August 18, 1905 –
Roald Amundsen and his crew of six aboard Gjøe, a converted herring boat, made contact with the US Coast Guard cutter Bear which confirmed their crossing the Northwest Passage following a 26-month journey, on this date.
but what the hell do you care. Today is National Bad Poetry Day in the United States.
There’s a very fun website will generate on command a great deal of very bad poetry here.
The Haus of Dcaligari 