Almanac of Absurdities for Sept. 30 2010

On this day in 1791, Mozart’s last opera “The Magic Flute” opens in Vienna. In 1888 on this day, Prostitutes Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes are found dead in London’s Whitechapel District, the work of Jack The Ripper. In 1955, 24 year old actor James Dean, driving a Porsche 550 Spyder, fatally collides with a car driven by a Cal Poly student near Paso Robles, CA.

Almanac of Absurdities for September 29, 2010

On this date in the year 1650, Henry Robinson opened his “Office of Addresses and Encounters” on Threadneedle Street in London. It is the first documented ‘dating service’ found in history. On this day in 1966, Chevrolet introduced its answer to the Ford Mustang. They almost called it the “Panther” but finally settled on “Camaro.”

Almanac of Absurdities for 9/28/10

On this date in 1066, French armies under the command of William of Normandy invade the British Isles, and the Norman Conquest begins. William becomes the first Plantagenent King. It’s the birthday of the ACTUAL Nicolas Flamel, the French Alchemist was born in 1330. Also birthdays of Confucius and Hilary Duff.

Almanac of Absurdities for 9/27/10

On this day in 1905, a Scientific Journal published a paper by one Albert Einstein, called "Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content?" introducing the fateful equation E=MC squared. Most people still have no idea what it means, but they all agree it’s very important. We can all agree that it being Don Cornelius’ birthday is important too. Peace, Love, Soul.

Almanac of Absurdities, 9/26/10

On this day in 1580, Captain Sir Francis Drake completed his circumnavigation of the world, the first by English Ships. Jack LaLanne is 96 years old today and in better shape than me, and probably you. T.S Eliot, George Gershwin and Brian Ferry of Roxy Music all have birthdays today as well.

Almanac of Absurdities for September 25th 2010

On this day in 1789 the US Congress ratified the first amendments to the US Constitution-The Bill Of Rights. An important day. Also on this day in 1513, Spanish Explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa “Discovered” the Pacific Ocean, a place where already, millions of people were living-up till then-free of European Colonial Influence. Mark Hamill’s & Shel Silverstein’s Birthday.

Almanac of Absurdities for 9/24/10

On this day in 1957, President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent the 101st Airborne into Little Rock Arkansas to enforce his order to desegregate the schools, an act of moral courage and strength for which he is too rarely credited. Birthdays for Sir Arthur Guinness...yes THAT Guinness...F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jim Henson, Kevin Sorbo and the Honda Motor Company. And apparently it's National Punctuation Day.