At 01:12 PM 05/08/02 -0500, John S. Quarterman wrote:
>All added; thanks.
>
>Who's going to add more for August 7?
Sorry - it seems Aug 7 is destined to go down amongst the annals
of history as the World's most boring and uneventful day...... BUT:
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[1]Tomorrow:
August 8:
1870: The first America's Cup race, open to challenge by any
nation's yachts, took place - `Magic' of the United States
beating the British challenge of `Cambria'.
(Of course this was long before the advent of the `winged
keel' ..... <West Australian snigger> - Ian )
1900: The Davis Cup for tennis, presented by Dwight Filley Davis,
was contested for the first time, at Brookline in Massachusetts
- won by USA on 10th.
1974: Richard Nixon announced his resignation as US President -
the first to do so - because of his implication in the Watergate
scandal.
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References
1. "Chambers Dates" (1983) ISBN 0 550 11827 6
Published by W & R Chambers Ltd, Edinburgh Scotland.
Cheers,
Ian Newman in Perth, Western Australia
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