Highlights of this day in history: Nathan Hale hanged in the American Revolution; Iraq invades Iran; President Gerald Ford faces a second assassination attempt in weeks; 'Fiddler on the Roof' hits Broadway; Songwriter Irving Berlin dies.
Other notable September 22nd events include:
1692 – Last people hanged for witchcraft in the United States.
1734 - Helen Thomas is born (Just kidding).
1789 – The position of United States Postmaster General is established.
1888 – The first issue of National Geographic Magazine is published.
1893 – The first American-made automobile, built by the Duryea Brothers, is displayed.
1927 – Jack Dempsey loses the "Long Count" boxing match to Gene Tunney. (I can already hear DesertSage...)
1951 – The first live sporting event seen coast-to-coast in the United States, a college football game between Duke and the University of Pittsburgh, is televised on NBC.
1955 – In Britain, the television channel ITV goes live for the first time.
1991 – The Dead Sea Scrolls are made available to the public for the first time by the Huntington Library.
First issue of National Geographic goes for about $4000....
ReplyDeleteHow much can I get for my signed Brett Favre SI retirement issue, do you suppose? Think I might get cover price? LOL
ReplyDelete1734 - Helen Thomas is born (Just kidding).
ReplyDeleteYou bad boy, Pi Guy. Hahahahaha!
"1734 - Helen Thomas is born (Just kidding)."
ReplyDeleteyes everybody knows she was born in 1573
heh
"1734 - Helen Thomas is born (Just kidding)."
ReplyDeleteyes everybody knows she was born in 1573
heh
I have it on good authority that she was the one that hid the dead sea scrolls in the first place. :)
May 3, 1789, Helen Thomas asks the first question at the first presidential press conference.
ReplyDeleteHow on earth is Matt Millen a football analyst?
ReplyDeleteHis football wisdom compiled the worst 5 year win-loss record in NFL history as well as the only 0-16 team in NFL history.
Nighty nighty C2ers. See you all on the 'morrow
ReplyDeleteMay 3, 1789, Helen Thomas asks the first question at the first presidential press conference.
ReplyDeleteSeptember 21, 2009 8:26 PM
About 'Palestine', right?
Good night, ETR!
ReplyDeleteCorrespondence Committee said...
ReplyDelete1734 - Helen Thomas is born (Just kidding).
You bad boy, Pi Guy. Hahahahaha!
Actually, that's Running Bare's joke.
His football wisdom compiled the worst 5 year win-loss record in NFL history as well as the only 0-16 team in NFL history.
ReplyDeleteTalent, Shug. Pure talent.
P/G, I'm sitting here with him (working together to finish things up) and I busted out laughing when I saw that. I read it to him.
ReplyDeleteHe's proud of you, like a son. LOL
This Helen Thomas?
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKCVfBlU_bQ
Goodnight everybody.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the warm welcome.
This is a good scene
G'nite, Shug!
ReplyDeleteIt is so nice to see you!
Correspondence Committee said...
ReplyDeleteP/G, I'm sitting here with him (working together to finish things up) and I busted out laughing when I saw that. I read it to him.
He's proud of you, like a son. LOL
If you like that, wait until you see the fictional entry I put in tomorrow's post! It's got music and dancing!
;)
The answer to one of those enduring questions.
ReplyDeleteHow many cannibals could my body feed?
I could be a buffet for 10!
I love a good running gag! :)
ReplyDeleteBTW....I always though Jack Dempsey lost that fight to Helen Thomas?
ReplyDeleteDesertSage said...
ReplyDeleteI love a good running gag! :)
So do I. We need to start a good running gag on here. So far, we haven't had one.
;
)
DesertSage said...
BTW....I always though Jack Dempsey lost that fight to Helen Thomas?
That's why I started linking to wikipedia articles about the history - so you can find out the real story!
I used to date a girl who worked at the Huntington Library.
ReplyDeleteHey y'all - this is realwest, again. Damn TypePad keeps giving me a number, instead of using my name; I can't wait to move!
ReplyDeleteSO how is everyone doing this evening?
Doing great, realwest. How's your tooth thingy?
ReplyDeleteDesertSage said...
ReplyDeleteI used to date a girl who worked at the Huntington Library.
When I was still in high school, every night I'd date a different girl.
Well, it was the same girl. She was just . . . different.
Hey y'all - this is realwest, again. Damn TypePad keeps giving me a number, instead of using my name; I can't wait to move!
SO how is everyone doing this evening?
Evening, realwest! You are number 6.
Hey CC - well my tooth thingy is still somewhat painful, but, since I am seeing the dentist tomorrow morning, it has, naturally, subsided somewhat for now!
ReplyDeleteHopefully it'll stay that way so I can get a great night's sleep.
How are y'all doing tonight?
BTW, did anyone announce the score of the Colts Dolphins yet?
27-23 Colts!
