October 5, 2022
QUOTE
It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow.
--Robert H. Goddard
BIRTHDAYS
1882 – Robert H. Goddard, Physicist, engineer, and academic
1902 – Ray Kroc, Businessman and philanthropist
1919 – Donald Pleasence, English actor
1957 – Bernie Mac, Actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter
IN MEMORY
1813 – Tecumseh, American tribal leader
1976 – Barbara Nichols, Actress
2004 – Rodney Dangerfield, Comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter
2011 – Steve Jobs, Businessman, co-founder of Apple Inc. and Pixar
IN ON THIS DAY
1789 – The Women’s March on Versailles effectively terminates royal authority.
1905 – The Wright brothers pilot the Wright Flyer III in a new world record flight of 24 miles in 39 minutes.
1914 – An aircraft successfully destroys another aircraft with gunfire for the first time.
1921 – The World Series is the first to be broadcast on radio.
1945 – A six-month strike by Hollywood set decorators turns into a bloody riot at the gates of the Warner Brothers studio.
1970 – The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is founded.