Poor William's Almanack, May 12, 2005, Screams & Moans

Thursday, May 12, 2005

[1820 - Florence Nightingale, health activist, nurse, born in Florence, Italy]

[1850 - Henry Cabot Lodge, statesman, historian, born in Boston, Massachusetts]

[1900 - Captain Mildred McAfee (Horton), first Director of Navy WAVES, Wellesley College President born in Parkville, Missouri]

Katharine Hepburn in African Queen
[1907 - Katharine Hepburn, Academy Award-winning Actress, born in Hartford, Connecticut]

A-Bomb test
[1951 - First US H-Bomb test is conducted on Eniwetok Atoll]

[1977 - Eagles earn gold record for Hotel California]

You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.

Nursery Rhymes Updated
Screams & Moans

RPGs take off my knees,
But peace can never hurt me.

double amputee

William's Whimsical Words:

RPG: Rocket Propelled Grenade (a weapon that has been around for fifty years).