In todays KALW Almanac, the Grateful Dead play a concert at the Pyramids in Giza, Egypt (1978), the Montreal Protocol is signed (1987) and Exxon Corporation was ordered by federal jury to pay $5 billion in punitive damages to the people harmed by the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill (1994). September 16 is National POW/MIA Recognition Day, Step Family Day, National Cinnamon Raisin Bread Day, National Collect Rocks Day, National Play-Doh Day, Trail Of tears Commemoration Day, Wrinkled Raincoat Day, Guacamole Day, Get Ready Day and Working Parents Day. Its also the birthday of B B King, Lauren Bacall and SNLs Molly Shannon.
Posted on: Tue, 16 Sep 2014 13:47:30 +0000