“Would you grammar nuts give it a rest?
I was boosting the pride of the West
Whether doughnuts or no,
They need reason to crow
Not to pass some dumb article test!”

Event: John F. Kennedy gives his “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech
Year: 1963
Learn more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ich_bin_ein_Berliner

“Mr. Cartwright, I know it’s just fun
But the winning, that don’t count for none
I mean, we wrote the rules!
Now we look like damn fools
They got twenty-three; we just got one!”

Event: The first recorded game of baseball played under organized rules
Year: 1846
Learn more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Cartwright
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origins_of_baseball

Imagawa was marching along
Took a quick break for wine, dance, and song
Nobunaga said, “Hey!
Why not me? Not today?”
Thus the name of the bold one lives long

Event: Oda Nobunaga rises to prominence with a successful surprise attack against a vastly larger force in the Battle of Okehazama
Year: 1560
Learn more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Okehazama

All those murders may cause you distress
For two days on this so-called “express”
But it was the most cool
Way to see Istanbul
How you go now is anyone’s guess

Event: The first Orient Express train leaves Paris
Year: 1883
Learn more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orient_express