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Chicago Tribune
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Chicago Tribune
Today in History: The first Major League Baseball night game played
Today is Saturday, May 24, the 144th day of 2025. There are 221 days left in the year. Today in history: On May 24, 1935, the first Major League Baseball game to be played at night took place at Cincinnati's Crosley Field as the Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 2-1. Also on this date: In 1844, Samuel F.B. Morse transmitted the message 'What hath God wrought' from Washington to Baltimore as he formally opened America's first telegraph line. In 1883, New York's Brooklyn Bridge, at the time the world's longest suspension bridge, opened to traffic. In 1937, in a pair of rulings, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Social Security Act of 1935. In 1941, during World War II, the German battleship Bismarck sank the British battle cruiser HMS Hood in the North Atlantic, killing all but three of the 1,418 men on board. (The Bismarck would be sunk by British battleships three days later.) In 1962, astronaut Scott Carpenter became the second American to orbit the Earth as he flew aboard the Aurora 7 spacecraft. In 1974, American jazz composer and bandleader Duke Ellington, 75, died in New York. In 1994, four Islamic extremists convicted of bombing New York's World Trade Center in 1993 were each sentenced to 240 years in prison. In 2022, an 18-year-old gunman opened fire at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, killing 19 children and two teachers. The gunman, Salvador Ramos, a former student at the school, was also killed. It was the deadliest shooting at a U.S. elementary school since the 2012 attack on Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. Today's Birthdays: Comedian Tommy Chong is 87. Musician Bob Dylan is 84. Actor Gary Burghoff (M*A*S*H) is 82. Singer Patti LaBelle is 81. Actor Priscilla Presley is 80. Actor Jim Broadbent is 76. Cinematographer Roger Deakins is 76. Actor Alfred Molina is 72. Musician Rosanne Cash is 70. Actor Kristin Scott Thomas is 65. Author Michael Chabon is 62. Basketball Hall of Famer Joe Dumars is 62. Actor John C. Reilly is 60. Basketball Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady is 46. Dancer-choreographer Mark Ballas is 39. Country singer Billy Gilman is 37. Rapper G-Eazy is 36. Actor Brianne Howey is 36. Actor Daisy Edgar-Jones is 27.
San Francisco Chronicle
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- San Francisco Chronicle
Today in History: May 24, the Uvalde school shooting
Today is Saturday, May 24, the 144th day of 2025. There are 221 days left in the year. Today in history: On May 24, 2022, an 18-year-old gunman opened fire at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, killing 19 children and two teachers. The gunman, Salvador Ramos, a former student at the school, was also killed. It was the deadliest shooting at a U.S. elementary school since the 2012 attack on Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. Also on this date: In 1844, Samuel F.B. Morse transmitted the message 'What hath God wrought' from Washington to Baltimore as he formally opened America's first telegraph line. In 1883, New York's Brooklyn Bridge, at the time the world's longest suspension bridge, opened to traffic. In 1935, the first Major League Baseball game to be played at night took place at Cincinnati's Crosley Field as the Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 2-1. In 1937, in a pair of rulings, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Social Security Act of 1935. In 1941, during World War II, the German battleship Bismarck sank the British battle cruiser HMS Hood in the North Atlantic, killing all but three of the 1,418 men on board. (The Bismarck would be sunk by British battleships three days later.) In 1962, astronaut Scott Carpenter became the second American to orbit the Earth as he flew aboard the Aurora 7 spacecraft. In 1974, American jazz composer and bandleader Duke Ellington, 75, died in New York. In 1994, four Islamic extremists convicted of bombing New York's World Trade Center in 1993 were each sentenced to 240 years in prison. Today's Birthdays: Comedian Tommy Chong is 87. Musician Bob Dylan is 84. Actor Gary Burghoff (M*A*S*H) is 82. Singer Patti LaBelle is 81. Actor Priscilla Presley is 80. Actor Jim Broadbent is 76. Cinematographer Roger Deakins is 76. Actor Alfred Molina is 72. Musician Rosanne Cash is 70. Actor Kristin Scott Thomas is 65. Author Michael Chabon is 62. Basketball Hall of Famer Joe Dumars is 62. Actor John C. Reilly is 60. Basketball Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady is 46. Dancer-choreographer Mark Ballas is 39. Country singer Billy Gilman is 37. Rapper G-Eazy is 36. Actor Brianne Howey is 36. Actor Daisy Edgar-Jones is 27.
Yahoo
28-01-2025
- Yahoo
Why does my phone say SOS? Here's what the emergency message means on iPhones
Are you seeing a strange message on your iPhone that reads SOS? Here's what that message means, per Apple. Apple Support says if you see "No Service" or "Searching" in the status bar on your iPhone or iPad, your device isn't connected to a cellular network. If you see "SOS" or "SOS only" in the status bar, your device can still make emergency calls. The feature is available in the United States, Canada and Australia. We use it in our texts and everyday slang. So, what does "SOS" actually mean? Here's everything you need to know about the term and its military origins, plus the feature on your iPhone that utilizes it for your safety. Many think "SOS" stands for "save our souls" or "save our ship," but it actually doesn't stand for anything. SOS is a Morse Code distress signal. Morse Code is a system that uses dots, dashes and spaces to communicate letters and numbers. It was first created during the 1830s by Samuel F.B. Morse but was later improved in 1851 to create the simpler, more precise International Morse Code system. The U.S. officially adopted the signal after Titanic sank. Today, U.S. marine operations use the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System for signaling. Apple's Emergency SOS notification calls local emergency numbers and emergency contacts to send your real-time location and alert for help. The function works even without cell service or WiFi. This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Why does my phone say SOS? What it means for iPhone, per Apple Support
