Upbeat and Downstairs: Home of Daryl C. DuLong

1564 - Christopher Marlowe, playwright (d. 1593)
1665 - Queen Anne I of the United Kingdom (d. 1714)
1748 - Adam Weishaupt, founder of the Illuminati (d. 1811)
1756 - Aaron Burr, Vice President of the United States (d. 1836)
1895 - Babe Ruth, Baseball Hall of Famer (d. 1948)
1911 - Ronald Reagan, 40th President of the [...]

Curse you, Punxsutawney Phil! The “Prognosticator of Prognosticators” was rudely awoken this morning and, most likely out of spite, predicted six more weeks of winter. Granted, there are always six more weeks of winter from this point forward, but it’s fun to blame the cold and snow on something else. [...]

Happy 2005! To the right is a photo that was taken seconds after 2005 started in Times Square, New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) It was actually the 100th anniversary of the Times Square New Year’s Eve celebrations and nearly 750,000 people came to enjoy the fun, which was a [...]