Sunday, May 8, 2011            

   
[1884 - Harry S Truman, 33rd President, born in Lamar, Missouri]

   
[1886 - Dr. John S. Pemberton, pharmacist, sells the first Coca-Cola in an Atlanta, Georgia drugstore]

   
[1906 - Roberto Rossellini, director, producer, screenwriter, born in Rome]

[1911 - Robert Leroy Johnson, Blues Hall of Fame singer,
songwriter, guitarist, born in Hazlehurst, Mississippi]

   
[1919 - Lex Barker (Alexander Crichlow Barker, Jr.), actor, born in Rye, New York]

   
[1928 - Theodore Chaikin 'Ted' Sorensen, JFK special counsel, author, born in Lincoln, Nebraska]

[1929 - Miyoshi Umeki, Tony and Academy Award-winning
actress, born in Otaru, Japan]

  
[1932 - (Charles) Sonny Liston, Boxing Hall of Fame Heavyweight
Champion, born in Sand Slough, Arkansas,]

   
[1940 - Peter Benchley, author, born in New York City]

   
[1940 - Ricky (Eric Hilliard) Nelson, singer, actor, born in Teaneck, New Jersey]

[1945 - V-E Day is celebrated throughout the free world]

   
   
   
[1945 - V-E Day is celebrated throughout the free world]

Friendly Reminder

This is your friendly SS-HMO with an appointment reminder:

[voice change] Mitchell Cohen,
[voice change] you have an appointment with,
[voice change] Dr. Mengele,
[voice change] in the

[voice change] Dermatology Clinic, Lampshade Department,
[voice change] at
[voice change] an indeterminate future time and place.
[voice change] Remember to bring your identity card, life insurance papers, and co-payment with you.
This message will be repeated for your convenience every day of your life.

William's Whimsical Words:

Any Jew born into the Twentieth Century who lived to see V-E Day got this message, and was a victim of the Holocaust.

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