Students attribute mutant squirrel with supernatural powers. Could this be the start of a strange new cult? I for one welcome our new mutant squirrel overlords….

October 15th: Today in 1863 the CSS Hunley, the first ’sucessful’ submarine sinks, killing it’s crew and inventor. This isn’t the sucessful bit, that comes after they raise her, bury the dead, put a new crew of gullible crew on and set her sailing again. The Hunley eventually sunk a Union ship, but sunk itself [...]

October 14th: Today in 1066 William the First of England killed a pretender to the throne at the Battle of Hastings. The false pretender, one Harold Godwin, had vowed to support William to be king of England but had broken his oath and attempted to steal the throne for himself. William could not allow this [...]

October 13th: Today in 1307 the King of France, Philip the Fair had all the Knights Templars in France arrested and seized their assets. Tortured into confessing to heresy they were massacred. On his execution, chapter master Jacques de Molay cursed both King Philip and the Pope to die within the year. Both did, proving [...]

October 12th: Today in 1492 Christopher Columbus sets shore in what he believes to be the Asia, actually the Caribbean. This kicks off a massive effort by Europe to exploit the benefits of this New World and eventually leads directly to the birth of roller derby. Funny how these things work out sometimes.

Chinese Bear Bile Farmer Eaten By His Own Bears. I can think of worse jobs than being a bear bile farmer, but not many.

Man tries to rob train with bow and arrow. A California man took over a train with a bow and arrow in a apparent attempt to hijack the train. The police unsportingly responded by shooting him with bullets when he threatened to shoot them with his bow. No crack addled giant squid were harmed that [...]

In a dramatic new animal terror story London is gripped in fear as cocaine crazed squirrels terrorize the city. No word yet if they are packing heat or not but there is suspicion that this is the start of the slippery slope leading to bears armed with long bows.

October 11th: Today in 1975 the first episode of Saturday Night Live debuted. I am pretty sure I saw it on the first night and loved it, but somewhere years ago I stopped watching. I suspect it was because to me that first class of Saturday Night actors, Belushi, Radner, Ackroyd, Chase, Newman, Curtin [...]

October 10th: Today in 1845 the US Naval Academy opened in Annapolis, Maryland.