Blog :: 07-2019
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"Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died." ~ Erma Bombeck
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY - 1178 - Frederick I (Barbarossa) Holy Roman Emperor, crowned King of Burgundy. (Later writes a script for a really bad western movie).
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"The real glory is being knocked to your knees and then coming back. That's real glory. That's the essence of it. " ~ Vince Lombardi
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY - 1829 - William Austin Burt patents America's first "typographer" (typewriter)
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"There are many men of principle in both parties in America, but there is no party of principle." ~ Alexis de Tocqueville
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY - 1439 - Kissing is banned in England to stop the Black Death from spreading. (Maybe a rat trap would have been more appropriate)
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