Tuesday, December 8, 2009

[1765 - Eli Whitney, inventor, born in
Westborough, Massachusetts]

   
[1861 - William C. Durant, pioneer auto manufacturer, born in Boston]

   
[1886 - Diego Rivera, artist, born in Guanajuato, Mexico]

    
[1894 - Elzie C. Segar, cartoonist, creator of Popeye, born in Chester, Illinois]

   
[1894 - James Thurber, humorist, born in Columbus, Ohio]

[1902 - Oswald Jacoby, bridge whiz, author,
born in Brooklyn]

[1911 - Lee J. Cobb (Leo Jacoby),
actor, born in New York City]

   
[1915 - Ernest Lehman, screenwriter, author, born in New York City]

[1925 - Sammy Davis, Jr., entertainer, born in Harlem, New York City]

   
[1928 - (James Oscar) Jimmy Smith, Grammy Award-winning jazz organist, born in Norristown, Pennsylvania]

[1933 - Flip (Clerow) Wilson,
Emmy-winning writer, comedian,
born in Jersey City, New Jersey]

   
[1936 - (John Arthur) David Carradine, actor, born in Hollywood]

Clinical Trial

What greater excitement can there be than to bet your life on an experimental drug about which there is insufficient information?

William's Whimsical Words:

Life is an extreme sport, and the Players always have more fun than the Spectators.

   

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