ON THIS DAY

On this date in 1805, Napoleon Bonaparte was crowned king of Italy.
  • It was all part of the competition, "Dancing with the Czars."
  • It was a short reign, but then again, so was he.
  • He was the first king to rule Italy from a booster throne.
  • When the officiating priest said, "Arise!" and Napoleon replied, "But I already did!"

In 1927 that the 15 millionth Model T left the Ford assembly line, along with Harvey Glick. Harvey was a line worker, whose thumb unfortunately became stuck in one of the wheels.

On this date in 1946, a patent was filed in the U.S. for the hydrogen bomb. Seems strange, because if you're the type of person who would be stealing secrets about a hydrogen bomb, you probably wouldn't care much if there was a patent in effect. "Oh, no, Boris, we can't steal that -- it's got a patent on it!"


In 1978, the very first casino opened in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Up until that time, the only gamble you could take in New Jersey was living there.

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