Wednesday, December 25, 2013
Christmas Day
[1642 - Sir Isaac Newton, mathematician, physicist, born in Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, England]
[1821 - Clara Harlowe Barton, nurse, American Red Cross founder, born in Oxford, Massachusetts]
[1878 - Louis-Joseph Chevrolet, founder Chevrolet Car Co, engineer, race car enthusiast, born in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Canton of Neuchatel, Switzerland]
[1893 - Robert Leroy Ripley, cartoonist, author, creator of Ripley's Believe It or Not, born in Santa Rosa, California.]
[1895 - Cal Farley, professional wrestler, founder of Boys Ranch, born in Saxton, Iowa]
[1899 - Humphrey DeForest Bogart, Academy Award-winning actor, born in New York City]
[1907 - Cab Calloway (Cabell Calloway III), bandleader, singer, born in Rochester, New York]
[1918 - Anwar el-Sadat, Egyptian president, born in Mit Abu Al-Kum, Al-Minufiyah, Egypt]
[1924 - Rod (Edwin Rodman) Serling, scriptwriter, born in Syracuse, New York]
| A Special Baby Boy has arrived! |
William's Whimsical Words:
Peace on Earth still looks like the ticket.
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