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The Ford Mustang debuted today in 1964 at the Worlds Fair in New York.
Today, April 27th is National Babe Ruth Day.
It was also the day in 1773 that the British Parliament passed the ‘Tea Act'. Guess we know how that worked out for them.Someone on the radio this AM also said it's National Prime Rib Day. Seems appropriate.
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It was also the day in 1773 that the British Parliament passed the ‘Tea Act'. Guess we know how that worked out for them.
May 2, 1930
President Hoover
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"I am convinced we have now passed the worst, and with continued unity of effort, we shall rapidly recover. There is one certainty of the future of a people of the resources, intelligence and character of the people of the United States - that is, prosperity."
I was thinking about Hoover the other day and don't want to discuss his politics here for all the reasons we don't discuss politics here, but based on his logistics skills - as shown in his work before, during and after our entry in WWI on world relief efforts - he might be a good man, if he wasn't dead (a big problem), running the VA today as he seemed to have tremendous skills are rationalizing massive organizations and making them efficient and successful.
⇧ Both good, smart post - smarter than mine as my knowledge is "surfacey" versus the always impressively in-depth knowledge you guys have. While my post wasn't tongue-in-cheek, it also wasn't deeply serious (hard to be serious proposing a dead man for a role) as I was just thinking about what an overwhelming logistics and management issue the VA is - even to somebody whose intentions are spot on - and how Hoover seemed to have those skills.