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Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Today in History June 26

1819
The bicycle was patented by W. K. Clarkson.

1906
The first Grand Prix motor race
was held in Le Mans, France.

1976
The CN tower in Toronto opened, the world's tallest
free-standing structure.

1977
Elvis Presley gave his final
concert in Indianapolis, Indiana


1989 ---- DOES ANYONE ELSE REMEMBER WHERE THEY WERE ON THIS DAY!
Alan Jackson signed
with Arista Records; it was his first
recording contract, and he was Arista's
first country artist

1990
The Judds' "Greatest Video Hits" certified gold


2000
The first map of the human genome, which required decoding more than 3 billion biochemical "letters" of human DNA, is completed.


2003
Former South Carolina senator
Strom Thurmond died at age 100.

2 comments:

{Ãñgê£}ä said...

Uh, yeah, I was only 7 so I have no clue where I was! lol

Love all the pics!

Artful Creations by Tracie said...

No clue on my whereabouts the day Artista signed Tracy but how cool is that he was their first country star?! Where were you, do YOU remember???

Cool updates although I'm beggin to differ about that building being the 'tallest' in the world.... ROFL...you know I live near Chicago where our claim to fame is the Sears Tower!!!! :D