Russia tests H-Bomb. US responds with F-Bombs.
Birthday love for Robert Plant, 76, of Ted Zeppelin
On this day in 1953, the Soviet Union announced it had tested a hydrogen bomb. U.S. Pentagon officials responded by unleashing a barrage of state-of-the-art F-bombs.
On this day in 1619, shhhhhshhh! The first enslaved Africans arrived in Jamestown, Virginia … setting the stage for centuries of slavery in America, and for banning teachers from teaching about slavery in states that start with the letter F.
On this day in 1866, President Andrew Johnson declared an official end to the Civil War – a mere 14 months after it ended – saying he moved slowly to make sure tensions didn’t flare up again between East and West.
Today’s Birthdays:
Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901) answer to the trivia question: Who served as 23rd president, between Grover Cleveland’s two non-consecutive terms.
Robert Plant, 76: rock legend; discovered in 1968 by guitar great Jimmy Page when seeking a singer for his next band. Plant joined the New Yardbirds, which switched to Led Paint, Led Pencil and Ted Zeppelin before choosing their forever name. And the rest is “Rock and Roll” history.
Amy Adams, 50: actress; has starred opposite such acting legends as Philip Seymour Hoffman (Oscar nomination in “The Master”) and Kermit the Frog (Oscar the Grouch nomination in “The Muppet Movie.”)
Andrew Garfield, 41: Oscar-nominated actor and professional Spider-Man; starred in “The Amazing Spider-Man,” “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” and “Peter Parker and the Amazing Technicolor Spider-Man Suit.”