Optimistic Almanac

To-day we look at the bizarre story of the Curse of the Billy Goat upon the Chicago Cubs! #MLB #BillyGoatCurse #ChicagoCubs #Cubs #Cubbies #CubsFans #WrigleyField #CubsBaseball #HarryCaray

To-day we celebrate the birthdays of Larry Fine and Mrs. Miller! Enjoy! Love, Tori- #LarryFine #TheThreeStooges #Larry #MrsMiller #ComedySinger #NoveltySinger

Dick Tracy by Chester Gould debuted to-day in 1931, and he’s still going strong! #DickTracy #CrimeComics #CherterGould #BreathlessMahoney #FlatTopJones

WERD The First Black Owned radio station and Captain Kangaroo both bebuted to-day! #WERD #WERD640AMAtlanta #FirstBlackOwnedRadioStation #CaptainKangaroo #BobKeeshan

The Twilight Zone debuts to-day in 1959! #CBSTelevision #RodSerling #TheTwilightZone

To-day we look at the Musical HAIR which opened in London’s West End, to-day in 1968. #HAIRTheMusical #AgeOfAquarius #RockMusicals

173 The Optimistic Almanac for Sept. 26th,’17 Winsor McKay by Tori Kensington

Cool technology and Shel Silverstein birthday to-day! Enjoy! Love, Tori #1stTransatlanticTelephoneCable #TAT1 #ShelSilverstein #WhereTheSidewalksEnds #GivingTree #FallingUp

The Hobbit published to-day, and it’s Chuck Jones Birthday! Enjoy! #TheHobbit #JRRTolkien #ChuckJones #MerrieMelodies #WarnerBrosCartoons #BugsBunny

Its the First Day of Fall; Mabon, The Autumnal Equinox. Janice Stillman, editor of the Old Farmer’s Almanac and a Mabon Blessing from Miss Lilley, a root worker of Louisiana. #Mabon #OldFarmersAlmanac #Almanaccom #JaniceStillman #MizMadamozellLilley #AutumnalEquinox

Tennis Star Billie Jean King’s victory over Bobby Riggs in 1973! #BillieJeanKing #BattleOfTheSexes #WomensTennis #WTA #MaleChauvinistPig

Here are stories about the beginning of the Emoticon and to-day’s Birthday Girl: Funny Lady Cheri Oteri #Emoticom #SmileyFace #CheriOteri #SNL #EverybodySimmahDowhnNAH!

H-B’s Jonny Quest premiered today in 1964 on ABC! The most ambitious Animation project in television history. #JonnyQuest #Hanna-Barbera #DougWildey #HoytCurtain #ActionAdventureComics

Two stories about those who reached higher than the rest! Love, Tori- #BASEJumperJohnVincent #StLArch #UncleMiltie #MrTelevision #MiltonBerle #TexacoStarTheater

Two Birthdays of famous actresses to-day: Penny Singleton (Blondie) and Fay Wray (King Kong 1933) #WhatEverHappenedToFayWray #KingKong #PennySingleton #Blondie

Here’s a story that’s Über Optimistic: The Survival of Phineas Gage #PhineasGage #BrainInjury #SurvivorStory #19thCenturyMedicine #WTF

Here’s two stories: How the Marathon Race came to be and Ancient Cave Paintings in France; All on to-day’s date in history! #Marathon #BattleOfMarathon #LascauxCavePaintings #InventionOfArt