andyson:
I'll bet few knew Thomas Jefferson reads the forum! (But only this thread.)
Thanks !! Of all humans that have ever lived, Thomas Jefferson is my 2nd favorite surpassed only by Jesus of Nazareth ;-}
Goodness ! We have some darn fine ones here at WGT !
January 7
1355 - Thomas of Woodstock ~ 1st Duke of Gloucester ~ son of Edward III of England
1502 - Gregory III [Ugo Boncompagni] ~ Italian Pope ~ introduced the Gregorian calender in 1582
1718 - Israel Putnam ~ Washington's highly trusted Revolutionary War General
1800 - Millard Fillmore ~ POTUS # 13 ... an unlucky number?
1845 - Louis III ~ Last King of Bavaria
1928 - William Peter Blatty ~ "The Exorcist"
1948 - Kenny Loggins
1964 - Nicolas Cage
~ By the Bye ~
1601 ~ Robert, Earl of Essex leads revolt in London against Queen Elizabeth
1610 ~ Galileo discovers the 1st 3 moons of Jupiter - Io, Europa & Ganymede
1714 ~ Typewriter patented by Englishman Henry Mill
1785 ~ 1st Balloon flight across English Channel
1797 ~ Modern Italian Flag is first used
1830 ~ 1st US Railroad station opens in Baltimore
1998 ~ Monica Lewinsky signs affidavit denying an affair with "Slick Willy" :-}
1999 ~ Impeachment trial of "Slick Willy" begins in the US Senate :-}}}
~ it's a good day to do good ~