506: THE BISHOPS OF VISIGOTHIC GAUL MEET IN THE COUNCIL OF AGDE.
Some gall.
1419: JOHN THE FEARLESS IS ASSASSINATED BY ADHERENTS OF THE DAUPHIN, THE FUTURE CHARLES VII OF FRANCE.
Not so fearless now, heh, bub?
1509: AN EARTHQUAKE KNOWN AS "THE LESSER JUDGMENT DAY" HITS CONSTANTINOPLE
So when is the "Bigger Judgment Day?"
1515: THOMAS WOLSEY IS INVESTED AS A CARDINAL.
Big deal. So was Stan Musial.
1570: SPANISH JESUIT MISSIONARIES LAND IN PRESENT-DAY VIRGINIA.
Can college professors at Georgetown and Fordham be far behind?
1608: JOHN SMITH IS ELECTED COUNCIL PRESIDENT OF JAMESTOWN, VIRGINIA.
And found in most motel registers.
1776: DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, NATHAN HALE VOLUNTEERS TO SPY FOR THE CONTINENTAL ARMY.
You'll be sorry.
1778: DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, THE ANTELOPE SLOOP IS SUNK BY A "A BLOODY GREAT YANKEE" NEAR MONTEGO BAY.
My guess is Joe DiMaggio.
1823: SIMON BOLIVAR IS NAMED PRESIDENT OF PERU.
Simon sez.
1846: ELIAS HOWE IS GRANTED A PATENT FOR THE SEWING MACHINE.
I'll need the pants by Saturday.
1918: DURING THE RUSSIAN CIVIL WAR, THE RED ARMY CAPTURES KAZAN.
Elia or Lainie?
1929: GOLFER ARNOLD PALMER IS BORN.
....that nifty iced tea and lemonade concoction.
1932: THE IND, THE NYC SUBWAY'S THIRD LINE, IS OPENED.
Change at 50th Street for the RR.
1934: JOURNALIST CHARLES KURALT IS BORN.
Always got him mixed up with Collingwood.
1934: BASEBALL STAR ROGER MARIS IS BORN.
Asterisk.
1935: POLITICIAN HUEY LONG DIES.
Well, killed really.
1939: CANADA DECLARES WAR ON NAZI GERMANY.
Join the Allied Forces and see the world.
1943: GERMAN FORCES OCCUPY ROME.
Hey, can you blame them? The food is good.
1945: SINGER JOSE FELICIANO IS BORN.
Without the ability to see a calendar, how does he know?
1946: THE WOMAN WHO WILL LATER BECOME MOTHER THERESA CLAIMS TO HAVE HEARD THE CALL OF GOD, DIRECTING HER TO LEAVE THE CONVENT AND HELP THE POOR.
Hmmm. I must be on the Do Not Call list.
1967: THE PEOPLE OF GIBRALTAR VOTE TO REMAIN A BRITISH DEPENDENCY RATHER THAN BECOMING A PART OF SPAIN.
Rock solid decision.
1972: THE UNITED STATES SUFFERS ITS FIRST LOSS OF AN INTERNATIONAL BASKETBALL GAME IN A DISPUTED MATCH AGAINST THE SOVIET UNTION AT THE 1972 MUNICH SUMMER OLYMPICS.
As if that's what people remember about these Olympic games.
1974: GUINEA-BISSAU GAINS INDEPENDENCE FROM PORTUGAL.
Anybody really care? Show of hands.
1977: HAMIDA DJANDOUBI, CONVICTED OF TORTURE AND MURDER, IS THE LAST PERSON TO BE EXECUTED BY GUILLOTINE IN FRANCE.
A head of their time.
1996: ACTRESS JOANNE DRU DIES.
Peter Marshall's sister, if you care.
2001: CHARLES INGRAM CHEATS HIS WAY INTO WINNING ONE MILLION POUNDS ON THE BRITISH EDITION OF WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE.
I'd like to use my attorney as a lifeline.
2002: SWITZERLAND, A NEUTRAL COUNTRY, JOINS THE UNITED NATIONS.
How do you vote, Swiss delegation? Yes. No. Yes. No. Abstain.
2007: ACTRESS JANE WYMAN DIES.
She saw Ronald Reagan naked. I don't thank that's what killed her.
2011: ACTOR CLIFF ROBERTSON DIES.
I used to always get him mixed up with that guy who was on the Wells Fargo TV show.
Dinner last night: Tri-tip barbecue platter at Dodger Stadium.
2 comments:
In addition to helping the Door, Mother Teresa did wonders for the poor.
15avebud
I see that you've fixed the typo. Mother Teresa no longer helps the Door in your narrative. Bravo.
Post a Comment