Friday, March 4, 2011
[1678 - Antonio Lucio Vivaldi, composer, virtuoso violinist, born in Venice]
[1791 - Vermont is admitted to the Union as the 14th state]
[1861 - Abraham Lincoln is sworn in as the sixteenth president of United States]
[1888 - Knute Rockne, College Football Hall of Fame coach, born in Voss, Norway]
[1901 - Charles Goren, bridge guru, teacher, author, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]
[1913 - John Garfield (Jacob Julius Garfinkle), actor, born in New York City]
[1918 - Margaret Osborne duPont, tennis champion,
born in Joseph, Oregon]
[1921 - Joan Greenwood, actress, born in Chelsea, England]
[1925 - Congress approves USS Constitution "Old Ironsides" restoration]
[1932 - Miriam (Zensile) Makeba, singer, born in Johannesburg, South Africa]
[1934 - Barbara Joan McNair, actress, singer, TV personality, born in Chicago]
[1936 - Jim Clark, Formula I and Indy race car driving champion, born in Kilmany, Scotland]
[1942 - The Stage Door Canteen opens on West 44th Street in New York City]
No one is interested in your explanation of why you failed to do the job,
Unless, you have already done it over and gotten it right.
William's Whimsical Words:
No whining either. The only good whine comes in a bottle.
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