tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3817728686717244104.post9088042956595075157..comments2023-12-31T08:35:24.549-08:00Comments on Living and Loving Every Minute of It!: On This Day!Corey~living and lovinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05719661119360487023noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3817728686717244104.post-61144085836854195922007-06-21T16:27:00.000-07:002007-06-21T16:27:00.000-07:00Love your posts Corey! I did it for my b-day of J...Love your posts Corey! <BR/>I did it for my b-day of January 9th.<BR/><BR/>3 Events<BR/>1861 - American Civil War: The "Star of the West" incident occurs near Charleston, South Carolina. It is considered by some historians to be the "First Shots of the American Civil War.") <BR/><BR/>1972 - RMS Queen Elizabeth is destroyed by fire in Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong.<BR/><BR/>2006 - The Phantom of the Opera surpasses the record set by Cats for the title of longest running show on Broadway.<BR/><BR/>2 Births<BR/>1913 - Richard Nixon, 37th President of the United States (d. 1994)<BR/><BR/>1951 - Crystal Gayle, American singer<BR/><BR/>1 Holiday<BR/>Martyrs' Day is a Panamanian holiday which commemorates the January 9, 1964 riots over sovereignty of the Panama Canal Zone. The riot started after a Panamanian flag was torn during conflict between Panamanian students and Canal Zone Police officers, over the right of the Panamanian flag to be flown alongside the U.S. flag.<BR/><BR/>U.S. Army units became involved in suppressing the violence after Canal Zone police were overwhelmed, and after three days of fighting, about 21 Panamanians and four U.S. soldiers were killed. The incident is considered to be a significant factor in the U.S. decision to transfer control of the Canal Zone to Panama through the 1977 Torrijos-Carter Treaties.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com