Tuesday, March 31, 2009

[1596 - Rene Descartes, philosopher, born in La Haye, Touraine, France]

[1621 - Andrew Marvell, poet, born in Winestead-
in-Holderness, East Yorkshire, England]

[1732 - Franz Josef Haydn, composer, born in Rohrau, Austria]

[1809 - Edward Fitzgerald, poet, translator, born
in Bredfield House in Suffolk, England]

[1809 - Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol, writer, born in Sorochintsi, Ukraine]

[1889 - Eiffel Tower opened in Paris]

[1915 - Henry Morgan (Henry Lerner Von Ost, Jr.),
comedian, born in New York City]

[1917 - U.S. takes formal possession of Danish West Indies (renamed Virgin Islands)]

[1922 - Richard (Paul) Kiley, Emmy Award-
winning actor, born in Chicago]

[1927 - Cesar Chavez, labor leader, born in Yuma, Arizona]

Race Relations

Race relations needn't be so tricky.
Trusting non-brothers is where it gets sticky.
If you treat everyone with respect.
Upon your sincerity 'twill reflect.
When chips are down you know this fact.
You won't have to ask who's got your back.

William's Whimsical Words:

Getting along is only the beginning.

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