February 28th: Not a Great Day…

 

 

1827 – The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1953 – James D. Watson and Francis Crick announce to friends that they have determined the chemical structure of DNA.

1993 – Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents raid the Branch Davidian church in Waco, Texas with a warrant to arrest the group’s leader David Koresh. Four BATF agents and five Davidians die in the initial raid, starting a 51-day standoff.

2013 – Pope Benedict XVI resigns as the pope of the Catholic Church becoming the first pope to do so since 1415.

1906 – American gangster, Bugsy Siegel is born (d. 1947)

February 27th, a day on which not much happened.

 

 

1902 – John Steinbeck is born

1934 – Ralph Nader is born.

1958 – Nancy Spungen, girlfriend of Sid Vicious, is born.

1962 – Adam Baldwin is born. (if you haven’t watched Firefly or Chuck, how are you even a human being???)

1971 – Rozanda Thomas, aka Chilli from TLC, is born.

1980 – Chelsea Clinton is born.

2003 – Mr. Rogers dies :(

 

 

February 26th…a monumental day in history!

 

1909 – Kinemacolor, the first successful color motion picture process, is first shown to the general public at the Palace Theatre in London.

<— A Visit to the Seaside

 

1919 – President Wilson signs an act of the U.S. Congress establishing most of the Grand Canyon as a United States National Park (The Grand Canyon National Park).

 

1929 – President Coolidge signs an Executive Order establishing the 96,000 acre Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming.

 

1802 – Author, poet and playwright Victor Hugo is born.

 

1829 - German-American fashion designer Levi Strauss is born.

 

1932 – Johnny Cash is born.

 

1952 – Michael Bolton is born.

 

1971 - Erykah Badu is born.

 

(I’ve omitted stuff that would bum one out…)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE BEST BEATLE EVER!!!

 

that’s right folks…

It is George Harrison’s birthday!

George is the best Beatle (DUH!).

If I had to rank the Beatles, here’s how it would go…

1. George

2. Ringo

3. John

4. Paul

Don’t try to argue with me about this ranking. You’re wrong and I am right.

In the words of the Great Adam Carolla

“John Lennon on his own is not that great. He’s no George Harrison. Not even close.”

Enjoy some BEAUTIFUL George.

 

 

 

Happy Birthday Georgie!

Cool Sky Bro

aka The Most Amazing Sunset I’ve Ever Seen
(extra blur added for artistic effect)