Cradle to Grave

Hello My Name Is Going To Be...

Today Christians worldwide celebrate the "Immaculate Conception" — in 1854 on this day Pope Pius IX proclaims its dogma in an apostolic letter, Ineffabilis Deus. Obtusely related — on this date in 1952 pregnancy is acknowledged for the first time on television, during an I Love Lucy episode.

On the flip side of the mortal coil today in 1980 the former Beatle John Lennon is murdered in front of his Manhattan apartment building and in 1792 on this day the first human cremation takes place in the United States.

This Hello My Name Is Going To Be Ricky shirt is from the Someone's Pregnant wing of the My Name Club (a k a Name Fan Club) CafePress.com shop. I wrote about their wares November 9th.

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