Thursday, February 10, 2005

[1868 - William Allen White, newspaper publisher, writer, born in Emporia, Kansas]

[1890 - Boris Pasternak, poet, writer, born in Moscow, Russia]

[1960 - USS Sargo (SSN-583) surfaces at North Pole]

[1962 - American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers exchanged for Soviet Colonel Rudolf Abel]

[1966 - Ralph Nader testifies to Senate on US automobile industry social irresponsibility]

Duck, Duck!

Two little Georgie birds,
Swimming on a pond;
One named Colin,
The other named John.

Fly away, Colin!
Fly away, John!
Leave D.C., Fly away!
Fly away, begone!

William's Whimsical Words:

Lame ducks abound in the Nation's Capitol.

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