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 Saturday, August 18, 2012 
  [1750 Antonio Salieri, composer, born
 in Legnago, Italy]
 
 
 [1774 - Meriwether Lewis, explorer, born
 in Albemarle County, Virginia]
 
 
   [1834 - Marshall Field, Chicago store founder born in Conway, Massachusetts]
 
 
 [1920 - Tennessee ratifies 19th Amendment (women's voting right)]
 
 
     [1920 - Shelley Winters (Schrift), Academy Award-winning actress, born in St. Louis, Missouri]
 
 
       [1934 - Roberto Clemente (Walker), Baseball Hall of Famer, born in Carolina, Puerto Rico]
 
 
 [1935 - Gail Fisher, Emmy Award-winning
 actress, born in Orange, New Jersey]
 
 
     [1952 - Patrick Swayze, dancer, actor, born in Houston, Texas]
 
 
 
 
 As The World Turns 
 
   
Acts of violence change the world.
 
Acts of kindness improve it.
 
 
 
 William's Whimsical Words: 
 
  Either way, the world turns.  
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