18 September
National Play-Doh Day
National Chocolate Day

Happy Birthday
Johann Gottfried Walther; George Read; Kate Booth; Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson;
Agnes de Mille; Leon Askin; Jack Warden; Phyllis Kirk; Nikolai Rukavishnikov;
Rossano Brazzi; Jimmie Rodgers; Frankie Avalon; Fred Willard; Charles L Veach;
Ken Brett; Takao Doi; Holly Robinson; Rik Foley; Tonio K; Kerry Livgren;
on this day in:
1502 - Christoher Columbus landed at Costa Rica on his 4th, and final, voyage
1789 - The US government took out its first loan, in the amount of $191,608.81
1793 - George Washington laid the first cornerstone of the Capitol building
1838 - Richard Cobden established the Anti-Corn Law League in Manchester
1873 - Jay Cooke and Company declared bankruptcy
1885 - Riots broke out in Canada to protest compulsory smallpox vaccinations
1947 - Ernest Tubb & Roy Acuff became the first country singers to perform at Carnegie Hall
1975 - After a year on the FBI's Most Wanted list, Patty Hearst was arrested
The third week of September is
National Flower Week - National Child Care Week - International Priorities Week
National Courtesy Week - Vituperation Week - National Laundry Workers Week
National Chiropratic Week - National Adult Day Care Center Week
National Osteopathic Medicine Week - National Farm Safety Week
National Farm Animals Awareness Week
Aw, go ahead and download RealPlayer. Sorry, but after waiting about 1/2 hour or so for the mp3 to download, the song wasn't quite all there. I hate it when that happens. So, it'll have to be Real for now.
If I owe you a visit, I'll try my best to catch up this evening. Busy, busy weekend. 8-}
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