August 5th Fun Facts, Trivia and History |
August 5th History Highlights |
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August 5th is… |
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August 5 Birthday Quotes |
” It’s the person who has done nothing who is sure nothing can be done.” ” One should be willing to throw away a dozen ideas to come up with a good one, just as one should throw away a dozen words to come up with the right one.” ” Look up the definition of rejection in the dictionary, get really comfortable with it, and then maybe you can go into acting.” “People complain that pro athletes make a lot of money, but what they don’t understand is that we need a lot of money because we spend a lot of money.” |
Neil Armstrong Birthday Quotes |
“This is one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.” -Neil Armstrong “Good Luck, Mr. Gorsky.” |
August 5th Birthdays |
1880 – Gertrude Rush, American lawyer and jurist (died in 1962) 1887 – Reginald Owen, English-American actor, and singer (died in 1972) 1889 – Conrad Aiken, American novelist, short story writer, critic, and poet (died in 1973) 1929 – Don Matheson, American actor (died in 2014) 1930 – Neil Armstrong, American astronaut (died in 2012) 1935 – John Saxon, American character actor (died in 2020) 1941 – Bob Clark, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died in 2007) 1945 – Loni Anderson, American actress 1947 – Rick Derringer, American singer-songwriter 1962 – Patrick Ewing, Jamaican-American basketball player 1970 – James Gunn, American director, producer, and screenwriter 1989 – Jessica Nigri, American model and cosplayer |
August 5th History |
1305 – William Wallace, who led the Scottish resistance against England, was captured, tried, and executed near Glasgow. Mel Gibson starred in a dramatization of the story in Braveheart. 1620 – The Mayflower departed from Southampton, England, headed towards North America. 1861 – In order to help pay for the war effort, the United States government levied the first income tax as part of the Revenue Act of 1861 (3% over $800) 1882 – The Standard Oil of New Jersey was established. Standard+Oil=SO=Esso, now Exxon. 1884 – The cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty, a gift from France, was laid on Bedloe’s Island (now Liberty Island) in New York Harbor. 1888 – Germany’s Bertha Benz drove from Mannheim to Pforzheim and back in the first long-distance automobile trip 1914 – Cleveland, Ohio, installed the first electric traffic light. 1921 – KDKA of Pittsburgh broadcasts first baseball game over radio, the Pittsburgh Pirates beating the Philadelphia Phillies (8-5). August 5, 1924 – 1st appearance Little Orphan Annie, Comic Strip 1926 – Harry Houdini performed one of his greatest stunts, spending 91 minutes underwater in a sealed tank before escaping. 1933 – The comic strip, Little Orphan Annie by Harold Gray, debuted 1957 – American Bandstand debuted on the ABC television network, with host Dick Clark. The show began locally on Philadelphia television station WFIL-TV Channel 6 (now WPVI-TV) in 1952. 1978 – #1 Hit August 5, 1978 – August 11, 1978: The Rolling Stones – Miss You 1981 – US President Ronald Reagan fired 11,359 striking air-traffic controllers who ignored his order for them to return to work. 1989 – #1 Hit August 5, 1989 – August 11, 1989: Prince – Batdance 2001 – Cable network Odyssey was renamed to Hallmark Channel. 2011 – Standard & Poor’s lowered the United States’ AAA credit rating by one notch, to AA-plus. August 5, 2011 – Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension aired on The Disney Channel |
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts |
Ketchup was sold in the 1830s as medicine. “The nerve of those Whos. Inviting me down there – and on such short notice.” – The Grinch #moviequotes In the movie “Chef”, Carl Casper (Jon Favreau, Director of Iron Man 1 & 2) and his kid were watching Iron Man in the movie theater. “And a one, and a two…” #TVCatchphrase Notice the big letter on the face of the dollar bill? Each letter represents which Federal Reserve Bank printed it! “G” is for Chicago Useless Pronunciation: E as in eye. “The road to success is always under construction.” – Lily Tomlin Kwyjibo – the Simpsons – Bart Simpson’s Scrabble word Malcolm X – Real Name: Malcolm Little Procrastination is a dish best served eventually. The hottest chile in the world is the habanero. “I see dead people.” – Cole Sear (Haley Joel Osment) #moviequotes |
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