Thursday, November 27, 2008
Thanksgiving Day
[Thanksgiving Proclamation of 1721]
[1746 - Robert R. Livingston, jurist, statesman, born in New York City]
[1874 - Charles A. Beard, historian, born in Knightstown, Indiana]
[1874 - Chaim Weizmann, chemist, Israeli statesman, born near Pinsk, Russia (now Belarus)]
[1910 - Pennsylvania Station (largest railway station in world) opens to traffic]
[1911 - David Merrick (Margulois), producer, born in St. Louis, Missouri]
[1940 - Bruce Lee (Lee Jun Fan), martial arts star, actor, born in San Francisco, California]
[1942 - Jimi (James Marshall) Hendrix, musician, singer, born in Seattle, Washington]
Thanks Given
On this day I give thanks that I live on in reasonable comfort, that most of my family is in good health and thriving, and that my country and its citizens have awakened to the reality that our government is in the hands of those who care not one whit for us, and couldn't get it done even if they did.
William's Whimsical Words:
From every mountainside, let freedom ring.
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