44 degrees with some much needed rain on this Wednesday morning: On this date In 1513, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon and his expedition landed in present-day Florida; In 1863, during the Civil War, the Richmond Bread Riot erupted in the Confederate capital as a mob outraged over food shortages and rising prices attacked and looted stores; In 1917, President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to declare war against Germany, saying, The world must be made safe for democracy. (Congress declared war four days later.); In 1968, the science-fiction film 2001: A Space Odyssey, produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick, had its world premiere in Washington, D.C.; and in 2004 Flags of seven new NATO members from former communist Europe rose at alliance headquarters in Brussels for the first time, marking the biggest expansion in NATOs 55-year history. Today: Singer Emmylou Harris is 67. Actor Christopher Meloni is 53. Country singer Billy Dean is 52. Failure has a thousand explanations. Success doesnt need one. — Sir Alec Guinness. Have a very good day.
Posted on: Wed, 02 Apr 2014 12:52:24 +0000
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