GMT: my liver is dating a Kardashian

1522 — The first circumnavigation of Earth was completed. The Victoria, the sole surviving ship of Ferdinand Magellan's expedition, returned to Spain after nearly three years at sea.

1620 — The Mayflower began its famous voyage. The Pilgrims departed Plymouth, England, bound for North America.

1781 — Benedict Arnold burned an American town. After defecting to Britain, Arnold led British forces against New London, Connecticut, ordering much of the town burned. It happened only about six weeks before Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown.

1901 — President William McKinley was shot.

1916 — The modern grocery store was basically born. The first Piggly Wiggly opened in Memphis. Its revolutionary idea seems completely ordinary now: customers walked around the store and selected their own groceries. Before that, shoppers generally gave their orders to clerks, who retrieved everything for them.




Marquis de Lafayette — 1757. The French aristocrat became a major general in the Continental Army while still in his early 20s and became one of George Washington's close associates.

Jane Addams — 1860. Social reformer, co-founder of Hull House and eventual Nobel Peace Prize winner.

Roger Waters — 1943 — turns 83 today. Co-founder, bassist and major songwriter of Pink Floyd.

Jeff Foxworthy — 1958 — turns 68.

Idris Elba — 1972 — turns 54.



Hour 22 of game day.

Good morning all!