William Henry Cosby, Jr was born at Germantown, Pennsylvania on this day in 1937. How much introduction does Cos need? Bill dropped out of school in tenth grade to join the Navy, later got his high school diploma by correspondence and received his B.A. from Temple University with plans to … Continue reading
John Quincy Adams was born at Braintree (now Quincy), Massachusetts on this day in 1767. Adams accompanied his father who representated the US in France and the Netherlands, getting some of his education abroad and then graduating from Harvard in 1787. He briefly practiced law at Boston, was soon named … Continue reading
The representatives at the Second Constitutional Convention agreed on a lofty statement of goals on this day in 1776, seeking “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” by declaring independence from Great Britain. Without phones or e-mail, all thirteen colonies approved the document by the ninth, they chose a calligrapher … Continue reading
Tomorrow is celebrated as Independence Day in the US. I asked myself: What comes before Independence? Tyranny, at least such is the perspective of the revolutionary fighting for independence, so Today’s quotes relate to Tyranny and tyrants. Kings will be tyrants from policy, when subject are rebels from principle. – … Continue reading
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Helen Adams Keller was born at Tuscumbia, Alabama on this day in 1880. She was a bright and attractive child until she fell sick at 19 months with “brain fever,” now believed to have been meningitis. She wasn’t expected to live, after recovering she had lost all vision and hearing. … Continue reading
Heading toward general availability on October 22, Microsoft today revealed some great news in the pricing for Windows 7; the most popular retail product, the Home Premium Upgrade, will be reduced by approximately 10% (depending on the market), compared to its Windows Vista predecessor. For more on the pricing and … Continue reading
Today is observed as Father’s Day in the US and fifty other countries, another forty nations observe the day on other dates. I miss my father; although he is still with us, it seems that there is never enough time in the day to call him, something always comes up. … Continue reading
Errol Flynn was born at Hobart, Tasmania, Australia a century ago today. He grew up at Sydney, failed in two businesses in New Guinea, and moved to England in 1933. Spotted by a Warner Brothers executive the next year he was quickly signed to a contract and soon found himself … Continue reading
Just days after Paris fell to the Nazis, Winston Churchill called his compatriots to do their duty in the familiar words of the first quote below, delivered in the House of Commons on this day in 1940. I’ve chosen a few other quotes on Duty to go with it. Let … Continue reading