Poor William's Almanack, May 23, 2008, On Being a Skeptic #2

Ben Franklin's bifocals Friday, May 23, 2008

[1734 - Franz (Friedrich) Anton Mesmer, physician, hypnotist, born on Lake Constance in Swabia, Germany]

South Carolina state seal
[1788 - South Carolina becomes the eighth one of the United States]

[1846 - Arabella Mansfield (Belle Aurelia Babb), first woman admitted to law in U.S., born in Des Moines County, Iowa]

[1883 - Douglas Fairbanks (Douglas Elton Ulman), actor, born in Denver, Colorado]

[1890 - Herbert (Brough Falcon) Marshall, actor, born in London]

[1910 - Scatman (Benjamin Sherman) Crothers, singer, entertainer, actor, born in Terre Haute, Indiana]

[1911 - Dedication of the New York Public Library]

[1944 - University of Chicago withdraws from Big 10 Conference and all NCAA sports]

[1948-1949 - Berlin Airlift]
Berlin Airlift - kids cheering cargo plane

Berlin - Soviet checkpoint
[1949 - Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin lifts Berlin Blockade]

On Being a Skeptic #2

William is eternally grateful to wise parents for his having been raised a skeptic.

William's Whimsical Words:

That is, if there is any such thing as eternity.

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