Monday, November 10, 2008

[1483 - Martin Luther, religious leader, Protestantism founder, born in Eisleben, Germany]

[1728 - Oliver Goldsmith, novelist, playwright, born in Pallas, near Ballymahon, County Longford, Ireland]

[1775 - Congress votes to raise two battalions of Continental Marines -
Happy Birthday, USMC]

[1889 - Claude Rains, actor, born in London]

[1925 - Richard Burton (Richard Walter Jenkins, Jr.), actor, born in Pontrhydyfen near Port Talbot, Wales, UK]

[1932 - Roy Scheider, actor, born in Orange, New Jersey]

[1969 - Sesame Street debuts on 170 PBS stations]

[1975 - Edmund Fitzgerald with her crew of 29 is lost on Lake Superior in a storm]

[1982 - Vietnam Veterans Memorial opens to visitors]

Success Story

An artist knows that he has attained some measure of success when he hears someone speaking about his work as if they know more about it than he does.

William's Whimsical Words:

Perhaps they are right.

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