Interesting tidbits:
1931 - The first air conditioned ship (Mariposa) was launched.
1938 - Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan arrives in Ireland - he had left NY for Calif.
1940 - The first successful helicopter flight took place in Stratford, Ct.
1966 – Human spaceflight: Gemini 10 is launched from Cape Kennedy on a 70-hour mission that includes docking with an orbiting Agena target vehicle.
1968 – Intel is founded in Santa Clara, California.
Today's birthday crew:
1811 – William Makepeace Thackeray, English author (Vanity Fair).
1908 – Lupe Vélez, Mexican actress whose death has become urban legend.
1913 – Red Skelton, American actor and comedian.
1921 – John Glenn, American astronaut and politician (First American to orbit the Earth).
1923 – Jerome H. Lemelson, American inventor and engineer. Lemelson's 605 patents made him one of the most prolific inventors in American history.
1937 – Hunter S. Thompson, American journalist and author.
1966 – Lori Alan, American voice actress who provides the voice of news anchor Diane Simmons on Family Guy and Pearl Krabbs on SpongeBob SquarePants.
1971 – Sarah McLeod, New Zealand actress best known as Rosie Cotton.
1980 – Kristen Bell, American actress (Mary Lane).
Happy birthday guys!
