ON THIS DAY
The Greek poet Euripides was born on this date, back in the year 484 BC. Not many people knew his full name: Euripides U. Payforum. Actually, he wrote "Trojan Woman," but none of them ever wrote him back.
On this date in 1642, Harvard held it's first commencement. My question: if they were so smart, why didn't they wait until June? Yes, today is the day when they commenced commencing commencements.
In 1779 during the Revolutionary War, the American warship Bon Homme Richard, commanded by John Paul Jones, defeated the HMS Serapis after Jones declared: "I have not yet begun to fight!"
A line used by ever cable TV subscriber ever since...
Of course, some guy from Harvard yelled out, "You mean, 'commenced'?"
A British commander replied, "We noticed. We're still waiting."
On this date in 1780, British spy John Andre was captured along with papers revealing Benedict Arnold's plot to surrender West Point to the British. Hard to imagine -- we were THIS close to playing cricket, instead of baseball.
On this date in 1780, British spy John Andre was captured along with papers revealing Benedict Arnold's plan to surrender West Point to the British. I'm glad John's name wasn't Joe. It could have caused problems, becoming famous as Traitor Joe.
In 1806, The Lewis and Clark expedition returned to St. Louis from the Pacific Northwest. Even though they were on the trail for months, they still hadn't dried out from all that rain.
On this date in 1806, the Lewis and Clark expedition returned to St. Louis, after visiting the Pacific Northwest. They would have stayed later, but Lewis wasn't sure if he had turned the stove off.
On this date in 1912, the first Keystone comedy was made. For the record, the movie had nothing to do with beer.
In 1932, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was formed. I'll be honest, they had considered have the leader be a Duke... you know... Duke of Oil... Duke, Duke, Duke, Duke of Oil, Oil, Oil...
On this date in 1939, Sigmund Freud died. You didn't have to be Freud to figure that one out.
In 1952, Richard Nixon delivered what became known as his "Checker's speech." I had no idea he was such a supporter of grocery store workers.
On this date in 1962, ABC's first color series debuted on TV -- "The Jetsons." Rat's right Rorge. How about a little Jetsons trivia:
The Jetsons' phone number is VENUS-1234.
They live in the Skypad apartments.
George and Jane's wedding day is June 2.
The Jetsons' neighbor is miss Gyro and her dog Jazzibel (with which Astro has six puppies).
They live above a psychiatrist with a safety net outside his window.
The robot maid is Rosie.
Judy's sign is Libra.
On this date in 2002, Governor Gray Davis signs a law making California the first state to offer workers paid family leave. Voters were so thankful that several years later, they recalled him.
On this date in 1642, Harvard held it's first commencement. My question: if they were so smart, why didn't they wait until June? Yes, today is the day when they commenced commencing commencements.
In 1779 during the Revolutionary War, the American warship Bon Homme Richard, commanded by John Paul Jones, defeated the HMS Serapis after Jones declared: "I have not yet begun to fight!"
A line used by ever cable TV subscriber ever since...
Of course, some guy from Harvard yelled out, "You mean, 'commenced'?"
A British commander replied, "We noticed. We're still waiting."
On this date in 1780, British spy John Andre was captured along with papers revealing Benedict Arnold's plot to surrender West Point to the British. Hard to imagine -- we were THIS close to playing cricket, instead of baseball.
On this date in 1780, British spy John Andre was captured along with papers revealing Benedict Arnold's plan to surrender West Point to the British. I'm glad John's name wasn't Joe. It could have caused problems, becoming famous as Traitor Joe.
In 1806, The Lewis and Clark expedition returned to St. Louis from the Pacific Northwest. Even though they were on the trail for months, they still hadn't dried out from all that rain.
On this date in 1806, the Lewis and Clark expedition returned to St. Louis, after visiting the Pacific Northwest. They would have stayed later, but Lewis wasn't sure if he had turned the stove off.
On this date in 1912, the first Keystone comedy was made. For the record, the movie had nothing to do with beer.
In 1932, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was formed. I'll be honest, they had considered have the leader be a Duke... you know... Duke of Oil... Duke, Duke, Duke, Duke of Oil, Oil, Oil...
On this date in 1939, Sigmund Freud died. You didn't have to be Freud to figure that one out.
In 1952, Richard Nixon delivered what became known as his "Checker's speech." I had no idea he was such a supporter of grocery store workers.
On this date in 1962, ABC's first color series debuted on TV -- "The Jetsons." Rat's right Rorge. How about a little Jetsons trivia:
The Jetsons' phone number is VENUS-1234.
They live in the Skypad apartments.
George and Jane's wedding day is June 2.
The Jetsons' neighbor is miss Gyro and her dog Jazzibel (with which Astro has six puppies).
They live above a psychiatrist with a safety net outside his window.
The robot maid is Rosie.
Judy's sign is Libra.
On this date in 2002, Governor Gray Davis signs a law making California the first state to offer workers paid family leave. Voters were so thankful that several years later, they recalled him.
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