Monday, January 16, 2012
Martin Luther King Day
[1874 - Robert W. Service, Canadian poet, born in Preston, England]
[1909 - Ethel Merman (Zimmerman), Tony and Grammy Award-winning singer, actress, born in Queens]
[1911 - Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean, Hall of Fame pitcher, born in Lucas, Arkansas]
[1918 - Stirling Silliphant, writer, producer, director, born in Detroit, Michigan]
[1924 - Katy Jurado (Maria Christina Jurado Garcia), actress, born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico]
[1933 - Susan Sontag, novelist, essayist,
born in New York City]
[1972 - Super Bowl VI: Dallas Cowboys 24, Miami Dolphins 3]
[1991 - First Gulf War - Operation Desert Storm begins]
Privacy's the right to be left alone.
It's a scarce commodity in Our Land.
Intrusions spring from all directions.
Leaving us with harmful disaffections.
William's Whimsical Words:
Privacy isn't important if you are the perfect human being.
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