In memory of Flannery O’Connor, Lenny Bruce, and Alexander - TopicsExpress



          

In memory of Flannery O’Connor, Lenny Bruce, and Alexander Solzhenitsyn. Happy birthday, Martin Sheen. Past August 3s: 1492: Christopher Columbus sets sail with a crew of 90 from Palos, Spain, in the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria. 1858: John Speke discovers the source of the ancient River Nile 1921: The first crop dusting from an airplane is demonstrated by pilot Lt. John A. Macready who spreads lead arsenate insecticide dust over a six-acre catalpa grove on the farm of Harry A. Carver near Troy, Ohio, to kill a serious infestation of Sphinx moth caterpillars. 1970: Mairiam Hargrave of Yorkshire passes her driving test on 40th try. 1984: Mary Lou Retton becomes the first U.S. woman to win an Olympic gold medal in women’s gymnastics all-around event. 2009: Bolivia becomes the first South American country to declare the right of indigenous people to govern themselves.
Posted on: Sun, 04 Aug 2013 01:13:54 +0000

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