"O shrieve me, shrieve me, holy man!"
The Hermit cross'd his brow.
"Say quick," quoth he, "I bid thee say—
What manner of man art thou?"

Forthwith this frame of mine was wrench'd
With a woful agony,
Which forced me to begin my tale;
And then it left me free.

Tuesday, April 11, 2006

today in history...

April 15... the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years)


today in history:
1865 - Abraham Lincoln dies after being shot the previous evening by John Wilkes Booth

1923 - insulin first became generally available for use by diabetics

1955 - the first ever McDonald's restaurant opens in Des Plaines, Illinois

1983 - Tokyo Disneyland opens

1452 - Leonardo da Vinci is born

1959 - Emma Thompson, born

1990 - Emma Watson, born