Erin O'Riordan's Almanac for May 15th: https://ko-fi.com/post/May-15-Welcome-to-the-Jungle-of-Nool-G2G71FPCDW
“On the fifteenth of May, in the Jungle of Nool,
In the heat of the day, in the cool of the pool...” - Dr. Seuss, Horton Hears a Who
In the heat of the day, in the cool of the pool...” - Dr. Seuss, Horton Hears a Who
Bummer May 15
May 15, 1886: Poet Emily Dickinson dies of kidney disease at her home in Amherst, Massachusetts. She’s 55 years old. Dickinson has not left the home since 1865.
May 15, 1953: Chester “Chet” Miller dies in a car crash during practice for the 1953 Indianapolis 500. He is 50 years old.
May 15, 2016: Jane Little (born Jane Findley) plays with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, as the double bass player has done since 1945, when she made her debut at age 16. Little is in the Guinness Book of World Records as the musician with the longest tenure with a single orchestra. Little, who is being treated for multiple myeloma, collapses on stage as the orchestra plays “There’s No Business Like Show Business.” She dies later in the day.
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