May 23rd, 1934 - Noam Chomsky has a schoolyard encounter in the first grade, which spurs him onto a lifelong commitment…championing the underdog. Seeing a boy being taunted because of his weight, young Chomps started to intervene. However, when he saw that the rolled up articles with which he battled the bully were not having the desired effect…he got scared and ran away. The shame and regret he felt following the incident stayed with him.

And speaking of…championing the underdog, this is the day that infamous bank robbers Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker were shot to death by Texas and Louisiana state police. The authorities were then able to return the bullet-ridden stolen car the crooks had been riding in. Isn’t someone always *championing the underdog*?