Tuesday, December 29, 2009

[1800 - Charles Goodyear, inventor vulcanized rubber, born in
New Haven, Connecticut]

 
[1808 - Andrew Johnson, president, born in Raleigh, North Carolina]

[1812 - USS Constitution defeats HMS Java in a 2 hour engagement]

[1876 - Pablo Casals, cellist, born in El Vendrell, Catalonia, Spain]

Chief Big Foot lies dead & frozen at Wounded Knee

Scene of the Massacre at Wounded Knee

[1890 - U.S. Seventh Cavalry massacres over 200 Native American men, women and children at Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota]

[1916 - Joyce's Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is published]

[1917 - Thomas Bradley, mayor of Los Angeles, born in Calvert, Robertson County, Texas]

[1936 - Ray Nitschke, Packers Football Hall of Famer, born in Elmwood Park, Illinois]

How to Ask

The best way to begin a conversation in which you seek something from another is with these four words: "I need your help." No one who fails to respond positively to this approach is worth any more of your time.

William's Whimsical Words:

But be careful what you ask for.

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