Marie Antoinette was beheaded today in 1793. It was the height of the French Revolution and since their was no television and thereby no, “Keeping Up With the Antionette’s” they simply sent her to the guillotine for treason.

Three days after Antoinette was killed Gordie Howe… 

As the world’s currently most famous Mormon gets set to take the stage tonight to debate the President, it’s worth noting that BYU was founded today in 1875, by a guy named Brigham Young. Talk about your 3 percenter.

A little known fact is that Brigham Young played Pee-Wee hockey with Gordie Howe…

The Walt Disney Company was founded today in 1923 by Walt and his brother Roy as the, “Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio.” That show is now called, “First Take.” As the brothers were locking up that first night they probably couldn’t have guessed that their little studio would have total assets of over $72 billion in under 90 years.

It was tonight in 1946 that Gordie Howe made his debut with the Detroit Red Wings in the NHL. He would retire 34 years later at the age of 51. Believe it or not, he played in all 80 games in 1980, and helped the Whalers make the playoffs, picking up 15 goals and 26 assists for 41 points. He is a man’s man’s man.

It was today in 1968 that Tommie Smith and John Carlos held up black-gloved fists during the playing of the Star Spangled Banner in a Black Power salute at the Olympic Games in Mexico City. Both athletes were expelled from the games by IOC president Avery Brundage, an American citizen and Nazi sympathiser. Smith insists that the protest was not for “black power,” but for “human rights power.”

Today in 1969 the Amazin’ Mets capped off their improbable run to the World Series title, beating the Orioles for the fourth straight time to win the series 4-1.

  

John Mayer turns 35 today. He had a birthday lunch with Katy Perry in NYC. Lord knows what they’ll do tonight, but will he still love her tomorrow?

Top Five John Mayer songs:

1. Say

2. The Age of Worry (and still rising… he must feel like Phillip Phillips ripped him off…. karma?)

3. Waiting on the World To Change

4. Your Body Is a Wonderland

5. Assasin

Six years ago today, the famed NYC rock ‘n roll joint, CBGB closed its doors for good. Patti Smith played the last show there.

  

And finally, because we don’t like being booed and we aim to please, it was today in 1988 that many Catholics had big smiles on their faces at church following the Catholics vs. Convicts football game the day before that saw 4th ranked Notre Dame knock off top-ranked Miami 31-30. The Irish would run the table and finish 12-0, winning their last National Championship.

— Bill Hubbell