This Day In History.. August 17, 1590 Governor of Roanoke Island colony, John White, returns from England to find no trace of the colonists he had left there 3 years earlier
August 17th, 1998 - President Clinton testifies before grand jury He became the first sitting president to testify before the Office of Independent Counsel as the subject of a grand-jury investigation.
EDIT: I thought this was Magic retiring....That's on Nov 7th. Man, I vaguely remember hearing commentators giving him a good 4-5 years after the news dropped. It would've been that era's Kobe moment if it had turned out that way. For better or worse, he's the punchline to drug companies already having the cure for AIDS but only for the Illuminati.
Traded Magic Johnson to my friend before he found out he had HIV that night, but turned out getting Brad Daugherty and a pizza wasn't the steal of the century when Brad came down with virtigo. Great moments in Fantasy history.
This Day In History.. August 19, 1960 The Beatles give their 1st public performance at the Indra Club in Hamburg (this isn't it, but it is the oldest known Beatles performance video which I thought was cool)
On this date in 1951, the St. Louis Browns sent 3'7" Eddie Gaedel in to pinch hit in the bottom of the first on the second game of a double header against the Tigers. Wearing number "1/8", Gaedel and his 7 inch strike zone drew a four pitch walk and was removed for a pinch runner. https://www.ksdk.com/article/sports...rowns/63-cc5cbc8e-b25d-46be-828a-76325290574b
This Day In History.. August 20, 1920 Meetings are held to the lay the foundation for the APFL, which would later become the NFL.
