Today in Geek History

Happy Monday people. How was your weekend? Mine snuck up on me and then would not go away. I don't know if I liked that.

Today is June 25th and today in Geek History...

1903 Eric Arthur Blair, or as normal people know him, George Orwell, is born today in British India.

1925 June Lockhart, the mom in Lassie and Lost in Space, is born today in New York, New York. What's that girl? Timmy's stuck in a well again? *sigh* Maybe we can leave him there this time? Hehe.

1928 Peyo, the Belgain man known as the creator of Smurfs is born in Brussels, Belgium. His birth name? Pierre Culliford. I would have stuck with Pierre. 

Today in Geek History

Hey blog. Did you miss me while SOPA was on going? I missed me.

Today is January 21st and today in Geek History...

1950 Nineteen Eighty-Four (that's 1984 for those that need the numbers) author George Orwell dies, less than 3 months after his wedding. Sad.

1954 The first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus, is launched in Groton Connecticut.

1956 Geena Davis star of the great film, (to each their own) Beetlejuice is born in Wareham Massachusetts as Virginia Davis