1547: Ivan the Terrible is crowned the first czar of Russia. (Terrible, eh?)
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| I always think of the bloodsuckers from that classic "Fearless Vampire Killers" film when I think of Ivan... I wonder why?!? | |
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| Maybe because the special effects on that one were terrible indeed...? They had no CGI back in those days...! | |
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1843: New York State Lunatic Asylum opens in Utica. (It gets worse...!)
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| It's about time! They opened one way back in 1833 - the State Lunatic Hospital - in Worcester, Mass.! | |
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| Always imitating, never initiating... eh, Nuuuu York? Apple is rotten to the core...! | |
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1991: Operation Desert Storm begins, as U.S. starts bombing Iraq.
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| And THAT's NOT the worst yet...! It got worse still... still is... on a daily basis down there... | |
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| A week with less than 50 casualties in Iraq is a MIRACLE... | |
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