A vending machine law enacted in Omaha, Nebraska required those wanting to operate a vending machine to pay for a $5,000.00 permit.And, sometimes, you might pay and still not get the permit.But, sometimes you could get two permits by surprise.
Democratic President Woodrow Wilson declares the first Mother's Day.
Spokesperson for President Wilson: Although the president believes we should honor our mothers every day, he wishes to make sure that, at least one day a year, it is expected that we bestow our mothers with gifts that they so richly deserve.
Republican Party Leader: Once again, President Wilson has decided to ignore the plight of common man and, instead, simply make declarations without regard to the financial impact it will have on the lower class.It is easy for Mr. Wilson to say we should buy our moms' gifts;his mom is dead.
The Soviet Union announces that it will boycott the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. No one cares, least of all the rest of the world's female shotputters.
Winston Churchill became British Prime Minister. His reign as prime minister paved the way for a restoration of Britain's national pride and worldwide sales of the book, Awesome Quotes not Said by Mark Twain.*
*Quotes Attributed to Winnie:
A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.
A joke is a very serious thing.
A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
A politician needs the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month, and next year. And to have the ability afterwards to explain why it didn't happen. A prisoner of war is a man who tries to kill you and fails, and then asks you not to kill him. All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope. Although personally I am quite content with existing explosives, I feel we must not stand in the path of improvement.
Although prepared for martyrdom, I preferred that it be postponed. An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.
Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. Battles are won by slaughter and maneuver. The greater the general, the more he contributes in maneuver, the less he demands in slaughter. Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities... because it is the quality which guarantees all others. Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. Eating words has never given me indigestion. Ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put.
Pablo Picasso's Beautiful Dutch Woman was sold for $154,000, the highest price paid (at that time) for a piece of a living artist.Notably, however, this sum was not the highest price paid for a piece of a living beautiful Dutch woman.
After, the European wars culminated in defeat at the Battle of Bouvines, King John of England was forced to accept an unfavourable peace with France.This show of weakness, in conjuction with his excommunication by the Pope, lead many of his barons to turn against him, setting in line a chain of events that eventually led to the signing of the Great Charter, or, as it is called in Latin, the Magna Carta.The Magna Carta, of course, served as the foundation for western civilization, including the United States and the freedoms granted to its citizens. Those freedoms are why many peoples have travelled, at risk of life and limb, to come to this great County, where the traditions of other cultures are embraced, welcomed and approached with intelligence and understanding. So, recognizing this chain of events, Puerto Ricans celebrate Cinco de Mayo on this day.
The White House acknowledged that first lady Nancy Reagan had used astrological advice to help schedule her husband's activities. Unfortunately, Ms. Reagan completely misinterpreted the March 30, 1981 horoscope for the President:
Aquarius—Love for a young woman will require you to guard your heart.
Good Housekeeping magazine goes on sale for the first time.The magazine, which contained helpful hints on keeping a home tidy, conspicuosly omits a section on preventing useless clutter.
Acclaimed author Joseph Heller was born. For a time, a successful birth was in limbo because Ms. Heller's obstetrician Dr. Daneeka told the expectant mother that he would only deliver her son if the baby was a girl.
On this day in 1927...
During a flight from London to Paris, a cooked meal was served on an airplane for the first time. Thus, standup comedy was born. Am I right?
Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun each committed suicide in an underground lair just one day after their secret and hasty marriage. Although no one can be certain as to why the couple took their lives, here is one possible explanation:
Eva and Adolf's love was forbidden due to a long-standing feud between their families.To escape societal and familial pressures, Eva faked mortal death. Adolf, upon finding her, thought she was truly dead and took his own life, which led Eva to do the same when she awoke. Touchingly, the two star-crossed lovers, through their tragic and oft-told deaths, taught the world that we should not judge others simply based on their lineage.
The first non-stop flight from England to India was completed. Technically, a flight from Northumberland to London was hijacked for the first time, but still.
After paying for his way on a Russian space mission, American millionaire Dennis Tito becomes the world's first "space tourist."Tito reportedly paid $20,000,000.00 for the trip, but $12,000,000.00 of that was spent on a t-shirt, caramel apple and diet Sprite while on board the shuttle.
