Poor William's Almanack, August 15, 2008, Hogen

Ben Franklin's bifocals Friday, August 15, 2008

[1771 - Sir Walter Scott, writer, poet, born in Edinburgh, Scotland]

[1879 - Ethel Barrymore (Ethel Mae Blythe), Academy Award-winning actress, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]

[1885 - Edna Ferber, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, born in Kalamazoo, Michigan]

[1901 - Ned Washington, Academy Award-winning lyricist, born in Scranton, Pennsylvania]

Bil Baird mugging with one of his creations
[1904 - Bil (William Britton) Baird, puppeteer, born in Grand Island, Nebraska]

[1912 - Julia Child, master chef, born in Pasadena, California]

[1912 - Dame Wendy Hiller, Academy Award-winning actress, born in Cheshire, England]

Panama Canal - aerial view of Gatun Locks
[1914 - Panama Canal is opened]

[1925 - Oscar Peterson, jazz pianist, composer, born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada]

Last photo of Will Rogers & Wiley Post
[1935 - Will Rogers & Wiley Post are killed in a plane crash near Point Barrow, Alaska]

Hogen

He was my mentor
The example of his life
He still teaches me

William's Whimsical Words:

Fair winds and following seas, shipmate.

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