This Month In History

Smithsonian's March edition's "This Month In History" -

~ March 11, 1918 ... Army cook Albery Gitchell becames ill with the flu that soon spreads worldwide, killing more than fifty million.

~ March 19, 1918 ... Congress enacts daylight savings time.

~ March 2, 1933 ... King Kong premieres in New York City.

~ March 31, 1933 ... President Roosevelt signed the Civilian Conservation Corps into being (CCC), which hires unemployed men for public works.

~ March 4, 1938 ... Saudi Arabia strikes it tich when large quantities of accessible oil are discovered.

~ March 2, 1958 ... Twelve men led by the British explorer, Vivian Fuchs, make the first crossing of Antarctica.

BL Quote

[At an office costume party, Alan is dressed as Shirley.]

Paul: What's it like being Shirley?

Alan: The thong it a little uncomfortable

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