986: LOUIS V BECOMES KING OF THE FRANKS.
His last name was Hormel.
1121: DIRK VI BECOMES THE COUNT OF HOLLAND.
His wife went down for the count. Ouch.
1127: ASSASSINATION OF CHARLES THE GOOD, COUNT OF FLANDERS.
His wife went down for the good of the nation. Second ouch.
1458: GEORGE OF PODEBRADY IS CHOSEN AS THE KING OF BOHEMIA.
The queen came from Janbrady.
1484: THE COLLEGE OF ARMS IS FORMALLY INCORPORATED BY KING RICHARD III OF ENGLAND.
It included two lefties in the bullpen.
1498: VASCO DA GAMA'S FLEET VISITS THE ISLAND OF MOZAMBIQUE.
For a very special episode of the Love Boat.
1791: LONG DISTANCE COMMUNICATION SPEEDS UP WITH THE UNVEILING OF A SEMAPHORE MACHINE IN PARIS.
Hey! Watch your semaphores!
1797: THE BANK OF ENGLAND ISSUES THE FIRST ONE-POUND AND TWO-POUND BANKNOTES.
Not the place where you want to lose pounds.
1807: THE US CONGRESS PASSES THE ACT PROHIBITING IMPORTATION OF SLAVES.
Yeah, that worked well.
1836: THE TEXAS REVOLUTION - DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS FROM MEXICO.
Signed by Donald Trump.
1855: ALEXANDER II BECOMES TSAR OF RUSSIA.
I thought it was spelled Czar. Please discuss.
1877: JUST TWO DAYS BEFORE INAUGURATION, THE US CONGRESS DECLARES RUTHERFORD B. HAYES THE WINNER OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION EVEN THOUGH SAMUEL J. TILDEN WON THE POPULAR VOTE.
I think I might have liked President Tilden.
1901: UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION IS FOUNDED., MAKING IT THE FIRST CORPORATION IN THE WORLD WITH A MARKET CAPITAL OVER $1 BILLION.
Get me two shares.
1903: IN NEW YORK CITY, THE MARTHA WASHINGTON HOTEL OPENS, BECOMING THE FIRST HOTEL EXCLUSIVELY FOR WOMEN.
That's discrimination.
1917: ACTOR DESI ARNAZ IS BORN.
An overlooked genius.
1919: ACTRESS JENNIFER JONES IS BORN.
She married David Selznick. No dummy she.
1933: THE FILM KING KONG OPENS AT RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL.
And on the stage: the Rockettes and their salute to gorillas.
1937: THE STEEL WORKERS ORGANIZING COMMITTEE SIGNS A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT WITH US STEEL, LEADING TO THE THE UNIONIZATION OF THE STEEL INDUSTRY.
Sell my two shares.
1946: HO CHI MINH IS ELECTED PRESIDENT OF NORTH VIETNAM.
Woo ho!
1949: THE FIRST AUTOMATIC STREET LIGHT IS INSTALLED IN NEW MILFORD, CONNECTICUT.
And who was the first person to throw a rock at it?
1952: ACTRESS LARAINE NEWMAN IS BORN.
Jane, you ignorant slut.
1962: MUSICIAN JON BON JOVI IS BORN.
He got old in a hurry.
1962: WILT CHAMBERLAIN SETS THE SINGLE-GAME SCORING RECORD IN THE NBA BY SCORING 100 POINTS.
No fair! He's tall.
1981: ACTRESS BRYCE DALLAS HOWARD IS BORN.
Ron's daughter. The middle names of all their kids is based on the city they were conceived in. Good thing they never made a child in Massapequa, Long Island.
1983: COMPACT DISCS AND PLAYERS ARE RELEASED IN THE US FOR THE FIRST TIME.
Remember those???
1987: ACTOR RANDOLPH SCOTT DIES.
Supposedly he and Cary Grant got it on. Talk about being tall in the saddle.
1992: ACTRESS SANDY DENNIS DIES.
Who's afraid now?
1996: ACTOR LYLE TALBOT DIES.
He was the dad of the kid who played Gilbert on Leave It to Beaver. I bet you did not know that.
1999: SINGER DUSTY SPRINGFIELD DIES.
Ashes to ashes....
2004: BASEBALL OWNER MARGE SCHOTT DIES.
Please put some soap in her mouth.
2007: BASEBALL STAR CLEM LABINE DIES.
Does anybody still name their kid Clem??
Dinner last night: Hamburger.
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US Steel was the the first $1B company.
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