Well, as is her norm, another terrific showcase by the Sis-Kat. And I agree that Pharoah Sanders is comfy with the sax......
October 14
1404 - Marie Anjou ~ Queen of France
1499 - Claude of France ~ wife of Louis XII
1633 - James Stuart <> House of Stuart <> King James VII of Scotland <> James II of England.....son of King Charles I
1644 - William Penn ~ Quaker & Founder of Pennsylvania
1734 - Francis Lightfoot Lee ~ US Farmer & signer of the Declaration of Independence
1784 - Ferdinard VII ~ King of Spain
1888 - Katherine Mansfield ~ New Zealand born British writer ~ in a private love letter written to John Middleton Murry, January 27th, 1918, she wrote the following words:
"My love for you tonight is so deep and tender that it seems to be outside myself as well. I am fast shut up like a little lake in the embrace of some big mountains. If you were to climb up the mountains, you would see me down below, deep and shining --- and quite fathomless, my dear. You might drop your heart into me and you'd never hear it touch bottom. I love you -- I love you -- Goodnight. Oh, Bogey, what it is to love like this !"
1890 - Dwight D. Eisenhower ~ 34th President ~ Allied Comander WWII ~ West Point ~ played football ~ played at Augusta ~ smoked enough to reek of tobacco and sport the resulting yellow/orange fingers it creates...just like 0bammma ----- 0h and he screwed up big time by putting a collar on General Patton at exactly the wrong time...just a little jealous thing.
1906 - Iman Hassan al Banna ~ Founder of the Muslin Brotherhood " you gotta admit this is real great news --- and interesting...Yah, you betcha --- worth at least 4 or 5 gold important stars" :-{
~ By the Bye ~
1066 ~ Battle of Hastings
1322 ~ Robert the Bruce of Scotland defeats King Edward II of England <> House of Plantagenet <> at Byland, forcing Edward to accept Scotland's independence
1899 ~ Morning Post reporter, Winston Churchill departs to South Africa
~ Please have a Happy Day...Please ~