• During the Manhattan Project, plutonium was referred to, simply, as 49.
• People who participated in the Gold Rush were called 49ers.
• The international calling code for Germany is 49.
• Thomas Pynchon’s second novel was The Crying of Lot 49.
• Alaska is the 49th state.
• President Eisenhower was the only President to serve under the 49-star flag.
• People who participated in the Gold Rush were called 49ers.
• The international calling code for Germany is 49.
• Thomas Pynchon’s second novel was The Crying of Lot 49.
• Alaska is the 49th state.
• President Eisenhower was the only President to serve under the 49-star flag.
The Happy Medium Song of the Day is “Funk #49” by The James Gang; a band from Cleveland that featured one of my and Pete Townshend’s favorite guitar players: Joe Walsh.
• Oh yeah, and 49 years ago today I showed up on the planet.
Damn the torpedoes and full speed ahead to 50!
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• Oh yeah, and 49 years ago today I showed up on the planet.
Damn the torpedoes and full speed ahead to 50!
(Please use the comments box to share your thoughts.)