Friday, May 12, 2017
[1812 - Edward Lear, illustrator, poet, artist, born in London]
[1820 - Florence Nightingale, health activist, nurse, born in Florence, Italy]
[1850 - Henry Cabot Lodge, statesman, historian, born in Boston, Massachusetts]
[1900 - Captain Mildred McAfee (Horton), Director Navy WAVES, Wellesley College President, born in Parkville, Missouri]
[1907 - Katharine Hepburn, Academy Award-winning Actress, born in Hartford, Connecticut]
[1914 - Howard K. (Kingsbury) Smith, journalist, anchor, born in Ferriday, Louisiana]
[1936 - Tom (Thomas James) Snyder, TV Host, journalist, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin]
[1937 - George Denis Patrick Carlin, comedian, actor, born in Manhattan]
[1951 - The First US H-Bomb test is conducted on the Eniwetok Atoll in the Pacific]
[1977 - The Eagles earn a gold record for Hotel California]
You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.
RPGs take off my knees,
But peace can never hurt me.
William's Whimsical Words:
RPG: Rocket Propelled Grenade (a weapon that has been around for over fifty years)
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