Saturday, April 11, 2009

[1783 - Congress declares end of war with Great Britain]

Article by Rona Roob on Lillie Bliss' role in founding MoMA
[1864 - Lillie P. Bliss, cofounder Museum of Modern Art in NYC, born in Boston]

[1893 - Dean G. Acheson, Secretary of State,
born in Middletown, Connecticut]

[1899 - Percy Lavon Julian, research chemist,
born in Montgomery, Alabama]

[1900 - U.S. Navy accepts its first submarine, USS Holland]

[1907 - Paul Douglas, actor, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]

[1916 - Howard Winchel Koch, producer, director, born in New York City]

[1945 - U.S. Army liberates Buchenwald concentration camp]

[1945 - U.S. Army liberates Buchenwald concentration camp]

[1951 - President Truman relieves General MacArthur of duties in Korea]

[1970 - Apollo 13, third lunar landing mission, launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida]

[1991 - U.N. cease-fire ends First Persian Gulf War]

Great Tits

I can see that the title got your attention.
These are birds, not breasts, I forgot to mention.
Male Great Tits that live in the country,
Sing song that has high and low notes in it.
While those Great Tits that live in Man's city,
Sing a different tune not nearly so pretty.
The constant blowing of our auto horns it seems,
Altered their behavior as it disturbed our dreams.
Perhaps in future, the din of our Civilization,
Will result in a bird that eschews migration.
That sits silently by, and cares not to fly,
Nor cheers the prisoner who looks to the sky.

William's Whimsical Words:

Three cheers for the law of unintended consequences!

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