19 AD: ROMAN GENERAL GERMANICUS SUDDENLY DIES IN ANTIOCH UNDER MYSTERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES.
Killed by either Australicus or Switzicus.
732: DURING THE BATTLE OF TOURS, THE LEADER OF THE FRANKS, CHARLES MARTEL, DEFEATS A LARGE ARMY OF MOORS, STOPPING THE MUSLIMS FROM SPREADING INTO WESTERN EUROPE.
That was a flimsy firewall. Guess how far Muslims have gotten now.
1471: DURING THE BATTLE OF BRUNKEBERG IN STOCKHOLM, STEN STURE THE ELDER, THE REGENT OF SWEDEN, REPELS AN ATTACK BY CHRISTIAN I, KING OF DENMARK.
Try saying that five times fast.
1575: DURING THE BATTLE OF DORMANS, ROMAN CATHOLIC FORCES UNDER DUKE HENRY OF GUISE DEFEAT THE PROTESTANTS, CAPTURING PHILIPPE DE MORNAY.
Now if you had captured Rebecca De Mornay.....
1580: AFTER A THREE DAY SIEGE, THE ENGLISH ARMY BEHEADS OVER 600 IRISH AND PAPAL SOLDIERS AND CIVILIANS.
All this fighting on October 10. Can't we all just get along??
1582: BECAUSE OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GREGORIAN CALENDAR, THIS DAY DOES NOT EXIST THIS YEAR IN ITALY, POLAND, PORTUGAL, AND SPAIN.
If you were born on this day, you would never have a birthday.
1780: THE GREAT HURRICANE OF 1780 KILLS 20,000-30,000 IN THE CARIBBEAN.
Or the entire year's paid attendance for the Kansas City Royals.
1845: IN ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND, THE NAVAL SCHOOL OPENS WITH 50 MIDSHIPMAN STUDENTS AND SEVEN PROFESSORS.
That's a manageable class size.
1860: THE ORIGINAL CORNERSTONE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH IS LAID IN TENNESSEE.
Which explains why the cornerstone was later seen smoking a cigarette.
1900: ACTRESS HELEN HAYES IS BORN.
Won her first Oscar at the age of 70.
1911: THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY COMMENCES SERVICE BETWEEN SERVICE BETWEEN KOWLOON AND CANTON.
The marketing department must have had a lot of meetings trying to decide on a name for this railway.
1911: DISTILLER JACK DANIELS DIES.
Bars dim their lights all over the world.
1913: PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON TRIGGERS THE EXPLOSION OF THE GAMBOA DIKE THUS ENDING CONSTRUCTION WITH THE PANANA CANAL.
Who was the idiot who gave a sitting President some dynamite?
1928: CHIANG KAI-SHEK BECOMES CHAIRMAN OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
Kung Pao Chicken becomes the daily special at Panda Express.
1933: HAIR STYLIST JAY SEBRING IS BORN.
Killed in the Sharon Tate murders. That's what you get for making house calls.
1942: THE SOVIET UNION ESTABLISHES DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH AUSTRALIA.
Well, we know they won't be having any border wars.
1946: ACTOR BEN VEREEN IS BORN.
He's got magic to do. Just for you.
1954: ROCK SINGER DAVID LEE ROTH IS BORN.
Go ahead and jump.
1957: US PRESIDENT DWIGHT EISENHOWER APOLOGIZES TO THE FINANCE MINISTER OF GHANA AFTER HE IS REFUSED SERVICE IN A DELAWARE RESTAURANT.
We don't serve Ghanaians here?
1964: ENTERTAINER EDDIE CANTOR DIES.
If you knew Susie like he knew Susie...well, Susie would still have one friend that was still alive.
1964: THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 1964 SUMMER OLYMPICS IN TOKYO, JAPAN IS BROADCAST LIVE.
But delayed by three days on NBC.
1970: FIJI BECOMES INDEPENDENT.
Oh, good, I'm relieved. But can a Fijiian get served in Delaware?
1971: SOLD, DISMANTLED, AND MOVED TO THE US, LONDON BRIDGE REOPENS IN ARIZONA.
So it did not fall down???
1973: US VICE PRESIDENT SPIRO AGNEW RESIGNS AFTER BEING CHARGED WITH FEDERAL INCOME TAX EVASION.
I was at Shea Stadium when this news was announced on the scoreboard.
1985: ACTOR YUL BRYNNER DIES.
It's true. Baldness kills.
1985: ACTOR ORSON WELLES DIES.
So does overeating.
1986: A 7.5 EARTHQUAKE STRIKES EL SALVADOR, KILLING AN ESTIMATED 1,500 PEOPLE.
And lots and lots and lots of goats.
2002: ACTRESS TERESA GRAVES DIES.
Died in a house fire. Get Crispy Love.
2004: BASEBALL PLAYER KEN CAMINITI DIES.
A big old druggie and it killed him
2004: ACTOR CHRISTOPHER REEVE DIES.
I typed "actor." Really???? LOL.
2010: THE NETHERLAND ANTILLES ARE DISSOLVED AS A COUNTRY.
A country which was obviously no better than an Alka Seltzer tablet.
Dinner last night: Ravioli and turkey meatballs.
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Ben Vereen tries too hard to be liked. Sort of like Sammy.
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