This day in history

Some notable historical events that happened today include:

1888 -  National Geographic published it's first issue

1903 -  Italo Marchiony received a patent for a mold to make ice cream cups. He originally worked for his cousin selling ice cream and his invention created controversy when ice cream cones went up in popularity. His cousin took him to court for copyright infringement 

1937 -  the first International Hobbit Day was celebrated

1961 -  Antonio Abertondo swam across the English Channel twice making it the first time a person completed a round trip swim across the Channel

1973 -  the US swore in Henry Kissinger as Secretary of State, the first Jew to serve in the role until 1977 under both President Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford 

1982 -  the show Family Ties starring Michael J. Fox debuted on NBC

1985 -  Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp organized the first Farm Aid concert for struggling farmers across the country 

1994 -  the show Friends premiered on NBC (RIP Matthew Perry - personally my favorite character)

Some interesting birthdays include:

Elizabeth Simcoe (1762)

Louise McKinney (1868)

Ellen Church (1904) - earned a nursing degree and a pilots license but there were no jobs open to women pilots. Steve Stimpson took an idea of Church's and ran with it in 1930 making her and 7 other nurses Boeing's first stewardesses

Allan Rocky Lane (1909) - best remembered as the Voice of Mister Ed the Talking Horse

Lillian Chestney (1913)

Eric Baker (1920) - co-founder of StubHub and Viagogo 

Junko Tabei (1939) - first woman to reach Mt. Everests' summit, she also claimed Kilimanjaro, Denali and Mt. Elbrus