Wednesday, December 31, 2008
New Years Eve
[1869 - Henri Matisse, impressionist painter, born in Le Cateau-Cambrésis, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France]
[1880 - George C. Marshall, General, designer of Marshall Plan as U.S. Secretary of State, born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania]
[1905 - Jule Styne (Julius Kerwin Stein), Academy & Tony Award-winning songwriter, born in London]
[1908 - Simon Wiesenthal, architectural engineer, Nazi hunter, born in Butschatsch, Galicia]
[1930 - Odetta (Holmes Felious Gordon), singer, songwriter, born in Birmingham, Alabama]
[1938 - Rosalind Cash, actress, born in Atlantic City, New Jersey]
[1943 - John Denver (Deutschendorf), singer, songwriter, born in Roswell, New Mexico]
[1967 - Green Bay Packers win NFL championship over Dallas Cowboys, 21-17 in Ice Bowl]
Conservative vs. Liberal
A conservative believes in the sanctity of human life. A liberal thinks that all life has value.
William's Whimsical Words:
The skeptic isn't sure that either of them are right, and allows for the possibility that they both are.
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