Poor William's Almanack and Journal
Welcome
Almanack
Journal
Contact and Feedback
About William
Forum
Archives

Rightspeak Glossary

Privacy Statement
Search this site
Almanack

Ben Franklin's bifocals Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Confederacy President Jefferson Davis
[1808 - Jefferson Davis, President Confederate States of America, born in Christian County, Kentucky]

Barney Oldfield behind the wheel with his signature cigar Driver Barney Oldfield
[1878 - Barney Oldfield, Indy Speedway Hall of Fame driver, born in Wauseon, Ohio]

Tenor Jan Peerce
[1904 - Jan Peerce (Jacob Pincus Perlemuth), tenor, born in New York City]

The Toast of Paris Josephine Baker
[1906 - Josephine Baker, dancer, singer, club owner, born in St. Louis, Missouri]

Actress Paulette Goddard
[1910 - Paulette Goddard (Pauline Marion Levy), actress, born in Whitestone Landing, New York]

Actor & Dead End Kid Leo Gorcey
[1917 - Leo Gorcey, film actor, born in New York City]

Gorgeous Lili St. Cyr
[1918 - Lili St. Cyr (Marie Van Schaak), Burlesque Queen, actress, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota]

Actress Colleen Dewhurst
[1924 - Colleen Dewhurst, Tony & Emmy Award-winning actress, born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada]

Poet Allen Ginsberg
[1926 - Allen Ginsberg, beat poet, born in Newark, New Jersey]

Jazz Singer Dakota Staton
[1932 - Dakota Staton (Aliyah Rabia), jazz singer, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]

Tiananmen Square tank boy
[1989 - Chinese troops shoot hundreds of students demonstrating for democracy in Tiananmen Square, Beijing]


Zebras

zebras

Zebras are a lot like horses,
Drafted into the armed forces.
Wearing uniforms with lots of stripes.
They eat their chow and air their gripes.


William's Whimsical Words:

When they trot into the battle,
They herd together just like cattle.

BACKto Spring 2008

BACKto Almanack Main Page

NEXT PREVIOUS

Almanack | Journal | Contact | About | Forum | Archives | Glossary | Privacy | Search

-----

Content and text copyright ©2008, Will Henry.
HTML and design copyright ©2002, ABC Internet.
All rights reserved.
No claim made as to animated gifs and still jpeg images.
Last updated on June 1, 2008

ABC Mini-logo