Tuesday, March 29, 2011
[1848 - Ice dam forms on the Niagara River; water surging over the falls halts]
[1867 - Cy (Denton True) Young, Hall of Fame pitcher, born in Gilmore, Ohio]
[1889 - Howard Lindsay, producer, playwright, librettist,
director, actor, born in Waterford, New York]
[1905 - Philip Ahn, actor, born in Highland Park, California]
[1908 - Arthur O'Connell, actor, born in New York City]
[1908 - Dennis O'Keefe (Edward Vance Flanagan),
actor, born in Fort Madison, Iowa]
[1916 - Eugene (Joseph) McCarthy, politician, born in Watkins, Minnesota]
[1918 - Pearl (Mae) Bailey, singer, actress, born in Southampton County, Virginia]
[1918 - Sam Walton, founder big-box retail chains, born near Kingfisher, Oklahoma]
[1919 - (Anna) Eileen Heckart, Academy and Tony
Award-winning actress, born in Columbus, Ohio]
[1951 - Julius and Ethel Rosenberg convicted of espionage
- later executed]
[1951 - The King and I opens and runs for 1,246 performances at the St. James Theater in New York City]
[1973 - Last U.S. combat troops leave South Vietnam]
[1974 - Mariner 10 visits Planet Mercury]
At a time of peril, a man who does something and says nothing can be a real asset.
William's Whimsical Words:
So can a woman who does the same.
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