Thirty-Four Years Ago Today ...
a great evil was unleashed on the world.Yes, in keeping with the unluckiness of this day, Mr. Frogurt was born in wee hours of Nov 4, 1970.
Here are some other evil things that happened on this day in history:
Twenty-five years ago, on Nov. 4, 1979, the Iranian hostage crisis began as militants stormed the United States Embassy in Tehran, seizing its occupants. For some of the hostages, it was the start of 444 days of captivity.
In 1884, Democrat Grover Cleveland was elected to his first term as president, defeating Republican James G. Blaine.
In 1922, the entrance to King Tutankhamen's tomb was discovered in Egypt, unleashing a curse.
In 1956, Soviet troops moved in to crush the Hungarian Revolution.
Walter Cronkite was born.
In 1995, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated by a right-wing Israeli minutes after attending a festive peace rally.
Markie Post, Yanni, and Ralph Macchio were born.
To be fair, some good things happened on today.
I proposed to my wife one year ago today.
In 1942, during World War II, Axis forces retreated from El Alamein in North Africa in a major victory for British forces commanded by Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery.
In 1952, Dwight D. Eisenhower was elected president, defeating Democrat Adlai Stevenson.
In 1980, Ronald Reagan won the White House as he defeated President Carter by a strong margin.
Actress Loretta Swit, blues singer Delbert McClinton, First Lady Laura Bush, and Sean "P. Diddy" Combs were born on this day.
I hate birthdays.
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