Sunday, April 27, 2008
[1737 - Edward Gibbon, historian, author, born in Putney, Surrey]
[1791 - Samuel F.B. (Finley Breese) Morse, painter, inventor, born in Charlestown, Massachusetts]
[1822 - Ulysses S. Grant, military leader, U.S. president, born in Point Pleasant, Ohio]
[1865 - Worst steamship disaster in US history: Sultana, carrying 2,300 passengers, explodes en route to Cairo, Illinois]
[1900 - Walter Lantz, Academy Award animator, (Woody Woodpecker) born in New Rochelle, New York]
[1916 - Enos (Bradsher) 'Country' Slaughter, Baseball Hall of Famer, born in Roxboro, North Carolina]
[1927 - Coretta Scott King, civil rights leader, born in Perry County, Alabama]
[1937 - Sandy Dennis, Academy Award-winning actress, born in Hastings, Nebraska]
[1941 - Athens falls to German army, end of Greek Army resistance]
[1956 - Rocky Marciano retires as undefeated world heavyweight boxing champion]
No Free Lunch
It would be well to keep in mind that everything comes with a price-tag on it, and most items are purchased not with dollars, but with dear coinage of a different kind.
William's Whimsical Words:
No "Get out of life free" card, either.
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