Monday, January 9, 2012

January 10 - Smiles for Miles


Smiles for Miles

Thanks for the hat, Gram! IMG_3986 
 

This Day In History
1430
Duke Philip the Good marries Isabella of Portugal
1776
Thomas Paine published the pamphlet "Common Sense."
1845
Poets Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning begin corresponding
1870
John D. Rockefeller incorporated Standard Oil.
1863
The first underground passenger railway, the Metropolitan, opened in London.
1920
The League of Nations came into existence.

1927
Fritz Lang's "Metropolis" premieres 
1984
Clara Peller first asks, "Where's the Beef?"

Famous Birthdays

1864
George Washington Carver, American Scientist
1903
Barbara Hepworth, English abstract sculptor
1904
Ray Bolger, American actor & dancer
1953
Pat Benatar, Brooklyn, New York, singer 


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