Born 1866: H.G. Wells (writer)
1937: J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit published
[Thanks to John King Tarpinian for the data.]
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While we’re celebrating anniversaries and such: yesterday, September 22, was Bilbo’s and Frodo’s birthday, and today, September 23, 2012, is the 50th anniversary of the first broadcast of The Jetsons. We don’t have George’s flying car yet, but we do have Astro’s treadmill.
As for flying cars, all I have to say is imagine Boston drivers with flying cars. A constant rain of bumpers, hubcaps, tires, and ghu knows what else ….