I SCREAM, YOU SCREAM, WE ALL SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM

Happy Thursday Speakies:

Funny story the other day here in Florida from the great city of Pensacola. A convicted felon escaped from police custody however he was again apprehended in a Home Depot a mile away trying to find tools to break his handcuffs. Store officials thought he looked suspicious and called the police. Can we all say the word “BOOB?”

How about some interesting history facts for today, I know those little ones are getting ready for final exams so this is to sharpen up you brains to spread the knowledge I will provide to you. And away we go:

1777 – First ice cream advertisement in the NY Gazette. (Bet they only had vanilla).
1792 – Toilet that flushes itself at regular intervals is patented.

1865 – Last land battle of the Civil War fought at Palmito Ranch, Texas.

1910 – Second NAACP Conference held in NYC.

1921 – National Hospital Day is 1st observed.

1928 – Mussolini ends woman’s rights in Italy. (Italian women in protest quit stomping grapes and making pizza thanks to II Duce’s dumb decree).

1932 - Goofy, Alias Dippy Dawg first appears in a Disney film.

1932 – Charles Lindbergh son’s body found in Hopewell, NJ. (Some conflict to this story).

1942 – American cargo ship sunk by Nazi U-Boat at the mouth of the Mississippi River.

1949 – West begins Berlin Airlift to get supplies around Soviets. (Should we say Cold War started).

1958 – “Nee Nee Na Na Na Na Nu Nu” by Dicky Doo and the Don’t’s hits #40 on the charts. (I remember that song).

1963 – Bob Dylan walks off the Ed Sullivan Show. (Strange fellow that Dylan, I bet Ed never asked him back).

1970 – Ernie Banks hits his 500th home run. (Or as Harry K would say “There’s a shot to deep right field, this ball is out of here.”

1978 – The Commerce Dept. says hurricane names will no longer be only female. (What’s fair is fair).

Well that’s enough of stuff that happened this day in May. There is one food holiday we can celebrate today “NATIONAL NUTTY FUDGE DAY.” I’m not a fan of fudge so fudge that. Have a great day and evening Guys and Dolls.