A SHORT HISTORY LESSON AND MY OBSERVATION

Good Morning Speakies:
Hoping all of you had a nice weekend, here are a few celebrations for today:
Shooting Star Day
Strange Music Day – Inna Godda Davida Baby
Vesuvius Day – The big volcano blew its top.

School is almost here so we need a short history lesson to get you ready to answer those questions.
Born Today:
1890 – Duke Kahanamoku – Olympic Gold Medal winner 1912 and 1920, also a great surfer.
1958 – Steve Guttenberg – Actor Police Academy.
1961 – Cal Ripken Jr. – Shortstop Baltimore Orioles.
1965 – Marlee Matlin – Deaf actress.

Happened Today:
410 – Fall of the Roman Empire.
1853 – 1st potato chips prepared by Chef George Crum (Saratoga Springs, NY) – this one is for Elizabeth.
1891 – Thomas Edison patents motion picture camera.
1909 – Workers start pouring concrete for the Panama Canal.
1949 – NATO established.
1989 – Pete Rose is suspended from baseball for life. To me his suspension should be lifted. The man did goof by betting but if you can forgive drug abuse let’s be fair. Let me tell you what I saw one day in Philadelphia before a game. Pete Rose was playing for the Phillies at the time and I kept watching him as he was hanging by the dugout. There was a girl who appeared to be retarded clapping her hands as the Phillies were taking batting practice. Pete Rose came up to the girl, put his arms around her and had a picture taken with her. Afterwards he gave her a bat, hat and ball all which he signed. Here’s a man who took time to care for someone and made her have a special day she will always remember. Come on Commissioner, lift the suspension and put Pete in the Hall of Fame.