Thursday, August 8, 1996
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Today's Events
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On Thursday, August 8, a new fat-free, cholesterol-free milk
will be unveiled by the USDA and Golden Jersey Products.
NASA holds news conference to discuss new findings on
Jupiter's frozen moon Europa, volcanoes on Io, and new
details on the Great Red Spot.
The Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence and
others hold noontime news conference to announce release of
study detailing dangerous effects of concealed weapon laws.
In the evening, Mayor Richard Daley will present the Abraham
Lincoln Courage Award to Jim Brady, former presidential press
secretary.
The nation's largest retailers will release sales figures
for July.
Today in Paris is the opening of the new bridge "Charles de
Gaulle," spanning the Seine River in eastern Paris near the
Gare de Lyon and the new National Library.
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On the horizon
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On Friday, August 9, re-elected Russian President Boris
Yeltsin will be sworn-in at the Kremlin's Cathedral Square.
On Saturday, August 10, the Smithsonian Institution begins a
two-day festival to mark its 150th birthday. Entertainment
includes Aretha Franklin, Mickey Hart, Trisha Yearwood, and
Buffy Sainte-Marie.
On Sunday August 11, the Reform Party holds one of its two
national convention events in Long Beach, California. Today,
Ross Perot and former Colorado Gov. Dick Lamm will address
the group.
On Monday August 12, the Republican National
Convention officially begins in San Diego, California. It
runs through August 15.
On Tuesday August 13, a 13-year-old girl who pleaded guilty
to burning down an old, unused sanctuary of a black church is
scheduled for sentencing in Charlotte, North Carolina.
On Wednesday, August 14, a hearing in Vista, California is
scheduled for Joshua Bradley Jenkins, 16, charged with
killing his parents, grandparents and 10-year-old sister.
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On this day
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In 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte set sail for St. Helena to spend
the remainder of his days in exile.
In 1844, Brigham Young was chosen to lead the Mormons
following the killing of Joseph Smith.
In 1876, Thomas A. Edison received a patent for his
mimeograph.
In 1942, six convicted Nazi saboteurs who'd landed in the
U.S. were executed in Washington D.C.; two others received
life imprisonment.
In 1945, President Truman signed the United Nations Charter.
In 1945, the Soviet Union declared war against Japan during
World War Two.
In 1963, Britain's "Great Train Robbery" took place as
thieves made off with $2.6 million pounds in banknotes.
In 1968, Richard M. Nixon was nominated for president at the
Republican national convention in Miami Beach.
In 1973, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew branded as "damned
lies" reports he had taken kickbacks from government
contracts in Maryland, and vowed not to resign -- which he
eventually did.
1974, President Nixon announced his intention
to resign following new damaging revelations in the Watergate
scandal.
In 1986, 17 people were killed when a car bomb exploded in a
shopping district in West Beirut -- the third car-bombing in
the Lebanese capital in 12 days.
In 1991, Lebanese kidnappers freed British TV producer
John McCarthy, held hostage for more than five years;
however, a rival group abducted Frenchman Jerome Leyraud,
threatening to kill him if any more hostages were released
Leyraud was freed three days later.
In 1991, the slain bodies of former Iranian Prime Minister
Shapour Bakhtiar and his chief of staff were found in
Bakhtiar's residence outside Paris.
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Newslink
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To get right to the source of the recent studies that show
there may have been life on Mars billions of years ago, click
to the official NASA page.
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Holidays today
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Iraq celebrates Victory Day.
Today is Peasant's Day in Tanzania.
Today In Columbia, Missouri the U.S. National Hot Air Balloon
Championships are scheduled to be held.
The world's largest game fair, Gen Con, is expected to
draw 30,000 people from around the world to Milwaukee. It
runs through August 11.
Drum and bugle teams from Europe, Asia and the United States
compete in the North American Open International Drum & Bugle
Corps contest finals in Nashville, Tennessee
Today actress Sylvia Sidney is 86. Actress Rosetta LeNoire is
85. Actress Esther Williams is 73. Joan Mondale, wife of
former Vice President Walter F. Mondale, is 66. Singer Mel
Tillis is 64. Actor Dustin Hoffman is 59. Actress Connie
Stevens is 58. Country singer Phil Balsley (The Statler
Brothers) is 57. Movie director Peter Weir is 52. North
Dakota Governor Edward T. Schafer is 50. Actor Keith
Carradine is 47. Actor Donny Most is 43. Newscaster Deborah
Norville is 38. Rock musician The Edge (U2) is 35. Rapper
Kool Moe Dee is 34. Britain's Princess Beatrice Elizabeth
Mary is eight.
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Sources: Associated Press,
Chase's Calendar of Events 1996, J.P. Morgan
News almanac archive
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