The good lord has allowed us to make it to another Friday (Chukar-waar, Jom'eh, yawm-al-jum'a, Istiqlal, Boomtime). We survived the severe weather, thank god. I knew when the weather idiots said it was going to be horrible that it wasn't going to live up to their expectations. God hates weathermen, that's why they're always wrong. Now that the weekend is nearly here I'd like to just let you all know that I really need to find a better paying job. Yes, it's true, the Cheese Factory is not providing enough cheddar.
So...in 1683 the Ashmolean Museum opened at Oxford University, the first university museum in the world. In 1752 a fire destroyed 18,000 homes in Moscow. In 1833 Pres. Andrew Jackson became the first president to ride a train. Whether he was the first President to run a train is under debate. In 1882 a cyclone hit Bombay and killed over 100,000. In 1889 the Great Seattle Fire destroyed that city's entire downtown. In 1925 Chrysler Corp. was founded. The Revenue Act of 1932 established the first gas tax at one cent/gallon. The following year the first drive-in movie theater opened in Camden, NJ. In 1944 the Allies invaded Normandy, making today D-Day. Over 155,000 troops landed in Normandy today. Over 10,000 allied troops died and somewhere between 4,000-9,000 Germans died. In 1946 the BAA was formed which eventually became the NBA. In 1982 Israel invaded Lebanon. And two years later the Indian government attacked the Golden Temple, a Sikh temple, killing over 2000 civilians. In 1990 US District Judge Jose Gonzalez ruled that 2 Live Crew's "As Nasty As They Wanna Be" violated Florida's obscenity laws. And in 2005 the US Supreme Court voted 6-3 to ban medical marijuana. Assholes.
By the way, apparently Israel is now threatening to attack Iran... we will be at war with Iran within the next two years, I guarantee it.
It is Memorial Day in S. Korea, BBQ cat for everyone. And in Sweden it's National Day.
Happy Birthday: David Abercrombie, founder of that store all the kids like; Colin Quinn, who is not actually that funny; Steve Vai; Tom Araya, of Slayer; Sean Yseult, of White Zombie; Paul Giamatti; and porn star, Gianna Michaels.
Enjoy the weekend and please watch out for angry Israelis.
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