On this very day, 24 October .. AD 1957 - The CINCINNATI REDLEGS decline an offer to move the franchise to ROOSEVELT STADIUM in Jersey City, New Jersey. AD 1901

LWW Loc: Banana Republic of America

AD 1957 - The CINCINNATI REDLEGS decline an offer to move the franchise to ROOSEVELT STADIUM in Jersey City, New Jersey.

AD 1901 - Sixty three year old schoolteacher Annie Edson Taylor is the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel and survive.

AD 1861 - The seven western counties of the state of Virginia secede from the state of Virginia, to form the new state of West Virginia, in protest of the state of Virginia seceding from the United States.

HistoryLover Loc: Landenberg,Pa.

Thanks for posting. Very interesting. Keep the information coming.

LWW Loc: Banana Republic of America

HistoryLover wrote:

Thanks for posting. Very interesting. Keep the information coming.

Thanks, I intend to.

SteveR Loc: Michigan

In her later years, Annie admitted that the kids were driving her nuts and she was sure going over the falls would be a quick and dramatic way to find peace.

John_F Loc: Minneapolis, MN

These posts prove that something happened somewhere every day of the Year. Might some enterprising sole seek out a day when nothing happened. No wonder so many are uptight, never a day of total peace.

DePratt Loc: Stantonsburg, NC

John_F wrote:

These posts prove that something happened somewhere every day of the Year. Might some enterprising sole seek out a day when nothing happened. No wonder so many are uptight, never a day of total peace.

An excellent project for you John!

LWW Loc: Banana Republic of America

John_F wrote:

These posts prove that something happened somewhere every day of the Year. Might some enterprising sole seek out a day when nothing happened. No wonder so many are uptight, never a day of total peace.

18 April, 1930 according to the BBC.

Anything else I can help you with?

nervous2 Loc: Provo, Utah

LWW wrote:

18 April, 1930 according to the BBC.

Anything else I can help you with?

Ha Ha. Let me count the ways! Enjoyed your posts.

LWW Loc: Banana Republic of America

nervous2 wrote:

Ha Ha. Let me count the ways! Enjoyed your posts.

Thanks much.

And I let it slide that he asked for a shoe bottom to do the work.

SteveR Loc: Michigan

John_F wrote:

These posts prove that something happened somewhere every day of the Year. Might some enterprising sole seek out a day when nothing happened. No wonder so many are uptight, never a day of total peace.

John....have you ever considered the day when nothing really happens?

RodeoMan Loc: St Joseph, Missouri

And on Oct 25th of some year, LWW from RedLegs Nation was born and immediately started collecting interesting facts to share with us. Keep up with the interesting posts.

LWW Loc: Banana Republic of America

RodeoMan wrote:

And on Oct 25th of some year, LWW from RedLegs Nation was born and immediately started collecting interesting facts to share with us. Keep up with the interesting posts.

I have been told that said year was AD 1956, although I am relying on state records and eyewitness accounts as I have no direct recollection of the event.

Thanks for the comment.