Thursday, April 21, 2011

   
[753 B.C. - Traditional date for the founding of Rome by the twins Romulus and Remus]

[1816 - Charlotte Bronte, writer, born in
Thornton, Yorkshire, England]

[1838 - John Muir, naturalist, Sierra Club founder, born in Dunbar, Scotland]

[1887 - Joe (Joseph Vincent) McCarthy,
Hall of Fame manager,
born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]

   
[1905 - Edmund Gerald 'Pat' Brown, Sr., California Governor, born in San Francisco]

   
[1915 - Anthony Quinn, Academy Award-winning actor, born in Chihuahua, Mexico]

       
[1918 - Manfred von Richthofen,"The Red Baron," is killed in action by Allied ground fire]

[1932 - Daniel Melnick, producer, born in New York City]

[1946 - John Maynard Keynes, economist, dies]

Popeye, The Sailor Man

A clever fellow encountered once,
Had a card that marked him no dunce.
On it was a picture of an ugly sailor.
With forearms that would daunt a tailor.
He urged us eat spinach with our ham.
The message said, "I yam what I yam!"

William's Whimsical Words:

and, that's all that I yam.

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