1647: Puritans banish Catholic priests from Massachusetts. Penalty for returning priests: death.

1848: U.S. Prez Andrew Johnson misses being impeached by just one vote.

1896: Nicholas II crowned Czar of Russia. (Enjoy it while it lasts, Nick - you & your family will meet swift, violent end.)

1937: San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge opened to public.

1943: Edsel Ford dies. (What, you think they made up the name of the car?)

1946: Patent papers filed in U.S. for the H-bomb. (As if anyone would want to take credit for such a thing.)

1977: UFO spotted near Orange, NSW, leaves landing marks on ground at local farm.

1997: Michael Jackson & Lisa Marie Presley wed. Now, that is twisted.