Wednesday, June 14, 2006

Flag Day

[1775 - U.S. Army is established by Congressional Resolution]

[1777 - Continental Congress approves design of national flag]

[1811 - Harriet Beecher Stowe, author, born in Litchfield, Connecticut]

[1909 - Burl (Icle Ivanhoe) Ives, folk singer, Academy Award winning actor, born in Hunt City, Jasper County, Illinois]

[1940 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs Naval Expansion Act]

[1951 - Univac 1, world's first commercial computer, unveiled in Washington, DC]

[1963 - Duke Snider hits his 400th home run]

Our Boys In Blue

Little Boy Rue,
Come blow your horn,
The sadist's in the prison,
He is making some porn.

But where is the Secretary
Who looks after the sheep?
"He's out on the E-Ring,
At the switch fast asleep."

William's Whimsical Words:

In all fairness, he offered to resign, but President Bush would not hear of it.

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