May 30th entries respecting historical dates at HISTORY 4 2DAY include one on Biafra… and one on Christopher Marlowe. Both involve betrayal; a subject of concern in my recent article “Too Proud to Run.” One wonders what Amerika’s response would have been to Biafra –black skins and oil interests (+) notwithstanding– if the religious equation had been reversed (Christians, not Muslims killed). With Marlowe… once I get past the similarity with Beckett’s experience of being stabbed on the street… my mind wanders to the way in which Thoomas Kyd turned his former *roomie* in. Not so far from what was done to Marshall Will Kane of *High Noon* (spotlighted in my article)… as per the “real risk” I address. Ah yes, Marshall What’s His Name bombed the hell out *into* Cologne on this date, much to the pleasure of Winston Churchill. Finally, “Peanuts” introduced a “violent character” on May 30th way back when… when Schroeder began to play a key role in the strip.

1951 Schroeder’s first time in Peanuts

Schroeder, who idolizes Beethoven, brought classical music to the Peanuts strip. Reserved and usually unruffled, Schroeder reacts only when Woodstock tries to make his grand piano into a playground, or Lucy seeks to make it her courting grounds. The latter can lead to minor violence.