On This Day
My older brother is officially one year older, as is Stephen Hawking.
A Democratic President won the acclaim that would make his election possible, even if it was winning a battle in a war that was already over. Yes, in 1815 Andrew Jackson took a little trip to New Orleans and beat a British force that was also unaware that the war had ended.
On this date in 1992, George H.W. Bush threw up on the Japanese Prime Minister. I mention this because this is also the birthday of the current Prime Minister, Junichiro Koizumi. Must be karma.
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