1301 - Pope Boniface VIII's degree Ausculta fili (only nominee)
1349 - 500 Jews of Nuremberg massacre during Black Death riots
1492 - Columbus discovers Hispaniola (El Espanola/Haiti)
1590 - Niccolo Sfondrati chosen as Pope Gregory XIV
1766 - London auctioneers Christie's hold their first sale
1775 - At Fort Ticonderoga, Henry Knox begins his historic transport of artillery to Cambridge, Massachusetts.
1776 - Christopher Columbus Explorer of the New World forms 1st US fraternity, Phi Beta Kappa
1792 - George Washington re-elected as US president
1804 - Thomas Jefferson re-elected US pres/George Clinton vice-pres
1831 - Former US President John Q Adams takes his seat as a member of House of Representatives
1832 - Andrew Jackson re-elected President of US
1847 - Jefferson Davis is elected to the US senate, his first political post. 1848 - Pres Polk triggers Gold Rush of 1849, confirms California gold discovery 1876 - Daniel Stillson (Mass) patents 1st practical pipe wrench
1893 - 1st electric car (built in Toronto) could go 15 miles between charges 1908 - 1st US football uniform numerals used (University of Pittsburgh)
1920 - Pro football playoff game Akron & Buffalo 0-0 tie, title undecided
1932 - Theoretical Physicist Albert Einstein granted visa to enter America 1933 - 21st Am ratified, 18th Amendment (Prohibition) repealed
1943 - NFL Phila Eagle-Pitts Steeler merger disolves
1946 - 33rd US Pres Harry Truman creates Committee on Civil Rights by Exec Order #9808
1947 - Joe Louis beats Jersey Joe Walcott in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1948 - NY Giant Charley Conerly sets NFL record of 36 pass completions
1951 - "Dragnet" premieres
1955 - Historic bus boycott begins in Montgomery Alabama by Rosa Parks 1958 - The Preston bypass, the UK's first stretch of motorway, opens to traffic for the first time. It is now part of the M6 and M55 motorways.
1967 - Beatles clothing store "Apple" on 94 Baker Street, London, opens
1968 - Rolling Stones release "Beggar's Banquet" LP
1970 - LA Rams Willie Ellison sets NFL record of 247 yards rushing
1973 - Paul McCartney releases album "Band on the Run" album
1974 - Monty Python's Flying Circus final episode airs on BBC
1974 - NFL's Seattle Seahawks forms
1975 - NASA launches space vehicle S-196, it failed
1976 - Buffalo Bill OJ Simpson rushes 203 yards
1981 - 47th Heisman Trophy Award: Marcus Allen, Southern Cal (RB)
1981 - France performs nuclear test
1985 - Dow Jones Industrial Average rose above 1,500 level for 1st time
1985 - Great Britain performs nuclear test
2005 - The Lake Tanganyika earthquake causes significant damage, mostly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
| 2011 - Chang Rong Bo is adopted by his forever family and meets them for the very first time!!!! |
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| That's our Caleb Rongbo Schmitz, 2 years ago today. Nervous and scared out of his mind about what is to happen. He's holding the book we had sent him some months earlier and the picture he's looking at is the bedroom that he and his brother Robby share to this day. |
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| Our adoption group in Changchun! What fun and what a memorable day!! |
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| One of the greatest photos of that day was the new brothers dancing in the lobby of the federal building in Changchun China! The dancing has since been replaced with brotherly love, otherwise known as "fighting". :-) |
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| And 1 year ago today? You may recall, if you frequent this corner of the web, that we had our domestic adoption finalized here in Des Moines! There's no denying it rrrrRRRONGbo! You are our boy!!! |
LOVE YOU BUDDY!!!!
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