May 30, 2022
QUOTE
Note from Minnifield. Voltaire quotes are like potato chips – can’t stop at one.
The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood.
Those who can be made to believe absurdities can be made to commit atrocities.
The comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor.
If you want to know who controls you, look at who you are not allowed to criticize.
The right to free speech is more important than the content of the speech.
--Voltaire
BIRTHDAYS
1908 – Mel Blanc, Voice actor
1918 – Bob Evans, Businessman, founded Bob Evans Restaurants
1943 – Gale Sayers, Football player and philanthropist
1964 – Wynonna Judd, Singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress
IN MEMORY
1431 – Joan of Arc, French martyr and saint
1778 – Voltaire, Philosopher and author
1911 – Milton Bradley, Businessman, founded the Milton Bradley Company
1912 – Wilbur Wright, Pilot and businessman, co-founded the Wright Company
IN ON THIS DAY
1539 – In Florida, Hernando de Soto lands at Tampa Bay with the goal of finding gold.
1588 – The last ship of the Spanish Armada sets sail from Lisbon heading for the English Channel.
1806 – Future U.S. President Andrew Jackson kills Charles Dickinson in a duel.
1911 – The first Indianapolis 500 ends with Ray Harroun in his Marmon Wasp becoming the first winner of the 500-mile auto race.
1922 – The Lincoln Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C.