Wednesday, June 1, 2005

[1792 - Kentucky enters United States of America as the fifteenth state]

[1796 - Tennessee joins the United States of America as state number 16]

[1813 - Wounded in battle, Captain Lawrence of USS Chesapeake cries out:
"Don't give up the ship!]

[1878 - John Masefield, poet, born in Ledbury,
Herefordshire, England]

   
[1926 - Marilyn Monroe (Norma Jean Baker Mortenson), actress, born in Los Angeles]

   
[1957 - Don Bowden is first American to break four-minute mile in 3 minutes, 58.7 seconds]

No Returns Or Exchanges Without Prior Authorization

We are all damaged goods. We emerge from the birth canal distorted and permanently marked, and the process continues unabated until we die.

William's Whimsical Words:

So, how-come we look so damn good?

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