Thursday, February 21, 2013
Tyrell Roosevelt
Tyrell Roosevelt, seen here with good friend Winston Churchill, was an American diplomat during World War II. He is chiefly remembered for his work in personal sanitation research. His most groundbreaking innovation came to him as he watched two soldiers who were covering a jeep fold a tarpaulin to make it strong enough to withstand heavy moisture, soil, and wind as it crossed the English Channel. Two weeks later, after hours of feverish work, he succeeded in pushing out his revolutionary two-ply toilet paper.
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Clouse S. Hardington
It's a little known fact that President Kennedy and his wife Jackie were estranged during the 1963 campaign. Tensions were so high during the President's fateful trip to Dallas that the couple could barely stand to be in the same car. They spent most of their time looking in opposite directions and waving at strangers rather than talk to one another. Not much is known about what caused the problems, but this picture may provide some answers. The diminutive Clouse S. Hardington, pictured above, was riding with the President and Mrs. Kennedy in the limo the morning President Kennedy was shot. He exited the car just before the shooting to get himself and Mrs. Kennedy an ice cream.
True story, look it up.
True story, look it up.
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