ON THIS DAY
On this date in 1620, the Puritans arrived in the Mayflower.
- Just in time to celebrate the Thanksgiving tradition called "football."
- They wanted to get her early in November to avoid the crazy Thanksgiving traffic.
- When the Puritans landed at Cape Cod and said, "The Christmas Sales have started already?"
- They wanted to get her on Veterans' Day weekend, so they could avoid the crowds around Thanksgiving.
In 1799, Napoleon became dictator of France.
- It was a short stay. He was a short guy.
- He wasn't as rude as most of France's leaders, but he was always a little short.
- Even after four women had come forward against, saying some nasty things about him back in his days with the National Emperors Association.
On this date back in 1865 that General Lee surrendered to Union General Grant. Lee also fell on his sword, but he was smart about it and left it in the sheath.
The Great Boston Fire began on this date, back in 1872. The fire lasted three days and destroyed over 1,000 buildings... and none of the sports teams had even won a national championship!
In 1918, Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicates to the Netherlands after Germany is defeated during World War I. That's quite a fall from grace -- going from ruler of Germany to exile in the Netherlands and the only thing they name after you is a roll.
On this date in 1956, the Arizona drought was declared the worst in 700 years. It was so dry, the cactus were wearing canteens. Dogs would walk up to fire hydrants and leave an IOU. Etc.
Nick Lachey, Jessica Simpson's ex and one of the leaders in the recent Legalize Marijuana move in Ohio, turns 42 today.
Sandy Denton, better known as Pepa of the duo Salt 'n Pepa, turns 46 today. She's mellowed with age and even better, no longer makes me sneeze.
Lou Ferrigno, who back in the day, was TV's "The Incredible Hulk" turns 64. Back in the 70s, he was the "Incredible Hulk." These days, just bulk.
Charles Robinson turns 70 today. Who? He played "Mac" on the old TV series, "Night Court." You may have heard of his famous court case, "Mac versus PC."
Comments
Post a Comment