1534 Cartier Discovers St. Lawrence River
French navigator Jacques Cartier becomes the first European explorer to discover the St. Lawrence River in present-day Quebec, Canada.
1790 The First Copyright For a Book was Given to The Philadelphia Spelling Book
1934 Donald Duck Debuts
On this day in 1934, Donald Duck makes his first film appearance, in The Wise Little Hen, a short by Walt Disney. Donald, along with Mickey Mouse (who debuted in 1928), would become one of Disney's most beloved characters. Donald's popularity also led to other characters in the Duck family, including Daisy Duck, Uncle Scrooge, and nephews Huey, Dewey, and Louey.
1954 Joseph McCarthy Meets His Match Bring and End to the McCarthism Era
In a dramatic confrontation, Joseph Welch, special counsel for the U.S. Army, lashes out at Senator Joseph McCarthy during hearings on whether communism has infiltrated the U.S. armed forces. Welch's verbal assault marked the end of McCarthy's power during the anticommunist hysteria of the Red Scare in America.
1980 Comedian Richard Pryor Was Nearly Killed
After and expolsion freebasing cocaine Pryor was seen, ablaze, running down the street from his house before he collapsed and was rushed to the hospital. He was hospitalized for more than two months suffering from 3rd degree burns on the top half of his body.
7 comments:
I hope you had a wondeful day.
Missie
I remember Welch "Are there no depths...." etc.
Thank you DB
I remember when that happened with Pryor so clearly... thank you for the history!
be well,
Dawn
http://journals.aol.com/princesssaurora/CarpeDiem/
good old funny richard pryor freebasing changed his life in a flash
I remember that Richard Prior disaster! Yay for Donald Duck...what a cutie!
xx
Lisa
I really love these facts Bethe,It must be fun researching them and wondering which ones to share ,thankyou ..love Jan xx
lmao he made a movie showing how that happened.
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