Today is the 41st May 4th since…

On this day in 1961:

– The author was born in a small cabin deep in the mountains of West Virginia, the child of a Martian and a Man in Black. Oh, wait, he was born in a nice Jewish hospital in the middle of Newark, NJ to a nice couple whose families came from Eastern Europe. Fortunately, no pictures exist either way. Also on this day:

– JFK established the President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board.

– On The Edge of Night, Judy and Margie worry about Ed as he and Mike track killer Tersa Vetter to a deserted mine shaft.

– Thirteen young people set out from Washington, D.C., to New Orleans, Louisiana, to test a new federal law against segregation but these Freedom Riders never made it to New Orleans.

Thanks Mom and Dad!