Red_Dragon wrote: 
et tu

 meower wrote: 
only my hair dresser knows...

 meower wrote: 
Brutal

 oldviolin wrote: 

antony?

 Red_Dragon wrote: 
bet that's going to leave a mark...

44 BC - Julius Caesar is stabbed to death

1965 First U.S. combat troops arrived in Vietnam

 

 

 

 black321 wrote: 

On this day (or, more correctly....+2....approximately) in 1349, in the midst of the
infamous Black Plague epidemic, the forces of government, science and academia
came together with a plan to save the people. As you recall from earlier episodes, the
Black Plague had spread from the eastern Mediterranean throughout most of Europe
killing millions over the preceding three years. People searched everywhere for the
source of the plague...a heavenly curse; a burden of immigrants; the result of spices in
the food. It was tough to figure however, since whenever they held a conference
either the host area caught the plague or the visitors did...so...not too many
conferences.
Then in the six months preceding this date the death rate leveled off…..or seemed to.
So in castles and universities and town halls across Europe, great minds pondered the
cause of the plague. And they came pretty close. The collective
governmental/academic wisdom was that the source of the Black Plague was fleas -
(absolutely correct).
So the word went out from town to town across Europe - to stop the plague - kill the
fleas - by killing all the dogs. And immediately the slaughter of all dogs began.
But like lots of well intentioned governmental/academic ideas it was somewhat wide
of the mark…..and had unexpected consequences. The cause was fleas alright but not
dog fleas...it was rat fleas. And in the 1300's what was the most effective way to
hold down the rat population...you guessed it - dogs. So by suggesting that
townsfolk kill their dogs, the wise authorities had unwittingly allowed the rat
population to flourish and thus a new vicious rash and global outbreak of Black
Plague began. Before it was over, three years later, nearly 1 out of 3 people in the
world had died of the plague.
(Historic footnote...Published sources say that with so many people dying, millions of
estates had to be settled - result...the fallout of the plague was a huge growth
in.....the number of.....you guessed it…..lawyers.)
(Historic Note II…All that property shuffling also transformed how we deal with
property and real estate. Recall – the word – "mortgage" comes from the French and
means "death contract".)

1921: Alan Hale, Jr. born.
 

1912: the Oreo cookie is introduced by Nabisco

In 1982, comedian John Belushi was found dead of a drug overdose in a rented bungalow in Hollywood; he was 33.

1770 - The Boston Massacre

 Antigone wrote: 
I wonder how many women were brave enough to take the step of remaining single throughout their lives, because they did not want the drudgery of marriage.

On this day in 1839, Charlotte Brontë wrote to the Reverend Henry Nussey, declining marriage. The 23-year-old Brontë told him that he would find her "romantic and eccentric" and not practical enough to be a clergyman's wife. Rather than marry, Brontë struggled as a teacher and governess to help support her brother Branwell's literary aspirations. In the end, Branwell's excesses destroyed him; his sisters, though, all became literary figures.

You guys are cracking me UP!

 meower wrote: 
WoooHooo, joyous day!

 MsJudi wrote: 
Happy Birfday BHD!

 meower wrote: 

BHD was born!!!
  HBD BHD!