October 14 history

Tuesday October 14, 1947 -Chuck Yeager breaks the should barrier in "Glamorous Glynnis" it was the first supersonic flight.

Monday October 14, 1968 - Apollo 7 had the first television broadcast from space. It showed Colonels Wally Schirra, Don Eisle, and Walt Cunningham in the Command Module.

Friday October 14, 1977 - Entertainer Bing Crosby dies on a golf course in Seville Spain. He was 73.

Tuesday October 14, 1986 - The International Olympic Committee votes to stagger the Winter and Summer Olympics beginning in 1994. The first staggered new were the Lillehammer games in 1994 followed by the Atlanta summer games in 1996.

Wednesday October 14, 1987 - Eighteen month old Jessica McClure "Baby Jessica" falls down a well shaft in Midland Texas while out playing. She was rescued on Friday October 16.

Sunday October 14, 1990 - Composer Leonard Bernstein dies in New York at age 72.

Memory tip -

     Memories and beliefs have a strong interplay. Most of the beliefs that you have  were formed by past memories. For example, if you always fared well in school you developed the belief that you are smart. Conversely if you always tripped over the ball or struck out when you were playing ball you developed the belief that you were not athletic. You not only developed beliefs about yourself but about your world, people, god etc.
      Ironically, the beliefs you develop influence which events in your life you remember. If you are a white collar worker who remembers trying to use a hammer and nail and always hit your finger instead, you probably will balk when your wife asks you to put up a ceiling fan. The trick would be to ask yourself f you have ever been successful with assembling things. When you do that you may suddenly recall a time you made a bird house or put a swing up. Then you can feel confident to put up the ceiling fan.
      The moral of the story is that everyone can use their memories and beliefs together to accomplish more than they think. Look for more on this subject on the next few blogs.