1923 Ed McMahon - Radio and TV announcer (The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson, The Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon, TV's Most Hilarious Bloopers, Star Search, Snap Judgement)

I wasn't a fan of Jerry Lewis, but I admire his MDA Telethons. He raised a lot of money for MD. Ed McMahon said once that one of his ancestors invented mayonnaise. Hmmm..

1836 The Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, fell to Mexican forces during the Texas War for Independence.

I guess, for its time, The Alamo was considered a large building, but I thought it was rather small. We stayed at the Minger Hotel, which was right across the street from it.

1950 Silly Putty was invented

Such an historic invention.