Friday, August 21, 2009

Birthdays on 21st of August!!!

Count Basie, Princess Margaret Rose (Queen Elizabeth's II's Sister)
Kenny Rogers

Events on August 21, 1943: Roosevelt and Churchill meet in Casablanca to map war strategy. Hawaii became the 50th state. Philippine opposition leader is shot and killed as he steps off a plane in Manila. Jimmy Durante insured nose or $50,000. Oklahoma opened on Broadway. First Tom & Jerry cartoons came out.

In the Oval Office: President Franklin Roosevelt, VP Henry Wallace

Price of gasoline, 21 cents a gallon. Bread, 09 cents a loaf; milk 1 gallon 62 cents. First class postage stamp .03 cents...women in the work force 29% and a three bedroom home, $3,600. Average income $2.65 an hour.

Today I'm wearing the garb of gratitude for great health, happiness, and believe this: Only she is old who ceases to dream. It is time to dream again!

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