Friday, August 27, 2010

[551 B.C. - Confucius (K'ung Fu-tzu), philosopher, born
in Qufu, Chinese State of Lu (now part of Shandong Province)]

[1770 - Georg Wilhelm F. Hegel, philosopher,
born in Stuttgart, Germany]

[1871 - Theodore Dreiser, writer,
born in Terre Haute, Indiana]

   
[1899 - C.S. Forester (Cecil Louis Troughton Smith), historical novelist,
born in Cairo, Egypt]

   
[1908 - Lyndon B. Johnson, 36th President, born in Stonewall, Texas]

[1910 - Mother Teresa (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu),
Catholic Nun, born in Skopje, Macedonia]

[1916 - Martha Raye (Margaret Teresa Yvonne Reed),
comedienne, actress, singer, born in Butte, Montana]

[1921 - J. E. Clair (Acme Packing Co.), purchases
NFL franchise for Green Bay, Wisconsin]

   
[1929 - Ira Levin, writer, born in The Bronx]

You Will Shoot Your Eye Out

It is remarkable how many of us will go to our graves still hearing the voice of, and still trying to please one or both of our parents.

William's Whimsical Words:

It matters not when or whether they died.

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