Today in History . . .

[Deb in IA]

On October 15, 1860, eleven-year-old Grace Bedell of Westfield, N.Y., wrote a letter to presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln, suggesting he could improve his appearance by growing a beard.

On October 15, 1917, Mata Hari, a Dutch dancer who had spied for the Germans, was executed by a firing squad outside Paris.

On October 15, 1990, South Africa's Separate Amenities Act, which had barred blacks from public facilities for decades, was formally scrapped.

On October 15, 1997, British Royal Air Force pilot Andy Green twice drove a jet-powered car in the Nevada desert faster than the speed of sound, shattering the world's land-speed record.

 

[coqui]

Thanks a lot of nice information there.

 

[JohnTBap]

Originally posted by Deb in IA
On October 15, 1860, eleven-year-old Grace Bedell of Westfield, N.Y., wrote a letter to presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln, suggesting he could improve his appearance by growing a beard.

Hm. I wonder if she meant a MOUSTACHE, too.

 

[EROS]

MATA HARI .........my mother warned me about women like her ........

 

[UncleKyle]

Thanks Deb!

 

[Serena]

Thanks Deb.

 

[nativetxn]

I watched a biography of Mata Hari the other night. I'm not sure she was as evil as she has been portrayed.

Thanks again, Deb, for doing this for us