On this day in 1947, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was born. But his birth certificate didn’t read “Kareem Abdul-Jabbar”; it read “Roger Murdock, Co-Pilot.”
On this day in 1889, Charlie Chaplin was born. And instead of crying, he held up title cards that said “Waaaaa!”
On this day in 1943, the hallucinogenic effects of LSD were discovered by Swiss chemist Albert Hoffmann. He gave a lengthy speech about the subject to what turned out to be a coatrack.
On this day in 1929, the Cleveland Indians became the first team with numbers on the back of their jerseys. In what I assume was an attempt to distract people from the name on the front of them.
On this day in 1964, The Rolling Stones released their first album. Keith Richards gave a lengthy speech about the album to what turned out to be a coatrack.
Enjoy the present. And remember…The Garden’s Always Greener.