Entries from LAist tagged with 'births'
January 10, 2007
1843 - Frank James, American outlaw (d. 1915) 1836 - Charles Ingalls, father of Laura Ingalls Wilder (d. 1902) 1865 - Mary Ingalls, elder sister of Laura Ingalls Wilder (d. 1928) 1924 - Max Roach, American drummer and composer 1939 - Sal Mineo, American actor (d. 1976) 1942 - Walter Hill, American film director 1943 - Jim Croce, American singer (d. 1973) 1945 - Rod Stewart, English singer 1948 - Donald Fagen, American keyboardist 1949......
Continue Reading "Today, January 10th, Max Roach Was Born"August 10, 2005
Have you ever thought about how many meaningless numbers they blast you with on the morning news? This morning, Kent Shocknek of CBS Two intoned that at three-fifty-four, three rare pandas in China had given birth to four baby cubs. Now write this down, he said. In two days there were four births...the male cub was born at four point three ounces, the girl was just one ounce less. Aw, his milfy cohort chimed......
Continue Reading "Simple, yes. But profound?"