21 October 1854 October 20, 2014 Author: Staff Florence Nightingale and 38 other nurses are sent to the Crimean War. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Egalitarians create the most dangerous inequality of all -- inequality of power. Allowing politicians to determine what all other human beings will be allowed to earn is one of the most reckless gambles imaginable. Like the income tax, it may start off being applied only to the rich but it will inevitably reach us all." Thomas Sowell — Click here for more from Thomas Sowell Related posts: 21 August 1959 27 March 1854 19 October 1956 21 October 1945 21 October 1966 28 October 1922 Categories: History Tags: 1854, 21 October