Monthly Archives: January 2020

January 11, 1770

Posted on January 11, 2020 by Joel Byers

On January 11, 1770, the first shipment of rhubarb was sent to the United States from London, England. The English had obviously decided that the Americans weren’t suffering enough being a colony and needed to be forced to eat a plant that couldn’t even be made into a tasty pie. It does not taste like … Continue reading →

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January 10, 49 BCE

Posted on January 10, 2020 by Joel Byers

On January 10, 49 BCE, Julius Caesar defied the Roman Senate and crossed the Rubicon River with his troops. He is said to have uttered “alea iacta est” which means “the die is cast” and signaled the start of the Roman civil war which he won by defeating all of his opponents by 45 BCE. … Continue reading →

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January 9. 1902

Posted on January 9, 2020 by Joel Byers

On January 9, 1902, New York state assemblyman Francis G. Landon introduced a bill that would outlaw flirting in public. On January 8, 1902 he previously introduced and had passed a bill that outlawed “looking at women in that certain way”. The flirting bill didn’t pass, but one does wonder what happened in Francis Landon’s … Continue reading →

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January 8, 1902

Posted on January 8, 2020 by Joel Byers

On January 8, 1902, the state of New York passed a law that criminalized the act of men turning around on a street and “looking at a woman in that way.” Assemblyman Francis G. Landon, the lawmaker who championed the bill, also put in penalties for offenders. First time offenders would be fined $25. Repeat … Continue reading →

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January 7, 1904

Posted on January 7, 2020 by Joel Byers

On January 7, 1904, the distress signal “CQD” was established for Morse code and the wireless radio. Two years later the distress signal was changed to “SOS”. Why? It was claimed that SOS was faster and easier to send. That was true. Also, you could make a funny saying with the letters, like “Same Old … Continue reading →

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January 6, 1912

Posted on January 6, 2020 by Joel Byers

On January 6, 1912, New Mexico became the 47th state in the United States. In 2017, after Trump was elected President, he stated that he would build a wall along the Old Mexico border. Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Oklahoma and Texas all suggested that he try a testcase first with New Mexico. If he could succeed … Continue reading →

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January 5, 2005

Posted on January 5, 2020 by Joel Byers

On January 5, 2005, a team of astronomers discovered the largest known dwarf planet in the solar system, Eris. The astronomers, Michael Brown, Chad Trujillo and David Rabinowitz even estimated that it was more massive than the planet Pluto. When Pluto heard the news, it gasped in fear, as though a goose had walked over … Continue reading →

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January 4, 1884

Posted on January 4, 2020 by Joel Byers

On January 4, 1884 the last sighting of an eastern cougar was made in Ontario, Canadia. The next sighting would not be made until May 16, 1983, when Mrs. Sofia Dellarucci’s divorce was finalized and she started going to the Gold’s Gym in Paterson, New Jersey.

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January 3, 1947

Posted on January 3, 2020 by Joel Byers

On January 3, 1947, Al Herrin of Trenton, New Jersey died at the age of 92. He ‘claimed’ that he had not slept at all during his life. Also, there are people called Breatharians who claim that they survive on sunlight and air and don’t need to eat and only drink water. They’re also liars.

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January 2, 1872

Posted on January 2, 2020 by Joel Byers

On January 2, 1872, Brigham Young, the 71 year old leader of the Mormon Church was arrested for bigamy. He had 25 wives. Some of them hadn’t even been taken out of their original packaging and were still in mint condition.

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