Mark the Calendar: December 21

Mark the Calendar: December 21

1592. Duncan MacLeod born in Glenfinnan, Scotland. Davis-Panzer Productions: Highlander.

Eddie Brewer is one of four people shot in a convenience store. - Dennis Lehane: Darkness Take My Hand.

Phileas Fogg arrives back in London, wins his wager and accepts a marriage proposal. - Jules Verne: Around the World in 80 Days

October 2 Mark the Calendar

October 2 Mark the Calendar

To satisfy a wager, Phileas Fogg departs London for a trip around the world in 80 days.
--Jules Verne: Around the World in 80 Days.

June 29 - Mark the Calendar

Mark the Calendar:

1947. Dales, a police officer in Roswell, is assigned to protect Negro baseball star Josh Exley from racist threats.
--Chris Carter: The X-Files.

2006 - Harriet Jones initiates the launch of a cruise missile using a password given by the Doctor.
--Russell T Davies: Doctor Who: World War 3.

The expedition takes its first step into the interior of the earth.
--Jules Verne: Journey to the Center of the Earth.

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne

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"All right, Ned, let's wait and see!" I replied. "It's clear that these strangers don't intend to let us die of hunger, otherwise last evening's dinner wouldn't make any sense."

"Unless they're fattening us up!" Ned shot back.

"I object," I replied. "We have not fallen into the hands of cannibals."

"Just because they don't make a habit of it," the Canadian replied in all seriousness, "doesn't mean they don't indulge from time to time."