This day in history

Some notable historical events that happened today include:

 

1892 -  Joshua Pusey received patent No. 483,165 for "Friction-match card" which later became known as the matchbook

 

1931 -  Lou Gehrig wrapped up his 6th straight season playing every game with the Yankees

 

1998 -  Google was launched. The company celebrated September 27th as it's birthday in 2006 despite the founders not being certain of the exact date the organization was established 

 

2003 -  Europe launched its 1st mission to the moon. The SMART-1 orbiter reached operational orbit on February 27, 2005

 

2014 -  Girlguiding North West England hosted the largest sleepover, pajama party recorded in Cheshire, UK with 2,004 people

 

2024 -  Maggie Smith died today. I loved her as Professor McGonagall in the Harry Potter films. I also recommend the movie Keeping Mum if you're a fan of dark humor. It's also the last film Patrick Swayze was in.

 

Some interesting birthdays include:

 

Rosa Lewis (1867)

James Srummond Dole (1877) - founded the Hawaiian Pineapple Co. in 1901. They later merged with Castle & Cooke and changed the name to the Dole Food Co

Clementine Paddleford (1898)

Greg Morris (1933) - best known as the electronics expert in the tv show Mission: Impossible 

Mamie "Peanut" Johnson (1935)

Marvin Lee Aday (1947) - better known as Meat Loaf, I really love Rock Horror Picture Show

Stephanie Wilson (1966)

Gwyneth Paltrow (1972)