Saturday, January 31, 2015
![Composer Franz Schubert](pix/schubert-franz3.jpg)
[1797 - Franz Peter Schubert, composer, born in Vienna, Austria]
![Writer Zane Grey](pix/grey-zane3.jpg)
[1872 - Zane Grey (Pearl Zane Grey), dentist, author, born in Zanesville, Ohio]
![Comedian & Actor Eddie Cantor](pix/cantor-eddie.jpg)
[1892 - Eddie Cantor (Iskowitz), actor, singer, writer, born in New York City]
![Actress Tallulah Bankhead](pix/bankhead-tallulah5.jpg)
[1902 - Tallulah Bankhead, actress, born in Huntsville, Alabama]
![Packer HoF Receiver Don Hutson](pix/hutson-don_induction2.jpg)
[1913 - Don Hutson, Pro Football Hall of Fame Green Bay Packer receiver, born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas]
![Champion Boxer Jersey Joe Walcott](pix/walcott-jersey-joe2.jpg)
[1914 - Jersey Joe Walcott (Arnold Raymond Cream), Boxing Hall of Fame Heavyweight Champion,
born in Merchantville, New Jersey]
![TV Game Show Host Garry Moore](pix/moore-garry4.jpg)
[1915 - Garry Moore (Thomas Garrison Morfit, III), Emmy-winning entertainer, born in Baltimore, Maryland]
![Jackie Robinson Hall of Fame plaque](pix/robinson-jackie-plaque.jpg)
[1919 - Jackie Robinson, Brooklyn Dodger infielder & Baseball Hall of Famer, born in Cairo, Georgia]
![Actor John Agar](pix/agar-john2.jpg)
[1921 - John Agar, actor, born in Chicago]
![Singer Mario Lanza as LT Pinkerton](pix/lanza-mario_pinkerton.jpg)
[1921 - Mario Lanza (Alfredo Arnold Cocozza), singer, actor, born in Philadelphia]
![Actress Joanne Dru](pix/dru-joanne2.jpg)
[1922 - Joanne Dru (LaCock), actress, born in Logan, West Virginia]
![Writer Norman Mailer](pix/mailer-norman2.jpg)
[1923 - Norman Mailer, novelist, born in Long Branch, New Jersey]
![Actress Jean Simmons](pix/simmons-jean3.jpg)
[1929 - Jean (Merilyn) Simmons, actress, born in London]
![Actress Suzanne Pleshette](pix/pleshette-suzanne3.jpg)
[1937 - Suzanne Pleshette, actress, born in Brooklyn]
![Kwajalein landing](pix/kwajalein.jpg)
[1944 - Marine Amphibious landing on Kwajalein Atoll begins]
Life is like a final examination in a tough course. The underlying precepts are ambiguous, difficult to discern, conflicting, and frequently make no sense. No matter how hard you study, you will find yourself unprepared. There is never enough time to complete and check your work. You must explain your reasoning and show your work in order to get full credit. No erasures are permitted in the blue book.