Also On This Humdrum Date...

Author: luminous_luciano

Date: January 14, 2006

Marilyn Monroe married Joe DiMaggio!
I give it six months...
I see your bet - and I raise you an extra three months...!
Albert Schweitzer was born today - in 1875!
Albert Schweitzer was a German-born theologian, philosopher, musician, and physician who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1952 - no Einstein, but still a Big Al ! Tee-Hee!
His most important principle, of "Reverence for Life", won many converts over... He was a champion of the Age of Enlightenment - which is why YOU like him so... eh, Luce?
2004: An eBay seller gets 56 bids (the highest nearly $100 million) for 'Entire State of West Virginia' before eBay pulls the plug on this odd auction...
DAMN! I was just closing the deal...! It's not fair!
Sooooooo close... and yet... !