Today is Friday, October 6, 2017 the 279th day of the year with 86 days remaining.
- Sunrise: 7:10am
- Sunset: 6:45pm
...giving us 11 hours and 35 minutes of daylight. 99% of the waning harvest moon will be visible, rising at 7:48pm.
Tides at the Golden Gate
- High: 12:28am/12:36pm
- Low: 5:06am/6:38pm
Special international celebrations today…
- Armed Forces Day - Egypt
- National German-American Day - USA
- October Revolution War - Syria
- Physician Assistant Day - USA
- Remembrance Day - Turkmenistan
It’s also…
- American Libraries Day
- Mad Hatter Day
- Manufacturing Day
- National Diversity Day
- National German-American Day
- World Smile Day
- National Noodle Day
On this day in…
1683 - The first Mennonites arrived in America aboard the Concord. The German and Dutch families settled in an area that is now a neighborhood in Philadelphia,PA.
1848 - The steamboat SS California left New York Harbor for San Francisco via Cape Horn. The steamboat service arrived on February 28, 1849. The trip took 4 months and 21 days.
1857 - The American Chess Congress held their first national chess tournament in New York City.
1863 - The first Turkish bath was opened in Brooklyn,NY, by Dr. Charles Shepard.
1866 - The Reno Brothers pulled the first train robbery in America near Seymour,IN. They got away with $10,000.
1880 - The National League kicked the Cincinnati Reds out for selling beer.
1884 - The Naval War College was established in Newport,RI.
1889 - In Paris, the Moulin Rouge opened its doors to the public for the first time.
1889 - The Kinescope was exhibited by Thomas Edison. He had patented the moving picture machine in 1887.
1890 - Polygamy was outlawed by the Mormon Church.
1927 - "The Jazz Singer" opened in New York starring Al Jolson. The film was based on the short story "The Day of Atonement" by Sampson Raphaelson.
1928 - War-torn China was reunited under the Nationalist leader Chiang Kai-Shek.
1937 - "Hobby Lobby" debuted on CBS radio.
1939 - Adolf Hitler denied any intention to wage war against Britain and France in an address to Reichstag.
1948 - "Summer and Smoke" by Tennessee Williams opened on Broadway.
1949 -U.S. president Harry Truman signed the Mutual Defense Assistance Act. The act provided $1.3 billion in the form of military aid to NATO countries.
1954 - E.L. Lyon became the first male nurse for theU.S. Army.
1961 -U.S. president John F. Kennedy advised American families to build or buy bomb shelters to protect them in the event of a nuclear exchange with the Soviet Union.
1962 - Robert Goulet began the role of Sir Lancelot in "Camelot".
1973 - Egypt and Syria attacked Israel in an attempt to win back territory that had been lost in the third Arab-Israel war. Support for Israel led to a devastating oil embargo against many nations including theU.S. and Great Britain on October 17, 1973. The war lasted 2 weeks.
1979 - Pope John Paul II became the first pontiff to visit the White House.
1991 - Elizabeth Taylor married Larry Fortensky. The ceremony was held at Michael Jackson's estate near Los Angeles,CA. It was Taylor's 8th marriage and Fortensky's 3rd.
Today’s birthday celebrants include (or included)...
- George Westinghouse 1846
- Reginald Fessenden 1866
- Le Corbusier 1887
- Jerome Cowan 1897
- Florence Seibert 1897
- Jack Sharkey 1902
- Helen Wills Moody 1905
- Janet Gaynor 1906
- Carole Lombard 1908
- Thor Heyerdahl 1914
- H.R. (Bum) Bright 1920
- Shana Alexander 1925
- Paul Badura-Skoda 1927
- Hafez Assad (Syria) 1930
- Fred Graham 1931
- Anna Quayle 1936
- Britt Ekland 1942
- Fred Travalena 1942
- Millie Small 1946
- Klaus Dibiasi 1947
- Thomas McClary (The Commodores) 1950
- David Hidalgo (Los Lobos) 1954
- Elisabeth Shue 1963
- Matthew Sweet 1964
- Tim Rushlow 1966
- Kitty (B-Rock and the Bizz) 1971
- Bobby Farrell (Boney M) 1949
- Kevin Cronin (REO Speedwagon) 1951
- Amy Jo Johnson 1970
