43 BC: MARK ANTONY DEFEATS THE FORCES OF THE CONSUL PANSA BUT IS THEN IMMEDIATELY DEFEATED BY ANOTHER ARMY.
I never paid attention in World History class.
1434: THE FOUNDATION STONE OF NANTES CATHEDRAL IS LAID.
Lucky foundation stone.
1561: A CELESTIAL PHENOMENON IS REPORTED OVER NUREMBERG, DESCRIBED AS AN AERIAL BATTLE.
Or maybe it's what they always see in Roswell, New Mexico.
1865: US PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN IS SHOT IN FORD'S THEATER BY JOHN WILKES BOOTH.
Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the show?
1865: US SECRETARY OF STATE WILLIAM SEWARD AND HIS FAMILY ARE ATTACKED AT HOME.
And people thought January 6, 2021 was a big deal.
1894: THE FIRST EVER COMMERCIAL MOVIE THEATER OPENS IN NEW YORK, USING A DEVICE FOR PEEP-SHOW VIEWINGS OF FILMS.
This had to be in Times Square.
1912: THE BRITISH PASSENGER LINER TITANIC HITS AN ICEBERG AND SINKS.
I said....turn left.
1918: ACTRESS MARY HEALY IS BORN.
With her husband Peter Lind Hayes, these are two people on television all the time with no discernible talent.
1925: ACTOR ROD STEIGER IS BORN.
Years before he called Sidney Poitier "Mr. Tibbs."
1932: COUNTRY SINGER LORETTA LYNN IS BORN.
Her father was a coal miner. Or so the movie said.
1939: "THE GRAPES OF WRATH" BY JOHN STEINBECK IS PUBLISHED.
When are the Cliff Notes available?
1941: BASEBALL STAR PETE ROSE IS BORN.
What are the odds?
1941: DURING WORLD WAR II, GERMAN GENERAL ERWIN ROMMEL ATTACKS TOBRUK.
Sure, you're a big deal now.
1958: THE SOVIET SATELLITE SPUTNIK 2 FALLS FROM ORBIT AFTER 162 DAYS. THIS WAS THE FIRST SPACECRAFT TO CARRY A LIVING ANIMAL, A DOG NAMED LAIKA, WHO LIKELY LIVED ONLY A FEW HOURS.
Yes, animals were harmed during this procedure.
1960: ACTOR BRAD GARRETT IS BORN.
"Everybody Loves Raymond" is one of my top five sitcoms of all time.
1966: BASEBALL PITCHER GREG MADDUX IS BORN.
Lucky to see him briefly in a Dodger uniform.
1975: ACTOR FREDRIC MARCH DIES.
Yes, those were the best years of your life.
1986: THE HEAVIEST HAILSTONES EVER RECORDED OCCUR IN BANGLADESH.
Why does everything bad happen there?
1995: SINGER BURL IVES DIES.
Holly jolly this.
1999: ACTRESS ELLEN CORBY DIES.
Good night, Grandma.
1999: SINGER ANTHONY NEWLEY DIES.
The world stopped. Get off!!!
1999: A SEVERE HAILSTORM STRIKES SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA.
Yeah, but Bangladesh still has the record.
2007: SINGER DON HO DIES.
Tiny bubbles....popped.
2012: ACTOR JONATHAN FRID DIES.
How dark are those shadows now?
Dinner last night: Leftover tortellini.
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