Category: other stuff

First men on the moon: July 20, 1969

I remember watching the first moon walk in my parents’ bedroom on their black and white TV.  A great film composed primarily of NASA footage is Al Reinert’s For Al Mankind,

World Emoji Day: July 17

from Peter the Anteater, mascot of University of California, Irvine:

 

National French Fry Day: July 13th

Sorry to be late posting about this important holiday.

If you’re ever in Baltimore, there’s an excellent restaurant featuring French fries, The Local Fry

The photo at the top is of The Local Fry fries called The Local Fry.

The latest in celebrity mugshots

The Smoking Gun has lots of them.

Hamilton-Burr duel: July 11, 1804

Burr is buried in the Princeton Cemetery

Others there include author John O’Hara, pollster George Gallup, and president Grover Cleveland.  I have include a picture of Burr’s grave.

National Ice Cream Month

The Bobbitts – 25 years ago

It’s been 25 years since the Bobbitts.  Hard to believe.  If you are too young to remember this, read this incredible true story that captivated the country.

A great joke from back then:

Q: What did Jeffrey Dahmer say to Lorena Bobbitt?

A: Are you going to eat that?

Don’t forget Flint

update:

update 7/12