3114 BC: THE MESOAMERICAN LONG COUNT CALENDAR USED BY THE MAYA BEGINS.
Boy, that was a long time ago.
1315: THE GREAT FAMINE OF EUROPE BECOMES SO DIRE THAT EVEN THE KING OF ENGLAND HAS DIFFICULTIES BUYING BREAD FOR HIMSELF.
No Wonder...literally.
1919: BUSINESSMAN ANDREW CARNEGIE DIES.
Hence the Hall.
1920: TV PERSONALITY MIKE DOUGLAS IS BORN.
One of my grandmother's favorites and somebody who had a perfectly symmetrical life. You'll see.
1921: AUTHOR ALEX HALEY IS BORN.
The original Roots.
1925: ACTRESS ARLENE DAHL IS BORN.
And still with us. Hollywood's version of the Mesoamerican Long Count Calendar.
1929: BABE RUTH BECOMES THE FIRST BASEBALL PLAYER TO HIT 500 HOME RUNS IN HIS CAREER.
No steroids....just ate a lot of frankfurters.
1933: MINISTER JERRY FALWELL IS BORN.
Lunatic.
1934: THE FIRST CIVILIAN PRISONERS ARRIVE ON ALCATRAZ ISLAND.
Your home away from home.
1942: ACTRESS HEDY LAMAAR AND COMPOSER GEORGE ANTHEIL RECEIVE A PATENT FOR A COMMUNICATION DEVICE THAT EVENTUALLY BECOMES THE CELL PHONE.
So blame her when you can't reach your kids via text.
1949: MUSICIAN ERIC CARMEN IS BORN.
All by himself.
1953: WRESTLER HULK HOGAN IS BORN.
Public reminder: this sport was fixed.
1965: RACE RIOTS BEGIN IN THE WATTS AREA OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.
And that neighborhood is still a disaster.
1969: THE APOLLO 11 ASTRONAUTS ARE RELEASED FROM A THREE WEEK QUARANTINE FOLLOWING THEIR LIFTOFF FROM THE MOON.
A three week quarantine?? Oh, puh-leze.
1972: THE LAST US GROUND COMBAT UNIT LEAVES SOUTH VIETNAM.
Eight years too late.
1984: US PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN, WHILE RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION, JOKES "WE BEGIN BOMBING IN FIVE MINUTES" WHILE PREPARING HIS WEEKLY ADDRESS ON NPR.
The earliest indicator of his dementia.
1995: MUSICIAN PHIL HARRIS DIES.
Alice Faye's hubby and Jack Benny's bandleader.
2003: HOCKEY COACH HERB BROOKS DIES.
Excelled at a lot of things, but not driving.
2006: TV STAR MIKE DOUGLAS DIES.
One of those weird coincidences....dying on your birthday.
2009: EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER DIES.
There are probably about five women who had the name "Eunice" ever.
2014: ACTOR ROBIN WILLIAMS DIES.
This one still stings. What a talent.
2020: SINGER TRINI LOPEZ DIES.
"Lemon tree I'm buried under...very pretty."
Dinner last night: Prime rib at Lawry's.
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