On this date in history:
1763: The Treaty of Paris was signed, ending the French And Indian War.
1863: General Tom Thumb and Lavinia Warren were married.
1897: "All the News That's Fit to Print" first appeared on the front page of the New York Times.
1949: Death of a Salesman opened in New York City.
1970: I was born in a tiny town in south central Pennsylvania. How small? The subdivision I currently live in has more homes than that town had people.
1978: Van Halen released Van Halen.
1986: I received my driver's license and my first vehicle, a Ford Ranger pickup, to haul my music gear. I discovered four months later that girls aren't really attracted to Rangers, so I traded it in on a convertible. I discovered later that while girls might be attracted to convertibles, you need something else to keep them in the car.
1989: The WWF admitted wrestling was fake. Gasp!
1990: Buster Douglas defeated Mike Tyson in Tokyo.
1991: Mike Tyson was found guilty of raping Desiree Washington (something tells me Mike Tyson is not too fond of my birthday).
1996: Click here.
2001: Ella and I were honeymooning. We did a 4-day cruise to Nassau followed by three days at Universal Studios Orlando. She's a lucky gal, no?
2005: Ella and I were in the last stages of preparation for the arrival of Zed.
2006: Another year older, another year dumber.
Note: All important events (in other words, all that do not pertain to me) were taken from On-This-Day.com.
Next Year, I'll Be Making Tons Of "IN A ROW?" Jokes
