The US Marine Corps were organized on this date in 1775. I’ve had an opportunity to meet a few marines over my lifetime, and for every Marine I’ve ever met, I was glad they were on our side defending our country and its interests.

Also on this date in 1969, ‘Sesame Street’ debuts, but for the life of me, I still can’t tell you how to get there… but I keep looking (and watching)!

On a more somber note, on this date in 1975, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sinks on Lake Superior, killing 29 crewmembers.