Another anniversary today

It's August 7th, and I woke up this morning remembering that 33 years ago today my hubby left me, on the 4th day after our marriage. It wasn't a choice. He was in the Air Force and had to fly back to Little Rock AFB with the rest of the crews who had been over in England for TDY for around 65 days.

That spawned other thoughts, and remembering that in the first 15 years of our marriage, we spent about as much time apart as we did together.

It's almost odd to think that the last 18 we've spent mainly together.

I've sent him on overnight jaunts to air shows and he's worked away a couple of times for a few weeks, but nothing like the forced separations of those early years.

He works hard. Still loves his C-130s after working on them all these years. His Herky Birds.

It's quite a day in history as well.

In 1573, Sir Francis Drake arrived back in Plymouth after a year spent raiding for Spanish treasure.

In 1606, Shakespeare's Macbeth was performed at Hampton Court for King James 1 (which may have been the very first performance of the play).

In 1782, George Washington, as Commander of the Continental Army, created the Purple Heart. Its original name being the Badge of Military Merit.

In 1820, the first potatoes were planted on Hawaii.

In 1882, the Hatfields of West Virginia, and the McCoys of Eastern Kentucky, feuded and 100 were killed or injured.

In 1888, a man named Theophilus Van Kannel, of Philadelphia, patented the revolving door.

In 1909, the first Lincoln Penny is issued.

In 1914, the famous poster "Your Country Needs You" spread all over the UK after Lord Kitchener uttered the words.

In 1914, Russia invaded Prussia.

In 1919, Babe Ruth tied the MLB record by hitting grand slams in consecutive games for the 2nd time, in a 13-1 win against the Philadelphia As.

In 1939, millionaire Howard Hughes was presented with a Congressional Gold Medal.

In 1940, Alsace-Lorraine was annexed by the Third Reich (Germany) in WW11.

In 1942, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, was the first American offensive in the Pacific in WW11.

In 1944, IBM dedicated the first program-controlled calculator, the Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator, better known as the Harvard Mark 1.

In 1946, the Booker T. Washington half-dollar was issued, making it the first commemorative coin featuring an African American.

In 1947, Thor Heyerdahl and the crew of the Kon-Tiki crashed into a reef in the Tuomotu Islands of French Polynesia after crossing the Pacific in 101 days.

In 1954, Roger Bannister ran the "4 minute mile".

In 1957, The U.S.Congress passes the Civil Rights Act of 1957.

In 1959, Explorer 6 transmits the first TV photo of Earth from Outer Space.

In 1971 Apollo 15 returned to Earth.

In 1990 Operation Desert Shield began and the U.S deployed troops to Saudi Arabia.

In 1992, The Orlando Magic signed NBA #1 draft pick Shaquille O'Neal.

All in all, quite an eventful day in history.