Friday, November 18, 2016
[1786 - Carl Maria von Weber, composer, born in Eutin, Holstein]
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[1787 - Louis (Jacques-Mande) Daguerre, artist, chemist, inventor, born in Cormeilles-en-Parisis, Val-d'Oise, France]
[1836 - Sir William Schwenck Gilbert, operetta librettist, poet, born in London]
[1882 - Amelita Galli-Curci, opera singer (coloratura soprano), born in Milan, Italy]
[1899 - Eugene Ormandy (Jeno Blau), conductor, born in Budapest, Hungary]
[1901 - Dr. George (Horace) Gallup, pollster, born in Jefferson, Iowa]
[1908 - Imogene Coca, Emmy Award-winning comedienne, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]
[1909 - Johnny (John Herndon) Mercer, Academy Award-winning composer, lyricist, born in Savannah, Georgia]
[1923 - Alan Shepard, Jr., test pilot, original astronaut, US Navy Rear Admiral, businessman, born in Derry, New Hampshire]
The butterfly is a most wonderful creature.
If you are looking for god you don't need a preacher.
When one flutters by it makes you feel sunny,
And hardly ever does it ask you for money.
William's Whimsical Words:
Butterflies are free; so why are we killing them?
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