oh. Well, how 'bout "Ellie" ie. "Ellie May?" Just for the 'loozie annie' bumpkins? I was thinkin' "Southern Belle"....Enjoy the Big E, Kat....er, 'Ellie' ?
Bing Hitler? Johnny boy, I'm impressed......ISH, I'm relating
May 18
1048 - Omar Khayyam ~ The Rubaiyat ~ "Book of Verses underneath the Bough, A Jug of Wine, a Loaf of Bread--And Thou..Beside me singing in the Wilderness.. and oh, Wilderness is Paradise anow"
1610 - Stefano della Bella ~ Italian Printmaker
1711 - Ruggiaro Boscovich ~ Italian Astronomer
1788 - Hugh Clapperton ~ Scotland, African Explorer
1850 - Oliver Heaveside ~ London, predicted the Ionosphere
1868 - Nichlas II ~ Last Tsar of Russia
1872 - Bertrand Russell ~ England
1883 - Walter Gropius ~ Berlin Architect (Bauhas School of Design)
1897 - Frank Capra ~ Director Emmeritus
oh, bye the bye
in 1096, Crusaders massacre Jews of Worms
in 1619, Hugo the Great is sentenced to life in prison
in 1642, Montreal is founded
in 1756, England declares War on France
in 1803, England declares War on France...ya' can't make this crap up..true love
in 1804, Napolean Bonaparte is proclaimed Emperor of France
in 1860, Republican Party nominates Abraham Lincoln for President
in 1864, Battle of Yellow Bayou, LA...listed esp. for Sister Kat
in 1897, Irish Music Festival 1st held in Dublin
in 1897, NY Giant, Bill Joyce hits 4 triples in 1 game
in 1897, ~~~ DRACULA ~~~ a novel by Irishman Bram Stoker is published
~ and now, my Paradise...a fine Merlot, a keen Baguette and WGT ~