April 23, 2009

23 - Shakespeare Born & Died

1564: William Shakespeare born; he died 52 years later, on this day. He used 24,000 different words and his 154 sonnets are considered to be unequaled in their expression of love and beauty.

1872: Charlotte E. Ray becomes first black woman lawyer, joining the District of Columbia Bar.

1954: Hank Aaron hit the first of his 755 major-league home runs.

1963: Bob Dylan performs his first major solo concert at New York City’s Town Hall.

1984: US Health Secretary Margaret Heckler announces the discovery of the AIDS virus.

1998: James Earl Ray, the convicted killer of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, dies in prison.

♥☼.¸.*¸.•*¨*.¸☼¸♥Today's Birthdays:
15th US president James Buchanan (1791-1868)
Scientist Max Planck (1858-1947)
Composer Sergei Prokofiev (1891 -1953)
Writer Vladimir Nabokov (1899-1977)
Designer Halston (1932-1990)
Singer Roy Orbison (1936-1988)
Actor Dev Patel (1990)

♥☼.¸.*¸.•*¨*.¸☼¸♥Something to Think About:
"You don't drown by falling in water; you only drown if you stay there." ~ Zig Ziglar