1774 ~ The first Continental Congress convened in Virginia
1843 ~ Lexiconographer Noah Webster (Webster’s Dictionary) died
1888 ~ Athlete Jim Thorpe was born
1900 ~ A solar eclipse occured
1946 ~ The first night game was hosted at Yankee Stadium (the Yanks lost)
1961 ~ Amnesty International was founded
1976 ~ The Allman Brothers broke up (the band reformed in ’78)
2013 ~ Truth in Advertising turns out to be a real thing
2014 ~ I couldn’t sleep and my mind was on pussy (shocking, I know)
I can’t sleep tonight either. Sigh. Sometimes it’s a thing. And kitty-licious is snoring at me. It’s like being mocked by a wet-nosed fur coat. Grrr…
Meh. If you can’t beat ’em, blog ’em. At least long enough to make your eyelids relax.