Friday, April 23, 2010
[1564 - William Shakespeare, writer, born in Stratford-on-Avon (dies on same date in 1616)]
[1813 - Stephen A. Douglas, politician, born in Brandon, Vermont]
[1891 - Sergei Prokofiev, pianist, composer, born in Sontsovka, Ukraine]
[1916 - (Charles Burnham) Bud Wilkinson, football
player, coach, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota]
[1921 - Janet Blair (Martha Jane Lafferty), actress, born in Altoona, Pennsylvania]
[1921 - Warren (Edward) Spahn, Hall of Fame pitcher, born in Buffalo, New York]
[1936 - Roy Orbison, singer, born in Vernon, Texas]
[1986 - Otto Preminger, director, actor,
dies at age 80]
Vietnam was French Indochina.
The French could not keep her.
The Chinese did not subdue her.
What did America think to do there?
William's Whimsical Words:
What can you say to a person who lost a loved one over there?
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