05Jul09

An Englishman was being shown the sights along the Potomac. "Here," remarked the American, "is where George Washington threw a dollar across the river."
"Well," replied the Englishman, "that is not very remarkable, for a dollar went much further in those days than it does now."
The American would not be worsted, so after a short pause, he said" "But Washington accomplished a greater feat than that. He once chucked a sovereign across the Atlantic."



1928 Women's events are featured for the first time at the Amsterdam Summer Olympic games.

1932 Doctor Salazar, in Portugal, become President after ex-president Carmona grants him full powers.

1962 After 7 years of war against French colonists, Algeria wins its independence.

1968 Robert F. Kennedy is murdered in Los Angeles.



Quote for the day:
A man has less courage than a woman. Try to imagine one with twelve cents in his pocket trying on seven suits of clothes.