TGIF Trivia & False Confessions For All!
DateTime:7/21/2009 11:56:42 AM

TGIF and Happy False Confession Day! I confess that I killed someone this morning and stashed the body in the woods across the street. First person to find the stashed body will win a gazillion dollars! Birthdays today include...

Yesterday's trivia question was easily answered by Pasanda, and here I thought it would keep the masses guessing a while. Hmph! Today's "Q" is more of a guessing thing... I'll see you back on Monday with real questions. /Snicker. Have a good weekend!

• 1789 - North Carolina ratifies constitution, becomes 12th US state.
  
• 1871 - Moses F. Gale patents a cigar lighter (NYC).
  
• 1871 - The 1st human cannonball, Emilio Onra, is shot.
  
• 1942 - Tweety Bird, aka Tweety Pie, debuts in "Tale of Two Kitties".
  
• 1980 - Dallas' "Who Shot JR?" episode (Kristen) gets a 53.3 rating (83 mill).
  
• 1989 - Law banning smoking on most domestic flights signed by President Bush.
  
• 1989 - TV cameras permitted in British House of Commons.
  
• 1989 - Atari introduces the Lynx hand-held video game system. It features a 4.0 MHz 65C02 processor, 16-bit graphics processor, 6 sound channels, 3.5-inch color LCD screen, 16 colors out of 4096 palette. Weight is under one pound. Price is US$150-200, with the Galifornia Games video game cartridge. (This is the first color hand-held video game system in the US.)
  
• 1992 - Oregon Senator Bob Packwood issues apology for unwelcome sexual advances.
  
• 1999 - Quake III Arena goes gold