Monday, December 13, 2010
Almanac of Absurdities 12/13
On this date in 1577, Sir Francis Drake left Plymouth England with a group of several ships carrying letters of marque signed by Elizabeth I allowing him to attack Spanish Shipping off the pacific coast of the Americas. Astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmidt leave the last human footprints on the moon so far on this date in 1972. Birthdays: Dick Van Dyke, Jeff “Skunk” Baxter.
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