February 10th in History

Michael Dobson | February 10

Queen Victoria marries Albert, Francis Gary Powers is released, and Deep Blue beats Gary Kasparov. Boris Pasternak, Jimmy Durante. and Lon Chaney Jr., are born; Arthur Miller and Shirley Temple die. Happy Fenkil Day!

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August 30th in History

Michael Dobson | August 30

Tokugawa Ieyasu and Douglas MacArthur take control of Japan! Mary Shelley, Huey Long, Ted Williams, Johnny Mann, Warren Buffett, R. Crumb, and Cameron Diaz are born; Max Factor, Vera-Ellen, Charles Bronson, and Killer Kowalski die. Happy Whale Shark Day!

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August 31st in History

Michael Dobson | August 31

Zeppelin patents the Zeppelin and Jack the Ripper makes his first confirmed kill. Caligula, Maria Montessori, Arthur Godfrey, and Eldridge Cleaver are born; the empress Theodora, King Henry V, Princess Diana, Lionel Hampton, and David Frost die. Happy World Daffodil Day!

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