Monday, December 8, 2008

[1765 - Eli Whitney, inventor, born in Westborough, Massachusetts]

  
[1861 - William C. Durant, pioneer auto manufacturer, born in Boston]

[1886 - Diego Rivera, artist, born in Guanajuato, Mexico]

[1894 - Elzie Segar, cartoonist, creator of Popeye, born in Chester, Illinois]

[1894 - James Thurber, humorist, born in Columbus, Ohio]

[1902 - Oswald Jacoby, bridge whiz, author, born in Brooklyn]

[1911 - Lee J. Cobb (Leo Jacoby), actor, born in New York City]

[1925 - Sammy Davis, Jr., entertainer, born in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City]

[1933 - Flip (Clerow) Wilson, Emmy Award-winning comedy writer & comedian, born in Jersey City, New Jersey]

Clinical Trial

What greater excitement can there be than to bet your life on an experimental drug about which there is insufficient information?

William's Whimsical Words:

Life is an extreme sport, and the Players always have more fun than the Spectators.

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