Thursday, June 9, 2011

   
[1781 - George Stephenson, steam locomotive inventor, born in Wylam,
Northumberland, England]

   
[1891 - Cole (Albert) Porter, composer, lyricist, born in Peru, Indiana]

          
[1900 - Fred Waring, musician, conductor, inventor, born in Tyrone, Pennsylvania]

   
[1915 - Les Paul (Lester William Polsfuss), guitarist, inventor, born in Waukesha Wisconsin]

          
[1916 - Robert Strange McNamara, Secretary of Defense, president of World Bank, born in San Francisco]

   
[1922 - George Axelrod, playwright, screenwriter, director, born in New York City]

[1959 - USS George Washington (SSBN-598), first nuclear powered ballistic missile submarine, is launched]

[1973 - Secretariat, first Triple Crown winner in 25 years, humbles the field and wins The Belmont in record time]

    LCPL Jack and PFC Jill

Jill and Jack went to Iraq,
To fetch Bush a Saddam pistol.
Jack fell down without a sound,
And North Korea launched a missile.

William's Whimsical Words:

Pretty costly little war trophy.

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