History of All Kinds

[TLOC]

Today is Wednesday, October 7, 2026

The History of Today

1777 - During the American Revolution the second Battle of Saratoga began.

1950 - "The Frank Sinatra Show" debuted.

1956 - A U.S. House subcommittee began investigations of allegedly rigged TV quiz shows.

1963 - U.S. President Kennedy signed a nuclear test ban treaty with Britain and the Soviet Union.

1982 - The musical "Cats" opened at the Wintergarden Theatre. In 1997 the show became the longest running show in Broadway history.

 

[migalyto]

Oct 8, 1955

The USS Saratoga aircraft carrier is launched.

 

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Oct 8, 1927

"The Second Hundred Years" silent short film is released, starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, the first Laurel and Hardy film with them appearing as a team

 

[TLOC]

Today is Thursday, October 8, 2026

The History of Today

1944 - "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" debuted on CBS radio.

1945 - U.S. President Truman announced that only Britain and Canada would be given the secret to the atomic bomb.

1956 - Donald James Larsen of the New York Yankees pitched the first perfect game in the history of the World Series.

1957 - Jerry Lee Lewis recorded the song "Great Balls Of Fire."

1971 - "Imagine" was recorded by John Lennon.

 

[Iron Horseman]

Oct 8, 1955

The USS Saratoga aircraft carrier is launched.

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commissioned on November 16, 1927.

 

[RhB Michael]

You are thinking of the Lexington class.

 

[migalyto]

commissioned on November 16, 1927.

You are thinking of the USS Saratoga CV-3.

This was the Saratoga Superclass carrier

USS Saratoga (CV-60) Build Dates​

Key Dates​

Event	Date
Construction Started	December 16, 1952
Launched	October 8, 1955
Commissioned	April 14, 1956

The USS Saratoga (CV-3) was one of the first aircraft carriers in the U.S. Navy, while the USS Saratoga (CV-60) was a supercarrier that represented advancements in naval engineering.

 

[Kusojiji]

Wasn't Sara the only aircraft carrier to hunt down and get a sub?

 

[migalyto]

Oct 9, 1938

The Boulder Dam (later called Hoover Dam), on the Arizona-Nevada border, began generating electricity for such areas as Los Angeles , which celebrated with a parade

 

[migalyto]

Oct 9, 1941

US President Franklin D Roosevelt approves an atomic program that would become the Manhattan Project.

 

[DeaconKC]

Wasn't Sara the only aircraft carrier to hunt down and get a sub?

Only if you don't count the Escort Carriers which terrorized German Uboats.

 

[TLOC]

Today is Friday, October 9, 2026

The History of Today

1781 - The last major battle of the American Revolutionary War took place in Yorktown, VA. The American forces, led by George Washington, defeated the British troops under Lord Cornwallis.

1855 - Isaac Singer patented the sewing machine motor.

1872 - Aaron Montgomery started his mail order business with the delivery of the first mail order catalog. The firm later became Montgomery Wards.

1888 - The public was admitted to the Washington Monument for the first time.

1967 - Doc Severinsen replaced Skitch Henderson as musical director of "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson."

1974 - Oskar Schindler died in Frankfurt, Germany. Schindler is credited with saving the lives of about 1,200 Jews during the Holocaust.

2000 - Brett Hull (Dallas Stars) scored his 611th NHL goal. The goal allowed him to pass his father, Bobby Hull, on the all time scoring list bringing him to number 9.

2026 - one of the greatest tight ends of the NFL and Super Bowl winning coach Mike Ditka dies at 86 years old. His number as a Chicago Bear was 89 and he was hoping he’d live that long

 

[Bruette]

1967 - Doc Severinsen replaced Skitch Henderson as musical director of "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson."

"I did not know that!"