Sex: On this day in 1873 censorship in the United States was alive and well as The U.S. Congress enacted the Comstock Law, which made it illegal to send any "obscene, lewd, or lascivious" books through the mail.
Drugs: On this day in 2005 the Mayerthorpe Incident occurred when James Roszko murdered four Royal Canadian Mounted Police constables during a drug bust at his property in Rochfort Bridge, Alberta. He then committed suicide.
Rock and Roll: On this day in 1951 Jackie Brenston, with Ike Turner and his band, recorded "Rocket 88", often cited as "the first rock and roll record", at Sam Phillips' recording studios in Memphis, Tennessee.
There you have it folks! What will you do with this day?
"It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one."
George Washington
Drugs: On this day in 2005 the Mayerthorpe Incident occurred when James Roszko murdered four Royal Canadian Mounted Police constables during a drug bust at his property in Rochfort Bridge, Alberta. He then committed suicide.
Rock and Roll: On this day in 1951 Jackie Brenston, with Ike Turner and his band, recorded "Rocket 88", often cited as "the first rock and roll record", at Sam Phillips' recording studios in Memphis, Tennessee.
There you have it folks! What will you do with this day?
"It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one."
George Washington