Saturday, May 6, 2006

[1856 - Sigmund Freud, psychiatrist, born in Freiberg, Moravia]

[1856 - Robert E. Peary, discoverer of North Pole, born in Cresson, Pennsylvania]

[1895 - Rudolph Valentino, film star, born in Castellaneta, Italy]

   
[1915 - (George) Orson Welles, actor, director, writer, producer. born in Kenosha, Wisconsin]

[1937 - Hindenburg airship burns and crashes at Lakehurst, New Jersey, killing 36]

[1954 - Roger Bannister runs first sub-four-minute mile in Oxford, England]

The Holocaust #2

A Jewish Pessimist harks back to the Holocaust and thinks he hears the barely concealed voices of almost half the World's peoples whispering "Good Riddance."

A Jewish Optimist looks back to the Holocaust and thinks he sees almost half the World's peoples recoil in horror at the systematic murder of six million Jews.

A Jewish Realist looks at the Holocaust and sees the two previous views superimposed one upon the other, and out of the corner of his eye also catches a glimpse of the deniers who reject the irrefutable evidence that the Holocaust happened.

William's Whimsical Words:

So much for those of you who rely on the swing vote.

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