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mercuryblues

(16,515 posts)
Tue Apr 28, 2020, 09:41 AM Apr 2020

Today is Tuesday, April 28th

Only 5 days to SEC's LOL cats.

On this date in history Fascist edition

In 1789 the Mutiny on the Bounty occurred. President Dunce favorably compared himself to Cpt. Bligh in a recent tweet.

Benito Mussolini was executed

Saddam Hussein was born.

Today is National Kiss your Mate Day. Pucker up buttercup.

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Today is Tuesday, April 28th (Original Post) mercuryblues Apr 2020 OP
On this date in 1972 I hired in at a Detroit safeinOhio Apr 2020 #1
+1 mercuryblues Apr 2020 #2

safeinOhio

(38,053 posts)
1. On this date in 1972 I hired in at a Detroit
Tue Apr 28, 2020, 11:48 AM
Apr 2020

car factory. Was only going to stay a few years and save up enough to move to the West coast. 30 years later I retired with a pension and a free college degree, I did have to pay for books.

I remember the first day like it was yesterday.

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