21 August 1979 Posted on August 21, 2012 by Staff The Soviet ballet dancer Alexander Godunov defects to the United States. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." Mark Twain — Click here for more from Mark Twain Related posts: 16 January 1979 11 February 1979 9 June 1979 21 August 1689