October 23, 2022
QUOTE
When a comic becomes enamored with his own views and foists them off on the public in a polemic way, he loses not only his sense of humor but his value as a humorist.
--Johnny Carson
BIRTHDAYS
1923 – Frank Sutton, Actor
1925 – Johnny Carson, Comedian and talk show host
1940 – Pelé, Brazilian footballer and actor
1956 – Dwight Yoakam, Singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
IN MEMORY
1921 – John Boyd Dunlop, Scottish businessman, founded Dunlop Rubber
1939 – Zane Grey, Dentist and author
1978 – Maybelle Carter,Singer and autoharp player
IN ON THIS DAY
1707 – The First Parliament of the Kingdom of Great Britain convenes.
1906 – Alberto Santos-Dumont flies an airplane in the first heavier-than-air flight in Europe.
1944 – The Battle of Leyte Gulf begins.
1989 – An explosion at the Houston Chemical Complex in Pasadena, Texas, which registered a 3.5 on the Richter magnitude scale, kills 23 and injures 314.
2001 – Apple Computer releases the iPod