22Sep09

An old man at an evening function bowed his head and wept quietly but copiously while a young woman rendered the plaintive ballad, "My Old Kentucky Home."
The hostess tiptoed up to him and inquired tenderly: "Pardon me, are you a Kentuckian?"
"Nay, madam," the tearful one replied, "I'm a musician."

1920 - Chicago grand jury convenes to investigate charges that 8 White Sox players conspired to fix the 1919 World Series

1927, The Long Count; 100,000 spectators fill Chicago's Soldier Field for the rematch of Jack Dempsey and defending heavy-weight boxing champ Gene Tunney. In the seventh round. Dempsey floored the chap, but hovered around Tunney instead of returning toward the corner. At the count of five, Dempsey backed off, but the referee restarted his count at one, allowing Tunney enough time to recover his senses and get up. After 10 rounds, Tunney won the contest by unanimous decision to retain the ditle. Dempsey protested the long count to boxing authorities, but the original decision stood.

1949 - USSR detonates its 1st atomic bomb

1955 - Heavyweight champ Rocky Mariano KOs Archie Moore in 9

1968 - Iraq adopts constitution

1972 - Dictator Idi Amin throws 8,000 Asians out of Uganda

Quote for the day:
If the devil ever laughs it must be at hypocrites, they serve him well and receive no wages.