Sunday, January 29, 2012

January 29 - Pirate-in-training

Pirate-in-training


Now he needs a parrot, and a cutlass...



This Day In History
1819
Stamford Raffles lands on the island of Singapore.
1845
Edgar Allen Poe's "Raven" first published in New York City
1856
Queen Victoria institutes the Victoria Cross.
1861
Kansas is admitted as the 34th U.S. state.
1886
Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile.
1907
Charles Curtis of Kansas becomes the first Native American U.S. Senator.
1936
The first inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame are announced.
1963
The first inductees into the Pro Football Hall of Fame are announced.

Famous Birthdays
1737
Thomas Paine, English-born American patriot (d. 1809)
1756
Henry Lee III, American General (d. 1818)
1801
Horatia Nelson, daughter of Emma Hamilton and Horatio Nelson (d. 1881)
1860
Anton Chekhov, Russian writer (d. 1904)
1880
W. C. Fields, American actor (d. 1946)
1913
Victor Mature, American actor (d. 1999)
1943
Rosemary Wells, American childrens' author (Max & Ruby)
1945
Tom Selleck, American actor, screenwriter and film producer
1952
Tommy Ramone, Hungarian-born musician and record producer (The Ramones)
1960
Greg Louganis, American diver

1 comment:

  1. Is that one of those wooden knives that comes with the velcro-fruit-and-vegetables? Liam had one of those sets, and I remember his twin cousins did as well (which is actually where I got the idea of them). To tell the truth, I loved playing with them too -- they made such a satisfying crunchy sound when you sliced them!

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