Today is 1/14/2019. If you add all those digits together you get 18. This of course means absolutely nothing, which is likely considered to be an impeachable offense in our hyper-partisan America.
Today in history:
1501--Martin Luther enters the University of Erfurt.
1659--Battle at Elvas, Portuguese beat Spanish. The battle was likely due to someone stepping on some blue suede shoes.
1690--The clarinet was invented. A frazzled parent invented earplugs shortly thereafter.
1746--Bonnie Prince Charlie's army leaves Glasgow.
1799--Eli Whitney received a government contract for 10,000 muskets. Muskets were not to be made out of cotton or gin.
1864--General Sherman begins his "March to the South"
1943--Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes the first American president to travel by airplane. He flew from Miami to Morocco to meet with Winston Churchill during WWII.
1960--Elvis Presley promoted to sergeant, probably to celebrate the Battle of Elvas.
Today in history:
1501--Martin Luther enters the University of Erfurt.
1659--Battle at Elvas, Portuguese beat Spanish. The battle was likely due to someone stepping on some blue suede shoes.
1690--The clarinet was invented. A frazzled parent invented earplugs shortly thereafter.
1746--Bonnie Prince Charlie's army leaves Glasgow.
1799--Eli Whitney received a government contract for 10,000 muskets. Muskets were not to be made out of cotton or gin.
1864--General Sherman begins his "March to the South"
1943--Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes the first American president to travel by airplane. He flew from Miami to Morocco to meet with Winston Churchill during WWII.
1960--Elvis Presley promoted to sergeant, probably to celebrate the Battle of Elvas.
Elvis Presley had 18 number 1 hits. His first ever number 1 song was on the country charts. The song "I Forgot to Remember to Forget" became number 1 for 5 weeks in 1955. His most popular song, according to Billboard magazine, was All Shook Up. It was released in 1957. It stayed on the charts for 30 weeks and remained at number 1 for 8 weeks. Elvis passed away in 1977. He remains the King of Rock and Roll. According to the latest research, there are still around 84,000 Elvis impersonators in America. This equates to about 0.03% of the population that is wandering around in jumpsuits...shaking their hips. Me, I am always ready to sing a little "Can't Help Falling in Love", especially after a glass of wine or two!
While we are on the path of Americana...have you ever traveled to Millville, Indiana? If you have, you know that this little museum...seemingly in the middle of nowhere...is the birthplace of a very famous American...Wilbur Wright.
The museum behind the house has a life-sized replica of the Wright flyer as well as many other interesting Wright artifacts. So if you find yourself traveling on I-70 and need the thrill of an hour long ride down ever-narrowing roads, then stop by. We were glad we did.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the Wilbur Wright tip. We’re always looking for funky little museums to stop at now that we’re retired. I looked up Wilbur and was embarrassed to see he died at age 45 from eating bad shellfish in Boston.
Shellfish...so shell-centered.
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