Friday, June 16, 2006
[1890 - Stan Laurel (Arthur Stanley Jefferson), actor, comedian, born in Ulverston, England]
[1917 - Katharine Graham, publisher: The Washington Post, born in New York City]
[1910 - Leopold Bloom spends the day with James Joyce]
[1933 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Banking Act]
[1970 - Brian Piccolo of Chicago Bears dies of cancer]
A Riddle
Q. What do polo players and members of Congress have in common?
A. They are participants in rich-men's sports that are seen as increasingly irrelevant by the general public.
William's Whimsical Words:
Isn't it time we fixed this?
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