Straddlebug || Today

Birthdays
1889 - Adolf Hitler
1941 - Ryan O'Neal
1949 - Jessica Lange
1951 - Luther Vandross

Quote
America is the only country in the world where you can burn the flag but can't tear the tag off the mattress.
-- Jackie Mason

History
1589 - While in Angola, Andrew Battel became the first European to see a gorilla. He named the animal a "pongo."

Events