On this day in 1922, former President Taft dedicated the Lincoln Memorial. While Lincoln could be heard saying, “Please don’t sit on my lap, please don’t sit on my lap…”
On this day in 1922, President Warren G. Harding became the first president to be heard on the radio. The weird thing is, he just yelled “Bababooey!” and hung up.
On this day in 1911, the first Indy 500 was held, with the winning car clocking a speed of 74.59 miles per hour. To put that in perspective: today, that’s how fast people in Massachusetts drive through a car wash.
On this day in 2024, Donald Trump was convicted of falsifying business records, marking the first president to be found guilty in a criminal case. Remember that? Anyone?
On this day in 1971, Idina Menzel was born. Just as it says on her birth certificate, right next to the name…ADELE DAZEEM???
Enjoy the present. And remember…The Garden’s Always Greener.