Poor William's Almanack, August 18, 2008, As The World Turns

Ben Franklin's bifocals Monday, August 18, 2008

[1750 Antonio Salieri, composer, born in Legnago, Italy]

[1774 - Meriwether Lewis, explorer, born in Albemarle County, Virginia]

Marshall Field original Chicago store
[1834 - Marshall Field, Chicago store founder born in Conway, Massachusetts]

[1920 - Tennessee ratifies 19th Amendment (women's voting right)]

[1920 - Shelley Winters (Schrift), Academy Award-winning actress, born in St. Louis, Missouri]

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[1934 - Roberto Clemente (Walker), Baseball Hall of Famer, born in Carolina, Puerto Rico]

As The World Turns

Acts of violence change the world.

Acts of kindness improve it.

William's Whimsical Words:

Either way, the world turns.

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