Moved by Mayflower

 

And this was a very big move.  Plus 2,131 consecutive what?

Thursday, September 6th, the 250th day of 2012

 

 

 

 

 

Today is National Coffee Ice Cream Day. 

 

 

 

 

 

On this date in 1620, one-hundred and forty-nine Pilgrims set sail from England aboard the “Mayflower” bound for the New World.  The ship was about 100 feet long.  It must have been very crowded.  Especially the bathroom which was a bucket in the corner.  Yikes!

 

 

 

 

 

 

1995:  Cal Ripken Jr of the Baltimore Orioles plays in his 2,131st consecutive game, breaking a record that stood for 56 years

 

 

 

 

 

 

1968: Eric Clapton recorded his guitar solo on the Beatles’ “While My Guitar Gently Weeps.”