On this day...

... in 1066, William the Conqueror landed in England and the Norman Invasion began.
... in various years, Ted Williams, a baseball player, did a lot of stuff.  I'm not big on the sports ones.
... in 1901, Ed Sullivan was born.
... in 1925, Seymour Cray (one of the creators of the supercomputer) was born.
... in 1982, MIKE WAS BORN!!!!

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On this day...

... in 1942, Glen Miller made his last performance.
... in 1964, the Warren Commission released their report that said that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in killing President Kennedy.
... in 1722, Samuel Adams (yes, as in the beer...also as in the director of the Boston Tea Party) was born.
... in 1956, MY UNCLE RUSSELL WAS BORN!!!!

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On this day...

... in 1513, the first Europeans saw the Pacific Ocean for the first time.
... in 1690, the first issue of an any newspaper in the American colonies was published (and was immediately suppressed by the government).
... in 1957, nine black students entered Central High School in Little Rock with the protection of the National Guard.
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Okay...for some reason, after having spent more money than I could possibly earn on new books (that continue to pile up each month unread and yet I continue to go buy new books), I -- on purpose -- went down to the basement and flung boxes around until I found the one filled with crappy old novels that I've read half a dozen times and aren't ( Read more... )

1. One book that changed your life.

"Time Enough for Love" by Robert A. Heinlein.  The Dora story kicked my ass.

2. One book you've read more than once.

Oh, sheesh.  Half my library.  The one I've read the most is probably "Outlander" by Diana Gabaldon.  LOVE the "Jamie books" as I call them.

3. One book you'd want on a desert island.

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On this day...

... in 1846, Neptune was discovered.
... in 1939, Sigmund Freud died.
... in 1642, Harvard held it's first commencement (graduation, y'all).
... in 1949, Bruce Springsteen was born (in the 40s?!)
... in 1930, Ray Charles was born.

On this day in my life, I don't know what to do.  This is the first weekend in the last...I don't know how ( Read more... )

I have that Rascal Flatts song stuck in my head.  Not that it's bad.  Very uplifting lyrics...

"So while this storm is breaking
While there's light at the end of the tunnel
Keep running towards it
Releasing the pressure, that's my heartache
Soon this dam will break "

I just wish the whole song would run through and not just the chorus.

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The horoscopes were awful.  Really awful.  MSN Astrocenter (or whatever it's called) should get a new day job.

New for the daily(-ish) updates will be...drumroll, please...ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY!!!!  More interesting, at least, gotta tell you.

So, right.  Let's get on with it.

On this day...

... in 1937, The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien was first ( Read more... )

Horoscope:

There are two different sides to your personality, Casey. On one side, you feel free to express your sexual cravings, and on the other, you try to restrain them. You feel that you need to revitalize this energy to be in complete harmony with the world around you. Today, things will become clearer to you.

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