996: EMPEROR OTTO III ISSUES A DEED TO GOTTSCHALK, BISHOP OF FREISING, WHICH IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S OLDEST DOCUMENTS.
A deed? Like for Baltic Avenue in Monopoly?
1141: EMPRESS MATILDA'S REIGN AS LADY OF THE ENGLISH ENDS WHEN STEPHEN OF BLOIS REGAINS THE TITLE OF KING OF ENGLAND.
Cheery-o. I don't care.
1348: THE ANTI-ROYALIST UNION OF VALENCIA ATTACKS THE JEWS OF MURVIEDRO ON THE PRETEXT THAT THEY ARE SERFS.
The Jews of Murviedro? Wasn't that a sitcom with Phil Silvers?
1512: THE CEILING OF THE SISTINE CHAPEL, PAINTED BY MICHELANGELO, IS EXHIBITED TO THE PUBLIC FOR THE FIRST TIME.
Good news. No popcorn ceiling.
1520: THE STRAIT OF MAGELLAN IS FIRST DISCOVERED AND NAVIGATED BY EXPLORER FERDINAND MAGELLAN.
Clever how that worked.
1604: WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S OTHELLO IS PERFORMED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN LONDON.
Anybody see what the New York Times said?
1611: SHAKESPEARE'S THE TEMPEST IS PERFORMED FOR THE FIRST TIME.
November 1 must have been his lucky date.
1683: THE BRITISH CROWN COLONY OF NEW YORK IS SUBDIVIDED INTO 12 COUNTIES.
The Bronx is up and the Battery is down.
1755: IN PORTUGAL, LISBON IS TOTALLY DEVASTATED BY AN EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI, THAT KILLS ALMOST 90,000 PEOPLE.
Now that's oddly impressive.
1765: THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT ENACTS THE STAMP ACT ON THE THIRTEEN COLONIES IN ORDER TO HELP PAY FOR BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN NORTH AMERICA.
In retrospect, weren't we better off with them running things around here?
1800: JOHN ADAMS BECOMES THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE US TO LIVE IN THE WHITE HOUSE.
White exterior? Really??
1848: THE FIRST MEDICAL SCHOOL FOR WOMEN OPENS IN BOSTON.
Must have been interesting at school dances.
1870: IN THE US, THE WEATHER BUREAU MAKES ITS FIRST OFFICIAL FORECAST.
Sunny with a chance of showers. Covers all bases.
1871: AUTHOR STEPHEN CRANE IS BORN.
"The Red Badge of Courage." Book report!!!
1894: THOMAS EDISON FILMS SHARPSHOOTER ANNIE OAKLEY, WHICH GETS HER HIRED BY BUFFALO BILL FOR HIS WILD WEST SHOW.
The inventor of light bulbs and apparently talent agreements.
1896: A PICTURE SHOWING THE BARE BREASTS OF A WOMAN APPEARS IN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE FOR THE FIRST TIME.
Nice mountains.
1897: THE FIRST LIBRARY OF CONGRESS BUILDING OPENS ITS DOORS TO THE PUBLIC.
Only day when no books were overdue.
1918: MALBONE STREET WRECK - THE WORST RAPID TRANSIT ACCIDENT IN US HISTORY OCCURS IN BROOKLYN WITH AT LEAST 102 DEAD.
I think they just cleared up this delay last week.
1926: ACTRESS BETSY PALMER IS BORN.
No longer a secret.
1938: SEABISCUIT DEFEATS WAR ADMIRAL IN THE HORSE RACE MATCH OF THE CENTURY.
What did it pay for place?
1942: PUBLISHER LARRY FLYNT IS BORN.
Still walking the earth. Well, sort of.
1942: ACTRESS MARCIA WALLACE IS BORN.
Hi, Bob.
1950: PUERTO RICAN NATIONALISTS ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE US PRESIDENT HARRY TRUMAN.
In our supposed free country, it's amazing that almost 25% of our US Presidents were targets.
1950: POPE PIUS XII CLAIMS PAPAL INFALLIBILITY WHEN HE FORMALLY DEFINES THE DOGMA OF THE ASSUMPTION OF MARY.
The originator of the expression "not me."
1955: AUTHOR DALE CARNEGIE DIES.
Love your deli.
1955: THE VIETNAM WAR BEGINS.
And how did that turn out?
1960: PITCHER FERNANDO VALENZUELA IS BORN.
Was introduced to him in the press box once and he was a complete prick.
1968: THE MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA'S FILM RATING SYSTEM IS INTRODUCED, WITH THE RATINGS OF G, M, R, AND X.
You had me at X.
1973: LEON JAWORSKI IS APPOINTED AS THE NEW WATERGATE SPECIAL PROSECUTOR.
Nixon, start counting the days.
1982: ACTOR JAMES BRODERICK DIES.
Daddy of Matthew.
1984: AFTER THE ASSASSINATION OF INDIRA GANDHI, PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA, THE DAY BEFORE, ANTI-SIKH RIOTS ERUPTS.
That's really sikh.
1985: COMIC PHIL SILVERS DIES.
The second mention for him today. Never got his act.
2005: MUSICIAN SKITCH HENDERSON DIES.
I once posed in a photo with him and Rosemary Clooney. Well, sort of.
Dinner last night: Leftover lasagna.
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