January 22, 2008


At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst.
Aristotle



"If you just learn a single trick, Scout, you'll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it."
— Atticus Finch (Gregory Peck) , To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)



The function of posterity is to look after itself.
Dylan Thomas



MAJOR HISTORICAL EVENTS OF THE
20TH CENTURY
1958

1957 and 1958
  • Nagy Imre executed in Hungary
  • Egypt and Syria join United Arab Republic
  • Quiz Shows cancelled
  • US troops land in Lebanon
  • Explorer I launched
  • Commercial 707 service begins
  • Douglas introduces the DC-8
  • F-4 Phantom unveilled by McDonnell-Douglas
    • HISTORY CENTRAL


    It is better to be defeated on principle than to win on lies.
    - Arthur Calwell



    PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA
    Lots of things happened to George Washington on Fridays. It was on a Friday that he:
  • was born
  • was commissioned lieutenant colonel in the military
  • took command of the Army of Virginai
  • was elected Commander-in-Chief
  • established the US Marine Corps
  • fought the Battle of Princeton
  • won the Battle of Yorktown
  • was elected President of the Constitutional Convention
  • created the War Department
  • appointed his first cabinet officer, Alexander Hamilton
  • established the Federal seat of government
  • proclaimed Thanksgiving
  • laid the cornerstone of the White House
  • completed his last presidential term
  • accepted his second commission as Commander-in-Chief



    • If two hours ago, it was as long after one o'clock in the afternoon as it was before one o'clock in the morning, what time would it be now?



    Life would be infinitely happier if we could only be born at the age of eighty and gradually approach eighteen.



    Neither a borrower nor a lender be.



    Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!



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