February 7, 2008


Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.
Theodore Roosevelt



"The Fantastic Level and the Realistic Level are the two levels upon which we live."
— Rev. Dr T. Lawrence Shannon (Richard Burton), The Night of the Iguana (1964)



For fast-acting relief try slowing down.
Lily Tomlin



MAJOR HISTORICAL EVENTS OF THE
20TH CENTURY
1974

1974 and 1975
  • Willy Brandt of West Germany Resigns
  • Military Government of Greece Forced to Resign
  • Military Coup in Portugal
  • Revolt in Cyprus, Turkey Invades
  • India Explodes Nuclear Device
  • Guinea-Bissau Granted Independence
  • Emperor Haile Selaissie Deposed in Ethiopia
  • Disengagement Agreement Between Israel and Egypt
  • President Nixon Resigns
    • HISTORY CENTRAL


    No matter where you go or what you do, you live your entire life within the confines of your head.
    ~Terry Josephson



    PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA
  • Truman was named one of the 10 best-dressed senators.
  • Truman once said, "No man should be allowed to be president who doesn't understand hogs."
  • Harry S Truman was the first president to take office during wartime.



    • Which is heavier, a pound of feathers or a pound of gold?



    "To more the cabin, push button for wishing floor. If the cabin should enter more persons, each one should press a number of wishing floor. Driving is then going alphabetically by national order." -- A sign in a Belgrade elevator.



    Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.



    "Dr Livingstone, I presume?"



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