2000-03-02 This Day In History: Thursday,March 02 *Congress creates the Territory of Nevada. *A young, drunken Abe Lincoln and his friends beat actor Junius Brutus Booth for "looking at" them outside a whorehouse in Decauter. Young John Wilkes vows revenge. *The first non-stop, around-the-world airplane flight is completed. *When asked by his wife if he could ever forgive Benedict Arnold, General George Washington says, "I would rather eat a bagel in a shit storm!" and returns to reading his morning newspaper. *Desi Arnaz, famous Cuban, bandleader is born.*The Chinese invent Time Magazine. *Speed Racer wins the 16th Grand Prix on Monster Island and the undying love of Evita Peron. Their relationship, as we all know, ends badly. *Ronald Reagan invents the sandwich. What? No, you are wrong. I'm talking about the AMERCIAN SANDWICH!!!! *Andrew is bored at work *Apes take over the Earth. previous next |