Wednesday, February 4, 2009

   
[1789 - George Washington is elected first President of United States]

[1802 - Mark Hopkins, educator,
born in Stockbridge, Massachusetts]

[1902 - Charles Lindbergh, aviator, born in Detroit, Michigan]

[1904 - MacKinlay Kantor, Pulitzer Prize-winning
novelist, born in Webster City, Iowa]

[1905 - Eddie (Edwin Fitzgerald) Foy, Jr.,
actor, born in New Rochelle, New York]

[1913 - Rosa Lee Parks, civil rights leader, born in Tuskegee, Alabama]

[1918 - Ida Lupino, actress, director, born in London]

[1928 - Hendrik A. Lorentz, Nobel
physicist, dies at age 74]

[1941 - The USO is chartered to provide recreational services to the armed forces]

[1945 - The Yalta Conference commences]

Finally, Some Recognition

At some time in the future, every person will have a bust in a special Hall of Fame somewhere, and every thing will be on display in a Museum of Whatever wherever.

William's Whimsical Words:

Unfortunately, because of administrative delay, all of the people and things will be long gone before they come up for consideration.

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