and children from both families would be
killed.
1912 –After serving out murdered
President William McKinley’s term, Teddy Roosevelt pledged he would only serve
one full term of his own, then his successor Taft became President. TR
regretted this and ran for president anyway, even though the establishment GOP
stayed with Taft. This day the Progressive Bull Moose Party nominated Theodore
Roosevelt for president. TR’s splitting the presidential ticket not only
enabled democrat Woodrow Wilson to win the White House, but the Bull Moose
movement drew off the progressive left wing of the Republican Party, causing
the Party of Lincoln to drift to the right.
1933-The first
"Alley-Oop" comic strip.
1979- THE RUNAWAY WARS.-Hollywood
Cartoonist’s Union strike against studios sending animation work overseas.
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