Tuesday, May 04, 2010

This Day in History



1626
Dutch explorer Peter Minuit landed on what is now Manhattan. 6 hours later, Minuit was broke, on his 4th roommate and his fucking cab driver still hadn't found a way to get him crosstown.

1961
Freedom Riders in Washington, D.C. boarded buses headed for New Orleans to challenge racial segregation in transit terminals and on interstate buses. Well, all except for 37-year-old U.S. Postal employee Orvil LaRouche, who unfortunately thought he was just catching the J4 bus to his aunt's house in Bethesda.

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