Saturday, February 4, 2012

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

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

           
[1902 - Charles A. Lindbergh, aviator, hero, 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]

   
[1912 - (John) Byron Nelson, Jr., Golf Hall of Famer, born near Waxahachie, Texas]

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

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

      
[1921 - Betty Friedan (Goldstein), feminist, author, NOW founder, born in Peoria, Illinois]

[1941 - The USO is chartered to provide recreational services to the US 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 will be long gone before they come up for consideration.

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