From on-this-day.com 1620 The Mayflower Compact was signed by the 41 men on the Mayflower when they landed in what is now Provincetown Harbor near Cape Cod. The compact called for “just and equal laws 1851 The telescope was patented…
Another Tivo Entry
OK, I know, I said I was done writing about Tivo, but this one’s different. I decided to spring for a second Tivo today. They’re only $100 right now for the DirecTV version. Last time they were that cheap was…
When Does Sleep Fit In?
My first day at Miller is over. It was a pretty good day, and the people all strike me as such that they will be easy to work with. Actually I haven’t worked with anyone in any of the Architecture…
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From on-this-day.com 1483 Martin Luther was born 1801 The U.S. state of Tennessee outlawed the practice of dueling 1951 Direct-dial, coast-to-coast telephone service began when Mayor M. Leslie Denning of Englewood, NJ, called his counterpart in Alameda, CA 1970 The…
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From on-this-day.com 1906 U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt left for Panama. It was the first foreign trip by a U.S. president 1918 Germany’s Kaiser Wilhelm II announced he would abdicate. He then fled to the Netherlands 1923 In Munich, the Beer…
Not a bad day at work
I had a pretty good day at work today. I had to work a route that I have never worked before, and when I first heard this would be the case, I understood I would be working it alone, but…
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From on-this-day.com 1805 The “Corps of Discovery” reached the Pacific Ocean. The expedition was lead by William Clark and Meriwether Lewis. The journey had begun on May 14, 1804, with the goal of exploring the Louisiana Purchase territory 1889 Montana…
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From on-this-day.com 1874 The Republican party of the U.S. was first symbolized as an elephant in a cartoon by Thomas Nast in Harper’s Weekly. 1893 The state of Colorado granted its women the right to vote. 1916 Jeanette Rankin of…
To Quit or Not to Quit
I’m mulling over my new job situation. With a full time job starting on Monday the 10th, I don’t need to keep the job at the Post Office. I could quit and not only get Saturdays off, but get my…
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1860 Abraham Lincoln was elected to be the 16th President 1861 Jefferson Davis was elected President of the Confederate States of America 1935 Edwin H. Armstrong announced his development of FM broadcasting 1984 For the first time in 193 years,…
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1872 Susan B. Anthony was fined $100 (which she never paid) for attempting to vote in the presidential election. 1935 Parker Brothers introduced “Monopoly” 1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt was the first President to be elected to a third term 1959…
120 Miles to Pee in a Cup
Today I drove 120 miles (round trip) so that I could pee in a cup. I am not a big fan of this aspect of American Life. We have a principle in this country that people are innocent until proven…
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1842 Abraham Lincoln married Mary Todd 1879 Will Rogers was born 1916 Walter Cronkite was born 1954 Yanni was born 1979 Iranian militants seized the U.S. embassy in Tehran, beginning the Iranian Hostage Crisis. 1995 Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin…
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1507 Leonardo DaVinci was commissioned to paint the Mona Lisa by the husband of Lisa Gherardini 1796 John Adams was elected the second U.S. President 1953 Dennis Miller (comedian) was born 1975 “Good Morning America” premiered 1998 Jesse Ventura was…