Monday, December 20, 2010

   
[1868 - Harvey Firestone, industrialist, born in Columbiana, Ohio]

   
[1881 - (Wesley) Branch Rickey, baseball Hall of Famer, born in Portsmouth, Ohio]

[1895 - Susanne Langer, philosopher,
author, born in New York City]

[1898 - Irene (Marie) Dunne, actress, born
in Louisville, Kentucky]

[1902 - Sidney Hook, philosopher, writer,
born in Brooklyn]

[1902 - Maxwell "Max" Alan Lerner, educator,
journalist, born in Minsk, Russia]

[1921 - George Roy Hill, Oscar-winning director,
born in Minneapolis, Minnesota]

  
[1926 - David Levine, caricaturist, born in Brooklyn]

       
[1944 - The Battle of the Bulge (Bastogne) begins; Nazis surround USA 101st Airborne Division units]

   
[1968 - John Steinbeck, author (Nobel 1962), dies in New York at age 66]

Eagles Do Not Flock

It is said that eagles do not flock.
They must be found one at a time.

William's Whimsical Words:

Lonely, are the brave.

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