Dec. 16 - USM Forum -- Message Board

Date: Dec 13, 2004

Dec. 16

Date: Dec 13, 2004

December 16 was the day of the Boston Tea Party.

Date: Dec 13, 2004

Without Wishful Thinking

Date: Dec 13, 2004

It's also Jane Austen's birthday!!!

Date: Dec 13, 2004

quote:
Originally posted by: Emma
"It's also Jane Austen's birthday!!!"

They really don't need professional historians with people like us around, do they Emma.

Date: Dec 13, 2004

December 16 has other connections (from http://www.scopesys.com/) selected:

Birthdays-
Ludwig von Beethoven
George Santayana "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."

Events-
631 Mount Vesuvius, Italy erupts
1689 English Parliament adopts Bill of Rights after Glorious Revolution
1915 Albert Einstein publishes his "General Theory of Relativity"
1971 Don McLean's 8+ minute version of "American Pie" released

Holidays
World : Underdog Day

and somehow I liked

Thought for the day :
" When forced to choose between two evils, try the new one. "

Date: Dec 13, 2004

December 16 is also my wedding anniversary. That would be a lovely gift.

Date: Dec 14, 2004

Professional Historian . . . proFESSional Historian . . . y e a h . . . that's the ticket!!

Maybe we do a bio on Thames after we get through writing a bio on another great Southern world class individual - Britney Spears.