July 12, 100 BCE –
Julius Caesar was born on this date. He is famous for fighting the Garlic Wars and dying of the unkindest cut. His death so shocked the people of Rome that they buried him instead of praising him, although this may have been because he was a Proud Man.
Interesting to note that in between, fighting across most of Europe, Caesar was quoted as saying, It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience.
July 12, 1908 –
Milton Berle was an Emmy-winning American comedian who was born Milton Berlinger, on this date. As the manic host of NBC’s Texaco Star Theater (1948-1955), he was the first major star of television. He became known as Uncle Miltie to millions during TV’s Golden Age.
That’s all well and good but the real thing you want to know about Uncle Miltie is his prodigious member.
now try getting that out of your mind’s eye.
Other notable July 12 birthdays include:
Henry David Thoreau (1817)
George Washington Carver (1861 – there is no actual documentation on his exact birth date)
(God bless you Dr. Carver, for your work on alcohol.)
Oscar Hammerstein II (1895)
R. Buckminster Fuller (1895)
“Curly” Joe DeRita (1909)
Christine McVie (1943)
Richard Simmons (1948)
Me (1960)
Kristi Yamaguchi (1971)
Nobel Peace laureate Malala Yousafzai (1997)
And so it goes
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