Hey happy Ice cream sandwich, Ice cream soda day. Now you have no excuse to go out and enjoy a cold one. Especially here in Mil-town. It is hot. People born on this day are:
Frederic Bartholdi(1834, sculpted the Statue of Liberty)
Carrol O'Connor(1924)
Peter O'Toole(1932)
Wes Craven(1939)
On this day:
The first roller skate rink was built in London(1375)
Firsts mailboxes were installed in Boston & New York.(1858)
Barbed wire was patented(1887, by Chester Hodge)
First Lincoln penny issued(1909)
Eight Whitesox players acquitted of throwing 1919 World Series
Uruguay wins first World Cup in soccer(1930)
Experimental yellow baseballs used in game with Dodgers and Cardinals(1938)
"Peanuts" Comic strip first to be used in newspapers(1984)
Jackie Joyner wins the heptathlon two Olympics in a row(1992)
Tommorrow brings more factoids.
1 comment:
Thanks for the ice cream sandwiches tonight babe! Mmmmm, I'm glad that it's your "Birthday month". :)
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