Wednesday, March 12, 2008
[1831 - Clement Studebaker, car maker, born in Pinetown, Pennsylvania]
[1901 - Andrew Carnegie offers New York City $5.2 million to build 65 branch libraries.]
[1910 - Roger L. Stevens, producer, born in Detroit, Michigan]
[1912 - Paul Weston (Wetstein), songwriter, orchestra leader, arranger, born in Springfield, Massachusetts]
[1921 - Gordon MacRae, singer, actor, born in East Orange, New Jersey]
[1922 - Jack Kerouac, author, born in Lowell, Massachusetts]
[1930 - Mohandas Gandhi begins march to the sea in protest of British monopoly on salt]
[1947 - Truman Cold War Doctrine is announced]
[1952 - Mercedes-Benz introduces 300SL gullwing coupe]
Birthright
We should be distrustful of authority, since we were all arbitrarily expelled from the womb (where we were safe and all our needs were provided for) without our consent, and without even the due process of notice, or an opportunity to be heard on the impending action.