TDIH Events

On this day in 1973, the trial for the Watergate burglars began. The very idea that they continue to be called burglars cracks me up--maybe they'll change the entry in the dictionary for burglar to include this:

Okay, so maybe a more appropriate picture would be one with his infamous five o'clock shadow...

Also, on this day in history, the American League adopted the designated hitter (dh) rule. Just the American League. Can you imagine what the National League would look like if the dh rule existed? The Braves certainly would never trade Andruw Jones.