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HIS DAY IN HISTORY: 

Harold Macmillan Delivers "Wind of Change" Speech (1960)
British statesman Harold Macmillan held several government posts during World War II, including minister resident in North Africa. After serving in several other positions, he became prime minister in 1957. Macmillan accelerated Britain's decolonization, especially in Africa. In a memorable speech to the South African parliament in 1960, he said a "wind of change" was sweeping across Africa, which was experiencing a growth in national consciousness.

Soviet spy Colonel Oleg Penkovsky provided valuable information about the status of the Soviet Union's nuclear weapons to both the CIA and British intelligence. The KGB arrested him on October 22, 1962, in Moscow and most likely executed him shortly after.

This is the cockpit in which Charles Lindbergh sat while piloting the first aircraft to make a solo non-stop transatlantic flight, the Spirit of Saint Louis, in May of 1927. Note the periscope used instead of a forward window. The Spirit was designed and built in San Diego to compete for the $25,000 Orteig Prize, which was offered by New York hotel owner Raymond Orteig to the first aviator to cross the Atlantic non-stop, either from New York to Paris or vice versa.
Lindbergh, a U.S. Air Mail pilot, believed that a single-engine, single-seat, high-wing monoplane would provide him with the best chance of success. Under his close supervision, the Spirit was designed and constructed in just 60 days.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY: 

Charles Lindbergh (1902)
In 1927, Lindbergh, an American aviator, made the first nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic in 33.5 hours, landing in Paris to a hero's welcome. He returned to the US a celebrity but moved to England in 1932 to escape the media frenzy surrounding the kidnapping and murder of his son. Returning to the US in 1940, he faced criticism for opposing US entry into WWII. Still, he flew combat missions for the US during the war.

Here's Some Interesting Trivia....
 

good to know the morning train was running!

THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 
NASDAQ Stock Market Begins Trading (1971)
When the NASDAQ stock exchange began trading in 1971, it was the world's first electronic stock market. Founded in New York by the National Association of Securities Dealers, NASDAQ initially existed as computer bulletin board system that did not yet connect buyers and sellers. Today, it lists more companies and has more trading volume than any other US electronic stock exchange. In 2007, NASDAQ acquired the oldest stock exchange in America for $652 million.

I'm a bit suspicious of such FB memes, but maybe.

I'm a bit suspicious of such FB memes, but maybe.

I am as well. 

But...

• Wine is traditionally expensive and I don't think America at the time probably had a lot of robust viticulture. So it would probably be more expensive than whiskey.
• Beer is heavy and spoils easily over time. It was likely not as easily packaged at the time, so perhaps a beer might be on draft in a tavern, but maybe is less likely to be drunk at home. But due to weight/transport, might be more expensive than whiskey. That said, this one I find a little questionable because to make whiskey, you essentially have to have already made beer... And then given that you have to distill the alcohol from the beer, I would find it questionable that on a per-gallon basis, whiskey would be less expensive considering the amount of grain needed to produce 1 gallon of whiskey is SIGNIFICANTLY more than 1 gallon of beer. 
• Tea/coffee is fine, and I perhaps may dispute quantities, but it serves a very different purpose than whiskey. However, it notably does NOT say that they drank more whiskey than tea/coffee, only that it was less expensive. Which given that I would assume the majority of coffee beans and/or tea leaves were imported, could make sense.  
• Milk would likely also be very highly subject to spoilage, particularly prior to electrical refrigeration. And like tea/coffee, also drunk for very different purposes than whiskey. And again it doesn't say they drank MORE whiskey than milk, only that it's less expensive. I could absolutely see, given the difficulty of procuring fresh milk, keeping it from spoiling in a pre-Pasteurization (Pasteur only publishing his findings in the 1860s), transporting it to the home, etc that it would be more expensive. 

On the other hand, whiskey is very potent, which means the effect gained vs the weight of product is important. It's strong enough not to spoil. It doesn't need refrigeration. 

So while I obviously don't trust FB memes as gospel, I can at least see some of this as plausible.