28 December 1879 December 27, 2012 Author: Staff The Tay Rail Bridge in Dundee, Scotland collapses as a train crosses it, killing 75. Famous Words of Inspiration..."We should enact an 'e' tax. Government agents would roam the country looking for stores whose names contained any word that ended in an unnecessary 'e,' such as 'shoppe' or 'olde,' and the owners of these stores would be taxed at a flat rate of $50,000 per year per 'e.' We should also consider an additional $50,000 'ye' tax, so that the owner of a store called 'Ye Olde Shoppe' would have to fork over $150,000 a year. In extreme cases, such as 'Ye Olde Barne Shoppe,' the owner would simply be taken outside and shot." Dave Barry — Click here for more from Dave Barry Related posts: 12 December 1988 28 December 1065 2 November 1947 18 January 1977 16 December 1972 Categories: History Tags: 1879, 28 December