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Today
Oct 23 4004 BC 
In the 17th century, using biblical sources, Archbishop James Ussher 
calculated the creation of the world to be 9AM October 23, 4004 BC. 
Oct 23 1976 
Jimmy Carter admits his LUST in that he's "committed adultery in my heart 
many times". (November 1976 Playboy.) This is a deadly sin, and he was a 
presidential candidate. What was he thinking? 
Oct 23 1983 
A Hezbollah truck bomb destroys the US Marine barracks at the Beirut 
International Airport, killing 241. Inadequate security is blamed. 
Oct 23 1987 
Robert Bork is borked, the senate voting a record 58 to 42 to refuse him a 
seat on the Supreme Court. Apparently this was because he admitted to smoking 
marijuana as a youth, which would be the wrong reason. He should have been 
rejected because he's a statist sleazebag. 
Oct 23 1995 
The murderer of the popstar singer Selena, and president of her fan club, 
Yolanda Saldivar, found guity in Houston of her slaying. 
Oct 23 1997 
Newborn son of The Artist Formerly Known As Prince dies of complications from 
a "rare skull deformity". The baby's death certificate does not give names of 
the father or mother. 

Yesterday
Oct 22 1844 
Jesus does not appear to the Seventh Day Adventists. The followers of Bible 
scientist William Miller, Millerites, expected End Times to accompany the 
appearance of the Savior. Nothing happened. 
Oct 22 1934 
The notorious bank robber Pretty Boy Floyd dies after being shot in the back 
multiple times by the FBI in a shootout at the Conkle Farm, East Liverpool 
Ohio. 
Oct 22 1956 
A 200 ton concrete girder smooshes 48 people in Karachi, Pakistan. 
Oct 22 1976 
Red dye #4 banned in the US because it causes cancerous tumors in the 
bladders of dogs. The dye is still used in Canada. The banning wreaks havoc 
in the M&M industry. 
Oct.21
Oct 21 1947 
Twenty-one lunatics die as a fire destroys an insane asylum in Hoff, Germany. 
Oct 21 1973 
J. Paul Getty Jr's ear is removed by kidnappers and sent to a newspaper in 
Rome, along with a photo. It doesn't arrive until November 8.
Oct 21 1987 
Former Miss America Bess Myerson arrested on charges of bribery, conspiracy, 
and mail fraud, all involving an alimony-fixing scandal. She was found not 
guilty, however. 
Oct 21 1995 
Shannon Hoon, lead singer of the pop band Blind Melon, dies of a heroin 
overdose in New Orleans, inside the band's tour bus. 
Oct 21 1997 
Hotel owners in the Detroit area meet to discuss suicide doctor Jack 
Kevorkian's practice of leaving corpses in their hotel rooms. 
Oct 21 1997 
The Government of Singapore announces in a widely publicized "toilet alert" 
that the drive for toilet cleanliness is a great success. Five toilets were 
selected by citizens as toilet role models. 

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