Happy Hump Day Guys and Dolls:
The heck with holidays today Professor Joey Z is going to fill your heads with knowledge of birthdays, deaths and events that occurred today September 28th.
HAPPY “B” DAY TO:
551BC – Confucius – The man who says.
106BC – Pompey – Roman warrior.
1856 – Kate Wiggins – Author of Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, never read it, no pictures.
1902 – Ed Sullivan – TV Variety Show host, “We have a really big show for you tonight.”
1909 – Al Capp – Cartoonist Li’l Abner.
1925 – Arnold Stang – Actor and Comedian, was the voice of Top Cat.
1934 – Brigitte Bardot – French actress, what a kitten.
1938 – Ben E. King – Singer.
1948 – Phil Hartman – Comedian Saturday Night Live, shot dead by his wife.
1967 – Moon Unit Zappa – Rocker, when she has a kid she’ll probably call the kid Moon Rover.
WENT UP OR DOWN TODAY:
The heck with holidays today Professor Joey Z is going to fill your heads with knowledge of birthdays, deaths and events that occurred today September 28th.
HAPPY “B” DAY TO:
551BC – Confucius – The man who says.
106BC – Pompey – Roman warrior.
1856 – Kate Wiggins – Author of Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, never read it, no pictures.
1902 – Ed Sullivan – TV Variety Show host, “We have a really big show for you tonight.”
1909 – Al Capp – Cartoonist Li’l Abner.
1925 – Arnold Stang – Actor and Comedian, was the voice of Top Cat.
1934 – Brigitte Bardot – French actress, what a kitten.
1938 – Ben E. King – Singer.
1948 – Phil Hartman – Comedian Saturday Night Live, shot dead by his wife.
1967 – Moon Unit Zappa – Rocker, when she has a kid she’ll probably call the kid Moon Rover.
WENT UP OR DOWN TODAY:
1953 – Edwin P. Hubble – Astronomer, designed telescopes.
1957 – Albert Ascoli – Developed anti-tuberculosis vaccine.
1964 – Harpo Marx – One of the great Marx Brothers HONK HONK.
1957 – Albert Ascoli – Developed anti-tuberculosis vaccine.
1964 – Harpo Marx – One of the great Marx Brothers HONK HONK.
STUFF THAT HAPPENED:
1542 – Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo discovers California.
1781 – Battle of Yorktown begins last battle of the Revolutionary War.
1914 – German troops move into Belgium World War I.
1919 – Fastest Major League Baseball game – 51 minutes Giants beat Phillies.
1922 – Mussolini marches on Rome. II Duce starts his reign.
1941 – Ted Williams gets 6 hits on the last day of the season assures his batting average of .400.
1959 – Explorer VI reveals an intense radiation belt around the Earth. Could it perhaps been the start of global warming?
1961 – Syria withdraws from the United Arab Republic says the other Arab states are not buying enough of their CousCous.
1981 – Racist Joseph Paul Franklin sentenced to life imprisonment for killing 2 black joggers in Salt Lake City. Remember Speakies it’s not nice to be a racist.
1982 – 1st report of a death from cyanide laced Tylenol capsules.
Well that’s enough wisdom for your grey matter today. Have a great day and remember impress those little ones with the knowledge you just gained.
1542 – Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo discovers California.
1781 – Battle of Yorktown begins last battle of the Revolutionary War.
1914 – German troops move into Belgium World War I.
1919 – Fastest Major League Baseball game – 51 minutes Giants beat Phillies.
1922 – Mussolini marches on Rome. II Duce starts his reign.
1941 – Ted Williams gets 6 hits on the last day of the season assures his batting average of .400.
1959 – Explorer VI reveals an intense radiation belt around the Earth. Could it perhaps been the start of global warming?
1961 – Syria withdraws from the United Arab Republic says the other Arab states are not buying enough of their CousCous.
1981 – Racist Joseph Paul Franklin sentenced to life imprisonment for killing 2 black joggers in Salt Lake City. Remember Speakies it’s not nice to be a racist.
1982 – 1st report of a death from cyanide laced Tylenol capsules.
Well that’s enough wisdom for your grey matter today. Have a great day and remember impress those little ones with the knowledge you just gained.
2 comments:
Hi Joe:)
My Dad saw Ted Williams when he played against the A's in Philly a few times back in the day:)
My thrill was meeting Richie Ashburn at a card show when my boys were young. Nice guy all the way around.
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