Wednesday, March 15, 2006

The Ides of March

This Day in History

0044 BC
Julius Caesar assasinated in the Roman Senate,
as predicted by the soothsayer

1892
Inventor Jesse W. Reno patents the escalator, New York City

1493
Christopher Columbus returns to Spain after 1st New World Voyage

1869
Cincinnatti Red Stockings beat Antioch 41-7

1912
Pitcher Cy Young retires with 511 wins

1956
"My Fair Lady" opens at the Mark Hellinger Theater in NYC for
2,715 performances, starring Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews

1961
South Africa withdraws from the British Commonwealth

1962
Wilt Chamberlain is first to score 4,000 points in one season

1963
Bonnie Lee Newcom born to Robbie and Virginia,
Seattle, Washington, 9:40pm

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Happy Birthday Bon! I hope your day is awesome! S

spaceneedl said...

hey, i didn't know it was your birthday!

happy birthday, yo!

what are you, like, 33?

Bon said...

thanks nony mouse!

Bon said...

yo space,

do the math ...

2006-1963=?

lets go WASL style:

draw a picture and explain how you arrived at your answer. show all your work.

you have 20 minutes, starting now!

Anonymous said...

Happy Belated B-day Bon.

Hope you had a great day... At least you didn't get the Ceaser treatment :)

Scooter