Sunday, August 3, 2014
[1492 - Christopher Columbus sets out on his first voyage to the Far East]
[1900 - Ernie Pyle, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, war correspondent, born near Dana, Indiana]
[1905 - Margaret Kuhn, Gray Panthers founder, born in Buffalo, New York]
[1905 - Dolores del Rio (Dolores Martinez Asunsolo y Lopez Negrete), actress, born in Durango, Mexico]
[1921 - Richard Adler, composer, lyricist, producer, born in New York City]
[1921 - Marilyn (Marvel) Maxwell, actress, born in Clarinda, Iowa]
[1924 - Leon Uris, author, born in Baltimore, Maryland]
[1958 - USS Nautilus (SSN-571) is the first ship to reach the geographic North Pole submerged]
Death is a Free Safety on the playing field of life. He is wearing Number 42 on his jersey, and you best keep your head on a swivel if you are anywhere near the ball. He has a running start and he doesn't take any prisoners.