A humorist is born

Even today the words of humorist, cowboy, actor Will Rogers can be used to describe how things are going in this country. Rogers was born on Nov. 4, 1879.

"His humor and his comments were always kind. His was no biting sarcasm that hurt the highest or the lowest of his fellow citizens. When he wanted people to laugh out loud, he used the methods of pure fun. And when he wanted to make a point for the good of mankind, he used the kind of gentle irony that left no scars behind it." -- President Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Thanks to History.com.

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Dog in space

Now here is some cool history!

Flying the Goose

Photo Credit:  

Evergreen Aviation & Space 

Museum

Howard Hughes shows off his Hughes Flying Boat to the world on Nov. 2, 1947. The press nicknamed the plane "The Spruce Goose."

Painting a ceiling and a white house

No treats for you! And where is my catnip and martini!

Don't laugh.

Elementary, my dear Watson

Harry Houdini. 

It was on Oct. 31, 1892, that The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is published.

Celebrating a Lady

Jeff tried to get me to watch Beavis and Butt-Head last night. MTV has brought back Mike Judge;s cartoon about two heavy-metal banger high school students.

A New York minute

A subway opens in New York City on Oct. 27, 1904.

More than 100,000 people paid a nickel to ride under Manhattan on that first night. The rout was 9.1 miles long and went from City Hall in lower Manhattan to Grand Central Terminal in midtown.

Did I remember to flush the litter box?

CAT FACT (catsinfo.com)

Sir Isaac Newton is not only credited with the laws of gravity but is also credited with inventing the cat flap.

WEATHER STUFF

Do you believe in ghost lights?