Here’s two stories: How the Marathon Race came to be and Ancient Cave Paintings in France; All on to-day’s date in history! 

#Marathon #BattleOfMarathon #LascauxCavePaintings #InventionOfArt

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163 The Optimistic Almanac for Sept. 12th, '17 : Ancient History

Here’s a story that’s Über Optimistic: The Survival of Phineas Gage

#PhineasGage #BrainInjury #SurvivorStory #19thCenturyMedicine #WTF

164 The Optimistic Almanac for Sept. 13th,’17: The Amazing Phineas Gage

Two stories about those who reached higher than the rest! Love, Tori- 

#BASEJumperJohnVincent #StLArch #UncleMiltie #MrTelevision #MiltonBerle #TexacoStarTheater

165 The Optimistic Almanac for Sept. 14th,’17: Daring Young Men

Two Birthdays of famous actresses to-day: Penny Singleton (Blondie) and Fay Wray (King Kong 1933) 

#WhatEverHappenedToFayWray #KingKong #PennySingleton #Blondie

166 The Optimsitic Almanac for Sept. 15th,17: Beautiful Ladies

166 The Optimistic Almanac for Sept. 15th,17: Beautiful Ladies

H-B’s Jonny Quest premiered today in 1964 on ABC! The most ambitious Animation project in television history. 

#JonnyQuest #Hanna-Barbera #DougWildey #HoytCurtain #ActionAdventureComics

167 The Optimistic Almanac for Sept.18th, 2017: The High Adventure of Jonny Quest

Here are stories about the beginning of the Emoticon and to-day’s Birthday Girl: Funny Lady Cheri Oteri 

#Emoticom #SmileyFace #CheriOteri #SNL #EverybodySimmahDowhnNAH!

168 The Optimistic Almanac for Sept. 19th,’17 Smiley Faces

Tennis Star Billie Jean King’s victory over Bobby Riggs in 1973! 
#BillieJeanKing #BattleOfTheSexes #WomensTennis #WTA #MaleChauvinistPig

169 The Optimistic Almanac for Sept. 20th,’17 The Battle of the Sexes

The Hobbit published to-day, and it’s Chuck Jones Birthday! Enjoy!

#TheHobbit #JRRTolkien #ChuckJones #MerrieMelodies #WarnerBrosCartoons #BugsBunny

170 The Optimistic Almanac for Sept. 21st,’17

Its the First Day of Fall; Mabon, The Autumnal Equinox. Janice Stillman, editor of the Old Farmer’s Almanac and a Mabon Blessing from Miss Lilley, a root worker of Louisiana. 

#Mabon #OldFarmersAlmanac #Almanaccom #JaniceStillman #MizMadamozellLilley #AutumnalEquinox

171 The Optimistic Almanac for Sept.22nd,’17 A Visit to the Old Farmer’s Almanac

171 The Optimistic Almanac for Sept.22nd,’17 : A Visit to the Old Farmer’s Almanac

Cool technology and Shel Silverstein birthday to-day! Enjoy! Love, Tori 

#1stTransatlanticTelephoneCable  #TAT1 #ShelSilverstein #WhereTheSidewalksEnds #GivingTree #FallingUp

172 The Optimistic Almanac for Sept.25th,’17  Words across the World

173 The Optimistic Almanac for Sept. 26th,’17 Winsor McKay

To-day we look at the Musical HAIR which opened in London’s West End, to-day in 1968. 

#HAIRTheMusical #AgeOfAquarius #RockMusicals

174 The Optimistic Almanac for Sept. 27th,’17 Rock and Rockers

The Twilight Zone debuts to-day in 1959! 

#CBSTelevision #RodSerling #TheTwilightZone

175 The Optimistic Almanac for Oct. 2nd. 2017

WERD The First Black Owned radio station and Captain Kangaroo both bebuted to-day! 

#WERD #WERD640AMAtlanta  #FirstBlackOwnedRadioStation 
#CaptainKangaroo #BobKeeshan

The Optimistic Almanac for Oct. 3rd,’17:  Its In The Air

176 The Optimistic Almanac for Oct. 3rd,’17:  Its In The Air

Dick Tracy by Chester Gould debuted to-day in 1931, and he’s still going strong! 

#DickTracy #CrimeComics #CherterGould #BreathlessMahoney #FlatTopJones

177 The Optimistic Almanac for Oct. 4th,’17 Crime Comic Hero

To-day we celebrate the birthdays of Larry Fine and Mrs. Miller! Enjoy! Love, Tori- 

#LarryFine #TheThreeStooges #Larry #MrsMiller #ComedySinger #NoveltySinger

178 The Optimistic Almanac for Oct. 5th, 2017 Funny Folks!

To-day we look at the bizarre story of the Curse of the Billy Goat upon the Chicago Cubs!

#MLB #BillyGoatCurse #ChicagoCubs #Cubs #Cubbies #CubsFans #WrigleyField #CubsBaseball #HarryCaray

Tori Kensington

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