Monday, February 14, 2005
[1778 - Ranger receives first official salute to Stars and Stripes by European country (France)]
[1817 - Frederick Douglass, Abolitionist, lecturer, editor, born into slavery at Holme Hill Farm, Maryland]
[1859 - Oregon, the 33rd state, entered the United States of America]
[1894 - Jack Benny, comedian, born in Waukegan, Illinois]
[1913 - Mel Allen, sportscaster, born in Birmingham, Alabama]
[1943 - Battle of the Kasserine Pass: Germans under Rommel defeat US forces]
A Bend in the Road
I came to a bend in the road
Where it doubled back on itself
and paused to consider
William's Whimsical Words:
The Beast, unleashed.
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