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Franklin bifocals Thursday, December 18, 2008

New Jersey state flag
[1787 - New Jersey is third state to enter United States of America]

African Slaves aboard slave ship Slave sale notice
large group of slaves
[1865 - Thirteenth Amendment to Constitution was proclaimed to be ratified by 27 of then 36 states and took effect]

neither slavery nor involuntary servitude... shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.


Painter Paul Klee Painter Paul Klee's Zitronin
[1879 - Paul Klee, abstract artist, born in Munchenbuchsee, Switzerland]

Baseball Hall of Famer Ty Cobb    Ty Cobb Hall of Fame plaque
[1886 - Ty (Tyrus Raymond) Cobb, baseball great, born in Narrows, Georgia]

Producer George Stevens  Director George Stevens with his Oscar
[1904 - George Stevens, Academy Award-winning director, producer, writer, born in Oakland, California]

Writer Christopher Fry
[1907 - Christopher Fry (Harris), poet, dramatist, born in Bristol, England]

Playwright, Director Abe Burrows
[1910 - Abe (Abram Solman Borowitz) Burrows, Tony Award-winning
director & playwright, born in New York City]

Verdun - trench warfare Verdun Cemetary
[1916 - WW-I Battle of Verdun ends after ten months and 650,000 lives lost. Allied and German forces in about same place as before it began.


River Patrol Boat (PBR) - on step Gamewardens of Vietnam Memorial Obelisk USS Jennings County (LST-846) in action in Delta
Task Force 116 Presidential Unit Citation
[1965 - River Patrol Group (Task Force - 116) is established in Vietnam Delta]


Gamewardens

In the Mekong Delta, the US Navy put together quite a successful river patrol force out of left-over WW-II ships, fast new boats, rotary wing planes, and some trained SEALS. It was quite a circus while it lasted.


William's Whimsical Words:

A first rate fighting force in an unnecessary, third rate war.

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