Wednesdays Back in the Day Events 178 years ago . . . In 1836, SAMUEL COLT manufactured his first pistol, the .34 caliber Texas model. 146 years ago . . . In 1868, in Birmingham, England, C. H. Gould patented the STAPLER. (Milton from Office Space believes you have his.) 80 years ago . . . In 1934, the FIRST MOTHER-IN-LAWS DAY was celebrated in Amarillo, Texas. 61 years ago . . . In 1953, Science Digest magazine hit newsstands with an article called Why Stalin May Live to Be 100. JOSEPH STALIN died the same day . . . at age 73. 54 years ago . . . In 1960, Sergeant ELVIS PRESLEY was discharged from the U.S. Army after two years of serving his country. 51 years ago . . . In 1963, the great PATSY CLINE died in a plane crash near Camden, Tennessee. 51 years ago . . . In 1963, ARTHUR SPUD MELIN, the co-founder of Wham-O, patented the HULA-HOOP! (25 MILLION Hula-Hoops were sold in the first four months of production . . . and they were BANNED from the streets of Japan . . . for causing traffic accidents.) (True!) (For an alternate . . . and FICTIONAL . . . history of the Hula-Hoop, check out The Hudsucker Proxy . . . a 1994 Cohen Brothers flick starring Tim Robbins, Paul Newman, Jennifer Jason Leigh and THE UNSTOPPABLE BRUCE CAMPBELL!) 41 years ago. . . In 1973, professional baseballs first-ever WIFE-SWAPPING ensued, when New York Yankees Mike Kekich and Fritz Peterson announced that theyd traded wives during the off-season! Unfortunately, they werent cool . . . they were just in love with each others wumpties. 33 years ago. . . In 1982, JOHN BELUSHI was found dead in his hotel room at the age of 33. The cause of death was a drug overdose from a speedball . . . a lethal injection of cocaine and heroin. Idiot. 25 years ago. . . In 1989, KEVIN KLINE married the gorgeous PHOEBE CATES. She later retired from acting to be a full-time MILF. I miss you, Phoebe! 21 years ago. . . In 1993, former Washington, D.C., mayorMARION BARRY apparently loved crack more than marriage. His neglected wife Effi filed for divorce. 17 years ago. . . In 1997, for some reason, The Jenny Mccarthy Show debuted on MTV. Busting her hump all these years really paid off. Now she has a cake job as one of the yentas on The View. 15 years ago. . . In 1999, CRUEL INTENTIONS was released . . . featuring a very naughty girl-on-girl kiss between SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR and SELMA BLAIR. 10 years ago. . . In 2004, MARTHA STEWART was found guilty of obstruction of justice . . . stemming from her December 2001 sale of her biotech stock IMCLONE. SHE went to prison. And yet none of the scumbags who destroyed our economy were even charged with anything. Nine years ago. . . In 2005, NICK CARTER GOT ARRESTED FOR DUI.
Posted on: Wed, 05 Mar 2014 07:26:33 +0000
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