Monday, May 12, 2008
[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]
[1907 - Katharine Hepburn, Academy Award-winning Actress, born in Hartford, Connecticut]
[1914 - Howard K. (Kingsbury) Smith, journalist, born in Ferriday, Louisiana]
[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.
Screams & Moans
RPGs take off my knees,
But peace can never hurt me.
William's Whimsical Words:
RPG: Rocket Propelled Grenade (a weapon that has been around for fifty years).
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