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Monthly Archives: May 2019
May 31, 1995
On May 31, 1995, Kansas Senator and past and future, Presidential Wannabe, Bob Dole singled out and criticized Time Warner for the ‘marketing of evil’ in movies and music. Dole later admitted that he hadn’t seen or heard much of what he’d been criticizing. To fully understand how much he really goofed, think about your … Continue reading
May 30, 1896
On May 30, 1896, the first automobile accident occurred in New York City. Automobilist Henry Wells of Springfield, Massachusetts struck cyclist Ebeling Thomas with his horseless carriage. Witnesses said that Wells appeared to lose control of his noisy contraption and began zigzagging along the road. This apparently confused Thomas, who rode straight into the path … Continue reading
Posted in 19th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged accidents, automobiles, bicycles, firsts, Massachusetts, New York, Springfield
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May 29, 1827
On May 29, 1827, the first nautical school opened in Nantucket, Maine, under the name of Admiral Sir Isaac Coffin’s Lancasterian School. Classes included “How to Talk Like a Pirate”, “Making Mysterious Comments While Drinking Grog in a Darkened Seaside Pub”, “Learning to Walk With a Peg-Leg”, “Parrot Care 101” and “Booty, the Maintenance and … Continue reading
Posted in 19th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged Booty, Maine, Nantucket, parrots, Peg-legs, pirates, school, secondary educations
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May 28, 1923
On May 28, 1923, US Attorney General Harry Daugherty declared that it was legal for women to wear trousers anywhere. He told the reporters that women could wear pants, here and there. They could wear them in a house. They could wear them with a mouse. He said that they could wear them in a … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged Dr. Seuss, Harry Daugherty, legal, US Attorney General, wearing pants, women
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May 27, 1998
On May 27, 1998, American actor, Charlie Sheen was admitted to a Los Angeles hospital for a drug overdose. It was later leaked that the hospital determined through medical testing that Mr. Sheen had cocaine, ecstasy, LSD, peyote, meth, marijuana, Rogaine, Viagra, tiger’s blood, powdered wizard’s scrotum, alcohol, caffeine, and nicotine in his blood. The … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged blood, Charlie Sheen, overdose, Ozzy Osbourne, tests, tiger's blood, wizard
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May 26, 1993
On May 26, 1993 in a baseball game, Cleveland Indians player, Carlos Martinez, hit a long fly-ball that should have been an easy out. Fortunately for him, Jose Canseco of the Texas Rangers was playing Left Field at that time. Canseco ran back to catch it, stumbled a little bit, and the crowd watched as … Continue reading
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Tagged Baseball, blooper, homerun, Jose Canseco
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May 25, 1721
On May 25, 1721, John Copson of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania became America’s first insurance agent. At that time, shipping was very important, so Copson offered insurance on ships and their cargo. He did have exemptions for shipwrecks caused by mermaids, kraken, and albino sperm-whales, although you could purchase a rider for the sperm-whales. He also refused … Continue reading
Posted in 18th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged eldritch, first, insurance, John Copson, mysterious islands, sperm whales, strange geometry, tentacles
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May 24, 1830
On May 24, 1830, the poem ‘Mary Had A Little Lamb” by Sarah Josepha Hale was first published. Unknown to most people, this was her second attempt to get this poem published. Editors kept rejecting her first rendition as being too dark. Below is the recently recovered first attempt, also titled, “Mary Had A Little … Continue reading
Posted in 19th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged Mary Had A Little Lamb, poems, Sarah Josepha Hale
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May 23, 1785
On May 23, 1785, US Founding Father and inventor Benjamin Franklin announced that he had invented bifocals, which were glasses that would allow a person to see both far away and up close. He also announced that for $18.99, he would sell to discerning customers an upgrade that would allow a person to see a … Continue reading
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Tagged Bad Boy Ben, Benjamin Franklin, bifocals, inventions
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May 22, 1892
On May 22, 1892, American dental surgeon and inventor of toothpaste, Dr. Washington Sheffield invented the collapsible toothpaste tube. And just so you know, Dr. Sheffield, the inventor of the toothpaste tube, quickly put to rest the question of ‘do you squeeze from the middle or do you squeeze from the end like a civilized … Continue reading