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On December 5, 1941, Chicago led a task force built around the carrier Lexington to Midway Island, at the western end of the Hawaiian Islands, about 1,000 miles from Pearl Harbor.
To go to heaven, fully to enjoy God, is infinitely better than the most pleasant accommodations here.
Richard Aldington, Writer (1892) |
Kevin Bacon, Actor (1958) |
Billy Eckstine, Musician (1914) |
Marty Feldman, Comedian (1933) |
Schuyler Fisk, Actress (1982) |
Jean De La Fontaine, Poet (1621) |
Ian Gilmour, Politician (1926) |
Philip Johnson, Architect (1906) |
Hanns Johst, Playwright (1890) |
Louis Jordan, Musician (1908) |
June Allyson, Actress (2006) |
Arthur Calwell, Politician (1973) |
Paula Danziger, Author (2004) |
Crystal Eastman, Lawyer (1928) |
Havelock Ellis, Psychologist (1939) |
Betty Ford, First Lady (2011) |
Vivien Leigh, Actress (1967) |