Poor William's Almanack, July 22, 2009, Mistaken Identity

Ben Franklin's bifocals Wednesday, July 22, 2009

[1822 - Gregor (Johann) Mendel, botanist,
born in Heinzendorf, Austria
(now Hyncice, Czech Republic)]

[1893 - Karl Menninger, psychiatrist, born in Topeka, Kansas]

Poet Stephen Vincent Benét Commerative stamp

[1898 - Stephen Vincent Benet, Pulitzer prize-winning poet, born
in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania]

Alexander Calder mobile
[1899 - Alexander Calder, sculptor, born in Lawnton, Pennsylvania]

[1922 - Dan Rowan, comedian, born near Beggs, Oklahoma]

[1942 - Gasoline rationing using coupons begins in US]

Deportation of Warsaw Jews to Treblinka
[1942 - Deportation of Jews from Warsaw ghetto to Treblinka death camp begins]

Mount Washington Hotel at Bretton Woods, New Hampshire
[1944 - Bretton Woods Conference held at Mt. Washington Hotel; creates International Monetary Fund]

Mistaken Identity

It is surprising how often stubbornness is perceived as faith, and resignation is mistaken for courage.

William's Whimsical Words:

Also, pedantry is often confused with piousness.

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