Friday, August 10, 2012

TODAY IN HISTORY


AUGUST 10

1985:Madonna becomes the first female solo artist to have an album reach sales of 5 million copies, when Like a Virgin is certified by Billboard magazine.

1987: Directed by Michael Bennett, the Broadway musical A Chorus Line celebrates its 5,000th performance at the Shubert Theatre. The Tony Award-winning show, about performers auditioning for a Broadway musical, had already become the longest running production on the Great White Way four years earlier, and it would run until 1990.

1993: Having been nominated by President Bill Clinton and confirmed by the Senate in a 96-3 vote, Ruth Bader Ginsburg is sworn in as the second female justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, joining Sandra Day O'Connor on the bench. Ginsburg is also the first female Jewish justice on the court.

1519:Ferdinand Magellan sets sail from Seville, Spain, to circumnavigate the globe, with five ships.

1954:The Saint Lawrence Seaway is opened, making the Erie canal obsolete for shipping and commercial use.


1821:Missouri is accepted as the 24th state of the U.S.

1985:Michael Jackson buys ATV Music, Beatle's publishing company (& their music) for $47 million.



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