May 17th: On This Date in History

[Asonokirk V 2.0]

May 17, 1620: First Merry-Go-Round seen at fair (in a city in Turkey)

May 17, 1756: England declares war on France (7 years/French and Indian War)

May 17, 1804: Lewis & Clark begin the exploration of the Louisiana Purchase.

May 17, 1845: The rubber band is patented.

May 17, 1846: The saxophone is patented.

May 17, 1875: The first Kentucky Derby is run

May 17, 1932: Congress changes name of Porto Rico to Puerto Rico.

May 17, 1939: First sports telecast: Princeton v.s. Columbia baseball game.* (1936 Olympics were not recognized as such due to the limited nature of the actual "broadcast."

May 17, 1948: Soviet Union recognizes Israel

May 17, 1971: Washington State bans sex discrimination.

More useless trivia . . . :)

[Trazalca]

May 17, 1932: Congress changes name of Porto Rico to Puerto Rico.

Even back then, idiots were alive and well in Congress. :rolleyes: :ohwell:

[Asonokirk V 2.0]

Even back then, idiots were alive and well in Congress. :rolleyes: :ohwell:

I assure you it was way worse in the past. But public office is something that requires one to be an "idiot" else they might be held accountable for something. We can't have our elected officials accountable now, can we? If we did, no one would want to "serve" in office. :)