SOUTH BEND – Come join South Bend Kink for some food, fun, and friendly conversation. Visit with old friends and make some new ones! If we have time and interest afterward, we will continue at the Fire Rock Cafe (24092 State Road 2 South Bend, IN 46619) which is just a few blocks from the munch venue.
Please rsvp —> SBK September Munch
Hope to see everyone there!
September 12th Fun Facts
September 12th Birthdays
Born 1892: Alfred A. Knopf (publisher)
Born 1898: Ben Shahn (painter)
Born 1902: Margaret Hamilton Ohio, wicked witch of the west (Wizard of Oz)
Born 1934: Jaegwon Kim (Philosopher)
Born 1944: Barry White (singer)
Born 1973: Paul Walker (actor)
Born 1978: Benjamin McKenzie (actor)
September 12th Deaths
Died 1986: Frank Nelson actor (Ralph-I Love Lucy, Jack Benny Show), dies at 75
Died 1992: Anthony Perkins (actor)
Died 1993: Raymond Burr (actor)
Died 2003: Johnny Cash (singer)
September 12th History
490 -BC- Athenians defeat 2nd Persian invasion of Greece at Marathon
1758: Astronomer Charles Messier cataloged the Crab Nebula
1786: Despite his failed efforts to suppress the American Revolution, Lord Cornwallis is appointed governor general of India
1814: Battle of North Point fought near Baltimore during War of
1823: A whale followed a boat to the Montreal harbor
1857: 423 die when “Central America” sinks off Cape Romain SC
1878: Cleopatra’s Needle, an Egyptian obelisk, was erected on the Thames Embankment in London.
1934: Baltic Pact signed by Lithuania, Estonia & Latvia
1938: Adolph Hitler demands self-determination for Sudeten Germans in Czech
1953: John F. Kennedy married Jacqueline Lee Bouvier in Newport, Rhode Island
1954: Lassie made its television debut
1959: Bonanza made its television debut
1959: Luna 2 spacecraft launched
1966: The Monkees debuted on television
1988: 1st NFL regular-season game played in Phoenix; Cowboys beat Card
1990: US, England, France, USSR, East & West Germanys sign agreements allowing the 2 Germanys to merge
2005: Hong Kong Disneyland opened
Quotes:
In teaching others we teach ourselves. Proverb
“It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get” Confucius.
“Family and friendships are two of the greatest facilitators of happiness” John C. Maxwell
“There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot” Plato.
“The measure of a man is what he does with power” Plato.
“The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet” Aristotle.
“Some people think that the truth can be hidden with a little cover-up and decoration. But as time goes by, what is true is revealed, and what is fake fades away” Ismail Haniyeh.
