Monday, September 1, 2008 Labor Day

[1859 - First Pullman sleeping car begins service]

[1875 - Edgar Rice Burroughs, writer, born in Chicago]

[1900 - Don Wilson, announcer, actor, born in Lincoln, Nebraska]

[1904 - Johnny Mack Brown, athlete, actor, born in Dothan, Alabama]

[1907 - Walter (Philip) Reuther, labor leader, born in Wheeling, West Virginia]

[1922 - Yvonne De Carlo (Peggy Yvonne Middleton), actress, born in Vancouver, British Columbia]

[1923 - Rocky Marciano (Rocco Marchegiano), Undefeated World Heavyweight Champion, born in Brockton, Massachusetts]

[1939 - Germany invades Poland (WW-II begins)]

[1972 - American Bobby Fischer defeats Boris Spassky of Russia in world chess championship]

City of New Orleans
Apologies to Steve Goodman

Good Morning, America,
Where are you?
Don't you know me?
I'm your Native Son.
I'm the place
They used to call New Orleans.
Seems like 500 days
For you to come.

William's Whimsical Words:

Can you hear Arlo Guthrie singing?

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