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?