πΊπΈ β 210 Years ago today; August 19th, 1812, the U.S.S. Constitution earned the nickname "Old Ironsides" after her battle with the Royal Navy frigate HMS Guerriere approximately 400 miles southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
I'll have a whiskey π₯ and make it Irish β. Happy "Whiskey" Wednesday to all π.
β Happy 'Heavenly' Birthday to Maureen O'Hara who was born on this date; August 17th, 1920 in the Dublin suburb of Ranelagh, Ireland. Will always be one of my honors to have met her when she was the Grand Marshal of NYC's St. Patrick's Day Parade in 1999π₯π.
Warming up the night before the Academy Awards with a Jean Harlow/Pre-Code movie night. "The Public Enemy" (1931) "Hold Your Man" (1933) "Dinner at Eight" (1933).
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