Wednesday, 5 July 2006 On This Day : Jul 5 July 5: Independence Day in Venezuela ( 1811 ), Algeria ( 1962 ) and Cape Verde ( 1975 ); Saints Cyril and Methodius Day in the Czech Republic and Slovakia; Tynwald Day on the Isle of Man. 1687- Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica by Isaac Newton (pictured) was first published. 1935 - The National Labor Relations Act , which governs labor relations in the United States , was signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. 1951- William Shockley invented the junction transistor. 1954- Elvis Presley recorded the song That’s All Right. 1989- Oliver North was sentenced for his part in the Iran-Contra Affair. 11:10:41 PM comment [ ] trackback [ ] G! • Geek 53 hot dogs in 12 minutes A few weeks ago we watched a show on MTV featuring the lesser known sport of Competitive Eating. The program featured the superstars of the sport, such as Crazy Legs Conti and Takeru Kobayashi who holds the world record for eating hotdogs. Well, I spotted a news story about Takeru Kobayashi today: 53 hot dogs in 12 minutes JAPAN’S pint-sized dynamo Takeru Kobayashi has smashed his own world record at the hot dog eating titles - but he really prefers tofu. More [listening to: Ana Ng - They Might Be Giants ] 10:32:37 AM comment [ ] trackback [ ] G! • Geek © Copyright 2006 Frank Arrigo. A Geek Microsoft Blogger Last update: 1/08/2006; 3:43:33 PM.