Thirty-five years ago, The Clash released London Calling in the United Kingdom. It seems almost like yesterday to me.
Two years ago today the Newtown, Connecticut massacre took place.
On this day in 1911, Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen became the first person to reach the South Pole.
On this day in 1799, George Washington died at Mt. Vernon.
But, perhaps most importantly for history, on this day in 2008 during a press conference in Baghdad, Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi stood up and yelled “This is a farewell kiss from the Iraqi people, you dog” and threw his shoes at President George W. Bush.
