Happy Birthday to ME!

November 19th. One of the greatest days in history. An epic event in its own right, if only because I was born on that day. A lot of awesome people were also born on that day.

Tommy Dorsey, Indira Gandhi, Larry King, Jack Welch, Ted Turner, Calvin Klein, Ahmad Rashad, Michael Wilbon, and Meg Ryan (among many others) share my date of birth.

Many epic events have taken place on that day as well.

1863— Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address

1930— Bonnie & Clyde's first robbery

1990— Milli Vanilli was stripped of their Grammy

1999— The World is Not Enough was released in theaters. And heck yes; I was there.

2010— The new Harry Potter movie came out. And I couldn't care less about it.

For more famous births, deaths, and other events, check out here.

BUT

I have remembered the single greatest event that has ever transpired on November 19th in the history of the universe. Brothers and Sisters. Ladies and Gentlemen. I give you...

The Melee at the Palace, starring Ron Artest and Stephen Jackson.

This is one of the most legendary fights in the history of sports. EVER. Watch this video. Watch it again and again. You will be amazed at the sheer craziness of the whole situation. Bill Simmons wrote a couple great pieces after it happened, which you can read here and here.

You will thank me later.