Ya dig?
Ya dig?
The day the music died.
Didn't have him in mind. Another guess?
Grandpa Munster?
Captain America
Not sure what the Big Bopper did for our freedom.
Fcvbnncchbbb wrote:
The day the music died.
Woodrow Wilson
Let's go with Oppenheimer then.
boo hoo wrote:
Captain America
He has died so many times that any date is a good guess:
http://comicvine.gamespot.com/articles/the-many-deaths-of-captain-america/1100-149407/Roland Freisler?
biologist/evolutionist Ernst Mayr, 2005 but considering OP's leanings, probably not on the list.
Samuel Whittemore
He and his heroic comrades were mostly unknown, but their valor is known and admired by all.
Cornelius Bumpus, saxophonist/keyboardist for the Doobie Brothers in 2004. (By the way, Michael McDonalds singing is unintelligible. WTF?
malmo wrote:
He and his heroic comrades were mostly unknown, but their valor is known and admired by all.
Did this happen near what is now the Taconic Parkway?
wineturtle wrote:
malmo wrote:He and his heroic comrades were mostly unknown, but their valor is known and admired by all.
Did this happen near what is now the Taconic Parkway?
No. He died on Monday, in New Mexico. (I like your thinking, though)
malmo wrote:
wineturtle wrote:Did this happen near what is now the Taconic Parkway?
No. He died on Monday, in New Mexico. (I like your thinking, though)
The 'on this day' part took me to historic events on 3 Feb as it did the for the "day the music died' gang.
This is an interesting bit of history from today, but does not fit exactly.
The Four Chaplains, also sometimes referred to as the "Immortal Chaplains" or the "Dorchester Chaplains", were four United States Army chaplains who gave their lives to save other civilian and military personnel as the troop ship SS Dorchester sank on February 3, 1943, during World War II. They helped other soldiers board lifeboats and gave up their own life jackets when the supply ran out.[1] The chaplains joined arms, said prayers, and sang hymns as they went down with the ship.
:-) Have a nice weekend. Ya dig?