Light and Shadow

Today is National Whiners Day. I'm all for it.

On this date in 1891 Henry Miller is born, author of Tropic of Capricorn, Tropic of Cancer and Sexus, among many other fine books well worth reading. This day also marks the 1893 birthdate of Mao Tse-Tung, who wrote a small book which, while not quite as hot as Henry Miller's output, was indeed red. Today in 1878 the first store in the United States — in Philadelphia — installs electric lights. From the opposite corner, on this date in 1954 The Shadow airs the last episode of its radio program series (the FM radio is patented today in 1933). Time Magazine names its man of the year on this date in 1982: a computer.

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