History For 13 November
2009
NASA confirms the discovery of
Water on our moon above
Not so much that you can see it
But evidence that there sure be it
When we get back to explore moon seas
Will we finally find moon cheese
1985
In Washington, there on the mall
They built a long black marble wall
As a tribute to those who gave their all
In Vietnam where they did fall
1914
Ladies you should stand and cheer
For on this day back in this year
More than your spirits were lifted I hear
When a patent was issued for the first brassiere
1878
Governor Lew Wallace, New Mexico
Was feeling kind so don’t you know
He offered amnesty to those who fought
In the Lincoln County War – but naught
To one young lad who ran and hid
The gunfighter known as Billy the Kid
He also wrote the book Ben Hur
A talented man this Governor
1838
Independent! Texans claim
And gave themselves a brand new name
Lone Star Republic – not yet a state
Till 1845 they’d wait
Copyright © Mike Dailey | Year Posted 2011
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