What happened on this day in History? Time Marches On! Let me give you a one paragraph rundown on today's significance throughout the entire vast panoply of Recorded events! Famines! Battles! Births! Catastrophes! Weird occurances! Imagine how much more wise you'll be when you make your daily visit! Unfortunately you're going to have to visit timemarcheson.wordpress.com, because I've moved the blog.
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Almanac of Absurdities 1/1
Lots today! 1788, first publication, Times of London; 1863, Emancipation Proclamation takes effect, 1890, first Rose Parade in Pasadena, 1939, William Hewlett and David Packard start a company, “Bill&Dave's”, well not really. 1954 first NTSC Coast to Coast Color television broadcast on NBC—The Rose Parade. Birthdays: The Internet, Frank Langella, J. Edgar Hoover.
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