Almanac of Absurdities for August 17, 2010

On this date in 1579, one Duke Francois Van Anjou arrived for his ill fated visit to London in an attempt to Woo Queen Elizabeth I. There are lots of after-the-fact stories about what went wrong…I’m not sure she actually caught him wearing a dress…but one way or another, it didn’t take. Birthdays include Mae West, Davy Crockett and Robert DiNiro. It’s National Thrift Shop Day.