mickeyd said:
North Korea, Iran, Planes flying into NYC buildings, Blizzard in Buffalo, NY Yankees losing in first round etc. What else could happen today?
BTW, how did Friday 13th become so unlucky anyway?
Well, the Yankees lost earlier this week (GO METS!!!), and the plane crashed a few days ago, so those have nothing to do with Friday the 13th. But, I get your point.
I saw pictures of Buffalo - pretty wild! But that's about the only thing on your list that solely happened today.
And just because I'm bored at work: Some historians propose that the origin of the "Black Friday" was the simultaneous arrest of hundreds of Knights Templars on October 13, 1307 (Friday), to be later tortured into admitting heresy. This can't be confirmed as the source of the Friday the 13th superstition, though, because that is not talked about until the 19th century. But, 13 was also associated with death in ancient Egypt, and it is considered taboo for Hindus to do things in groups of 13.
As for Friday: The name "Friday" was derived from a Norse deity worshipped on the sixth day, known either as Frigg (goddess of marriage and fertility), or Freya (goddess of sex and fertility), or both, the two figures having become intertwined in the handing-down of myths over time (the etymology of "Friday" has been given both ways). Christians later recast her as a witch and Friday was considered to be the pagan's sabbath. Also, Friday was execution day in ancient Rome.
Ok, enough trivia for one day...
Karen