Tuesday, April 19, 2005
[1775 - British and American soldiers exchange fire in Lexington and Concord]
[1824 - Lord Byron dies in Greece at age 36]
[1903 - Eliot Ness, untouchable Treasury agent, born in Chicago, Illinois]
[1943 - Uprising in Warsaw Ghetto begins on the Eve of Passover]
[1955 - Volkswagen of America, Inc. established in Engelwood, New Jersey]
[1993 - Branch Davidian compound burns at Mount Carmel, Waco, Texas, during FBI assault]
[1995 - Massive truck bomb destroys Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, 168 die]
If there is any thing that makes me ashamed to be a member of the human race, it is that in my lifetime I have been compelled to share that membership with those who did this.
William's Whimsical Words:
If there is any thing that makes me proud to be a member of the human race, it is that throughout my lifetime I have heard the voices of those who whisper, "Never again!"
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