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Sunday, March 3, 2013
[1747 - Kasamir Pulaski, Revolutionary War general, born near Warsaw, Poland]
[1776 - First US amphibious landing operation. Commodore Esek Hopkins lands Sailors and Marines on New Providence Island in the Bahamas]
[1831 - George Mortimer Pullman, inventor, industrialist, labor foe, born in Brocton, New York]
[1872 - Willie (William Henry) Keeler, Baseball Hall of Famer, born in Brooklyn]
[1847 - Alexander Graham Bell, inventor, born in Edinburgh, Scotland]
[1853 - Vincent Van Gogh, painter, born in Zundert, Netherlands]
[1895 - Matthew Ridgway, U.S. Army General, born in Fort Monroe, Virginia]
[1911 - Jean Harlow (Harlean Carpenter), actress, born in Kansas City, Missouri]
[1916 - Robert Whitehead, Tony Award-winning producer, born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada]
[1920 - James Montgomery 'Jimmy' Doohan, actor, born in Vancouver, British Columbia]
[1993 - Carlos Montoya, flamenco guitarist, dies at age 89]
The Military Way
A military commander once remarked to William: "Having lost sight of the objective, we must redouble our efforts."
William's Whimsical Words:
Would you call that strategic, or tactical thinking?
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