Monday, April 27, 2009

[1737 - Edward Gibbon, historian, author, born in Putney, Surrey]

[1791 - Samuel F.B. (Finley Breese) Morse, painter,
inventor, born in Charlestown, Massachusetts]

[1822 - Ulysses S. Grant, military leader, U.S. president, born in Point Pleasant, Ohio]

[1865 - Worst steamship disaster in US history: Sultana, carrying 2,300 passengers,
explodes en route to Cairo, Illinois]

[1900 - Walter Lantz, Academy Award animator, (Woody Woodpecker) born in New Rochelle, New York]

[1916 - Enos (Bradsher) 'Country' Slaughter, Baseball Hall of Famer, born in Roxboro, North Carolina]

[1927 - Coretta Scott King, civil rights leader, born in Perry County, Alabama]

[1937 - Sandy Dennis, Academy Award-winning actress, born in Hastings, Nebraska]

[1941 - Athens falls to German army, end of Greek Army resistance]

[1956 - Rocky Marciano retires as undefeated world heavyweight boxing champion]

No Free Lunch

It would be well to keep in mind that everything comes with a price-tag on it, and most items are purchased not with dollars, but with dear coinage of a different kind.

William's Whimsical Words:

No "Get out of life free" card, either.

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