Sunday, June 13, 2010
[1774 - Rhode Island is the first American colony to prohibit the importation of slaves]
[1865 - William Butler Yeats, Nobel laureate poet, dramatist, born in Dublin, Ireland]
[1892 - (Philip St. John) Basil Rathbone, actor,
born in Johannesburg, South Africa]
[1903 - Red (Harold) Grange, Pro and College Football Hall of Famer, born in Forksville, Pennsylvania]
[1910 - Mary (Isabelle) Wickes (Wickenhauser), actress, born in St. Louis, Missouri]
[1915 - John Donald Budge, tennis champion, born in Oakland, California]
[1918 - Ben Johnson, actor, born in
Foraker, Shidler, Oklahoma]
[1926 - Paul Edward Lynde, comedian, actor, wit, born in
Mount Vernon, Ohio]
[1971 - New York Times begins publication of the "Pentagon Papers," exposing government lies]
[1983 - Pioneer 10 departs the solar system]
[1983 - Pioneer 10 departs our solar system]
Keep to Thyself
Keep thee peace with thyself, faith with thy friends, and thy pace with all the rest.
William's Whimsical Words:
If thee would have peace of mind.
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