Dobson’s Improbable History for October 3, 2013 On this day in history, Vercingetorix surrenders to Caesar (52 BCE), Mark Anthony and Octavian defeat Brutus and Cassius (42 BCE), the Bloomingdales open a store (1872 CE), the V-2 is launched into space (1942 CE), baseball’s “Shot Heard ‘Round the World” gives the NL pennant to the Giants (1951 CE), the Mickey Mouse Club (1955 CE) and the Dick Van Dyke Show (1961 CE) premier, Wally Schirra makes nine orbits (1962 CE), buffalo wings go on sale (1964 CE), East Germany ceases to exist (1990 CE), and O. J. Simpson is acquitted of murder (1995 CE). It’s the birthday of fake Asian Warner Oland, couldn’t go home again Thomas Wolfe, veterinarian James Herriot, Mad man Harvey Kurtzman, author Gore Vidal, uncurable Eddie Cochran, twisted Chubby Checker, Fleetwood guitarist Lindsey Buckingham, crüeman Tommy Lee, and wild thing Neve Campbell. RIP to first nobleman hanged, drawn, and quartered Dafydd ap Gruffyd; shy Pilgrim Myles Standish, Sauk war leader Black Hawk, painter Rembrandt Peale, dust bowl troubadour Woodie Guthrie, actor Roddy McDowell, Sony founder盛田 昭夫 (Akio Morita), and shower screamer Janet Leigh. Happy개천절 (Gaecheonjeol), everybody! improbhistory.blogspot/2013/10/october-3-in-history.html
Posted on: Thu, 03 Oct 2013 09:36:51 +0000
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