15Sep09

One of the briefer musical criticisms appeared in the local paper: "An amateur string quartet played Brahms here last evening. Brahms lost."

1946, Tommy Lee Jones and Oliver Stone are born.

1949, Konrad Adenauer is named German Chancellor.

1959, Premier Khrushchev visits the US.

1977 Premiere of the television series Chips.

1990 - France announce it will send 4,000 troops to Persian Gulf

2000 - Opening ceremony of the XXVII Olympics in Sydney, Australia

Quote for the day:
The reason there were fewer wrecks in the old horse and buggy days was because the driver didn't depend wholly on his own intelligence.