Wednesday, January 6, 2010
[1799 - Jedediah Strong Smith, trader, explorer, mountain man, born in Jericho, New York]
[1878 - Carl Sandburg, author, poet, historian, born in Galesburg, Illinois]
[1880 - Tom (Thomas Hezikiah) Mix, western silent film actor, born in Mix Run, Pennsylvania]
[1882 - Samuel Rayburn, (D-TX), Speaker of the House
(1940-57), born in Roane County, Tennessee]
[1907 - Dr. Maria Montessori opens first Montessori school in Rome, Italy]
[1913 - Loretta Young (Gretchen Michaela Young), Academy &
Emmy Award-winning actress, born in Salt Lake City, Utah]
[1914 - Danny Thomas (Amos Jacobs),
Emmy Award-winning actor,
born in Deerfield, Michigan]
[1920 - Early 'Gus' Wynn, Hall of Fame pitcher,
born in Hartford, Alabama.]
[1925 - John Zachary DeLorean, automobile industry innovator, born in Detroit]
Writer's Mantra
Drink when thirsty.
Sleep when tired.
Eat when hungry.
Write whenever you can.