This Day in History
On August, 28, 1976, the NY Cosmos beat the Seattle Sounders 2-1 for the North American Soccer League Cup… and two very special people got married.
On August 28, 1977, Ron Guidry (the signature in my palm of my first baseball glove) faced just 28 men as the New York Yankees beat the Texas Rangers 1-0… and two very special people celebrated their first anniversary.
On August 28, 1978, Ja’afar Sharif-Emami was appointed premier of Iran… and two very special people celebrated their second anniversary.
On August 28, 1979, an IRA bomb exploded in the Great Market in Brussels… and two very special people celebrated their third anniversary.
On August 28, 1980, Corina Ungureanu, a world class Romanian gymnast who competed internationally from 1993 to 1999, was born… and two very special people celebrated their fourth anniversary.
On August 28, 1981, John Hinckley Jr. pled innocent… and two very special people celebrated their fifth anniversary.
On August 28, 1982, country singer LeAnn Rimes was born… and two very special people celebrated their sixth anniversary.
On August 28, 1983, Joseph Kreckman set a record with 2,215 clay pigeons shot in an hour… and two very special people celebrated their seventh anniversary.
On August 28, 1984, The Jackson’s Victory Tour broke the record for concert ticket sales… and two very special people celebrated their eighth anniversary.
On August 28, 1985, writer and actress Ruth Gordon died… and two very special people celebrated their ninth anniversary.
On August 28, 1986, a state of siege was declared in Bolivia… and two very special people celebrated their tenth anniversary.
On August 28, 1987, Mike Schmidt passed Ted Williams and Willie McCovey with 522 HRs… and two very special people celebrated their eleventh anniversary.
On August 28, 1988, the fortieth Emmy Awards were held (Winners included 30something and The Wonder Years.)… and two very special people celebrated their twelfth anniversary.
On August 28, 1989, Jim Bakker’s fraud and conspiracy trial began… and two very special people celebrated their thirteenth anniversary.
On August 28, 1990, Iraq declared Kuwait its 19th province… and two very special people celebrated their fourteenth anniversary.
On August 28, 1991, a drunk driver crashed into Union Square Station in New York City, causing a train derailment that killed six and injured dozens… and two very special people celebrated their fifteenth anniversary.
On August 28, 1992, Muttia Muralitharan made his Test Cricket debut versus Australia in Colombo… and two very special people celebrated their sixteenth anniversary.
On August 28, 1993, 76 people died in an airplane crash in Tajikistan… and two very special people celebrated their seventeenth anniversary.
On August 28, 1994, the first Japanese gay pride parade was held… and two very special people celebrated their eighteenth anniversary.
On August 28, 1995, a mortar shell killed 38 people in Sarajevo… and two very special people celebrated their nineteenth anniversary.
On August 28, 1996, the Democratic Party nominated Bill Clinton for a second term… and two very special people celebrated their twentieth anniversary.
On August 28, 1997, riders were stuck upside down for 90 minutes at a Belgian amusement park… and two very special people celebrated their twenty-first anniversary.
On August 28, 1998, Pakistan’s National Assembly passed a law to make the Qu’ran and Sunnah ‘Supreme Law’ (The bill was later defeated in the Senate.)… and two very special people celebrated their twenty-second anniversary.
On August 28, 1999, The Sixth Sense topped the U.S. weekend box office, earning over eight million dollars… and two very special people celebrated their twenty-third anniversary.
On August 28, 2000, The US State Department issued a travel warning for Lebanon… and two very special people celebrated their twenty-fourth anniversary.
On August 28, 2001 the first indictment under The Digital Millennium Copyright Act was returned… and two very special people celebrated their twenty-fifth anniversary.
On August 28, 2002, prosecutors indicted WorldCom executives Scott Sullivan and Buford Yates Jr. in connection with the company’s collapse… and two very special people celebrated their twenty-sixth anniversary.
On August 28, 2003, the London Blackout, a 34-minute power outage, occurred… and two very special people celebrated their twenty-seventh anniversary.
On August 28, 2004, George Brunstad, age 70, became the oldest person to swim the English Channel… and two very special people celebrated their twenty-eighth anniversary.
On August 28, 2005, Iraqi negotiators submitted a new constitution to the parliament… and two very special people celebrated their twenty-ninth anniversary.
On August 28, 2006, Kofi Annan demanded that Hezbollah release two captured Israeli soldiers to the International Red Cross and that Israel lift its air and sea blockade of Lebanon… and two very special people celebrated their thirtieth anniversary.
On August 28, 2007, there was a total lunar eclipse… and two very special people celebrated their thirty-first anniversary.
Happy Anniversary, Mom and Dad!
On August 28, 1977, Ron Guidry (the signature in my palm of my first baseball glove) faced just 28 men as the New York Yankees beat the Texas Rangers 1-0… and two very special people celebrated their first anniversary.
On August 28, 1978, Ja’afar Sharif-Emami was appointed premier of Iran… and two very special people celebrated their second anniversary.
On August 28, 1979, an IRA bomb exploded in the Great Market in Brussels… and two very special people celebrated their third anniversary.
On August 28, 1980, Corina Ungureanu, a world class Romanian gymnast who competed internationally from 1993 to 1999, was born… and two very special people celebrated their fourth anniversary.
