2013 Event The President of the Palestinian National Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, declares that official documents must use the words 'State of Palestine' 2011 Event A Border Collie has reportedly learned 1022 words and can act in accordance with the citation of those words 1988 Event John Moschitta set record for fast talking: 586 words per minute 1981 Event Longest sentence published by New York Times-1286 words 1978 Event Supreme Court rules 5-4, FCC had a right to reprimand New York radio station WBAI for broadcasting George Carlin's "Filthy Words" 1974 Event "Words and Music" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 127 performances 1974 Event "Words and Music" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 127 performances 1970 Event "Words and Music," debuts on NBC-TV 1968 Event Sacharov publishes "Manifest of 10,000 words" 1968 Event "Manifest of 1000 words" published in Prague 1968 Event Ludvik Vaculik publishes "Manifest of 2000 words" in Prague 1967 Birthday Pat Badger, heavy metal bassist, Extreme-More Than Words 1966 Birthday Nuno Bettencourt, Azores, rock guitarist, Extreme-More Than Words 1963 Birthday Paul Geary, born in Boston, Massachusetts, heavy metal drummer, Extreme-More Than Words 1961 Birthday Gary Cherone, born in Boston, heavy metal vocalist, Extreme-More Than Words 1957 Death William Orlamond, actor (Flesh and Devil, Words and Music), dies at 89 1954 Event President Eisenhower signs order adding words 'under God' to the Pledge 1954 Birthday F. R. David, born in Menzel Bourguiba, Tunisia, singer, band member of French rock band, Les Variations, hit 'Words', 1982, sold eight million records worldwide 1950 Birthday Jenny Holzer, born in Gallipolis, Ohio, conceptual artist, abstract artist, known for use of words and ideas in public spaces 1940 Death Conrad Weiss, German writer/poet (Heart of Words), dies at 59 1935 Event Senator Huey Long of Louisiana spoke continually for 15 hours in Senate's longest speech on record (150,000 words) 1920 Event 1st U.S. postage stamps printed without the words United States or US 1912 Birthday Jerry Jerome, born in Brooklyn, New York, saxophonist, Words and Music 1908 Birthday Theodore Roethke, U.S., poet, Words for the Wind 1841 Event Longest inauguration speech (8,443 words), William Henry Harrison 1793 Event Washington's 2nd inauguration, shortest speech (133 words)
