Today in History...Dec 3rd

[Prerunner1982]

better late than never eh?

Events:
1775 – The USS Alfred becomes the first vessel to fly the Grand Union Flag (the precursor to the Stars and Stripes); the flag is hoisted by John Paul Jones.
1818 – Illinois becomes the 21st U.S. state.
1901 – US President Theodore Roosevelt delivers a 20,000-word speech to the House of Representatives asking the Congress to curb the power of trusts "within reasonable limits".
1929 – Great Depression: US President Herbert Hoover announces to the U.S. Congress that the worst effects of the recent stock market crash are behind the nation and the American people have regained faith in the economy.
1968 – Elvis Presley's '68 Comeback Special airs nationwide on NBC.
1970 – October Crisis: In Montreal, Quebec, kidnapped British Trade Commissioner James Cross is released by the Front de Libération du Québec terrorist group after being held hostage for 60 days. Police negotiate his release and in return the Canadian government grants five terrorists from the FLQ's Chenier Cell their request for safe passage to Cuba.
1973 – Pioneer program: Pioneer 10 sends back the first close-up images of Jupiter.
1976 – An assassination attempt is made on Bob Marley. He is shot twice, but plays a concert two days later.
1979 – In Cincinnati, Ohio, eleven fans are suffocated in a crush for seats on the concourse outside Riverfront Coliseum before a Who concert 1982 – A soil sample is taken from Times Beach, Missouri that will be found to contain 300 times the safe level of dioxin.
1984 – Bhopal Disaster: A methyl isocyanate leak from a Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, kills more than 3,800 people outright and injures 150,000–600,000 others (some 6,000 of whom would later die from their injuries) in one of the worst industrial disasters in history.
1989 – Cold War: In a meeting off the coast of Malta, US President George H. W. Bush and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev release statements indicating that the cold war between their nations may be coming to an end (some commentators from both nations exaggerated the wording and independently declared the Cold War over).
1990 – At Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Northwest Airlines Flight 1482 collides with Northwest Airlines Flight 299 on the runway, killing 7 passengers and 1 crew member aboard flight 1482.
1992 – The Greek oil tanker Aegean Sea, carrying 80,000 tonnes of crude oil, runs aground in a storm while approaching La Coruña, Spain, and spills much of its cargo.
1997 – In Ottawa, Canada, representatives from 121 countries sign The Ottawa treaty prohibiting manufacture and deployment of anti-personnel landmines. The United States, People's Republic of China, and Russia do not sign the treaty, however.
1999 – NASA loses radio contact with the Mars Polar Lander moments before the spacecraft enters the Martian atmosphere.
2005 – XCOR Aerospace makes first manned rocket aircraft delivery of US Mail in Mojave, California.
2007 – Winter storms caused the Chehalis River to flood many cities in Lewis County, Washington, also closing a 20-mile portion of Interstate 5 for several days. At least eight deaths and billions of dollars in damages are blamed on the floods.

Birthdays:
1931 – Jaye P. Morgan, American singer
1934 – Nicolas Coster, American actor
1937 – Bobby Allison, American race car driver
1949 – Heather Menzies, American actress
1949 – Mickey Thomas, American singer (Jefferson Starship)
1951 – Ray Candy, American professional wrestler (d. 1994)
1951 – Rick Mears, American race car driver
1954 – Grace Andreacchi, American author
1955 – Steven Culp, American actor
1955 – Warren Jeffs, American convicted polygamist
1960 – Daryl Hannah, American actress
1960 – Julianne Moore, American actress
1960 – Mike Ramsey, American ice hockey player
1963 – Joe Lally, American musician (Fugazi)
1963 – Terri Schiavo, American right to die figure (d. 2005)
1965 – Steve Harris, American actor
1965 – Andrew Stanton, American animator
1968 – Brendan Fraser, American actor
1968 – Montell Jordan, American singer and record producer
1970 – Paul Byrd, American baseball player
1970 – Lindsey Hunter, American basketball player
1971 – Vernon White, American mixed martial artist
1972 – Bucky Lasek, American skateboarder
1973 – Holly Marie Combs, American actress
1975 – Mickey Avalon, American rapper
1975 – Malinda Williams, American actress
1976 – Gary Glover, American baseball player
1976 – Todd Smith, American Vocalist, Songwriter and Guitarist
1976 – Cornelius Griffin, American football player
1977 – Chad Durbin, American baseball player
1977 – Troy Evans, American football player
1978 – Trina, American rapper
1979 – Rock Cartwright, American football player
1980 – Anna Chlumsky, American actress
1980 – Jenna Dewan, American actress
1980 – Jim Sorgi, American football player
1980 – Tiffany Haddish, American dancer, comedian & actress
1981 – Tyjuan Hagler, American football player
1982 – Jack Swagger, American profesional wrestler
1985 – Mike Randolph, American footballer
1985 – Amanda Seyfried, American actress
1985 – Marcus Williams, American basketball player
1985 – Robert Swift, American basketball player
1987 – Michael Angarano, American actor
1987 – Alicia Sacramone, American gymnast
1994 – Jake T. Austin, American actor

[flawlesslydisturbed]

[SMXJ]

I was getting worried. Let's take a moment to recognize the birth of Brendan Fraser who starring role in Encino Man changed the way I saw the world. Also did anybody see Bedazzled? Ya, everybody saw Bedazzled. Brendan Fraser is awesome.

[Prerunner1982]

Happy Birthday to Bobby Allison.