TODAY IN HISTORY
On this date 55 B.C. — Roman forces under Julius Caesar invaded Britain, with only limited success. 1883 — The island volcano Krakatoa began cataclysmic eruptions, leading to a massive explosion the following day. 1910 — Thomas Edison demonstrated for reporters an improved version of his Kinetophone, a device for showing a movie with synchronized sound. 1956 — Black high school students of Rome and Floyd County would occupy a modern new $225,000 building for the first time. The Main High structure would permit not only a finer environment for the students but also a broader curriculum. 1958 — Alaskans went to the polls to overwhelmingly vote in favor of statehood. 1972 — The summer Olympics games opened in Munich, West Germany. 1986 — In the so-called “preppie murder case,” 18year-old Jennifer Levin was found strangled in New York’s Central Park; Robert Chambers later pleaded guilty to manslaughter and served 15 years in prison. Today is Sunday, Aug. 26, the 239th day of 2012. There are 127 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History On Aug. 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing American women the right to vote, was certified in effect by Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby.
Thought for today
Today’s Birthdays Actress Francine York is 76. Jazz musician Branford Marsalis is 52. Dan Vickrey (Counting Crowes) is 46. Rock musician Adrian Young (No Doubt) is 43. Latin pop singer Thalia is 41. Actor Macaulay Culkin is 32. Rhythm-and-blues singer Cassie Ventura is 26. Actress Keke Palmer is 19. Armuchee Middle School sixth-grader Cameron Collum, son of Dana and Cindy Collum of Rome, is 11. North Heights Elementary School third-grader Ananya Watkins, daughter of Brandon Davis and Kim Watkins of Rome, is 8.
‘When the political columnists say ‘Every thinking man’ they mean themselves, and when candidates appeal to ‘Every intelligent voter’ they mean everybody who is going to vote for them.’
Franklin P. Adams American journalist-humorist (1881-1960)