Meteor or Meteorite?

Curious Events Day             Fire Prevention Day

Leif Erikson Day               Moldy Cheese Day

In…

1992, a 28 pound meteorite struck an orange 1980 Chevrolet Malibu. Let me rephrase, it bore a hole in the car and the driveway beneath. Meteorite/car collisions has only happened (that we know of) twice before.

…1974, Oskar Schindler, German businessman who is generally known for saving the lives of 1,200 Jewish.

…1967, Che Guevara, socialist revolutionary, was executed by the army of Bolivia after having been captured the day before.

…1936, the Hoover Dam began transmitting electricity to LA.

…1888, Washington Monument was officially opened to the general public.

…1635, Roger Williams was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. With help from the local Indians, he founded Providence, Rhode Island promising no punishment for religious dissension and no Indian land confiscation.

…1547, author, Miguel de Cervantes was baptized.

Happy Birthday: Zachary Ty Bryan, Scott Bakula, Sharon Osbourne, Jackson Browne, John Lennon and Russell Myers. I think y’all know everyone on the list except maybe Russell Myers who created the cartoon Broom Hilda, I remember her, she was funny.