January 12-

Okay, this is a day late. But here is a sample of what kind of information you might find on this blog. Some of the information is not related to cigars directly, but trust me- there's a correlation somewhere.

On this day, January 12-

1737 – American Revolutionary John Hancock is born. Known for his unique signature, he is also responsible for the first limited edition cigar. The first draft of the Declaration of Independence originally included the text, “… that all men are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights. That among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of limited rools of tobacco that create an internet following and can be sold for multiple times their inert value. That upon an adequate period of time, such tobacco may be released in greater quantity at the inflated price and later sold by individuals on cigar forums for even more than the already inflated value.”

1951 – Actress Kirstie Alley and radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh are both born on the same day. Limbaugh is well known for his love of cigars, especially Cohiba Esplendidos, and Alley is well know for her love of eating large quantities of food. A little known fact is that during the final season of ‘Cheers’, Alley ate co-stars George Wendt and Rhea Perlman.

1971 - The sitcom "All in the Family" premiered on CBS. The show featured a bigoted, loudmouthed, cigar smoking asshole named Archie Bunker. Bunker would have fit in nicely on most cigar forums, had Al Gore invented the internet prior to 1971.

1991 - A deeply divided Congress gave President George H.W. Bush the authority to use force to expel Iraq from Kuwait. Although the President’s son George W. Bush was not in public office at the time, it is generally agreed that it is the son’s fault that the United States went to war in 1991. It is also the younger Bush’s fault for Vietnam and Korea.