Thursday, November 27, 2014 - Thanksgiving Day

   
[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 first president, statesman, born near Pinsk, Russia (now Belarus)]

[1910 - Pennsylvania Station (largest railway station in world) opens to traffic in Manhattan]

   
[1911 - David Merrick (Margulois), producer, born in St. Louis, Missouri]

          
[1916 - Francis Dayle "Chick" Hearn, sportscaster, born in Aurora, Illinois]

[1920 - Stephen Elliott, actor, born in New York City]

[1940 - Bruce Lee (Lee Jun Fan), martial arts star, actor, born in
San Francisco, California]

   
[1941 - Edward Thomas 'Eddie' Rabbitt, singer, songwriter, born in Brooklyn]

   
[1942 - Jimi (James Marshall) Hendrix, musician (electric guitar), singer, born in Seattle, Washington]

The Beat Goes On

For the warrior the wars may be over, but the battle for what is left of his or her humanity never ends.

William's Whimsical Words:

And it matters not who won the war.

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