Dag vriende QUICKQUIP:-" There is a tragic flaw in our precious Constitution, and I don't know what can be done to fix it. This is it: only nut cases wants tp be president. " - Kurt VONNEGUT. ON THIS DAY:-587BC :- The Neo-Babylonian Empire sacks Jerusalem and destroys the First Temple. 904:- Saracen raiders sack Thessalonki, the Byzantine Empire's second-largest city, and plunder it for a week. 1148:- The Siege of Damascus ends in a decisive crusader defeats and leads to the disintegration of the Second Crusade. 1715:-Ten Spanish treasure galleons sink off Florida during a hurricane . 1836:- Inauguration of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France. DEATHS:- None in Press. MEMORIAM:-FREESE Leo + 29 July 2012 from Pauline. WARD Bryan + 29 July 2018 Remembered with love by Gill, Janet, Kerry, Mark and families. Gegroet uit Durban Rita Quebbemann.