Monday, January 5, 2009
[1779 - Stephen Decatur, U.S. naval officer, born in Sinepuxent, Maryland]
[1794 - Edmund Ruffin, agronomist, born in Prince George County, Virginia]
[1863 - Konstantin Stanislavsky, actor, director, born in Moscow]
[[1917 - Jane Wyman (Sarah Fulks), Academy Award-winning actress,
born in St. Joseph, Missouri]
[1923 - Sam (Cornelius) Phillips, record executive, born in Florence, Alabama]
[1931 - Alvin Ailey, choreographer, founder American
Dance Theater, born in Rogers, Texas]
[1949 - President Truman delivers 'Fair Deal' message to Congress]
Every Segment of Our Population and Every Individual Has a Right to Expect from our Government a Fair Deal . . .
President Harry Truman
Bend in the Road
I came to a bend in the road
Where it doubled back on itself
and paused to consider