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Friday, June 6, 2008
[1755 - Nathan Hale, Revolutionary War patriot, born in Coventry, Connecticut]
[1756 - John Trumbull, painter, born in Lebanon, Connecticut]
[1799 - Aleksandr Pushkin, poet, born in Moscow, Russia]
[1875 - Thomas Mann, Nobel laureate essayist, author, born in Lubeck, Germany]
[1903 - Aram (Il'yich) Khachaturyan, composer, born in Tbilisi, Georgia]
[1944 - D-Day for Operation Overlord, Allied invasion fleet lands troops on Normandy beaches (largest amphibious landing in history)]
[1968 - Robert F. Kennedy, Attorney General, Senator, Presidential Candidate, assassinated by Sirhan Sirhan]
Small Difference
The difference between a milestone and a millstone is but a single letter of the alphabet.
William's Whimsical Words:
Either one can be quite a burden.
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