ON THIS DAY

On this date in 1787 the Constitutional Convention decided on a bi-cameral Congress. The consensus was that all of them would "walk a mile for a cameral."

In 1790, Congress passed the very first copyright law. It actually wasn't their idea: they stole it from a book, word for word.

On this date in 1868, the very first recorded bicycle race took place in France.
  • This in spite of the No Peddlers signs.
  • It was very exciting... mostly because bicycle brakes hadn't been invented yet.
  • At first, everyone thought it was a joke since the only three contestants were a Frenchman, a German and a Brit.
  • Needless to say, the guy with the training wheels came in second.

In 1894, the U.S. Senate voted unanimously to declare a policy of non-interference in the Hawaiian Islands. Hard to believe we ever kept our nose out of anybody's business.

It was on this date in 1919 that the very first wedding in an airplane took place over Houston, Texas.
  • If that one bridesmaid that tried to catch the bouquet had just worn a parachute.
  • Nothing like taking the big leap in a place where you could take another big leap.
  • The bride said, "I do"... and... after a brief pause... the groom responded with... "Geronimo-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o!"
  • Unfortunately, when the bride threw the bouquet out the window, one of the bridesmaids went after it.


On this date in 1995, Senator Bob Dole accused Hollywood of promoting violence and casual sex in music and movies. The comments were made in what has become known as his "Duh!" speech.

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