1830 – The Fountain Pen is patented #

1899 – Jacob German of NYC gets the first speeding ticket *

National Bike to Work Day @

1932 – Amelia Earhart becomes first woman to fly across the Atlantic

1946 – Cher  1768 – Dolly Madison

1913 – William Hewlett, 1908 – Jimmie Stewart

 * A lawyer got caught by an automatic traffic camera. A couple of days later he got a summons in the mail and a picture of his car speeding with the date and speed marked on it. Being an officer of the court, he sent the summons in with a picture of a $100 bill.

@ One of my roommates at the University was doing a term paper on liquors and their affect on people. One evening, while doing research he took a bicycle over to a liquor store. When he entered the store He didn’t think to remove his helmet, which had a headlight mounted on the front. When he asked the fellow behind the counter for a list of the liquors, the clerk replied “I’m not allowed to serve miners.”

# Confidence:  that quality which permits an individual to do crossword puzzles with a fountain pen.