On this day in 1977, Star Wars opened. Said people seeing it on a date: “We don’t exist.”
On this day in 2011, Oprah Winfrey aired her final talk show episode. Then the next day, she changed her LinkedIn to “Looking For Work.”
On this day in 1981, a guy in a Spider-Man costume climbed all 110 stories of the Sears Tower in Chicago. Or as his wife put it, “No more Nyquil for you, mister!”
On this day in 1787, the Constitutional Convention began in Philadelphia. It featured George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and a bunch of people who are still in Congress today.
On this day in 1935, Babe Ruth hit his final home run. The pitcher: Bartolo Colon.
Enjoy the present. And remember…The Garden’s Always Greener.