Friday, July 22, 2011
[1822 - Gregor (Johann) Mendel, botanist,
born in Heinzendorf, Austria
(now Hyncice, The Czech Republic)]
[1893 - Karl Menninger, psychiatrist, born in Topeka, Kansas]
[1898 - Stephen Vincent Benet, Pulitzer prize-winning poet, born
in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania]
[1899 - Alexander Calder, sculptor, born in Lawnton, Pennsylvania]
[1912 - Luana Walters, actress, born in
Los Angeles]
[1922 - Dan Rowan, comedian, born near Beggs, Oklahoma]
[1942 - Gasoline rationing using coupons begins in USA]
[1942 - Deportation of Jews from the Warsaw ghetto to the Treblinka death camp begins]
[1944 - The Bretton Woods Conference is held at the Mount Washington Hotel in New Hampshire; it creates the International Monetary Fund]
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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