Friday, April 02, 2010

This Day in History



1513:
On a mission to find the "Fountain of Youth", Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon lands in Florida with no way of knowing the incredible irony involved in looking for such a thing in a land that would eventually become the place where people go to shop for jogging suits, eat 3:30 p.m dinners and become increasingly irritated with modern technology while waiting to die.

1872:
Samuel F.B. Morse, developer of the electric telegraph, died at age 80.


1917:
President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to declare war against Germany, saying, "The world must be made safe for democracy," which of course, after WWI, it like, totally was.

Today's Celebrity Birthday:
Roselyn Sanchez. The Puerto Rican actress turns 37 today, allowing us to gratuitously post these pictures.
Happy birthday!

1 comment:

Merton Sussex said...

Funny. I wouldn't have guessed Blainey-poo was into Latina chicks.