It was on this evening in 1965 that a giant fireball was seen in the sky above the midwest and eastern part of the United States. Hot metal debris fell over parts of Michigan and Ohio, and sonic booms were heard in Pennsylvania. Eyewitness claim that they saw an acorn-shaped object about the size of a large Volkswagen (with writing similar to Egyptian hieroglyphics written on it) land in a patch of woods Kecksburg PA, spewing blue smoke and making unusual noises. The US Army quickly arrived on the scene and hauled the object away on a flat-bed truck. The military has yet to give an official explanation in regards to the incident.
The earliest event that Wiki says happened on this day is “730 – Battle of Marj Ardabil: the Khazars annihilate an Umayyad army and kill its commander, al-Djarrah ibn Abdullah” and the most recent is “2008 – The Governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, is arrested by federal officials for a number of alleged crimes including attempting to sell the United States Senate seat being vacated by President-elect Barack Obama’s election to the Presidency.”
A few other things that also occurred on this day are:
1793 – Noah Webster establishes the first daily newspaper in New York City.
1958 – The John Birch Society is formed.
1965 – Premiere broadcast of “A Charlie Brown Christmas.”
1967 – Jim Morrison, while performing with The Doors in New Haven CT, is arrested onstage for disorderly conduct.
1992 – US Marines arrive in Somalia as part of Operation Restore Hope.
Happy birthday to Toby Huss, David Anthony Higgins, Donny Osmond, John Malkovich, Michael Dorn, Dennis Dunaway, Beau Bridges, and Kirk Douglas.