Friday, June 26, 2009
June 26: "The Lottery"
June 26, 1948: Shirley Jackson's short story "The Lottery" is published in New Yorker magazine. It later leads to confusion when governments begin to run their own lotteries, and customers throw rocks at convenience store clerks rather than buying tickets from them.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
June 25: Douglas Hyde
June 25, 1938: Dr. Douglas Hyde is inaugurated as the first president of Ireland. His vice-president is the mysterious Mr. Jekyll.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
June 24: New Jersey
June 24, 1664: The colony of New Jersey is founded. The first Governor's name is Guido.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
June 23: Vespasian
June 23, 79: Roman Emperor Titus Flavius Vespasianus dies. He receives the posthumous name "Vespasian" after he dies when he crashes his "Vespa" motor scooter while "passing" a slow-moving chariot.
Monday, June 22, 2009
June 22: Battle of Raphia
June 22, 217 BCE: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III of the Seleucid Empire at the Battle of Raphia. War had broken out between the two kingdoms because Antiochus had insisted on pronouncing the "P" in "Ptolemy" even after Ptolemy told him repeatedly that it's silent.
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