ON THIS DAY
The legendary frontiersman Davy Crockett was born on this date, back in 1786. Not many people realize that he was quite the genius. For example, the raccoon hat: who would have ever thought of making a hat that cleaned itself?
On this date in 1863, Fort Sumter was attacked, which was frustrating to songwriters of the time. Just too hard to write a song with words that rhymed with Sumter. Dumped her?
In 1877, it was discovered that Mars had a moon, called Phobos. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
On this date in 1896, gold was discovered at Bonanza Creek in the Yukon.
Thousands of miners headed to the area, all with bumper stickers on the back of their horses, saying "Yes Yukon!"
Needless to say, none was found at the Disappointment River.
It inspired the popular slogan of the time, "Yes Yukon!"
It was discovered in Bonanza Creek in the Yukon. However, none was found in the nearby Disappointment River.
What are the odds? The discovery became the central focus of the election that year, including one candidate adopting the slogan, "Yes, Yukon!"
On this date in 1945, Indonesia declared independence from the Netherlands. They wanted to pay their own way and refused to go Dutch.
Just to show you how far we've come, it was 50 years ago today in 1962 that an 18-year-old was shot and killed when he tried to escape from East Germany to West Germany, as he attempted to cross the Berlin Wall.
In 1985, meatpackers went on strike at Hormel. There was a lot at steak, as most of the workers considered the contract offer "bologna."
On this date in 2000, Al Gore accepted the Democratic Party's nomination for president. He was just a hanging chad away...
On this date in 1863, Fort Sumter was attacked, which was frustrating to songwriters of the time. Just too hard to write a song with words that rhymed with Sumter. Dumped her?
In 1877, it was discovered that Mars had a moon, called Phobos. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
On this date in 1896, gold was discovered at Bonanza Creek in the Yukon.
Thousands of miners headed to the area, all with bumper stickers on the back of their horses, saying "Yes Yukon!"
Needless to say, none was found at the Disappointment River.
It inspired the popular slogan of the time, "Yes Yukon!"
It was discovered in Bonanza Creek in the Yukon. However, none was found in the nearby Disappointment River.
What are the odds? The discovery became the central focus of the election that year, including one candidate adopting the slogan, "Yes, Yukon!"
On this date in 1945, Indonesia declared independence from the Netherlands. They wanted to pay their own way and refused to go Dutch.
Just to show you how far we've come, it was 50 years ago today in 1962 that an 18-year-old was shot and killed when he tried to escape from East Germany to West Germany, as he attempted to cross the Berlin Wall.
In 1985, meatpackers went on strike at Hormel. There was a lot at steak, as most of the workers considered the contract offer "bologna."
On this date in 2000, Al Gore accepted the Democratic Party's nomination for president. He was just a hanging chad away...
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