On this day in 1616, Sir Walter Raleigh was freed from the Tower of London after 13 years of imprisonment. Unfortunately, he was beheaded only 2 years later. Tough run.
The NCAA Mens’ Division I Basketball Championship, aka March Madness, begins today - as do complaints of neglect from wives, girlfriends, and bosses. Sorry, bro/bra/boss. Game's on.
The Girl Scouts of USA was founded today in 1912, much to the chagrin of dieters everywhere. Step away from the thin mints! I love you thin mints...
Alexander Graham Bell patented the telephone on this day in 1876. Ironically, he considered the telephone to be a distraction to work and refused to have one in his study. hmmm something to think about...
Basketball star Wilt Chamberlain scored a record 100 points in a game on this day in 1962. He claimed to also have scored with 20,000 women.
Folk singer Woody Guthrie wrote “This Land is Your Land†on this day in 1940… a song just as well known but only half as irritating as “It’s a Small World.â€
Today is the 46th anniversary of Malcolm X's assassination. An influential African-American Muslim minister, public speaker, and human rights activist, he once said: "If you don’t stand for something, you will fall for anything."
