Friday, October 30, 2015
![Second President John Adams](gif-ani/president_john_adams_2_lg_wht.gif)
[1735 - John Adams, Second President, born in Braintree, Massachusetts]
![Playwright Richard Sheridan](pix/sheridan-richard.jpg)
[1751 - Richard Brinsley Sheridan, playwright, born in Dublin]
![Politician Jose M. Gallegos](pix/gallegos-jose-m.jpg)
[1815 - Jose Manuel Gallegos, Congressional rep.,
born in Abiquiu, Nuevo Mexico]
![Alfred Sisley's Pont Villeneuve](pix/sisley-pont_villeneuve.jpg)
[1839 - Alfred Sisley, impressionist painter, born in Paris]
![Admiral William 'Bull' Halsey](pix/halsey-william4.jpg)
[1882 - William 'Bull' (Frederick) Halsey, Jr., WW-II U.S. Naval Admiral born in Elizabeth, New Jersey]
![Poet Ezra Pound](pix/pound-ezra3.jpg)
[1885 - Ezra (Weston Loomis) Pound, poet, born in Hailey, Idaho]
![Bodybuilder Charles Atlas](pix/atlas-charles3.jpg)
[1893 - Charles Atlas (Angelo Siciliano), body builder, born in Calabria, Italy]
![Emmy and Academy Award-winning Actress Ruth Gordon](pix/gordon-ruth7.jpg)
[1896 - Ruth Gordon (Jones), Emmy and Academy Award-winning actress, born in Quincy, Massachusetts]
![Producer Fred Friendly](pix/friendly-fred3.jpg)
[1915 - Fred Friendly(Wachenheimer), broadcast journalist, producer, TV executive, born in New York City]
![Dr. Albert Schweitzer at his desk](pix/schweitzer-desk.jpg)
[1952 - Dr. Albert Schweitzer wins the Nobel Peace Prize]