OJ Simpson’s gloves didn’t fit, leading to his acquittal. Lou Gehrig played his first baseball game and later died of a disease named after him. Arkansas became a state with a pronunciation debate. Ella Fitzgerald died, and the Boy Scouts of America were incorporated. Arlington National Cemetery was established, and Rembrandt’s painting Danae was attacked. President James Polk died shortly after leaving office. Japan’s worst tsunami killed 22,000 people in 1896. The world’s first blood transfusion occurred in 1667. Charles Goodyear obtained a patent for rubber reinforcement in 1844. George Washington was named head of the Continental Army in 1775 and later became the first US president. Vice President Dan Quayle misspelled “potato” in 1992.
The gloves didn’t fit OJ Simpson. (1995) In what would be the primary piece of evidence used to acquit Simpson of the murders of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman, gloves found at the crime scene did not fit the defendant, OJ Simpson. The leather gloves had been soaked in the blood of the victims. They had also been frozen and thawed multiple times. OJ tried the gloves on over a pair of rubber gloves and the fit on him seemed pretty snug. His lawyers used him to address the jury in closing arguments, saying, “If he doesn’t fit, you have to acquit.”
The world’s first blood transfusion occurred. (1667) After being exsanguinated with leeches, a 15-year-old boy received a sheep blood transfusion from Dr. Jean-Baptiste Denys. The boy survived.
Lou Gehrig played his first major league baseball game. (1923) Gehrig made his debut with the New York Yankees and set many records during his baseball career. He still holds the record for career Grand Slam tournaments at 23 years old. Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939, he famously died at age 38 of a neurological disease that would later be named after him: Gehrig’s disease.
Charles Goodyear has obtained a patent for a rubber reinforcement process. (1844) Goodyear is often credited with inventing the strengthening process called vulcanization, but evidence shows that such stabilized rubber was being used in balls as early as 1600 BC The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company got its name in 1898 from founder Frank Seiberling.
George Washington was named head of the Continental Army. (1775) The Second Continental Congress appointed Washington to head America’s first military branch. He later became the first president of the United States in 1789, serving until 1797.
Arkansas became the 25th state. (1836) The pronunciation of Arkansas was discussed by two US Senators from Arkansas in the early 1880s: one wanted ar-kansas, the other ar-kan-saw. A piece of legislation resolved the matter in 1881: ar-kan-saw became the official pronunciation.
Vice President Dan Quayle misspelled the potato. (1992) Rebuking an elementary school student to a spelling bee, he told her the correct spelling is “potato.”
Japan’s worst tsunami in history hit. (1896) Tsunami was the worst tidal wave in its nearly 200-year history to hit the island. It took the lives of about 22,000 people.
Ella Fitzgerald is dead. (1996) Fitzgerald was a famous American jazz singer. Also referred to as “First Lady of Song” and “Lady Ella,” she won 14 Grammy Awards during her career and was awarded the National Medal of Art and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
The Boy Scouts of America were incorporated. (1916). US President Woodrow Wilson incorporated the group, making it the first American youth organization to have federal charter.
Arlington National Cemetery was established. (1864) Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton established the military cemetery that would become Arlington National Cemetery.
Rembrandt’s painting Danae has been attacked. (1985) Man who threw sulfuric acid on painting and stabbed it twice is found to be insane.
President James Polk has died. (1849) President Polk was the eleventh president of the United States. He is perhaps best known for leading the United States in the Mexican-American War. Polk died when he was only 11 – 53 days after leaving office, the shortest retirement period of any US president.
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