The scenarios of biological or chemical warfare painted in detail by the American media during the months after September 11 only betray the inability of the government to determine the magnitude of the danger.
I have tried to be as eclectic as I possibly can with my professional life, and so far it's been pretty fun.
Amos Bronson Alcott, Educator (1799) |
Louisa May Alcott, Novelist (1832) |
John D. Barrow, Scientist (1952) |
Brian Baumgartner, Actor (1972) |
Kim Delaney, Actress (1961) |
Taisen Deshimaru, Philosopher (1914) |
Rahm Emanuel, Politician (1959) |
Harry Essex, Writer (1910) |
Anna Faris, Actress (1976) |
John Ambrose Fleming, Inventor (1849) |
William Cartwright, Dramatist (1643) |
Dorothy Day, Activist (1980) |
Louis Finkelstein, Clergyman (1991) |
Dan Flavin, Sculptor (1996) |
George Harrison, Musician (2001) |
Thomas Hewitt Key, Writer (1875) |