January 14, 2008


I look forward to these confrontations with the press to kind of balance up the nice and pleasant things that come to me as president.
Jimmy Carter



"Nothing can hurt us now. What we have can't be destroyed. That's our victory - our victory over the dark. It is a victory because we're not afraid. "
— Judith Traherne (Bette Davis), Dark Victory (1939)



I am bored with it all
Winston Churchill



MAJOR HISTORICAL EVENTS OF THE
20TH CENTURY
1950

1950 and 1951
  • USSR and China sign a 30 year pact
  • North Korea invades the south
  • Truman announces a national emergency
  • Super Constellation tested
  • Golden gimmick
    • HISTORY CENTRAL


    The price of freedom is eternal vigilance
    Thomas Jefferson



    PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA

    Presidents Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley, and Kennedy were assassinated in office.



    Bouncing Bob was riding a particularly frisky horse when suddenly its bridle came off. As they raced down the road, a screaming Bob clung to the horse's ears for dear life. Out of the corner of his eye, Bob saw a car coming, and realizing the horse was completely out of control, he panicked. Flailing his arms about, he accidently caused the horse to come to an abrupt halt. What could Bouncing Bob have done to make the horse stop?



    In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is.



    Men are April when they woo, December when they wed. Maids are May when they are maids, but the sky changes when they are wives.



    Gambling is the child of avarice, the brother of iniquity, and the father of mischief.



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