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 Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Actor Walter Brennan
[1894 - Walter (Andrew) Brennan, Academy Award-winning actor, born in Swampscott, Massachusetts]

Eric Hoffer
[1902 - Eric Hoffer, longshoreman, political, social philosopher, author, born in New York City]

[1948 - President Harry Truman issues Executive Order No. 9981, establishing Committee on Equality of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Forces]

Sweetness
[1954 - Walter Payton, Pro Football Hall of Famer, born in Columbia, Mississippi]

Stockholm after collision showing bow damage

The Andrea Doria sinking after collision with Stockholm
[1956 - Andrea Doria and Stockholm collide off Nantucket Island in Atlantic fog killing 51 Passengers in Doria]

Lance Armstrong winning the Tour de France for USA
[1999 - Lance Armstrong wins Tour de France for USA]

Poorwilliam's First Law of Social Engineering

A society in motion will tend to remain on the same course and speed, resisting resolutely all forces attempting to act upon it, whether internal or external.

William's Whimsical Words:

This is sometimes referred to as the Law of Monumentum.

BACKto Summer 2007

BACKto Almanack Main Page

NEXT PREVIOUS

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

-----

Content and text copyright ©2006, 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 July 2, 2007

ABC Mini-logo