On this day in 1845, Johnny Appleseed died. Of course, he was a man who went from town to town spreading his seed – or as we’d call him now, Nick Cannon.
On this day in 1911, Irving Berlin copyrighted the biggest pop song of the early 20th Century. That’s why he gets paid each time someone played “Cotton-Eyed Joe.”
On this day in 1965, Russian Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov became the first person to walk in space. How brave is that – going for a walk without listening to a podcast?
On this day in 1962, Dirty Jobs host Mike Rowe was born. After which he interviewed the doctor who delivered him.
On this day in 1990, 12 paintings worth a collective $500 million were stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. Among the paintings stolen were Landscape with Obelisk, Chez Tortoni, and of course, Where’s Waldo at the Beach?
Enjoy the present…and remember: The Garden’s Always Greener.