Thursday, January 5, 2012

[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, teacher, born in Moscow]

   
[1876 - Konrad Adenauer, statesman, born in Cologne, Prussia]

   
[[1917 - Jane Wyman (Sarah Fulks), Academy Award-winning actress, born in St. Joseph, Missouri]

       
[1923 - Sam (Cornelius) Phillips, record executive, Sun Records founder, born in Florence, Alabama]

   
[1926 - W.D. (William De Witt) Snodgrass, poet, born in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania]

       
[1931 - Alvin Ailey, dancer, choreographer, founder American Dance Theater, born in Rogers, Texas]

[1949 - President Truman delivers his '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

William's Whimsical Words:

The Beast, unleashed.

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