On this day in 1978, actor Kenan Thompson was born. Which is odd, since he’s been on SNL since 1975.
On this day in 1962, Marvel published its first issue of The Incredible Hulk, about a respected intellectual who’s secretly a raging monster. If you want to see a whole bunch of those, just go to the Met Gala.
On this day in 1893, the Supreme Court ruled that tomatoes are vegetables, and not fruits. Then they moved onto their next pressing case: is a hot dog a sandwich?
On this day in 1994, Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as President of South Africa. But it got weird when he was like, “Wait, I could’ve sworn that I died…And has it always been Berenstain bears?? Could’ve sworn it was Berenstein!”
On this day in 1999, author Shel Silverstein died. Or in other words, the sidewalk ended.
On this day in 1970, Bobby Orr scored his historic Stanley Cup-winning goal for the Boston Bruins. Some young Bruins fans are like, “What’s a Stanley Cup?” While others are like, “What’s a goal?”
Enjoy the present. And remember…The Garden’s Always Greener.