On August 28, 1981, John Hinckley Jr. pled innocent… and two very special people celebrated their fifth anniversary.
On August 28, 1982, country singer LeAnn Rimes was born… and two very special people celebrated their sixth anniversary.
On August 28, 1983, Joseph Kreckman set a record with 2,215 clay pigeons shot in an hour… and two very special people celebrated their seventh anniversary.
On August 28, 1984, The Jackson’s Victory Tour broke the record for concert ticket sales… and two very special people celebrated their eighth anniversary.
On August 28, 1985, writer and actress Ruth Gordon died… and two very special people celebrated their ninth anniversary.
On August 28, 1986, a state of siege was declared in Bolivia… and two very special people celebrated their tenth anniversary.
On August 28, 1987, Mike Schmidt passed Ted Williams and Willie McCovey with 522 HRs… and two very special people celebrated their eleventh anniversary.
On August 28, 1988, the fortieth Emmy Awards were held (Winners included 30something and The Wonder Years.)… and two very special people celebrated their twelfth anniversary.
On August 28, 1989, Jim Bakker’s fraud and conspiracy trial began… and two very special people celebrated their thirteenth anniversary.
On August 28, 1990, Iraq declared Kuwait its 19th province… and two very special people celebrated their fourteenth anniversary.
On August 28, 1991, a drunk driver crashed into Union Square Station in New York City, causing a train derailment that killed six and injured dozens… and two very special people celebrated their fifteenth anniversary.
On August 28, 1992, Muttia Muralitharan made his Test Cricket debut versus Australia in Colombo… and two very special people celebrated their sixteenth anniversary.
On August 28, 1993, 76 people died in an airplane crash in Tajikistan… and two very special people celebrated their seventeenth anniversary.
On August 28, 1994, the first Japanese gay pride parade was held… and two very special people celebrated their eighteenth anniversary.
On August 28, 1995, a mortar shell killed 38 people in Sarajevo… and two very special people celebrated their nineteenth anniversary.
On August 28, 1996, the Democratic Party nominated Bill Clinton for a second term… and two very special people celebrated their twentieth anniversary.
On August 28, 1997, riders were stuck upside down for 90 minutes at a Belgian amusement park… and two very special people celebrated their twenty-first anniversary.
On August 28, 1998, Pakistan’s National Assembly passed a law to make the Qu’ran and Sunnah ‘Supreme Law’ (The bill was later defeated in the Senate.)… and two very special people celebrated their twenty-second anniversary.
On August 28, 1999, The Sixth Sense topped the U.S. weekend box office, earning over eight million dollars… and two very special people celebrated their twenty-third anniversary.
On August 28, 2000, The US State Department issued a travel warning for Lebanon… and two very special people celebrated their twenty-fourth anniversary.
On August 28, 2001 the first indictment under The Digital Millennium Copyright Act was returned… and two very special people celebrated their twenty-fifth anniversary.
On August 28, 2002, prosecutors indicted WorldCom executives Scott Sullivan and Buford Yates Jr. in connection with the company’s collapse… and two very special people celebrated their twenty-sixth anniversary.
On August 28, 2003, the London Blackout, a 34-minute power outage, occurred… and two very special people celebrated their twenty-seventh anniversary.
On August 28, 2004, George Brunstad, age 70, became the oldest person to swim the English Channel… and two very special people celebrated their twenty-eighth anniversary.
On August 28, 2005, Iraqi negotiators submitted a new constitution to the parliament… and two very special people celebrated their twenty-ninth anniversary.
On August 28, 2006, Kofi Annan demanded that Hezbollah release two captured Israeli soldiers to the International Red Cross and that Israel lift its air and sea blockade of Lebanon… and two very special people celebrated their thirtieth anniversary.
On August 28, 2007, there was a total lunar eclipse… and two very special people celebrated their thirty-first anniversary.
Happy Anniversary, Mom and Dad!
posted by rachel @ 7:10 PM
4 Comments:
At 6:39 AM,
Anonymous said…
That's very nice and took some work on you part.
Thanks,
Dad
At 4:52 PM,
Justin Spry Baltz said…
As a fellow former American in Belgrade, let me assure you that you never really can get that city out of your system after you have left. Ever after 2 years I can't get the city out of my mind and always now that I will eventually make my way back there. Spry
At 5:29 AM,
Anonymous said…
Happy anniversary Mr. & Mrs. Rachel!
OT: I was searching for a blogger that could possibly do some ad hoc Serbian translation for a US basketball site. Apparently Darko Milicic went on a tirade in Serbian and many US basketball fans are curious to know what he said.
Is there any way you can help out with a transcript of Darko's comments after after Serbia lost to Greece?
The YouTube video of Darko is here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaKk8vBiCPw&eurl=
The website looking for the translation is Detroit Bad Boys.
http://www.detroitbadboys.com/archives/2007-09-05/darko-is-still-a-serbian-gangster/
Or if you are interested you can post the transcript here and everyone can link to your blog.
If you are not interested that is OK as well. Best wishes to you in any case :)
At 4:56 PM,
rachel said…
Joe in triplicate:
I don't have the time right now to help you out.
Apologies and best wishes.
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