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🎨: Robert Edge Pine. “Congress Voting Independence” (1784–1788)

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald was published on 10 April 1925.  The novel received mixed reviews and sold only 20,000 copies in its initial release, and by the time of Fitzgerald’s death in 1940, it had sold only 25,000 copies.  It has been reported that in the last year of Fitzgerald’s life, 7 copies of the book were sold, 5 to Fitzgerald.

Wojtek was a Syrian brown bear adopted by the Polish II Corps during World War II. He was officially enlisted as a soldier to ensure he could travel with the unit and was given the rank of private. He became famous for helping carry artillery shells during the Battle of Monte Cassino. Wojtek was also known for drinking beer, eating cigarettes, and wrestling with soldiers.

The sultry sexiness of Alex Lolly (stunning). Photo Credit: Alisa Verner