GOOD MONDAY MORNING SPEAKIES

Good Monday Morning Guys and Dolls:

I hope you all had a great weekend, the sun shined, your teams won, the beer flowed and the earth was filled with love for each of you. Now enough with that Guru stuff, let’s see what happened in the world on this date of September 21.

Born:
1931 – Larry Hagman – I Dream of Jeannie man.
1947 – Stephen King – Horror writer.
1950 – Bill Murray – Comedian, I can take or leave him.
1968 – Ricki Lake – That Hairspray girl.

Died:
1776 – Nathan Hale – American who spied on the British hanged.
1974 – Jacqueline Susann – Author Valley of the Dolls.
1974 – Walter Brennan – Great character actor.

What When On Today:
1780 – Benedict Arnold gives British Major Andre plans to West Point.
1895 – First auto manufacturer opens – Duryea Motor Wagon Company.
1897 – NY Sun runs famous “Yes, Virginia there is a Santa Claus,” editorial.
1937 – J.R.R. Tolkien publishes “The Hobbit.”
1957 – Perry Mason first appears on TV.
1966 – 5” of rain fall on NYC.
1970 – “Monday Night Football” premiers on ABC.
1981 – Sandra Day O’Connor becomes 1’st female Supreme Court Justice.

Have a great day and be careful.