March 15 - Walkies

Walkies

You can't see them, but there are fire trucks on W's new sneakers.

This Day In History

1545

First meeting of the Council of Trent.

1783

In an emotional speech in Newburgh, New York, George Washington asks his officers not to support the Newburgh Conspiracy. The plea is successful and the threatened coup d'état never takes place.

1906

Rolls-Royce Limited is incorporated.

1956

My Fair Lady premiered on Broadway at the Mark Hellinger Theatre.

1985

The first Internet domain name is registered (symbolics.com).

Famous Birthdays

1767

Andrew Jackson, 7th President of the United States (d. 1845)

1813

John Snow, English epidemiologist (d. 1858)

1851

William Mitchell Ramsay, Scottish archaeologist (d. 1939)

1887

Marjorie Merriweather Post, American entrepreneur (d. 1973)

1920

Lawrence Sanders, American novelist (d. 1998)

1926

Norm Van Brocklin, American football player (d. 1983)

1935

Judd Hirsch, American actor

1943

David Cronenberg, Canadian film actor, director and screenwriter

1972

Mike Tomlin, American football coach