46 degrees on a Friday morning: On this date In 1556, Thomas Cranmer, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, was burned at the stake for heresy; in 1685, composer Johann Sebastian Bach was born in Eisenach, Germany; In 1871, journalist Henry M. Stanley began his famous expedition in Africa to locate the missing Scottish missionary David Livingstone; In 1963, the Alcatraz federal prison island in San Francisco Bay was emptied of its last inmates and closed at the order of Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy; and in 2009 Irans Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dismissed overtures from President Barack Obama, saying Tehran did not see any change in U.S. policy under its new administration. Today: Singer-musician Rose Stone (Sly and the Family Stone) is 69. Actor Timothy Dalton is 68. Singer-musician Rose Stone (Sly and the Family Stone) is 69. Actor Timothy Dalton is 68. Thought for Today: Among individuals, as among nations, peace is the respect of others rights. — Benito Juarez, Mexican statesman. Have a good day.
Posted on: Fri, 21 Mar 2014 11:59:43 +0000
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