March 24

On the 24th in 1878, an incredibly ironic event occurred. The frigate HMS Eurydice sank killing all 300 onboard, thereby illustrating the extreme care that one should take when naming a vessel. The crew of the Eurydice made out about as well as Orpheus did when he tried to rescue his wife Eurydice from Hades and ignored Pluto’s command that he not look back. The past is indeed prologue. Therefore, should you have a son, do not name him either Richard Speck or Richard Macek.