This Day In History

The Poet · 06-08-2015, 10:00 AM

Guten morgan. On this date in 1948, a hand-built aluminum prototype vehicle was finished in Austria by Ferdinand Porsche, the first automobile to bear his name. And in 1986 former UN Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim was elected president of Austria, despite charges that he had also formerly been a Nazi staff officer.

On a personal note, I met Herr Waldheim once, in Nashville back in 1976. Odd story that, which also includes me getting a wink from Dolly Parton.

06-08-2015, 10:00 AM	#11
The Poet Il megglior fabbro Join Date: Jun 2009 First Name: Thomas Location: Hickory, NC Posts: 8,420 Trading: (2)	Re: This Day In History Guten morgan. On this date in 1948, a hand-built aluminum prototype vehicle was finished in Austria by Ferdinand Porsche, the first automobile to bear his name. And in 1986 former UN Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim was elected president of Austria, despite charges that he had also formerly been a Nazi staff officer. On a personal note, I met Herr Waldheim once, in Nashville back in 1976. Odd story that, which also includes me getting a wink from Dolly Parton. __________________ Ninety percent of everything is crap - Theodore Sturgeon.