On July 4th

Today, we commemorate America’s Declaration of Independence from Britain over two centuries ago. Many of us, as Homer Simpson so proudly proclaimed, will spend today celebrating America by blowing up a small part of it. I’m reminded today of something I encountered last year, people in lawn chairs along the interstate to view fireworks. InContinue reading “On July 4th”

More Things That Happened on My Birthday

After using Wikipedia to research the doings on my birthday, today I’ve decided to use Today in Baseball History to do the same. 🙂 Events 1947 – The Dodgers win 4-2 over the Pirates as Jackie Robinson swipes home for the first of 19 times in his career. 1955 – Washington rookie infielder Harmon KillebrewContinue reading “More Things That Happened on My Birthday”

On Things That Happened on My Birthday

Since I’ve seen this on a number of friends’ webpages, I thought I too could list a number of interesting things that happened on my birthday, the 24th of June. 🙂 Courtesy of Wikipedia: Events 1314 – End of the Battle of Bannockburn. Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce defeat Edward II of England.Continue reading “On Things That Happened on My Birthday”