Bernadette Peters is 60 today. John Turturro is 51.
Colorado Territory was organized on this date in 1861 and New Mexico lost from the present boundary to the Rio Grande on the west and the Arkansas River on the north, namely the San Luis Valley and some fourteeners. Bastards.
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad was chartered 181 years ago — but I’ve written about that every year.
James Watson and Francis Crick discovered the structure of DNA 55 years ago today.
The “virgen de guadalupe” is the top search item today.
Maybe I should take some time off. That always motivates me. Wink. Wink.
How could you deprive us of a list of February 29 birthdays?!? Please, at least wait until Saturday to take a day off. 🙂
Ken – I like the new site formatting. Change is always good. I will also say that the best addition to your site over the last year has been the ‘latest comments’ sidebar. It sort of pulls the interaction of the site with others into clear view.
I can begin the Feb. 29th birthday list with my cousin Tim Brennan. Tim’s eight today, happy birthday cuz.