Tuesday, February 8, 2005

[1828 - Jules Verne, author, born in Nantes, France]

[1924 - First execution by lethal gas in America (Carson City, Nevada)]

[1925 - Jack Lemmon, actor, born in Boston, Massachusetts]

[1931 - James Dean, actor, born in Marion, Indiana]

[1949 - Joseph Cardinal Mindszenty sentenced to life imprisonment by Communist Court]

Bah, Bah, News Blackout

Baa, baa, blackout
Have you pulled the wool?
Yes sir, Yes sir,
Some body bags full:
One for my master,
Another for his shame,
And one for the young Marine
Who once lived down the lane.

William's Whimsical Words:

Honoring the living is harder than honoring the dead.

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