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“Carpe diem! Rejoice while you are alive; enjoy the day; live life to the fullest; make the most of what you have. It is later than you think.”

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Monday, September 10, 2012

Today in history...

About 500 years BEFORE Hitler...

In 1349 Jews who survived a massacre in Constance Germany are burned to death



In 1897 - Lattimer Massacre - a sheriff's posse kills twenty unarmed immigrant miners in Pennsylvania, United States.



In 1933 - 1st Negro League All-Star Game, West beats East 11-7 (Comiskey Park)

 




In  1939 - In WW II, Canada declared war on Germany



In  1945 - Mike the Headless Chicken is decapitated; he survives for another 18 months before choking to death.
 


In  1953 - Swanson sells it's 1st "TV dinner"
 


In  1963 - 20 black students entered public schools in Alabama
 


In  1918 - Rin Tin Tin, German shepherd dog is born! (He died 1932)

 

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