Today in History

On Oct. 6...

In 1790, Jacob Schweppe showed his process for making artificial mineral water. yum!

In 1893, Cream Of Wheat, a hot cereal, was created by millers in North Dakota.

In 1889, the Moulin Rouge in Paris first opened its doors to the public.

In 1908, the Ohio Art company, makers of Etch-A-Sketch, was founded by Henry Simon Winzeler.

In 1927, The Jazz Singer," a movie starring Al Jolson which featured both silent and sound-synchronized scenes.

In 1949, President Truman signed the Mutual Defense Assistance Act, totaling $1.3 billion in military aid to NATO countries.

In 1949, President Truman signed the Mutual Defense Assistance Act, totaling $1.3 billion in military aid to NATO countries.

In 1949, American-born Iva Toguri D'Aquino, convicted of treason for being Japanese wartime broadcaster "Tokyo Rose," was sentenced in San Francisco to 10 years in prison and fined $10,000. (She ended up serving more than six years.)

In 1956, Dr. Albert Sabin developed the oral Polio vaccine

In 1976, in his second debate with Jimmy Carter, President Ford asserted there was "no Soviet domination of eastern Europe." (Ford later conceded he'd misspoken.)

In 1995, the first discovery of a planet around a star similar to the sun was announced (about 160 times the mass of the Earth around the star 51 Pegasus).

In 2000, Slobodan Milosevic finally conceded defeat to Vojislav Kostunica in Yugoslavia's presidential elections, a day after protesters angry at Milosevic for clinging to power stormed parliament and ended his 13-year autocratic regime.

In 2004, Israelis Aaron Ciechanover and Avram Hershko, and American Irwin Rose won the Nobel Prize in chemistry.

Born on this day:

Actress (and naked model) Britt Ekland is 63.

Singer-musician Thomas McClary is 55.

Rock singer Kevin Cronin (REO Speedwagon) is 54.

Rock singer-musician David Hidalgo (Los Lobos) is 51.

Actress Elisabeth Shue is 42.

Singer Matthew Sweet is 41.

Actress Jacqueline Obradors is 39.

Country singer Tim Rushlow is 39.

Rock musician Tommy Stinson is 39.

Actor Ioan Gruffudd is 32.

and...

Me- Divine Entertainer & Famed Big Mouth Maggi is 34.