Thursday, May 29, 2008
[1736 - Patrick Henry, patriot, born in Studley, Virginia]
[1790 - Rhode Island joins United States as Number 13]
[1848 - Wisconsin is 30th state admitted to the Union]
[1894 - Beatrice (Gladys) Lillie, actress, born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada]
[1903 - Bob Hope (Leslie Townes Hope), comedian, entertainer, actor, born in Eltham, England]
[1914 - (Walter) Stacy Keach Sr., actor, born in Chicago]
[1917 - John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 35th U.S. President, born in Brookline, Massachusetts]
[1953 - Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay are first to reach top of Mount Everest]
William's Third Law of Social Engineering
Every attempt to alter the human condition gives rise to an equivalent and contrary unintended consequence.
William's Whimsical Words:
and every unintended consequence is followed by a new attempt at social engineering.
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