Tuesday, April 3, 2007

[1783 - Washington Irving, author, born in New York City]

[1837 - John Burroughs, writer, essayist, born near Roxbury, New York]

[1860 - Pony Express mail service begins from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California]

[1865 - Richmond falls to the Union]

[1924 - Marlon Brando, Academy Award-winning actor, born in Omaha, Nebraska]

[1948 - President Harry S. Truman signs Foreign Assistance Act (Marshall Plan)]

Psychological Warfare

How many light bulbs does it take to change a person?

William's Whimsical Words:

Having scuttled the Geneva Conventions and embraced torture, our leaders may use all the light bulbs they care to on those labeled as enemy combatants. So much for the moral high ground.

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