December 31, 2005


Vitality shows in not only the ability to persist but the ability to start over.
~F. Scott Fitzgerald




One shave lasts
All day through
Face feels
Cool and
Smoother too
Burma-Shave



It will be a pity if women in the more conventional mould are to be phased out, for there will never be anyone to go home to.
Anita Brookner




Famous Firsts 20th Century
part 24 of 24
  • Anna Lelkes
    1997 --- became the 1st official female member of the Vienna Philharmonic after the orchestra voted to end its all-male policy. She plays the harp.
  • Craig Breedlove
    1998 --- 1st person to break the sound barrier in a car, at Lake Bonneville, UT, with a trap speed of over 760 MPH.
  • Jane Henney
    1998 --- 1st woman appointed Commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA.)
  • Johnathan Lee Iverson
    1998 --- 1st black ringmaster in the 129-year history of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. (At age 22, also the youngest.)
  • Elizabeth Ann Oliver
    1998 --- 1st woman to have her baby's birth broadcast live over the Internet. (June 16)
  • Carlos Santana
    1998 --- 1st Hispanic to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
  • Lt. Kendra Williams, USN
    1998 --- 1st US female combat pilot to bomb an enemy target. On Dec. 16, bombed enemy targets over Iraq during Operation Desert Fox.
  • Eileen Collins
    1999 --- 1st woman astronaut to command a space shuttle mission.
  • Nancy Ruth Mace
    1999 --- 1st female cadet to graduate from the Citadel, the formerly all-male military school in South Carolina.
  • Cynthia M. Trudell
    1999 --- 1st woman to head a US car company, Saturn Corp.
  • Abdurrahman Wahid
    1999 --- 1st elected president of Indonesia (on October 20, 1999).



    • Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.
    Mark Twain



    "Why don't you get some expensive money?" -- 3 year old daughter, when told by her mother that she could get a small toy but that the ones asked for were too expensive




    OUR FOUNDING FATHERS Ulysses S. Grant It was my fortune, or misfortune, to be called to the office of Chief Executive without any previous political training.
    Ulysses S. Grant



    Name a five letter word which has three consonants all the same and two different vowels.




    German Shepherd 85 lbs. Neutered. Speaks German. Free.



    Congress, after years of stalling, finally got around to clearing the way for informal discussions that might lead to possible formal talks that could potentially produce some kind of tentative agreements.



    Europe was created by history. America was created by philosophy.

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