Almanac of Absurdities for 10/14

A day laden with history: 1066, battle of Hastings goes in favor of the Normans, King Harold II killed, long live William the Conqueror. 1586 Mary Queen of Scots goes on trial for her life. 1867, end of the final Shogunate Government of Japan. 1947, Chuck Yaeger flies the X-1 “Glamorous Glennis” over Muroc Air Station, and breaks the sound barrier for the first time. 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis Begins. 1982, Ronald Reagan declares “War on Drugs”.