Thursday, March 19, 2009

[1847 - Albert Pinkham Ryder, artist, born in New Bedford, Massachusetts]

  
[1848 - Wyatt Earp, frontiersman, lawman, born in Monmouth, Illinois]

[1860 - William Jennings Bryan, orator, politician,
thrice presidential candidate, born in Salem, Illinois]

[1864 - Charles Marion Russell, artist, born in Oak Hill, Missouri]

1881 - Edith Nourse Rogers, Congresswoman, born in Saco, Maine]

[1891 - Earl Warren, Governor of California, Chief Justice,
U.S. Supreme Court, born in Los Angeles, California]

  
[1892 - James (Alward) Van Fleet, U.S. Army General, born in Coytesville, New Jersey]

  
[1904 - John Sirica, U.S. federal judge, born in Waterbury, Connecticut]

[1985 - IBM takes its PCjr personal computer off the market]

[2003 - Armed Forces of USA invade Iraq based on faulty intelligence]

Fine Whine

One of the most beloved and recognizable symbols of this Nation is a gift to this country from the French People. Indeed, it is doubtful that there would even be a United States of America but for the help that this country received from France during the war for independence and in its infancy. It is well to remember that Lady Liberty, like all of us excepting the Native Americans, is an immigrant.

After we gained our independence, George Washington was so impressed with one of the French engineer officers who fought on our side, that he retained him to lay out the nation's capitol. From L'Enfant Plaza in Washington, D.C., to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, and from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, the French have left their mark on this Great Land of ours.
Vive la France!

William's Whimsical Words:

Similarly, too much American blood has been spilled defending French sovereignty on French soil in two great World Wars for the French people to turn their backs on us for very long.

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