Day Tripping: March 22

Tournaments, Trespasses, and Time To Catch Up

Welcome to my daily feature where each day on the calendar marks a part of our shared history.

He Shoots, He Scores

1894 was the second year the Stanley Cup was awarded for ice hockey supremacy. Given at the time to the amateur champion, this is the first-ever recorded sports trophy decided in a playoff format. Montreal Amateur Athletic Association (AAA) completed their second win of two in a row on this day to repeat as Stanley Cup Champions.

The change in format occurred when three teams finished the regular schedule with identical records, so no season’s champion could be determined. The Playoff was introduced to solve the issue.

She’s Done For Eating

President Lyndon Johnson’s daughter and husband Captain Charles Robb are ordered off the Hyde Street cable car in San Francisco. The infraction? Lynda Bird had the audacity to hop on the tram in 1968 while eating an ice cream cone. Having no idea who his illustrious riders were, the conductor politely asked the woman to throw the cone away. When she refused, they were escorted off the cable car.

The Robb’s host on the trip, city greeter Cyril Magnin and his daughter who was also enjoying some ice cream, were also given the boot. The conductor, to his credit, later said he was only trying to protect other passengers from being messed by melting ice cream.

Still Waiting For Just Desserts

The US Congress approved the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) in support of legal rights for all, regardless of gender in 1972. Unfortunately, this bill has still not been universally ratified. One is left to wonder if equality is truly for all, what’s the holdup?

Musical Milestones

A private collector purchases the original birth certificate of Paul McCartney for more than $84,000 in 1997.

Narratives

Robert Mueller delivers his report on the election of Donald Trump and its influence from Russian meddling in 2019. This long-anticipated document proves to be far less than conclusive, and a colossal bore.

Remembrance

The original Flying Wallenda was performing a high-wire act in 1978 between two buildings in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The seventy-three-year-old acrobat, Karl Wallenda, plunged to his death when high winds caused him to lose his balance.

Often maligned Mayor of Toronto, Rob Ford, who was once caught on video inhaling from a crack pipe, died of cancer in 2016.

Notable Births

1923 — Famous mime Marcel Marceau was born. He never said a word.

1931 — William Shatner has probably spoken more words publicly than any other actor.

1948 — Andrew Lloyd Webber has written music to more words for theatre than any other.

K. Barrett Katie Wallace Maria Rattray Maryam Merchant Dr Mehmet Yildiz Tree Langdon Myriam Ben Salem Phil Truman Chelsea Mandler MAT Terry Mansfield Hollie Petit, PhD. Terry Trueman Dr Preeti Singh John Gruber Bill Abbate James G Brennan ScienceDuuude Marcus Liam Ireland Claire Kelly Noorain Hassan, BMS

The Story Of Day Tripping Through History What’s Past Is Often Present