This Day in History

[brian64]

I thought it might be interesting to have an ongoing thread to commemorate notable historical events for any given day.

To kick it off, 46 years ago today, October 20, 1977:

 

[mawnansmiff]

Dizzy Gillespie was born this day (21st Oct) 1917.

Jay.

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

Tuesday's gone . . . .

 

[RookieGuy80]

Well, today in history, a young smooth New England Democratic senator held the final debate in the first televised presidential debates with a nervous jittery Republican vice president. I guess this would have been 1960.

 

[canucklehead]

We've got a good combo going here today, The apples and reptiles can go in with the hog in the BBQ, cheesecake for dessert, then go back and do it again: