Thursday, October 04, 2007

Alan Rock's Trivia

On October 4, 1957, people around the world were looking up. Why? A: The first Earth satellite was launched into orbit by the Soviet Union. (Sputnik One).

Where is the world's only roller skating museum? A: Lincoln, Nebraska.

On October 4, 1931, Chester Gould's comic strip debuted in The Detroit Mirror. Can you name the comic strip? A: "Plain Clothes Tracy," Dick Tracy was a 34-year-old detective, whose sidekick was Sam Catchem. In 1949 he married Tess Trueheart and they adopted a son named Junior.

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