Straddlebug || Today

Birthdays
1770 - Ludwig von Beethoven
1775 - Jane Austen
1917 - Arthur C. Clarke
1943 - Stephen Bochco
1962 - William 'The Refridgerator' Perry

Quote
Gossip is the art of saying nothing in a way that leaves practically nothing unsaid.
-- Walter Winchell

History
1773 - Colonist dressed as Indians and threw tea into Boston harbor.

Events
Men Will Never Fly Society holds their annual meeting at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Their motto is, "Birds fly, men drink."