ReplyDeleteWe had a little game going in the Pub - tark picked 28-24 Colts, and won a plate of virtual nachos. : )
Hi Pi Guy! Nope - I are actually the one and only http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iaR3WO71j4&feature=related
ReplyDeleteHey CC - tark won a plate of virtual nachos?
ReplyDeleteBoy I'll bet that satisfied his hunger! LOL!
Gee, wouldn't it be great if we could serve real food - ya know,call a delivery place near where the winner of a competition lives?
Ah, nuts, nevermind - ain't no delivery places near where I live.
And that would cost REAL dollars - you know, the kind we'll all be pushing wheelbarrows full of around town in another couple of years!
Nevermind, I suspsect that my pain pills are doing a mite better job than I suspected!
LOL realwest, you're fun when you're on the pain meds!
ReplyDeleteIran welcomes nixing of defense shield
ReplyDeleteIran on Monday welcomed Washington's decision to cancel plans to deploy an anti-ballistic missile system in Eastern Europe.
"The Islamic Republic of Iran welcomes any act that causes a reduction in the conventional arms race," Hassan Qashqavi, spokesman for the Iranian foreign ministry, was quoted as saying by Iranian PressTV news agency.
According to the report, Qahqavi rejected the claim that the system was meant to face an Iranian missile threat, calling it a baseless political claim.
"Such analyses have no realistic or evidential basis, for, from the beginning, adopting the claim of a missile threat from the Islamic Republic of Iran was an opportunistic and domination-seeking US scam with political aims. Now, with the passage of time, more aspects of the truth of this act have been established," he reportedly said.
/Iran &hearts Obama!
CC - now THAT'S AN ARROW THROUGH MY HEART! - there was a time in my life when I was fun without pain pills. Or booze or any, ah, illegal substances. Now I've gotten older, sober and am fun only when taking pain pills!
ReplyDeleteSheeesh.
;')
Hey Realwest... what does an 80 year-old woman taste like?
ReplyDeleteDepends.
Thank you, I'll be here all week.
Going Dark ...
ReplyDeleteThe world is fucking swirling right now ... where is it going to end ... I swear I cannot figure this crap out ... something has got to give ... one way or another ...
Hey eatitorwearit - how are you tonight?! Great link, loved this pc inspired drivel at the end of it "The US announced the abandonment of the ABM system in Poland and the Czech Republic last week, a step welcomed by Russia and many Poles and Czechs."
ReplyDeleteYeah, Polish and Czech POLITICIANS who oppose the current governments and want to take over the government welcomed it as a way to enhance their way to getting elected.
However most Poles and Czech's I've heard on Fox news called it a dagger in the backs of Poland and Czech. There are times when I think Obama really IS trying to piss off our allies.
zigzaggingthroughghostland said...
ReplyDeleteThe world is fucking swirling right now ... where is it going to end ... I swear I cannot figure this crap out ... something has got to give ... one way or another ...
Speaking of things swirling, and that you can't quite figure out...
Hey Running Bare - aren't you supposed to add "Don't forget to tip your waitpersons folks, after all, they gotta make a living that Obama can tax too!
ReplyDelete:)
Geez, these pain pills do more than make me funny, I miswrote the coded words TWICE to post this comment!
Hey Pi Guy - THAT convinced me, it's time to go to bed NOW.
ReplyDeleteHope y'all have a great evening/early morning and that I get to see you all down the road.
Good night, all.
I like you with or without the meds, realwest. : )
ReplyDeleteGood night.
Bare, you are a bad, bad man.
ReplyDeleteI know everyone is wondering how someone as sweet and innocent as I am became friends with you.
[COUGH.]
Pi Guy ... that made me laugh ... thank you for taking me off the ledge ... sometimes I just lose faith ... frustration gets the better of me .. so for you and the people who keep me thinking that it will be okay ... it is hard to lose friends ... no matter where they come from ...
ReplyDeleteLed Zepp
Take care of yourself, realwest!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the nachos!
ReplyDeleteI like this conversation:
ReplyDeleteTJIC: Did you read my blog post about Carter saying that he was going to tell the truth about UFOs?
NZC: I did. Also, Bill Clinton said the same…and he didn’t report anything.
TJIC: Really?
NZC: Yes. And that, to me, is conclusive evidence that we’ve got live aliens.
TJIC: He probably banged one.
NZC: One ?!?!?
You were so close, tark! Very good!
ReplyDelete(Wish we could give you a real prize, but nachos are a real pain to email.)
That's alright. I could go for actual nachos though.
ReplyDeleteOh, Dear: "Lebanon's Madoff" Makes Off With $500 Million in Savings; Embarrasses Hezballah
ReplyDeleteAce comments:
A "pious" godly man who supports a murderous terrorist organization?
Who could have imagined there'd be some duplicity involved here?
Nobody here but us chickens!
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