Sunday, October 17, 2010

   
[1893 - Spring Byington, actress, born in Denver, Colorado]

   
[1900 - Jean Arthur (Gladys Georgianna Greene), actress, born in Plattsburgh, New York]

[1907 - John Marley, actor, born in New York City]

       
[1914 - Jerry (Jerome) Siegel, cartoonist, Superman co-creator, born in Cleveland, Ohio]

[1915 - Arthur Miller, Tony & Emmy award-winning
playwright, born in New York City]

   
[1918 - Rita Hayworth, actress, born in Brooklyn, New York]

[1920 - (Edward) Montgomery Clift, actor, born in Omaha, Nebraska]

   
[1921 - Tom Poston, Emmy Award-winning comedian, born in Columbus, Ohio]

[1930 - Robert Coleman Atkins, physician, dietician,
born in Columbus, Ohio]

[1938 - Evel Knievel (Robert Craig), motorcycle daredevil, born in Butte, Montana]

[1961 - Paris police massacre over 200 Algerians marching in support of peace talks]

   
[1973 - OPEC oil embargo by the Arab states against the USA begins]   (Rerun is coming soon to a city near you)

[1989 - San Francisco - Oakland are rocked by the deadly Loma Prieta earthquake]

Twinkle, Twinkle, You're No Star

Twinkle, transmit, little satellite,
I wonder where you are tonight.
Up above the world so high,
Like a spy there in the sky.

William's Whimsical Words:

Hey, isn't that you in the photo? Smile, you're on Candid Camera. (Original Reality Show)

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