1778: Continental Congress passes first budget of the United States
1881: President James Garfield dies
1900: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid commit their first robbery
1934: Bruno Hauptmann arrested for murder/kidnapping of Lindbergh baby
1957: United States conducts first underground nuclear bomb test
1970: Mary Tyler Moore Show debuts
1985: Thousands killed in Mexico City earthquake
1991: Iceman discovered by German tourists
1995: Unabomber Manifesto published by New York Times and Washington Post; September 19th declared International Talk Like a Pirate Day
1998: Chip Sellarole and Tammy Kennon get married in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina
1999: Outer Banks begins recovery in the wake of Hurricane Floyd
2001: Chip and Tammy prepare to move into newly finished house on Sir Chandler and completely forget that it's their anniversary
2003: Outer Banks assesses damage from Hurricane Isabel as the storm overtakes Washington, D.C.
2005: Chip and Tammy celebrate 10th anniversary by working 115th straight day at their new wine shop
2008: Bush administration asks Congress for $700B to shore up U.S. financial institutions; Chip and Tammy list house and business for sale
2009: Chip and Tammy leave for a four-day mini-vacation to celebrate surviving 11 years of marriage, 5 summers in retail and one year of waiting.
1 comment:
whoo-hoo! and it's national-talk-like-a-pirate day, too! enjoy, me hearties!
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