Friday, July 17, 2009

   
[1763 - John Jacob Astor, fur trader, USA's first multi-millionaire, born in Waldorf, Germany]

[1859 - Luis Munoz-Rivera, politician, poet, journalist,
born in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico.]

[1889 - Erle Stanley Gardner, author, lawyer,
born in Malden, Massachusetts]

[1899 - James Cagney, Academy Award-
winning actor, born in New York City]

[1905 - William Gargan, actor, born in Brooklyn]

[1914 - Eleanor Steber, opera soprano, born in Wheeling, West Virginia]

[1936 - Spanish Civil War begins]

[1944 - Explosion of US Navy ammunition ship in Port Chicago, California, kills 322]

[1945 - Potsdam Conference begins]

[1954 - Brooklyn Dodgers field first Major League team with majority of black players]

[1955 - Disneyland opens its gates]

Onward Christian Soldiers!
Marching off to War.
With the Cross of Jesus,
Carried in the fore.

Christ as Your Field Marshal,
Leads against the foe.
Slaughter now the Heathens,
Everywhere you go.

William's Whimsical Words:

I just don't get it; in my copy of the New Testament, Jesus is about peace and love.

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