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In The News:
Woman awakens after six years, slips back

Some coins lack 'In God We Trust' Is this a conspiracy? No.

Man burns genitals in 'Jackass' stunt. That's what you get Jackass!! I think it should be called Dumbass, but that's just my opinion.

John Popper arrested in Washington. Must read this one.

Today in History:
1418 Jacoba van Bayern marries her cousin John IV van Brabant

1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion.

1702 - Very unexpectedly, Anne Stuart, the sister of the childless Mary II, becomes Queen regnant of England, Scotland and Ireland after the death of William III of Orange. I wonder, did Queen Anne have nice legs?

1782 - Gnadenhütten massacre: Almost 100 Native Americans in Gnadenhutten, Ohio had their skulls crushed with mallets by Pennsylvanian militiamen. You know, I hear all of these people complaining about racism. The white man did far worse things to the Native Americans than to African Americans. Whitey shows up, learns how to survive from them, starts murdering them, makes the survivors move, and sets up shop to take over. And we think alien movies are so bad. If it were not for the Native Americans, the white man would not have survived in the 1600's on this continent. Why is that never brought up? Native Americans deserve our respect and don't even ask for that. I respect you Native Americans. You have a friend here.

1817 - The New York Stock Exchange is founded.

1838 US mint in New Orleans begins operation (producing dimes)

1855 1st train crosses 1st US railway suspension bridge, Niagara Falls

1884 - Susan B. Anthony testifies before the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives arguing for an amendment to the U.S. Constitution granting women the right to vote.

1906 - Moro Crater Massacre: U.S. troops occupying the Philippines massacre about 600 men, women and children taking refuge in a crater. Most were unarmed. None wounded.

1911 - International Women's Day is celebrated for the first time. oh wow

1913 Internal Revenue Service begins to levy & collect income taxes. Doh!!! So much for a FREE country

1917 - The February Revolution breaks out in Russia (February 23 O.S.). Strange. They didn't even know what month it was.

1918 - The first case of Spanish flu occurs, the start of a devastating pandemic.

1921 - Spanish Premier Eduardo Dato is assassinated while exiting the parliament building in Madrid.

1930 Babe Ruth signs 2-year contract for $160,000 with New York Yankee GM Ed Barrow, wrongly predicts "No one will ever be paid more than Ruth"

1934 Edwin Hubble photo shows as many galaxies as Milky Way has stars. We are not alone.

1936 - The first stock car race is held in Daytona Beach, Florida.

1946 1st helicopter licensed for commercial use (New York NY)

1948 - The United States Supreme Court rules that religious instruction in public schools violated the Constitution.

1950 - The Soviet Union claims to have an atomic bomb.

1957 USSR performs atmospheric nuclear test

1959 Groucho, Chico & Harpo's final TV appearance together

1962 Beatles, with Pete Best, TV debut (perform "Dream Baby" on BBC)

1965 - Vietnam War: 3,500 United States Marines arrive in South Vietnam, becoming the first American combat troops in Vietnam.

1966 - A bomb planted by young Irish protesters destroys Nelson's Pillar in Dublin.

1967 New Orleans Saints begin selling season tickets (20,000 sold 1st day)

1968 - Bill Graham opens the Fillmore East in New York City.

1971 Radio Hanoi broadcasts Jimi Hendrix's "Star Spangled Banner"

1972 1st airship flown over Britain in 20 years (Europa)

1972 1st flight of the Goodyear blimp. Strange. Did it fly over Britain?

1973 Paul & Linda McCartney are fined £100 for growing cannabis. You know what I say? Smoke 'em if ya got 'em.

1978 - The first-ever radio episode of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams, is transmitted on BBC Radio 4.

1983 - President Ronald Reagan calls the Soviet Union an evil empire.

1990 NYC's Zodiac killer shoots 1st victim, Mario Orosco


Happy Birthday:
1945 - Micky Dolenz, American musician (The Monkees)

1946 - Randy Meisner, American musician (The Eagles)

1947 - Mike Allsup, American musician (Three Dog Night)

1957 - Clive Burr, British musician, former drummer for Iron Maiden

1963 - Kathy Ireland, American model and actress

1976 - Freddie Prinze Jr., American actor


Deaths on this Day:
1917 - Ferdinand von Zeppelin, German aircraft manufacturer (b. 1838) Did he invent the bi-wing aircraft? Or was it the jet engine? Hmmm?

1930 - William Howard Taft, President of the United States (b. 1857)

1973 - Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, American musician (b. 1945) Grateful Dead

1999 - Joe DiMaggio, American baseball player (b. 1914)