September 21st in History
Benedict Arnold gives the British plans for West Point, The Hobbit is published, and the first lucha libre match is held! H.G. Wells, Max Immelmann, Chuck Jones, Leonard Cohen, Fannie Flagg, Stephen King, and Bill Murray are born; Virgil, Sir Walter Scott, Walter Brennan, and Jacqueline Susann die. Happy Victory Over the Golden Horde in the Battle of Kulikovo Day!
Read MoreJuly 31st in History
The Spanish Armada is sighted! William Quantrill, Milton Friedman, Wesley Snipes, and J. K. Rowling are born; Liszt, Saint-Exupery, and Gore Vidal die. It's Black Tot Day, marking the Royal Navy's elimination of the rum ration.
Read MoreAugust 1st in History
Harriett Quimby gets her wings! In other news, Joseph Priestley discovers oxygen and shredded wheat is patented. Claudius, Francis Scott Key, Herman Melville, and Jerry Garcia are born; Marc Antony and Calamity Jane die. Happy Lughnasadh!
August 2nd in History
PT-109 sinks! In other news, the positron is discovered, Hitler becomes Fuhrer, Einstein and Szilard ask FDR to build the Bomb, and Iran invades Kuwait. Myrna Loy and Kevin Smith are born; Wild Bill Hickok, Caruso, and Shari Lewis die. Happy Day of Azerbaijani Cinema!
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