Wednesday, May 17, 2017

[1792 - The New York Stock Exchange is formed]

   
[1873 - Dorothy Richardson, writer, born in Abingdon, Berkshire, England]

[1875 - The First Kentucky Derby hose race is run]

   
[1903 - James Thomas 'Cool Papa' Bell, Baseball Hall of Famer, born in Starkville, Mississippi]

      
[1911 - Maureen (Paul) O'Sullivan, actress, born in Roscommon, Ireland]

   
[1914 - Stewart Alsop, syndicated columnist, journalist, editor, writer, born in Avon, Connecticut]

      
[1934 - Earl Edwin Morrall, NFL and college football quarterback, born in Muskegon, Michigan]

          
[1936 - Dennis Hopper, actor, born in Dodge City, Kansas]

[1954 - The US Supreme Court decides Brown v. Board of Education]

[1987 - USS Stark (FFG-31) is struck by Iraqi missiles in the Persian Gulf]

Good Marriage

A good marriage is one in which as each grows separately they also grow together.

William's Whimsical Words:

Riddle: What do you get when you cross a Welsh-English, North Dakota, Seventh Day Adventist, farm girl with a Ukrainian-Jewish, Brooklyn born, agnostic, city boy?
Answer: A successful thirty-two year marriage and a remarkable blended family.

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