Good Afternoon Guys and Dolls:
Time for a little history lesson for Monday, October 26, 2009. Fill that grey matter with the following knowledge:
Born Unto Us This Date:
1855 – Charles Post – The cereal man.
1879 – Leon Trotsky – Famous Russian Revolutionary.
1910 – John Cardinal Krol – Former Archbishop of Philadelphia.
1914 – Jackie Coogan – Uncle Fester.
1917 – Felix the Cat – Cartoon Character.
1946 – Pat Sajak – That Wheel of Fortune Guy.
1947 – Hillary Rodham Clinton – Bill’s Girl.
1954 – Lauren Tewes – Julie of Love Boat Fame.
Passed On Today:
901 – King Alfred the Great. – Of What I Don’t Know.
1909 – Prince Ito of Japan – Assassinated by a Korean.
1984 – Sue Randall – Miss Landers on Leave It To Beaver
Happened Today:
1774 – First Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia.
1825 – Erie Canal opened.
1881 – Shootout at the OK Corral in Tombstone, AZ, Earps win.
1887 – Detroit (NL) beats St. Louis (AA) 10 games to 5 in the World Series.
1941 – U.S. Saving Bonds go on sale.
1949 – President Truman increases minimum wage from 40 cents to 75 cents an hour.
1951 – Rocky Marciano defeats Joe Louis at Madison Square Garden.
1958 – PanAm flies the 1st transatlantic jet trip NY to Paris.
1964 – Rolling Stones appear on Ed Sullivan. Lots of money for Ed, a really BIG SHOWWWWWWWWWW.
1976 – Trinidad and Tobago becomes a republic.
1988 – Donald Trump bills Mike Tyson $2,000,000 for 4 month advisory service – Tyson threatens to bite ear.
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