April 3
Good morning and Happy Thursday Phoenix! It's a rainy day, so don't forget your rubbers.... *grins*
Pop Culture Trivia for April 3, 2014
► 1860 - Pony Express mail, traveling by horse and rider relay teams, simultaneously left St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California. They used horses, not ponies.
1882 - Tombstone reads, "Jesse W. James, Died April 3, 1882, Aged 34 years, 6 months, 28 days, Murdered by a traitor and a coward whose name is not worthy to appear here." Jesse James was shot and killed by frenemy Robert Ford for the reward money. There was a $5,000 bounty on the bank-robber, but they gave Ford $500, then arrested him.
► 1953 - TV Guide debuted.
► 1956 - Elvis Presley sang “Heartbreak Hotel" on the Milton Berle Show, with an estimated 25% of the United States population viewing.
► 1973 - The first portable cell phone call was placed in New York City.
► 1996 - Suspected "Unabomber" Theodore Kaczynski was arrested at his Montana cabin.
► 1860 - Pony Express mail, traveling by horse and rider relay teams, simultaneously left St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California. They used horses, not ponies.
1882 - Tombstone reads, "Jesse W. James, Died April 3, 1882, Aged 34 years, 6 months, 28 days, Murdered by a traitor and a coward whose name is not worthy to appear here." Jesse James was shot and killed by frenemy Robert Ford for the reward money. There was a $5,000 bounty on the bank-robber, but they gave Ford $500, then arrested him.
► 1953 - TV Guide debuted.
► 1956 - Elvis Presley sang “Heartbreak Hotel" on the Milton Berle Show, with an estimated 25% of the United States population viewing.
► 1973 - The first portable cell phone call was placed in New York City.
► 1996 - Suspected "Unabomber" Theodore Kaczynski was arrested at his Montana cabin.
Joke of the Day:
Why did the redneck school stop teaching sex ed?
They needed the car for driver's ed.
Why did the redneck school stop teaching sex ed?
They needed the car for driver's ed.
Quote of the Day:
When a couple is arguing over who loves who more, the one that gives up is the real winner.
When a couple is arguing over who loves who more, the one that gives up is the real winner.
Random Daily Factoid:
Malcolm X's original name is Malcolm Little.
Malcolm X's original name is Malcolm Little.
Here's a very good trick to play on unsuspecting fellow drivers. Don't ask how I know this.... Have a fangtastic day! Brock
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