Apr. 20 - The More You Know...
Today is an auspicious date in history. Most associate April 20th with Hitler's birthday, the Columbine massacre, and the always popular 420 (when potheads do the same thing they do every day, but yell "WHOOOOO 420 WHOOOOOO!!!!!" while doing it). But did you know that this date is famous for many other reasons as well? Here's a list of historic events that occurred on 4/20:
13 A.D. - Jesus of Nazareth finishes constructing his first apothecary table.
1689 - The deposed King James II attempts to lay siege on Derry in the Irish province of Ulster. The citizens of Derry counter his attack by closing the gates and calling him a "feckin' egit."
1699 - The last Dodo bird is killed when, in a futile attempt to save its own species, it tries to have sex with a snapping turtle.
1896 - At Adolf Hitler's 7th birthday party, a Jewish family friend gives the young Fuhrer a dreidel instead of something cool, thus inciting a legacy of hate, persecution, and genocide the world had never seen before. Thanks Neva Kamzoil.
1904 - A joyous occasion! Cotton Candy is inadvertently discovered when a tornado hits the Winston-Kuppill Sugar Factory in Janesburg, North Dakota. Four people are killed.
1979 - Jimmy Carter is attacked by a rabid killer swimming swamp rabbit (Yes, this actually happened).
1992 - British comedian Benny Hill dies suddenly of a heart attack after a frantic chase through a number of absurdly humorous locations. Onlookers blame the silly, frenetic trumpet soundtrack accompanying the chase as the reason for its ludicrously fatal pace.
2001 - Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles premieres, allowing Paul Hogan to pay his rent, buy some groceries, and fill up his '96 Pontiac Sunfire with $8.36 worth of gas.
Posted by Nick Nobel
