On this day in 1904, Slavador Dali was born. Unfortunately, no time of birth was recorded, as all the clocks had melted.
On this day in 1997, the supercomputer Deep Blue defeated Gary Kasparov at chess. It was then destroyed when its friends dumped Gatorade on it.
On this day in 1659, the Massachusetts Bay Colony officially banned Christmas, classifying it as a “satanic practice.” And if you’ve celebrated Christmas with your Massachusetts relatives…not wrong!
On this day in 1934, a massive dust storm engulfed the U.S. from the Great Plains all the way to Boston. People in the Great Plains cowered in fear – while people in Boston called it names until it left.
On this day in 1999, Sabrina Carpenter was born. Who cares? #TeamOlivia (This joke was written by my daughter.)
Enjoy the present. And remember…The Garden’s Always Greener.