It's a couple (OK, three) days late but in honor of my Mom's birthday - my actual Mom, not a blog-mom (which I don't have *sniff* *sniff*) - here's On This Day In History for August 24th:
* 2006: Pluto demoted to "dwarf" planet. Suddenly more popular at wild parties.
* 1997: Greg Norman wins World Series of Golf. Shoots 273.
* 1997: Mark Calcavecchia wins Greater Vancouver Golf Open. Shoots 265.
* 2007: STILL no charges filed against either?!?
* 1995: Windows 95 debuts. Blue Screen of Death introduced to pop culture.
* 1991: Gorbachev resigns as head of communist party.
* 1991: Ukraine declares independence from USSR.
* 1991: Reagan's victory over commies complete. Ukraine provides the salt.
* 1968: France becomes world's 5th nuclear power. Can surrender with aplomb!
* 1960: -127 degrees in Vostok, Antarctica. Hillary Clinton claims she was in Maine at the time.
* 1876: Riots abolish fairs in Amsterdam. Officials wonder if there's a way to mellow the populace...
* 1215: Pope Innocent III declares Magna Carta invalid. Take that, ya limey SOBs!
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