Sunday, January 27, 2008

Empire State Bldg zapping cars

A story in the Daily News is claiming that a five block zone around the Art Deco icon is the Bermuda Triangle for cars - they enter but can't get out. They just die. Authorities can't readily explain the phenomenon but speculate it has something to do with the electro-magnetic field the giant antenna atop the build creates.

Tourist beware - it could be the ghost of Tesla zapping them with his death ray.

Here's your Today in History -

Another crummy day in history -

January 27, 1756 -
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian musical genius, composer and fart joke lover, whose works included The Marriage of Figaro and The Magic Flute, was born on this date.




January 27, 1859 -
Kaiser Wilhelm II, (Queen Victoria's first grandchild and first cousin to both King George V and Tsar Nicholas II) emperor who ruled Germany during World War I but was forced to abdicate in 1918, was born on this date.



January 27, 1900 -
Hyman Rickover, American admiral who is considered the "Father of the Atomic Submarine", was born on this date. Creating a detail-focused pursuit of excellence to a degree previously unknown, Rickover redirected the United States Navy’s ship propulsion, quality control, personnel selection, and training and education, and has had far reaching effects on the defense establishment and the civilian nuclear energy field.




Jan 27 1967 -
A launchpad flash fire in the Apollo I capsule kills the astronauts Gus Grissom, Edward H White, and Roger B Chaffee, at Cape Canaveral.



Jan 27 1992 -
Falsetto Mike Tyson on trial for rape.

Jan 27 1992 -
Candidate Bill Clinton and Gennifer Flowers mutually accuse each other of lying about whether or not they had a 12 year affair.



Jan 27 1992 -
Prostitute Aileen Wuornos found guilty after she killed seven "johns", often leaving cum-filled condoms near their bodies.
She claimed self defense but is still sentenced to death. Oddly, prosecutors had arranged movie deals before an arrest had even been made.





Jan 27 1997 -
Pat Boone goes heavy metal.


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