Tuesday, April 28, 2009

[1758 - James Monroe, 5th U.S. President, born in Westmoreland County, Virginia]

[1788 - Maryland joins United States of America, entering Union as seventh state]

[1789 - Fletcher Christian leads Mutiny in HMS Bounty]

[1878 - Lionel Barrymore (Blythe), Academy Award actor, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]

[1884 - (James) Henry (Neel) Reed, master fiddler, born in Appalachia, Monroe County, West Virginia]

[1930 - Carolyn Jones, actress, born in Amarillo, Texas]

[1945 - Benito Mussolini, Italian Dictator, captured and executed by Italian partisans]

[1969 - de Gaulle resigns as leader of France]

Hot Coffee

Coffee is an amazing stimulant.
Brings about what was merely imminent.

William's Whimsical Words:

Black. No sugar. No dairy products.

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