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Show January Days To Remem! 1 he last half of ,: contains, perhaps, ; important birthday, sanes as any other lil ol the year for Amer; DANIEL Webster the nation's great o; cabinet officer, a (from Massachusei born at Franklin, N.1 on the 18th in 1782. i Robert E. Lee, coil by many the most al tary strategist in it War, was born on tht 1807, in Westmi County, Va. Edgar Al one of the nation's writers, was also bon 19th, in Boston in 1809 "STONEWALL" Ji the most daring tactic tary leader in the Conl armies and perhaps; history, was born oni in 1824, at what'v Clarksburg, W. Va Vinson, 13th chief jusli born on the 22nd in I Louisa, Ky. Douglas MacArthur, the most able stratef World War II, was bon 26th at Little Rock, Ari 26th is also Michigan D 29th Kansas Day.) ' McKinley, 25th Pre was born on the 29th ai Ohio in 1843. THOMAS Paine, gained fame and pop writing in the cause American revolutio born in England on tht 1737. (He lost muck popularity as S Clemens was to do i' years.) Franklin Rooseve born on the 30th, a' Park, N.Y., in 1882 -r President ever elected terms (the nation's 32: is credited with doinj to bring the nation on depression of the ear: ties and with the sue direction of military s in World War II. |