August 21st

August 21 is the 234th day of the year.  There are 132 days remaining until the end of the year.

1770 James Cook formally claims eastern Australia for Great Britain, naming it New South Wales since Old South Wales is so chic.

1831 Nat Turner leads black slaves and freedmen in a rebellion.

1858 1st Lincoln-Douglas debate for US senator from Illinois. The tall maybe gay guy wins.

1878 American Bar Association organizes at Sarasota, New York

1888 St. Louisan William Seward Burroughs [not his son, the author and wastrel] patents adding machine

1897 Oldsmobile begins operation as a division of General Motors but only for 107 years

1947 1st Little League World Series Maynard Midgets of Williamsport Pennsylvania win. This kid is a sore loser and eats the whole team.

1959 President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs an executive order proclaiming Hawaii the 50th state of the union.  Just in time for a special baby boy to be born 2 years later.

1961 Jomo Kenyatta is freed from British imprisonment in Kenya.  I believe this is the first time that we have had back to back historical connections to Kenya.

1968 Democratic Convention opens in Chicago and gives Tricky Dick the White House in November

1978 1st gay themed telefilm, Sergeant Matlovich vs U.S. Air Force, airs.

1982 Rollie Fingers (Brewers) becomes 1st pitcher to get save #300 with flair and style

2010 Australian Federal Election is up for grabs, but instead of the cute hairy boy in speedos, the chick wins.

1905 [Isadore] Friz Freleng, maybe gay US animator/director/producer 

1932 Melvin Van Peebles, US actor/writer/filmmaker 

1944 David Lochary, gay US actor/make-up artist 

1950 Patrick Juvet, bisexual Swiss singer 

1961 David Morales, maybe gay US DJ/re-mixologist 

1961 Mitchell Anderson, gay US actor 

1962 Jeff Stryker [Charles Casper Peyton], US pornographic actor/father of bullied son 

1965 Carlos Montilla, Venezuelan actor 

1967 Michael Bendetti, maybe gay US actor 

1968 Ty Russell, gay US pornographic actor  

1970 Murilo Rosa, Brazilian actor 

1971 Carmo Dalla Vecchia, maybe gay Brazilian actor/model 

1975 Manny Rubio [Puentes], maybe gay US actor 

1979 Landon Lueck, US model/reality TV personality (Real World Philadelphia) 

1981 Ross Thomas, maybe gay US actor/philanthropist/adventurer 

1983 [Sam] Brody Jenner, kinda gay US actor/model/celebuspawn/layabout/reality show whore 

1984 Robin De Jesus, gay US actor 

1986 Usain Bolt, Jamaican sprinter/fastest man of earth/Olympic Gold Medal winner 

1994 Danitra Vance, gay US comedienne (SNL), can’t joke her way out of this one

2011 Harold Dow, not gay US television news correspondent (48 Hours), tells a story.