Tuesday, August 1, 2006
[1819 - Herman Melville, author, born in New York City]
[1873 - First cable streetcar in USA begins service on Clay Street, San Francisco]
[1876 - Colorado entered the Union]
[1942 - Jerry Garcia, guitarist, Grateful Dead, born in San Francisco]
[1953 - Shane, western movie, released by Paramount]
Warriors Return
The most important US Military Action in Afghanistan to date was the recovery last year of the body of the fourth member of a Navy SEAL unit that had been ambushed in the rugged South-Eastern part of the country. Although only one SEAL survived, all four came home.
William's Whimsical Words:
King Priam started quite a tradition.
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