Today was the birthday in 1890 of Groucho Marx, perhaps the best known of the comic geniuses known as the Marx Brothers. And yet, if it hadn’t been for a runaway mule, they might never have ended up doing comedy.
Today in 2006, the Pentagon announced it would tear down a fascinating piece of Cold War history: a hot dog stand that the Soviets had once thought was actually a top military target.
It's National Mule Day, so it's a great day to celebrate a mule who singlehandedly… showed up at some Major League Baseball games. Here's the story of the official mule mascot of the New York Mets.
Today is the birthday President John Tyler. He was born in 1790, and he served as US president in the 1840s. And he has a grandson who is alive in 2022.
![Portrait of John Tyler by Matthew Brady - United States National Archives: Identification Number : 528302 [1], Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=47807392](https://www.bradycarlson.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/20220329tyler-80x32.jpg)
