Almanac of Absurdities for 9/14/10

On this date in 1927, famed dancer Isadora Duncan perished when her trademark long scarf got caught on the wheel of her convertible and strangled her...something that all convertible owners think about to this very day. It's Walter Koenig's Birthday: Mr. Checkov, and the sinister Mr. Bester from the PsyCorps is a remarkable 74, and Wendy Thomas was born on this date in 1961. Her father named a chain of Hamburger Stands after her...Wendy's.