Wednesday, May 6, 2009
[1856 - Sigmund Freud, psychiatrist,
born in Freiberg, Moravia]
[1856 - Robert E. Peary, discoverer of North Pole, born in Cresson, Pennsylvania]
[1895 - Rudolph Valentino, film star, born in Castellaneta, Italy]
[1903 - (Bernard) Toots Shor, saloonkeeper, restaurateur, born in Philadelphia]
[1907 - (Wilbur Charles) Weeb Ewbank, Hall of Fame coach, born in Richmond, Indiana]
[1912 - Bill Quinn, actor, born in New York City]
[1915 - (George) Orson Welles, actor, director, writer, producer. born in Kenosha, Wisconsin]
[1937 - Hindenburg airship burns and crashes at Lakehurst, New Jersey, killing 36]
[1954 - Roger Bannister runs first sub-four-minute mile in Oxford, England]
A Jewish Pessimist harks back to the Holocaust and thinks he hears the barely concealed voices of almost half the World's peoples whispering "Good Riddance."
A Jewish Optimist looks back to the Holocaust and thinks he sees almost half the World's peoples recoil in horror at the systematic murder of six million Jews.
A Jewish Realist looks at the Holocaust and sees the two previous views superimposed one upon the other, and out of the corner of his eye also catches a glimpse of the deniers who reject the irrefutable evidence that the Holocaust happened.
William's Whimsical Words:
So much for those of you who rely on the swing vote.
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