1872 Susan B. Anthony was fined $100 (which she never paid) for attempting to vote in the presidential election. 1935 Parker Brothers introduced “Monopoly” 1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt was the first President to be elected to a third term 1959…
120 Miles to Pee in a Cup
Today I drove 120 miles (round trip) so that I could pee in a cup. I am not a big fan of this aspect of American Life. We have a principle in this country that people are innocent until proven…
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1842 Abraham Lincoln married Mary Todd 1879 Will Rogers was born 1916 Walter Cronkite was born 1954 Yanni was born 1979 Iranian militants seized the U.S. embassy in Tehran, beginning the Iranian Hostage Crisis. 1995 Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin…
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1507 Leonardo DaVinci was commissioned to paint the Mona Lisa by the husband of Lisa Gherardini 1796 John Adams was elected the second U.S. President 1953 Dennis Miller (comedian) was born 1975 “Good Morning America” premiered 1998 Jesse Ventura was…
Fire that Jacka$*
Dear Jimmy Kimmel, Please fire your cousin Sal. He is not funny and has no talent. I am also not happy with his football picks. Every time (that I am aware of) that he picked the Vikings, win or lose,…
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1889 North & South Dakota became the 39th & 40th States 1917 Arthur Balfour, the British Foreign Secretary, expressed support for a national home for the Jews in the Holy Land. 1948 The Chicago Tribune headlined “Dewey Defeats Truman”
Just Another Day
Today has been a typical Saturday so far. I worked at the Post Office. It took about 8½ hours to get done, and was relatively uneventful. I did come across something that made me decide that my next cell phone…
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1800 John Adams became the first president to live in the White House 1952 An attempt was made to assassinate President Harry Truman 1952 The U.S. detonated the first Hydrogen Bomb 1962 “The Lucy Show” Premiered