January 18, 2007


My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was sixty. She's ninety-seven now, and we don't know where the hell she is.
Ellen DeGeneres



Can't shave daily?
Tender hide?
Now be honest
Have you
Tried
Burma Shave
1942


I don't think meals have any business being deductible. I'm for separation of calories and corporations.
Ralph Nader





ABRAHAM LINCOLN
  • March 4, 1865 - Inauguration ceremonies in Washington. President Lincoln delivers his second Inaugural Address.

    Lincoln speaking at his second inauguration - March 4, 1865

  • March 17, 1865 - A kidnap plot by John Wilkes Booth fails when Lincoln fails to arrive as expected at the Soldiers' Home.
  • April 9, 1865 - Gen. Robert E. Lee surrenders his Confederate army to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at the village of Appomattox Court House in Virginia.

    Federal soldiers pose outside the court house - April 9, 1865

  • April 10, 1865 - Celebrations break out in Washington.
  • April 11, 1865 - President Lincoln makes his last public speech, which focuses on the problems of reconstruction. The United States flag 'Stars and Stripes' is raised over Fort Sumter.
  • April 14, 1865 - Lincoln and his wife Mary see the play "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theater. About 10:13 p.m., during the third act of the play, John Wilkes Booth shoots the president in the head. Doctors attend to the president in the theater then move him to a house across the street. He never regains consciousness.

    The President's son Tad poses - April 10, 1865 Taken by Gardner - The last portrait - April 10, 1865
    • THE HISTORY PLACE


    It is no coincidence that the growth of modern tyrants has in every case been heralded by the growth of prejudice.
    Henry A. Wallace



    PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA
    Dwight David Eisenhower He had a putting green installed on the White House lawn.
    Dwight D Eisenhower 1933-1945



    Name an eight letter word that has kst in the middle, in the beginning, and at the end.



    Yes, but that's our strongest weak point. -- When a reporter asked a young Samuel Goldwyn if he'd ever made a picture before.


    Force shites upon Reason's Back.
    1736


    An idealist is a person who helps other people to be prosperous.
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