Wednesday, July 8, 2009

[1776 - Liberty Bell rings out from Pennsylvania State House (Independence Hall),
for first public reading of Declaration of Independence]

  
[1839 - John Davison Rockefeller, industrialist, philanthropist, born in Richland, New York]

[1881 - Druggist Edward Berner of Two Rivers,
Wisconsin, creates the first ice cream sundae]

[1889 - John L. Sullivan wins by KO in 75th round of last bare-knuckle bout]

[1908 - Louis (Thomas) Jordan, singer, actor,
sax player, born in Brinkley, Arkansas]

   
[1908 - Nelson (Aldrich) Rockefeller, Vice President, Governor, born in Bar Harbor, Maine]

[1910 - Sarah (Newcomb) McClendon, journalist, born in Tyler, Texas]

   
[1913 - Walter Kerr, Pulitzer Prize-winning drama critic, born in Evanston, Illinois]

   
[1914 - Billy (William Clarence) Eckstine, bandleader, singer, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]

[1931 - Roone Arledge, president ABC-TV News,
born in Forest Hills, New York]

[1934 - Marty (Martin Alan) Feldman, comedian, actor, writer,
born in London]

No Thorough Street

Why don't all the blind alleys of life have "Dead End" signs at the entrance?

William's Whimsical Words:

Because then life would be way too easy?

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