Thursday, April 23, 2009

[1564 - William Shakespeare, writer, born in Stratford-on-Avon (dies on same date in 1616)]

[1813 - Stephen A. Douglas, politician,
born in Brandon, Vermont]

  
[1891 - Sergei Prokofiev, pianist, composer, born in Sontsovka, Ukraine]

[1916 - (Charles Burnham) Bud Wilkinson, football
player, coach, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota]

[1921 - Janet Blair (Martha Jane Lafferty),
actress, born in Altoona, Pennsylvania]

 
[1921 - Warren (Edward) Spahn, Hall of Fame pitcher, born in Buffalo, New York]

[1936 - Roy Orbison, singer, born in Vernon, Texas]

[1986 - Otto Preminger, director, actor, dies at age 80]

Vietnam # 1

Vietnam was French Indochina.
The French could not keep her.
The Chinese did not subdue her.
What did America think to do there?

William's Whimsical Words:

What can you say to a person who lost a loved one over there?

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