{"id":5971,"date":"2004-06-15T08:52:00","date_gmt":"2004-06-15T15:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2004\/06\/15\/today-in-history.html"},"modified":"2004-06-15T08:52:00","modified_gmt":"2004-06-15T15:52:00","slug":"today_in_histor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2004\/06\/15\/today_in_histor.html","title":{"rendered":"Today in History …"},"content":{"rendered":"

Not.<\/a><\/p>\n

in 1802<\/b>, Virginian farmer George Washington is elected to serve as First Chancellor of the North American Confederation. He serves for two terms, and is succeeded by his Iroquois Second Chancellor, Onatah.
\nin 1949<\/b>, Oscar-winning tragic actor Jim Varney was born in Kentucky. He rose to national prominence playing Evan Earp, a descendant of Wyatt Earp\u2019s on the dramatic TV series, The Rousters. This was followed by his first Oscar-worthy performance in the film Hey, Vern, It\u2019s Ernest. He also won a Tony for his performance as King Lear the year of his death, in 2000.
\nin 1956<\/b>, John Lennon asked Paul McCartney to join his band, The Quarrymen. They would have been another unremarkable teenage rock band, except that 4 years later, their drummer was international superstar, Pete Best.<\/p>\n

A marvelous series of “Alternate History” entries, smoe of which seem parts of ongoing (so even-more interesting) plot lines. Shades of the Lost 500 Years project<\/a>. I’ve been following this alnog for a week or two, and it’s been entertaining reading, each and every morning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Not. in 1802, Virginian farmer George Washington is elected to serve as First Chancellor of the North American Confederation. 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