On December 15, 1791 Virginia became the final state to ratify the first
ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution. These were incorporated into
the Constitution and became the Bill of Rights. In 1941 President
Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaimed December 15th as a day to honor
America’s freedoms.

Singer Neil Diamond has been eligible for the Rock and Roll Hall
of Fame for several years now, but never got a nomination until
now. The 2011 class for the Cleveland hall made the induction 
announcement Tuesday. The ceremony will be in New York
City on March 14, 2011.

 
                                 Boys Town, Nebraska near Omaha.

                                
                               Father Edward J. Flanagan, Founder.

              OCTOBER 9, 1940 – DECEMBER 8, 1980