Ben Steelman

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@NinadeGramont Forgot he was in movie version of "Hair."

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@Morgan_J_Talty @NinadeGramont As badly as I've written for so long, I must be Tolstoy by now.

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@NinadeGramont Beer -- it's not just for breakfast any more ...

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@hasanthehun @NinadeGramont So, it's obvious. The problems is transsexuals.

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@JohnStatonSN @UNCWWatsonEd A true Renaissance man, and one cool dude.

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@SirPatStew Have you ever considered musical theatre?

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May 1, 1939: And a happy birthday to singer-songwriter Judy Collins. https://t.co/pHxXZZslC0

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May 1, 1999: Seventy-five years after he vanished the frozen body of climber George Mallory is found on Mount Everest. https://t.co/sQ1TYdKhb5

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May 1, 1931: President Hoover dedicates the Empire State Building -- at the time, the world's tallest structure. https://t.co/TMm9UB8LB1

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May 1, 1844: The Penny Black, the world's first adhesive postage stamp, is issued by Great Britain. https://t.co/l7ago0ztiK

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April 29, 1933: And a happy birthday to Willie Nelson. https://t.co/fOiq97vc8r

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April 29, 1863: "Rosebud ..." Birthday of American newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst. https://t.co/p4tAaocGsu

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April 29, 1986: A massive fire breaks out in Los Angeles' Central Public Library. More than 400,000 books are destroyed or damaged. https://t.co/14orTz9EZE

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April 29, 1916: After six days, Irish rebels surrender to British toops, ending the "Easter Rising" in Dublin. https://t.co/ctBs5j6el9

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April 29, 1642: Cardinal Richelieu becomes chief minister to Louis XIII of France. https://t.co/HJ1VUvm1XL

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April 29, 1862: Adm. David Farragut occupies New Orleans, the Confederacy's largest city. https://t.co/hmRcCBmxCv

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April 29, 1852: Roget's Thesaurus is first published. https://t.co/2PJnSN2MkG

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April 27, 1822: Birthday of Ulysses S. Grant, general, president and author. https://t.co/ZgNvnrTE9E

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April 24, 1581: Birthday of St. Vincent de Paul, patron of lepers, hospitals and lost items. https://t.co/pdh2hHikWQ

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April 24, 1915: "Above all else, never think you're not good enough." Birthday of British novelist Anthony Trollope. ("The Eustace Diamonds," "Phineas Finn.") https://t.co/tGuBJ5tg2u