Saturday, August 16, 2014
[1862 - Amos Alonzo Stagg, sports pioneer, born in West Orange, New Jersey]
[1863 - The Emancipation Proclamation is signed by President Lincoln]
[1868 - Bernarr Macfadden (Bernard Adolphus McFadden), physical culture advocate, strongman, publisher, born in Mill Spring, Missouri]
[1888 - T.E. Lawrence, soldier, writer, born in Tremadoc, Caernarvonshire, Wales]
[1894 - George Meany, labor leader, AFL president, born in City Island, Bronx]
[1896 - Gold is discovered in the Klondike, Alaska, followed by a gold rush]
[1913 - Menachem Begin, Prime Minister Israel, Nobel Peace Prize 1978, born in Brest-Litovsk, Poland]
[1930 - Robert (Martin) Culp, actor, born in Oakland, California]
[1932 - Eydie Gorme (Edith Gormezano), Grammy Award-winning singer, born in The Bronx]
[1948 - Babe Ruth, Baseball legend, dies in New York at age 53]
Someone said, "I am glad you are up." William was glad to be up too. When one gets to a certain point in life, each new day becomes somehow more precious. Today is another set of possibilities; perhaps you will really get it right this time. Perhaps you will get it so wrong that you will never forget the lesson of it. Best of all, as you start the day you have no clue what it may bring.
William's Whimsical Words:
Get up, Stand up.
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