HELLO SPEAKIES:
Here's hoping all my Guys and Dolls had a nice weekend. Roe and I enjoyed a wonderful day at our son's house celebrating my granddaughter's sixth birthday. Today being the 17th of August, let's see what we celebrate today:
The Meaning of "Is" Day - Whatever that IS
National Thrift Shop Day
Happy Birthdays to:
1786 - Davy Crockett - Had all his stuff when I was a kid.
1921 - Maureen O'Hara - Actress Original Miracle on 34th Street.
1943 - Robert DeNiro - Actor
1960 - Sean Penn - Hollywood Bad Boy
History:
1896 - Gold is discovered on Klondike River.
1939 - "The Wizard of Oz" opens at Loew's Capitol Theater in NY.
1948 - Alger Hiss says "I'm no Commie."
1948 - Phillies commit 8 errors in one game. Those guys are always making history, that why they are my team.
1961 - Building of the Berlin Wall begins. Sad day in history.
Have a great day Speakies, I shall return.
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