Famous People Born On This Day In History...
Events On This Day In History...
1934, Charles Kuralt, "On the road..." for CBS.
Today, this person is/would be 76 years old.
1608, John Smith elected president of the Jamestown colony council. 1846, Elias Howe receives patent for his sewing machine. 1847, First theater opens in Hawaii. 1869, A Baptist minister invents the rickshaw in Yokohama, Japan to help his invalid wife get about. 1913, Lincoln Highway opens as first paved coast-to-coast highway. 1953, Swanson sells its first "TV Dinner." It tasted like a rerun! 1955, "Gunsmoke" premieres on CBS television. 1965, Last episode of Mr. Ed airs, (Come on Wilber!).