Friday, May 13, 2005

[1842 - Sir Arthur Sullivan, operetta composer, (with Sir William Gilbert), born in London]

[1864 - Confederate POW first to be buried at Arlington House (Arlington National Cemetery)]

[1914 - Joe Louis (Barrow), boxer, world heavyweight champion, born in Lafayette, Alabama]

[1938 - Louis Armstrong and orchestra records jazz standard, When the Saints Go Marching In]

[1941 - Ritchie Valens (Richard Steven Valenzuela), singer, born in Pacoima, California]

[1954 - Pajama Game debuts on Broadway at St. James Theatre, runs for 1,063 performances]

Another Updated Nursery Rhyme
Peace Aint So Hot

Peace aint so hot.
War need not be cold.
Troops in Iraq are on the spot,
And it's just [twenty-six]* months old.

William's Whimsical Words:

* Insert current total.

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