January 15, 2008


Archbishop - A Christian ecclesiastic of a rank superior to that attained by Christ.
H. L. Mencken



"Was you ever bit by a dead bee? "
— Eddie (Walter Brennan), To Have and Have Not (1944)



But you do what you can to be a satisfied man, just to have your peace of mind
So he gave it all up for a government job where the paychecks come on time
Mary Chapin Carpenter "A Lot Like Me"



MAJOR HISTORICAL EVENTS OF THE
20TH CENTURY
1951

1950 and 1951
  • Peace Treaty between Japan and Allies
  • King Abdulah assassinated
  • First Commercial Electronic Computer
  • 22nd Amendment Limits Presidency to Two Terms
  • Color TV Introduced
  • US Airforce Orders B- 52 Bomber
  • H- Bomb
  • Mao Tse-Tung
    • HISTORY CENTRAL


    People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they never use
    Søren Kierkegaard



    PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA

    Assassination attempts were made on the lives of Jackson, T. Roosevelt, F. Roosevelt, Truman, Ford, and Reagan.



    There's a body lying dead on a bed, and on the floor beside it is a pair of scissors. The scissors were instrumental in his death, yet there's no trace of blood. The body reveals no signs of any cuts or bruises. How could the person have been murdered with the pair of scissors?



    Life should begin with age and its privileges and accumulations, and end with youth and its capacity to splendidly enjoy such advantages.



    Men shut their doors against a setting sun.



    Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.



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