If you want your children to improve, let them overhear the nice things you say about them to others.
~Haim Ginott
It's best for
One who hits
The bottle
To let another
Use the throttle Burma Shave
1940
Early morning cheerfulness can be extremely obnoxious.
-- William Feather
THE REVOLUTION
June 23, 1780 - American forces defeat the British in the Battle of Springfield, New Jersey.
July 11, 1780 - 6000 French soldiers under Count de Rochambeau arrive at Newport, Rhode Island. They will remain there for nearly a year, blockaded by the British fleet.
August 3, 1780 - Benedict Arnold is appointed commander of West Point. Unknown to the Americans, he has been secretly collaborating with British Gen. Clinton since May of 1779 by supplying information on Gen. Washington's tactics.
August 16, 1780 - A big defeat for the Americans in South Carolina as forces under Gen. Gates are defeated by troops of Gen. Charles Cornwallis, resulting in 900 Americans killed and 1000 captured.
