Saturday, October 22, 2011
[1811 - Franz Liszt, composer, pianist, born in Raiding, Hungary]
[1845 - Sarah Bernhardt, actress, born in Paris]
[1883 - Metropolitan Opera House in New York City stages its first performance (Faust)]
[1903 - Curly Howard (Jerome Lester Horwitz), comedian, actor, born in Brooklyn)
[1903 - George Wells Beadle, Nobel laureate genetic researcher, President University of Chicago, born in Wahoo, Nebraska]
[1905 - Constance Bennett, actress, born in New York City]
[1917 - Joan Fontaine (de Havilland), Academy Award-winning actress, born in Tokyo]
[1920 - Timothy Leary, psychologist, professor, LSD guru, born in Springfield, Massachusetts]
[1925 - Robert Rauschenberg, artist, born in Port Arthur, Texas]
[1962 - President Kennedy imposes a naval blockade on Cuba]
The only thing harder than being homeless is being homeless in your own home.
William's Whimsical Words:
Homelessness is a state of mind, and is harder to cope with than being without a home.
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