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Hitler seizes control of the German army

on February 4, 2012 in History in February 1 Comment »

February 4

Events

  • 1938 – Adolf Hitler seizes control of the German army and puts Nazi’s in key posts.
  • 1957 – The first electric portable typewriter was placed on sale in Syracuse, New York.
  • 1962 – Russian newspaper Izvestia reports baseball is an old Russian game, although a French illustration from 1344 contains an image of clerics playing a similar version of the game.

Birthdays

  • 1918 – Norman Wisdom was born in London, England. He became a comedian and actor he was best known for the character Norman Pitkin and the series of films. Initially the films created more revenue than the James Bond films.
  • 1941 – John Steel was born in Gateshead, UK. He became a rock drummer with the Animals who had a hit with the House of the Rising Sun.
  • 1948 – Alice Cooper was born as Vincent Damon Furnier, in Detroit. He became a rock star and had hits such as School’s Out.

Walt Disney’s first job as an artist

on January 29, 2012 in History in January 2 Comments »

January 29

Events

  • 1845 – Edgar Allen Poe’s work The Raven is first published in New York.
  • 1920 - Walt Disney starts his first job as an artist, his weekly wage was $40. He worked for the Kansas City Slide Company.
  • 1944 - 285 German bombers attack London it was known as the little blitz.

Birthdays

  • 1939 – Germaine Greer was born in Melbourne Australia, she became a feminist and the author of the Female Eunuch.
  • 1945 – Tom Selleck was born in Detroit, Michigan. He became an actor and was Lance in the Rockford Files and also starred in Magnum PI.
  • 1954 – Oprah Winfrey was born in Kosciusko, Michigan, she became an actress but is best known for her TV show, Oprah.

X-rays are discovered

on January 5, 2012 in History in January No Comments »

January 5

Events

  • 1709 - In Europe, a sudden dip in temperature creating extremely cold conditions kills 1000’s of Europeans.
  • 1896 – The German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen, discovers x-rays.
  • 1981 – British police arrest Peter Sutcliffe, a truck driver later convicted of murders of 13 women, the newspapers and tabloid press nicknamed him the ‘Yorkshire Ripper’.

Birthdays

  • 1931 – Robert Duvall – Was born in San Diego, California, he became an actor and had roles in the Great Santini and Taxi Driver.
  • 1946 – Diane Keaton – Was born in Louisiana, she became a well known actress starring in Baby Boom, Father of the Bride and many more.
  • 1969 – Marilyn Manson – Was born and he later became a singer and musician, with an eerie stage persona.