HISTORY LESSON FOR AUGUST 18

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School is just around the corner and I have to get your minds razor sharp to answer those questions your little kiddies will throw at you. You are sitting there and up comes little Kenny, “hey Daddy do you know anyone famous born on August 18?” Yes son in fact I do, Robert Redford that famous actor was born on this date in 1937. In Trenton, NJ, Nona Hendryx was born today; she was a rocker LaBelle – Lady Marmalade. See what I mean get those minds sharp.

Historical Happenings Today:
1587 – First English child born in America, Virginia Dare.
1834 – Mt. Vesuvius erupts upsets Mob business.
1835 – Last Pottawatomie Indians leave Chicago; they had enough of the Cubs.
1894 – Congress creates Bureau of Immigration – Still needs some work.
1920 – Tennessee ratifies 19th Amendment, guarantees women voting rights – at least they voted on something right.
1930 – Eastern Airlines begins passenger service “The Wings of Man” is born.
1958 – TV game shows scandal investigations begin. Say it ain’t so Bob Barker.
1976 – USSR’s Luna 24 soft-lands on the Moon. So what.
1981 – Jerry Lewis appears on Phil Donahue to defend his Telethon.

Keep these facts hidden in that grey matter you call a brain. Have a great evening, be careful out there.