Poor William's Almanack, April 30, 2011, You See, Watson, . . .

franklin-bifocals-60 Saturday, April 30, 2011

[1798 - Congress establishes The Department of the Navy]

[1803 - United States and France conclude negotiations for the Louisiana Purchase]

[1899 - Ellis Wilson, painter, born in Mayfield, Kentucky]

Train Engineer Casey Jones in the cab Casey Jones - Cannonball Express wreck site near Vaughn
[1900 - Train engineer Casey Jones is killed trying to save the Cannonball Express]

[1908 - Eve Arden (Eunice Quedens), Emmy Award-winning actress, born in Mill Valley, California]

[1914 - Vermont C. Royster, Pulitzer Prize-winning
journalist, writer, editor, born in Raleigh, North Carolina]

[1916 - Robert Lawson Shaw, conductor, born
in Red Bluff, California]

[1923 - Percy Heath, jazz bassist, born in Wilmington, North Carolina]

[1945 - Adolf Hitler commits suicide in his underground bunker]

The Saigon Vietnam Exodus US Vietnam Military Deaths by Year
[1975 - Saigon falls to North Vietnamese forces]

You See, Watson, . . .

Sir Arthur Conan-Doyle

Is there nothing for William to write about? If he could but truly observe, listen, taste, and catch a whiff of life, much there would be to say. Sir Arthur would have urged further development of one's detective skills.

Sherlock smoking

William's Whimsical Words:

Elementary, my dear Reader!

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